Mark Dembo

@RepGLatimer And what’s the Dems plans to scream for accountability other than twitter posts?

Today, the President announced his unilateral military action - circumventing congressional authorization - to carry out what he declares is a war. The Constitution establishes three co-equal branches of government for a reason: to ensure a check and balance that prevents one entity from dictating policy for the whole country. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I heard details about this military action at the same time everyone else did. The fact that the Republican leadership in the House is not incensed over the President’s unilateral act of war screams volumes about their lack of fitness to lead both Congress and our nation. This action does not keep us “safe” from drugs. If that was our top reason, then why did the President pardon the convicted drug trafficker who was President of Honduras who dumped tons of drugs into American homes? This action weakens us with allies around the globe. What moral standing do we lean on now to oppose Russia’s intervention in Ukraine or China’s likely takeover of Taiwan, when we do the same thing for our reasons?  Maduro is a bad guy, who held on to power illegally despite losing the election. But Trump has aligned us with other dictators - if they have friendly relations with Trump. In the President’s address this afternoon, he admitted the real reason for this illegal military action – control of Venezuela’s oil. That’s why the President did nothing to inform the Congress since we would ask these questions before any action was taken.  Reasonable people can and should discuss what the best strategy moving forward should be, but temporarily taking over Venezuela should not be one of those strategies.  The administration must immediately brief Congress on their plan for stability in Venezuela, their legal justification for these actions, and what America’s role will be in all of this, and Congress must then act appropriately according to our nation's laws and the constitution.

@lawler4ny You’re an embarrassment to your constituents. Your hypocrisy knows no bounds but voters see through you. And the fact that you even put out this video is cringeworthy

It’s that special time of year again. The time for the annual airing of the grievances - the tradition of Festivus. I got a lot of problems with a lot of people, and in this buisness, thy list gets longer every year. Here’s my Top 10 grievances!

@lawler4ny Really? It’s on Zelenskl to get it back on track? How about you call for trump to state the facts that Russia invaded Ukraine. As usual your remarks are so misleading and subservient to the tyrant. Oh and did you apologize to Jose Alvarado yet????

Today’s meeting in the Oval Office was a missed opportunity for both the United States and Ukraine — an agreement that would undoubtedly result in stronger economic and security cooperation. When this conflict ends, and it will end, it will require significant US and European investment to rebuild Ukraine. Diplomacy is tough and often times there are serious differences of opinion and heated exchanges behind closed doors. Having this spill out into public view was a disaster — especially for Ukraine. As someone who fundamentally believes that Russia, China and Iran are not our friends or allies and continues to believe it is important to support Ukraine, it was extremely short-sighted to engage in that type of exchange in front of the US and international press as you work towards an agreement. Sadly, the only winner of today is Vladimir Putin. President Zelenskyy and his team must work with President Trump and his administration to get this agreement back on track immediately.

@Optum so what is your plan to “improve” the horrendous customer service at Caremount. We’ve watched a steady decline in service for over 20 years and this merger I am sure will not improve things.

@CareMountMed How about hiring people to actually answer your phones?

@CareMountMed -#2 anyone in your radiology department to even answer the phone!!! I can’t see how this mega merger will do anything but make your responsiveness to patients even worse!

@CareMountMed nice note about all the “improvements” now that you’re part of Optum. How about addressing your absolutely HORRENDOUS ability to actually get through to anyone there?? You’re “bright new colors” really don’t matter when we can’t get anyone in your radiology

@MBonvoyAssist - so now you are telling me it's the hotel property's issue, but I purchased points directly from Marriott, and the hotel tells me it's a central Marriott problem. I've been a loyal Marriott customer fo years - seriously am rethinking this relationship!

@MBonvoyAssist @MarriottBonvoy - just had one of the worst experiences dealing with you. I purchased extra points to book a room (and vastly overpaid for those points). Reservation accepted but hotel oversold. You tell me the $ can't be refunded! Worst service ever!

@MarriottBonvoy - just had one of the worst experiences dealing with you. I purchased extra points to book a room (and vastly overpaid for those points). Reservation accepted but hotel oversold. You tell me the $ can't be refunded! Worst service ever!

Rumor has it, former President Trump sent a robocall to Westchester republicans tonight imploring them to vote. Four years ago, we showed Trump's Westchester cronies the door. Let's make sure they don't find a way back in.

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@MetroNorth How do you combine two trains going in opposite directions?

Harlem Line: the 12:00 am train from Bedford Hills will be combined with the 12:10 am train from Grand Central Terminal. We will notify you as soon as more information is available.

There are so many things happening this month to celebrate Earth Month! We'll be sharing events to attend and ways to get involved almost every day in April, but if you want to look ahead, check out bedford2030.org/earthmonth to see some of what's coming up!

@fendieveri Not sure that need to be an either/or proposition!

Perhaps lost in all the madness that has been going on is that Joe Biden’s life path to this moment has been remarkable, a journey of tragedy, perseverance, hope, and an uncanny ability to defy the odds.

Joe and Kamala should run off to Vegas and get inaugurated without telling us.