Author Archives: David Posnett

Secretly Harvesting Facebook Data Helped Decide the 2016 Election

Posted on March 20, 2018 by David Posnett

On March 17th, The Guardian and The New York Times published a groundbreaking article about whistleblower Christopher Wylie and his role in harvesting Facebook data used by Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm contracted by the Trump campaign. Wylie asserts … Continue reading →

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The “dustbin of history” and November reckoning

Posted on March 18, 2018 by David Posnett

John Owen Brennan, 7th director of the CIA,  was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017. wikipedia.org https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-cia-boss-john-brennan-131502100.html McCabe’s firing: FBI’s Andrew McCabe fired days before retirement; Trump applauds Sessions’ move More on McCabe: … Continue reading →

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Posted on March 9, 2018 by David Posnett

Published recently in the Western Edition of the SH Press. A short count of Lee Zeldin’s ways: 6/3/2015: Lee Zeldin voted YES—(HR 2578: Massie amendment) to restrict the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, to regulate the sale … Continue reading →

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The Trumpist from Suffolk County

Posted on March 8, 2018 by David Posnett

  Perry Gershon, Democratic Candidate for New York’s First Congressional District   Published by Medium.com March 7th 2018 Traveling across Suffolk County, I’ve seen how disappointed and frustrated people are with Congressman Lee Zeldin. I’m hearing how they want someone in … Continue reading →

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Global Warming and Crumbling Mountains

Posted on March 3, 2018 by David Posnett

Published Feb 28th, 2018 in the East Hampton Star, under Guest Words: http://easthamptonstar.com/Opinion/2018228/Global-Crumbling In August 2017 the mountain world witnessed an impressive manifestation of global warming. An entire mountain-side in the Swiss alps broke loose and crashed into the Bondasca … Continue reading →

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Talk is Cheap Mr. Zeldin

Posted on February 28, 2018 by David Posnett

From James Ewing:  A reminder of where Lee Zeldin stands on the environment.  The Scorecard as per the League of Conservation Voters. To get the specifics on each vote go their website and click on the “vote name”: http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/lee-zeldin Green … Continue reading →

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Six Simple Gun Safety Measures

Posted on February 25, 2018 by David Posnett

      PARKLAND students walk out.  http://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/hundreds-students-walk-out-mass-protest-march-parkland-high-school/U2t2CRAo7lJnsHSFWZT62H/   A simple list of 6 gun safety measures that are supported by the vast majority of Americans, courtesy of Everytown.org : Where does your representative stand on policies that are proven … Continue reading →

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Don’t vote Republican: it is a Matter of Life or Death

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David Posnett

Photo credit:  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/parkland-shooting/553778/ Letter to the Editor in the Southampton Press, Feb 22nd 2018, by James Ewing: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the 239th school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012 and overall there have … Continue reading →

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NRA gives FCC Chair a Rifle for Repealing Net Neutrality

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David Posnett

Support for Net Neutrality Amazing how populist governments almost inevitably do things that go against the interest of the populace – and get away with it. NRA gives FCC chair, Ajit Pai, a rifle for repealing net neutrality: The National Rifle … Continue reading →

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How they Dealt with Gun Violence Down Under

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David Posnett

In my mind the real issue is whether the shear number of weapons (guns) is a significant factor in increasing gun-related deaths. If the number of guns per capita is NOT the problem, as Republicans and the NRA would have … Continue reading →

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