Citizens Must Act to Halt Autocracy
January 20, 2026
By Phineas Anderson, Crossposted from the Arizona Star with permission of the author We know that Donald J. Trump will utilize legal, illegal, and even violent means, to stay in power. In 2020, he tried to use fake electors. On January 6, 202l he incited a mob to attack Congress in an attempt to delay
SecularAZ Calls Out MAGA Bills Pending in the AZLeg Violating Your Freedoms, and Common Decency & Sense
January 20, 2026
(Full disclosure: I am a brand-new baby Member of the SecularAZ Board. My frequently snarky comments are in perentheticals and italics. Cross posted from the SecularAZ Newletter – sign up today to get great information like this in your email! -MDB)The first week of the Arizona 57th Legislature is on the books… and unfortunately, so
Freedom’s Martyrs
January 20, 2026
By Dave Fitzsimmons, reposted with permission from Arizona’s Progressive Voice In MAGA-Fox world, a feculent world as putrid and toxic as Goebbels’ Nazi propaganda mills, the vile cold blooded murder in Minneapolis of an American mother of three, Rene Good, by one of Trumps’ ICE-Gestapo agents is being swaddled in lies to the nattering MAGA
Trump is Insane; Impeach Him or Somehow Convince his VP or Cabinet to Remove Him for Unfitness According to the 25th Amendment
January 19, 2026
If the letter below to the Prime Minister of Norway expressing his desire to annex Greenland is in part due to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, does not convince Republicans in Congress or the Trump cabinet that Donald Trump is truly insane, what will? This letter comes after another weekend of unhinged behavior
Of Fascists Fucking Around and Finding Out
January 19, 2026
I realize now that I have been remiss in not sharing here my genuine and honest thoughts about what is happening in this country right now. I’ve held back some of my thoughts that I have shared privately, but haven’t put to page. It took Kim’s post yesterday, Watching Is Not Prevention, and reader reaction,
Military Attorney: Charges Against Senator Mark Kelly Will Be Proven Bogus
January 18, 2026
A former U.S. military prosecutor says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is abusing obscure military law to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for urging service members to disobey illegal orders — a move the attorney called unprecedented, unconstitutional and dangerous for American democracy. Timothy Stringham, a retired JAG officer and law-of-war expert who spent 16 years in
Hobbs Vetos Republican Rich First Tax Measure and Introduces Budget for FY 27 That Prioritizes Helping Working and Middle Class Families
January 17, 2026
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was not mincing words with her promise to veto the Republican Tax Measure SB1106, which passed with only Republican votes in the first week of the 2026 legislative session. Yesterday, January 16, she did just that, sending a letter to Senate President Warren Peterson, advising him of her veto of that
An AI Experiment: The SCAM Act’s Role in Trump’s Attack on Immigrants and Rep. Eli Crane
January 17, 2026
I’m trying a new post methodology here on the blog today and would love your feedback on whether you think it provides value. I have recently used AI tools, specifically Perplexity.ai, for some purposes here on the blog and have always disclosed when doing so; this time, I’m including my initial AI research process into
