Congratulations to San Francisco for inventing the long-prophesied banana that costs ten dollars sfstandard.com/2026/03/11/g...

Those schoolgirls know exactly what they did

I asked President Trump about the FBI reportedly seizing election records in Arizona. He said they must have done that because it was a “rigged” election. I pointed out to him that his own AG said there was not measurable voter fraud to overturn that election. Then he called me a rotten reporter.

“Donald Trump wants to bully and cheat his way through a midterm election that he knows Republicans will lose, but we won’t let him.”

Fun fact: Lawmakers regularly try to outlaw things that bother them personally solely because they're bothered and they have the power to do so Like this nonsense

The updated CDC guidance “creates confusion and introduces unnecessary barriers for families who want to protect their children from serious illness,” said the Governors Public Health Alliance

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes warned local officials not to give full voter rolls to the feds as they probe the 2020 election in Arizona story via @sashahupka.bsky.social/@votebeat.org

Things went so well the last time a president promised a quick, cheap war in the Middle East

There were 2,283 measles cases reported in the United States in 2025. Just over two months into 2026, more than 1,200 cases have already been reported. story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Exclusive: HSI, a branch of DHS that usually investigates drug cartels and human trafficking networks, is probing the 2020 election results in Arizona, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Nick Miroff report. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

“I emerged from this briefing as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate. I am left with more questions than answers.”

Incredible scenes.

Looks like Russian sanctions will be reduced again, eh?

Abortion rights advocates warn that House Bill 2144 not only imperils reproductive health care for individual women but also violates the Arizona Constitution story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Just imagine if it was an emotional woman in charge /s

“This is another attempt to really weaken the ballot initiative process, which is a process given to citizens, to really advance advanced legislation when we’re not answering the call.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Kyrsten Sinema will be a columnist for a conservative Beltway opinion site, you say? The gulf between the Kyrsten I started covering in 2004 and this Kyrsten is mind-boggling.

Schrödinger's war

The New Mexico Department of Justice announced that it searched convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch on Monday along with officers from the New Mexico State Police and deputies from the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office.

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

this guy loves making down payments on future 9/11s with other people's money

They sunk an unarmed ship, that they knew was unarmed, and killed at least 87 people, because "it's more fun" that way. Pure evil.

“We’re just hiding them in a parking garage somewhere..." www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...

WaPo is going to put @bencollins.bsky.social out of business at this rate

Real big display of Dunning-Kruger going on here from this self-appointed expert who is just showing his whole ass with this comically bad analysis

Literally hasn't been true since maybe the 1980s, and even that soon got squeezed out by Reganomics and trickle-down bullshit. Maybe you just don't know how long a generation is, because there have been several since then.

“Maricopa County runs elections in accordance with the law. We have not received a subpoena at this time but will cooperate if that were to occur.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

The president defended the spike Sunday, calling it "a very small price to pay" for eliminating Iran's nuclear threat

Six more (!!) Eli Crane fundraising emails since Saturday. He ended 2025 with $2.5 million cash on hand, and his most likely Dem oppnent, @formerpreznez.bsky.social, had just $650k, so it's not a case where he's being outraised by an opponent. Bad polling for Crane seems even more likely now.

Since Wednesday, I've gotten 6 fundraising emails from Eli Crane in #AZ02. In the 90 days before that, I didn't receive any. I bet they're springing to action because of really bad polling. 2026 will be marked by lean GOP seats (like his) being in play because Trump is that toxic.

tech CEO in 2026: My computer has anxiety. venture capitalist in 2026: Here, have 200 billion more dollars. child in 2006: My NeoPet is angry at me. mom in 2006: No it isn't sweetie, go to bed. mom to dad in 2006: We have an idiot boy. Our boy is a little idiot person. It's too late to fix him.

yeah but

Arizona, Iowa and Nevada will see their Medicaid budgets reduced by more than 15%

The unexpected report, combined with uncertainty over the war with Iran, rattled U.S. markets Friday morning, sparking a drop across all indexes

That Iranian Navy ship we torpedoed had no ammunition on board because that was a requirement to participate in the MILAN 2026 exercise (organized by the Indian Navy). The US Navy knew this because IT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE EXERCISE. What a national embarrassment. newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are still fully committed to surrendering their constitutional powers to let Trump act like a king

Christian Nationalists are ascendant in American government right now, but this dude is salty because SCOTUS has no evangelicals and is instead controlled by Opus Dei-loving Catholic zealots. The op-ed gets even dumber from there. Really a master class in whining about invented slights.

Tempe, Arizona, has a contract with Flock, a surveillance company that shares data with law enforcement, including ICE. Ending that contract is one candidate’s priority in next week’s city council election there.

“A 15-minute phone call to finish up 22 years of marriage”: Inside the 14-year legal battle over Arizona’s broken prison health care system — and the people it failed

“It means hope, security, stability, and a bright future for our kids. We see the progress firsthand. Early intervention is proven to be effective. Our family is proof of that.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

US Attorney Daniel Rosen defends himself, again, in contempt hearing for ICE order violations minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/05/u...

“If lawmakers appeal the ruling, they will delay critical funding and force districts to divert more money away from classrooms just to keep aging buildings in working order.” story via @jimsmall.bsky.social

“What is the strategy for preventing regional escalation, and what is the plan for the day after? What will this cost the American people? Because the American people deserve those answers, and Congress deserves a vote.”

I, too, think tens of thousands of people should go to prison because sometimes I smell something I don't like

“If he had the support of Congress, he could have legally passed his tariffs by now. But the truth is he doesn’t have the support of Congress, nor does he have the support of the American people, and he is doing an end run.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Noem is the first high-profile Cabinet official to leave her role in Trump's second term

"Why are we discussing your job performance in the nearby gravel pit? No reason."