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An Alternate Reality Political Party Defined By The ‘Big Lie’ Is A Threat To The Survival Of American Democracy
May 3, 2021
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
Biden Administration Shows Progress On Unaccompanied Minors On The Border
May 2, 2021
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
Recall Finchem Campaign Picking Up Steam
May 2, 2021
Only 53 days ago, a bipartisan group filed a petition to recall insurrectionist Rep. Mark Finchem (R-LD11), and Rural Arizonans for Accountability has already collected 10,000 signatures to oust him. Hundreds of volunteers are collecting petition signatures to hold a recall election on November 2 to eject Finchem, a member of the Oath Keepers militia,
‘Dark Money’ Is Paying For The AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ With No Transparency
May 2, 2021
What the Senate election audit lacks in transparency, it makes up for in QAnon conspiracy theories. The Arizona Capitol Times reports the Auditors hide donors: From the Arizona Senate to the cybersecurity company overseeing the audit of nearly 2.1 million ballots from the November election, everyone involved has said one way or another that they want
Political Calendar: Week of May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021
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What Biden Speech was Andy Biggs Watching
April 30, 2021
Polls broadcast after President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress showed tremendous support for what the new Chief Executive had to say. According to reporting from Axios: CBS reported 85 percent of viewers approved the speech and 78 percent felt more optimistic about the future of the country afterward. CNN found
Arizona Democratic Reaction to President Biden’s Speech to Congress and the Biden/Harris Administration’s First Hundred Days
April 30, 2021
Reaction among leading Arizona Democrats to President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress and the first hundred days of the Biden/Harris Administration has been near unanimity in praising the new team’s performance and legislative proposals. Gallego, Romero, and Hoffman speak at a Press Event Reacting to the Speech and First Hundred Days. The Arizona Democratic
SAFE Banking Act Would Give Cannabis Companies Access to Financial Services
April 30, 2021
Shut out of the federal banking system, legitimate cannabis companies are seeking passage of the SAFE Banking Act to free them from getting credit from loan sharks and “vulture capitalists.” David Belsky, Founder and CEO of Flowerhire, and Sloane Barbour, Chief Revenue Officer described the difficulties cannabis operators face without the services of US banks.
