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Omicron: welcome to New York.

Posted on December 21, 2021 by David Posnett

We have all seen the lines: people on the Upper Eastside are willing to wait over 1 hour to get tested and in the Lexington Ave. / 86th Street neighborhood I counted 5 free testing sites just this morning. The … Continue reading →

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Home grown bigot

Posted on December 7, 2021 by David Posnett
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COVID Notes: Anti-vaxer husband and wife both hospitalized…

Posted on December 7, 2021 by David Posnett

Anti-Vaxxer husband and wife long-time patients of mine were both hospitalized last week with COVID pneumonia. I had on numerous occasions tried to convince them to be vaccinated – to no avail. That said, the vast majority of my patients … Continue reading →

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50 Amazing Things Democrats Have Done Since Biden Took Office: Saturday’s GNR

Posted on December 4, 2021 by David Posnett

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/16/2058227/-50-Amazing-Things-Democrats-Have-Done-Since-Biden-Took-Office-Saturday-s-GNR It has been less than 9 months since Biden took office — so we are less than a year into a 4 year presidency. What have Biden and the Democrats accomplished in that time?  A lot. The press likes to … Continue reading →

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Life on Earth Can Recover … Humans Cannot.

Posted on June 27, 2021 by David Posnett

From Joanne Young Doesschate (Port Jefferson) I’ve gotten lots of great news links sent to me about so many different subjects, but then the leaked IPCC report put all but the environment and climate change on the back burner.  When … 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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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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#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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