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.

Disgraceful: Arizona Legislative MAGA Republicans Continue Their War On Vulnerable Children

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So much for the possible movement from Arizona Legislative MAGA Republicans on allowing supplemental funding for programs to help children with developmental disabilities. In a series of events on Tuesday, March 18, Legislative MAGA Republicans first blamed Governor Katie Hobbs’s financial mismanagement for allowing the need for supplemental funding in the first place. They conveniently … Read more

JoJoFromJerz Perfectly Frames the Due Process Argument Against Illegal Trump Actions

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Over the last week, apparatchiks of the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee have framed their actions of detaining a Columbia student from Syria who participated in Anti Israel protests and transporting hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members as combatting terrorism and any complaints about the lack of due process is challenging the legitimate power of the Executive … Read more

Democratic Town Halls in Arizona Are Open to the Public; Republican Ones, When They Happen, are MAGA only

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Yesterday evening, Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari held a town hall event at the Burton Barr Public Library in Phoenix. It drew about 250 people. The Representative took questions from constituents concerned about the direction of the country under the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee, what she is doing with her colleagues to fight it, and according to … Read more

Trump’s War on History Continues

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Along with his outlandish lies on the historic achievements of the Biden/Harris Administration, Donald Trump’s crusade to do away with all things Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, are resulting in erasures of history that would make Joseph Stalin smile. The Washington Post, Axios, other media outlets, and political figures have rushed to decry the purging from … Read more

Bravo: This is What Fighting Back Looks Like: Watch Representatives Sarah McBride and Bill Keating Push Back on Homophobic Keith Self

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It was supposed to be a hearing about arms control. Instead it was a demonstration on how Democrats need to fight and push back against the repressive, backward, and homophobic bigotry of MAGA Republicans in the House of Representatives and in all the halls of government in Washington D.C. and across this country. When Mr. … Read more