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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 3h

Beautiful Autumn Day from the Cove.😁🇺🇸

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 1d

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 2d

Connecticut Session Opening 2007🇺🇸

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 3d

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Ex-CT official accused of bribery: Money he took was ‘fees.’ Prosecutor: then why was it secret?

Diamantis told prosecutors that he didn’t have a “business relationship” with either company and thus didn’t need to report on his state ethics filings.

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 3d

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James Amann - Wikipedia

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 4d

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Our Lobbyists :: CT Coalition of Property Owners

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 4d

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Several Detained By ICE After Raid, Mayor Calls It ‘Terrible Act Of Inhumanity’: CT News

Mother Accused Of Killing Her Baby: PD/ Juvenile Assaulted After Ding Dong Ditch, Man Charged: PD/ Flag Football Phenom Up For Award & More

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 7d

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 7d

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 7d

“Lies corrode faith but truth restores it.” Speaker Amann

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 9d

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 10d

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CT '25: Building a bridge from CT to NY

Developer Stephen Shapiro talks about a proposal to build a bridge between Bridgeport and Long Island.

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 11d

In direct contrast to coverage from right-wing media, Portland residents and officials have emphasized that it's actually federal agents who have been engaging in “violent tactics” against protesters.

Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. Local news paints a different picture.

Right-wing media claim that Portland’s protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement show a city “under siege” or “conquered by antifa,” but local news programs have reported the opposite. Mult...

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Truth Tony 📣✌️ @tonyspolitics.bsky.social · 11d

Always assume the worst when it comes to Trump and Netanyahu. This is the plan to development the Gaza strip, NOT a Ceasefire

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 11d

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13d

Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she’s turning the DOJ into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Trump’s political opponents. https://to.pbs.org/4ocaivr

WATCH: Attorney General Bondi testifies in Senate oversight hearing, dodging Democrats' questions

Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a ...

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 13d

At the University of New Haven with my old Friend Dr. Henry Lee. Speaker Amann

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 14d

SCOTUS rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, keeping her conviction and 20-year sentence for recruiting and grooming girls abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell had argued that a 2008 non-prosecution deal in Florida should have protected her from trial in New York.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Jim Amann @ctspeaker05.bsky.social · 14d

Great Golf tournament to support the Boys and Girls Club. From L-R My nephew Ryan Falaguerra, my brother Paul Amann, Jim Amann, James O’Hara and Mike Rell