Sit-In To Save America Today at 11:00 A.M.
Update to Progress Arizona: ‘Sit-In To Save America’ At Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Tucson Office On May 23rd: From the Progress Arizona email: It’s time to sit in to save America. On Monday, May 23rd, Arizonans and West Virginians will come together for a joint direct action to end the filibuster in our respective states. We … Read more
If A Republican Does Not Renounce And Condemn ‘White Replacement Theory,’ They Are Complicit In The Political Violence It Incites
Above Image: h/t The Daily Beast. Wajahat Ali, a columnist for The Daily Beast, writes Republicans Must Answer for ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Violence: Republicans and the conservative media ecosystem have to answer for the blood on their hands. Either through innuendo or direct statements, they continue to promote the white supremacist “great replacement theory” which … Read more
The Arizona Republic Calls On The Do-Nothing Arizona Senate To Investigate And Expel Sen. Wendy Rogers
Last week, the Arizona Senate approved the Senate Ethics Committee investigating Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff), a white Christian Natonalist and QAnon cult member who has a disturbing history of outlandish and racist comments on social media, for her most recent posting. The Senate Ethics Committee is where investigations go to die. The whole point of this … Read more
Rep. Shawnna Bolick – Running For Secretary Of State – Aided And Abetted The Trump Coup Plot
Update to Something Wicked This Way Comes: The GQP Primary For Secretary of State(June 2021) (excerpt): We saw this earlier this year [2021] right here in Arizona. As I posted at the time, Authoritarian Rethuglicans Propose The Most Blatant Voter Disenfranchisement Bill Ever (Updated) (excerpt): Now comes along the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clint … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 22, 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, many events are still being held virtually online. 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. Political … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Denounces Louisiana Judges Decision to Keep Title 42
On March 20, 2022, Louisiana District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Donald Trump appointee, applied an injunction on the lifting of Title 42, a rule both the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris Administrations had utilized to turn back asylum seekers during the COVID 19 Pandemic. While the Biden/Harris Administration has filed an appeal to overrule Judge Summerhays decision, … Read more
Engel and Hernandez Exchange Views on the Issues in CD6 Debate
I am glad I live in Tempe and not any of the areas in the new Arizona Congressional District Six. Why? Because it will be a difficult choice to make between Democratic Congressional Candidates Kirsten Engel and Daniel Hernandez. Appearing in a debate (more like professional discussion) sponsored by Arizona PBS on May 19, 2022, … Read more
