When Mesa voted to fluoridate its water in Nov. 1999 (overcoming decades of John Birch Society opposition) I was a reporter at The Arizona Republic covering the story. I got a line into print “Mesa voted to join the 20th Century on Tuesday, with just six weeks left to go!” I stand by that sentence.

Drew Pinsky, the celebrity doctor known as Dr. Drew, continues his downward spiral. This weekend, he appeared on the podcast of Elijah Schaffer, a racist and antisemitic commentator who was fired from the right-wing network The Blaze for allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague.

Arizona's Democratic governor goes to war with one of the 2020 fake Republican electors who also recently used "legislative immunity" to dodge a ticket or arrest for extreme speeding. She's now vetoing his bills.

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Last week, DHS and Secretary Noem's staff and spokespeople suggested that because Mr. Abrego Garcia had $1,100 in cash on him when arrested outside Home Depot seeking day labor, that was strong evidence that he was a member of MS-13. I guess that raises a similar question about her $3,000.

Shapiro responds to Schumer letter to DOJ for hate crime investigation: “I don't think it's helpful for people on the outside who haven't seen the evidence, who don't know what occurred, who are applying their own viewpoints to the situation, to weigh in in that manner.” forward.com/fast-forward...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just sat down for a one-on-one interview with a man who, as @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has reported, has claimed that "Jewish influence on the West" has led to "white genocide" and once said "Hitler actually had some decent points." www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Strangely, the official who is exploiting legit concerns about antisemitism to revoke hundreds of students’ visas and undermine democracy has… no qualms about sitting down with an antisemite who thinks “Hitler actually had some decent points.” 🤔

They've pointed to nothing suggesting this innocent man is even _a_ member, much less a _top_ member of MS-13 And now he's a terrorist too? What they gonna say he was responsible for next, the Oklahoma City Bombing?

This is a huge loss. I never had a chance to meet him, but Leonard Zeskind made a major impact in the fight against hate and bigotry in the US over the past 40 or so years. His book, "Blood Politics," remains one I continue to recommend to anyone interested in entering the fray.

And Rubio claims he can decide which university students are antisemitic

There are no moderates among the Republicans, even the ones you may have hoped would have stayed moderate. This will apply more and more to far right antisemitism, as well. Although all the other racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia should have been enough to understand this.

NEW from @azrww.bsky.social: The Phoenix defense contractor expo where ICE’s director said he wants to run deportations like “Amazon Prime but with human beings” was so much worse than you could imagine. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/war...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just sat down for a one-on-one interview with a man who, as @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has reported, has claimed that "Jewish influence on the West" has led to "white genocide" and once said "Hitler actually had some decent points." www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

New Yorkers, state budget negotiations are still underway and we need to keep the pressure on. Call your NY State Senator and Assemblymember today and tell them #NoNYMaskBan! covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny

This administration sent 200+ fathers, sons, and husbands to be tortured in a foreign prison for the rest of their lives. 9 in 10 have no criminal record. None received any due process. If you *aren’t* outraged, you need to check your fucking humanity.

Per a press release from Wilmington Police Department in Wilmington, Ohio, John Kevin Workman of the Dayton chapter of the Ohio Proud Boys was arrested today for inducing panic after bringing a firearm to his previous place of employment. On Facebook, Workman uses the alias John Ottis.

People did this media story in 2017, but it's an even bigger one now - the old WH press corps, for all its sins, losing space to pro-Trump media with questions that boil down "sir, how can we help you?"

Woman beater Jordan Conradson

The "reporter" was Jordan Conradson of the racist conspiracy site The Gateway Pundit. Less than 24 hours ago, Conradson, who identifies as Korean-American, shared a social media post declaring: "White Lives Matter." Last year, he wore a "Kari Lake for US Senate" hat while covering her campaign.

Bukele doesn't "have something" on Trump. Trump isn't afraid to fight for Garcia's return. He doesn't want him returned. Trump and Bukele are engaged in a mutually-beneficial authoritarian partnership designed to profit off the destruction of legal protections. That's it. It isn't that hard.

NEW! Men behind Tennessee's Christian nationalist settlement: 'This country belongs to Jesus,' not the Jews www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

Because people are talking abt Hanania again, here’s my story exposing his white supremacist past - and, I would argue, present. Straight-up eugenicist who wrote for Richard Spencer. Wtf are we doing here, why are people so determined to make him respectable www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...

My wonderful co-author @benlorber8.bsky.social spoke at a conference on antisemitism and the law (I sadly could not make it). We were invited by a number of great experts and scholars on the subject. Then the ADL decided to have a meltdown. 🧵 religiondispatches.org/we-called-fo...

This is, in addition to very obviously denying people benefits and clearly excluding the vast majority of seniors, a violation of federal law on accessibility, especially since X requires users to log in and agree to the terms of service to see published content.

Border Patrol said their Bakersfield mission was highly targeted. But data we obtained suggests otherwise. And analysis of civilian videos by @bellingcat.com shows CBP sweeps at gas stations, outside citrus farms and in a Home Depot parking lot. @evidentmedia.org youtu.be/m93xbICwsSM?fe…

Gone are the days of Republicans heralding the 10th Amendment or declaring sheriffs to be the supreme authority of the land. The MAGA-controlled Arizona legislature just passed a bill to force local sheriffs to cooperate with the federal government.

Eleven foreign students at the University of Texas, El Paso have had their visas cancelled by the Department of Homeland Security. These cancellations are part of the nationwide attack on campus activism and international students studying in the. U.S. My story for the El Paso Times.

Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share gofund.me/a5ee0064

New: My colleague and I looked into Jake Shields, a former-MMA fighter who now hosts a podcast that pushes Holocaust denial, white nationalism and male supremacist bigotry on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcasts [CW: anti-trans violence, antisemitism] 🧵 www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

A disgraced former Milwaukee cop with credibility issues helped seal the fate of a gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to El Salvador's notorious prison. Cross was fired from his position as a Milwaukee Police Sergeant in 2012 after driving his car into a family’s home while intoxicated.

This is who Gov. Kathy Hochul and the ADL want deciding who is or isn't allowed to wear a mask in New York.

Call elected officials today – tell them “No mask ban!”  • Gov. Hochul at 518-474-8390 • Assembly Speaker Heastie at 518-455-3791 • Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins at 518-455-2715 

While in Arizona today, Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. took time for a photo op with Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers, a QAnon promoter and member of the Oath Keepers who has spoken at a conference organized by neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes.

As a World Trade Center survivor with damaged lungs, masks are crucial to my health. Nobody has the right to tell me whether I can or can't wear a mask to protect myself.

Trump supporter who wanted to 'make the Church great again' charged with killing priest www.rawstory.com/trump-suppor...

Say no to mask bans. There's still time to call and email your lawmakers in New York to tell them to reject anti-masking proposals as part of the state budget or otherwise.

This seems like a bad sign.

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Trump after being convicted of criminal contempt, can be seen on the floor of the Arizona State House, gladhanding with lawmakers while awaiting a speech to a joint session of the legislature set to be given any minute by Tom Homan.

Republicans in Arizona announced today that border czar Tom Homan will address a joint session of the state legislature at noon on Tuesday.

Major update: At least 50 ASU students have had their visas revoked in recent weeks. Some of them were due to graduate next month. Country-wide, an attorney I spoke with estimated 1,000 student visa revocations. For @azluminaria.bsky.social azluminaria.org/2025/04/07/a...

Trump says he wants to send Americans to gulags in El Salvador: "I love that. If we could take some of our 20 time wiseguys that push people into subways ... if he would take them, I would be honored to give them. I don't know what the law says on that ... I'm all for it."

Charlie Kirk of the Trump youth organization Turning Point USA talked Friday about what he said were "shock and awe" tariffs and suggested the US may enter a recession. "[China] could very well go into an economic depression over this. Now, whether or not we will go into a recession, we will see."

Pete D'Abrosca has also promoted antisemitic Pizzagate-style conspiracy theories. In 2018, he claimed the Rothschild family was tied to a non-existent child sex trafficking operation at an abandoned cement plant in Tucson, Arizona.

And this is where I challenge the idea that this piece is good This has no quotes from Black people, no citation. Of any Black work about appropriation of hip hop and only a small description of him employing Black people but no words And treats No Jumpers rise as inevitable

Or more tellingly White reporters in tech culture and yea hip hop And yes “far right” have so long been disrespectful and dismissive of Black critique and they are so insulated from accountability they are now going full mask off