Updates on contested races in Southern Arizona
November 9, 2024
As AZ provisional ballots are still being counted, here’s the latest updates for four races I’ve been watching since General Election night, Nov. 5, 2024. Other races mostly decided by huge leads. CD 6 – Ciscomani’s lead is increasing, now at 9002. Engel has conceded. Juan Ciscomani (R), incumbent 210,286 Athena Eastwood (G) 10,377 Kirsten
Bracelets Against Tyranny? Someone Missed the Memo!
November 9, 2024
So here we are: it’s 2024, democracy’s hanging by a thread, and your plan, my liberal white sister? Beaded blue bracelets. Yes, seriously. Now, when you see a woman in the wild wearing this special color-coded accessory, you can give her a subtle but knowing nod because, you know, you’re both on the same side
How bad will it be? I hope I was wrong
November 8, 2024
I really thought Harris would win. Yes, I knew that all indications were that it would be close, but still, it felt like the campaign had caught the public’s eye about women’s health, and there seemed to be a lot of enthusiasm. Obviously, other factors dominated, and unfortunately, my intuition was wrong. But while I didn’t think
MDB and AZBlueMeanie Editorialize on Democratic Reaction to America’s Choice
November 7, 2024
Ed. MDB: I got a message from our AZBlueMeanie today with a post that sums up his reflections thus far on this election’s result (Emphases added by AZBlueMeanie): Originally posted at The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places under the title “The Billionaires’ Coup“: Disinformation kills democracies—and our political climate is now one in which disinformation runs
AXON: Can technology reduce shootings by police?
November 7, 2024
THE VISIT On October 30, 2024, I along with members of other community groups and state agencies, attended a 2.5-hour presentation at Axon regarding Tasers and other technological innovations. The founder reported that he began the business 32 years ago after two friends were killed in Scottsdale in a road rage incident. What he didn’t mention
Republicans Now Claim to be the Party of the Working Class; Time to Put Their Policies Where Their Mouths Are
November 7, 2024
In the recent election, many working class voters shifted their votes to the Trump/Vance ticket with the belief that their positions were more aligned with theirs. It is now time for Trump/Vance to present their agenda for working class voters that will help lift them up. Will it include: During the campaign, the Trump/Vance ticket,
The People Have Spoken, the Bastards
November 6, 2024
I quote a famous Arizonan, the notorious Dick Tuck. Today, I haven’t much else to say. America had a choice: move forward and build on the greatest economic recovery from the pandemic crisis in the world, protect the lives and dignity of American women, protect our immigrant friends, neighbors and co-workers from persecution, and preserve
Abortion Rights Measure Prop 139 Passes with Broad Support
November 6, 2024
This article is reprinted from the Arizona Mirror. Arizona made abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year. Support for Proposition 139, the Arizona Abortion Access Act, overwhelmingly outweighs opposition. With about half of
