Category Archives: Uncategorized

Feel powerless? Here is something that will save a life, save a family.

Posted on December 21, 2017 by David Posnett

DECEMBER 20, 2017 If you’re an attorney, law student, or fluent in English and another language, please consider volunteering with the Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative. Just one week of your time could help save a life. If you’re unable to … Continue reading →

Posted in bigotry, immigration/deportation, Judiciary, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Feel powerless? Here is something that will save a life, save a family.

Keep Bannon out of New York

Posted on December 14, 2017 by David Posnett

This demonstration is tomorrow Thursday on Park Ave and 47th in front of the offices of Wayne Berman, one of the hosts of Zeldin’s fundraiser with Bannon.   The location may change in the last minute – keep checking this Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in bigotry, GOP, Peter King, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Keep Bannon out of New York

Rally to protest Zeldin/Bannon fundraiser

Posted on December 12, 2017 by David Posnett

Today, Dec 11th, in Patchogue we rallied to protest Bannon as the featured speaker in a Zeldin fundraiser scheduled for Dec. 14th in NYC.  Today we submitted a petition with over 5000 signature to Rep. Zeldin’s office in Patchogue and … Continue reading →

Posted in bigotry, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Rally to protest Zeldin/Bannon fundraiser

Medicine and Why Net Neutrality Matters

Posted on December 11, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in The Doctor’s Tablet by NANCY R. GLASSMAN, M.L.S., M.P.H, on DECEMBER 8, 2017 Recently, the library at Einstein, where I work as a medical librarian, experienced a momentary internet outage. In that instant everything seemed to stop in … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care, Internet, Net Neutrality, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Medicine and Why Net Neutrality Matters

Zeldin: gutting NY’s gun control laws

Posted on December 9, 2017 by David Posnett

With the help of Lee Zeldin, this week, Republicans in the U.S. House pushed through a bill that would gut New York’s gun control laws and open the barn door to a flood of concealed, loaded firearms on New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Zeldin: gutting NY’s gun control laws

Tax Plan: Declaration of War

Posted on December 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Published in the East Hampton Star, Dec 6th   To the Editor, The Republican tax plan is nothing short of a declaration of war on the lower and middle classes, especially those in blue states. Republicans have decided they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax Reform, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Tax Plan: Declaration of War

The Republican Tax Scam

Posted on December 2, 2017 by David Posnett

By Saumya Narechania, National Issues Campaign Manager, Organizing for Action Yesterday’s tax scam will go down as one of the most shameful acts in Senate history. In a single bill — finalized Friday night (Dec 1, 2017) in scribbled handwriting, … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, economy, Tax Reform, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Republican Tax Scam

Why are Drug Prices Going Through the Roof?

Posted on December 1, 2017 by David Posnett

By Francesca Rheannon, Journalist Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon, Producer and Host Twitter Accounts: @WritersVoice On Facebook & LinkedIn http://www.writersvoice.net/2017/11/wendell-potter-gerald-friedman/ Why are drug prices going through the roof? We talk with Wendell Potter about Big Pharma and what his new investigative journalism site, Tarbell, is … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, Health Care, medicare, Seniors, trumpcare, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Why are Drug Prices Going Through the Roof?

Zeldin and Bannon do the 2 step dance

Posted on December 1, 2017 by David Posnett

White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber) A shorter version, was published as a letter to the editor in the East Hampton Star, Nov 30, 2017:  … Continue reading →

Posted in bigotry, israel, long island, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Zeldin and Bannon do the 2 step dance

We Can Reverse Climate Change

Posted on November 30, 2017 by David Posnett

By Cate Rogers, East Hampton, NY (Copyright: Peter Weber Shutterstock) I was thrilled to participate in a free showing at my local library of the film “An Inconvenient Truth”, being a new pinned Climate Leader of The Climate Reality Project, … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Environment, EPA, Uncategorized, wind energy | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on We Can Reverse Climate Change