Category Archives: Politics

Stand Up For Our Democracy

Posted on February 18, 2021 by cdsprings8

Democracy is never a given. January 6th proved that. A wrathful president unable to accept he lost an election, an angry mob stoked by bogus claims of a stolen election, a subservient caucus of Republicans willing to do the bidding … Continue reading →

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Zeldin, your name is Shame

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Mary Foster Morgan

Mr. Zeldin, your name is shame. You are either with our constitutional system of government, or you are not. And then you are for mob rule. Which is it? Are you a leader? – def. “a leader is someone who … Continue reading →

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The Days After Election Day

Posted on October 31, 2020 by cdsprings8

As our democracy hangs by a rapidly fraying thread, it is critical that each of us do everything we can to ensure that Donald Trump is voted out of office, and once voted out of office, that he actually LEAVES … Continue reading →

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Flip the Senate

Posted on September 23, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From: Nigel Noble and his DC based lawyer friend Dear Friends and Family, This email is a follow up to my correspondence several weeks ago on our efforts to defeat Trump and flip the Senate.  You may recall that I am … Continue reading →

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Something you can do for RBG

Posted on September 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From Randall Parsons/Judith Hope: If you feel the need to do something… or something more than you’ve been doing, here’s a way to honor RBG and help stop McConnell from pushing through another ultra conservative Supreme Court nominee. Leave voicemails … Continue reading →

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Zoom Time

Posted on April 11, 2020 by bwfloyd

I am not sure why, but for the first time, each day this past week found me on multiple Zoom conference calls. Each of these was for a different group that I belong to, from my local Southampton Democratic Club … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Ignores Constituents While Endlessly Defending Corrupt President

Posted on December 6, 2019 by cdsprings

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, December 5, 2019 Clue Mr. Zeldin In To the Editor: Lee Zeldin has been tweeting up a storm and appearing on cable news with alarming regularity, barely able to conceal his fury … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Gerrymandered State House

Posted on October 22, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

On November 5th, Virginians go to the polls to vote for their state representatives. After an historic flip of 15 House of Delegate seats in 2017, Democrats are within 2 seats of taking back control of both the state house … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

October 1, 2018                                                                by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner … Continue reading →

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10 REASONS WOMEN MUST #FlipThe1st!

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

Issue #2: August, 2018                                 by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner    Lee Zeldin repeatedly votes for laws that jeopardize the health and financial wellbeing of … Continue reading →

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Flip the House — Defeat Zeldin!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by amyturner2000

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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Zeldin Votes to Hurt Hungry Constituents

Posted on May 18, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

The “Farm Bill” is generally known as the biggest safety net for millions of farmers across the country. But it also includes the Supplemental Nutrition Program — known as SNAP or “food stamps”. Last year, 40 million people used the … Continue reading →

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Promises Broken

Posted on May 14, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

  Trump campaign promises (which some liberals supported) remain largely ignored. He ran as an economic populist and bucked the GOP’s economic brand, contributing to his appeal. But he has violated every one of his promises. Donald Trump promised to … Continue reading →

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The “dustbin of history” and November reckoning

Posted on March 18, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

John Owen Brennan, 7th director of the CIA,  was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017. wikipedia.org https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-cia-boss-john-brennan-131502100.html McCabe’s firing: FBI’s Andrew McCabe fired days before retirement; Trump applauds Sessions’ move More on McCabe: … Continue reading →

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The All-important Numbers for NY CD-1

Posted on January 30, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Let’s look at the important numbers in NY CD-1. Demographics: Table I  (Source: Ballotpedia, based on 2010 census) Population 720,071 Gender 49.6% Male, 50.4% Female Race 87.7% White, 4.6% Black, 3.5% Asian Ethnicity 12.8% Hispanic Unemployment 6.60% Median household income … Continue reading →

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Voters exhausted by chaos & hostility of Trump regime

Posted on January 17, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

“There’s honor in compromise and civility.”  Ezra Klein interviewing Joe Trippi, the chief media strategist on the Doug Jones campaign. The lessons from Doug Jones’ win in Alabama are discussed in this interesting piece on VOX:  “A top Doug Jones … Continue reading →

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Shame on Zeldin–Again!

Posted on October 6, 2017 by amyturner2000

Representative Lee Zeldin should be ashamed of himself. That’s what his constituents declared back in May at their “Shame on Zeldin” protest on his AHCA vote. And now, in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, others have joined that … Continue reading →

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The Great Lakes Are Attacking Us Now

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jsg2018

Can you really blame them? By Charles P. Pierce Original post on Esquire.com Oct 4, 2017 While the Secretary of the Interior is jetting around on our dime, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is slow-dancing with his … Continue reading →

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Math not Myths: Democrats Win When their Voters are Inspired to Turn out!

Posted on July 20, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Great piece in the Nation:  July 18, 2017.  If there are 7 million Obama-to-Trump voters, why didn’t Trump’s vote total increase by 7 million? Democrats Are Trying to Win the 2018 Midterms in All the Wrong Ways, By Steve Phillips … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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