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Action Alert: call your members of Congress in support of war powers resolutions (Updated)
January 8, 2020
Republican Senators Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped the Trump administration over a closed-door briefing on Iran on Wednesday, announcing they will now support a resolution reining in President Trump’s military powers. The Hill reports, Rand Paul, Mike Lee rip administration over ‘insulting and demeaning’ Iran briefing: Lee, speaking to reporters after a … Read more
Individual One: Do Not Blame Barack Obama for the Mess You Created
January 8, 2020
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What was that announcement today at the White House? Please watch the full spectacle below. It starts a little after 45.40 Did anyone notice that the White House staff had it choreographed where it looked like he was coming out of the light like a gift from God? He had his Generals (who, sorry to … Read more
Come to Tucson Mayor Romero’s Press Conference on Gun Safety
January 8, 2020
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Please plan to attend Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s press conference on Thursday, January 9th at 10:30 am. Mayor Romero will join other elected officials, gun safety advocates, and community members to announce her official joining of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a bipartisan coalition of mayors fighting to end gun violence nationwide. MAIG is a … Read more
SWAG List of Federal Candidates As of January 8, 2020
January 8, 2020
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It’s time once again for the “silly wild ass guess” (SWAG) list of candidates running for office in November. Below is a list of federal candidates who are currently running for either the Democratic Presidential Primary, Arizona Senate or House seats in the 2020 Election Cycle. This information will change over time as candidates file … Read more
Donald Trump unilaterally, and illegally, has begun another ‘stupid war’ in the Middle East
January 7, 2020
Tess Bridgeman is Senior Editor at Just Security blog, with a lengthy resumé in national security. Ms. Bridgeman breaks down the Trump administration’s recent escalation of hostilities with Iran which puts the U.S. on a war footing with Iran. The Soleimani Strike and War Powers: With the targeted killing [i.e., assassination] of Iranian Maj. Gen. … Read more
Do not let the Chinese Erase the Uyghurs from History
January 7, 2020
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In a scene (see below) in the 1993 Academy Award Winning Best Picture Schindler’s List, director Steven Spielberg has the Nazi Concentration Camp Commandant Amon Goth (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes) tell his SS troops that the goal of liquidating the Jewish Ghetto in Krakow was to wipe out the memory of the Jewish historical and … Read more
Not even a Week into 2020 and Paul Gosar is acting like an Ass
January 7, 2020
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When readers last heard from Paul Gosar, he had tweeted holiday greetings to his Twitter followers with a video of a news camera nearly falling on the Clintons. Now, not even a week into 2020, Mr. Gosar has again demonstrated his imbecilic and duplicitous nature by tweeting this image of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shaking … Read more
‘Religious Liberty’ vs Patient Rights: Healthcare Providers Should Disclose Religious Restrictions to Care
January 6, 2020
Should healthcare providers and institutions be allowed to deny services to patients based upon the provider’s “sincerely held religious beliefs”? I don’t think so. Discrimination is not OK. This is the fourth year in a row that I have proposed a Patient’s Right to Know bill which requires healthcare providers and institutions to disclose upfront if … Read more
