Trump’s defense of his Coronavirus deniers is an echo of his defense of Charlottesville
April 20, 2020
Sanjana Karanth at Huffington Post gets it exactly right. Trump Defends Right-Wing Protesters Fighting Coronavirus Restrictions: ‘These Are Great People’: President Donald Trump on Sunday defended right-wing protesters he has encouraged to rally against state coronavirus restrictions. At Sunday’s White House coronavirus briefing ― events the president has often used to campaign and push misinformation … Read more
When Tomorrow Comes
April 19, 2020
I watched the “One World: Together At Home” concert last night out of curiosity. Some of the world’s top stars performed from home on video helping to raise nearly $128 million for the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic by performing in a virtual concert broadcast globally. Global concert raises more than $127M for … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of April 20, 2020
April 19, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Trump is inciting insurrection and rebellion … and a ‘Covid Civil War’?
April 18, 2020
David Gordon did a brief post about this on Friday, but I want to expand upon his post further. President Donald Trump tweeted his approval of his personality cult followers staging anti-lockdown protests against social distancing rules to stop the spread of the coronavirus, in dog whistle coded language familiar to his cult followers: As … Read more
Support 4th Avenue businesses with gift card promotion
April 18, 2020
“Historic Fourth Avenue is the heartbeat of Tucson. Its character is defined by the many unique, locally owned businesses within the district. Preserving and supporting those businesses is fundamental to preserving the character of Fourth Avenue itself. The Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition (HFAC) and the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association (FAMA) have teamed up to offer … Read more
Dr. Hiral Tipirneni Trounces David Schweikert in the last Fundraising Quarter
April 18, 2020
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Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, the 2018 Democratic Congressional District (CD) Eight Nominee now running for the party’s nomination in CD Six raised more than twice as much in campaign donations than ethically embroiled Republican incumbent David Schweikert. According to the April 16, 2020, Yellow Sheet Report (see link below,), Dr. Tipirneni raised $507,000. That is more … Read more
