The ‘Nattering Nabobs Of Negativism’ In The Corporate Media Are Downplaying The Economic ‘Biden Boom’
January 12, 2022
So the corporate cable jockeys are predictably doing their scripted freak-out today over the annual inflation rate for 2021, the second year of a lingering Coronavirus pandemic – a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” – which is still causing global economic disruptions during an economic recovery. I can almost guarantee you that not one of these … Read more
No Corporate Accountability: The Real ‘Enemies Of Democracy’ Are The Corporations Funding The Sedition Party And Its Insurrectionist Candidates
January 12, 2022
In the days after the failed MAGA/QAnon attempted coup d’etat on January 6, 2021, corporations suspended political donations to the insurrectionist Sedition Party and promised to be more responsible corporate citizens. They sent out press releases to a gullible media proclaiming that they would not support a political party and GQP insurrectionists who would engage … Read more
A Time For Choosing: Where Do You Stand? How Do You Want To Be Remembered?
January 12, 2022
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris went to the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta, Georgia in the congressional district formerly represented by the late great civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, and called on the Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Vting Rights Advancement Act … Read more
Financial Doomsday for Arizona Public Schools Unless the Legislature Acts by March 1, 2022
January 11, 2022
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Flagstaff Unified: $12,221,169.00 Peoria Unified: $43,129,178.00 Gilbert Unified: $39,916,655.00 Chandler Unified: $54,431,647.00 Washington Elementary: $25,185,300.00 Kyrene Elementary District: $17,570,323.00 Phoenix Union High School District: $45,668,003.00 Tucson Unified District: $58,180,470.00 Yuma Union High School District: $13,997,589.00 Mesa Unified District: $73,826,670.00 These are not the numbers showcasing what these school districts will receive in the latest round … Read more
A Good Brief History Of The Senate Filibuster Rule
January 11, 2022
Hat tip to Jim Small at the Arizona Mirror for this Twitter thread from Max Kennerly, a trial lawyer, who has a good brief history of the Senate filibuster rule for our GQP blog trolls and Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema who clearly do not know this history. Senator Mark Kelly should also pay … Read more
Fulton County DA’s Office Met With Trump’s Attorneys In December in Soliciting Election Fraud Probe
January 11, 2022
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had an exclusive report Monday night that the Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney’s Office met privately with Donald Trump’s attorney’s in December in the investigation into Trump’s pressuring Georgia election officials to “find enough votes” to give him a win in Georgia’s counting (and three recounts) of the 2020 election results. Steve … Read more
Civil Lawsuits Against Donald Trump For January 6 Insurrection Get Initial Hearing
January 11, 2022
Members of Congress, Capitol police officers and government watchdog groups argued in federal court on Monday that Donald J. Trump was liable for major financial damages for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, pressing an array of civil suits against the former president amid mounting frustration that he has faced no … Read more
Why Has Attorney General Mark Brnovich Not Already Prosecuted These Fake Republican Electors? (Updated)
January 11, 2022
Politico reports, Jan. 6 panel ramps up investigation into Trump’s state-level pressure (excerpts): The House committee investigating the Capitol attack has gathered thousands of records from state officials and interviewed a slate of witnesses as it attempts to retrace former President Donald Trump’s attempts to subvert the 2020 election, particularly in four key states that … Read more
