Author Archives: David Posnett

An Open Letter to our Fellow Jews

Posted on August 18, 2017 by David Posnett

From my friend Larry Smith: By Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman Berkeley, California, 8/16/17 To our fellow Jews, in the United States, in Israel, and around the world: We know that, up to now, some of you have made an … Continue reading →

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This is Leadership

Posted on August 16, 2017 by David Posnett

Bruce, We were all horrified by the violence in Charlottesville instigated by white supremacists. One innocent woman was killed. Two police officers died in a helicopter crash after they were called into action. As I said this weekend, I grieve … Continue reading →

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Justice demands 1.3M IP addresses related to Trump resistance site — This is 2017, Not 1984

Posted on August 16, 2017 by David Posnett

From The Hill BY MORGAN CHALFANT – 08/14/17 The Department of Justice has requested information on visitors to a website used to organize protests against President Trump, the Los Angeles-based Dreamhost said in a blog post published on Monday. Dreamhost, a … Continue reading →

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Two-faced Lee Zeldin on White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville

Posted on August 16, 2017 by David Posnett

Zeldin’s bizarre bifurcation of responses to Charlottesville continues. Yesterday he went back to his original position defending Trump and blaming both sides. That weak response is also the one on his website press release page, his official Facebook page and … Continue reading →

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Why ACA market upheaval still looms large

Posted on August 16, 2017 by David Posnett

Don’t take your eye off the ball!  With all the distractions from the WH its easy to forget: healthcare is still in serious jeopardy. Here is why.  …and where exactly does Lee Zeldin stand?  Still with 45? DP Whether lawmakers are … Continue reading →

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How Sincere Was Trump’s Condemnation of Racism as “Evil”? His History Indicates “Not Very.”

Posted on August 15, 2017 by David Posnett

From Huffington Post — By Lydia O’Connor, Daniel Marans Trump Condemned Racism As ‘Evil.’ Here Are 16 Times He Embraced It. It took more than 48 hours, but President Donald Trump finally denounced the white supremacist groups whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this … Continue reading →

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American Nazi and Klan rally

Posted on August 14, 2017 by David Posnett

The first victim: Heather Heyer – a true hero.   What Happened in Charlottesville Is All Too American. To affirm that vicious race-based violence is ‘not who we are’ is to erase our very recent, collective past.  By JOSHUA ZEITZ  … Continue reading →

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“They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen”

Posted on August 10, 2017 by David Posnett

In regard to the N Korea story… Submitted to this blog by my friend Rajeev Pillay: For want of any better options, one has to assume that even Kim Jong Un is rational. That being the case, one can assume … Continue reading →

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Fight for Funding of Tick-borne Diseases

Posted on August 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in the EH Star 8/3/2017 Dear Editor, To anyone living on the East End it is apparent that tick-borne diseases are a health crisis. We need the federal government to provide funding on both the local and national level … Continue reading →

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Typographical Mistakes and Voter Information: Why you Should Worry!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by David Posnett

I just posted two relevant articles from the Patch.com ICE typographical mistake concerning the name of a resident leads to family disaster NY State to hand over Board of Election (BoE) voter registration data to Trump Anyone who has ever … Continue reading →

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