Jim Overmyer 
Design and composition by Charlie Grantham, rendered with ChatGPT 5.2 “Blowing smoke,” or using words to mislead or distort, is common in American politics. Here in Southern Arizona, the primary emitter of these noxious clouds is Congressman Juan Ciscomani. His latest murky discharge came March 25 in an op-ed column in the Arizona Daily Star … Read more
American hero Robert Mueller (left) and the guy who’s glad he’s dead Robert S. Mueller III, 81, died Friday night. He came from a privileged background, but unlike many of his peers, enlisted in the Marines and was a lieutenant on the front lines in Vietnam, wounded and decorated for heroism. He left the prestigious … Read more
A Thai tanker burns after Iran attack in the Straits of Hormuz (Agence-France Presse news agency) Congressman Juan Ciscomani jumped to attention to support two major armed incursions by his boss, Donald Trump. Ciscomani extolled the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro: “a critical step toward disrupting…deadly [drug] trafficking operations.” He also jumped to the … Read more
Photo by Damas family, via WCVB in Boston The Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress have approved $85 billion in the past year for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), an increase of more than 750 percent. Congressman Juan Ciscomani has unfailingly voted for these gargantuan increases. He always says that securing the nation’s … Read more
Change in new jobs created in US in 2025, credit Substack.com@paulkrugman The United States appears to be getting smaller. It hasn’t lost any square miles, to be sure. (Nor has it gained any. The annexation of Canada and seizure of Greenland remain Trumpian fever dreams). Rather: “In the year prior to July 1, 2025, the … Read more