Mark Finchem the QAnon Oath Keeper Could Be One Heartbeat Away From Being Governor
February 24, 2022
Because Arizona has no Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State is next in succession should the Governor leBave office due to death, resignation, or impeachment. I’m sure most readers can remember Secretary of State Jane Hull becoming Governor after the resignation of Fife Symington after his conviction on seven counts of bank fraud. We also
1939 Redux: Putin Is Following Hitler’s Playbook, And Risking World War III
February 24, 2022
Before the official start of World War II, there was a period of appeasement of Germany by the World’s democratic powers. In March 1938, there was the Anschluss, the unification of Germany and Austria (which was against the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I). “On March 12 Germany invaded, and the enthusiasm that followed
The GQP Midterm Agenda: All Culture Wars, All The Time – And Making You ‘Lucky Duckies’ Pay More Taxes
February 23, 2022
The “Grim Reaper of Democacy,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, did not want a 2022 Midterm legislative agenda. McConnell: No legislative agenda for 2022 midterms: Mitch McConnell has told colleagues and donors Senate Republicans won’t release a legislative agenda before next year’s midterms, according to people who’ve attended private meetings with the minority leader. On
White Nationalist Extremists In The Arizona GQP Are Trying To Normalize Fascism (Updated)
February 23, 2022
Above Image: h/t the Arizona Mirror. The Daily Beast reports, The America First Political Action Conference Is Courting Republicans Towards Extremism: White nationalist activists and their sympathizers in today’s far-right U.S. political scene are set to gather this week for a conference meant to showcase their movement’s numbers and its successes courting Republican Party influence
Traitor Trump And Putin’s Fifth Column Of Fellow Travelers In the Republican Party
February 23, 2022
It didn’t take long for Putin’s Puppet, Russian asset “Traitor” Trump, to praise his pal Putin for his invasion of Ukraine and to criticize President Joe Biden for trying to stop Russian aggression in violation of international law, and potentially spiraling out of control into World War III in Europe. Trump called Vladimir Putin a
(UPDATED) Arizona Democratic Congressional Reaction to the Russian Threats to Invade Ukraine
February 22, 2022
Over the past 24 hours, Vladimir Putin’s intentions toward Ukraine have become clearer with his announcement yesterday that he was recognizing two eastern (separatist influenced) Ukrainian regions (Luhansk and Donetsk) as independent breakaway republics. Putin has already sent forces there. Approximately 150,000 Russian troops are massed on the Russian and Belarus borders with Ukraine. Mr.
Rep. Regina Cobb Wants To Undermine The Minimum Wage Act Citizens Initiative
February 22, 2022
Last October, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage that is higher than the state’s rate, ruling that the state missed a deadline for the assessment and was stretching a law targeting higher voter-approved city wages to collect its
(Updated) Rep. Kavanagh Bill To Make It A Crime To Record Police Misconduct On A Cell Phone Passes House Committee
February 22, 2022
Last week MSNBC’s Joy Reid reported on a Black teen handcuffed by police at mall while white teen was scared of what could’ve happened (MSNBC Video. YouTube requires an account to sign in to view this video). “Z’Kye Husain, the Black teenager who was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police at a NJ
