I made the decision recently to cancel BlogForArizona’s X account. I no longer wanted to associate a progressive blog with what Musk hath wrought. Not to even mention Musk’s disgusting flirtation with Trump and his MAGA minions. The difficulty of such a decision for a publisher – especially a small one like us that has … Read more
In the US, there is little or no Internet regulation to protect the privacy of the unassuming public or to ensure the accuracy of information disseminated through social media. Consumers are left to ferret out scams and misinformation on their own. The highly unregulated landscape of Internet-based commerce and finance is the ideal breeding ground for risky, get-rich-quick schemes. Enter cryptocurrency, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain.
Kevin McCarthy just presented another reason voters should elect Democrats in 2022, 2024, and beyond. The House Quisling-Trump Zone Leader who has enabled the fringe rantings of loathsome figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Mo Brooks, Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, and Donald Trump, has potentially committed obstruction of justice and … Read more
It is unfortunate that there are Legislative and Congressional Districts carved out where fringe figures can fester and thrive representing Arizona and other states in state legislatures and Congress. Paul Gosar is one of those recipients. So is Mark Finchem. And so is Legislative District (LD) 16’s State Senator Kelly Townsend. Townsend, the Arizona Donna … Read more
More than 500 corporations are suspending advertising on Facebook because of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s reluctant and minimalist response to calls to end hate speech and misinformation on Facebook. Here’s an excerpt from Mark Zuckerberg: advertisers’ boycott of Facebook will end ‘soon enough’about the Stop Hate for Profit campaign in The Guardian. Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed the threat … Read more