AG Merrick Garland Says He Is Not Avoiding Cases Amid Calls For Him To Appoint A Special Prosecutor
March 10, 2022
NPR reports, Garland says the Jan. 6 investigation won’t end until everyone is held to account: On his first anniversary as attorney general, Merrick Garland said he’s committed to unraveling the conspiracy behind the storming of the U.S. Capitol, in what he calls “the most urgent investigation in the history of the Justice Department.” Members
Maricopa County Attorney Demands All Cyber Ninjas’ Communications With Trump, Congress About Election “Audit”
March 9, 2022
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office demanded that Cyber Ninjas turn over all communications it had with former President Donald Trump and his team, Arizona (and, other) Congressmen and more. The heretofore unannounced letter was attached to a new Special Action Petition filed with the Arizona Supreme Court by the Cyber Ninjas in their other public
Congress Finally Gives The U.S. Postal Service A Reprieve From Onerous Funding Requirement For Retiree Health Care Benefits
March 9, 2022
The Postal Service, arguably one of the most beloved federal agencies, has been on the brink of insolvency for years, largely because of a 2006 law that requires the agency to fund retiree health care benefits for its employees in advance. After numerous attempts over many years to repeal this cynical attempt to cause the
Arizona: The Meth Lab Of Anti-Democracy And Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression
March 9, 2022
Arizona has a well-deserved reputation as “The Meth Lab of Democracy” (h/t Jon Stewart) – more accurately, “Anti-Democracy” – because of the certifiably crazy Republicans serving in Arizona government. Remember, you can’t spell “crazy” withouth the (R-AZ). Arizona was ground zero for the election deniers’ Big Lie conspiracy theories which led to the January 6,
Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs Discusses Her Tax Proposals for Working Arizonan Families and Support for Universal Pre-K
March 9, 2022
Last week, Arizona Secretary of State Candidate and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs released a wide ranging series of tax proposals designed to help Arizonan Families and the Grand Canyon State move forward and make their lives more affordable. In comments on her campaign website, Secretary Hobb’s wrote: “The steps laid out in this plan would
It’s On! A Clash Of QAnon Election Deniers In LD 7. I Hope These Two Destroy Each Other
March 9, 2022
Update to A Clash Of QAnon Election Deniers? This May Be The Craziest Legislative Race In The Country. The Phoenix New Times reports, Choose Your Fighter, Trump Might Just Pick the Winner in this Arizona Senate Race (rigged eelction?): Two firebrand [certifiably crazy] Republican lawmakers have entered the ring for a fight to claim Arizona’s most
Seth Blattman is Running in a New Legislative District and Has the Same Mission; To Do Good for the People of Arizona
March 9, 2022
When readers last read about Seth Blattman in 2020, he was running for the State Senate in what was Legislative District (LD) 23. While he did not prevail in that race, the drive to make a better life for children like his five year old nephew and other members of his local community is still
Trump Republicans aka The Party of Putin, Plot to Undermine The War Effort Against Putin By Attacking President Biden
March 8, 2022
I have said before that if the current generation of Americans had been around in 1940, we would all be goose-stepping and speaking German today. The “Greatest Generation” today’s Americans decidedly are not. I’ve never seen a bigger bunch of whiners (e.g, anti-vaxxer trucker convoys. Seriously?) There has never been a more selfish, narcissistic, and
