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Trump’s toothless eviction order to lead to ‘Trumpville’ homeless camps
August 11, 2020
When Donald Trump signed his executive order (actually a memorandum) for evictions on Saturday, this carnival barker showman actually had the gall to say: “You’ve been hearing a lot about eviction, and the Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.” As always, he was lying to you. His
Arizona Democratic Reaction to Donald Trump’s Empty Executive Orders
August 11, 2020
By now, most political observers from all ideological spectrums recognize that the Executive Orders Donald Trump issued this Saturday in front of his golfing buddies are (with the possible exception of the student loan order) nothing more than empty farcical attempts to look like the 2016 Popular Vote Loser is acting Presidential. These orders will
Trump’s so-called payroll tax holiday is ‘a war on Social Security’
August 11, 2020
Update to Reality TV show president’s election year stunt is ‘a war on Social Security’. Let’s take a look at Donald Trump’s executive order (actually a memorandum) for a so-called payroll tax holiday. This bit of economic quackery apparently comes from Trump economic advisor Stephen Moore (one of the “trickle down twins” with his twin
The Lincoln Project and Biden Campaign release ads condemning Trumps War on the Vulnerable
August 11, 2020
The Lincoln Project and Biden Campaign both released ads today (August 11) that condemn Donald Trump’s war on the most vulnerable in the nation. The first ad, from the Lincoln Project, called “Moving Day” chastises Trump for his inactions that took away $600 a week in enhanced unemployment benefits from 25 million people, forcing them
Mayor Regina Romero Discusses Her First Months as Mayor of Tucson
August 11, 2020
Mayor Regina Romero has had a lot on her governing plate since becoming the current leader of Tucson in December 2019. Like most Arizona’s Mayors, she has taken a leading role in combatting the pandemic and maintaining public discourse and order in the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd. She has also worked
You are not going to receive a $400 supplemental unemployment benefit
August 11, 2020
At the end of July, Governor Doug Ducey said that “The state will not step in to provide a cushion for Arizonans facing a $600 drop in weekly jobless benefits.” Arizona will wait for Congress to act on jobless benefits as enhanced payments expire, Ducey says: The Republican governor said Thursday that Congress must act
‘Billie belongs behind Barr’s’ October surprise
August 10, 2020
While Republican Senators are doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding by amplifying Russian propaganda supplied to them by a pro-Russian Ukrainian in their bogus investigation of Burisma and Hunter Biden in an effort to smear Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s henchman at the “Injustice” Department is engaged in something far more sinister. Fascist regimes prosecute their political opponents
Trump campaign doubles down on racism with George Wallace campaign redux
August 10, 2020
Back in June, Donald Trump and his henchman at the “Injustice” Department, William “Coverup” Barr, asserted that the hundreds of thousands of Americans in the streets of America protesting the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers were “antifa” provocateurs. Just to be clear, “antifa” is short for anti-fascist. Do you know who is
