Posts by longislandactivists
Residents Protest, Police Cheer President Trump’s Upcoming Visit to Long Island
President Trump will come down hard on illegal immigration during his visit to Long Island, asking for more resources. Ray Villeda reports. NBC 4 News NY Published Thursday, July 27, 2017 Click here to read more and watch the video
Read MoreProtestors: Trump will use LI visit to criminalize immigrant community
President to speak Friday 7/28 at Suffolk Community College about Island’s gang problem. By Fios New 1 Long Island Click here to watch the video.
Read MoreObamacare lives for now. Where do Democrats go from here?
July 18, 2017 AMNY By Mark Chiusano The death of the GOP health care proposal is actually a bipartisan opportunity. At least it could be, according to President Donald Trump. Two crucial Republican senators defected Monday night, sinking the Senate’s American Health Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell then began making the even more unlikely…
Read MoreBabylon council races get flurry of candidates, dropout
Newsday – By Denise M. Bonilla – Updated July 9, 2017 9:20 PM The race for two Babylon Town council seats has gone from no competition to a flurry of candidate declarations and a dropout, all within days. The seats up are those of incumbent Democrat Tony Martinez and Independence Party member Lindsay Henry, who…
Read MoreNina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment
From The Nation – By Collier Meyerson The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020. JUNE 30, 2017 Nina Turner is a “proud homegirl” of Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a state senator from 2008 to 2014 and a candidate for secretary of state in…
Read MoreBill O’Reilly Promises to Make News About His Firing
CNN by Tom Kludt June 18, 2017 As Bill O’Reilly sees it, the same forces that led to his ouster at Fox News are out to get President Trump. And, in much the same spirit as Trump, O’Reilly is determined to settle the score. “In the weeks to come, there will be a bunch of…
Read More This Is a Thunderbolt of Resistance – Pellegrino & Long Island Activists
The Nation hristine Pellegrino did not just declare victory after a remarkable special-election win that saw her flip a historically Republican New York State Assembly seat to the Democratic column on Tuesday. The elementary-school teacher turned candidate announced that Long Island was sending a message that will resonate far beyond a legislative district that backed…
Read MoreThomas Suozzi faces early frustrations in Congress
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