Gag Order Against NY Times Investigation of Project Veritas is Toxic to a Free Press
A New York trial judge has illegally banned The New York Times from publishing its investigation of Project Veritas, a right-wing propaganda company dedicated to secretly infiltrating progressive organizations while operating under the guise of citizen journalism. However, a New York State appeals court temporarily lifted the judicial order requiring The New York Times to … Read more
Retrospective on AIRC Measures and Opportunistic Definitions
Redistricting is done for another decade. Maybe. There will be litigation, and changes could come, but the primary design of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) is complete. But before this AIRC’s work fades from our memory, we should consider what could be improved for the future. Here, I’ll comment on one aspect of the process: … Read more
The Insurrection Index: More Than 1,000 Public Figures Aided And Abetted Trump’s Attempted Coup D’Etat
I will reiterate what I have said many times before. The Party of Trump is a criminal enterprise led by a third-rate mafia “Don” Trump. They are all accomplices, co-conspirators and accessories who aid and abet his criminality and corruption. There is not a patriot among them. They put fealty to their “Dear Leader” above … Read more
How to Fix Inflation — Now at its Highest in 40 Years
The U.S. inflation rate hit its highest point in nearly four decades, reaching 6.8% in November, because people who are saving money are essentially financing others who are buying expensive houses and cars. Stoked by the Federal Reserve’s “quantitative easing” policy plus super-low mortgage rates, inflation has returned as one of the most vexing problems … Read more
Nationwide, Redistricting Is Looking Like A Wash
Update to Arizona Independent (sic) Redistricting Commission Brazenly Hijacked By Partisan Republicans (excerpt): Eric Levitz writes at New York magazine, Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting: The Democratic House majority was supposed to die in redistricting. For months now, pundits and political forecasters have predicted that Republicans could win back the House next year … Read more
Maricopa County Election Officials To Present Point-By-Point Rebuttal To GQP Sham ‘Fraudit’ Today
The Associated Press reports, Election officials to rebut claims in Arizona ballot review: Election officials in Arizona plan Wednesday to present a point-by-point rebuttal of a partisan review of the 2020 election that former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have used to promote the myth that Trump lost because of fraud. Election … Read more
Trump Cancels January 6 Counter-Programming After January 6 Committee Requests Sean Hannity To Testify
Update to A Commemoration of January 6, 2021: ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’ (excerpt): Politico reported, At time of Capitol prayer service Jan. 6, Trump will deliver remarks doubling down on the ‘Big Lie’: Donald Trump has already telegraphed the remarks he plans to give at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, the anniversary of the … Read more
AG Merrick Garland To Speak On DOJ Efforts To Prosecute January 6 Insurrectionists
Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a speech Wednesday about the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Attorney general Garland plans speech on Jan. 6 investigation for Wednesday: In the address, scheduled for the day before the anniversary of the attack, Garland will not speak … Read more
