Author Archives: David Posnett

The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box at Wuhan?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by David Posnett

By Nicholas Wade | May 5, 2021 Reprinted with permission. First appeared in medium.com here and in the bulletin.org here. Check out the comments at both of these sites. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins … Continue reading →

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Armenian Genocide

Posted on May 2, 2021 by David Posnett

Letters to the Editor: Finally, an end to a century of U.S. complicity in Armenian genocide denial published in the L.A. Times People from the Armenian community celebrate President Biden’s decision to formally recognize the Armenian genocide in Beverly Hills on … Continue reading →

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Teens Molded by the Trump Era

Posted on April 23, 2021 by David Posnett

Several recent articles have examined the influence of the Trump era on teens, at pre-voting ages. Claire Cain Miller looks at ‘What Teenagers Have Learned From a Tumultuous Time in Politics’ (April 22nd 2021 in the NYTimes). Emily Badger and … Continue reading →

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Will LIPA terminate PSEG?

Posted on April 20, 2021 by David Posnett

  As reported in Newsday, on April 15 Assemblyman Steve Englebright and thirteen other members of the NYS Assembly and Senate sent a letter to Governor Cuomo urging that LIPA terminate its contract with PSEG LI and become a true … Continue reading →

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Governor Zeldin?

Posted on April 16, 2021 by David Posnett

April 16, 2021: by Barbara Weber-Floyd from her blog. I have learned a great deal about Lee Zeldin over the last few years. While my journey as an activist began in response to Hillary losing the presidential race in 2016, Indivisible taught me … Continue reading →

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Trump: the worst president in the history of the United States

Posted on April 14, 2021 by David Posnett

Author Karl Grossman Reprinted from The Times of Israel By Karl Grossman About the Author Karl Grossman is a professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury who has specialized in investigative reporting for 45 years. … Continue reading →

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South Fork Wind Farm Cable Approved by PSC

Posted on March 18, 2021 by David Posnett

Press Release: For Immediate Release South Fork Wind Farm Cable Approved by PSC East Hampton, New York – March 18, 2021 — This morning the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously to grant South Fork Wind (“SFW”) … Continue reading →

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Our democracy is broken. H.R. 1 can combat voter suppression and fix it

Posted on March 14, 2021 by David Posnett

Mondaire Jones Special to the USA TODAY Network: link here. March 9, 2021 Our democracy is badly broken. Right now, Republicans in Arizona, Georgia and elsewhere are working hard to break it even further. But last week, my Democratic colleagues and I rose … Continue reading →

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#irunwithmaud

Posted on March 6, 2021 by David Posnett

Posted on INSTAGRAM on Feb 23rd. mikejpastor Ahmaud Arbery, an avid jogger who had his whole life before him, was chased down by two white men in a pickup and shot dead in cold blood on 2/23 in 2020. He … Continue reading →

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Legalize Kelp Farming in our Bays – Let’s Blue-Green Our Economy

Posted on March 4, 2021 by David Posnett

 Join us in signing onto this petition to Legalize Kelp Farming in our Bays . Dear Senators Kaminsky and Stec, Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and Assemblymen Englebright and Smullen, Chair and Ranking Member of the Assembly … Continue reading →

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