We have been wondering who’s behind the insane provision of BBB that gives hefty tax breaks for the news media, effectively carving out up to 1,500 employees of news organizations from the employer side of the payroll tax.

Would anyone actually admit to so shamelessly buying favorable media coverage? Yes, it turns out – and it’s the same guy who recently spoke at a Communist Party awards ceremony.

This image was tweeted yesterday by the News Guild chapter of the Hartford Courant:

Mr. Blumenthal is running for re-election in 2022.