Using the World Cup as a Backdrop, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Launches Releases English and Spanish Re-Election Ads
June 9, 2026
With the World Cup set to dominate sporting news in the coming weeks, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has released two re-election ads, one in English and the other in Spanish, using the soccer tournament as the backdrop to reintroduce the candidate to voters and highlight her pro-consumer and pro-safety record in office. The first
Donald Trump’s Project 2025 War on Knowledge and Reality Continues, Challenging the American Ideal and the Nation’s Global Standing
June 9, 2026
Over the last ten days, Donald Trump and his MAGA-Know-Nothing Republican Project 2025 Allies have advanced their autocratic war on reality in their continuing quest to spread ignorance and rewrite history to suit their perspective, promote a white nationalist-isolationist anti-science agenda, and stoke conspiracy mania to sow distrust in election results. This is not surprising
Ciscomani Touts Farm Bill Although It Hurts Many, Including His Own Constituents
June 9, 2026
Juan is happy, but farmers are angry, the faithful are dismayed, kids may go hungry. (Photo credits (l to r): Ciscomani Facebook page, The Financial Times, Catholicreporter.com, Livenowfox.com) The House of Representatives, for the first time in several years, passed a five-year comprehensive Farm Bill last week (it had been, very Congresslike, kicking the can
Arizona Democratic Congressional Reaction to the Stable Genius Melting Down on Meet the Press
June 7, 2026
Donald Trump’s broadcast interview with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press this morning (June 7, 2026) is already a classic, with all the Mad King’s greatest hits, evasions, lies, male chauvinism, messianic conceit, and outright deranged lunacy. Please click here to read the full transcript of the Stable Genius’s meltdown before walking away in a
TUSD at a Breaking Point: Candidates Warn Public Education Is Under Attack
June 7, 2026
Three candidates seeking to shape the future of public education in Southern Arizona spoke at a Tucson education town hall yesterday to warn that declining enrollment, chronic underfunding, and Arizona’s runaway voucher program are pushing Tucson Unified School District toward difficult decisions, including possible school closures. Key Takeaways 1. TUSD leaders say Arizona’s ESA voucher
There is No There, There
June 6, 2026
Design and composition by Charlie Grantham, rendered by chatGPT 5.2 There is No There, There Gertrude Stein – my apologies to Oakland, CA This blog began as an inquiry into the polical motivations of Rep. Juan Ciscomani CD6. Then a funny thing happened. People began to ask me if there wasn’t a larger issue here
Donald and Juan’s Wretched Economy, in Five Charts
June 6, 2026
(Economic recession graph from TuftsDaily.com, via Advantus Media Inc.) Dear Readers, you may be getting weary of these periodic looks at what we fear is the pending disaster of the Trump-Ciscomani economy. The first named has made bad times happen; the latter has tagged along like a good little puppy. We’re a little tired, too,
Governor Hobbs: Andy Biggs Is a Threat to Arizona’s Future
June 4, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered a warning that Democrats—and every voter who cares about democracy—should take seriously: electing Andy Biggs governor would put an election denier, abortion opponent, and MAGA extremist in charge of one of the nation’s most important swing states. Speaking at the Udall Dinner on May 30, she framed the 2026 governor’s race
