Coup Plotter ‘Ginni’ Thomas To Be Deposed By January 6 Committee Today (Updated)
This may prove interesting. Politico reports, Ginni Thomas is set to testify virtually with the Jan. 6 select committee today: Look who’s talking: Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is set to virtually appear Thursday before the Jan. 6 select committee, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Advertisement She’s … Read more
UPDATED: Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell’s Misleading Statement on Abortion Prosecutions
UPDATE 11/14/22: With Mitchell running about 50K votes behind Gunnigle, it seems very likely the Mitchell will be elected to a full term, so I’m bringing back this analysis of Mitchell’s misleading commitments on prosecuting abortion cases. IMO, Maricopa residents missed a real opportunity to deeply reform the outdated and frankly racist assumptions and institutions … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom On Democrats’ Messaging Problem
Back in June, after the activist radical Republican Supreme Court completed its most extremist term ever by overturning Roe v. Wade, reversing a fundamental constitutional right it had recognized for the first time in U.S. history, Ron Brownstein wrote at The Atlantic, The Democrats’ New Spokesman in the Culture Wars (excerpt): On May 4, two … Read more
Bipartisan Support For Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act
Senate leadership does not have committee assignments, but they do have a seat on the Rules Committee. It is rare when leadership attends a committee hearing, so consider this a BFD. Especially when the “Grim Reaper” of the Senate shows up to actually support a bill, rather than to kill it as he usually does. … Read more
CR Spending Bill Advances Without Manchin’s Permitting Reform Bill Attached
Democrats secured Sen. Joe Manchin’s vote on their Inflation Reduction Act fka Build Back Better bill by agreeing to a sweetheart side deal for Manchin, who demanded his permitting reform bill for the benefit of the Carbon Monopoly. On Tuesday Republicans, who are the lickspittle lackeys of the Carbon Monopoly, nonetheless forced Manchin to pull … Read more
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
More info at:https://emergecenter.org/events-and-news/domestic-violence-awareness-month/ “Every October, Emerge partners with the community during our month-long educational campaign, Domestic Violence Awareness Month. During this month we develop and share an educational email campaign, celebrate survivors on Wear Purple Day, host community events and coordinate with community fundraisers. There are many ways to get involved! Wear Purple Day: On Thursday, … Read more
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of AZ Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Registration Law
Howard Fischer reports, Judge blocks state’s new voter registration law: A federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing a new law that he said could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote. In a 22-page order, Judge Murray Snow said the provision in SB 1260, approved earlier this year by … Read more
