“Will No One Rid Me of These Meddlesome Political Opponents?”
In a play on the famous quote from Murder in the Cathedral when King Henry II of Britain, frustrated with Thomas Beckett, openly asks “will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?,” Democracy’s Docket’s head Marc Elias and his team, after watching Donald Trump’s Meet the Press Interview with Kristen Welker on December 8, … Read more
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Discusses 2024 and Moving Forward Into 2025
Finishing an election year that featured back and fourths with the State Legislature, having to deal with security threats against himself and staffers under him, and overseeing a statewide November election that came with local bomb threats, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes discussed the achievements and challenges of 2024 along with the initiatives he … Read more
TikTok, Privacy, and Political Posturing: A Tale of Selective Outrage
The U.S. Appeals Court has spoken. It won’t overturn the law requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest ownership. No surprises there. Meanwhile, no one with a heart or a brain is looking forward to the potential financial fallout as the creator economy, largely empowered by TikTok, takes a hit. Gig workers, side hustlers, and small … Read more
Violence Against Women: The old is not new.
The annual 16 Days of Activism against Violence Against Women is 25 Nov. to 10 December. https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism 25 Nov is the international day for the elimination of violence against women established 25 years ago in memory of the Mirabal sisters, who were brutally assassinated on that day in 1960. They established the 14 June Revolutionary Movement in … Read more
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos certified as winner after recount
Nanos certified as winner after recount in Sheriff’s race — “Pima County Superior Court judge Kyle Bryson announced the results of the General Election recount for the office of Pima County Sheriff, which was won by Democrat incumbent Chris Nanos. Nanos received 243,891 votes while Republican Heather Lappin received 243,410, a difference of 481 votes. Nanos received 31 more votes in … Read more
More Good News from Bideonmics: 227,000 More New Jobs and Record Travel for the Holiday Season
The United States Economy added 227,000 more new jobs in November. The Unemployment rate did tick up to 4.2 percent which still shows the country at statistically full employment. The job numbers for September and October were revised upward. Travel during the Thanksgiving Holiday set a new record. In a White House Press Statement, President … Read more
Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias Has Ideas on How Democrats Can Regroup and How to Oppose Trump and the MAGA Agenda
Election Rights Attorney Marc Elias, the founder of Democracy Docket, has ideas on what Democrats and Progressive Activists can do to regroup and oppose the Trump and the MAGA agenda over the next four years starting now. Please watch below.
Joe Biden is the Rodney Dangerfield of U.S. Presidents
Fair Weather Democrats, Republican Hypocrites, and media pundits are at it again. Disparaging President Joe Biden because he did not get out of the Presidential race sooner because of his age and because he pardoned his son Hunter after he said he would not. Newsflash to those Fair Weather Democrats and Media Pundits. If age … Read more
