My latest The Daily Beast column: Trump has tapped extremist Mark Finchem to be Arizona's next Secretary of State, a proud member of the Oath Keepers & a Q believer. Here's how Arizona's leading the way for the GOP coup & attack on democracy. Please share. thedailybeast.com/arizona-is-the…

.Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss: When coded speech demonstrably incites violence, the perpetrators of that violence must be held accountable. The Charlottesville trial offers an opportunity to demonstrate that. trib.al/MSHdVam

NEW: In the days leading up to January 6, Steve Bannon publicly bragged about his behind-the-scenes efforts organizing the insurrection. At one point he suggested that the Trump legal team's "war room" solicited bail on behalf of the Proud Boys mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/l…

Bannon bragged about calls and meetings he took with Trump's legal team, stationed at the Willard Hotel "war room." His role at the Willard is central to the Jan 6 committee's subpoena of him. Here he is publicly bragging that he was involved.

My one-on-one w Dr. Richard Carmona on fighting Covid-19 in Arizona and Pfizer’s vaccine for kids 11-15. The former U.S. Surgeon General believes everyone who can get vaccinated, should get vaccinated; his mission is beyond political division. 12news.com/mobile/article…

Trump lawyer John Eastman said 'courage and the spine' would help Pence send election to the House in comments before January 6 | ⁦Andrew Kaczynski⁩ & ⁦em steck⁩ cnn.com/2021/10/30/pol…

Folks, one of the top-ranking members of the Arizona legislature has now repeatedly associated with the QAnon community.

For this week's essay, @tiffanydcross has a few choice words for the so-called Evangelical Christians who've put the GOP over their god of faith. #CrossConnection

The quest by Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer, to have her arrest record wiped clean nearly 70 years after she protested racial segregation has raised the possibility of similar bids to clear the names of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. nbcnews.to/3pQZ6cJ

I found Dr. Carmona heartfelt and genuine in his mission to protect Arizonans. The results may not be immediate. His points about our democracy are valid. His statement on personal choice versus the collective good is what everyone against the vaccine should consider.

Trump caught in a lie about being invited to World Series game by MLB commissioner: report rawstory.com/donald-trump-2…

Cindy McCain resigned from her position as co-chair of the Arizona Human Trafficking Council on Thursday following her confirmation by the U.S. Senate to an ambassador post in the Biden administration. ktar.com/story/4741968/…

"This [January 6th] litigation is going to change the way.. that the public understands the presidency because it's going to force a federal court to decide whether or not former presidents can use executive privilege to keep their secrets secret." Betsy Woodruff Swan

Here's what 'Let's Go, Brandon' actually means and how it made its way to Congress npr.org/2021/10/30/105…

Donald Trump does tomahawk chop at World Series Game 4 in Atlanta usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

"Trump has frequently sought to capitalize politically on such controversies as part of an effort to galvanize White voters who make up much of his political base." cnn.com/sport/live-new…

In 2020, Joe Biden repeatedly insisted that once Donald Trump departed office the Republican Party would become more reasonable. Instead, it has become even more of a party of thugs, Paul Waldman writes: wapo.st/3pxYNDD

I’ve lost track of all the excuses Joe Manchin keeps making for opposing BBB items, but this one takes the cake. After saying he only looks out for his West Virginia constituents, Manchin has been blocking a billionaires tax. But why? West Virginia has ZERO billionaires!

Where did QAnon come from? Let us break it down for you.

"But his true legacy will be the thousands of Arizonans who have died needlessly on his watch, as he repeatedly and stubbornly and maliciously mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic." AZ Mirror. 10/29/21. READ: azmirror.com/2021/10/29/the…