Arizona Democratic House Delegation Rails Against Continuing Trump-Johnson-MAGA DHS Shutdown
March 28, 2026
With their support for continuing the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security during a time of war against a leading sponsor of global terrorism, are Donald Trump and Mike Johnson making you feel safer? The United States Senate, in a 100-0 unanimous consent procedure, passed a measure to reopen the Department of Homeland Security
Phoenix City Council Approves Tracking System for Federal Immigration Enforcement Abuses
March 27, 2026
Not wanting to go down the road of major United States cities besieged by ICE agents running rampant, like Chicago and Minneapolis, the Phoenix City Council approved the formation of the Community Transparency Initiative (CTI) on March 25, 2026. This initiative, when fully in place, would “document federal immigration enforcement activities within Phoenix and assess
Get a Justice For All Petition to put a Public Defender in Immigration Court
March 27, 2026
Scores of registered Pima County voters signed the Justice For All petition on No Kings Day on March 28. The measure aims to put a Public Defender in Immigration Court. My mother was an immigrant. Join me in standing up for all Moms, Dads, kids, and grandparents who are immigrants. We must support our neighbors,
“Let’s be Real”: Hypocrite Trump Votes By Mail
March 27, 2026
In Donald Trump’s world, there are two Americas. There is the America, populated by his corporate and Twenty First Century Fortune 500 Gilded Age seeking supporters who deserve every privilege and perk the United States has to offer, including massive tax cut benefits, environmental deregulation, and profit increases from rising oil prices. Then there is
Photo Gallery of 2026 Tucson Japanese Festival
March 24, 2026
Our Southern AZ Japanese Cultural Coalition (SAJCC) hosted its 10th festival on March 21, 2026 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (TCCC), 1288 W. River Rd. We started up in January 2014 as a small New Year’s mochitsuki (mochi pounding) event at Yume Japanese Gardens (now part of Tucson Botanical Gardens). Then we kept growing
Ciscomani Is All Hat, No Cattle
March 23, 2026
Image design by Charlie Grantham, rendered by ChatGPT 5.2 Watching Juan All hat, no cattle – Texas Proverb Background Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), serving as Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, consistently advocates for fully funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), emphasizing the need to secure the southern border and
Germany is Unafraid to Face Its Past; America Must Be Unafraid to Face our Present.
March 23, 2026
Last spring, I stood on the infamous Nazi parade ground in Nuremberg as a local tour guide explained why the site remained largely intact but neglected. “It remains undestroyed so we never forget, she explained. It stays ugly, so we always remember.” There is no comparison to the singular horror of the holocaust and
Put Boundaries on Being Informed for Your Mental Health!
March 23, 2026
You can care deeply and still refuse to consume every horrific detail. This is where informed ends and self-preservation begins.