The GOP’s Doggone Cruelty Isn’t Just Policy, It’s Principle

In a recent unsettling reveal, Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota boasted about offing her family’s misbehaving dog, an act she proudly defended as necessary and decisive. Yep, you heard it right—why bother with trifles like behavioral training or rehoming when you can just execute any bothersome beast on a whim? Her personal actions are … Read more

As the Successor to Jennifer Pawlik in LD 13, Brandy Reese will Seek Common Ground and Put Facts over Fear and Conspiracies

With the pending retirement of three-term State House Legislative District (LD) 13 Representative Jennifer Pawlik from the Arizona Legislature, former 2022 LD 14 House candidate Brandy Reese, a forensic science chemist, peace officer, mother of two daughters, and public education activist, has declared her run to succeed the well-regarded legislator. Arizona LD 13 encompasses all … Read more

McCarthy’s Faux Concern for Children

As reported by the Associated Press, “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday said Russia must pull out of Ukraine, blistering Russia’s ‘killing of the children’ and “emphatically stressing his support for Ukraine”. Responding to a Russian reporter, he said, “I do not support what your country has done to Ukraine, I do not support your … Read more

Call Community Crisis Line in Tucson (520) 622-6000

From National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI for Southern Arizona): Call (520) 622-6000 or 1 (866) 495-6735 “If you are in immediate crisis, whether it be for you or your loved one, call the above Community Wide Crisis line.” Immediate Crisis Help   The shooting/killing of UA Hydrology Dept. Chair Tom Meixner on Oct. 5, … Read more

Dr. Roy Guerrero, Pediatrician Who Treated Robb Elementary School Shooting Victims, Speaks Out

CNN reports, Pediatrician describes the “carnage” of the Uvalde elementary school shooting: Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Texas, described witnessing what he described as the “carnage in my hometown of Uvalde” during Wednesday’s hearing. Guerrero — who said he’s lived in Uvalde his whole life and treated children in the community before the massacre — … Read more