Political Calendar: Week of February 6, 2022
February 6, 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.
AZ Secretary of State Candidate Adrian Fontes Does the Job Since Brnovich Won’t
February 5, 2022
Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is competing for the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for AZ Secretary of State with Minority Leader and AZ Representative Reginald Bolding, has just publicly released a letter he wrote to the United States Attorney for Arizona, Gary Restaino. In that letter, Mr. Fontes requests the Arizona
Boycott Super Bowl LVII in Glendale in 2023 Over GQP Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression
February 5, 2022
Last May I posted, (Update) ‘Consequences Culture’: Corporate Accountability For Failing To Defend Voting Rights (excerpt): E.J. Montini of The Arizona Republic actually went there and called on the NFL to cancel Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in 2023, in response to the voter suppression bill passed by our MAGA/QAnon cult legislature and signed
Watch video of “Spellbinding Art by Independent Artists”
February 5, 2022
A friend of ours is an abstract independent artist here in Tucson, Arizona and recently sent us this video by an art lover named Blind Dweller, who featured several creative artists from around the world. Lithuanian-American artist Vytas Sakalas is highlighted at 14:20 minutes into the video, and he also serves on our neighborhood board.
Adrian Fontes Pledges to Protect Democracy as Arizona Secretary of State; Asks the U.S. Attorney to Investigate Kelly Ward for Election Tampering
February 4, 2022
In a gathering with supporters and campaign volunteers, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes held a campaign launching event for his candidacy to become Arizona’s next Secretary of State. At the event, Mr. Fontes also revealed that he had sent a letter to Gary Restaino, the U.S. Attorney in the District of Arizona, requesting that
The Christian Right’s Annual Culture War Week In The Arizona Legislature
February 4, 2022
Arizona’s unofficial and unelected “31st Senator,” Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy, is having a good week (for her) with the Christian Right’s annual “Culture War Week” in the Arizona legislature. Using the Mississipi 15 week abortion law currently under review before the U.S. Supreme Court as a model, Republicans are once again
White ‘Snowflake’ Anti-Anti-Racism Bill Passes House On Party-Line Vote (Updated)
February 4, 2022
White “Snowflake” Republicans in the Arizona House passed their culture war bill on Thursday. White “Snowflake” Rep. Michelle Udall’s anti-anti-racism bill passed the House on a party-line vote. House OKs anti-critical race theory bill banning ‘racially divisive’ curriculum: Arizona Republican lawmakers are seeking to ban so-called “critical race theory” education in Arizona schools after the
The Biden Boom: Strong January Jobs Report Shows Forecasters Were Wrong (Again)
February 4, 2022
As I have said before, the Coronavirus pandemic has made job forecasts difficult, and unreliable. Yet the corporate media continues to report these forecasts as if they are credible and reliable. For example: CNBC: January jobs report could show omicron caused first steep decline in payrolls in more than a year. NY Times: January Jobs
