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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Leads MLK Torch Run and Civil Rights Rededication at Eastlake Park
January 17, 2022
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, along with students from Franklin Police and Fire High School, members of the Phoenix City Council, local Civil Rights leaders, and Representatives Ruben Gallego and Greg Stanton, led a torch run to commemorate Martin Luther King Day at Margret T Hance Park. Following the torch run, the Mayor and the others gathered
Trump’s Rally In Arizona Was To Pressure Republican State Legislators To ‘Decertify’ 2020 Election
January 17, 2022
Why has the Department of Justice not filed a superseding indictment of indicted Coup Plotter Steve Bannon for seditious conspiracy and for openly inciting the next seditious insurrection? Prosecute this evil sonuvabitch, already! The Huffington Post reports, Eric Swalwell Rips Steve Bannon’s New Call To ‘Decertify’ Biden As Democracy’s ‘Endgame’: Right-wing extremist Steve Bannon again
Carpet Bagger, Election Denier, Anti-Vaxxer, QAnon Queen Sen. Kelly Townsend To Run For Congress In So. Arizona District
January 17, 2022
This is the consequence of the so-called “Independent” Redistricting Commission siding with Republicans to gerrymander a new Republican district in Southern Arizona for Republicans. A carpet bagger, Sen. Kelly Townsend (R-Apache Junction) (who doesn’t even live in the district), a “Big Lie” election denier and Trump fluffer, and certifiably insane anti-vaxxer and the QAnon Queen of
Free at-home Covid-19 Tests available January 19, 2022
January 16, 2022
“Free at-home COVID-19 tests Every home in the U.S. can soon order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests will be completely free—there are no shipping costs and you don’t need to enter a credit card number. Ordering begins January 19.” https://www.covidtests.gov/?fbclid=IwAR3oCkIELF5YPXhv0hggB39BdWCTOqdyRcG9x5GXBR6Z20P7kvXCZw1EifY Per NPR article: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072730868/biden-announces-plans-to-buy-500-million-more-covid-tests-and-to-offer-free-mask?fbclid=IwAR3qjIC2N2_iXg5qV3eevj1_YQt9vBLF_-bccBKGohfcSmupaLzHKfvPNMc Carolyn’s note: more important than these at-home tests is
Making ‘Good Trouble’: The Deliver For Voting Rights Mobilization In Phoenix (Updated)
January 16, 2022
The Arizona Republic reports, ‘A meaningless Senate rule’: MLK family and activists gather against filibuster in Phoenix: Martin Luther King III’s family and local activist organizations gathered Saturday at Eastlake Park in Phoenix to kick off the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend with a rally against the Senate’s filibuster rule, days after Sen. Kyrsten
Political Calendar: Week of January 16, 2022
January 16, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
Harvey Mansfield Presents a Traditional Conservative Critique of Trump and the Populist GOP
January 15, 2022
[Ed.: I have a deep respect for traditional conservatism and conservatives, even though many of the predilections and goals of conservatism are not congenial to my own views. I find traditional conservatism is a healthy oppositional force to my own progressivism. In any dialectical process, which is what a healthy democratic process consists of, one
Rep. Ruben Gallego Slams Sen. Kyrsten Sinema For Being Consistently Inconsistent
January 15, 2022
Rep. Ruben Gallego says he has known Sen. Kyrsten Simena since they were both in their mid-20s coming up in Arizona politics, and the only thing she’s ever been consistent on is inconsistency. Rep. Gallego will be at the AZ Deliver For Voting Rights Mobilization today to support voting rights legislation. Poliitco reports, POLITICO Playbook:
