Monthly Archives: June 2020

The Scale of Testing Compared to the Scale of the Outbreak

Posted on June 29, 2020 by David Posnett

Fox News, Trump (and Zeldin) are blaming the current resurgence of Covid-19 cases on increased testing.  So let’s have a look at the data!  I highly recommend this website: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-testing. The following graphs come from this site which has data … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin Promoting Massive COVID Super-spreader Event

Posted on June 19, 2020 by David Posnett

The reelection campaign for U.S. President Donald Trump required attendees reserving tickets for a June 20, 2020, rally in Tulsa to agree they will not sue the campaign or event organizers should they be exposed to COVID-19 at the event. … Continue reading →

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Early Voting in Suffolk County, NY

Posted on June 13, 2020 by David Posnett

Useful info from the Board Of Elections website for the Democratic Primary Election: https://suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/BOE/Early-Voting-Sites-6-23-2020 I strongly urge either early voting or mailing in your absentee ballot.  This is because they are expecting a huge turn out: about 40,000 voters compared … Continue reading →

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Voting for Delegates

Posted on June 13, 2020 by David Posnett

We received our mail-in ballots.  I asked whether we should vote for all 6 delegate candidates. It is confusing for many of us.  For example, under Biden’s name, there are 6 candidate delegates listed, see above. I had received different … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste This Moment

Posted on June 12, 2020 by David Posnett

Printed as a Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, June 11 edition Transformation East Hampton June 8, 2020 To The Star: Three and a half years of the Trump administration have left America reeling, its values and … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on June 11, 2020 by David Posnett

No matter where you live — Montauk or Manorville, Smithtown or Shirley, Patchogue or Port Jefferson — we all want our communities to thrive. To do that, we need a representative who puts our needs first: safe drinking water and … Continue reading →

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Lowe’s or Home Depot? Your call.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by David Posnett

Marvin Ellison, is the CEO of Lowe’s Lowe’s announced Wednesday that it would assist minority-owned businesses with $25 million in grants to support efforts to relaunch the American economy. Lowe’s is dishing out the funds to help small businesses, especially home … Continue reading →

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Anxiety, or A Day in the Life of a Covid-Vulnerable

Posted on June 5, 2020 by David Posnett

May.  Late morning, midweek.  Parked at the curb of our village post office, I was in the passenger seat waiting for my gloved-and-masked husband to return with our mailbox key and any mail.  I noticed a 30-something couple out bicycling.  … Continue reading →

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Huge Crowd in Bridgehampton: Justice for Floyd

Posted on June 3, 2020 by David Posnett

This was easily the largest rally I have ever seen on the South Fork or in Suffolk County.  Official estimate according to the Patch.com about 1000 people.  Just imagine Main street (Rte 27) filled on both sides and on the … Continue reading →

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Recipe for Fundamental Social Change (from Judith Hope)

Posted on June 1, 2020 by David Posnett

Everybody is missing the key element of this challenge.  Fundamental social change will not happen at the national level. (Although courageous and coherent national leadership would be really helpful.). It must come from the grassroots up. It must begin in … Continue reading →

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