Arizona Democratic House Delegation Rails Against Continuing Trump-Johnson-MAGA DHS Shutdown
March 28, 2026
With their support for continuing the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security during a time of war against a leading sponsor of global terrorism, are Donald Trump and Mike Johnson making you feel safer? The United States Senate, in a 100-0 unanimous consent procedure, passed a measure to reopen the Department of Homeland Security
Phoenix City Council Approves Tracking System for Federal Immigration Enforcement Abuses
March 27, 2026
Not wanting to go down the road of major United States cities besieged by ICE agents running rampant, like Chicago and Minneapolis, the Phoenix City Council approved the formation of the Community Transparency Initiative (CTI) on March 25, 2026. This initiative, when fully in place, would “document federal immigration enforcement activities within Phoenix and assess
“Let’s be Real”: Hypocrite Trump Votes By Mail
March 27, 2026
In Donald Trump’s world, there are two Americas. There is the America, populated by his corporate and Twenty First Century Fortune 500 Gilded Age seeking supporters who deserve every privilege and perk the United States has to offer, including massive tax cut benefits, environmental deregulation, and profit increases from rising oil prices. Then there is
Who’s running for AZ Legislature in LDs 17 to 21 in 2026 July Primary
March 25, 2026
AZ Sec. of State was listed the official candidates who filed nominating petitions for Arizona’s legislature for 2026. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on March 23, 2026. https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/Election/68 Here’s the list for the Primary on July 21, 2026 for Legislative Districts 17 to 21 in Southern Arizona: –LD 17 Senate (open seat), Senator
Photo Gallery of 2026 Tucson Japanese Festival
March 24, 2026
Our Southern AZ Japanese Cultural Coalition (SAJCC) hosted its 10th festival on March 21, 2026 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (TCCC), 1288 W. River Rd. We started up in January 2014 as a small New Year’s mochitsuki (mochi pounding) event at Yume Japanese Gardens (now part of Tucson Botanical Gardens). Then we kept growing
AZ Leaders Condemn Trump Placing ICE Agents at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport
March 23, 2026
Despite an apparent bipartisan deal that would have funded the Department of Homeland Security, Donald Trump, because of his insistence on passing the Voter Suppression SAVE Act, and his apparent adherence to the Project 2025 goal to privatize the TSA, has sent ill-trained and poorly regarded ICE agents to complement security in 13 of the
Juan Ciscomani, Your Supreme Leader is Vile and Disgusting (But, You Probably Know That Anyway)
March 23, 2026
American hero Robert Mueller (left) and the guy who’s glad he’s dead Robert S. Mueller III, 81, died Friday night. He came from a privileged background, but unlike many of his peers, enlisted in the Marines and was a lieutenant on the front lines in Vietnam, wounded and decorated for heroism. He left the prestigious
Put Boundaries on Being Informed for Your Mental Health!
March 23, 2026
You can care deeply and still refuse to consume every horrific detail. This is where informed ends and self-preservation begins.