Rep. Ruben Gallego Calls Rep. ‘Gym’ Jordan A Traitor
December 16, 2021
Back in October, Ohio congressman “Gym” Jordan struggled to explain how many times he spoke with Donald Trump on January 6. He was clearly dissembling trying not to be pinned down in his answer. Jim Jordan: I ‘Don’t Recall’ Number of Times Trump and I Spoke on Jan. 6: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told a
Prima Donna Diva Kyrsten Sinema Obstructs Democrats’ Pursuit of Voting Rights
December 16, 2021
Now that hillbilly coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin has decided that he is comfortable with being the one man who would deny 330 million Americans what they want for Christmas – he is a villain the equal of the “Grim Reaper of Democracy,” Sen. Mitch McConnell – Senate Democrats pivoted on Wednesday back to pursuing
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Talks About 2021 and What She is Looking Forward to in 2022
December 15, 2021
2021 was both a rewarding and challenging year for Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, the Phoenix City Council, and local residents. The fifth largest city in the country made gains in rising economic growth and business expansion, combatting the Coronavirus, becoming a Mecca for Bioscience and Future Technologies, and emerging as a leader in sustainability-clean energy
Trump’s Accountant Given Use Immunity Before NY Grand Jury Investigating Trump Organization
December 15, 2021
Above Image: Photoshopped Time cover from Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen. From your imagination to God’s ears, Mikey. The Washington Post has more bad news for “Mafia Don” Trump and his crime family in what has been a very bad week for him on the legal front: Trump’s longtime accountant testifies to N.Y.
Marcelino Quiñonez Appointed to LD 27 House Seat of Diego Rodriguez
December 15, 2021
From a AZ House Democratic Caucus press release: House Democrats welcomed Marcelino Quiñonez of Phoenix as the newly appointed representative from Legislative District 27. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Quiñonez — an educator, non-profit leader, and playwright — during a special meeting earlier today. He replaces former Representative Diego Rodriguez, who resigned
Politifact’s 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
December 15, 2021
Politifact is out with its annual lie of the year. It’s really all part of the same Big Lie from too many sources to choose just one, but all of them come from anti-democracy seditious insurrectionist Republicans. The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance: Shortly after
Brnovich Firing Up Gas Chamber for Men Who had Incompetent Lawyers
December 15, 2021
Now that Arizona has resumed executions, Attorney General Mark Brnovich is eager to use his newly-renovated gas chamber or his killer drug, pentobarbital, on two death-row inmates whose attorneys admitted they botched both cases. The U.S Supreme Court heard the case on December 8, after two different 9th Circuit panels ruled that men deserve a
Sen. Sinema Is Gaslighting Arizona Students On Hunger Strike To Pass Voting Rights Legislation – She Remains Steadfast In Her Support For Senate Filibuster Rule
December 15, 2021
This has not received the attention it deserves in the Arizona political media, because voting rights, go figure. The Guardian reports, Arizona students stage hunger strike to urge Sinema to support voting reform: Since Monday, a group of 20 college students from the University of Arizona and Arizona State have been on hunger strike in
