Corporatocracy: The Board Game
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: They should call it "Corporatocracy," but like everything else from the right-wing noise machine it has some bullshit name that is exactly the opposite of what it is, like George W. Bush's "clear skies" initiative or "healthy forests" initiative. Advertisement Karoli at crooksandliars.com posts about ALEC Publicopoly – The New Old Game … Read more
Huppenthal’s MAS decision flies in face of research he commissioned
by David Safier I keep running this around in my head. Horne, at the end of his Ed Supe tenure, said MAS violates state law and has to go. When Huppenthal stepped in, he said, no, let's not rush to conclusions. Let's study this. Let's spend a few hundred thousand dollars hiring a company to … Read more
Shameless self promotion, and a follow-up
by David Safier My column in this week's Explorer is about nuclear energy generation — that it has reached its peak and is beginning a downhill slide into the nuclear waste dump of history. Did you know Germany plans to shut down its nuclear plants by 2022 and replace them with a combination of renewable … Read more
Weiner to resign – will the prurient ‘lamestream media’ now please find something else to talk about?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is throwing in the towel (yes that's a reference to his latest House Gym photos). The New York congressman has scheduled a news conference for 2:00 p.m ET Thursday afternoon in the New York City area to announce his resignation. Anthony Weiner plans to step down, New York press conference scheduled … Read more
Rep. Giffords released from hospital to outpatient care
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: CBS Evening News report last night (video embed disabled) http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370205n&tag=contentMain;contentBody or http://youtu.be/_einKumy5s4 Local coverage in the Arizona Daily Star, Giffords is out of hospital, will be treated as outpatient; and The Arizona Republic, Gabrielle Giffords released from Houston hospital: There's something else Giffords says often, according to her staff: "I miss Tucson." … Read more
One step closer to Russell Pearce recall
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We are one step closer today to the Russell Pearce recall. Official: Petitions enough to force Pearce recall election – East Valley Tribune: It looks like the embattled president of the state Senate is going to have to fight to keep his seat in the Legislature. Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborne … Read more
Baja Arizonans: Please Help Our Neighbors in Cochise County
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Cochise County has been dealing with wildfires for several weeks now. The most recent wildfire, the Monument Fire, has destroyed 40 homes in Ash Canyon and may pose a threat to Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca. Sierra Vista awakes to fire cloud looming nearby: The fire currently stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border … Read more
