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Earth Day 2026 tips
April 22, 2026
Well, it’s Earth Day 2026 and what shall we do to handle climate change on Earth now that we’re 26 years past the millenium year of 2000? Recently we attended a City of Tucson heat summit & climate accountability town hall at Donna Liggins neighborhood center. We heard from politicians like CD 7 Congresswoman Adelita
Hungary and Arizona
April 21, 2026
What does Hungary’s electoral tsunami mean for Arizona? Hungary is far away, it’s a country, not a U.S. state, and it is different from us in many, many other ways. But we can learn from what just happened there, especially as we contemplate moving past the Trump era. A pro-democracy candidate, Peter Magyar[1] not only defeated Orban,
Iran has Survived Invading Tyrants for 6,000 years. It will Survive Trump too.
April 21, 2026
Human civilization began between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East, including Iran. For 3,000 years, Persia (now Iran) has survived foreign invaders, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire. So when petty tyrant Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight” on April 7, you have to laugh. Get real. The
Attorney General Kris Mayes Makes Her Case for Re-Election as the Lawyer for All the People of Arizona
April 20, 2026
A champion for reproductive freedom. A crusader for senior citizen protections from elderly home abuse and online scams. A defender of public safety, presiding over the largest seizure of fentanyl within Arizona’s boundaries in history. A proponent of protecting Arizona’s groundwater supply from foreign investors and the narrow-minded individuals in the state who allow this
Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorse Jo Mendoza for Congress in CD6
April 19, 2026
Democrats of Greater Tucson (TheDGT.org) endorses Jo Mendoza for Congress, and will work to see her elected. She spoke to a cheering crowd at a Happy Hour celebration for Veterans, co-sponsored by VetsFWD and DGT. (See the photo gallery below for the April 15, 2026, event.) “As a Marine, I took an oath to defend
What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out
April 18, 2026
Science Fiction writers and filmmakers are sometimes accurate seers and prophets of how humanity and technology will evolve. Read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and see how the NASA scientists learned from it. Look at Issac Asimov’s I Robot and fast forward to a First Lady of the United States walking down
Time to Buy an EV and Invest in Clean Energy
April 16, 2026
What is that old saying? Necessity is the mother of invention in times of great need. Or maybe it should be a new proverb: affordability is the father of forward progress as Donald Trump’s war on clean energy, including ending subsidies for electric vehicle purchases and investments in solar and wind projects, coupled with his
Elon Musk Wants Mars. He Hasn’t Finished With Earth Yet.
April 16, 2026
Elon Musk has embedded himself in the key systems shaping life on Earth, from space launches to global communications to public discourse. At what point does one man have too much influence?
