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Cory Booker proclaims, ‘Hineni’ — I am here — 19 hours into anti-Trump Senate speech

JL;DR SUMMARY Senator Cory Booker delivered a 19-hour speech on the Senate floor, invoking the Hebrew word "Hineni" to signal his active presence and opposition to the Trump administration. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpJewish ValuesHineniUs PoliticsBlack Jewish CaucusCory BookerIsrael HostagesSenate Speech

Places mentioned

New Jersey, United States
"Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, said the speech was meant to rally opposition to Trump."
Ukraine
"Where were you when we turned our back on Ukraine?"
Israel
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