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New York’s Suffolk County Economy: Not so Hot?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by David Posnett

Representative Lee Zeldin likes to claim that he has contributed to a “booming” economy resulting in jobs in his district (the eastern part of Suffolk county). Lets examine this for a minute. First, jobs This is the graph of unemployment since … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Men

Posted on September 8, 2018 by David Posnett

Bleached Staghorn Coral By James Ewing (Watermill, NY) “The GOP Republican party is the most dangerous organization in human history…dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organized human life on earth.”—Noam Chomsky, scholar, MIT. What are these most dangerous … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Environmental Voting Record Goes from Bad to Worse

Posted on August 28, 2018 by David Posnett

Lee Zeldin wants to Drill in the Ironwood Forest National Monument By Marc Rauch: Latest update: Zeldin’s Environmental Voting Record Goes from Bad to Worse in 2018 In the first 3 years of Lee Zeldin’s congressional term (2015-2017), he earned … Continue reading →

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Go National or Local?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by David Posnett

LTE published August 23rd in the East Hampton Star: To the Editor: The East Hampton Star editorial about a “First District Dilemma for Democratic Voters” (July 5, 2018) asks whether one should give money and work for political causes nationally … Continue reading →

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#StopKavanaugh

Posted on August 27, 2018 by David Posnett

Sunday Aug. 26th there were rallies across the country including 2 in NY City: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=kavanaugh%20protests%20new%20york Cory Booker summarizes this mess eloquently: Donald Trump’s personal lawyer has sworn under oath that Trump directed him to commit federal crimes.1 The Judiciary Committee … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s War on the Environment

Posted on August 20, 2018 by David Posnett

By Perry Gershon:  (Source: https://www.facebook.com/pg/perry4congress/posts/?ref=page_internal) Lee Zeldin continues to support the Trump Administration’s destruction of our environmental protections. The new “plan” for coal represents one more example of the total disregard for the serious health effects of air pollution. The … Continue reading →

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When Fascism Comes to America…

Posted on August 14, 2018 by David Posnett

In response to articles in the Southampton Press: “My opponent was attacking me [with those comments], trying to kick me out of office because of comparisons to Trump and Adolf Hitler, and that’s absolutely insane,” Mr. Zeldin said. Mr. Gershon: … Continue reading →

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Flip the House — Defeat Zeldin!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by David Posnett

By Jacquelyn Gavron & Amy Turner, July 19, 2018 New York’s First Congressional District (NY-1), historically a swing district, is represented by Lee Zeldin (R). He was initially elected with Tea Party support and is an unwavering Trump loyalist with … Continue reading →

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Money Cannot be Eaten

Posted on July 30, 2018 by David Posnett

Pronounced extinct in 1979, a small colony of black-footed ferrets was found in the wild near Meeteesee, WY, in 1981. Animals from this colony were used to start a captive breeding program, which has since released hundreds of animals back … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s ‘Kick Out’ Rally

Posted on July 30, 2018 by David Posnett

After all, Zeldin’s rally wasn’t a ‘Kick Off’ but in stead, a ‘Kick Out’ rally.  Who better to comment as Karl Grossman, in the Riverhead Local: https://riverheadlocal.com/2018/07/29/assault-on-the-press-hits-close-to-home/      Karl Grossman Karl is a veteran investigative reporter and columnist, the winner … Continue reading →

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