Joseph Bentivegna is a conservative commentator and ophthalmologist who writes about politics and current events, primarily focusing on Connecticut and national issues.

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September 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM

Cardona’s No-Bid $250,000 Highlights Governor Lamont’s Arrogance

View this post on the web at [link removed] September 2, 2026 Recently, Governor Lamont signed an executive order to establish a government committee called the Connecticut Career Pathway Commission, a new advisory board with the mission of finding jobs for Connecticut residents in the changing …
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August 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM

Anthony Fauci MD – Politician

View this post on the web at [link removed] August 1, 2026 Most readers know Dr. Anthony Fauci as the architect of restrictions placed on the country during the COVID epidemic. But many do not realize that as a young medical bureaucrat, he promulgated the “4H” risk factors of the AIDS epidemic …
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July 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM

Democratic Battle for the First Congressional District is Fun to Watch

View this post on the web at [link removed] July 26, 2026 Connecticut is a frustrating state to live in for us political junkies, whether you are a liberal or a conservative. As it is Deep Blue, statewide elections are a foregone conclusion and there hasn’t been a Republican Congressman since 20…
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July 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM

Mike Goldstein Agrees with Repubicans

View this post on the web at [link removed] July 25, 2026 When AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) posted, Dan Miressi agreed. The real issue isn’t one vote on the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)—it’s whether Connecticut deserves a representative who leads with independent judgment instea…
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July 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM

A Fourth of July Salute to the Anglo-Saxons

View this post on the web at [link removed] July 4, 2026 This year, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whose main author was Thomas Jefferson. But some Americans do not believe America is great and see little reason to celebrate. They believe our country was …
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June 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Democrats Show Their True Colors in Recent Primaries

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 29, 2026 If anyone believes that the Democratic Party is not the party of socialism, I will gladly send you the title to the Brooklyn Bridge if you send me a check for $1,000. Socialists are on a roll [ [link removed] ]. Mamdani is the mayor of N…
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June 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM

Student Loans Must Be Capped

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 19, 2026 Back when pterodactyls were a common sight in the overhead sky, I was a medical student. The tuition was $5,500 a year and three friends and I rented a four-bedroom house for $200 a month, $50 each. Beer was 75 cents. And served in a fros…
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June 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM

The Graham Platner Conundrum

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 6, 2026 Political junkies are being entertained by the contretemps of the Democratic Party in dealing with US Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine. His job is to knock off the only congressional Republican still standing in the Northeast, Sena…
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June 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM

President Trump Needs to Neutralize Iran

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 1, 2026 Any reader who is a football fan, is familiar with this scenario. I am watching my beloved Steelers, and they have the ball with fourth and one at the goal line, meaning that if they can just gain one yard, they score six points. I yel…
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May 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM

Connecticut Governor’s Race Could Be a Battle

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 23, 2026 Connecticut’s Democrats are spoiled. No matter whom they nominate, that person wins. It’s a Deep Blue state. When you add up the number of municipal and state workers (retired or not), those on public assistance, freeloaders and Trump-hati…
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May 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM

Dr. Michael Goldstein is Back to Battle Jim Himes

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 18, 2026 The world does not belong to the beautiful and the brilliant, it belongs to the persistent. This is not to say that my good friend Dr. Mike Goldstein [ [link removed] ] is not beautiful and brilliant. After all, he looks fifteen years you…
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May 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM

The Liberal Media Goes After Erin Stewart

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 11, 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Erin Stewart is on the ropes. According to the Hartford Courant, she used public funds to purchase items such as diapers, club memberships, birthday dinners etc. while she was the Mayor of New Britian. S…
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May 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM

Supreme Court Makes the Correct Call on Racial Gerrymandering

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 9, 2026 The media, the Democrats and some Black politicians are in an uproar because the Supreme Court decision, Louisiana vs Callais, made racial gerrymandering more difficult. But the good news for Blacks is now they have a chance to be repr…
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April 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM

Jimmy Kimmel Should Be Fired

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 29, 2026 “Comedian” Jimmy Kimmel is in the news again. His last foray [ [link removed] ] was when he made the following comment after the assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk: “We hit some new lows over the weekend, with the MAGA ga…
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April 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM

We Should Be Able to Have Large Carnivals in Fairfield

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 25, 2026 On Friday night (April 24,2026), Fairfield had its annual carnival at Jennings Beach. Unfortunately, some unruly youths disturbed it, and the police of Fairfield and Bridgeport had to be called to restore order. Rather than continue…
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April 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM

The Fall of Eric Swalwell Highlights Liberal Hypocrisy

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 15, 2026 Unless you are a political junkie, you may never have heard of California Congressman Eric Swalwell. But he was a darling of the Left and liberal media for leading the Russian hoax investigation against President Trump and for serving a…
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April 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM

President Trump is Correct. It is Time to Reevaluate NATO.

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 7, 2026 President Trump decided to start a war with Iran. And the liberals are right for a change. He should have consulted Congress and forced a vote on the issue. He also should have consulted Europe. But even if one disagrees with President T…
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March 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM

The Connecticut Education Establishment Wants to Bully Home Schoolers

View this post on the web at [link removed] March 15, 2026 The Connecticut Democrats are pushing legislation with the Orwellian name “An Act Concerning The Provision Of Equivalent Instruction” (HB 5468) [ [link removed] ] that will require families who wish to withdraw from the public schools fo…
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February 28, 2026 at 7:28 PM

President Trump Rolls the Dice Again by Attacking Iran

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 28, 2026 American woke up today with televised images of smoke emanating from Tehran from American bombs. President Trump bombed Iran six months ago and claimed that their nuclear program had been destroyed. So why do we have to bomb Iran ag…
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February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM

Jesse Jackson. RIP.

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 17. 2026 Although I am a conservative Republican, I always had a grudging admiration for Jesse Jackson. And not because he was civil rights advocate. Civil rights advocates are a dime a dozen. But Rev. Jackson was basically a street fighter w…
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February 2, 2026 at 1:24 AM

Fairfield’s Snub of Education Secretary Linda McMahon Was Low Class

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 1, 2026 Principal Christine Booth of McKinley Elementary School in Fairfield, Connecticut, was so over the moon that Education Secretary Linda McMahon was visiting her school that she sent the following email [ [link removed] ] to the students…
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January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Sanctuary State Laws in Connecticut Result in the Death of a Child

View this post on the web at [link removed] January 29, 2026 The liberal media are portraying the protesters against ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as heroes while depicting ICE officers as Nazis and thugs. But who are the media and the protestors protecting? They are…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM

The United States Must Acquire Greenland

View this post on the web at [link removed] January 19, 2026 The famous German philosopher, Wolfgang von Goethe once observed “The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.” Exactly. Much of the world is in denial. Russia wants to restore its empire and eventually invade Eastern Eu…
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January 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM

President Trump Frees Venezuela from a Tyrant

View this post on the web at [link removed] January 6, 2026 In an aggressive move that has reshuffled international politics, President Trump ordered a military assault on Venezuela and arrested the socialist thug President Maduro and his wife after an American indictment [ [link removed] ] accu…
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December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Predictions for 2026

View this post on the web at [link removed] December 29, 2025 Once again, you have the privilege of being among the true cognoscenti, in that you are now about the read my predictions for 2026, which have made multiple fortunes for regular readers who immediately go to the betting sites after re…
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December 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM

Somalis Assimilating as Americans Very Rapidly

View this post on the web at [link removed] December 7, 2025 President Trump is outraged. On hearing of Medicaid fraud perpetrated by Somalis in Minnesota, he stated: [ [link removed] ] “Somalis ripped off that state for billions of dollars. They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in my count…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM

Connecticut Passes The “Affordable” Housing Law”

View this post on the web at [link removed] Connecticut Passes The “Affordable” Housing Law” November 17, 2025 Where I grew up in rural western Pennsylvania, the value of a house was determined by its structure, maintenance requirements, the number of bedrooms, the number of bathrooms and acrea…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Democrats Dominate 2025 Elections

View this post on the web at [link removed] November 5, 2025 Odd-year elections don’t involve congressional, senatorial or presidential candidates so they attract little attention. A few states and cities have elections, among them Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. In my home state of Conn…
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October 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM

The No Kings Protest: Rebels Without a Cause

View this post on the web at [link removed] October 24, 2025 Many American citizens came out in force to protest the actions of President Trump under the moniker of “No Kings.” In my home state of Connecticut, large crowds appeared in our cities and in posh suburbs such as Westport. According t…
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September 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM

America. We Have a Problem. Violence.

View this post on the web at [link removed] September 16, 2025 In the past several weeks, a violent criminal who had been arrested fourteen times slashed the throat and killed a 23-year-old woman. Then, a deranged leftist [ [link removed] ], 22-year-old murdered conservative activist, Charlie Ki…
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September 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Vaccines are Crucial to Maintaining Public Health

View this post on the web at [link removed] September 8, 2025 I will never forget when as a young physician doing a volunteer year in Haiti seeing a mother with her six-month old baby. The baby’s muscles were totally rigid so that it was impossible for him to lie flat. His jaw was clamped shut a…
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August 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM

Attorney General Tong Should Sue the Venture Capital Firms Who Ravaged Our Hospitals

View this post on the web at [link removed] August 4, 2025 Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong is suing the Trump administration for withholding funds from education, Planned Parenthood and disaster relief. He is also suing this adminstration for restricting health care to transgender y…
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July 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Dropping the Epstein Case May Be More than Politics

View this post on the web at [link removed] July 17, 2025 In a political pirouette for the ages, the Trump administration has concluded the Epstein affair was a nothing-burger with the President stating [ [link removed] ]: “I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to…
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July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM

A Fourth of July Salute to the Anglo-Saxons

View this post on the web at [link removed] July 4, 2025 We Americans love to celebrate our diversity. We have Columbus Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Martin Luther King Day. Various ethnic groups have parades to honor their culture; and this is fine. But we often forget about the one group to whom …
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June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM

Zohran Mamdani, A Muslim Communist, Takes New York City’s Democratic Primary

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 25, 2025 Last year, I helped my good friend and fellow ophthalmologist Mike Goldstein in his race against Congressman Jim Himes in Fairfield County, Connecticut. We knew he had little chance, but someone had to fight, and Mike did. Himes knew th…
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June 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Trump is an Authoritarian?

View this post on the web at [link removed] June 12, 2025 It is finally dawning of Democrats, liberals and our increasingly effete corporate media hacks that Donald Trump is our President and that should he somehow be removed from the Office, he will be replaced by the like-minded J.D. Vance, at…
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May 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Get Well Soon President Biden

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 27, 2025 President Biden’s staff just announced that he suddenly developed metastatic prostate cancer. But what would truly be disgusting is if President Biden’s handlers refused to have his prostate cancer treated early in order to keep political …
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May 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is Too Confusing.

View this post on the web at [link removed] May 18, 2025 Canada just had an election. Nineteen million people [ [link removed] ] voted. Everyone presented voter ID. There were no computers. There were few mail-in ballots. There were no drop boxes. There was no ballot harvesting. The paper ballot…
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April 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM

There Is No Evidence that Trump’s Presidency Is Damaging the Country’s Health

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 28, 2025 In a recent article [ [link removed] ] in the CTMirror, Dr. Howard Selinger, the Chairman of the Family Medicine Department at the Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, stated: “Donald Trump’s executive orders and ele…
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April 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM

Trump Should Hold the Line on His Tariff Policy

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 8, 2025 President Trump has sent the financial markets into wild gyrations by fulfilling a campaign promise to impose tariffs with the goal of returning high paying manufacturing jobs to America’s shores. Thus far, he has been refused to…
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April 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM

PBS and NPR Should Not Be Funded by Taxpayers

View this post on the web at [link removed] April 2, 2025 American was recently entertained by the two CEOs of federally-funded media conglomerates – PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and NPR (National Public Radio) – profusely apologizing for previous liberal bias and vowing to change their…
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March 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Senator Murphy is Mastering Social Media

View this post on the web at [link removed] March 24, 2025 I cannot look at my Facebook page or Twitter (X) feed without seeing Senator Murphy bashing President Trump. His attacks are vicious, vile, scatological and for Trump-hating Democrats, effective. He offers no message other tha…
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March 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM

Yale’s Tolerance of Antisemitism must be Punished

View this post on the web at [link removed] March 12, 2025 Under the Biden administration, many elite universities were convulsed with violence and antisemitism when Israel invaded the Gaza Strip. Israel retaliated to a terrorist attack by Hamas that resulted in over 1,200 deaths, multiple…
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February 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Republicans Must Turn Out to Vote for Jason Perillo in the 21st State Senate District

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 23, 2025 A special election is being held on February 25th for a State Senate seat that has opened up due to the appointment of the present occupant, Republican Kevin Kelly, as a Superior Court Judge. Thus, it is an open seat pitti…
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February 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM

A Response to Ms. Christine Palm’s Attack on Connecticut Republicans

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 20, 2025 A recent op-ed [ [link removed] ] in the digital version of the Hartford Courant entitled “Ten arguments for accountability in Connecticut” by Ms. Christine Palm criticizes Connecticut Republicans for supporting President Trump wh…
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February 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Why Are Democratic Leaders So Outraged by Elon Musk?

View this post on the web at [link removed] February 10, 2025 Readers who are political junkies know that regardless of one’s viewpoint, political battles make sense. The brutal fight over Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation was about abortion. The funding battles over Medicare …
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January 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM

My Brother's Kafkaesque Battle with the Corrupt Pittsburgh Tax Assessors

View this post on the web at [link removed] EBENSBURG, PA. When Nicholas Bentivegna and his wife, Teresa, purchased a fixer-upper cabin in Hampton Township, Allegheny County, in October 2020, they had no idea they would find themselves in the middle of a controversy that has roiled Pittsburgh pol…
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January 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Why Did Our Children Leave Connecticut?

View this post on the web at [link removed] January 18, 2025 Discussion among Connecticut seniors like me invariably drifts towards our children and grandchildren with a common theme – everyone must experience inconvenient travel for family reunions because our children have left the s…
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January 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM

We Do Not Need Tolls on I-95 to Counter Congestion Pricing in Manhattan

View this post on the web at [link removed] January 10, 2025 Mr. Jim Cameron’s columns on transportation [ [link removed] ] issues in the CTMirror are lucid and informative, but his recent article [ [link removed] ] advocating tolls on Connecticut’s I-95 as an addition to the recent conges…
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December 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM

Predictions for 2025

View this post on the web at [link removed] December 29,2024 Over the past two years, my readers have been spoiled by my accurate predictions. But 2024 was a mezza mezza [ [link removed] ]. I will review my calls before proceeding to 2025: The Stock Market will gain around 5%. Wrong. …