“MCSO and Maricopa County had an incentive to allocate and overstate what should be regular operating costs to the Melendres Fund so that MCSO could bypass the State constitutional spending limit" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect Score one for Laura Conover www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-...

So much for federalism, much less posse comitatus. "Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary" wapo.st/4pKK5pq

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

What the world needs now is another Martin Luther King, Jr. www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/...

AI weaponized against us www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/...

I know older people were conditioned to pick up the phone when it rings; I was well into my thirties when cell phones became ubiquitous. But that's a habit you really should unlearn. When the phone rings, look at the caller ID. If it isn't someone in your phone directory, hit "ignore".

"They use that all the time: 'We dropped the ball.' That must be the department catchphrase instead of 'to serve and protect.'"

"They use that all the time: 'We dropped the ball.' That must be the department catchphrase instead of 'to serve and protect.'" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

David Denogean was murdered in 2022. Police ID'd a suspect in 2023. No one told his family until we got the police report. "They use that all the time: 'We dropped the ball.' That must be the department catchphrase instead of 'to serve and protect.'" By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

Happy First Amendment Day!

The line between church and state was nowhere to be found at Sunday's service, which drew masses of Charlie Kirk followers.

Police identified, never charged suspect in 2022 teacher killing Records from David Denogean’s murder investigation show police have had a suspect since 2023. Denogean’s family didn't know. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

Records from David Denogean’s murder investigation show police have had a suspect since 2023. Denogean’s family didn't know.

Police identified, never charged suspect in 2022 teacher killing Records from David Denogean’s murder investigation show police have had a suspect since 2023. Denogean’s family didn't know. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

As head of the Border Patrol union, Brandon Judd fawningly sucked up to Trump. Now he's set to become ambassador to Chile.

As Border Patrol union president, Brandon Judd enthusiastically embraced Donald Trump, to the dismay of some agents. Now, that sychophancy is being rewarded with an ambassadorship to Chile. The latest in the Arizona Watchdog Project from @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

Sheridan may be “putting the band back together,” the insider said — only “they’re a lot older and don’t sing as well.” www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

“He's bringing back the bad guys...” Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan insists he's not Joe Arpaio. So why has he filled his command staff with some of Arpaio's favorite minions? From @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

And yet nobody recognizes this change as the strong indicator of deepening mental illness it so obviously is.

Read the full story from @stephenlemons.bsky.social on Tom Homan's MAGA conversion at @phoenixnewtimes.com.

Pre-Trump, colleagues of border czar Tom Homan described him as reasonable. Now, they see a cruel man they don’t recognize.

As the head of ICE removals under Obama, Tom Homan cut undocumented aliens a break. Now he calls the same policies “borderline treasonous.” www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tom-hom...

As the head of ICE removals under Obama, Tom Homan cut undocumented aliens a break. Now he calls the same policies “borderline treasonous.” www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tom-hom...

@stephenlemons.bsky.social Man, that pregnant immigration piece broke my heart!

Jailing pregnant women is unnecessary and dangerous. It can cause miscarriages, like the one Rubia Morales-Alfaro suffered in ICE custody. Yet under Trump, arresting, chaining and detaining pregnant immigrants is a common occurrence. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

Rational adult humans must be free to make their own choices, even if others don’t like what they choose. maggiemcneill.com/2011/06/27/d...

How much longer before the feds and their state partners start feeding pregnant moms to the alligators? #alligatoralcatraz www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/donald-...

I have obtained new nonpublic data from ICE that shows that 2/3 of the people it had booked into detention facilities this fiscal year had no criminal convictions at all. Less than 7% have violent convictions. Most convictions were for immigration, traffic, and vice offenses.

NEW: Data shows that as of June 15, fully 30% of all people arrested by ICE and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD. 11,763 people in detention as of last Sunday had no criminal record and were arrested inside the country by ICE -- an increase of 4,000 people in two weeks!

A gathering will take place to remember Dennis Gilman on Saturday, June 21, from 10-11:30 a.m. at 507 Sullivan Street, Miami, Arizona 85539, located between the Miami Art Works and Thee 23 Skidoo music venue. Link to FB event page below. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Suffer the little children... "‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder" www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Will never forget going to Brownsville to protest the wall under Trump and meeting people there who had begun their advocacy work under Obama and were still furious with him.

Trump's immigration crackdown is horrifying. He's unleashed a powerful, inhumane deportation machine on the country. But, as @stephenlemons.bsky.social writes, Trump didn't build that machine. His predecessors, including Clinton and Obama, tightened the screws.

Come for @stephenlemons.bsky.social asking Joe Arpaio and Sammy "The Bull" Gravano who committed more crimes. Stay for the look on Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan's face when he notices Lemons snapping a photo of him hugging Arpaio.

That’s a tough question. Resisting masked armed thugs in any circumstance can get you beaten or killed by the armed thugs. If the masked armed thugs are agents of the U.S. government it will also get you prosecuted for “assault on a federal officer” or “resisting arrest.” /1

Bold of NRO to analogize masked ICE officers to the KKK

Lander is incorrect that a judicial warrant is required (only an administrative warrant), but ICE refuses even to show him that, which is outrageous. If they have a warrant, they should show it. If they don't, they don't have arrest authority. But him holding on to the guy... could be trouble.

Wow. Avelo airlines has covered up their logo to hide the fact that they're helping with mass deportation. Avelo's customer service number is (346) 616-9500. Feel free to give them a call and tell them how you feel about them.

Keith King vanished 19 years ago in Seligman. A private detective thinks he knows where King’s body is — and who killed him.

Great job on this @stephenlemons.bsky.social!!! I'm intrigued.

Keith King vanished 19 years ago in Seligman. A private detective thinks he's cracked it. He believes King was killed by a romantic rival, chopped up and stuffed in a septic tank. He just needs authorities to dig it up. From @stephenlemons.bsky.social: