Sen. Joe Manchin Opposed to Washington, D.C. Statehood Without a Constitutional Amendment
Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution provides, in pertinent part: New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of … Read more
Parallel Universes
The Arizona we have and the Arizona we want seem to bear no relationship to each other. What does that say about the state of our democracy? First, let’s look at the AZ we have. The Southern Poverty Law Center has released its 2020 “The Year in Hate and Extremism” report. https://www.splcenter.org/year-hate-and-extremism-2020 They count … Read more
Senate Prince of Darkness Mitch McConnell Can Take His Opening Bid on Infrastructure and Shove It
Well, Democrats should hope Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin, and other moderate Democrats that think they can get bipartisan support on an infrastructure-jobs plan through Congress was paying attention to remarks from Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Legislative Grim Reaper-Moscow Mitch McConnell today. According to reporting by the Hill, the Senate Minority Leader made it perfectly … Read more
Redistricting Wars Head To Court Early
States are months away from getting the census data they need to draw new political maps, but courts are already filling up with lawsuits challenging the redistricting process. Politico reports, Delayed census data kicks off flood of redistricting lawsuits: One of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers quickly filed three suits in states where neither Republicans … Read more
MeidasTouch Ad: ‘Voices’
Progressive PAC MeidasTouch is calling on people to reject the “radicalized” GOP ― and spotlights the harmful influence that personalities on right-wing media such as Fox News can have on MAGA/QAnon cult Republicans ― with its latest viral ad. ‘Radicalized’ GOP And ‘Twisted People’ On Fox News Called Out In Damning New Ad: The narrator in … Read more
Loft Cinema in Tucson re-opening big screen on May 7
“Mark Your Calendars: On May 7th, Movies Return to The Loft Cinema! 3233 E. Speeway Blvd. Tucson On Friday, May 7th, The Loft Cinema will resume public indoor screenings of newly-released films, beginning with Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street! The staff and board of The Loft Cinema are thrilled to welcome audiences … Read more
An Alternate Reality Political Party Defined By The ‘Big Lie’ Is A Threat To The Survival Of American Democracy
The Washington Post reports, For Republicans, fealty to Trump’s election falsehood becomes defining loyalty test. The Big Lie is now the central organizing principle of the GQP. The MAGA/QAnon personality cult of Donald Trump has checked out from reality, and is living in an alternate reality “bubble” that the right-wing propaganda media has created for … Read more
Biden Administration Shows Progress On Unaccompanied Minors On The Border
To distract Americans from the violent MAGA/QAnon insurrection and failed coup d’etat to overthrow American democracy on January 6, Republican politicians and their propagandists in the conservative media entertainment complex began harping on the one issue that motivates the white nationalists base of the GQP: there was a “border crisis” of brown people invading America … Read more
