Trump Is Today’s Caligula
February 10, 2026
Trump increasingly evokes the memory of Caligula, the third emperor of Rome. Though Caligula appeared reasonably rational when his reign began in AD 37, he seemed to descend into madness rapidly. He had sex with his three sisters, among many others. He built opulent villas and hosted lavish parties, thereby bankrupting Rome. He reversed all the actions of his predecessor, Tiberius,
Teachers and School Forces to Put ESA Reform on the November Ballot
February 9, 2026
With Arizona Legislative Republicans okay with rampant waste, fraud, abuse, and indoctrination in the billion-dollar a year publicly funded with working and middle class taxpayers money Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Welfare/Scam for the Wealthy Private School Voucher Program, the Arizona Education Association (AEA) and Save Our Schools Arizona have banded together to gather enough signatures
White Nationalist Donald Trump Wants You to Ignore the Fact that the Assassin of Medgar Evers was a White Nationalist
February 9, 2026
Fresh off posting a meme online that showed the Obamas as apes, Donald Trump and his White Nationalist Zealots are attempting again to “whitewash” an episode of history by having the National Park Service omit the fact on its brochures that the assassin of Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers was a White Nationalist-Supremicist-Klansman-Racist. George Orwell
Former Public Servants Urge NO Vote on RTA Next
February 9, 2026
By: If you care about Tucson’s future, you will want to vote No on RTA Next: Props 418 and 419. Exclamation! Full stop! If you want safer streets, repaired potholes, better bus service, economic stability, and more livable neighborhoods, we urge you to look at how little RTA-1 — the first Regional Transportation Authority plan
Bad Bunny’s Half-Time Show at the Super Bowl Really Is a Stake in the Heart to Trump and White Nationalist MAGA
February 9, 2026
The message of Love, not Hate. Saying everyone in this hempishere is an American Unity, not divisiveness. Giving his Grammy Award to Liam Ramos, the boy who was illegally detained by Trump’s ICE-Gestapo before a judge ordered his release. CORRECTION. Earlier reports that the boy was Liam Ramos were incorrect. The child was actually five
BlogForArizona is Very Active on Bluesky! Please Follow, Like, and Comment! And One More Thing…
February 9, 2026
BlogForArizona has a very active presence on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/blogforarizona.bsky.social). We DO push notices of our new posts there, in case that’s your perferred method of notice (rather than email delivery, or loading up the blog on a browser), and to help new folks discover our blog and our posts, but that is FAR from all;
Corrupt To the Core
February 8, 2026
Our president likes money. He really likes money. He likes money so much that enriching himself and his family is a core goal of his second presidency. Everything else be damned! America is his breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The desserts come from all over the planet; one delicacy consumed at Mar-a-Lago in January 2025 was
What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing
February 8, 2026
The article in the New Yorker, “What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing,” is very persuasive. It argues that MAGA has outperformed Democrats in long-term grassroots organizing. While Democrats excel at short-term mobilization, such as protests and candidate meetings, MAGA networks focus on building year‑round community relationships that sustain political power. Dems are good at
