Trump administration concedes defeat on 2020 Census
July 2, 2019
The Trump administration had argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that it needed a decision on the citizenship question because the printer’s deadline for the 2020 Census form was July 1. In fact, the Supreme Court relied on this representation, bypassing the court of appeals (which is extremely rare) and adding the constitutional question to … Read more
Do not let the Border Centers become the next Abu Ghraib
July 2, 2019
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The situation at our Southern border is horrific. Innocent people who want to escape hardship and cruelty in their home countries and achieve the American Dream, and even those who have crossed into our country illegally, are being denied adequate and timely due process and subjected to harsh treatment that most thought was confined to … Read more
The social media habits of law enforcement are being exposed by investigative reporting
July 2, 2019
Last month the Phoenix New Times followed up on a Buzzfeed report on the Plain View Project, a database created by a team of Philadelphia attorneys in an effort to catalog bigotry and racism among police officers nationwide on social media. Phoenix Cops Bash Muslims, Call Black People Thugs in Shocking Facebook Posts: The database includes 282 … Read more
House Ways and Means Committee finally sues to get Trump tax documents
July 2, 2019
What took so damn long? This should have happened weeks ago. Mark Sumner at Daily Kos reports, House files lawsuit demanding Trump’s tax forms: On Tuesday, House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, demanding the release of Donald … Read more
The Case of Jean Norris-Wilhelm: Why Americans need High Quality and Affordable Universal Health and Long Term Care
July 2, 2019
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Jean Norris-Wilhelm has led a happy life. She has been a successful Math teacher with over twenty years of experience. She is a mother and has a good marriage with her wife Kathy. Together, they like to garden, hike, camp, entertain friends, and get involved in civic affairs. Unfortunately, Jean, who is now 58, was … Read more
Republican ‘Never Trump’ concern trolls are shocked to learn that Democrats are actually Democrats
July 2, 2019
Following the first round of Democratic presidential primary debates, Republican “Never Trump” commentators who are counting on Democrats to save our democracy from their own abject failure to prevent the hostile takeover of the Republican Party by a grifter, con man and criminal who has successfully converted the GOP into an authoritarian personality cult of … Read more
Apocalyse? Wow.
July 1, 2019
As you can see from the number of quotes I pulled from this article, I was impressed by, and honestly a little terrified by, Chris Ladd’s latest missive on his excellent blog Political Orphans. He’s a former movement conservative who stepped off the Trump train. This time Chris is warning of a religious death cult … Read more
Let Freedom Sing concerts on the 4th of July at Fox Tucson Theatre
July 1, 2019
4th of July, two concerts at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. “Presented by Arts Express for 35 years, Let Freedom Sing has delighted audiences and embraced the patriotic spirit of Southern Arizonans. Emceed by TV Anchor Guy Atchley at the Fox Tucson Theatre, the theme for … Read more
