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Arizona Schools to Remain Closed Until April 10, 2020
March 22, 2020
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In their second joint communication to Arizona Families, Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced that Arizona’s public (traditional and charter) and private schools, because of the public health risk associated with the Coronavirus, will remain closed until April 10, 2020. Mr. Ducey and Ms. Hoffman both thanked the Education Community … Read more
The media must cease live coverage of the coronavirus task force daily press briefings (updated)
March 22, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has rendered Donald Trump’s Nuremberg-style MAGA campaign rallies impossible, but no worries, he has found a new outlet, hijacking the coronavirus task force daily press briefings. And the news media is being used to “catapult the propaganda,” as George W. Bush infamously once said. Trump can’t hold his massive rallies because of coronavirus, … Read more
Donald Trump is about to make his dystopian vision of ‘American carnage’ a reality
March 22, 2020
Donald Trump’s presidency is going to end the way it began. Trump used his inaugural address to do what no other American president has ever done before: he described America as a dystopian post-apocalyptic hellscape right out of Escape from New York. Trump takes office, vows an end to ‘American carnage’: “This American carnage stops right … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020
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
How Reassuring: The Mad King goes Ballistic on a Journalist while “Comforting” the American People
March 21, 2020
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The President of the United States is supposed to be: A role model to the American People. A comforter. Sympathetic to the feelings of others. As honest as possible. Well centered. Donald Trump has hardly exhibited any of these traits to the American People. When he is on the script, he sometimes passes as a … Read more
Tucker Carlson is right: Any leader that knew about the Coronavirus Pandemic and did nothing about it Should Resign
March 20, 2020
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This has been a week for revelations on how American leaders reacted when United States Intelligence and National Security Officials started to warn them about the potential seriousness of Coronavirus starting in January 2020. In the case of Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina (the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee,) Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, James … Read more
Senator Martha McSally Votes Against Paid Sick Leave for All
March 20, 2020
Appointed Senator Martha McSally certainly telegraphed her gut punch to Democratic efforts to build a more resilient workforce during this crisis by granting every worker paid sick leave and family and medical leave coverage. She voted against a Democratic amendment to the Coronavirus relief package that would have expanded coverage to every worker, instead of … Read more
