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The Media Villagers Are Failing Us Again During An Existential Crisis To Save Democracy
April 19, 2021
Colbert King of the Washington Post writes, The media’s horse-race narratives are covering up the big issue of voter suppression: White nationalism is on the rise and worming itself into the Republican mainstream. The country is experiencing a “racial justice crisis,” as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told a virtual
Running to Succeed Ann Kirkpatrick, Kirsten Engel Wants to Help Create a Thriving and Sustainable Economy for her Daughter’s Generation
April 19, 2021
Arizona Legislative District Ten State Senator Kirsten Engel has an impressive resume that checks all boxes as a Democratic Congressional Candidate looking to succeed the retiring Ann Kirkpatrick in 2022. Senator Engel has been: A staff attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency. A staff attorney for the Sierra Club. The acting chief of the Massachusetts
President Biden and Congress Need To Think Bigger On Refugee Resettlement In The U.S.
April 18, 2021
The Biden administration has managed an almost flawless first 100 days in office. The media villagers cannot handle all this competency and professionalism, they are used to the “chaos theory” of the Florida man. They were often complicit partners in generating his daily chaos. This weekend, the media villagers have been falling all over themselves
Climate Emergency: A Western Megadrought And CAP Mandatory Water Cutbacks
April 18, 2021
Above: Current water levels on Lake Meade for the 2021 accumulation projections can be seen well from the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge above the Hoover Dam on January 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal). CBS News reports, a Megadrought emerging in western U.S. could be the worst in 1,200 years, study
Tucson Native and Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini Helped Launch the 1990s Economic Boom
April 18, 2021
If it were not for Tucson native and Arizona Democratic Senator Dennis DeConcini, the economic expansion during the Clinton/Gore Administration would likely not have happened. Back in 1993, Republicans started their nearly 30-year trend of obstructing virtually every major Democratic Presidential initiative. They were screaming that Clintonomics would destroy the economy. That’s when Arizona Senator
The ‘America First Caucus’ May As Well Be The ‘Ku Klux Klan Kaucus’
April 18, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who was a loyal Trump lap dog for four years after telling his caucus that Trump was on Putin’s payroll during the 2016 election, and was among the 138 GQP House members who voted not to certify the 20202 election even after the violent armed seditious insurrection against the Congress by
Political Calendar: Week of April 18, 2021
April 18, 2021
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AZ Rep. Gosar Sets Personal Record For Fundraising Following Jan. 6 Insurrection
April 17, 2021
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar set a new personal fundraising record following the January 6 Electoral College certification and insurrection. Gosar played a prominent role in objecting to Arizona’s votes for Joe Biden, and had also encouraged Trump supporters to come to Washington DC for the January 6 events. According to this week’s filing with the
