OPEC Plus October Surprise To Aid The World’s Authoritarians
Robert McElvaine writes at Salon, OPEC’s October Surprise: Higher gas prices a boon to Putin, the Saudis — and Republicans: The October Surprise of 2022 has arrived, from an unexpected source — as surprises tend to do. Led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, the oil-producing cartel OPEC and its partners announced on Wednesday it will slash oil … Read more
Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Democratic Party React To Kari Lake’s Two Flip Flops in 24 Hours on Reproductive Freedom
Az Blue Meanie and other writers have already reported on the first of Kari Lakes flip flops on a woman’s reproductive freedom this week when she imitated Bill Clinton to a reporter by saying abortions should be “safe, legal, and rare.” She also applied the current bull fecal matter Republican parrot line toward her opponent, … Read more
Coup 2.0, An Inside Job: The Republican Plot To Steal Elections
In the first of a new series, The Guardian looks at how November’s midterm elections could be an inflection point as election deniers seek to take control of the vote counting process. Democracy, poisoned: America’s elections are being attacked at every level (excerpt): [Sandra Merlino, Nye County Clerk] was alarmed. She knew that what they … Read more
‘Krazy Kari’ Lake Hired A Staffer Who ‘Attempted To Kill’ An FBI Informant
‘Krazy Kari’ Lake impliedy threatened civil war against the federal government after the FBI executed a valid search warrant at the Coup Plotter’s home in exile in Mar-a-Lago. “This is one of the darkest days in American history,’’ Kari Lake, the Arizona GOP nominee for governor said in a statement. “We must fire the Federal Government.” Lake … Read more
In Abe Hamadeh’s Arizona, ‘Great’ Leaders like Kelli Ward Take the Fifth
Arizona Democratic Attorney General Nominee Kris Mayes is having no problem picking out her unworthy opponent, Abe Hamadeh’s faults. In a series of social media ads and posts, Ms. Mayes and her team have demonstrated, for all to see, how unsuitable Mr. Hamadeh is for public office. Over the last week, following their debate on … Read more
Mainstream Republicans Are Rejecting MAGA/QAnon Election Denier Extremists
“A growing number of prominent Republicans across the country are ditching their party’s nominees in the midterm elections in favor of Democratic candidates, and many others are withholding endorsements, citing the need to fight back against “dangerous extremism.” The endorsements come as the midterm election season heads into the home stretch.” Emily Singer reports, Prominent … Read more
Former State Democratic Party Chair Jim Pederson Will Push Science Based Solutions as a Member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District
With respect to all the vitally important issues being discussed this election cycle including reproductive freedom, guaranteed access to the ballot box, fully funding public schools, providing safe and green sustainable communities, and safeguarding civil rights for everyone, they may all pale in significance to confronting the water shortages and drought situation currently present (A … Read more
