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Monthly Archives: November 2017
We Can Reverse Climate Change
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 Al Gore, climate change, climate reality, inconvenient truth
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Is Peter King (NY-02) Going to Retire?
Republicans are leaving the U.S. House at the highest rate in a decade. Nathaniel Rakich, a reporter with 538, has analyzed the Republican exodus and finds there are 2 groups: those that are moderate Republicans and belong to the so … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, GOP, long island, Peter King, Uncategorized
Tagged congressmen, NY-02, Peter King, retirement, tuesday group
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Protect Internet Freedom
https://georgelakoff.com/2017/11/26/protect-internet-freedom/ November 26, 2017 By George Lakoff Donald Trump and the Republicans are trying to restrict American freedom and destroy the Internet as we know it. They want to hand control of a crucial public resource – the Internet – … Continue reading
Posted in economy, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged Federal Communications Commission, freedom, Infrastructure, Internet, private profit, public resources, web
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Annie Proulx Gave One of the Best National Book Award Speeches in Recent Memory
Posted on Vulture.com By Boris Kachka Annie Proulx. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images The least suspenseful part of the National Book Award ceremony can be the most fun: the speech given by each year’s winner of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution … Continue reading
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The da Vinci Lode
The painting ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci at Christie’s. Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images To the Editor: “The da Vinci Lode” (NY Times editorial, Nov. 17) is an important warning. The idea that the obscenely rich see nothing untoward in … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Ethics, Tax Reform, Uncategorized
Tagged art, christie's, investing in paintings, super rich
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In Lockstep
Letter to the Editor Printed in the East Hampton Star 11/16/17 Remember when Mitt Romney asked us to believe that “corporations are people too?” Well, under the Republican House tax proposal, which our congressman, Lee Zeldin, has largely embraced, the … Continue reading
Posted in Tax Reform, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged corporations, Lee Zweldin, SALT, tax deductions
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House Passes Historic Debt Increase
http://www.crfb.org/press-releases/house-passes-historic-debt-increase As per the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, this experiment has been tried and it failed: “The last time Congress added 10-figures worth of tax cuts to the debt in 2001, it blew a hole in the budget … Continue reading
Posted in Tax Reform, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, debt, trickle down, Trump Economics
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Election Results: Much Still Needs to be Done
Like me, I am sure you were thrilled with the results from this past Election Day. Our big wins in the Governors Mansions in New Jersey and Virginia were clear, first signs that the Trump agenda can be rolled back. … Continue reading
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Zombie Health Care Repeal Part 5: What the GOP’s Sneaky Health Repeal Means for You
Yet another attempt to sabotage healthcare! They just don’t get it. David View at Medium.com The GOP is sneaking in a partisan health care repeal to pay for their tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Here’s what you … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, AHCA, American Health Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Tax Reform, Trump, trumpcare, Uncategorized, Zeldin
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