Mr. Ducey wants to go to Washington
July 3, 2019
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While Nike botched, Governor Doug Ducey calculated. As AZ Central columnists Elvia Diaz, Laurie Roberts, and EJ Montini have already written in their columns, Nike, fearful of alienating customers, chose to heed the advice of one of their spokespersons Colin Kaepernick, who correctly pointed out that white nationalist scum are using that historic symbol for … Read more
Culture warrior Doug Ducey disses good jobs for a myth (and kissing Trump’s ass) – busted!
July 3, 2019
In a post earlier this week about Donald Trump hijacking the 4th of July to make it a “Salute to Trump” campaign rally and fundraiser, I pointed out that much of what you think you know about American history is mythology: Historical Note: One of the most widely held misconceptions about the Declaration of Independence … Read more
The Scheming, Negotiations and Treaties that ended World War One still affect the Globe 100 years later.
July 3, 2019
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Last week marked the Centennial mark where the first in a series of peace treaties (The Treaty of Versailles,) after months of scheming, fighting, and negotiations among the major powers (The United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan) ended the First World War and attempted to build a New World Order based on the ideals … Read more
DISCOVERY Begins In Emoluments Case Against President Trump; 4 of 5 Arizona Democratic Reps. Among Plaintiffs
July 2, 2019
Four of Arizona’s five House Democrats are plaintiffs in a suit claiming that President Donald Trump is violating the U.S. Constitution by accepting “emoluments” while serving as President. Last week, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled against the President’s effort to delay the action, and ordered discovery to commence. The decision was publicized today by some of the … Read more
$250,000,000 Air Attack! ARIZONA Will See More Political Ads Than Every Other State (But Two)
July 2, 2019
Perhaps the strongest indication yet that Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes are in play next year came today, when a major political ad-tracking firm noted that $249M worth of TV, radio and digital ads will bombard Arizona between now and November 3. 2020. Only two states will see more ad spending for the Presidential and … Read more
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
