NEW: An #Arizona judge rejected a request from a right-wing group to verify the citizenship of Arizona's 40,000 "federal-only" voters before they can vote this fall. The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing and their request violates federal law.
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2 men made serious death threats to election officials in #Arizona. They werent joking
They were tracked down, arrested, given due process, tried, found guilty by a jury of their peers & imprisoned.
This should be a HUGE deterrent. Why isn't it?
1) Fox News & RW media didn't cover it so the viewers are unaware of the consequences
2) GOP leaders didn't condemn it
3) The #DOJ is crap at promoting the successful convictions of the Election Threats Task Force.
https://www.justice.gov/voting/election-threats#ettf
#Threats
Trump opposes funds for Phoenix chip factory, could scrap deal with semiconductor giant if elected https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101824_trump_chips/trump-opposes-funds-phoenix-chip-factory-could-scrap-deal-with-semiconductor-giant-if-elected/
The federal government promised billions to a Taiwanese semiconductor giant to bring thousands of high-paying jobs to Phoenix. Former President Donald Trump is critical of the funding, and if elected, he could claw back the subsidies – putting those jobs at risk.
#Tucson #Arizona
"A Republican county supervisor in #Arizona has pleaded guilty after she tried to delay certification of the 2022 election results.
Peggy Judd, a Cochise County supervisor, pleaded guilty to failing to perform duties as an election officer.
She acknowledged that she failed to canvass the election as required by law." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/arizona-official-pleads-guilty-2022-election-certification-case-rcna176541
Arizona ballot measure seeks to end judicial retention elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_judiciary_voters/arizona-ballot-measure-seeks-end-judicial-retention-elections/
As early ballots are received across Arizona, voters are faced with giving up their voice in the makeup of the state judiciary — a voice that most often goes unused.
#Tucson #Arizona
“#Trump’s ground game in #Arizona and #Nevada may be undercut by canvassers working for America Pac using GPS spoofing to pretend they have knocked on doors when they haven’t…leaked how-to-fake-location video.
The ramifications for Trump may be far reaching, given America Pac has taken on the bulk of the Trump campaign’s ground game in the battleground states, and the election increasingly appears set to be decided by turnout”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/22/trump-ground-game-door-knock-hack-gps
#Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes tells MSNBC she has "no intention" of dropping the criminal case against the fake #Trump electors who sought to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
"A grand jury in the state of Arizona decided that these individuals who engaged in an attempt to overthrow our democracy in 2020 should be held accountable, so we won't be cowed, we won't be intimidated."
The #Arizona Daily Star, Tucson's largest newspaper, has endorsed Vice President #Harris, saying Trump spews "vile, racist, sexist" lies.
"The choice is not close or difficult. The stakes are as high as they get. The Arizona Daily Star urges its readers to vote for Kamala Harris." https://tucson.com/opinion/editorial/arizona-politics-endorsements-politics-daily-star/article_b95a6dda-979d-11ef-a417-5ba6481caac6.html
Sharing another one of my southwest pieces, Southwest Lizard. Available here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/southwest-lizard-lisa-s-baker.html
#lizard #southwest #native #reptile #desert #arizona #art #arte #artwork #mastoart #mastodonart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #artforhome #giftideas #homedecor #wallart #paintings #wallartforsale #buyintoart #CreativeToots #whimsical #shopnow
Via Ken Dilanian:
New: The FBI is warning about a fabricated video purporting to be an alert issued by the FBI urging Americans to “vote remotely” due to a high terror threat at polling stations. The FBI is also flagging a video containing a fake FBI press release alleging that the management of five prisons in #Pennsylvania, #Georgia, and #Arizona rigged inmate voting and colluded with a political party. Disinformation is everywhere.
Via Scott MacFarlane:
Sprinting to the finish
Per campaign, VP #Harris has completed drivetime interviews on radio today in #Arizona, #Nevada and #Wisconsin
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response
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Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the scheme.
#News #Arizona #Medicaid #Addiction #Fraud #Indigenous #Native #NativeAmerican
Tucson police & schools lay out course as Trump jettisons 'sensitive' locations policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012825_schools_immigration/tucson-police-schools-lay-out-course-as-trump-jettisons-sensitive-locations-policy/
Schools in Tucson, along with the Catholic Diocese and city officials moved to reassure parents and the community after the Trump administration again cleared the way for immigration officials to enter schools, churches and other sensitive locations.
#Tucson #Arizona
The State Dep't is blocking new passports for trans Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012925_trans_passports/the-state-dept-blocking-new-passports-trans-americans/
The State Department is no longer issuing U.S. passports with “X” gender markers and has suspended processing all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker - a decision that affects all transgender and nonbinary Americans.
#Tucson #Arizona
Her bare feet touched the ground, connected with the earth beneath her, surrounding her. The soft breeze was cool, refreshing, brushing lightly and gently across her skin.
She leaned back ever so slightly, relaxed yet poised, one with the landscape and at the same time she was independent of it.
She felt energized yet calm, grateful to be in a place of such beauty and mystery.
Rain Dance art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/rain-dance-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#nature #arizona #art #artist #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #dance
I send thanks to the buyer from Arizona who purchased a framed print of
Serenity -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/serenity-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
May the artwork take you to a place of silence and peace, one in which you may spend as much time as you wish in contemplation and thought.
#arizona #grandcanyon #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #nature #naturelovers #travel #peace #ayearforart #artist #sale #decor #print #quiet #beauty #landcape
I send thanks to the buyer from Texas who purchased a canvas print of
Evening Light at the Grand Canyon -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-light-at-the-grand-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
May the artwork take you to a still, silent place full of majesty and grandeur, one that invites you to stop everything you're doing and simply be awestruck by creation.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #nature #travel #sunset #buyintoart #ayearforart #fedigiftshop #decor #canyon #nationalpark #arizona #southwest #vacation #peace #quiet #calm
#Destroying the #judiciary -The entire Phoenix field office of #GSA has been fired, according to federal #court administrator. The field office "was the subject of #RIF reduction in force," said district court executive, clerk of court for US District Court for the District of #Arizona. Firings included people who operated and maintained the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix, Lucas said. #coup #fascism #dictator #democracy #constitution https://www.yahoo.com/news/entire-phoenix-field-office-general-210120998.html #FreeAmerica
I send thanks to the buyer from Maryland who purchased a coffee mug of
Serenity -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/serenity-steve-henderson.html?product=coffee-mug
May the image on the mug bring you to a place of peace, calmness, and contemplation.
#gift #coffee #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #fedigiftshop #ayearforart #arizona #travel #southwest #grandcanyon #nationalpark #nature #sale #peace #woman #meditation
Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_bp_calif_judge/judge-restricts-border-patrol-california-you-just-cant-walk-up-people-with-brown-skin/
‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.
#Tucson #Arizona
She had a lot of time to think, and wisely used it.
And the more she pondered what she was told, the more she realized that it did not match up with reality, her life and experience.
And she had to make a choice between continuing to believe words that had no substance in reality, or trusting in herself.
Not a difficult choice, really.
Turning Point art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/turning-point-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#art #artwork #history #arizona #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #decor #woman #truth
I send thanks to the buyer from Illinois who purchased an art print of
Moon Rising -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/moon-rising-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
May the artwork take you to a place of silence, peace, and calm contemplation. That's really one of the best places to be.
#nature #desert #arizona #southwest #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #sale #landscape #orange #sunset #USA #travel #peace #decor #patterns #tucson #moon
Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10 times what was spent during his first term.
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
GOP threatens 2026 ballot measure after Hobbs vetoes Arizona ICE Act https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042225_az_ice_act/gop-threatens-2026-ballot-measure-after-hobbs-vetoes-arizona-ice-act/
Republican lawmakers in Arizona want to force law enforcement agencies, city officials and even school leaders to make it easier for ICE to deport people — and they’re threatening to go to the ballot to do it.
#Tucson #Arizona
Texas judge dismisses 'trespassing' charges against border crossers accused of violating military rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_el_paso_dod_border/texas-judge-dismisses-trespassing-charges-against-border-crossers-accused-violating-military-rules/
One of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border suffered repeated setbacks Thursday when a federal judge tossed out a dozen charges alleging that people illegally trespassed by entering the United States in a new “national defense area” in West Texas.
#Tucson #Arizona