AZ Republican Warns the U.S. Will Soon 'Look Like South American Countries'

Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen — speaking at a Republican event this month — expressed concern that the United States is "going to look like South American countries very quickly," warning that new immigrants will not be able to "assimilate" at the rate that they are arriving.

Allen made her remarks during a July 15 event commemorating "Mormon Political Pioneers" at the Arizona Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix.

Phoenix New Times obtained audio of Allen's comments on Thursday, the full version of which is posted at the bottom of this page. In a text message, Allen told New Times that her comments on assimilation were inspired by a study from a University of North Carolina professor.

"I said we needed to be able to control our immigration process so that we have time to assimilate people into our society and economic system. Jobs, housing, education, and health care," she said. "Plus to be able to teach them about the American form of government. That's all there was to it."


https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-state-senator-fears-decline-of-white-birth-rate-11333367

Virginia's November 2019 Elections May Finally Cement Its Status As A Blue State

Virginia, a red state for decades, has begun to turn blue. From 2008 on, Virginians have consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates while slowly electing more Dems at the federal, state and local levels.

The state’s legislative elections in just a few months, however, are of particular importance: With the census coming in 2020, whoever wins control of the Virginia legislature in November will have power over redistricting, the process by which legislative and congressional districts are drawn. Republicans hold extremely narrow majorities in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate. If Democrats can win control of those chambers, they’ll be able to redraw the GOP-gerrymandered maps — and maintain power through the 2020s.

It looks like the Dems have every reason to be optimistic. Despite a string of scandals for Virginia Democrats, with Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s use of blackface and the allegations of sexual assault against Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax, it’s Virginia Republicans who seem to be losing their grasp on constituents. Democratic candidates are raking in far more donations at the grassroots level, and a recent string of sexist and homophobic comments by Republican incumbents certainly hasn’t helped.

“It looks like the pressure is starting to get to the Virginia GOP,” said Jessica Post, executive director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to elect Democrats to state legislatures, earlier this month. “Republicans are trying to distract from their abysmal record, but then make comments like these that show just how extreme and out of touch they are. When Virginia Republicans reveal their true selves, we should listen.”

Democratic campaign groups are the first to admit that for years, Republicans had them beat in state legislature campaign fundraising. But after the 2016 election, Democrats have started catching up.

“We started turning things around in 2016,” said Matt Harringer, the press secretary for the DLCC. “So far, looking at our second-quarter numbers, this is shaping up to be the best start to a cycle we’ve ever had.”

The DLCC reported on July 12 that it had raised $5 million in the second quarter of 2019. The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee did not publish its second-quarter earnings or respond to HuffPost’s requests for them.

The DLCC has had its eyes set specifically on Virginia, and invested $1 million into the state’s elections earlier this year. The group says the state’s GOP is in “full meltdown mode,” while Democrats continue raking in donations at the grassroots level.



https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-november-elections-blue_n_5d30ac0ee4b0419fd329dd29

Florida state senator receiving threats after calling for Epstein investigation, spokesperson says

A Florida lawmaker says she received death threats after she asked the governor to launch a state investigation into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office's handling of Jeffrey Epstein during his prison sentence.

A spokesperson for Sen. Lauren Book (D-Hollywood) also says she received calls to cease and desist her efforts.

TheMiami Herald is reporting that Book has reached out to Capitol police in Washington, D.C. about the threats.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.10news.com/news/national/florida-state-senator-receiving-threats-after-calling-for-epstein-investigation-spokesperson-says%3f_amp=true

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HBO's Watchmen Will Combat White Supremacy

When the world of Watchmen returns in HBO's new series, the show's beleaguered heroes will face a threat much more insidious than nuclear war: white supremacy. At the TCA's Watchmen panel, creator Damon Lindelof revealed why he chose this topic as the theme.

“What in 2019 is the equivalent of the nuclear standoff between the Americans and the Russians?” Lindelof mused. “It is race and the police... There is no defeating white supremacy -- it’s not going away," he continued. "There are no easy answers and grandiose solution."

He also mentioned Black Panther and Captain America writer Ta-Nehisi Coates as his inspiration for this direction. Lindelof sought a subject currently "tearing out culture apart" and, after reading Coates' take on Black Wallstreet and the Tulsa riots, he chose white supremacy.


https://www.cbr.com/hbo-watchmen-white-supremacy/

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