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BillV
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Progressive Cuban-American, husband & father. Former Transit CFO and M&A advisor. Interested in business, politics, Cuba, Mets, Fins, Man City, Barca. Officially a marathon runner now.
#EndTheEmbargo
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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U.S. Senator Kim endorses Jersey City Ward E Councilman Solomon for mayor - Hudson County View
U.S. Senator Kim is endorsing Jersey City Ward E Councilman Solomon for mayor, stating that "James represents a new generation of leadership."
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November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Borrowed from another posting:
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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—Waking up in 2025

—We must always take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

—Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

~Elie Wiesel
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.

I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
May 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Mass transit policy is one of the key differences between my campaign + others. From my early support of congestion pricing due to health/environment/transit common sense, or my early commitment to cancel the $12b turnpike widening project + using the $ towards mass transit - youtu.be/pqa_y9qXho8
Steve Fulop on Mass Transit
YouTube video by Steve Fulop
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May 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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@teenvogue.com 's United States of Suppression series delved into the suppression of dissent and protests in this country, enabled by Democratic and Republican leadership at the local, state, and federal level. We sure are living in it now.

www.teenvogue.com/united-state...
Welcome to the United States of Suppression
Our new series documents the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S.
www.teenvogue.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
March 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Rubio was confirmed to the senate by a 99-0 vote with not a single senator voting in opposition.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/marco-r...
Marco Rubio Is At The State Department To Push U.S. Aggression Around The World
From Latin America, to China, to the Middle East, the new secretary of state wants to destabilize the world in pursuit of American dominance.
www.currentaffairs.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
December 22, 2024 at 1:46 PM
"The American foreign policy elite, and many mainstream Democrats, immediately lined up to hail Trump’s selection of Rubio, who holds hard-line views on Iran, China, Venezuela, and, in particular, Cuba." Notably, Fetterman and Booker
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy Team
Democrats are falling over themselves to hail Marco Rubio’s nomination as secretary of state.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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Democrats should use this inflection point to shift ground – from being the party of well-off college graduates, big corporations, “never-Tumpers” like Dick Cheney and vacuous “centrism” – to an anti-establishment party ready to shake up the system on behalf of the vast majority of Americans.
The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party | Robert Reich
The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump
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November 14, 2024 at 11:30 PM
"...despite anti-immigrant and isolationist rhetoric, would likely accelerate a maximum pressure policy that would continue to ravage Cuba’s economy while fueling migration to the United States."
www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/marco-rubio-...
Marco Rubio the Next Secretary of State? — Belly of the Beast
Marco Rubio, the architect of Trump’s “maximum pressure” Cuba policy is reported to be in line to become Trump's Secretary of State. Rubio has proclaimed U.S. policy towards Cuba as one of his greate...
www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Legislators in the United States House of Representatives have voted down a bill that would have granted the Department of the Treasury broad authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits deemed to be supporting “terrorism”.

How NJ reps voted below:

www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
November 13, 2024 at 1:21 PM