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Update on Trump’s war on the inspectors general
May 20, 2020
First, an update to Unaccountable: fourth Inspector General fired in a retaliatory discharge, re: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Wow, this scandal has been building fast since the “Friday night massacre.” Since I can’t possibly keep up with all of the crimes and corruption of the Trump Swamp, Steve Benen has a good summary to … Read more
Judge allows pyramid scheme case to proceed against the Trump crime family
May 20, 2020
Another “Trump true crime story” lost in the maze of craze, from earlier this week. It appears the Trump crime family of grifters and con men are still engaging in pyramid schemes, even after getting nailed for Trump University and the Trump Foundation. Grifters gotta grift I guess. Newsweek reports, Federal Judge Rules Lawsuit Against … Read more
‘Mafia Don’ Trump extortion: withholding state aid over his objection to absentee ballots
May 20, 2020
This morning, “Mafia Don” Trump was once again engaging in his favorite crime, extortion, this time threatening to withhold federal aid to Michigan and Nevada simply because those states are mailing absentee ballot applications to all registered voters as a reasonable precaution in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Benen provides a good analysis. As … Read more
#AZ House Passes Insurance Bills, Ignores Calls for #COVID19 Special Session (video)
May 20, 2020
OK, I’m back in the saddle again. Back in the Arizona House, that is. To be safe, I am doing Floor sessions on the Floor with my mask and gloves but all other meetings remotely. Today, we had a very interesting Democratic Caucus meeting in the morning. ASU data modeling scientists presented data and answered … Read more
(Updated) Joe Biden’s Vice President should be a Governing Partner and ready for the Presidency at a Moments notice
May 20, 2020
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When Jimmy Carter picked Walter Mondale to be his Vice President in 1976, he selected someone who could be a partner in governing. When Bill Clinton selected Al Gore to be his running mate in 1992, he picked a candidate who could share governing responsibilities in the new Administration. When Barack Obama offered the Vice … Read more
Sophia Ramirez would bring Diversity to Creighton School Governing Board
May 20, 2020
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Sophia Ramirez is one of several candidates competing for four seats on the Creighton School Board. A mother of two and a Precinct Committeeperson for Legislative District 24, Ms. Ramirez would like to bring diversity and a collaborative spirit to the board. If elected, she would work for focusing individually on the students and their … Read more
A visualization of how Arizona is not meeting the criteria for reopening safely
May 19, 2020
The website covidexitstrategy.org attempts to answer “How We Reopen Safely.” Using the gating criteria provided by the White House, we’ve tracked each state’s progress towards its reduction in symptoms and cases, health system readiness, and increased test capacity. Using sources like the COVID Tracking Project and the CDC we are able to start measure how a … Read more
The media failed us in 2016, and they are doing it again in 2020
May 19, 2020
There are three excellent media criticism articles that every media villager should have to read, especially the talking heads reading from the teleprompter on the TV news. Bookmark this and read one at a time. Sean Illing at Vox makes the point that The fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the media: We’ve been … Read more
