Donald Trump Demonizes The Homeless, Mentally Ill And Drug Addicted For Harsh Treatment
Update to Kim Bayne’s excellent post, Hit the Road, Jack: Arizona’s Heartless Kick the Homeless to the Curb…Again. Rolling Stone reports that the MAGA Fascists’ “Dear Leader,” Donald Trump, has a new plan to deal with the “human refuse” he blames for the high crime rate in our society. Trump’s 2024 ‘Crime’ Plan: Crackdowns on … Read more
AZ House Votes to Compel Students To Recite The Pledge of Allegiance
With no hint of irony or self awareness, the MAGA Fascist insurrectionists in the Arizona House voted to compel students to recite the pledge of allegiance. You first! In West Virginia v. Barnette (1943), a case brought by the Jehovah’s Witnesses – at the height of World War II and the outcome still very much … Read more
MAGA Time at the Arizona State Legislature; A Great Opportunity for Voters to See What Republicans are Really All About
Giving corporations a tax cut. Making it harder to vote. Mandating more restrictions on what teachers can teach. Expanding the amount of money rich parents can siphon off the public coffers so they can pay for their child’s private school tuition. Criminalize being homeless. Those are just some of the legislative proposals the MAGA Republican … Read more
Biden’s Visit To Ukraine Triggers Pro-Putin MAGA Fascist Fifth Column In Congress
Update to President Biden Makes Surprise Visit To Ukraine on First Anniversary Of The Russo-Ukraine War. NBC News reports, Biden’s visit to Ukraine draws criticism from conservative House Republicans: President Joe Biden’s surprise trip to Ukraine on Monday drew a variety of attacks from congressional MAGA Fascist Republicans who criticized his support for the war-torn … Read more
Governor Hobbs Launches Political Operation to Turn the Legislature Blue
Citing a riveting piece by AZ Mirror’s Jim Small that outlined all the extremist legislative proposals Arizona Republican Legislators are processing at the State Capitol this session (and getting subsequently vetoed on the Ninth Floor,) Governor Katie Hobbs has launched a new political operation, with an initial $500,000 investment designed to turn the State Legislature … Read more
White Christian Nationalist Republicans Seek To Erase Minorities From Education Curriculum
In the Fascist State of Florida, Gov. Ron Desantis is trying to erase Black American history in his pursuit of White Christian Nationalism. Dean Obeidallah writes, Polls reveal the real reason Ron DeSantis is fighting the teaching of Black history (excerpt): The backlash is rightfully growing to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocking a proposed Advanced … Read more
The Importance of the Cactus League in the History of Racial Integration
As we are in the second half of Black History Month, it is important to recognize the importance of Bill Veeck and Larry Doby in shaping modern baseball history and, more specifically, the Spring Training Cactus League that now brings roughly half of Major League Baseball’s teams to Arizona from mid-February through late March. The … Read more
