Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎** Scroll down to see my articles below. **

1000+ Protestors Denounce Musk and Trump at Tesla Dealership in Tucson

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Hundreds upon hundreds of protestors lined the giant intersection at Oracle and River Roads in Tucson, condemning Musk and Trump’s destruction of democracy, their betrayal of Ukraine and mass firings of federal workers. Scores of drivers loudly honked their horns in support Saturday morning near the city’s Tesla dealership. Organizer Phineas Anderson of Tucson said … Read more

Musk Power Play: Collecting Treasury and IRS Info for his New AI Program

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According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk’s all-seeing, all-knowing Grok-3 artificial intelligence program has surpassed all competitors: Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, DeepSeek’s V3, and even OpenAI’s GPT-4o. And Musk’s AI is likely feasting on info from federal databases. It reveals Elon Musk’s real power play: obtaining every American’s financial, medical, tax and personal information. But here’s what … Read more

Trump’s Early Honeymoon Is Over as Young People Turn Away

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Trump’s approval rating has quickly tanked down to 39% (it was 53% on inauguration day). Young Americans, aged 18 to 29, rapidly soured on Trump for ignoring skyrocketing prices and inflation. That’s according to John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics and a frequent New York Times … Read more

$16 for Eggs! Trump Fails to Keep Promise to Lower Prices

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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,” Trump promised during his presidential run. Instead, Trump has allowed inflation to run rampant, and prices are through the roof. “Donald Trump said he’d fight inflation, but he hasn’t. Groceries are up. Chicken, pork, and steak are all more expensive. Egg prices … Read more

College Dems Petition for Protection from ICE Raids on Campus

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To fight Trump’s crackdown on immigration, the UofA College Democrats are petitioning the University to not cooperate with ICE agents, to protect student information and to educate students, faculty and staff on their rights. Under Trump, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 3,500 unauthorized immigrants. The nationwide expansion of “expedited … Read more

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