Prop. 320: Rearranging the Deck Chairs at Arizona’s District Schools
September 17, 2026
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For anyone following the fight over public education in Arizona, this has been a consequential year. The Protect Education coalition mounted a valiant effort to get Prop 212 on the ballot. But the initiative ultimately failed to qualify after a well-funded pro-privatizers managed to challenge enough petition signatures to defeat the will of over 420K … Read more
AI: Danger from the usual suspects, tech bro version
September 17, 2026
Is there an existential danger from AI? Yes. But it’s not from a real-world Skynet. Most of all, that danger comes from powerful oligarchs using AI for selfish purposes, and especially the tech bro billionaires. 10% chance of extinction? Recent reports, from AI companies and others, have described this danger in apocalyptic terms. In one, a … Read more
Robert Reich Rails Against Trump’s Self Serving 25,000 Stock Trades
September 17, 2026
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Donald Trump’s Golden Age for America is nothing more than a self-serving golden nest egg for him, his family, and political allies who are trampling over ethical norms that all other Presidents in history have observed. The revelation that the current White House occupant’s shameless manipulation of over 25,000 stock trades, including for companies that … Read more
Ciscomani Reduces the American Idea of the “Social Safety Net” to Mere Word Salad — Which Will Not Feed the Hungry Kids Losing SNAP Benefits
September 16, 2026
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Republicans have a well-honed ability to take a phrase that means something important to Americans and suck the life out of it. Congressman Juan Ciscomani carried out one of these delicate procedures last Thursday in the Sixth Congressional District debate when he drained meaning from the well-known words “social safety net.” The country has had … Read more
Mayes for AG Re-Election Campaign Goes After Opponent Petersens Self Serving and Anti First Responder Record
September 15, 2026
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The Fall Campaign is heating up. The Kris Mayes for Attorney General Re-Election Campaign is running on all cylinders, touting the incumbent’s record of service to Arizonans during her first term while highlighting the ways her MAGA-Republican opponent, Warren Petersen, has served his most important constituency-himself. In a September 14 press release, the Mayes re-election … Read more
It’s True: Out-of-Control A.I Can Now Hack Your Bank Account, Cell Phone, Doorbell Cam and Your TV
September 15, 2026
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The artificial intelligence attack by OpenAI of San Francisco on a rival company in New York on July 26 proved that self-evolving A.I. agents can teach themselves to secretly attack and destroy a computer network thousands of miles away—and cover its tracks. OpenAI agents extracted credentials and executed commands on production workers. And it’s already … Read more
Arizona Democratic Reaction to Trump Erasing Climate Protections for Power Plants
September 15, 2026
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In Donald Trump’s reality, EPA probably no longer stands for the Environmental Protection Agency. In his science-denying mind, it probably means the Environmental Punishment, Purge, or Plunder Agency because that is what he and his climate change-rejecting allies have been doing since coming back to power. In the latest move to make life sicker, more … Read more
(UPDATED)Attorney General Mayes and Secretary Fontes React to Supreme Court Denying Trump’s Attempt to Control Mail-In Voting
September 14, 2026
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Score a victory for Democracy today. The United States Supreme Court denied Trump’s Fascist Regime’s attempt to use the Postal Service to control mail-in voting. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas conveyed that they were willing to allow Trump’s authoritarian move to control the mail-in voting process. No surprise there. Those Justices appear not to … Read more
