Author Archives: David Posnett

If You Care About the Right to Vote, Here Are Six Things You Need to Know About Kris Kobach

Posted on July 3, 2017 by David Posnett

By Amrit Cheng, Communications Strategist, ACLU MAY 17, 2017 | 11:45 AM On May 11, President Trump formed a commission on “election integrity” to investigate voter fraud and voter suppression in the United States. The executive order follows repeated, unsubstantiated … Continue reading →

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Complete Lee Zeldin Environmental Voting Record

Posted on July 2, 2017 by David Posnett

A great resource!   D Posnett Marc Rauch·Friday, June 23, 2017 Complete Lee Zeldin Environmental Voting Record (Last Updated 6/29/17) Introduction Linked here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19e5j3Z3xupufWNReLsO-P69eL316sJDLBbf8EZDFklg/edit?usp=sharing is an easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet summarizing Lee Zeldin’s complete environmental voting record in Congress. Purpose This spreadsheet … Continue reading →

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The Populist Surge – Analysis from Across the Pond

Posted on July 1, 2017 by David Posnett

  On June 27th, Martin Wolf in the Financial Times writes: Why has the appeal of populist ideas grown in western countries? Is this a temporary phenomenon? In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, the collapse … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Approval of Senate Healthcare Bill Reveals His Lack of Concern for Veterans

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Tester and Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee Members Highlight Impact of Senate Health Care Plan on Veterans Approximately 7 Million Veterans’ Health Care at Risk Tuesday, June 27, 2017 (U.S. Senate) – Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jon … Continue reading →

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New County-Level Map Compares Premiums and Tax Credits Under Senate Health Bill and ACA

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS Jun 23, 2017 A new interactive map from the Kaiser Family Foundation compares county-level estimates of premiums that consumers would pay under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2020 with what they’d pay under the Senate’s discussion … Continue reading →

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CBO: No, seriously, the Senate bill cuts Medicaid spending

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Donald Trump and his Republican cohorts are trying to convince their voter base that the Senate healthcare bill does not cut Medicaid spending.  Nothing could be further from the truth, as The Washington Post explains. By Philip Bump June 29 … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying opponent Melania Trump defends president’s Brzezinski tweets

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Christopher Wilson 7 hours ago After President Trump spent part of his Thursday morning attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, his wife, Melania, defended the actions despite stating during the campaign that she would make the fight against cyberbullying her priority … Continue reading →

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The Continued Tale of Mika and Joe

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Hey GOP, Trump’s Misogyny and Obsession With Revenge Are Nothing New Republicans who looked past his earlier behavior shouldn’t complain now. DAVID CORN  JUN. 29, 2017 1:24 PM Chuck Burden/ZUMA   It was no shock that Donald Trump set the … Continue reading →

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Presidential Commission Demands Massive Amounts of State Voter Data

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

nb.  This data will be made public, including Social Security numbers, if state databases contain it.  Privacy?  Who cares in the face of .000004% voter fraud?  Identity theft?  Not Kris Kobach’s problem.  Where is the leadership in this administration? A commission … Continue reading →

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Politically Correct? You’re Damned Straight I Am!

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Here’s the thing about folks who rail against the “Politically Correct.” Being politically correct is exactly that: being correct, or on the right side of a fact-based, or morally superior argument. It is politically correct to be against racism and … Continue reading →

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