(UPDATED) Governor Hobbs Names Former House Democratic Leader Chad Campbell as New Chief of Staff
May 31, 2023
Less than a week after the surprise resignation of Chief of Staff Allie Bones, Governor Katie Hobbs has named former House Democratic Leader and public policy consultant Chad Campbell as her new gatekeeper. In a Gubernatorial press release, the Governor said of Campbell: “As House Democratic Leader, Chad Campbell effectively led his caucus and worked
DOJ Withdraws Position In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case
May 30, 2023
Update to GUILTY! Unanimous Jury Finds Defendant Trump Sexually Abused And Defamed E. Jean Carroll (excerpt): Carroll filed an earlier lawsuit against Trump over allegedly defamatory comments he made about her over her rape allegations while he was president. That case is still pending in the same courthouse and before the same judge in the
Trump ‘Dress Rehearsal’ For Hiding Classified Documents From His Lawyers And The FBI
May 30, 2023
I have said before that the Special Counsel’s case against insurrectionist Donald Trump for the mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in exile looks like a slam dunk. Recent reporting only confirms this. The Washington Post reports, Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before FBI came for documents: Two of Donald Trump’s
On this Memorial Day Holiday, MAGA Supporters Should Remember that Our Brave Gave Their Lives for Freedom, Not Fascism
May 29, 2023
This cartoon from the Washington Post’s Ann Telnaes perfectly frames the disconnect between what the people who we honor on Memorial Day fought for and what those in the MAGA world hold dear. Telnaes is absolutely right. The fallen who bravely fought the forces of evil and oppression around the world and in this country
Political Calendar: Week Of May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023
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
It Appears that President Biden and his Team are Better Negotiators on the Debt Limit than We Gave Them Credit for
May 28, 2023
Last night, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, after a reported hour-and-a-half phone call between the two, concluded a deal in principle that had been mostly worked out by their negotiating teams, to raise the national debt ceiling in exchange for spending and other measures sought by the former Party of Lincoln. It appears
Turning Point USA Goes Full White Christian Nationalism (Christo-Fascism)
May 26, 2023
This is not new to anyone familiar with Turning Point USA working closely with the Pentecostal Dream City Church Assemblies of God mega church in the greater Phoenix Area. (The Assemblies of God church considers salvation, baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, divine healing and the Second Coming of
MAGA/QAnon Covid Deniers In Arizona Legislature Host An Anti-Masker, Anti-Vaxxer Political Stunt
May 25, 2023
In a Venn diagram, the MAGA/QAnon election denier insurrectionists almost entirely overlap the MAGA/QAnon Covid-denier anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers. There is just a group of conspiracy theorists in this country who are fucking nuts and beyond redemption with logic, or persuasion or education. I had to research this. “NCSWIC” is shorthand for Nothing Can Stop What
