New York Times Analysis Of GQP State Legislators And Trump’s Big Lie
Over the weekend the New York Times published an analysis of How Trump’s 2020 Election Lies Have Gripped State Legislatures: At least 357 sitting Republican legislators in closely contested battleground states have used the power of their office to discredit or try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a review … Read more
Free Rural Action Summit and Voter Outreach Training for Progressives — Prescott on June 11
Do you want to help protect Democracy? Do you want to help get the Democratic Party message out to voters in your neighborhood? Would you like to receive free training on how to talk with voters at their houses and on the phone? Would you like to help encourage more people to turn out and … Read more
President Biden Announces a September White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Saying that “too many families don’t know where they’re going to get their next meal” and “there are too many empty chairs around the kitchen table because a loved one was taken by heart disease, diabetes, or other diet oriented diseases,” President Joe Biden announced in early May that the White House would host a conference … Read more
Sit-In To Save America Today at 11:00 A.M.
Update to Progress Arizona: ‘Sit-In To Save America’ At Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Tucson Office On May 23rd: From the Progress Arizona email: It’s time to sit in to save America. On Monday, May 23rd, Arizonans and West Virginians will come together for a joint direct action to end the filibuster in our respective states. We … Read more
If A Republican Does Not Renounce And Condemn ‘White Replacement Theory,’ They Are Complicit In The Political Violence It Incites
Above Image: h/t The Daily Beast. Wajahat Ali, a columnist for The Daily Beast, writes Republicans Must Answer for ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Violence: Republicans and the conservative media ecosystem have to answer for the blood on their hands. Either through innuendo or direct statements, they continue to promote the white supremacist “great replacement theory” which … Read more
The Arizona Republic Calls On The Do-Nothing Arizona Senate To Investigate And Expel Sen. Wendy Rogers
Last week, the Arizona Senate approved the Senate Ethics Committee investigating Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff), a white Christian Natonalist and QAnon cult member who has a disturbing history of outlandish and racist comments on social media, for her most recent posting. The Senate Ethics Committee is where investigations go to die. The whole point of this … Read more
Rep. Shawnna Bolick – Running For Secretary Of State – Aided And Abetted The Trump Coup Plot
Update to Something Wicked This Way Comes: The GQP Primary For Secretary of State(June 2021) (excerpt): We saw this earlier this year [2021] right here in Arizona. As I posted at the time, Authoritarian Rethuglicans Propose The Most Blatant Voter Disenfranchisement Bill Ever (Updated) (excerpt): Now comes along the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clint … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 22, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political … Read more
