More TACO Time in Iran
April 25, 2026
TACO (“Trump Always Chickens Out) has arrived in Iran. ✅ Caving in again, Trump today called off Witkoff and Kushner’s travel to Pakistan for peace talks just before they were set to leave. Iran’s president said Tehran would not re-enter peace negotiations so long as the United States maintains its naval blockade of ships traveling
Trump Lies. Economy Dies. Will Juan’s Chances Meet Their Demise?
April 25, 2026
Credit: Al Habtoor Research Centre The state of the US economy is hard to get a grip on these days , even with the statistics often pondered over by economists and journalists. The stock market is way up (although it’s mostly powered by a few large corporations), and unemployment is holding steady (although that
While Sleepy Donald Lies His Ass Off and Sleeps in the Oval Office, His Family Profits Off the War in Iran He Started
April 25, 2026
I miss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I miss their steadiness and competence. I miss their economy. I miss that they left the country better off when they founded it. I miss their following the Constitution and Pro Democracy leadership. I miss them working for the American People and not themselves. I am fairly sure
Large Donors and Special Interests Own Juan Ciscomani
April 24, 2026
Electoral campaigns announced their financial reports for the first quarter of 2026 in early April. In our district, JoAnna Mendoza’s campaign raised $2,440,651. Juan Ciscomani’s campaign raised $1,138,649. It seemed to us that our representative might be worried about his electoral prospects. We were not surprised by what we heard next. On April 13th, Tucson
On Earth Day, Ansari and Kelly Protest the Trump-Republican Ravaging of Public Lands
April 23, 2026
On Earth Day yesterday, one of Arizona’s Representatives and Senators, Yassamin Ansari and Mark Kelly, condemned corporatist Donald Trump and MAGA Congressional Republicans for instituting anti-environmental and anti-sustainability policies designed to turn the clock back on clean energy projects while exploiting and ravaging the resources on public lands and national parks. In a video released
“Iran, Fascism, Corruption, Stupidity, and Affordability,” and “Lift People Up and Expand the Middle Class”: Two Winning Slogans the Democrats Should Run On
April 23, 2026
In 1952, with Dwight Eisenhower at the head of the ticket and McCarthyism in its popular phase, Republicans ran on a simple slogan attacking the Truman Administration on three words: Korea (while the war was going on and Truman had fired conservative darling Douglas MacArthur), Communism, and Corruption. While most historians concede that the popular
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
“Phoenix’s Best Days Have Arrived”: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers an Optimistic, Cautionary, and Forward Agenda in Her Annual State of the City Address
April 21, 2026
Saying Phoenix’s best days have arrived and the future is here, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego delivered her annual State of the City Address before a packed house of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel on Third Street. In her usual mix of optimism, policy wonkiness, and forward vision, Mayor Gallego summarized
