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Author Archives: David Posnett
As a soldier, I worked for Lee Zeldin
His values don’t reflect what we were taught. Posted Oct 31st, 2016 By Richard Allen Smith, Veteran, writer, advocate As a US Army veteran, I’m troubled by the rhetoric of Donald Trump and the Republican candidates that support him, especially Rep. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, veterans, Zeldin
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The New Fascism
By Steven A. Ludsin, East Hampton, N.Y. Letter Published in The Boston Globe LETTERS – June 10, 2017 Politics has always been a contact sport, but the Trump administration has purposely broken rules and norms. I like to believe that a … Continue reading
Interior Dept. Changes Website, Prioritizes Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
Posted on Ecowatch Lorraine Chow The Interior Department’s new “American Energy” webpage reflects the Trump administration’s calls for unfettered fossil fuel development. The webpage has gone through several revamps since Ryan Zinke took over the department in March. As … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, climate change, Environment, Offshore Drilling, Trump
Tagged American Energy, Atlantic oil drilling, Offshore Drilling, Zinke
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Senate GOP vows to keep plugging away at health care — behind closed doors
Salon June 9, 2017 Mitch McConnell doesn’t want to repeal Obamacare — but he has to at least pretend that he does MATTHEW SHEFFIELD (Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Now that President Donald Trump appears to have embraced the … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, AHCA, American Health Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid, trumpcare
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The Brownback Tax Cut Experiment Ends in Kansas
Howard Gleckman June 7, 2017 Just as President Trump is ramping up his push for a major tax cut that he believes will pay for itself through faster economic growth, the Kansas template for that approach has crashed and burned. … Continue reading
Posted in budget, economy, Employment, Tax Reform, Trump
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When the Nazis Come Marching In
Posted in Slate — JURISPRUDENCE, June 7, 2017 By Dahlia Lithwick I never feared the First Amendment until white supremacists came to my hometown. As a resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, I have been forced of late to spend too much … Continue reading
Posted in first amendment, Uncategorized
Tagged Confederacy, Free Speech, KKK, Richard Spencer, White Supremacy
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The Potemkin Policies of Donald Trump
Published in The Atlantic DEREK THOMPSON JUN 7, 2017 The simplest summary of White House economic policy to date is four words long: There is no policy. John Sommers II / Reuters DEREK THOMPSON JUN 7, 2017 BUSINESS Share Tweet … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Employment, Environment, Tax Reform, Trump
Tagged Fake News, Infrastructure, Trump Economics
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Is This the End of Free Birth Control?
Published in The Atlantic OLGA KHAZAN JUN 1, 2017 A draft rule suggests the Trump administration will let most companies stop covering birth control. Will they? Rich Pedroncelli / AP OLGA KHAZAN JUN 1, 2017 HEALTH Share Tweet … TEXT … Continue reading
Posted in AHCA, American Health Care Act, Birth Control, Congress, Family Issues, Family Planning, Health Care, Medicaid, Religion & tolerance, Trump, trumpcare
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Schizophrenia in the East Hampton GOP
Published in The East End Beacon, June 8, 2017 To the Editor: Reg Cornelia’s recent outbursts lay bare the schizophrenia afflicting the East Hampton GOP. Most recently, on behalf of the EH GOP, he viciously and misleadingly denounced the … Continue reading
Posted in East Hampton, Environment, GOP, Offshore Drilling, Paris Climate Accord, Town Board
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I Do Not Support a Livable Wage!
This is a quote from Karen Handel (running for congress against Jon Ossoff). The quote has gone viral on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/872279182545494017 http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/karen-handel-i-dont-support-livable-wage Nice review of the context by George Lakoff on this blog post.