Trump tries to take control of the Intelligence Community over Russian election interference (Updated)

In breaking news, Intelligence Community officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to get President Trump re-elected. The New York Times reports, Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support: The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the … Read more

GOP ratf-cker Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison

Roger Stone, longtime political strategist, GOP ratfucker and personal friend to President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison. I have waited years for this day to arrive when justice finally comes for Roger Stone, who has always escaped justice for his crimes in the past because of his connections to Republican … Read more

Some thoughts about ‘fight night’ in Las Vegas

With voters in several states currently voting early in their presidential preference primaries, last night’s “debate” in Las Vegas was consequential to voters not just in Nevada but in the “Super Tuesday” states and beyond, including Arizona. Note: The media needs to cease the pretense of calling these reality TV scripted conflicts for your entertainment … Read more

(Update) GOP Voter Suppression Week in The Legislature

If you were counting on your local newspaper or local television newscast to tell you what happened in the Arizona legislature yesterday, you were sorely disappointed today. Here is the agenda from the House Elections Committee on Tuesday: HB2125 from Rep. Bob Thorpe would prohibit a school district or other district created by law from … Read more