The Grim Reaper Of The Senate And His GQP Caucus Filibuster The DISCLOSE Act , Again
The Dark Prince of Dark Money aka The Grim Reaper of the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has made it his life’s mission to destroy and to prevent any and all campaign finance laws, today led his Republicans to filibuster a “dark money disclosure” bill in the Senate. The Hill reports, Republicans block bill … Read more
House GQP’s So-Called ‘Commitment to America’ Accidentally Leaked By Kevin McCarthy
The Huffington Post reports, House GOP Releases ‘Commitment to America’ Platform — And Then Takes It Offline: House Republicans are apparently set to announce a policy platform that criticizes Democrats’ popular prescription drug cost reductions and opens the door to Social Security and Medicare cuts, according to a document that leaked online Wednesday. House GOP … Read more
Not In The News: U.S. Senate Resolution Unanimously Condemns Donald Trump And Congressional Republicans For Violence Inciting Rhetoric Towards The FBI
It is rare that any resolution for the sense of the Senate passes with unanimous bipartisan consent – there is always at least one contrarian, i.e., Rand Paul – but on Tuesday Dick Durbin’s Senate Resolution S.R. 775 explicitly condemning rhetoric and violence aimed at FBI employees passed unanimously: S. RES. S.R. 775 Expressing the sense … Read more
Shameless Republicans Taking Credit For Infrastructure Projects They Voted Against
We saw this shameless Republican hypocrisy under President Obama when Republicans took credit for infrastructure projects that they voted against in Congress: “Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus “have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings.” – … Read more
I Read Banned Books, AKA Book Banning is a Shanda
This November, before you vote in the midterms, perhaps blissfully unaware that all elections matter, consider this. Book banning initiatives – or, as I call them, “virtual book burnings” – have cast a shadow over the future of public education. Arizonans will soon elect new public school board members. By voting for the wrong candidates, … Read more
MAGA/QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Mark #FascistFinchem Holds Fundraiser With 9/11 Truthers And QAnon Influencers
The Arizona Mirror reports, Mark Finchem held a fundraiser with 9/11 truthers and QAnon influencers: Republican Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem held a fundraiser in California on Sunday that was hosted by a conspiracy theorist who believes 9/11 was orchestrated by the U.S. government and attended by a prominent QAnon influencer. Nicole Nogrady, who … Read more
Coup Plotter ‘Ginny’ Thomas Agrees To Interview With January 6 Committee
The New York Times reports, Virginia Thomas Agrees to Interview With Jan. 6 Panel: Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative activist who pushed to overturn the 2020 election, has agreed to sit for an interview with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The development could … Read more
