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State Rep. Ben Waxman

@benwaxman.bsky.social
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Pennsylvania state lawmaker representing Center City and South Philly in the PA House of Representatives. Recovering journalist, cranky Jewish lefty. Personal account.

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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I did not think this was very good. I did not believe him as a studio head at all. His character was way too insecure.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
If they got caught leaking a group chat to coordinate military action, what stupid shit haven’t they been caught doing?
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
How is that DOGE is finding all this fraud and yet there have been zero arrests? 🤔
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Axios @axios.com · 19/03/2025
The arrest of a longtime immigrant rights activist — who made national headlines when she took sanctuary in a Denver church during Trump's first term — has rattled advocates and immigrants across the country.
axios.com
Jeanette Vizguerra is latest high-profile detainment in Trump's immigration crackdown
It comes despite the administration's pledge to focus on the "worst of the worst."
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
cool, now declassify the Malcolm X files you punk coward bitches
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I saw a post from a couple weeks ago where the @themountaingoats.bsky.social encouraged a primary against every sitting Democrat. I cannot tell you how bummed I would be if I drew an opponent inspired by my very favorite band.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Trump just re-released the JFK files that Biden had already declassified. Now if only he could figure out how to re-run the Biden economy.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Only a president who truly hates reporters would release the JFK files after 6pm on a weeknight.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Grateful to PA House Finance Committee for unanimously advancing my bill to eliminate taxes on restitution to survivors of the Holocaust from the German government. PA is one of the only states to tax these payments and it should end!
youtu.be
Waxman: Remove Taxation on Holocaust Survivors
YouTube video by Pa. House Video
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
This is an extremely important development. What happens next could very well determine the future of our country.
nbcnews.com
Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement following President Donald Trump's call for a judge to be impeached for ruling against the administration.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Glad to see @gov-joshshapiro.bsky.social standing up to Trump and refusing to put up with Trump's lies.
inquirer.com
Josh Shapiro says his trip to the White House helped unfreeze $2.1 billion in federal funds. The White House doesn’t agree.
A spokesperson for the White House said individual actions by governors did not affect the ongoing government-wide review.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Obviously, Trump is testing how far he can push the limits of the law and migrants of all stripes are the test subjects. Make no mistake, he will not stop with the foreign-born. They will attempt use the same rationale to punish their enemies and crush dissent.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
In my mind, there is nothing more important than what happens next with Trump’s attempts to subvert democracy. He cannot be allowed to ignore a court order.
politico.com
Trump, already on a collision course with the courts, hits the gas
Trump and his allies’ attacks on a judge weighing the validity of the president’s deportation orders escalated an already tense power struggle between the co-equal branches of government.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
There are so many reasons to doubt Trump’s sincerity and motives around antisemitism, but even I wouldn’t have guessed his top guy on the topic would share a social media post from an actual Nazi.
theguardian.com
Leo Terrell, Trump’s antisemitism chief, shares post by prominent neo-Nazi
Tweet was from Patrick Casey, ex-head of a defunct racist group, who said Trump can ‘revoke someone’s Jew card’
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The fact that America is partnering with El Salvador but attacking Canada says everything you need to know about how Trump is approaching foreign policy. Cuddle with dictators, bully our allies.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
He is a authoritarian dictator in bed with the very worst of the crypto industry.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 17/03/2025
Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett fired back at Senator John Fetterman after he criticized a viral TikTok video she was featured in.
irishstar.com
Jasmine Crockett fires back at Fetterman for slamming her TikTok viral video
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
My comments from today's PA House State Government Committee. Republicans are attacking public sector employees and PA House Democrats are fighting back!
youtube.com
Waxman: Republicans are Attacking Retired School Employees and Educators
YouTube video by Pa. House Video
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
They are absolutely lying.
nytimes.com
White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I keep reading the base is demanding that Democratic elected officials do more to resist Trump. No. History demands it.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Feels like a very bright red line to me.
axios.com
Exclusive: How the White House defied a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
"This is headed to the Supreme Court. And we're going to win."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/03/2025
While the impending government shutdown may have been halted, something new is brewing: a change in winds around Democratic leadership.
motherjones.com
Democrats are furious with Chuck Schumer
The Senate's top Democrat helped pass Trump's budget. It's costing him.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
+1
inquirer.com
Josh Shapiro says Chuck Schumer should have used ‘leverage’ in government shutdown fight
In an interview with Bill Maher, Shapiro, a Democrat who’s widely seen as a likely candidate for president in 2028, also weighed in on cuts at the Department of Education and Trump's tariffs.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I hate when people say they support the mission of DOGE but not the way it’s carried out. The mission of DOGE is to terrify and abuse federal employees, not reduce government costs.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Blocked ✋
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
This is absolutely what Trump and Musk wanted everyone to believe. It’s a shame that so many people bought this nonsense.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Bat shit crazy
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
If you live in Center City, this is probably a good night to stay in. It’s like a green Mad Max out there.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Will Donald Trump and other Republicans, allegedly great friends of the Jews, condemn their ally Joe Rogan for repeatedly having anti-semitic guests on his podcast? I am not going to hold my breath.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Joe Rogan continues to host anti-semitic guests on his podcast, a platform also used by Donald Trump and other leading Republicans.
jta.org
Joe Rogan hosts Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper on his podcast and complains of 'paranoid' Jews - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rogan hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the country.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Crypto corruption on an epic scale.
jacobsilverman.com
The President Took A $75 Million Bribe And We All Saw It
Justin Sun's payoff to Trump is now considered a model for how to influence the president.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Hard to emphasize how important this chart is. It’s not that Democrats don’t have a winning message. It’s that the tech oligarchs are conspiring with right-wing extremists to make sure that no one hears it.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Boom microphone for Senate Democratic Leader.
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Michael Herzing @mherz67.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Democratic legislators co-sponsoring the bill include: @rephanbidge.com, @benwaxman.bsky.social, and @repdavidson.com. www.pennlive.com/news/2025/03...
pennlive.com
Bill to repeal death penalty in Pa. gets bipartisan support in Legislature
The measure would remove the death penalty as a sentencing option, leaving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14/03/2025
Attendees could be heard booing loudly after noticing Vance, with the boos increasing in intensity as more concert-goers noticed him.
rawstory.com
​Vance loudly booed for 30 seconds straight by Kennedy Center crowd
Vice President JD Vance recently got an icy reception at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after attendees spotted him sitting down in a VIP box with Second Lady Usha Vance.Guardian reporter ...
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Shockingly, Trump has zeroed in on a law with racist roots to carry out his deportation plans.
nytimes.com
Trump Wants to Speed Up Deportations With Alien Enemies Act: What to Know
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A great man.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Hopping on @septaphilly.bsky.social to get to South Philly from Center City!
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
This is your guy?
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
As our federal government becomes increasingly hostile to immigrants, we should seize the opportunity and try attract as many foreign-born residents as possible to our city and state.
inquirer.com
Philly added about 10,500 residents in 2024, starting to reverse pandemic decline
Between July 2023 and July 2024, Philly's population grew 0.7%, putting the city’s estimated population at 1,573,916 residents, according to the latest census estimates.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
If people are holding their breath to see if an American president can get along with the leader of Ireland, you know we’ve got a serious problem.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Always good when the authoritarian leader decrees who is and is not Jewish.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The right-wing built their own independent media ecosystem with the help of tech oligarchs and our response is to invite them on our podcasts. No wonder we keep getting our asses kicked.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
We’ve always been at war with Canada.
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The President was doing a car commercial from the WH lawn as the economy fucking crashes. Are we great yet?
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/03/2025
Donald Trump said he'd abolish the Department of Education, and that's exactly what he's doing. If you send your kids to public school, Trump is sending you a clear message: he doesn’t care about you.
nytimes.com
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Nearly 13 million people in the U.S. hold green cards.  Tens of thousands more are here temporarily as foreign students and professors.  All are now in danger of being arrested by the Trump regime if they exercise their First Amendment rights.
robertreich.substack.com
The Trump regime will arrest some of you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind
Chilling
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I don't take a back seat to anyone on the subject of anti-semitism. Jews are being used here as a fig leaf to advance a broader attack on universities and higher learning. Trump wants to bring Universities to heel and obedience. Jews are just a convenient cudgel here and just as disposable.
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State Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is just nuts.
investing.com
US to require registration for Canadians staying over 30 days - ABC By Investing.com
US to require registration for Canadians staying over 30 days - ABC
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
BREAKING: The First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Trump administration's effort to lift a nationwide block on its effort to restrict birthright citizenship. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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