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Today’s Confederacy Festers in Trump Terrorists
January 17, 2021
After the Civil War, Confederates spun a tale claiming they lost their treasonous insurrection because they had erred in tactics. Also, they said, the North had more economic and military resources. Rather than confess the bankruptcy of their political, economic, and religious culture, they embraced these diversions. This same Confederacy is today embodied in Trump/Pence-world … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of January 17, 2021
January 17, 2021
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: … Read more
The Lincoln Project is Coming After Coup Plotters like Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar
January 16, 2021
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The Lincoln Project is coming after some of the Coup Plotters that helped encourage the Trumpist Insurrectionist Domestic Terrorist Attack on the Nations Capitol on January 6, 2021. They have produced the same ad with pictures of the attack with snapshots of different coup plotters, telling the viewers that: “This is your coup. This is … Read more
Biden and Harris Unveil Their Vaccination Plan and Present the New White House Science Team
January 16, 2021
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Guess what. The Trump Administration, surprise surprise, appears to have lied about the vaccine supply it had to distribute to the states. According to reporting from the Washington Post, previous assertions by the Administration of a reserve vaccine supply were exaggerated. That has affected states like Arizona, (please click here to view a January 15 … Read more
Why Policing Reform Is So Vitally Necessary
January 16, 2021
The AP reports, Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops: As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armor trudged purposefully up the marble stairs in a single-file line, each man holding the jacket collar of the … Read more
Ducey’s New Budget Generates Mixed Reaction in Democratic Circles
January 16, 2021
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Governor Doug Ducey released his budget for the Fiscal Year 2022 yesterday (January 15, 2021.) As Yellow Sheet reports, It contains modest budget increases in: Education Programs like early literacy, school construction, civic education, school transportation, summer school (to help children catch up from the Coronavirus related issues.) Broadband expansion. Criminal Justice reform like monies … Read more
Profiles in Cowardice
January 16, 2021
Republican politicians have been enabling Trump since day one of his Presidency. His statements before and during his Presidency have now totaled 29,508 false and misleading claims. (Washington Post and Fact Checker) But for some reason, this hasn’t made a bit of difference to his followers or Republican lawmakers. For any other person running for … Read more
They Are Back: Check out the Latest Lincoln Project Ad: “Defund the GOP”
January 15, 2021
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After mostly taking the holiday season off from making ads, the Lincoln Project has released a new one, blasting Republican coup plotters for encouraging the Trump Insurrectionist Domestic Terrorist on the Nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021. Called “Defund the GOP,” the ad starts with Florida Republican Coup Plotter Senator Rick Scott, appearing on several … Read more
