The ‘Great American comeback’ is a lie: dismal outlook for the unemployed ahead
June 11, 2020
On Friday, Trump used a flawed unemployment report showing showing some two million jobs returned to the economy as a reason to launch his Russian-style dezinformatsiya campaign ad, “The great American comeback has begun”. Actually, A ‘misclassification error’ made the May unemployment rate look better than it is: “The special note said that if this … Read more
Where does the Outlaw Dirty Money Ballot Initiative go from here? A conversation with Terry Goddard
June 11, 2020
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To get the Outlaw Dirty Money Ballot Initiative on the November Ballot, 357,000 valid signatures are needed because, if passed by the voters, the election results will necessitate a change to the Arizona State Constitution. Realistically, 400,000 signatures should probably be collected in case a portion of the signatories is declared invalid and ineligible. The … Read more
Judy Stahl would like to bring full representation to the People of LD One
June 11, 2020
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Arizona Legislative District (LD) One, an area that consists of parts of Yavapai and Maricopa County, has not elected a Democrat in its present geographic configuration. Judy Stahl would like to remedy that and bring full representation to the people of LD One as one of the district’s next State House members in 2021. A … Read more
ZoomForArizona: in Conversation with Tucson COVID-19 Unit Nurse Kathryn Teyechea
June 10, 2020
I had the pleasure of speaking at length with the managing nurse of the Tucson Medical Centers COVID-19 Unit, Kathryn Teyechea, about her experience working with COVID-19 patients during the epidemic here in Tucson, Arizona. I hope you find our conversation as interesting and rewarding as I did. Thanks, Kathryn!
Oh no, Trump to address the issue of race and policing in the U.S. (updated)
June 10, 2020
Oh hell no! The racist-in-chief “law and order president” plans to publicly address policing reform while meeting with law enforcement and African American faith leaders in Dallas on Thursday. Trump to address policing Thursday as White House grapples with Floyd response: The president could also announce some measures to address the issue of race and policing in … Read more
NEW: 5 Former Justice Department Officials From AZ Join Call To Investigate AG Barr Re: Lafayette Park Debacle
June 10, 2020
A former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona and at least four other former Justice Department officials from Arizona have signed onto a letter requesting an investigation of Attorney General William Barr’s actions in clearing Lafayette Park of demonstrators last Monday so that President Trump could walk across it. More than 1,250 former DOJ … Read more
The Trump death cult: America has given up fighting the coronavirus pandemic
June 10, 2020
The Washington Post reports that more than a dozen states and Puerto Rico are recording their highest seven-day average of new cases since the pandemic began, hospitalizations in at least nine states have been on the rise since Memorial Day: In Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona, there are … Read more
The Lincoln Project’s latest ad “Crowds;” “Remember in November”
June 10, 2020
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The Lincoln Project has unveiled a new ad titled Crowds. The ad begins with Mr. Trump falsely claiming (with the Lincoln Group supplying real-time pictures) to the staff at the Central Intelligence Agency the day after his 2017 inauguration that the crowd that attended his swearing-in looked like “a million..a million and a half people.” … Read more
