Political Calendar: Week of February 6, 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, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. 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. … Read more
AZ Secretary of State Candidate Adrian Fontes Does the Job Since Brnovich Won’t
Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is competing for the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for AZ Secretary of State with Minority Leader and AZ Representative Reginald Bolding, has just publicly released a letter he wrote to the United States Attorney for Arizona, Gary Restaino. In that letter, Mr. Fontes requests the Arizona … Read more
Boycott Super Bowl LVII in Glendale in 2023 Over GQP Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression
Last May I posted, (Update) ‘Consequences Culture’: Corporate Accountability For Failing To Defend Voting Rights (excerpt): E.J. Montini of The Arizona Republic actually went there and called on the NFL to cancel Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in 2023, in response to the voter suppression bill passed by our MAGA/QAnon cult legislature and signed … Read more
Watch video of “Spellbinding Art by Independent Artists”
A friend of ours is an abstract independent artist here in Tucson, Arizona and recently sent us this video by an art lover named Blind Dweller, who featured several creative artists from around the world. Lithuanian-American artist Vytas Sakalas is highlighted at 14:20 minutes into the video, and he also serves on our neighborhood board. … Read more
Adrian Fontes Pledges to Protect Democracy as Arizona Secretary of State; Asks the U.S. Attorney to Investigate Kelly Ward for Election Tampering
In a gathering with supporters and campaign volunteers, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes held a campaign launching event for his candidacy to become Arizona’s next Secretary of State. At the event, Mr. Fontes also revealed that he had sent a letter to Gary Restaino, the U.S. Attorney in the District of Arizona, requesting that … Read more
The Christian Right’s Annual Culture War Week In The Arizona Legislature
Arizona’s unofficial and unelected “31st Senator,” Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy, is having a good week (for her) with the Christian Right’s annual “Culture War Week” in the Arizona legislature. Using the Mississipi 15 week abortion law currently under review before the U.S. Supreme Court as a model, Republicans are once again … Read more
White ‘Snowflake’ Anti-Anti-Racism Bill Passes House On Party-Line Vote (Updated)
White “Snowflake” Republicans in the Arizona House passed their culture war bill on Thursday. White “Snowflake” Rep. Michelle Udall’s anti-anti-racism bill passed the House on a party-line vote. House OKs anti-critical race theory bill banning ‘racially divisive’ curriculum: Arizona Republican lawmakers are seeking to ban so-called “critical race theory” education in Arizona schools after the … Read more
