Tag Archives: Trump

“Hyper-partisan and hypocritical nonsense” (Katie Vincentz, Zeldin Spokesperson)

Posted on January 30, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

Excellent reports on the topic: Rep. Zeldin’s Backtrack on Fraud Claims Fails to Silence His Critics EH Star: Attorneys urge investigation of ZELDIN. Twenty-two lawyers file ethics complaint against Zeldin in connection with presidential election: By Denise Civiletti – Jan … Continue reading →

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Encouraged

Posted on November 4, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

I just got back from PA: Dauphin county (Harrisburg), where we were assigned to be poll watchers.  The county went D by 8 points.  Yay.  PA is important. This graph is from Nate Cohn’s article in the NYT and shows … Continue reading →

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What are Trump’s chances?

Posted on October 3, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

What are the chances of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death in a COVID-19 patient like Donald Trump? There is a ton of data relating to age of the patient, sex of the patient, obesity, pre-existing conditions, etc. There are important … Continue reading →

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SPLC under attack

Posted on August 24, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

This past weekend, the Republican National Committee caved to white supremacist and other hate groups by adopting a resolution titled Refuting the Legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to Identify Hate Groups.  The focus of the resolution is that “the SPLC is … Continue reading →

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Finally, Biden speaks out

Posted on April 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

  Watch the video on YouTube! The Trump agenda: Let’s make America poor again. Let’s make America sick again. Let’s make America jobless again. Let’s make America the laughing stock of the world. Let’s make America powerless again.  (Putin’s goal!) … 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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Where Were You Lee Zeldin?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

In the March 19 issue of the Western Edition of The Southampton Press, the A section is devoted to articles about the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on Suffolk County and Southampton Town. There are quotes and statements from Governor … Continue reading →

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Trump thinks we are gullible!

Posted on November 9, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

No Charitable Thought for Donald Trump  (NY TIMES, NOV 8 2019) Fined $2 million after admitting his foundation was his piggy bank, the president shows he always comes first. By The Editorial Board Credit…Illustration by Nicholas Konrad; photograph by Doug … Continue reading →

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Trump Spurns Nobel Prize Winners—and the Feeling Is Mutual

Posted on November 14, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published in Daily Kos November 13 By Mark Sumner In a White House as radically anti-science as this one, it’s no surprise that scientists are being denied the usual honors. President Trump, breaking a tradition that stretches back nearly two decades, … Continue reading →

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Zeldin & Bigotry

Posted on September 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Published in the Village Times (East Setauket) To the Editor, No, Representative Zeldin, it is not enough to pay lip service against the KKK and Nazism as you do in your August 17 letter to the editor. You then go … Continue reading →

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Yes, What About the “Alt-Left”?

Posted on August 18, 2017 by bcolbath42

From Slate What the counter-protesters Trump despises were actually doing in Charlottesville last weekend. By Dahlia Lithwick White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the “alt-right” clash with counter-protesters as they enter Emancipation Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images … Continue reading →

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Justice demands 1.3M IP addresses related to Trump resistance site — This is 2017, Not 1984

Posted on August 16, 2017 by bcolbath42

From The Hill BY MORGAN CHALFANT – 08/14/17 The Department of Justice has requested information on visitors to a website used to organize protests against President Trump, the Los Angeles-based Dreamhost said in a blog post published on Monday. Dreamhost, a … Continue reading →

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American Nazi and Klan rally

Posted on August 14, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

The first victim: Heather Heyer – a true hero.   What Happened in Charlottesville Is All Too American. To affirm that vicious race-based violence is ‘not who we are’ is to erase our very recent, collective past.  By JOSHUA ZEITZ  … Continue reading →

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“They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen”

Posted on August 10, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

In regard to the N Korea story… Submitted to this blog by my friend Rajeev Pillay: For want of any better options, one has to assume that even Kim Jong Un is rational. That being the case, one can assume … Continue reading →

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Voter “Integrity” and Republican Hypocrisy

Posted on July 4, 2017 by davidf67

You have to love the sheer effrontery of the Trump Administration’s new Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Integrity, set up to validate Trump’s absurd claim that he only lost the popular vote because of the votes of millions of undocumented … Continue reading →

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The Populist Surge – Analysis from Across the Pond

Posted on July 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

  On June 27th, Martin Wolf in the Financial Times writes: Why has the appeal of populist ideas grown in western countries? Is this a temporary phenomenon? In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, the collapse … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying opponent Melania Trump defends president’s Brzezinski tweets

Posted on June 29, 2017 by bcolbath42

Christopher Wilson 7 hours ago After President Trump spent part of his Thursday morning attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, his wife, Melania, defended the actions despite stating during the campaign that she would make the fight against cyberbullying her priority … Continue reading →

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Comey Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Posted on June 7, 2017 by bcolbath42

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 davidf67

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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America Tells Trump To F^%$ Off!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by bcolbath42

More than 1,000 U.S. State and Local governments, college and university leaders, companies and investors let the rest of the world know that America is still with the Paris Accord, ignoring Mr. Trump’s irresponsible action last week.  The letter sent … Continue reading →

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