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May Meeting Date: 12 MAY 2026 Time: 6:00 pm Location: 1555 N Bridalwreath St., Tempe, Az 85288
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May Meeting Date: 12 MAY 2026 Time: 6:00 pm Location: 1555 N Bridalwreath St., Tempe, Az 85288
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Framing Problems with the Economy as an āAffordabilityā Crisis is Missing the Point
Thereās an opinion piece by Clifford Winston in the N.Y. Times today that looks at how Americans have been priced out of car ownership because American car makers no longer offer basic affordable vehi...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/13/2377627/-Framing-Problems-with-the-Economy-as-an-Affordability-Crisis-is-Missing-the-Point?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web
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Reps. Ansari, Stanton, & Grijalva conduct surprise overnight visit of ICE detention facility!
Iām publishing this today because of the outage due to the transition to the new site, which will likely prevent me from having a Wednesday diary. Last week three Democratic House members conducted an...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/13/2376114/-Reps-Ansari-Stanton-Grijalva-conduct-surprise-overnight-visit-of-ICE-detention-facility?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
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The Supreme Court Just Saved Your Internet Connection (And I'm a Hacker Saying That)
A diary from someone who's been watching the copyright wars for two decades So here's a sentence I never thought I'd write on Daily Kos: Clarence Thomas wrote a Supreme Court opinion this March that a...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/12/2377586/-The-Supreme-Court-Just-Saved-Your-Internet-Connection-And-I-m-a-Hacker-Saying-That?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
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Study: Arizona SNAP recipients dropped 47% since Big Beautiful Bill, more than any other state
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Study: Arizona SNAP recipients dropped 47% since Big Beautiful Bill, more than any other state
The study says the Arizona Department of Economic Security shows a 47% decrease ā a reduction of more than 400,000, including 180,000 children. Arizona had fewer than 490,000 SNAP recipients as of February.
https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-04-09/study-arizona-snap-recipients-dropped-47-since-big-beautiful-bill-more-than-any-other-state
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KJZZ Phoenix
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A progressive advocacy group is suing a pair of GOP state lawmakers over its members having been trespassed from Capitol buildings and threatened with arrest if they return.
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LUCHA sues Republican lawmakers after members were removed from the Arizona Capitol
A progressive advocacy group is suing a pair of GOP state lawmakers over its members having been trespassed from Capitol buildings and threatened with arrest if they return.
https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-04-09/lucha-sues-republican-lawmakers-after-members-were-removed-from-the-arizona-capitol
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Republican lawmakers push state control over Democratic cities
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Republican lawmakers push state control over Democratic cities | Arizona Mirror
In recent years, Republican lawmakers in GOP-led states ā including Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee ā have pushed for state takeovers of police departments and other municipal agencies in Democratic cities that have significant Black populations.
https://azmirror.com/2026/04/09/repub/republican-lawmakers-push-state-control-over-democratic-cities/
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How Trumpās SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote
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How Trumpās SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote | Arizona Mirror
The SAVE America Act could make voting harder for millions of women whose names don't match their birth certificates
https://azmirror.com/2026/04/09/repub/how-trumps-save-america-act-could-make-it-harder-for-married-women-to-vote/
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Jeff Goodell
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All the grey hair in this audience, a hospice-leaning crowd of old white men who just don't give a fuck.
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Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trumpās Washington
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/climate/climate-change-deniers-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.eXsQ.whGr_l2BsP0H&smid=url-share
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April Meeting Date: 14 APR 2026 Time: 6:00 pm Location: 1555 N Bridalwreath St., Tempe, Az 85288
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Karen Russo
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Thank you to the volunteers who called thousands of voters and helped to make this possible!
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Something isnāt adding up in Apache County, Arizona, and we need your help
Iām Loren Marshall, the Chair of the Apache County Democrats in rural Northeastern Arizona, and I need to tell you what weāre seeing on the ground, because it should concern anyone who cares about vot...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/27/2375113/-Something-isn-t-adding-up-in-Apache-County-Arizona-and-we-need-your-help
about 2 months ago
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Tempe Rising No Kings march at the bridge.
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about 2 months ago
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KJZZ Phoenix
about 2 months ago
Republican lawmakers want Arizona voters to force many of the stateās public schools to spend at least 60% of their budgets on instructional costs, like teacher pay.
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Republican lawmakers want Arizona voters to force public schools to spend more on teacher pay
Republican lawmakers want Arizona voters to force many of the stateās public schools to spend at least 60% of their budgets on instructional costs, like teacher pay.
https://www.kjzz.org/education/2026-03-24/republican-lawmakers-want-arizona-voters-to-force-public-schools-to-spend-more-on-teacher-pay
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Save Our Schools Arizona
about 2 months ago
ā ļøBetsy DeVos-backed American Federation for Children has launched a FAKE initiative campaign to confuse and disenfranchise AZ voters who want to sign the Protect Education Act.
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Annie B
3 months ago
Meet the SRP Clean Energy Team -join the fight for SRP to become a sustainable, and accountable utility provider for our
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Vote for the SRP Clean Energy Team
Vote for the SRP Clean Energy Team in the upcoming Salt River Project Election on or before April 2nd! Don't forget to request your ballot from SRP and help flip to a pro-solar majority on the SRP Boa...
https://srpcleanenergy.org/
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Optimists Resist āššµ
3 months ago
#GetOutTheVote
To Do List! Today! Check on voting eligibility in SRP Board & Council Election:
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Request ballot:
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Waiting Is Costing Us Everything
There is a throughline underlying everything that is happening right now. I know a few people who still support Republicans. Some support Republicans broadly, and some still support Trump. Through con...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/31/2366508/-Waiting-Is-Costing-Us-Everything?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web
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Rep. Greg Stanton
4 months ago
My statement regarding DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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The Arizona Mirror has an article saying our Representative Greg Stanton has not signed onto an impeachment resolution for Kristi Noem. I wonder why? Does that represent our Congressional District? I think thereās a good chance it doesnāt represent those in LD8.
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Tonightās Tempe council candidates forum at the Tempe library sponsored by LD8 and LD12 (Arlene is not wearing a hat. Elvis is just behind her. Sorry, my bad angle.)
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This seems so true. Local groups are ACTIVE - Tempe Rising, Optimists Resist, LD chairs working their butts off, No Kings at the bridge, etc. DC come home and get energized. Stop hiding behind proper procedures. Wakeup!
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Dem leadership is failing. This needs to be corrected.
Elie Mystal has a righteous rant against Dem Leadership in The Nation. I am not sure I could agree more than I do. www.thenation.com/⦠Itās a problem that whenever I listen to Democratic leaders like ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/20/2364432/-Dem-leadership-is-failing-This-needs-to-be-corrected?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web
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Trumpās America in action.
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https://digbysblog.net/2026/01/19/grotesque-intimidation/
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There Is No Spoon: How Trump Is Remaking American Law
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There Is No Spoon: How Trump Is Remaking American Law
Trumpās use of legal power isnāt just a glitch in the system. Itās proof the lawās limits are made of perception ā not text.
https://open.substack.com/pub/klausekilljoy/p/there-is-no-spoon-how-trump-is-remaking?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
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I'm attending Az LD12 Democrats's event, āTempe City Council Candidate Panel Discussionā - sign up now to join me!
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Tempe City Council Candidate Panel Discussion Ā· Mobilize
Tempe City Council Candidate Panel Discussion sponsored by **LD8 Democrats** & **LD12 Democrats**, on Tuesday, January 20th, from 5:00ā7:00 pm at the Tempe Public Library, in the Desert Willow room. *...
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/870198/?referring_vol=4704927&rname=Tom&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5617015
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I'm attending Tempe Rising Indivisible's event, āActivate and Caffeinate at a Local Love Biz and Food Driveā - sign up now to join me!
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Activate and Caffeinate at a Local Love Biz and Food Drive Ā· Tempe Rising Indivisible
Jan 23 Meet Bobby Nichols https://bobby4tempe.com/ Feb 6 Meet Brooke St George https://brookefortempe.com/ We're excited to announce that we have a new Local Love partner! To celebrate, Tempe Ris...
https://www.mobilize.us/temperisingindivisible/event/845866/?referring_vol=4704927&rname=Tom&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5694625
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act, deploy troops to quell Minnesota ICE protests - The Washington Post
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NPR
4 months ago
NPRās Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPRās Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
https://n.pr/4sq5fdO
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I think they caved. We can donate food. How can we donate to cover ACA?
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The Decision To Cave On The Government Shutdown Has A Deeply Sinister Consequence
"To many Americans who were counting on Senate Democrats to fight for them, this was a betrayal."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-democrats-chronic-illness-disability_n_69132ce8e4b0f8fc6ee4181e
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
6 months ago
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itās about peopleās lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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50501: The Peopleās Movement āš
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Your creativity is needed for the resistance! šøšøšø
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Common Dreams
7 months ago
Trump's 'Divorced From Reality' Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials
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Trump's 'Divorced From Reality' Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials
US President Donald Trump falsely claims Portland is a lawless wasteland. Local officials and residents debunk his lies.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-portland-riots-antifa?share_id=9006627
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AOCās former chief of staff aims to shake up Democrats with House run
Career Democrats are facing a problem.ļæ½ They may be good at raising cashābut they're not putting that money where their mouth is, according to congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti .ļæ½ He ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/28/2345660/-AOC-s-former-chief-of-staff-aims-to-shake-up-Democrats-with-House-run?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_8&pm_medium=web
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AZ LD3 Democrats
8 months ago
āThis is a warning to all property managers: if you endanger residents with repeated electrical outages or A/C outages, my office will come after you.ā
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LD27 Democrats - Glendale, Peoria and NW Phoenix AZ
8 months ago
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Job growth stalls: US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to highest level since 2021 | CNN Business
The US job market is stalling out.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/economy/us-jobs-report-august-final
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Arizona Mirror
8 months ago
"When we think about the cuts to Medicaid, it isn't simply about cutting services to the poor. It's threatening services to everyone."
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Trumpās new law will limit payments to hospitals that treat low-income patients | Arizona Mirror
President Donald Trumpās new tax and spending law will likely force more than half the states to reduce payments to doctors and hospitals that treat Medicaid patients.
https://azmirror.com/2025/09/05/repub/trumps-new-law-will-limit-payments-to-hospitals-that-treat-low-income-patients/
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Senator Ruben Gallego
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Iāll make it clearā¦since Trumpās fed pick clearly canāt. In 1970 Nixon appointed his crony Arthur Burns to keep interest rates low and inflation skyrocketed. Now Trump wants to do the same.
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Senator Analise Ortiz
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NEW: Arizona Republicans filed an ethics complaint against me for resharing a post when masked, armed men showed up outside a school. They want to lock me out of the Senate and stop me from doing my job. This is a straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
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AZLD4dems
9 months ago
Don't forget Protest Monday. Let's get a BIG Crowd! Workers Over Billionaires Protest Labor Day - Mon Sept 1, 8-10am, Scottsdale
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CD1 Protest at Schweikert's Office Ā· Stand Indivisible AZ
Show Schweikert that he can't hide from his constituents or the actions of the Republican Party! Exercise your constituent power with Optimists Resist Indivisible, Stand Indivisible, the Democrats of ...
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Comment on EPA reconsideration of Endangerment Finding.
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Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards | US EPA
The proposed rule on the reconsideration of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle rule
https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-reconsideration-2009-endangerment-finding#extension
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September Monthly Meeting Guest: Yes on 409 Date: September 9, 2025 Time: 6:00pm (online starts at 6:15) Location: Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St., Tempe AZ, 85281 & Zoom
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FWC Indivisible
9 months ago
Courts are ruling against ICE for illegal actions such as warrantless entry, racial profiling, & detaining U.S. citizens without cause. Abuse of power isnāt just wrongāitās unconstitutional. Hold ICE accountable.
#AbuseOfPower
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Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
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Just Jack
9 months ago
Heās wanted to declare martial law from day one. Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant. Many have speculated how heād do it. Now his gambit is clear. DC was a test. Heās using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities. This is not a drill. Democracy is at defcon 1.
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Roy Cooper
10 months ago
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
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AZLD14Dems
10 months ago
AZLD14 debuted our new website this week! It is our means of communicating with community members, including Democrats, independents and members of other parties, that they are welcome to join us in common cause. Join us,
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NPR
10 months ago
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today:
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Youāve got mail
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Youāve got mail
A letter to actually read ⦠One simple hack to get elected ⦠And these are the shrooms youāre looking for.
https://www.arizonaagenda.com/p/youve-got-mail?r=pxxld&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Gareth L. Powell
10 months ago
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
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Ending the American dream
This article originally appeared at The Journal of Uncharted Blue. On May 29, the Department of Labor announced a āphased pauseā of Job Corps. The 62-year-old program was launched under President Kenn...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/30/2330955/-Donald-Trump-wants-to-destroy-the-American-dream?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
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The New York Times
11 months ago
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker.
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