Superintendent Hoffman Applauds Interior Secretary Haaland’s Indian Boarding School Truth Initiative
July 12, 2021
With the horrific revelations of mass graves of children at two Indigenous Residential Schools in British Colombia and Saskatchewan over the last several months, United States Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative on June 22, 2021. While there is no historical doubt about the poor conditions, attempts at mass indoctrination,
The Kraken Eat Their Own At Sanctions Hearing
July 12, 2021
The Eastern District of Michigan is holding a sanctions hearing this morning for the “Kraken” attorneys who filed frivolous lawsuits challenging the election results, which were summarily dismissed. As you might imagine these “Kraken” lawyers turned on one another and opted for the Sergeant Shultz defense: “I know nothing!” Law & Crime reports, A Federal
The CPAC Plot To ‘Reinstate Donald Trump In Days’ (Yes, They Are Quite Insane)
July 12, 2021
For years the right-wing fringe freak show run by Matt Schlapp, CPAC, was thankfully one weekend in the Washington, D.C. area in January. Now Schlapp has monetized his grifting of fringy wingnuts and taken his freak show on the road, like ComicCon. ‘America UnCanceled’: Matt Schlapp goes beyond Beltway with CPAC Texas: Matt Schlapp may
How To Draft Voting Rights Legislation To Defang The ‘Jim Crow 2.0 Justices’ Of The Roberts Court
July 11, 2021
The Associated Press reports, Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight: As congressional Democrats gear up for another bruising legislative push to expand voting rights, much of their attention has quietly focused on a small yet crucial voting bloc with the power to scuttle their plans: the nine Supreme Court justices. [A]s
ACLU Sues to Halt Maricopa Prosecutors’ ‘Retaliation Policy’ that Coerces Guilty Pleas
July 11, 2021
The Maricopa County Attorney uses a “retaliation policy” to force defendants – including innocent people – to plead guilty immediately or face “substantially harsher” penalties before any evidence has been disclosed. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit to halt the Policy for violating a person’s right to due process and a trial. “This ‘retaliation
Political Calendar: Week of July 11, 2021
July 11, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
The Trump Death Cult Extends The Coronavirus Pandemic – Just Get Vaccinated, Damnit!
July 9, 2021
CNN reports, Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk: A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants. The analysis by researchers at Georgetown University
The Latest from the Democratic Candidates Looking to Succeed Ann Kirkpatrick in the House of Representatives
July 9, 2021
The three Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination to succeed Ann Kirkpatrick (Kirsten Engel, Dr. Randy Friese, and Daniel Hernandez) in the area still known as Arizona Congressional District Two have just completed serving in the lastest Arizona Legislative Session. All three voted against the regressive Republican flat tax proposal and all the repressive
