Bonnie Cole
@bonniescole.bsky.social
Passion for social, political and entrepreneurial causes. Amateur boxer, Music aficionado, DJ, Photographer, Filmmaker Wannabe, outdoor enthusiast, Reality TV Snob.
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Baby Boom (1987) - You're a What? Scene (9/12) | Movieclips
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October 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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“… I’m not the Tiger Lady anymore. I have a crib in my office and a mobile on my desk, and I really like that.” JC further adds that she was told that she’ll have to make sacrifices, and she doesn’t want to, and nobody should have to make those sacrifices." - Baby Boom (1/2) #filmsky #RIPDianeKeaton
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“… I’m not the Tiger Lady anymore. I have a crib in my office and a mobile on my desk, and I really like that.” JC further adds that she was told that she’ll have to make sacrifices, and she doesn’t want to, and nobody should have to make those sacrifices." - Baby Boom (1/2) #filmsky #RIPDianeKeaton
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You know what’s a perfect movie to watch on this October day? BABY BOOM (Charles Shyer, 1987), starring Diane Keaton. 🍎🏡👶🏻🍁🍂
October 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You know what’s a perfect movie to watch on this October day? BABY BOOM (Charles Shyer, 1987), starring Diane Keaton. 🍎🏡👶🏻🍁🍂
Loved her in that movie (and all her movies). R.I.P.
RIP Diane Keaton. Forever love you in BABY BOOM.
October 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Loved her in that movie (and all her movies). R.I.P.
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Trump, Republicans push tax cuts that helped cost them House majority last time
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Trump, Republicans push tax cuts that helped cost them House majority last time
“I guess they can’t help themselves,” said former Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump, Republicans push tax cuts that helped cost them House majority last time
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Now there's always a Pennsylvania angle.
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VP Vance attacks last year's Pennsylvania visit by Zelenskyy in contentious White House meeting
“You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October,” Vance scolded Zelenskyy at the White House.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Now there's always a Pennsylvania angle.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro urges the Senate to vote against the Republican-drafted continuing resolution.
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DeLauro: Senate Dems Should "Vote No" On GOP Spending Bill
WASHINGTON —- A day after the U.S. House voted along party lines to keep the federal government open past Friday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro continued to work the…
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March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro urges the Senate to vote against the Republican-drafted continuing resolution.
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Time to kvell once again as my son Izzy Salant's play on the loss of his mother is staged in Victoria, Canada. jewishindependent.ca/coping-with-...
Coping with loss, grief
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March 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Time to kvell once again as my son Izzy Salant's play on the loss of his mother is staged in Victoria, Canada. jewishindependent.ca/coping-with-...
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What I saw from the White House briefing room.
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A View Inside Trump's White House Briefing Room
WASHINGTON — For decades, a reporter for The Associated Press would have first dibs to question the White House press secretary during the daily news…
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March 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
What I saw from the White House briefing room.
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Beginning a regular column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Jonathan D. Salant: I’ve covered D.C. for almost 40 years. Here’s how it’s changed.
A veteran journalist who has covered Washington for the Post-Gazette, with a focus on Western Pennsylvania, begins sharing his insights about how the federal government really works.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Beginning a regular column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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I was there when then-U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y.,filibustered to try to protect 900 jobs in Central New York. Now, another senator I've covered, Cory Booker, is holding the Senate floor indefinitely. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker presses his marathon speech against President Trump's agenda past 19 hours and counting
Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.”
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April 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I was there when then-U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y.,filibustered to try to protect 900 jobs in Central New York. Now, another senator I've covered, Cory Booker, is holding the Senate floor indefinitely. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...
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Yes, I was there to see Cory Booker, who I covered for nine years, break the record.
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Cory Booker’s anti-Trump marathon smashes Strom Thurmond’s Senate record - New Jersey Globe
This story was updated after Booker’s speech concluded. Senator Cory Booker began speaking on the Senate floor in protest of President Donald Trump’s
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April 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Yes, I was there to see Cory Booker, who I covered for nine years, break the record.
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A look at what we know -- and don't know -- about President Trump's finances
A partial accounting: What we know about President Trump’s finances
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office on March 31. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) We have an idea of President Donald Trump’s...
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April 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A look at what we know -- and don't know -- about President Trump's finances
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NJ senator faces backlash from local Jewish leaders after voting to block arms to Israel www.jns.org/nj-senator-f...
NJ senator faces backlash from local Jewish leaders after voting to block arms to Israel
“There is space for someone to say, ‘We support Israel, but we are really concerned about what Netanyahu is doing,’” Sen. Andy Kim told JNS.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
NJ senator faces backlash from local Jewish leaders after voting to block arms to Israel www.jns.org/nj-senator-f...
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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim call for probe over death of 14-year-old from NJ killed in Judea, Samaria
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NJ governor, senators call for probe over death of 14-year-old from their state killed in Judea, Samaria
“It’s a violation of Jewish values, a violation of Muslim values, a violation of Christian values,” Sen. Cory Booker told JNS.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim call for probe over death of 14-year-old from NJ killed in Judea, Samaria
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My second column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: How Rep. Chris Deluzio turned a swing district into a safe seat.
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Jonathan D. Salant: Why there won't be a competitive U.S. House race in Western Pa. next year
The 17th District drew national attention from the political parties in 2024. Not now.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My second column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: How Rep. Chris Deluzio turned a swing district into a safe seat.
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Arson attack won’t deter Jewish Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro from doing his job, ‘proudly practicing faith’ www.jns.org/arson-attack...
Arson attack won’t deter Jewish Pennsylvania gov from doing his job, ‘proudly practicing faith’
“When the governor becomes a target, Jewish people can imagine themselves being a target,” Steve Irwin, a regional board chair at the Anti-Defamation League, told JNS.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Arson attack won’t deter Jewish Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro from doing his job, ‘proudly practicing faith’ www.jns.org/arson-attack...
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Unhelpful for outsiders to weigh in on arson motive, Gov. Josh Shapiro says after Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for hate-crime probe www.jns.org/unhelpful-fo...
Unhelpful for outsiders to weigh in on arson motive, Shapiro says after Schumer calls for hate-crime probe
“Our federal authorities must bring the full weight of our civil-rights laws to bear in examining this matter,” the Senate minority leader stated.
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April 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Unhelpful for outsiders to weigh in on arson motive, Gov. Josh Shapiro says after Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for hate-crime probe www.jns.org/unhelpful-fo...
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People’s prayers ‘lifting us up,’ Gov. Josh Shapiro says after Passover attack www.jns.org/peoples-pray...
People’s prayers ‘lifting us up,’ Shapiro says after Passover attack
The Jewish governor of Pennsylvania said some of the destroyed Passover items would be kept as evidence of the arson.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
People’s prayers ‘lifting us up,’ Gov. Josh Shapiro says after Passover attack www.jns.org/peoples-pray...
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Annual ADL audit of antisemitic incidents shows a new high.
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Jew-hatred keeps rising in US, per ADL annual audit
Assaults on Jews were up 21% in 2024 compared to 2023, with 30% involving Orthodox Jews, though Pew Research Center data suggests 9% of U.S. Jews are Orthodox.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Annual ADL audit of antisemitic incidents shows a new high.
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Senator Durbin to retire after five terms in the Senate.
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No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin to retire
The leader of a pro-Israel PAC in Illinois told JNS that Durban has “been a very good loyal friend to us over the years.”
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April 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Senator Durbin to retire after five terms in the Senate.
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My latest column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Debate over noncitizen voting mirrors Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's rhetoric www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
Jonathan D. Salant: Debate over noncitizen voting mirrors Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's rhetoric
“What we’re seeing is the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories,” said Pamela Nadell, director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University.”
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April 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My latest column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Debate over noncitizen voting mirrors Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's rhetoric www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
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Princeton University under fire by both federal and state officials. www.jns.org/nj-lawmaker-...
NJ lawmaker wants to stop state aid for Princeton over failure to address Jew-hatred
“Ignoring antisemitism sends the wrong message to students, faculty and the entire Jewish community as it breeds hostility, fear and division,” Bob Singer, a Jewish state senator, told JNS.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Princeton University under fire by both federal and state officials. www.jns.org/nj-lawmaker-...
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On the Connecticut beat today.
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Health Experts: "Everyone Should Be Worried" About Trump Cuts
WASHINGTON — A panel of health experts, including Connecticut Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, warned Congressional Democrats Tuesday that…
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April 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
On the Connecticut beat today.
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