In 2020, Trump and his MAGA cult turn their racism on China – and the World Heath Organization
April 11, 2020
Politico recently reported that our appointed, not elected senator Martha McSally calls on WHO director to resign: Sen. Martha McSally is calling on the World Health Organization director general to step down over what she deems his assistance in covering up China’s underreporting of the coronavirus, part of an escalating series of GOP criticisms of … Read more
Candidates Team Up to Petition Governor to Save Hospitals
April 10, 2020
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Two candidates for local office have launched an online petition calling on Governor Doug Ducey to release emergency money to Arizona hospitals that are facing revenue shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One local hospital has already said it would be forced to close its doors if relief is withheld. The Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital announced that it … Read more
Republicans are using the Coronavirus crisis to kill the U.S. Postal Service
April 10, 2020
Update to If Republicans succeed in killing the U.S. Postal Service, there will be no mail voting. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” — only hostile Republicans who want to kill the U.S. Postal Service can accomplish this. The New … Read more
The Coronavirus Shows the Country Needs a New War on Poverty
April 10, 2020
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The Coronavirus does not care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It does not care if you are old or young. It does not care what religion you subscribe to. It does not care where you live. It does not care what race or income group you belong to. Sorta on the last one. … Read more
Donald Trump and his Fox News ‘shadow cabinet’ are a ‘genuine public health threat’
April 10, 2020
Donald Trump’s “shadow cabinet,” the on air personalities at Fox News aka Trump TV, daily tell the president what to think and then he faithfully parrots back their talking points on Twitter and in his public statements. Normally an authoritarian demagogue tells his propagandists what they should say, but in this case, the tale is … Read more
Exercise on April 11, A Day of Plogging
April 10, 2020
· Hosted by Watershed Management Group 12 hours on Saturday April 11,2020 (8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.) UPDATE: I apologize I guess I had the date wrong, as it’s not on April 12, but the 11th. Regardless, just go out there & plog, even on April 12. Thanks. “Getting your essential exercise is Oddyly important, especially … Read more
(Updated on 4/15/20) Do not let the Fringe Right Get Away with Propaganda about Budget Cuts Again
April 9, 2020
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On April 9, 2020, it was reported that the Arizona Treasury, due to the probable sharp reduction in tax receipts because of the Coronavirus, maybe as much as one billion dollars in the red. According to reporting from AZ Central and Yellow Sheet, this shortfall (which may be considerably less than the worst-case scenario,) would … Read more
Worst level of joblessness the nation has seen since the Great Depression
April 9, 2020
The Washington Post reports 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the pandemic total to over 17 million: The surge of job losses continued last week with 6.6 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said Thursday. More than 17 million new jobless claims have been filed in the past four … Read more
