Mueller – R&R – Reachout and Rebuild

Release the Mueller Report

David Posnett — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:18:53 +0000

Attorney General William Barr missed Tuesday’s congressional deadline to #ReleaseTheReport, so Move On organized 300 events accross the country to protest.

Even Rachel Maddow got in on the act!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cvqLMfyc5c

On Long Island there were rallies in Mineola and in Patchogue each attended by about 70-80 demonstrators. Here are some pictures.

The response from those driving by was overwhelmingly “thumbs up”.

Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Protection Rapid Response

David Posnett — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 07:31:48 +0000

PROTESTS CALLED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 5 PM LOCAL TIME
Donald Trump has installed a crony to oversee the special counsel’s Trump-Russia investigation, crossing a red line set to protect the investigation. By replacing Rod Rosenstein with just-named Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as special counsel Robert Mueller’s boss on the investigation, Trump has undercut the independence of the investigation. Whitaker has publicly outlined strategies to stifle the investigation and cannot be allowed to remain in charge of it. The Nobody Is Above the Law network demands that Whitaker immediately commit not to assume supervision of the investigation. Our hundreds of response events are being launched to demonstrate the public demand for action to correct this injustice. We will update this page as the situation develops.

Enter your ZIP code here and find the closest rally to protest: Nobody Is Above the Law

Once you sign up, make sure to invite friends to join you at the event!

In New York State the following towns have rallies planned:

NY: Albany, Auburn, Batavia, Beacon, Binghamton, Bronx, Buffalo, Canandaigua, Canton, Cobleskill, Corning, Cortland, Delhi, Fishkill, Fredonia, Geneseo, Geneva, Glens Falls, Huntington Village, Ithaca, Jamestown, Kinderhook, Kingston, Massapequa Park, Middletown, Mineola, Nanuet, New York, Newark, Olean, Oneonta, Patchogue, Peekskill, Plattsburgh, Port Jefferson Station, Rhinebeck, Riverhead, Rochester, Rockaway Park, Saranac Lake, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Utica, Warwick, Watertown, White Plains

The closest events for those on the East End of Long Island are Patchogue (Thursday 5PM) and Riverhead, rescheduled for Sat. at noon.

All Protests:

and here is the News Report in Newsday:

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/fearing-end-of-russia-election-probe-long-islanders-protest-sessions-ouster-1.23140412?fbclid=IwAR2n5zjszcs8fRBr3eFvtapt7dtS6aw_ymuGI3j60q-WKw26o51vEXLZYQc

Zeldin the Extremist

David Posnett — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:35:53 +0000

By Perry Gershon — Published in The Long Island Advance, April 12, 2018
Congressman Lee Zeldin, in Eastern Long Island, continues to be President Trump’s biggest cheerleader and defender. Zeldin is willing to look the other way as our nation’s democratic norms are torn apart, and his loyalty to Trump appears to be blinding Zeldin to the need for Robert Mueller to complete his investigation.

Despite an overwhelming amount of evidence that ties people in the Trump campaign to Russia, Zeldin is still tweeting doubts on April 7: “DOJ/FBI must provide Congress w/original doc stating exactly why Trump-Russia was opened.” Perhaps Zeldin should follow the lead of Republicans such as Trey Gowdy, hardly a moderate, who continues to say the Mueller probe is on the right track and should be allowed to complete his investigation. Zeldin is so obsessed with trying to discredit the Mueller inquiry that he also tries to open a new controversy where nothing is there. From his same tweet: “there’s a ton of evidence of misconduct re FISA abuse, how/why Clinton probe ended & Trump-Russia probe began.” And his overall explanation is “While SC investigates POTUS for winning elex w/o evidence of crime to win elex”. Attention Rep Zeldin, there is an open investigation, so we do not know if there is evidence of an election-related crime or not, but there certainly is circumstantial suggestion – look only at Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and the Russians indicted and sanctioned recently.

Zeldin does not confine his blind loyalty to the Russia investigation. This week, as reported in Newsday, he appeared on Fox News praising Trump’s dealing with China, calling him “the ultimate deal maker” and suggesting Trump’s trade war with China is going “to be bringing down walls” between the two nations. Certainly the stock market, conservative Republican Senators like Ben Sasse, and most economists do not agree. And Zeldin has recently announced his praise for the new National Security Advisor John Bolton. This is the same John Bolton who was known as President Bush’s biggest hawk and a guy who could not receive Senate confirmation. It is interesting to note that Trump, who ran on a platform that excoriated the Iraq war and said he would never have gone there, has now appointed one the war’s chief architect’s to lead our national security. And Lee Zeldin is praising Trump’s actions.

And just this past Saturday, Congressional representatives throughout the country joined students, parents and teacher for townhalls to discuss what to do in the wake of the Parkland shooting. Zeldin declined to participate. I was proud to be one of the six Democratic candidates to listen to the concerns of students in the district, and to discuss my view of what common sense gun violence legislation would look like. It’s an inspiration to see young people make their voices hear, but I was equally pained to see Zeldin’s empty seat on display. This is no way to represent a district.

Lee Zeldin has become an extremist. He caters his policy and remarks to the “Trump base” at the expense of the majority of his constituents. He does not even pretend to represent the entirety of the district, just like President Trump, the divider in chief. We must elect a Democrat to replace Zeldin in November.

Perry Gershon

Candidate for Congress, NY-1

Saturday Night Massacre Repeat?

David Posnett — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:30:35 +0000

Saturday Night Massacre 2018 version?

Contrary to much of the discussion on TV, the raid on Michael Cohen (Trump’s personal lawyer) by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York tells us that

i) Mueller is sticking closely to his mandate

ii) that he has uncovered some potential and serious criminal activity which he has referred to the FBI/DOJ because it is beyond his baileywick

iii) the FBI, the Attorney General and at least one judge have all found sufficient reason to issue a warrant and conduct the search.

This is a good analysis in the Slate.com. And this is amusing too.

Clearly some criminal activity has been identified.

At the same time, it looks as though Trump is seriously considering firing people, including Mueller. If that happens, it is time for everyone to take to the streets!

For Eastern Long Island: http://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/13338/?source=taf

If you are not on Eastern Long Island, check this site to find a rally near you: https://www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/

Zeldin’s attack on the FBI

David Posnett — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 02:28:11 +0000

By Perry GERSHON:

An independent justice system is the heart of our democracy. But Congressman Lee Zeldin has recently joined far-right extremists in attacking our Department of Justice and the FBI.

Zeldin is attempting to undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice:

In alleging “misconduct” at the Department of Justice and FBI, Zeldin has joined the ranks of far-right conspiracy theorists and is putting partisan politics ahead of justice.

Long Island deserves a member of Congress who will put country ahead of president and party. The concerted right-wing plot by Zeldin and others to sow doubt on Robert Mueller puts our democracy in grave danger.