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Mark Kelly has Voted for the Biden/Harris Agenda 94 Percent of the Time; That is a Good Thing
October 23, 2022
Trump Republicans in Arizona and their reactionary-election denying-fact illiterate-white nationalist- backward surrogates have been running some ads making it sound like Mark Kelly is doing the wrong thing by voting with the Biden/Harris Agenda 94 percent of the time. It is important for readers to see these decisions, when one looks at the issues brought
The Anti-Democracy Christian Nationalist/Dominionist Movement In Arizona Wants To Seize Control (Updated)
October 23, 2022
Travis Gettys reports, ‘Do whatever it takes!’ Bellowing right-wing pastors demand army of ‘angels’ to capture Arizona election win: Hundreds of right-wing worshipers gathered at an Arizona megachurch to “take authority” over the state’s election. A coterie of right-wing activists, Christian nationalists and self-proclaimed “prophets” addressed the two-night closeout of the “Take Back America” tour
Political Calendar: Week of October 23, 2022
October 23, 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. Early
This Halloween, AZ Republican Candidates are Creepy, Kooky, and Spooky
October 22, 2022
Looking at the polls from a personal perspective, it is shocking that the polls in Arizona show tight races for virtually all the statewide offices and in some cases, the Republicans have small leads. How are these races so close? Democrats should not even have to campaign because the published positions of these Arizona Trump
Pranking Democracy — The GOP’s Ploy to Screw with Vote Counts
October 22, 2022
Democrats are urging voters to return mail ballots immediately to allow vote counting to progress at a timely pace. By contrast, Republicans are telling voters to keep mail ballots until Election Day, so they can stop Democrats from allegedly manipulating vote counts. This GOP malarkey is yet another example of how Republicans would rather burn
Arizona Book Ban Now in Effect for Authors of Color and LGBTQ Topics
October 22, 2022
Republican lawmakers unanimously passed the restrictive education law while ignoring proposals that would properly fund Arizona schools. An Arizona ban on material designated as “sexually explicit” in public schools took effect last month, leaving school districts across the state unsure about what content is now banned under the new law, and what material would be
January 6 Committee Subpoenas Donald Trump, Sets November 14 For Deposition
October 21, 2022
CNN reports, January 6 committee announces it has sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump: The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol announced on Friday that the panel has officially sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump as it paints him as the central figure in
‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Mark Finchem Tries To Censor Ad That Says He Helped Organize January 6
October 21, 2022
The Arizona Mirror reports that Coup Plotter insurrectionist Mark Finchem asks TV stations to pull an ad saying he ‘helped organize’ the Jan. 6 protest that ended in violence: Mark Finchem, the Republican nominee for secretary of state, sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to Arizona television stations demanding that they stop airing an ad
