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Large Canadian Arctic climate change study cancelled due to climate change

Posted on June 14, 2017 by David Posnett

  University of Manitoba News JUNE 12, 2017 — The Science Team of the Canadian Research Icebreaker CCGS Amundsen has cancelled the first leg of the 2017 Expedition due to complications associated with the southward motion of hazardous Arctic sea ice, … Continue reading →

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Do or Die on Trumpcare

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

Senate Republicans want to rush a vote on Trumpcare in JUNE, whether they have the votes or not. The deciding moment may be near.   Since much of this is behind closed doors and interest groups such as doctor associations, hospital … Continue reading →

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NBC’s Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones is shaping up to be a disaster

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

The sit-down format was a poor choice for a segment on the Infowars conspiracy theorist. Updated by Julia Belluz@juliaoftorontojulia.belluz@voxmedia.com Jun 13, 2017, 10:28am EDT NBC will air host Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones this Sunday. What could go wrong?NBC … Continue reading →

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You’re Probably Going to Need Medicaid

Posted on June 13, 2017 by David Posnett

I could not say it any better…  Mr.Zeldin’s vote will directly affect you and your family and you wont like it!   By DAVID GRABOWSKI, JONATHAN GRUBER and VINCENT MORJUNE 13, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page … Continue reading →

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As a soldier, I worked for Lee Zeldin

Posted on June 12, 2017 by David Posnett

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 →

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The New Fascism

Posted on June 11, 2017 by David Posnett

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 →

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When the Nazis Come Marching In

Posted on June 9, 2017 by David Posnett

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 →

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I Do Not Support a Livable Wage!

Posted on June 8, 2017 by David Posnett

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.

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Comey Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Posted on June 7, 2017 by David Posnett

James B. Comey June 8, 2017 Comey statement annotated by the NY Times Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I was asked to testify today to describe … Continue reading →

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A Crazy Man for President

Posted on June 7, 2017 by David Posnett

OK, it took all of four months, but I think it’s been pretty well established by now: we’ve elected a crazy man for President.  Not that for most of us there were any doubts on that score on November 9th … Continue reading →

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