MAGA/QAnon Republicans Turn Their ‘Grooming’ Conspiracy Theories To Drag Shows (Updated)
June 15, 2022
The MAGA/QAnon cult is hijacking Pride Month with renewed homophobic and transphobic attacks from its domestic terrorist organizations like the Proud Boys and Patriot Front, and by MAGA/QAnon state legislators. They are attacking drag shows (a regular feature of Pride Month) based upon their deranged QAnon conspiracies that a cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic sexual abusers
People Want Fully Funded Public Schools, Not Voucher Expansion for Private Schools that are Hidden Tax Cuts for the Rich
June 15, 2022
Arizona Republicans still do not get it. With days to go until the state goes into fiscal disarray because Republicans in the legislature are not mature enough to negotiate with Democrats on a 2023 budget, members of the former party of Lincoln, led by State Representative Ben Toma, are still trying to craft a financial
Republicans Attempt To Appropriate Larry Summers For Their Inflation Propaganda
June 14, 2022
Former Treasury Secretary and Obama’s head of the White House National Economic Council advisors, Larry Summers, has become something of a darling of the right-wing media, solely for the reason that he was critical of the American Rescue Plan for being too large, and warning that it could lead to inflation. Note: The Rescue Plan that
The Federal Reserve Board’s ‘Easy Money’ Policies And Casino Capitalism Were A Major Factor In The Rate Of Inflation
June 14, 2022
The Federal Reserve Board is tasked with two objectives: (1) keep inflation at or below 2% annual growth, and (2) try to achieve full employment. Christopher Leonard, author of “The Lords of Easy Money” and “Kochland” writes, If You Must Point Fingers on Inflation, Here’s Where to Point Them (excerpt): As the midterm elections draw
Maricopa AZGOP Encouraging Their Voters to Disenroll from Mail Balloting
June 14, 2022
I was surprised to find that the Maricopa County GOP is officially encouraging voters to actively disenroll from participation in mail-in balloting. From their official county party newsletter: The newsletter doesn’t explain why a voter would want to do such a thing. I assume that the move is part of the on-going separation from reality
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Report: Putin’s War In Ukraine Doubled The World’s Rate Of Inflation
June 14, 2022
Last Friday’s Consumer Price Index report showed consumer prices rose 8.6 percent from a year earlier and 1 percent from April — a monthly increase that was more rapid than economists had predicted and about triple the previous pace. Inflation Sped Up Again in May, Dashing Hopes for Relief : Friday’s Consumer Price Index report
New ADLCC Board Chair and Assistant House Democratic Leader Jennifer Longdon Discusses 2022 Legislative Democrat Prospects
June 14, 2022
2022 is the Democrats election to lose in both Arizona and across the nation. On issue after issue, value after value, and candidate after candidate, it is the Democrats that have the best ideas, convictions, and the superior aspirants to make the affirmative case to voters this election cycle. One person that feels this is
Kirsten Engel is First to Air Ad in CD6 Race
June 13, 2022
Kirsten Engel and her daughter Helene appear in the first broadcast campaign ad of the season for Congressional District 6. It’s a simple, sweet introduction to the candidate framing the key issues she (and Helene…) wants to run on. Coming to a television near you… if you still watch broadcast or cable tv 😉 Kirsten
