The GOP plot to discredit Robert Mueller hits a snag
July 9, 2019
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled to testify publicly before Congress on July 17. Republicans in Congress want to distract the public by focusing their attacks on “investigating the investigators” who investigated the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia-linked operatives — not the Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. (As long as it inures to their … Read more
Donald Trump has been violating the Constitution by blocking Twitter followers
July 9, 2019
At the end of May I did a post about Are Arizona legislators blocking you on Twitter? Let Blog for Arizona know, which gave you the background on a case of first impression: You may recall that in May 2018, A federal judge in New York ruled that President Trump may not block users from following his … Read more
Run Like a Girl: Reflections on Gym Class, Title IX, & the US Women’s Soccer World Cup Victory (video)
July 9, 2019
The recent World Cup victory by the US women’s national soccer team collided in my brain today with my upcoming 50th high school reunion to conjure up a mixed bag of memories from gym class and women’s sports before Title IX made sex discrimination in educational programs illegal. Throughout my school years, I was told … Read more
Trump’s Orwellian double-speak gaslighting of America on the environment
July 9, 2019
The Trump campaign, and the Republican Party writ large, have fully embraced the Russian dezinformatsiya tactics that they learned from them in the 2016 campaign. Some would call it “gaslighting” the American public, and others would call it Orwellian “double-speak” from 1984. This was on full display yesterday when Donald Trump actually tried to claim that … Read more
Investigative journalism by the Miami Herald brings Jeffrey Epstein to justice
July 8, 2019
Brian Stelter of CNN gets this right, Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest shows the power of one newspaper’s investigation: In the past year the Jeffrey Epstein case was catapulted onto the national news radar by one newspaper, the Miami Herald, and by one reporter in particular, Julie K. Brown. The paper’s “Perversion of Justice” series came out … Read more
The Hidden Crisis: Financial Exploitation of Baby Boomers
July 8, 2019
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Thousands of Arizonans are victims of financial exploitation every year, and the likely marks are seniors and Baby Boomers, who have investments built up over a lifetime. Now the state has enacted laws to allow their investment firms to report wrongdoing and to hold suspicious transactions and disbursements. “This is a growing problem that is … Read more
Beyond: Sabino Canyon Full Moon hike
July 8, 2019
“Trying to beat the Summer heat and still be active outdoors!? Join us for our Full Moon Hike on July 17th at Sabino Canyon! For Safety we are capping this event at 20 people so be sure to RSVP with BEYOND Outreach Coordinator Diego Martinez by 7/12/2019.” https://www.facebook.com/beyond.tucson/ http://www.beyond-tucson.org/?fbclid=IwAR2S8ig_ASNNW6qXQGZUdnT6gBR8_RgfAzaf11h4DtqTTVNELi_krXM_IjY
Tucson’s Aging Housing: Sustainable Solutions
July 8, 2019
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Have you or somebody you know replaced the furnace, the ducting, the electrical service and the water and gas pipes? And, if the house was built in the 40s or 50s, the electrical wiring? If not, it is likely that within the next 15-20 years – you will have to replace them all. Your cost: … Read more
