Malignant Turning Point Nitwit Pleads Guilty to Forging Signatures to get on the Ballot
Republican numbskull Austin Cole Smith has pleaded guilty to blatantly forging signatures on a petition to get on the ballot in LD29. He was the Strategic Director of Turning Point Action, who spent years claiming widespread election fraud, only to be one of the few people found guilty of election fraud himself. “Can’t make this … Read more
Senator Ruben Gallego Releases “All of the Above” Affordable Energy Plan that “Spurs Innovation”
While Donald Trump spent part of last week by taking American Energy progress backwards with his announcement of reducing national fuel standards, Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego released his “Fostering American Energy Innovation and Affordability” plan which, if enacted would “take an all-of-the-above approach with an eye to ensuring future investments are focused on the most … Read more
Will 2026 Finally Be the Year Arizona Democrats Capture Control of the State Legislature
Arizona Democrats thought it would happen in 2020. They thought that it could happen in 2022 and 2024. Will 2026 finally be the year when Arizona Democrats finally grab control of both houses of the State Legislature for the first time in half a century? Scott McNeil, the new Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic … Read more
Trump’s Economic Policies Aim at Our Past, Not Our Future
A post on Persuation by Jeff Tyler Syck about the problems with Trump’s MAGA prescription for revitalizing rural American communities caught my interest recently and prompted a post-length comment on his newsletter that I thought would work as the basis for post here on the Blog. I suggest a read of that post before diving … Read more
Fowl Play: Our Chicken Congressman and His Turkey Donor
While Senator Mark Kelly was risking his life this week to speak to his constituents at the Friday town hall, Congressman Juan Ciscomani not only refused to hold town halls; he removed the bushes in front of his office and installed a fence to keep his constituents at bay. What is Juan afraid of? Surely … Read more
“ I should die because of what I said..?”—Mark Kelly Blasts Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Free Speech and Military Law
Arizona’s senator warns of unprecedented danger as the president calls for executing members of Congress. TOP QUOTES BY US SENATOR MARK KELLY: In a searing speech before 200 people in Tucson on Dec. 5, 2025, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly delivered a withering indictment of Donald Trump’s presidency, framing it as an existential threat to constitutional … Read more
(UPDATED) Know Nothing Donald Trump Just Gave the Democrats the Gaffe that Could Win Them the 2026 Elections
When he was not dozing off as his sycophant…cabinet members heaped praise on him for stopping hurricanes and cutting SNAP payments to poor children, Donald Trump spent his waking moments at the event calling Somali immigrants in Minnesota “garbage,” defended his bloodthirsty war criminal Pete Hegesth’s involvement in the illegal bombing of survivors from this … Read more
