McSally’s Contortions on Obamacare
June 18, 2019
McSally is going to want to talk about anything other than healthcare over the next 18 months. She probably has a solidly researched explanation of why she lost the last election by now, and it probably hews pretty close to reality, part of which is that her Obamacare stance cost her critically in the election. … Read more
Trump 2020 embraces the ‘Mass Deportation Party’ label (Updated)
June 18, 2019
President Trump said in a tweet Monday night that U.S. immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting “next week,” an apparent reference to a plan in preparation for months that aims to round up thousands of migrant parents and children in a blitz operation across major U.S. cities. Trump vows mass immigration arrests, … Read more
(UPDATED) A Conversation with Congressional Six Democratic Candidate Anita Malik
June 18, 2019
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Anita Malik wants to finish the job she started in 2018. Facing a campaign funding disadvantage and family medical emergency, Ms. Malik defeated two primary opponents and erased 14 points off incumbent Congressional District Six Representative David Schweikert’s 2016 electoral margin in the 2018 elections. Ms. Malik wants to pick up where her 2018 campaign … Read more
National security risk Donald Trump ‘kept in the dark’ about U.S.-Russia cyber warfare
June 17, 2019
The New York Times ran a front page scoop in its Sunday paper that was clearly with the approval of the U.S. intelligence community which wanted to send a public message to Russia. U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid: The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in … Read more
What Is the Path Forward? Mayor & Council Candidate Forum Focuses on Housing & Gentrification
June 17, 2019
Where do the mayoral candidates stand on affordable housing, low-income housing, and homelessness? I think that’s a great question, and I hope to find the answers at the upcoming Mayor and Ward 1 City Council Candidate Forum on Saturday, June 22. The event will be held at El Rio Center, from 12 noon – 2:30 … Read more
Wag The Dog: miscalculation and manipulation towards war with Iran
June 17, 2019
The Washington Post has an editorial today about Deepfake videos are dangerous — and they target a huge weakness. The Post is talking about political attack ads, but the same could be said of heavily edited military videos that purport to show evidence of a hostile state actor attacking U.S. interests in support of going … Read more
SCOTUS Watch: 4 opinions that make for strange bedfellows today
June 17, 2019
For the media villagers who assume that they can predict conservative v. liberal 5-4 votes on the Supreme Court, today was one of those days that proves you wrong. There were some splits today that made for some strange bedfellows following that preconceived formula. The first opinion is a 5-4 decision that at first blush … Read more
(UPDATED) Congressional District Five-Candidate Joan Greene: “I Will Fight For A Better Tomorrow”
June 17, 2019
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It was a lovely Monday morning at Harlow’s Café in Tempe, Arizona as 2018 Democratic Congressional District Five Nominee Joan Greene met with me and discussed her new run for that same seat in 2020. Congressional District Five is located in the East Valley of Maricopa County and includes all or parts of Mesa, Gilbert, … Read more
