The IRC is ‘Packing and Cracking’ to Extend Republican Domination
December 11, 2021
The Independent Redistricting Commission is now in its final decision stage. The last of the 68 statewide meetings was held in Tucson on December 4. Tucson had more than 338 attendees with 132 speakers, where a Massive crowd protested a “safe” Republican district in Pima County. This is a more extended version of an Op-Ed
Andy Biggs Wronged Talonya Adams, Not Katie Hobbs
December 10, 2021
Dear Ms. Adams, You were done an injustice. The courts have established that your pay was sexually discriminatory and you were wrongly terminated, and the jury has done what they could to rectify that wrong. But you are making an error: Katie Hobbs did not discriminate against you, and is not the cause of the injustice that
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Local Community Activists Take A Step Toward Fulfilling the Tucson Million Tree Initiative
December 10, 2021
In another step toward fulfilling Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s Tucson Million Trees Initiative, local activists (along with the Mayor) converged on the Barrio Centro and Julia Keen neighborhood and planted 30 trees along with 135 shrubs and cacti. The neighborhood had been cited by Tucson’s Tree Equity Score as being a heat vulnerability site because
‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Ali Alexander Testifies To The January 6 Committee
December 10, 2021
“Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander, who helped organize the rally that preceded the Capitol attack on January 6, on Thursday appeared in front of the House select committee investigating January 6 and told reporters that he will cooperate. This should make Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, and Paul Gosar very nervous. CNN reports, ‘Stop
New York AG To Depose Donald Trump In Fraud Investigation
December 10, 2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a deposition from former president Donald Trump early next year as part of her investigation into potential fraud inside the Trump Organization. New York attorney general seeks Trump’s deposition as part of civil fraud investigation: James has requested to take his testimony on Jan. 7 at her
A ‘Biden Boom’ And The Corporate Media Is Parroting GQP Gloom And Doom Propaganda
December 10, 2021
The corporate media is once again recklessly feeding self-fulfilling inflation psychology with hysterical headlines, to wit, the New York Times today. Inflation Rising at Fastest Pace in Nearly 40 Years, New Data Shows – 6.8 percent over the past year. Historical context is required. As I have explained previously, the world economy is coming out
Katie Hobbs’ Sincere Apology May Revitalize Her Campaign for Governor
December 10, 2021
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs released an impassioned video on Twitter today apologizing for her initial response to a court ruling that a state Senate lawyer was discriminated against when the lawyer was fired. Hobbs was wrongfully blamed for the firing even though she did not set the lawyer’s pay, nor her conditions of employment,
A Republican Redshirted Bully Harasses a Witness at a Public Hearing
December 10, 2021
Special to the Blog for Arizona A Republican woman in a red shirt bullied and traumatized a Democratic woman at the December 4 redistricting hearing for half an hour. Republicans standing in line at the hearing ignored her distress and did nothing to help. Finally, two military veterans, including me, got her to safety. The
