Category Archives: Trump

Liability for local law enforcement choosing to work with ICE

Posted on March 31, 2018 by David Posnett

  Police Chief Suspended for Exposing Illegal Aliens Employed at Local Plants   A brand new report points to the legal liabilities for local government that choose to enforce Federal Immigration Laws.   What is remarkable is that the 13-page … 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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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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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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We Need Gun Safety Legislation.

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David Posnett

“The Troubles” in Northern Ireland Op-Ed by Kate Browning Imagine our schools patrolled by armored vehicles and soldiers with semi-automatic weapons because of the fear of violence. This is not something I need to imagine. It is a memory. I … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Pushes Lies

Posted on February 23, 2018 by David Posnett

Published as a Letter to Editor, The East Hampton Star, Feb. 22 Needs to End East Hampton February 18, 2018 To the Editor, The scope of the Russian crimes, as put forth in the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and … Continue reading →

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