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The GOP’s swift boating campaign against Joe Biden on China
April 21, 2020
Peter Kafka in an interview with journalism critic Jay Rosen recently wrote at Vox, Trump’s denial of his coronavirus failings will be “one of the biggest propaganda battles in American history”: Americans don’t trust the government, and they don’t trust the media. That trend has been evident for years, but the Trump era has accelerated it. Now … Read more
The Finale of The Plot Against America should serve as a WARNING to Everyone: It Can Happen Here
April 21, 2020
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Over the last six weeks, HBO has broadcast the adaptation of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America. The plot of the work, an alternative dystopian history of early 1940’s America, shows the original America First darling, famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, running for President in 1940 against Franklin Roosevelt on an anti-war platform. Lindbergh, riding an … Read more
VIDEO: Jonathan Mosher, Candidate for Pima County Attorney
April 21, 2020
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This live webinar recording was made on April 20, 2020, hosted by Larry Bodine, President of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Democratic Candidate Jonathan Mosher, running for Pima County Attorney, discussed his opposition to the death penalty, opposition to prosecuting low-level non-violent drug possessors, how the office can help schools and students, policies and procedures he … Read more
They Really Are That Evil: Trading Lives For GDP
April 21, 2020
I recently wrote an opinion piece in which I speculated that the GOP really didn’t want people to return to work and die, they were just positioning themselves politically to insulate themselves from the inevitable CoronaDepression. I assumed they would make a lot of noise about the damage to the economy, and then prudently, and … Read more
Unprecedented collapse of the oil market leads to negative prices for the first time ever
April 21, 2020
Back in March, I warned you about The Saudi Arabia-Russia oil war against U.S. oil producers (snippet): Two of Donald Trump’s favorite autocrat buddies, Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Vladimir Putin of Russia, have decided to engage in a price war over oil in an effort to capture market share in … Read more
Trump’s ‘mafia government’ is hijacking PPE supplies from state and local governments
April 21, 2020
State and local officials are forced to compete against one another to purchase personal protection equipment (PPE), in a fierce global competition for masks, gowns, ventilators and other medical supplies. The Trump administration has refused to federally coordinate PPE distribution. The Trump administration tells state and local officials not to rely on the federal government because the federal … Read more
Biosphere 2 presents Virtual Earthfest 2020 on April 22
April 21, 2020
“Biosphere 2 Presents Virtual EarthFest 2020. Join us for a day of virtual events featuring panels with Biosphere 2 research teams and Biospherians Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum, 5K virtual walk of historic Biosphere 2 property, presentations from local SARFEF students, and more! FREE registration for panel discussions available on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/o/biosphere-2-30097961180) Event streaming LIVE … Read more
Jamie Whelan has the leadership experience to become the Next Mayor of Flagstaff
April 21, 2020
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With Coral Evans term-limited from leading Flagstaff and seeking potential opportunities in the State Legislature, City Council Member and past Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan hopes to bring her leadership and civic experience to the Mayor’s Office in January 2021. A wife and mother of two, Ms. Whelan and her wife, Laura Anne, own Flagstaff’s Old … Read more
