Paintstock: a Tucson Community paint jam
August 15, 2019
“With all of the changes going on in Tucson, the members of the Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition came up with an idea to beautify 4th ave & 6th street by covering the construction fences along Flycatcher with beautiful murals from local artists. It’s on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock so join us on for our … Read more
Steve King is a Walking Non Fiction Horror Story who needs to leave Congress NOW.
August 15, 2019
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Steve King (unlike the writer Stephen King) is a walking nonfiction horror story. He needs to be forced to resign from Congress if he does not leave on his own. This insult to the public service does not deserve to have a seat in the hallowed chamber of the House of Representatives. Over his career, … Read more
A Conversation with Democratic Kentucky Senate Candidate Mike Broihier
August 15, 2019
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It is very important for the people of this country (especially in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) to turn out and vote the 2016 Popular Vote Loser out of office through the Electoral College. It is equally vital that the citizens of Kentucky oust the current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. This writer and others have … Read more
The fight for fair, transparent and secure elections
August 14, 2019
If Russian citizens can take to the streets to demand fair and transparent elections, at risk of imprisonment and their very life for doing so from Vladimir Putin’s totalitarian regime, The pro-democracy protests rocking Moscow, explained, then surely Americans who do not live under such a threat of violence can take to the streets and … Read more
Sen. Martha McSally drafts bill to make domestic terrorism a federal crime
August 14, 2019
Oh, this isn’t going to help Martha McSally with the gun toting patriot militias and the white nationalists in the Arizona GOP base, or Libertarians, or states’ righters, or the NRA … or Donald Trump. This will almost certainly draw another GOP senate primary challenger from the far-right, and maybe even a Libertarian. Politico reports … Read more
Yet another racist Republican wants to run for Congress in Arizona?
August 14, 2019
The Arizona Republic reports that former Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling, now a right-wing troll, is ‘absolutely considering’ running for Congress in Arizona: Former Arizona Diamondbacks legend and outspoken conservative Curt Schilling said he is “absolutely considering” running for Congress in Arizona against one of the state’s five Democrats. … Read more
California cities sue to challenge Trump administration plan to deny green cards and visas to poor immigrants (updated)
August 14, 2019
President Donald Trump’s top immigration official on Tuesday offered a revised version of the poem long displayed inside the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal that aligns more closely with the administration’s latest rule aimed at curbing the number of people who enter the United States legally. Trump immigration official offers rewrite for Statue of Liberty poem: … Read more
Another sham police and community listening session in Phoenix
August 14, 2019
By Dianne Post The AACCC (African American clergy) hosted a “Police and Community Listening Session” on August 6, 2019 at the First Institutional Baptist Church, Phoenix. About 70 people discussed a series of questions presented by the facilitators at seven different tables. The questions asked to tell of a positive and negative interaction with a police officer, … Read more
