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The oldest (since '04!) and most widely-read progressive political blog in Arizona.

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From the law community on Reddit: America has “constructively abandoned" California Explore this post and more from the law community

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Good points. Why should any blue state stay in the Union at this point? I can’t think of a single reason.

07.10.2025 08:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sundareshan, Jayapal, and De Los Santos Call Out MAGA Republicans “Complicity” for Not Condemning Violent Statements From Their Own Members The word for the day from Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan, Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal, and Arizona Democratic House Leader Oscar De Los Santos in a joint social media appearance towards the words, actions, and silence of MAGA Republicans from Donald Trump to Arizona Representative John Gillette was "complicit." "Complicit" in the context of MAGA Republicans in Washington D.C.

Sundareshan, Jayapal, and De Los Santos Call Out MAGA Republicans “Complicity” for Not Condemning Violent Statements From Their Own Members

The word for the day from Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan, Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal, and Arizona Democratic House Leader…

07.10.2025 04:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: James Talarico calling out fake Christian Conservatives Explore this post and more from the CringeTikToks community

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This is exactly the sort of message we Democrats need to be putting out there to counter the perversion that is ‘Christian Nationalism’ and fascism.

07.10.2025 00:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Star Treks “Patterns of Force” Foresaw the Rise of Trump Nazis Miller, Vought, and Homan Good science fiction has plenty of examples of predicting the future. In literature, there is Jules Verne and From Earth to the Moon and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. There is also Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451. In movies and television, there is Babylon Five, the Star Wars Prequels (Minus Jar Jar,) and Star Trek. One Star Trek episode may be very prophetic for these current times.

Star Treks “Patterns of Force” Foresaw the Rise of Trump Nazis Miller, Vought, and Homan

Good science fiction has plenty of examples of predicting the future. In literature, there is Jules Verne and From Earth to the Moon and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. There is also Ray Bradbury and…

06.10.2025 23:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Star Treks "Patterns of Force" Foresaw the Rise of Trump Nazis Miller, Vought, and Homan

https://blogforarizona.net/star-treks-patterns-of-force-foresaw-the-rise-of-trump-nazis-miller-vought-and-homan/

06.10.2025 23:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why is AZ Rep. John Gillette Such an Asshole? In many ways, Arizona Representative John Gillette looks like he would be a model citizen: he's a decorated combat veteran, awarded a Bronze Star for his outstanding service in the Gulf War, a police officer following his military career, a Christian, a father, a husband, and now a duly elected Arizona State legislator. So why does he keep saying such vile and…

Why is AZ Rep. John Gillette Such an Asshole?

In many ways, Arizona Representative John Gillette looks like he would be a model citizen: he's a decorated combat veteran, awarded a Bronze Star for his outstanding service in the Gulf War, a police officer following his military career, a Christian,…

06.10.2025 23:04 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Why is AZ Rep. John Gillette Such an Asshole?

https://blogforarizona.net/why-is-az-rep-john-gillette-such-an-asshole/

06.10.2025 23:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Crisis in Journalism Threatens Freedom of the Press Journalism is being menaced by baseless lawsuits, a $1.1 billion cut in public broadcasting, press bans, physical assaults on reporters, economic failures, and Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the media. Baseless lawsuits President Trump has filed spurious defamation lawsuits, including a $15 billion case against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper has been "allowed to freely lie, smear and defame me for far too long." …

The Crisis in Journalism Threatens Freedom of the Press

Journalism is being menaced by baseless lawsuits, a $1.1 billion cut in public broadcasting, press bans, physical assaults on reporters, economic failures, and Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the media. Baseless lawsuits President Trump has…

06.10.2025 20:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Crisis in Journalism Threatens Freedom of the Press

https://blogforarizona.net/the-crisis-in-journalism-threatens-freedom-of-the-press/

06.10.2025 20:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump administration requests political pledge from UA The University of Arizona is among nine academic institutions that were sent a letter from the Trump administration requesting a political pledge.

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The UA Admin’s response should simply be: 🖕🏻 and see you court, fascists!

06.10.2025 07:16 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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MAGA Car Dealer Jim Click’s Feelings are Hurt Six of the “Jim Click Eight” and their merry band of supporters took their message to Saturday’s football game between the Wildcats and Oklahoma State University. We set up a large banner on the sidewalk between the tailgate party and the street. Reportedly, the fans love Click. We encouraged them to ask him to stop funding Congressman Juan Ciscomani because Ciscomani voted for Trump’s budget bill.

MAGA Car Dealer Jim Click’s Feelings are Hurt

Six of the “Jim Click Eight” and their merry band of supporters took their message to Saturday’s football game between the Wildcats and Oklahoma State University. We set up a large banner on the sidewalk between the tailgate party and the street.…

05.10.2025 22:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

MAGA Car Dealer Jim Click’s Feelings are Hurt

https://blogforarizona.net/maga-car-dealer-jim-clicks-feelings-are-hurt/

05.10.2025 22:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Apple is pulling the China fold toward the Trump Regime. Let’s send them a message that this is not acceptable! Email tcook@apple.com and let them know you are drawing a line!

05.10.2025 21:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cartoons of the Week

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05.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cartoons of the Week

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05.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the NoFilterNews community on Reddit: Armed woman who 'doxxed' law enforcement is shot by ICE agents in Chicago after patrol was 'rammed by 10 cars' Explore this post and more from the NoFilterNews community

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ICE just tried to murder a US citizen for her political views and anti-ICE activities.

05.10.2025 09:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the law community on Reddit: Five-alarm fire inside the DOJ - Lawyer Oyer Explore this post and more from the law community

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Not alarmist. Just very alarming. Trump has smashed all guardrails of professionalism and ethics that keep the DoJ from being used as a political weapon. Now he’s making his move in demanding the Comey persecution.

05.10.2025 09:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Mike Johnson hasn’t sworn in this new Democrat. Is it because she wants to release the Epstein files? Adelita Grijalva of Arizona came to Washington DC this week, but returned two days later, a little confused

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Yes. That’s exactly why.

05.10.2025 07:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the law community on Reddit: This order, NSPM-7, drafted by Stephen Miller and signed by Trump, gives the government the ability to go after, target, and arrest virtually anyone now. Meanwhile, p... Explore this post and more from the law community

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An accurate and insightful warning. Your freedom is on the Trump Regime’s menu right now. #NSPM7

05.10.2025 00:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Trump Shutdown is Because Both the Felon Duce and Christian Hypocrite Speaker Want to Protect Pedophiles and Deny Americans Health Insurance Make no mistake: When the history of this Trump government shutdown is written, it will assign blame where it belongs. To the convicted felon and twice impeached Oval Office occupant who has six bankruptcies in his financial resume, including a casino. And the House Speaker Christian Hypocrite who could not open a law school for numerous unflattering reasons who has kept House members at home for now three weeks rather than negotiate with Democrats on the fiscal showdown and hold a vote with should have been sworn in by now Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva on the release of the Epstein files.

The Trump Shutdown is Because Both the Felon Duce and Christian Hypocrite Speaker Want to Protect Pedophiles and Deny Americans Health Insurance

Make no mistake: When the history of this Trump government shutdown is written, it will assign blame where it belongs. To the convicted felon and twice…

04.10.2025 15:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
De Los Santos and Gutierrez React to the Latest Indictment of ESA Fraud from Out of State On October 2, 2025, The Arizona Attorney Generals office headed by Kris Mayes announced the indictment of Florida resident Adam Jones "for Theft and Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices," where he is accused of creating fictitious children and defrauding the Empowerment Scholarship Private School Voucher Account Program of between $4,000 and $25,000 from December, 2022 to January, 2024. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has occurred.

De Los Santos and Gutierrez React to the Latest Indictment of ESA Fraud from Out of State

On October 2, 2025, The Arizona Attorney Generals office headed by Kris Mayes announced the indictment of Florida resident Adam Jones "for Theft and Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices," where he is accused of…

04.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

De Los Santos and Gutierrez React to the Latest Indictment of ESA Fraud from Out of State

https://blogforarizona.net/de-los-santos-and-gutierrez-react-to-the-latest-indictment-of-esa-fraud-from-out-of-state/

04.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the law community on Reddit: MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There. Explore this post and more from the law community

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No wonder MAGA always suspects voter fraud; they keep doing’ it! This time it’s Charlie #KirKK’s factotum Jack Posobiec.

04.10.2025 09:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the law community on Reddit: Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It. Explore this post and more from the law community

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@azagmayes.bsky.social this is what we may have to do. Change ICE agents for ANY crimes they commit against AZ citizens and residents!

04.10.2025 08:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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'What's stopping us?' — Putin threatens to attack Ukraine's nuclear power plants Russian President Vladimir Putin framed this potential move a "mirror response," claiming that Ukraine has been carrying out attacks near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) which has been unde...

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Putin is desperate. He’s now threatening the health and security of all of Europe by suggesting he’ll strike at Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.

04.10.2025 00:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Has Sold American Foreign Policy, National Security, and Military to Qatar in Order to Enrich Himself and His Cronies Trump recent signed a new defense agreement with Qatar, elevating it to a major Non-NATO ally with security guarantees that commit the United States to a similar level as our closest allies. Why? What is the national interest in doing so? Why are we guaranteeing the security of a repressive and bloated absolute monarchy whose largest export is natural gas…

Trump Has Sold American Foreign Policy, National Security, and Military to Qatar in Order to Enrich Himself and His Cronies

Trump recent signed a new defense agreement with Qatar, elevating it to a major Non-NATO ally with security guarantees that commit the United States to a similar level as our…

04.10.2025 00:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump Has Sold American Foreign Policy, National Security, and Military to Qatar in Order to Enrich Himself and His Cronies

https://blogforarizona.net/trump-has-sold-american-foreign-policy-national-security-and-military-to-qatar-in-order-to-enrich-himself-and-his-cronies/

04.10.2025 00:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2 Arizona GOP governor candidates pitch unique plans forward Two of the three top GOP governor candidates in the Republican primary outlined their stances in one-on-one interviews with Mike Broomhead.

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“We’ve been able to win because we’re focused on helping people instead of just being angry all the time.”

What does that say that you are allied with those always angry people who don’t help anyone, #DeceitfulDavey?

03.10.2025 22:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump law strips health care from legal immigrants as states cut back programs | Arizona Mirror An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill Presiden...

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The keyword here being LEGAL aliens present LEGALLY.

03.10.2025 22:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump's pact to defend Qatar could shake up or shore up a fragile region The order vows to use the US military, if necessary, to defend the tiny energy-rich nation almost mirrors aspects of a Nato alliance.

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So much for Trump not starting stupid wars. This stupid agreement is part of what will eventually draw us back into Middle East conflicts.

03.10.2025 20:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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