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AXON: Can technology reduce shootings by police?
November 7, 2024
THE VISIT On October 30, 2024, I along with members of other community groups and state agencies, attended a 2.5-hour presentation at Axon regarding Tasers and other technological innovations. The founder reported that he began the business 32 years ago after two friends were killed in Scottsdale in a road rage incident. What he didn’t mention
Republicans Now Claim to be the Party of the Working Class; Time to Put Their Policies Where Their Mouths Are
November 7, 2024
In the recent election, many working class voters shifted their votes to the Trump/Vance ticket with the belief that their positions were more aligned with theirs. It is now time for Trump/Vance to present their agenda for working class voters that will help lift them up. Will it include: During the campaign, the Trump/Vance ticket,
The People Have Spoken, the Bastards
November 6, 2024
I quote a famous Arizonan, the notorious Dick Tuck. Today, I haven’t much else to say. America had a choice: move forward and build on the greatest economic recovery from the pandemic crisis in the world, protect the lives and dignity of American women, protect our immigrant friends, neighbors and co-workers from persecution, and preserve
Abortion Rights Measure Prop 139 Passes with Broad Support
November 6, 2024
This article is reprinted from the Arizona Mirror. Arizona made abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year. Support for Proposition 139, the Arizona Abortion Access Act, overwhelmingly outweighs opposition. With about half of
What the Hell? Americans Return a Twice Impeached-Convicted Felon to the White House Over the Price of Bread
November 6, 2024
Hi Everyone. I do not know exactly what to say about last night’s elections results. I am astounded that millions of people, acting like modern Judases, potentially sold out the nation’s Democracy over the price of bread, including millions who the now President-Elect’s and his surrogates called “trash” and “garbage.” Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Ciscomani and LD17 Dems Lead in General Election Results for Contested Races in Southern Arizona – updated
November 5, 2024
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has released early results from this General Election. But stay tuned for counting of provisional ballots for the close races (which could take a week). I’m only listing hotly contested Southern Arizona races below. https://results.arizona.vote/default.html Congressional District (CD) 6: Lead switched back to Ciscomani by 1795 votes Juan Ciscomani (R),
Temper Your Expectations and Settle In for a Bumpy Week
November 5, 2024
I know everyone wants this crapfest of an election to be over, for our cojones to be pulled out of the fires of partisanship, and our lives and media sources to move on from obsession with the election, but don’t expect any clear resolution of some of the biggest questions tonight – or even in
Jubilant and Festive Mood at the Final Harris/Walz Get Out the Vote Rally in Phoenix: “Let’s Win This”
November 5, 2024
With several All-Star members of Arizona’s Democratic team along with Republican Mayor John Giles and the famed band La Original Banda El Limón, the Harris/Walz Arizona Campaign capped off the 2024 campaign season with a rousing and festive final Get Out the Vote Rally at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix that captivated the jubilant audience.
