David Gordon

Living in Arizona since his family moved to Tempe from New York in 1982, David Gordon has three degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix in History, Political Science, and Secondary School Administration. A highly qualified Social Studies instructor and Certified School Principal, Mr. Gordon owned his own charter school, Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy from 1997-2016. The school served students in grades 6-12 in the East Valley of Maricopa County. Many of the graduates of GCP earned college credit for free while still attending high school, some completing the first year of college before graduating. Among the speakers at the school's graduations were noted figures in Arizona Politics like Harry Mitchell, David Schweikert, Juan Mendes, Andrew Sherwood, and John Huppenthal. Mr. Gordon also participated in the revisions of the Arizona History and Social Studies standards. In January 2017, Mr. Gordon started the political blog Twenty-First Century Progressive Bull Moose. It has a global following and routinely comments on the political events of the day. Mr. Gordon also helps administer the Facebook page Living Blue in Arizona. He is also a science fiction writer and has just completed two series. The first one, Jigsaw: Beginnings, Warheads, and Full Circle. All are available on Amazon. The second Jigsaw Series: History's Forgotten: Parts One, Two, and Three are also out on Amazon. The seventh book, Jigsaw: Powder Keg should be released in November 2023. Mr. Gordon is very happy to be asked to join the Blog for Arizona team and hopes to spread the progressive word to make Arizona a better place for everyone.

Lifelong Educator Julie Stockwell Wants to Bring Her Love of Public Schools and Expertise to the Deer Valley School Board

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Mother, Grandmother, and lifelong educator Julie Stockwell bleeds public schools.  She also cares deeply about school children being prepared for academic and career success in their K-12 education.  That is why she is running again for the Deer Valley School Unified School District Governing Board.  Believing “school board members should be champions of the school … Read more

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Refutes Right Wing Mischaracterization of Recent Comments and Chastizes the Actions of ICE

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a video statement on Sunday afternoon, refuting right-wing characterizations of comments she made to Channel 12’s Brahm Resnik and chastizing the actions of ICE in Minnesota and Arizona. The transcript of Attorney General Maye’s remarks are below. “I want to speak directly to Arizona law enforcement and reiterate my … Read more

Arizona Democratic Reaction to ICE’s Second Murder/ Execution of an American Citizen on Minneapolis Streets

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Make no mistake. What happened today with the unlawful execution of 37-year-old nurse Minnesota resident Alex Pretti is all because of Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Hohman, Corey Lewandowski, Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and their murdering band of White Nationalist ICE-Gestapo-Black Shirt thugs. More blood on their hands. They say a picture is worth a … Read more

Historically Illiterate Trump Gets Schooled at Davos

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One of the recurring themes Donald Trump has made over the last few weeks in his assertions that the United States must have Greenland is his claim that America’s partners in N.A.T.O. are not reliable, and he doubted they would come to the United States assistance if it was attacked. He made the same claims … Read more

(UPDATED) Chilling: This is Mad King Trump’s Horrifying White Nationalist Reign of Terror Vision for America

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Please watch below. Armed with an unconstitutional memo from Homeland Security that allows ICE-Gestapo agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant and violate the Fourth Amendment, Trump’s black shirts are continuing to spread terror on the streets of Minneapolis this week. The video below of Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old American Citizen who was detained … Read more