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All Politics is Local?
April 10, 2026
Is it? Really? Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill Jr. is often credited with the saying “All Politics is Local”, though apparently,he didn’t originate it. Many of the real issues facing people in our districts are in fact local. And yet, even those local matters are significantly affected by far away events. Arizonans’ cost
Alma Hernandez of LD20 Calls Out ESA Fraud While Bills Get Held Hostage
April 10, 2026
State Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-LD20) appeared at Democrats of Greater Tucson this week not as a newcomer, but as one of the longest‑serving Dems at the Capitol – a term‑limited House member now running for the LD20 Senate seat at age 32 after eight bruising years in the minority. In the July 21 Democratic Primary,
“Lying Like Sardines”: Ansari, Grijalva, and Stanton Pay Surprise Visit to ICE Facility in Mesa and Report on “Horrible,” “Frightening,” and “Shocking” Conditions There
April 10, 2026
Nothing like a surprise trip to a government facility to uncover all the broken rules, compromised regulations, and appalling conditions being allowed there. That is what happened yesterday evening when Arizona’s three Democratic Representatives, Yassamin Ansari, Adelita Grijalva, and Greg Stanton made an unannounced late evening visit to the DHS-ICE Administered Arizona Removal Operations Coordination
Juan Ciscomani, the Warmongering, Often Confused, Donald Trump is Radioactive to Your Re-Election Chances
April 9, 2026
(Source: Peoplesworld.org) We were going to write at length about how Donald Trump’s approval rating has plummeted in national polls, and how that can be inferred as disastrous for Republicans such as Juan Ciscomani, who are on the ballot this November. Trump’s numbers are awful, as shown by this chart from poll interpreter Nate
The Bully in Chief
April 9, 2026
Donald Trump is a bully. This much is clear[1]. When he thinks groups or individuals are vulnerable, he talks tough. When they resist, he either backs down or responds so ineffectively that he often loses. The results with law firms he’s attacked, for instance, show this. As Robert Reich has noted, “The law firms Perkins Coie, Jenner
Trump and Republicans Are Driving 180,000 Arizona Children to Starvation
April 8, 2026
In their quest to pay for their tax cuts for billionaires in the Big Billionaires First Bill, Mr. Trump and his Congressional Republican allies cut vital social services for millions of vulnerable Americans. Food Stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was one of them. With onerous new work requirements, the removal of work
Raoul Zubia Wants to Be the People’s Voice on the Scottsdale City Council
April 8, 2026
With a majority of the Scottsdale City Council committed to a reactionary agenda to ignore the wishes of the people and turn back the clock, lifelong resident Raoul Zubia wants to be the people’s voice, seeking the one open seat in the upcoming Council elections. Two incumbents are running for re-election. A long-time activist, if
TACO Trump Strikes Again Agreeing to a Ceasefire that Makes Iran Stronger Than Before
April 7, 2026
Everything Donald Trump touches turns to crap. Today, after days of mentally unhinged social media posts and White House Press Room tirades saying that he would bomb Iran back into the Stone Age, destroy Persian Civilization, and God was on his side, Donald Trump agreed to a two week ceasefire with Iran to pursue an
