Chief Justice John Roberts Has Lost Control Over His Radical Republican Supreme Court
April 7, 2022
I have said it before, and I will say it again: Chief Justice John Roberts has lost control over the Supreme Court of the United States. Five radical Republicans – three of whom are controversial judges appointed by Donald Trump – have seized control of the court away from him. He is “chief” in name
Arizona AG Letter Finds No Evidence of 2020 Election Fraud (But I’ll Keep Investigating) (Updated)
April 7, 2022
Our sad local newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, offers up this inaccurate and misleading headline today on a report by Howard Fischer: Arizona AG says he found election fraud, gives no details yet. WRONG! The Arizona Republic accurately reports, Attorney general’s report on election in Maricopa County questions procedures, doesn’t allege wrongdoing. The Associated Press
63 House Republicans In The Pro-Putin Caucus Vote Against Affirming Support For NATO And ‘Democratic Principles’
April 6, 2022
The Week reports, 63 Republicans vote against House resolution affirming support for NATO and its ‘democratic principles’: The House on Thursday evening passed a nonbinding resolution reaffirming its “unequivocal support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an alliance founded on democratic principles,” and calling on President Biden “to use the voice and vote
Official List of Federal Candidates Filed To Run For The August Primary 2022
April 6, 2022
Monday, April 4 was the filing deadline for candidates to file to run for office in the August 2, 2022 Primary Election. The Arizona Secretary of State now has an official list of the federal candidates who filed to run by the deadline. Independent candidates do not have a primary and are not listed. There
Official List of Statewide/Legislative Candidates Filed To Run For the August Primary 2022
April 6, 2022
Monday, April 4 was the filing deadline for candidates to file to run for office in the August 2, 2022 Primary Election. The Arizona Secretary of State now has an official list of the statewide/legislative candidates who filed to run by the deadline. Independent candidates do not have a primary and are not listed. There
AZ Supreme Court Declines AZ GQP Lawsuit To Invalidate Early Voting in Arizona
April 6, 2022
The Arizona Supreme Court declined Tuesday to consider a special action by the Arizona Republican Party to eliminate the early voting system used by 90% of the state’s voters and require nearly all voters to cast ballots in person on Election Day. The AP reports, Arizona court declines GOP request to invalidate mail voting: The
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
For Love of The Game: Opening Day 2022
April 7, 2022
The long winter of our discontent is over (a labor dispute between billionaire owners and millionaire ball players and a player lockout). The delayed MLB 2022 season is finally here. The new player agreement comes with some new rules for the 2022 season. Let’s just say this is no longer the game that I used