The Financial Clock is Ticking Again on Arizona’s Public Schools
Here we go again. For the second year in a row, Governor Doug Ducey and the Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are fiddling while the financial prospects of Arizona Public Schools increasingly become perilous because many of these anti-public school members will not hold a vote to suspend or outright repeal the Aggregate Expenditure … Read more
Barack Obama To Hold A Campaign Rally Wednesday At Phoenix’s Cesar Chavez High School
12 News reports, Obama in Phoenix: Here’s where the former president will be speaking: Former President Barack Obama will hold a campaign rally Wednesday at Phoenix’s Cesar Chavez High School, visiting a majority Latino campus in a largely Hispanic area that could help shore up the top of Arizona’s Democratic ticket. Joining Obama onstage will … Read more
Chief Justice John Roberts Temporarily Blocks Turnover Of Trump Tax Records To Congress
NBC News reports, Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocks release of Trump’s tax records to House Democrats: Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a congressional committee from accessing former President Donald Trump’s tax records. Trump, unlike other recent presidents, has refused to make his tax returns public amid scrutiny of his business affairs, and … Read more
District Court Judge Rejects Mark Meadows Challenge to Subpoena From January 6 Committee
USA Today reports, Mark Meadows loses federal case in fight over House Jan. 6 committee subpoena: A federal judge has thrown out former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ challenge to a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Meadows initially cooperated with the committee by providing 1,000 … Read more
SCOTUS Rejects Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Appeal: Must Testify To Georgia Special Grand Jury
Update to Justice Clarence Thomas Grants An Administrative Stay In Lindsey Graham’s Appeal Of Georgia Grand Jury Subpoena. Just as I predicted, “The Court should summarIly reject the appeal in one line in its orders next Monday: ‘The petItion for cert. is DENIED.’” Well, it was more than one one line, but same result. Amy … Read more
60 Minutes: Arizona Is The Epicenter Of Anti-Democracy Election Denialism
Jon Stewart once labeled Arizona the “Meth lab of Democracy,” but since the Trump era, Arizona has become the “Meth lab of anti-democracy” and election denialism, with a heavy dose of White Christian nationalism, QAnon conspiracy theorists, and the MAGA personality cult of Donald Trump. The Republican Party in Arizona has long since ceased to … Read more
GQP Rejection Of Democracy Leaves Force And Violence As Its Remaining Governing Option (Updated)
Update to Stochastic Terrorism From Sen. Wendy Rogers; This Is Who The AZ GQP Is. Rachel Maddow explains why the attack on Paul Pelosi by a “red pilled” QAnon conspiracy theorist, and the GQP’s response to that attack is the latest indication that Republicans have made political violence part of their brand. As Max Boot … Read more
