Senator Ron Wyden
@wyden.senate.gov
U.S. Senator for Oregon. Rotisserie chicken enthusiast. Senate’s resident privacy hawk.
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Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
Oregon will continue to stand up for immigrants, constitutional rights, and we’ll do it peacefully in the face of Donald Trump deploying violence to our cities.
‘Oregon was next’: Trump targeted state after Minnesota, report says
NBC on Wednesday quoted an unnamed former White House official saying Oregon was next in line for a large-scale immigration operation.
www.oregonlive.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Oregon will continue to stand up for immigrants, constitutional rights, and we’ll do it peacefully in the face of Donald Trump deploying violence to our cities.
Not another dollar to Donald Trump to make our streets less safe. I voted no.
🚨 Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
The House is not in Washington and plans to vote when it returns Monday. That means a government shutdown this weekend, which will have little impact if it remains brief.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Not another dollar to Donald Trump to make our streets less safe. I voted no.
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
Here’s @wyden.senate.gov on this absurd, corrupt lawsuit and Trump’s phony sense of false victimhood:
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Here’s @wyden.senate.gov on this absurd, corrupt lawsuit and Trump’s phony sense of false victimhood:
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Senator asks Trump for details on Rolex he accepted before Swiss tariff deal
Senator asks Trump for details on Rolex he accepted before Swiss tariff deal
Senator asks Trump for details on Rolex he accepted before Swiss tariff deal
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Senator asks Trump for details on Rolex he accepted before Swiss tariff deal
Something we know about Donald Trump: he rarely backtracks unless there's something in it for him to gain personally.
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before slashing tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland
Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.
bloom.bg
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Something we know about Donald Trump: he rarely backtracks unless there's something in it for him to gain personally.
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before slashing tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland
Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.
bloom.bg
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before slashing tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
This video shows Donald Trump’s lawless federal agents again out of control. The Senate cannot vote to keep funding this. Every single agent complicit in these horrors should be put on trial at the state level for real accountability.
Update: The man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has died, according to Police Chief Brian O'Hara.
Breaking: Federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis this morning
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This video shows Donald Trump’s lawless federal agents again out of control. The Senate cannot vote to keep funding this. Every single agent complicit in these horrors should be put on trial at the state level for real accountability.
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Quoting @wyden.senate.gov: "It makes a mockery of the idea that ICE is trying to make our country safer. Rather, agents are reportedly picking people to deport from our country the same way you'd choose a nearby coffee shop."
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Quoting @wyden.senate.gov: "It makes a mockery of the idea that ICE is trying to make our country safer. Rather, agents are reportedly picking people to deport from our country the same way you'd choose a nearby coffee shop."
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
I always assume you start first with following the money, and Senator Ron Wyden is doing that.
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I always assume you start first with following the money, and Senator Ron Wyden is doing that.
Republicans cut funding for health care to pay for Trump's lawless militia. Giving more money to use 5-year-olds as bait and shoot unarmed mothers is unacceptable. I will not vote to give more money to ICE until there is accountability and an end to these abuses.
January 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Republicans cut funding for health care to pay for Trump's lawless militia. Giving more money to use 5-year-olds as bait and shoot unarmed mothers is unacceptable. I will not vote to give more money to ICE until there is accountability and an end to these abuses.
A secret memo allowing federal agents to invade Americans' homes without a warrant would be a historic violation of the Constitution and further justification for the immediate removal of Kristi Noem.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A secret memo allowing federal agents to invade Americans' homes without a warrant would be a historic violation of the Constitution and further justification for the immediate removal of Kristi Noem.
EPSTEIN UPDATE: today I’m expanding my follow-the-money investigation of Epstein’s financing by examining his transactions at another Wall Street Bank, BNY Mellon.
BNY’s $378 Million of Epstein Transfers Draws Senator’s Scrutiny
A key Senate Democrat asked Bank of New York Mellon Corp. for information about $378 million in transfers processed for Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail in 2019 as he faced se...
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
EPSTEIN UPDATE: today I’m expanding my follow-the-money investigation of Epstein’s financing by examining his transactions at another Wall Street Bank, BNY Mellon.
This is about scaring anyone who would report on things the Trump administration wants to keep secret. Intimidating a free press is a hallmark of authoritarians.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is about scaring anyone who would report on things the Trump administration wants to keep secret. Intimidating a free press is a hallmark of authoritarians.
Trump and Republicans raised taxes on clean energy last year, destroying our best opportunity to hold down people's energy bills as data centers gobble up electricity. Anything he says he's doing on energy costs now is a fraud.
Trump Admits His Data Center Push Makes Energy Unaffordable
Trump: Americans are “paying higher utility bills" due to AI power consumption
meidasnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Trump and Republicans raised taxes on clean energy last year, destroying our best opportunity to hold down people's energy bills as data centers gobble up electricity. Anything he says he's doing on energy costs now is a fraud.
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
"Sens. Ron Wyden of OR, Ed Markey of MA and Ben Ray Luján of NM asked the companies to “enforce” terms of service that appear to ban the activity that was surging on X and is still possible on Grok."
High five, @wyden.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. This is the way.
High five, @wyden.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. This is the way.
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Sens. Ron Wyden of OR, Ed Markey of MA and Ben Ray Luján of NM asked the companies to “enforce” terms of service that appear to ban the activity that was surging on X and is still possible on Grok."
High five, @wyden.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. This is the way.
High five, @wyden.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. This is the way.
Reposted by Senator Ron Wyden
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I'm monitoring first awful reports of two people shot in Portland by federal law enforcement. I'll keep you updated, but Trump's deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence — and must end.
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I'm monitoring first awful reports of two people shot in Portland by federal law enforcement. I'll keep you updated, but Trump's deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence — and must end.
A woman was shot dead on camera and Trump’s ICE is launching a full scale coverup. Nobody is above the law. Federal agents who break the law in Minnesota, Oregon or anywhere else, must be prosecuted.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
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January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A woman was shot dead on camera and Trump’s ICE is launching a full scale coverup. Nobody is above the law. Federal agents who break the law in Minnesota, Oregon or anywhere else, must be prosecuted.
No US oil company should risk investing in Venezuela. Companies that take part in Trump's lawless takeover of Venezuela's resources should keep in mind that any American tax dollars they take to invest in a foreign country will be recovered by the next administration.
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
No US oil company should risk investing in Venezuela. Companies that take part in Trump's lawless takeover of Venezuela's resources should keep in mind that any American tax dollars they take to invest in a foreign country will be recovered by the next administration.
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Ron Wyden, the single senator who actually understands technology, has repeatedly tried to address this problem (see: www.techdirt.com/2024/01/31/a...) and Congress has ignored it in favor of performative grandstanding bills that do nothing for child safety (or makes it worse!)
As Congress Grandstands Nonsense ‘Kid Safety’ Bills, Senator Wyden Reintroduces Legislation That Would Actually Help Deal With Kid Exploitation Online
As you’ve likely heard, this morning the Senate did one of its semi-regular hearings in which it drags tech CEOs in front of clueless Senators who make nonsense pronouncements in hopes of getting a…
www.techdirt.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
Trump risked American lives to kidnap Maduro just to have him replaced by one of Maduro's authoritarian cronies. This has nothing to do with drugs or ousting an authoritarian leader. It's a clown car of incompetence in an effort to enrich oil companies.
January 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Trump risked American lives to kidnap Maduro just to have him replaced by one of Maduro's authoritarian cronies. This has nothing to do with drugs or ousting an authoritarian leader. It's a clown car of incompetence in an effort to enrich oil companies.