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New Ad shows Biden’s Good and Informed Judgment compared to Trump’s
May 18, 2020
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Last week, AZ Blue Meanie released an article about the Biden campaign ad called Timeline which, as a concise Frontline Documentary, showed how Donald Trump praised China and how he and some of his team (including Larry Kudlow and Alex Azar) lied about how they had the virus “under control” and downplayed the severity of … Read more
Lindsey McCaleb will Collaboratively work for Children and the Community as a Member of the Creighton School Board
May 18, 2020
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Lindsey McCaleb is one of several candidates campaigning for one of four seats on the Creighton School Board in November 2020. Running on a promise to work collaboratively with other board members for the welfare of children and the community, Ms. McCaleb wants to work to reduce educational inequities (especially in technology,) increase school funding … Read more
Lack of Contact Tracing and Testing in AZ Will Impair Efforts to Re-Open
May 17, 2020
Contact tracing is key to running down the chains of infection to get ahead of viral transmission, contain it, and kill it. Without new people to infect, the epidemic dies. Testing and contact tracing should be major priorities of local and state governments, especially since the federal government has abandoned any coherent policy toward the epidemic. … Read more
Trumpism and the ‘COVID Contract’: sacrificing minorities for the comfort of privileged whites
May 17, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit communities of color disproportionately hard: Native Americans, Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet after a spike in deaths; African-Americans, Disproportionately black counties account for over half of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and nearly 60% of deaths, study finds; and Latinos, For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors Are … Read more
(Updated 5/20/20) People on The Navajo Nation are in Trouble and Need Our Help
May 17, 2020
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The Navajo Nation is in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo People, like the Hopi in Coconino and Navajo Counties, the Hualapai (in Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave,) and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community have been plagued by the Coronavirus and, like all of Rural Arizona, need help to get through the public … Read more
Not a hopeful sign: 13 sailors test positive again after recovering from COVID-19
May 17, 2020
There is an ongoing disagreement among epidemiologists as to whether someone who has been infected with COVID-19 and has developed antibodies in recovering from the disease has partial or total immunity to reinfection. This is the basis for those who argue “just infect everybody and develop herd immunity.” Antibody immunity is critical to the research … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020
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: For … Read more
Unaccountable: fourth Inspector General fired in a retaliatory discharge
May 16, 2020
Update to Unaccountable: Trump declares war on the inspector generals (lede): Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has … Read more
