Monthly Archives: February 2019

Albany: Public Campaign Financing and More

Posted on February 28, 2019 by David Posnett

Fair Elections NY There is a lot going on in Albany these days.  The New York State budget is due by April and everyone is advocating for their cause. Fair Elections NY is one advocacy group. “Edie Falco from the … Continue reading →

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President’s Day Protest

Posted on February 19, 2019 by David Posnett

Today there were protests all across America. Donald Trump declared a #FakeNationalEmergency, an illegal power grab from an unhinged man to push his racist, dangerous policies and his vanity wall.  After his announcement of a “national emergency” Donald left for Mar-a-lago … Continue reading →

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East Hampton Holocaust Survivor At School Fighting Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 18, 2019 by David Posnett

By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff | Feb 14, 2019 7:08 pm ET The superintendent said the goal was to enlighten after some individual students joked about “support and admiration” for Nazism and Hitler.  See East Hampton Patch https://www.facebook.com/v2.10/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=521361477908471&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2Fvy-MhgbfL4v.js%3Fversion%3D44%23cb%3Df1c75da10e2a5cc%26domain%3Dpatch.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpatch.com%252Ffc29b2407a9b1%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1080&href=https%3A%2F%2Fpatch.com%2Fnew-york%2Feasthampton%2Feast-hampton-holocaust-survivor-school-fighting-anti-semitism&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=true   Photos … Continue reading →

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First Hand Report on Immigrant Families in Tijuana

Posted on February 16, 2019 by David Posnett

Friendship Park, along the United States-Mexico border in San Diego–Tijuana   By Lisa Votino Tarrant (Southampton) Down in Tijuana, I befriended a 5yo little girl whose family was awaiting turning themselves over to US authorities to claim asylum. All I … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution

Posted on February 12, 2019 by David Posnett

Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading →

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Trump (and Zeldin) are creating MS13’s across America

Posted on February 7, 2019 by David Posnett

On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Judith Hope wrote: “It’s all about spotlighting MS13 to inflame support for his Wall. It needs to be said (often & loudly) that gang violence is largely a result of young people who … Continue reading →

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Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin

Posted on February 4, 2019 by David Posnett

The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.”   Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 4, 2019 by David Posnett

WASHINGTON, DC – On the US Capitol east front plaza 116th Congressional freshman Representatives, like Ilhan Omar (D-MN), leave with staff after the Member-Elect class photo on the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday November 14, 2018. (Photo by … Continue reading →

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