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
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
Representative Yassamin Ansari Fights Back Against Smears on Her, Her Family, and Her Staff
April 21, 2026
Arizona House Congress member Yassamin Ansari (CD3), issued a strong statement against Trumpist allies who are launching attacks on her, her family, and her staff after she filed articles of impeachement against the Defense Secretary. She is a Congresswoman who has spent much of her 16 months in Congress: Please read the statement below: “I
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
For Two-Faced Juan Ciscomani, Your Rise in Health Insurance Costs is Not His Concern
April 21, 2026
Remember when Juan Ciscomani was going to save the day for some of his hard-working constituents and others in America left in the lurch by H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Rammed through a Republican Congress last year to make all the GOP’s fondest dreams (tax cuts for the rich, Medicaid
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
