Young Protestors Demand an End to Fossil Fuels
More than 75 youth climate activists in Tucson rallied to join student climate protesters around the world who are calling for an end to fossil fuels as the earth heats up. In Tucson, several youth activists spoke at El Presidio Plaza in downtown Tucson on September 15, 2023, to demand local action in the state … Read more
CD 3 Candidate and Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari on Combatting Climate Change
Phoenix Vice Mayor and Arizona Congressional District (CD) One Candidate Yassamin Ansari has been a leading champion for combatting climate change and promoting clean sustainable energy policies during and before joining the Phoenix City Council as that bodies youngest woman member in 2021. Often partnering with Mayor Kate Gallego, the Vice Mayor has led on … Read more
Wacko Wadsack Does it Again: She’s a 9/11 Conspiracist, Too!
by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona MirrorSeptember 12, 2023 “On the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Tucson Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack shared a fake transcript from United Flight 93 and liked multiple posts on social media alluding to the events of the day being a “false flag” and an “inside job.” “It was … Read more
Margot Cowan On Legal Representation for Immigrants
Margo has been fighting for years to get an initiative on the ballot to provide legal representation for those immigrants in deportation proceedings. Here is a great discussion of the issue on the Border Chronicle podcast. I also recommend subscribing to the Border Chronicle newsletter on substack. https://www.theborderchronicle.com/p/people-need-representation-a-podcast?r=ql07&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Tucson Agenda and Arizona Agenda at TheDGT.org
As you can see at the bottom of our homepage, the founders of the Arizona and Tucson Agenda newsletters joined TheDGT.org for a discussion of their journalistic mission in Arizona and the importance of real local journalism for our democracy. The Agenda’s gents shared with us some discount codes for new subscribers. So, once you’ve … Read more
Get creative with Creative Mornings Tucson
“Everyone is Creative. Everyone is Welcome.” https:B//creativemornings.com/cities/tuc/talks?fbclid=IwAR1_XAFN5bsUzw2pTWiGqVoUJ5fA1xfbzkPkH0kIYgxE_CZ8UEe-R9HJz6s I’ve been hearing about these Creative Mornings to meet up with creative people. Then I noticed that former AZ Daily Star reporter Becky Pallack (now with AZ Luminaria, featured image) gave one of the talks, so I finally checked them out. Becky’s talk was entertaining & illuminating about … Read more
Sen. Mark Kelly says Biden Impeachment Talks are ‘a Waste of Time’
Heard on Morning Edition of NPR House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused President Biden of lying about his family’s business dealings — and that the House will start impeachment proceedings. On NPR’s Morning Edition, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) told A Martinez that impeachment talks are “a distraction and a waste of time.” On McCarthy’s accusations that Biden lied about his … Read more
