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Impeachment Trial: American Democracy vs. GQP Authoritarianism
February 7, 2021
S.V. Date, senior White House correspondent at HuffPost, writes Trump Trial Also A Referendum On GQP Authoritarianism In America (my edits): As the Senate readies for yet another Donald Trump impeachment trial and prepares to judge the former president’s conduct, senators also may be voting on a much bigger question: American democracy versus GQP authoritarianism.
Get Me Roger Stone – For Seditious Conspiracy Against The U.S.
February 7, 2021
Roger Stone, a former campaign adviser to Trump, who’s often described as a political “ratfucker,” was charged and convicted on a seven-count indictment of obstructing justice, witness tampering and multiple counts of lying to Congress in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election in November of 2019. On December 23,
Political Calendar: Week of February 7, 2021
February 7, 2021
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: The Arizona
Donald Trump Actually Paid Someone; It was Election Denier Mark Finchem
February 6, 2021
All around the world are individuals and business vendors who have been stiffed by perennial deadbeat Donald Trump. Legislative District 11 (LD) State Representative Mark Finchem is one of the few who has not received this slight. What did Finchem do to earn such favorable treatment? According to reporting from Andrew Oxford at AZ Central,
Now QAnon Republicans Are Calling For Secession From The U.S.
February 6, 2021
The QAnon Queen, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who promotes her mass violence fantasies of wanting to kill Democrats, associates with the domestic terrorist organization the Three Percenters. The “Georgia III% Martyrs” group infamously provided armed, militia-uniformed “private security” for Greene during a Georgia campaign rally (above). Marjorie Taylor Greene’s far-right militia ally now believes America is
Trump TV Propagandist Lou Dobbs Is Canceled (Good Riddance!)
February 6, 2021
Thank you Smartmatic! Do you mean to tell me that all it took was filing a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit to get America’s version of the “North Korean State Media Lady,” Trump Fluffer Lou Dobbs, off the air? The LA Times reports, Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs’ show; pro-Trump host not expected to be back on
“ReGeneration: The Tucson Story” a virtual play by Jana Segal-Stormont
February 5, 2021
“ReGeneration: The Tucson Story” by Jana Segal-Stormont is about a diverse group of teens who overlook their cultural differences and bring their communities together to save Tucson as climate change progresses. The virtual play reading is being put on by a diverse group of young people inspired to share sustainability solutions like rainwater harvesting and
Biden Urges Congress to Pass a BIG COVID American Rescue Act
February 5, 2021
After meeting with House Democrats at the White House, President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellin urged the quick passage of a BIG COVID American Rescue Act. Reinforced by the Senate passage of a budget resolution allowing reconciliation early this morning (February 5, 2021) and the
