Let the Congressional Races Begin: Ansari and Shah Declare Their Candidacies for Congressional Districts One and Three
April 4, 2023
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
NATIONAL STUDENT BOYCOTT APRIL 5: Violence, Democracy, and Civil War II
April 4, 2023
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”
Is SCOTUS Establishing a Constitutional Right for Armed White Bigots to Engage in Political Terrorism?
April 4, 2023
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
DOJ Has New Evidence Of Trump’s Direct Involvement In Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Investigation
April 4, 2023
CNN summarizes the Washington Post: DOJ has new evidence of potential obstruction in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case: The Justice Department has obtained new evidence suggesting potential obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the agency’s probe of his handling of classified documents, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Investigators have information that indicates Trump personally reviewed
D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rejects Trump’s Appeal To Block Aides From Testifying To Special Counsel’s January 6 Criminal Grand Jury
April 4, 2023
While the cable jockeys are all fixated on their their O.J. Simpson–style coverage of the arraignment of Donald Trump in New York (they have learned nothing since O.J. Simpson), the B.F.D. legal jeopardy for Donald Trump occurred in Washington, D.C. today. CNN reports, Federal appeals court denies Trump’s emergency bid to stop ex-aides from testifying
GQP Culture War Of Fear And ignorance Against Trans Youth Meets With Opposition
April 4, 2023
On Friday, hundreds of Tucsonans gathered at El Presidio Plaza in front of City Hall and marched through Downtown Tucson as part of this year’s nationwide Transgender Day of Visibility. 100s rally in Downtown Tucson for Transgender Day of Visibility: Carrying signs and waving flags, many blocked traffic on West Congress Street as part of
Our Other Political Act
April 3, 2023
There is another common volunteer political activity, other than sending postcards, making phone calls, or canvassing (not to mention, voting). We donate. Most of us do it, whether we can donate modest amounts or more. And we do it despite being besieged by a gazillion appeals for money, one more frantic than the next. We
“Parent’s Rights” is a dog whistle for white supremacy.
April 3, 2023
The claim of “parents’ rights” that is being used to energize opposition to our schools is not only misleading but unlawful. Much like “states’ rights” is a dog whistle for racism, “parents’ rights” is a dog whistle for white supremacy. Parents have always had the ability to know what was going on in the schools.
