Nationwide, Redistricting Is Looking Like A Wash
January 5, 2022
Update to Arizona Independent (sic) Redistricting Commission Brazenly Hijacked By Partisan Republicans (excerpt): Eric Levitz writes at New York magazine, Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting: The Democratic House majority was supposed to die in redistricting. For months now, pundits and political forecasters have predicted that Republicans could win back the House next year … Read more
Maricopa County Election Officials To Present Point-By-Point Rebuttal To GQP Sham ‘Fraudit’ Today
January 5, 2022
The Associated Press reports, Election officials to rebut claims in Arizona ballot review: Election officials in Arizona plan Wednesday to present a point-by-point rebuttal of a partisan review of the 2020 election that former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have used to promote the myth that Trump lost because of fraud. Election … Read more
Trump Cancels January 6 Counter-Programming After January 6 Committee Requests Sean Hannity To Testify
January 5, 2022
Update to A Commemoration of January 6, 2021: ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’ (excerpt): Politico reported, At time of Capitol prayer service Jan. 6, Trump will deliver remarks doubling down on the ‘Big Lie’: Donald Trump has already telegraphed the remarks he plans to give at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, the anniversary of the … Read more
AG Merrick Garland To Speak On DOJ Efforts To Prosecute January 6 Insurrectionists
January 4, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a speech Wednesday about the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Attorney general Garland plans speech on Jan. 6 investigation for Wednesday: In the address, scheduled for the day before the anniversary of the attack, Garland will not speak … Read more
Pima Sheriff Nanos Fires 22 Anti-Vaxxer Officers
January 4, 2022
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos terminated 22 Sheriff’s Officers yesterday, many of whom worked at the jail, because they refused a County requirement to get the Covid vaccine. The Pima County Supervisors passed a vaccine mandate on October 19 for all employees. At that time, 158 corrections officers — about 40% of the staff — … Read more
New York AG Wants To Depose Trump Crime Family
January 4, 2022
The Washington Post reports, New York attorney general seeks depositions from Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr.: New York Attorney General Letitia James has subpoenaed testimony from Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., two adult children of former president Donald Trump who have served as executives at his company, as part of James’s civil investigation into … Read more
Ducey Pal Elizabeth Holmes Convicted For Theranos Fraud
January 4, 2022
Above: Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation in 2015 to allow people to order their own blood tests. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, who lobbied for the change, is at left. We need to use Mr. Peabody’s WABAC (wayback) time machine to journey back to 2015, when this fraudster and grifter came to Arizona, and the … Read more
Schumer Vows Senate Rules Change Vote For Voting Rights Bills By MLK Day
January 3, 2022
Oh, it’s on. The Hill reports, Schumer vows Senate rules change vote by Jan. 17 if GOP blocks voting rights: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that he will force a vote by Jan. 17 on changing the Senate’s rules if Republicans again block voting rights legislation. “The fight for the ballot … Read more
