Criminal Defendant Donald Trump Defies Judge’s Order Within Hours With Threats And Intimidation Of Judge’s Family (Updated)
So I was sitting in a waiting room yesterday with a TV tuned in to CNN and their Trump arraignment coverage. Note to Anderson Cooper: stick to what you know, celebrity interviews. This Dude knows nothing about the law or court proceedings. He asked his legal experts the most inane questions. I thought I was … Read more
Introducing the Republican ‘Billionaires Pay Zero Tax’ Act
A new GOP bill, formally entitled the ‘Death Tax Repeal Act,’ would enable our super-rich to avoid both income and estate tax on their investment gains. [Cross-posted from Inequality.org] Under America’s current loophole-ridden tax law, rich people — even billionaires — can pass unlimited investment gains to their descendants without paying a dollar in income … Read more
Who’s running for Tucson Mayor & City Council in 2023?
The deadline for nomination petitions for the upcoming races in the City of Tucson for Mayor & Tucson Council members in Ward 1, 2 and 4 was on April 3 at 5 p.m. Here’s the list of who’s running for the Primary and General in 2023: Mayor: Regina Romero (D), incumbent (one term), former … Read more
It Took the Nation Long Enough: N.A.S.A. Announces the First Human Flight to the Moon in 52 Years
December 7 to December 19, 1972. Those are the dates for the final Apollo mission; the last human flight to the Moon and back to Earth. Slow forward to late, 2024. That is the time N.A.S.A has announced the first Americans since I had just turned six will journey to the Moon on the Artemis … Read more
Let the Congressional Races Begin: Ansari and Shah Declare Their Candidacies for Congressional Districts One and Three
Let the Congressional races begin. Over the last two days, Phoenix Councilwoman/ Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari and Arizona State Representative Amish Shah have declared their candidacies for Arizona Congressional District (CD) Seats Three and One. In a press release announcing her candidacy to succeed Ruben Gallego, Ansari, a champion of clean energy sustainability and the … Read more
NATIONAL STUDENT BOYCOTT APRIL 5: Violence, Democracy, and Civil War II
Students Demand Action have called a national student walk out April 5. If you are in school or have a child in school, join them. If you are a teacher or know one, support them by walking out yourself or calling in sick. One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers “actually cared about protecting kids” … Read more
Is SCOTUS Establishing a Constitutional Right for Armed White Bigots to Engage in Political Terrorism?
EDITOR: I thought I would repost this essay today in light of an interesting and persuasive commentary today in the AZMirror on a similar theme. Also a post by George Takei (yes, Sulu…) and Jay Kuo have an interesting take on the matter in their essay ‘Vigilante Justice: How The GOP Is Putting The Law … Read more
