Ansari and Gallego React to Trump Playing the Price is Right With The Constitution
May 12, 2025
Did you hear about that nice $400 million golden jet the Government of Qatar is giving Donald Trump so he could use as the new Air Force One and then bring it with him into his retirement venue at his Presidential Library/Museum. When asked about it today, Mr. Trump said that he “would be stupid”
Bernie Sanders Recruiting Paid Organizers in Arizona
May 12, 2025
In addition to the actual jobs available, this is important because this is exactly what Democrats should be doing right now. Sanders is putting paid organizers on the ground through his and AOC’s Fighting Oligarchy mission to push the message that the American people have to rely on THEMSELVES resist the authoritarian moves of the
“It’s Personal:” Deja Foxx Wants to Make History as the First Gen Z Member of Congress
May 11, 2025
There is an embarrassment of riches for voters to consider this July when they decide which of three exceptional candidates, they would like to succeed the late Raul Grijalva in the Arizona House Congressional District (CD) Seven Seat. One candidate who merits serious consideration and would represent the voice of a new generation is digital
Bimbo Trump Lawyer Blasted for Arresting Newark Mayor
May 11, 2025
Failed lawyer Anina Habba’s first act as interim US Attorney for New Jersey was to arrest an elected official for attending a protest with members of Congress. Mayor Ras Baraka was illegitimately arrested yesterday, May 10, for “trespassing” and held for five hours by ICE. No charges were filed. Baraka is also a Democratic candidate
The Importance of Demonstrations
May 11, 2025
Recently I’ve been in some political demonstrations here in Phoenix, not hard to do while the weather is quite nice. The April 5 “Hands Off” protests were not only near the AZ Capitol, but also in other places in the Valley and throughout the state, and my wife and I went to one quite close to our
The Pope Didn’t Pander. Thank God.
May 10, 2025
The first American Pope, Pope Leo XIV stepped onto that balcony and spoke to the world—not just to one country, not just in one language. Italian. Spanish. A message of peace that transcended borders and politics. It was beautiful. And meaningful. And then came the far-right outrage machine: “Why didn’t he speak English?!” Oh, I
Instead of Doing the People’s Business, MAGA Republicans Shut Down the Arizona Legislature for Two Weeks
May 9, 2025
With a new fiscal year budget nowhere near completion and questions remaining on so many outstanding issues like water conservation, Empowerment Scholarship Account reforms and cost controls, funding public schools by extending Proposition 123, and making life in Arizona more affordable, MAGA Republican leadership at the State Capitol thought this was the best time to
UPDATED May 8th: Democrats Voted for Some Bad Bills, but AZ Rep. Alma Hernandez Sponsored a Terrible One
May 8, 2025
UPDATE: I am very disappointed that Governor Hobbs signed HB2880 rather than vetoing it, as it deserved. Per Tucson Agenda: “Hobbs signed a bill that requires university administrators to order protesters who camp out on campuses to dismantle their tents and leave, Capitol Media Services’ Howard Fischer reports. If protesters refuse, they could face trespassing charges. The bill was
