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Two Milestones: 100,000 dead, 40 million unemployed
May 28, 2020
On Wednesday, the United States reached the milestone of 100,000 confirmed dead from the coronavirus pandemic. Vice President Joe Biden delivered a video eulogy for the dead. President Donald Trump spent the day slandering former congressman and now MSNBC host Joe Scarborough with a false accusation of murder, and threatening social media, his precious Twitter, … Read more
Check Out this Brilliant Anti Mitch McConnell Ad by the Lincoln Project
May 28, 2020
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The Lincoln Project knows how to make excellent Anti Republican Ads. Of course, a group made up of former Republicans would probably know the best way to create them. This time the ad targets Senate Majority Leader, Enemy of the People, and Political Prince of Darkness Moscow Mitch McConnell. This one minute segment is brilliant … Read more
36 Days to Get Invest in Ed on the Ballot
May 28, 2020
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Now, more than ever in these potentially times for state and local coffers, it is vital to get the Invest in Ed Citizens initiative on the 2020 November 3 Ballot. If passed by the voters in the coming elections, this initiative would: “Generate about $940 million in additional funding for the state’s schools by charging … Read more
The Family of George Floyd deserves Justice
May 28, 2020
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The tragic unnecessary death of George Floyd is the latest in a long line of police brutality injustices against African Americans. Warning: The below video may contain footage inappropriate for younger viewers. There is no justification for the police officer, who had three fellow law enforcement policemen beside him to back him up in case … Read more
Joe Biden shows the Nation how a President should be a Consoler in Chief
May 27, 2020
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With the nation, unfortunately, crossing the threshold of 100,000 fatalities due to the Coronavirus, Joe Biden delivered a short address to the American People, expressing condolences and attempting to comfort grieving families and friends who have lost loved ones. Speaking from the heart and experience (remember he has lost one wife, daughter, and son in … Read more
Will UArizona Sell the Campus Farm to Make Ends Meet?
May 27, 2020
From an email from local organizer Bonnie Poulos regarding the Campus Farms Neighborhood Association. Reprinted with permission. -Michael Bryan, editor BACKGROUND: Not since the late 1990s, when a developer on the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) asked the University to look into the economics of selling off the Campbell Ave Farm, has the Campus Farm been … Read more
Martha McSally and Sylvia Allen to the Unemployed: You do not need anymore Help
May 27, 2020
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The Arizona Unemployment System, as this writer wrote earlier on May 5, 2020, is “broken and needs to be fixed.” Nothing has really changed in the last 22 days. As Laurie Roberts of AZ Central commented in a piece on May 26, 2020: “More than 600,000 Arizonans have applied for unemployment this spring, nearly 25,000 … Read more
‘Liability protection’ does not make legal or economic sense
May 27, 2020
Michael Bryan has addressed in earlier posts the misguided emphasis by the Chamber of Commerce and their Republican allies to give businesses what will essentially result in immunity from legal liability for their actions, or inaction, in protecting their employees or their customers from the spread of the coronavirus. Just the opposite emphasis should apply. … Read more
