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Political Calendar: Week of August 9, 2020
August 9, 2020
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Trump is attempting to ‘rig’ the election by manipulating the mail
August 8, 2020
Last year the Senate Intelligence Committee released ” the first section of its report on 2016 Russian interference, which found that hackers likely tried to access election systems in all 50 states, confirming widespread fears that America’s election system may not be secure from attack.” Senate Intelligence report shows “extensive” Russia 2016 election interference: Luckily, … Read more
(UPDATED) To All Americans, Trump just Screwed You
August 8, 2020
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Mr. Trump just signed four Executive Orders this afternoon that he claimed will: Give $400 in enhanced unemployment benefits to people that can not go back to work either because there is no job or for health considerations although the states have to give $100 of that allotment (to get the other $300?) and there … Read more
ODNI confirms that Republican senators are dupes for Russian propaganda
August 8, 2020
Update to Senate Republicans prove to be Putin’s comrades in election interference. Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman of the Washington Post report “President Trump’s own intelligence officials just released a statement confirming something we all know: Russia is interfering in our election with the express goal of harming Trump’s opponent, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.” … Read more
With Sycophantic Club Members in Attendance, the Mad King lies and does nothing to help the American People
August 8, 2020
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The American People are suffering. 160,000 have died from COVID 19. Close to five million more have been infected with the Coronavirus. Despite positive job numbers the last three months, the economy is showing signs, thanks to the mismanagement of the Mad King in the White House during the pandemic, of imploding further. People that … Read more
Superior Court allows marijuana initiative and criminal sentencing initiative on ballot (appeals to follow)
August 8, 2020
It is a rare day indeed when I agree with GOP apologist and former flack for the Goldwater Institute and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Robert Robb of the Arizona Republic, but stranger things have happened. Robb recently wrote that Ballot measures may be flawed, but justices should reject these challenges: In 2018, the … Read more
The eviction crisis and voter suppression
August 8, 2020
Congress and the White House failed to meet a self-imposed deadline of Friday to come to an agreement on the fifth round of coronavirus pandemic relief. Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now. It is important to note that there are a substantial number of Republicans who quite literally do not want … Read more
Appeals Court rules Congress has standing to enforce its subpoena to Don McGahn
August 7, 2020
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sitting en banc, in a 7-2 decision on Friday, said that Congress has standing to seek enforcement of subpoenas issued to former White House counsel Don McGahn. D.C. Circuit Hands Trump White House a Loss: Congress Has Standing to Seek Enforcement of McGahn … Read more
