The Republican Party Has Fully Embraced the QAnon Conspiracy Cult – An Absolute Bar To Holding Political Office (Updated)
April 6, 2022
Radley Balko writes at the Washington Post, QAnon goes mainstream: There’s a common thread between attacks against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as being soft on child predators, the manufactured controversy on the right over whether teachers can mention homosexuality to students, and the anti-trans laws sweeping Republican-controlled state legislatures: We’re witnessing the mainstreaming … Read more
Videos on the Homepage?! Yes!
April 5, 2022
We have a new feature – one that might be overlooked if you weren’t paying too much attention – so I thought I would call it to your attention. Just scroll down to just above our Events Listing. Bam! Videos! We now have the latest videos from the YouTube channels of AZ Representative, and BlogForArizona … Read more
Brianna Westbrook Wants to Be a Lawmaker for All the People in the New Legislative District Five
April 5, 2022
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Brianna Westbrook is an example of the person who is able to pull themselves up from adversity to make a difference in the local community. A child who endured homelessness and who had to feed herself by scrounging through local dumpsters, Ms. Westbrook has had to endure the hardships of poverty, attaining an education without … Read more
Gallego and Ansari React to the Biden/Harris Administration Raising Mileage Standards and Taking Steps to Securely Produce Clean Energy Materials
April 5, 2022
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While the energy headline from last week that received the most news coverage was President Biden announcing the release of one million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stem the tide of inflation resulting from supply chain hiccups and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were also two additional major … Read more
U.N. Climate Report: ‘Its Now Or Never’ If We Want To Forestall An Unlivable World
April 5, 2022
Millionaire coal baron Sen. “Masarati” Manchin demands an “all of the above” approach to U.S. energy needs, in other words, mantaining the status quo of dependence on fossil fuels because he richly profits from it. House progressives say they may be prepared to accept policies that boost fossil fuels in the short term in order … Read more
Where Is The Corporate Accountability For The Blatantly Unconstitutional And Discriminatory Laws Enacted By The Arizona Legislature?
April 5, 2022
Let’s return to those halcyon days of yesteryear – 2016 – when corporations around the country were threatening to pull up stakes from states that were passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. Corporate Boycotts Become Key Weapon in Gay Rights Fight: The battle for LGBTQ rights has demonstrated the power of boycotts — or the threat of them … Read more
(UPDATED) Eureka: The United States Senate Reaches a Deal on Needed New Funds to Combat COVID 19
April 4, 2022
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With new strains of the Coronavirus on the rise in China and the United Kingdom, Democrats and Republicans in the United States Senate have finally been able to come to terms on a ten billion dollar package to fund new COVID 19 spending which will result in the purchase of vaccines, tests, and therapeutic drugs. … Read more
Mary Gaudio Wants to Continue Enriching the Lives of Children and Their Families as a Member of the Scottsdale School Board
April 4, 2022
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Mary Gaudio has spent much of her adult life volunteering to help children and their families in the Plano and Allen Independent School Districts of North Texas and as a community leader in her hometown of Phoenix. Having overcome poverty as a child, Ms. Gaudio’s 25 year devotion to helping children in schools stems from … Read more
