Pima Sheriff Nanos Fires 22 Anti-Vaxxer Officers
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos terminated 22 Sheriff’s Officers yesterday, many of whom worked at the jail, because they refused a County requirement to get the Covid vaccine. The Pima County Supervisors passed a vaccine mandate on October 19 for all employees. At that time, 158 corrections officers — about 40% of the staff — … Read more
New York AG Wants To Depose Trump Crime Family
The Washington Post reports, New York attorney general seeks depositions from Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr.: New York Attorney General Letitia James has subpoenaed testimony from Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., two adult children of former president Donald Trump who have served as executives at his company, as part of James’s civil investigation into … Read more
Ducey Pal Elizabeth Holmes Convicted For Theranos Fraud
Above: Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation in 2015 to allow people to order their own blood tests. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, who lobbied for the change, is at left. We need to use Mr. Peabody’s WABAC (wayback) time machine to journey back to 2015, when this fraudster and grifter came to Arizona, and the … Read more
Schumer Vows Senate Rules Change Vote For Voting Rights Bills By MLK Day
Oh, it’s on. The Hill reports, Schumer vows Senate rules change vote by Jan. 17 if GOP blocks voting rights: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that he will force a vote by Jan. 17 on changing the Senate’s rules if Republicans again block voting rights legislation. “The fight for the ballot … Read more
Gallego and Romero Urge the United States Senate to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, along with 144 of their civic counterparts across the country cosigned a letter from the United States Conference of Mayors asking the United States Senate to pass the two pieces of Voting Rights Legislation (The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote … Read more
How The Doomsayers of Right-Wing Media Lied About The ‘Biden Boom’ Economy
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post recently wrote, This is the worst economy we never had (a touch of sarcasm): For months, the GOP-Fox News axis [of evil] forecast the bluest of Christmases. House Republican leader “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy joined 159 House Republicans in a letter to President Biden saying his policies “will certainly ensure … Read more
A Commemoration of January 6, 2021: ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’
Never Forget. Never Forgive. And hold everyone involved in the violent MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection on January 6, 2021 accountable at law. Every one of these traitors must pay the price for their crimes against the American people. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans for the Capitol to commemorate the horrific failed coup d’etat … Read more
The Greatest Threat To American Democracy Is A Republican Party Contemptuous Of Democracy
In an editorial opinion ahead of the anniversary of the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection against the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the New York Times writes, Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now: One year after the smoke and broken glass, the mock gallows and the very real bloodshed of that awful day, it is tempting … Read more
