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Twitter-troll-in-chief ‘outs’ the alleged Ukraine whistleblower a second time
December 29, 2019
Oops! He did it gain! Slate reports that Twitter-troll-in-chief Donald Trump Retweets Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower: President Donald Trump shared the name of the alleged whistleblower who filed a complaint against him that ultimately led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives with his 68 million Twitter followers. It all took place late … Read more
The batshit crazy right-wing insanity going on in Arizona that the GOP-friendly local media entirely fail to report
December 29, 2019
I really can’t stand watching local television news programming for anything but the weather report. When the talking heads reading from the teleprompter do what they call their “national news” segment, it invariably means whatever “Dear Leader” tweeted today. This is how Donald Trump controls the content of the news, even though his Twitter missives … Read more
Democrat Steve Diamond Aims to Oust Do-Nothing Pima Supervisor Steve Christy
December 29, 2019
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Democratic activist Steve Diamond of Tucson is running for Pima County Supervisor in District 4, bringing a labor-friendly, pro-environment and pro-local business approach to the office. In the process, Diamond plans to oust one-term, do-nothing Supervisor Steve Christy — a millionaire Republican. Diamond is the first Democratic candidate to run there since 1996, and he … Read more
Where are the Presidents statements expressing support for the Jewish Community during Hanukkah attacks by Domestic Terrorists?
December 29, 2019
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There have been nine domestic terrorist attacks against New York Jewish residents during Hanukkah over the last eight days. The latest tragedy occurred on December 28 when a suspect walked into a local Rabbi’s home and started stabbing people in attendance for the last day of Hanukkah. These attacks coincide with a marked increase in … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 29, 2019
December 29, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
On Education, Ethics and Impeachment
December 27, 2019
My husband Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished professor at UA in German Studies, just published an article in the online Elephant Journal about ethics and education, as well as impeachment of President Donald Trump. He draws parallels between ethics & the teaching profession after 33 years at the college level, and ethics in government. Here’s part … Read more
Trump Trade Wars: farmers who can’t feed themselves turn to food stamps
December 27, 2019
Update to GOP socialism Bailouts for farmers, hunger for the working poor with new SNAP (food stamp) regulations. It turns out that all the bribe money Trump is paying to America’s farmers to stick with him as a bailout of their losses from his disastrous trade war policies is not enough. Some of America’s farmers … Read more
