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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 No Big Deal
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
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?
Have a 420Fest Gummy and Break the Mass Deportation Machine
April 16, 2026
At 420Fest this Saturday, look for volunteers from Pima County Justice for All and sign their petition to fight Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine. Justice for All aims to put a public defender in Immigration Court in Tucson. The group has 2/3 of the signatures they need, but the July 2026 deadline is fast approaching. The
