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Tucson City Council selects former Councilwoman Karin Uhlich for Ward 3 Council seat
March 1, 2021
Ward 3 Councilman Paul Durham was elected in Nov. 2017 and resigned on Feb. 1, 2021 citing personal reasons due to a fall at his house resulting in broken ribs, and having to care for his husband Philippe who has terminal cancer. His resignation was effective today, when the Tucson City Council met in special … Read more
January 6 MAGA/QAnon Insurrection: Was The Call Coming From Inside The House?
March 1, 2021
Freshman Republican Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller was a speaker at the “Moms of America” rally a day before the seditious insurrection at the Capitol. Freshman lawmaker hit with colleagues’ fury after Hitler comments: During a rally for the conservative Moms for America [a day before the seditious insurrection], Rep. Mary Miller, an Illinois Republican said … Read more
CPAC Used Nazi Symbol Popular With White Supremacists
March 1, 2021
The annual circus of far-right fringe groups at the Conservative Political Action Conference (or more accurately, the Conservative Paranoia and Conspiracy Conference) had all the fascist trappings: Personality cult built around a morally depraved leader, check. Fascist propaganda machine promoting the Big Lie, check. They even built their stage for this circus to resemble the ancient … Read more
What is Hard Left about the Biden/Harris Agenda? In a Word Nothing
March 1, 2021
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It is very amusing (and nauseating) that some news accounts portray Republicans as reasonable people that want to work with President Joe Biden but his Chief of Staff, Ron Klain, Speaker Nancy Pelosi. and Senator Chuck Schumer are leading him down the path to a hard-left agenda. Realizing that Biden is very popular (especially compared … Read more
Krazy Kraken Lady’s Final Bogus Election Challenges Tossed By SCOTUS
March 1, 2021
Krazy Kraken Lady, Sidney Powell, suffered a final humiliating defeat in the U.S. Supreme Court today (cue the Trump/Qanon cult member blog trolls). ‘Kraken’ Sidney Powell loses again as Supreme Court tosses her remaining attempts to overturn vote in Arizona and Wisconsin: On Monday, BuzzFeed News justice correspondent Zoe Tillman reported that pro-Trump lawyer Sidney … Read more
Time to Make a Deal to Raise the Minimum Wage
March 1, 2021
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The Democrats need to make a deal to raise the minimum wage. Yesterday, (February 28, 2021,) Senate Democrats announced that they would not pursue their “Plan B” of placing tax penalities on billion-dollar corporations to entice corporate leaders to ensure their workers make at least $15.00 an hour. Apparently, tax credits for small businesses that … Read more
The Anti-Democratic, Authoritarian GQP Is The Party Of Voter Suppression And Disenfranchisement
February 28, 2021
The Arizona Daily Star’s national treasure, cartoonist and opinion columnist David Fitzsimmons, interviewed legendary cartoonist Gary Trudeau about “Dbury@50: The Complete Digital Doonesbury” for the Tucson Festival of Books. Fitz interviews Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau. Fitz writes that “The Star is publishing Doonesbury on Sundays on the Opinion page.” In the print edition of the Sunday Arizona … Read more
The GQP Is A Politico-Religious Cult Which Worships A False God And Graven Idol
February 28, 2021
The first three Commandments in the the Judeo-Christian tradition are: I am the Lord thy God (monotheism) Thou shalt have no other gods before me (false gods) Though shalt not make unto thee any graven image (think golden calf) The annual circus of far-right fringe groups at the Conservative Political Action Conference (or more accurately, … Read more
