Kim M. Bayne

Kim M. Bayne is a progressive Democrat, a social media activist for Arizona’s Legislative District 18, and an LD18 representative to the Pima County Democratic Party Executive Committee. She also represents LD18 as a State Committee Member in the Arizona Democratic Party. Kim volunteers as a Social Ambassador for Biden’s Build Back Better Digital Team under the Democratic National Committee. As a regular contributor to Blog for Arizona, she writes about local, state, and national policy issues and personalities. She adores her life as a writer, cruciverbalist, ailurophile, and most importantly, super-engaged grandma. Her motto is “Sarcasm, Spelling Bees & Science Fairs.” Like Kim’s work? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kimbayne

Jaw-Dropping Opinion: Doctors’ Gratification Trumps Women’s Health

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Apparently, a Republican-appointed judge believes a woman’s decision to have an abortion violates a doctor’s desire to see a woman experience pregnancy and childbirth. Yeah, ’cause all the world’s a stage—or some kind of peep show—and all the women are merely players, to bastardize Shakespeare. And the so-called “aesthetic injury” of not being able to … Read more

CFSD vs the Rabble Rousers: Cue the Torches and Pitchforks

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An inexplicable digital oddity hit my doom-scrolling radar this week: SaveCFSD.org. With the subtlety of a sledgehammer to a watermelon, this site is supposedly the brainchild of a mysterious cabal of educational illusionists dubbed The Center for Excellence in Public Schools. Sounds less like a bona fide academic think tank than a Klandestine Koffee Klatch … Read more

AI Goes Boldly To The Next Frontier

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Welcome to a new era. You may have noticed colleagues leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for fun and profit. And every week, a dozen or so AI projects trumpet their debut. Everybody loves a good productivity hack and AI is delivering. Pretty cool, right?  At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently deployed … Read more