Follow Blog for Arizona, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/blog-for-arizona Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:10:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGJqr115cWID0GT5aWO9DEx We have seen this movie earlier this year. When MAGA Enabling Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not get the rule to proceed to a vote on increasing the National Debt Limit with only Republican votes, House Democrats led by, let us call him Speaker when the Pressure is On, Hakeem Jeffries delivered the key votes to ... Read more]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 21:32:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGJqr115cWID0GT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEkBFpuZo5gXfdczOo_8W9B Prop. 413 on the General Election City of Tucson ballot would increase salaries of the Mayor & Council members. Here’s info from City of Tucson: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Government/Proposition-413 “If approved by voters, Proposition 413 would adjust the annual current salary of the Mayor and the Council Members, effective Dec. 4, 2023: • The Mayor’s current salary of ... Read more]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 18:30:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEkBFpuZo5gXfdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTE4eIPJrW5CppONpYks2fGs President Joe Biden warned that Trump and his MAGA lackeys are a dire threat to American Democracy. “There’s something dangerous happening in America now. There’s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA movement. It’s an extremist ideology,” Biden said. The White House invited me to hear President ... Read more]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 16:34:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTE4eIPJrW5CppONpYks2fGs https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEWljxv2gMMSavLeqE6yv18 I loved the Friday cocktail segment that Rachel Maddow would frequently do on her show. She hasn’t done one in a while, so I’m stepping in to fix the deficit in your weekend blood alcohol content (but please do drink responsibly!) I am part of the planning for a house party fundraiser for Kirsten Engel ... Read more]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:24:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEWljxv2gMMSavLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHFdqJD3zQ-QXOFESPuQWsX WASHINGTON — A band of conservative rebels on Friday revolted and blocked House Republicans’ short-term funding bill to keep the government open, delivering a political blow to Speaker Kevin McCarthy and likely cementing the chances of a painful government shutdown that is less than 48 hours away. Twenty-one rebels, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., a conservative bomb-thrower and ... Read more]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:34:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHFdqJD3zQ-QXOFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEdl6f6jmFP3-QEmsPXZ5C9 Ever since Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs took office last January, MAGA Republicans in the State Senate, spearheaded by MAGA Posterboard Jake “Troll Farm-Fake Elector” Hoffman have sought to obstruct the State’s Executive Branch by snail-walking her nominees to head state agencies such as the Department of Child Safety, Health Care Cost Containment System, and Environmental ... Read more]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:17:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEdl6f6jmFP3-QEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFeRSx9kB_u7ReIF_fEM9tn “Beloved reading advocate, writer, and television and film star LeVar Burton will lead this year’s Banned Books Week, which takes place October 1–7, 2023.  Burton is the first actor to serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, an annual weeklong event that highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the ... Read more]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:35:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFeRSx9kB_u7ReIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH9i8LrnnZkGFhGNgNo2_0q Did you know that across the world, especially in Europe, there are over $300 Billion in frozen Russian assets as part of the sanctions imposed due to Putin’s war of aggression against the free people of Ukraine? There is increasing consensus that those assets can be legally seized under American and international law and given ... Read more]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:14:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH9i8LrnnZkGFhGNgNo2_0q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEaza2LfYS26mnhpmeYcemU Arizona Works Together is seeking better wages for Arizona workers by repealing Arizona’s unfair, anti-union laws. To get fair laws for fair pay, voters must repeal the state’s 1946 anti-union ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment. ​”Big business has changed the law to line their pockets for almost 80 years. But enough is enough, and it’s ... Read more]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:49:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEaza2LfYS26mnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFzxvmbfWcZmu-bbeigX9oC Now you might be thinking: Didn’t we just go through this whole cycle a few months ago? The brinksmanship, the urgent warnings, the crisis over government funding? Why on earth is this happening again? The short answer: Because Republicans have handed the car keys to the most extreme members of their caucus and they’re driving us ... Read more]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:07:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFzxvmbfWcZmu-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGb2pikkjT4S1T72x6uxjiK A day after showing solidarity with striking United Auto Workers in Michigan, the Biden/Harris Campaign released an ad, titled “Delivers” which attacked Donald Trump’s Labor Record when he occupied the Oval Office. The ad, which comes on the day the now found liable for business fraud Ex-President is appearing before autoworkers rather than face the ... Read more]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:52:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGb2pikkjT4S1T72x6uxjiK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTE3sh3UrJdQCWW0GqTRQSgk We are teetering on the edge of a MAGA shutdown that threatens devastating consequences for communities nationwide. Meanwhile, the adorable little Republicans are once again locked into a cult-driven, rage-filled mission of political maneuvering and bloodlust. It’s sheer madness. “I don’t think there’s enough time to work out a deal,” said former Congressman Ron Barber ... Read more]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:12:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTE3sh3UrJdQCWW0GqTRQSgk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH_9Rhq9xi6DSoxzwoq1nFt The Republican Party is deeply sick. In fact, I think it is fair to diagnose it as a sociopathic entity. If something isn’t done to stop the Republican Party’s destructive behavior, I fear the consequences for this country. The DSM-5 defines a sociopath (someone who has an anti-social personality disorder) as an individual with three ... Read more]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:26:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH_9Rhq9xi6DSoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH425rAvqcERrG7Iy_4u0x9 ]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTH425rAvqcERrG7Iy_4u0x9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFAFIEbl7KOH_dczOo_8W9B This is going to be a telling week for the American Public. Like they really need more evidence of the contrasting governing visions offered by both major political parties. The Biden/Harris Administration and the Democrats want to chart a course for the country that protects political and civil freedoms along with meaningful investments that move ... Read more]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:50:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTFAFIEbl7KOH_dczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTElnrD5c9fupHCrAHWlao0B Fri, September 29, 6pm – 9pm Where 2001 N 7th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705, USA (map) Description“Join us and local artists as we host a special nighttime market at BICAS! We’ll have our renowned metal art and local artists! Catch the good vibes under the full moon and celebrate our birthday too with a BBQ! Show ... Read more]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:11:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTElnrD5c9fupHCrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHclyem739RdWhamfNIiY2W Better Ballot Arizona, a values-driven, non-partisan, nonprofit organization, has launched a citizen’s initiative that will bring comprehensive election reform to the State of Arizona. The reforms include: “We believe the future of elections in Arizona belongs in the hands of the voters, not the politicians,” said Blake Sacha, President of Voter Choice Arizona.  He explains that ... Read more]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHclyem739RdWhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHGHtxrXl_-goIAmcWJ0TmB Subscribe to David Fitzsimmons, Arizona’s Progressive Voice, at davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com. Kari will launch her bid for the United States Senate in October. Why? Maybe it’s because that’s when the Great Pumpkin rises from Mar-a-Lago, or that’s when the un-dead walk among the un-elected. The truth is I think the Republican Gubernatorial candidate who said, “Arizonans know ... Read more]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 21:12:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTHGHtxrXl_-goIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGssMoV-FffDrb9ICM-PHur ]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTGssMoV-FffDrb9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEf9xrM5eTURvnNuMIJyU22 Many people who are hearing disabled find that watching a movie is a struggle, just to make out what the actors are saying. Awkward captioning devices that plugged into a seat cupholder were a mediocre solution. Most hearing aids don’t work with the old-fashioned hearing loop induction service. But Now, thanks to the Roadhouse Cinema ... Read more]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/fQ0WQPYQpTEf9xrM5eTURvnNuMIJyU22