UPDATE: The @AZAGMayes case to force the seating of Rep-Elect @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva was assigned today to Judge Trevor Neil McFadden. He was one of the first judges appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017. There is no hearing on the docket. tinyurl.com/AZlaw2043

Asks Court to declare that Grijalva is deemed a Member of the House once she takes the oath, and allows others to administer the oath if Johnson refuses to.

BREAKING: @azagmayes.bsky.social & @AdelitaForAZ file lawsuit against Speaker Johnson (& House) for not swearing in Grijalva. (She was elected last month.) Filed in federal court in DC. Complaint: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2043

URGENT: The President is trying to collect $$$$$$$$$ from taxpayers. I would say every member of Arizona's Congressional delegation needs to be (a) calling for immediate transparency, and (b) passing a new law to prevent this. No Kings, indeed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

BREAKING: The Arizona Supreme Court has granted @azagmayes.bsky.social' request for an extension of time to file a Petition for Review in the "fake electors" case. The new deadline is Nov. 21. READ: Order, Request: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2042

REMINDER: An appeals court just affirmed the decision that DJT is banned from serving in corporate leadership in NY. BECAUSE he "flagrantly padd(ed) financial statements". Yes, $515,000,000 in damages was found to be "excessive", but he was not criminally prosecuted.

JOIN ME NOW on @SunSoundsofAZ. I'm subbing in to read articles from today Wall Street Journal. Interesting theme, ripping Trump and tariffs. (Listen for the editorial near the end.) sunsounds.org/listen-live

MOLDOVA INCOMING Election results are in - but for out-of-country voters, expected to be more heavily pro-EU. PRO-EU PARTY WON WITH 50% OF THE VOTE. (2-1 margin over pro-Russia party; smaller parties didn't reach threshold.) Pro-Russian leader calling for peaceful protests.

Tell me you don't know how things work without telling me....

BREAKING: AZ Supreme Ct decides GOP legislative leaders DO have standing to challenge voter-approved Voters' Right To Know Act (aka Stop Dark Money). (Reverses lower ct decisions re standing.) Supreme Ct will rule on law's constitutionality in a separate challenge. OPINION: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2041

History might not repeat, but it does rhyme.

AZ THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND RE: White House/Jimmy Kimmel #1A Battle: A) Nexstar (the company that pulled Kimmel) owns Phx station CW7 B) As of Aug, Nexstar is buying TEGNA, which includes AZ powerhouse KPNX (12News) C) Nexstar is BRAGGING about their role (on CW7's website) Z) #1A under attack

LISTEN LIVE: I am excited to resume volunteering at @SunSoundsofAZ. Tune in LIVE right now, as I am reading articles from this week's @AzCapitolTimes SunSounds is a nonprofit service for people with a sight or reading disability: sunsounds.org/listen-live

OFF-TOPIC: JOIN THE LOTTERY POOL WITH A TWIST: When jackpots get ⬆️⬆️⬆️, we pool together to try to win. The Power Ball tomorrow is $1.7B, 3rd highest ever. Our twist? We commit 1/2 of our winnings to charity BEFORE the drawing. (Members will choose grant recipients.) Deadline: 3pm, Sat.

NEW: This is very similar to the path that Arizona Democrats blazed on the issue last year. A path designed to prevent a fracture in their coalition.

BREAKING: SANCTIONS SCOREBOARD UPDATE: $122,000 In Sanctions Against Kari Lake/Mark Finchem Attorneys Will NOT Be Reversed By the 9th Circuit MORE, Order, Dissent: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2040

BREAKING: SANCTIONS SCOREBOARD UPDATE: $122,000 In Sanctions Against Kari Lake/Mark Finchem Attorneys Will NOT Be Reversed By the 9th Circuit MORE, Order, Dissent: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2040

"The Arizona Workaround": @realDonaldTrump DODGES U.S. Attorney Showdown With Senators @SenMarkKelly & @SenRubenGallego No Habba Hubbub Here, As Arizona Court Gives Administration a Quiet Pass NEWS ANALYSIS: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2039

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I'd like to emphasize a portion of the WH response to this Emergency Order: A WH spox said the SCOTUS order shows those "radical district courts" what's what. The WH does not understand the legal system. The District Court is limited by case law. (This) SCt is not.

Gonna do a thread of interesting court records. Whatever platform (Bluesky or Twitter) gets the most retweets in the next 15 minutes gets it. Posting this on both sites.

It's beginning to look like he very knowingly lied to the court.

BREAKING: New whistles blowing re: flights to El Salvador prison camp snag Arizona attorney Drew Ensign has been a point person for U.S. DOJ at immigration hearings tinyurl.com/AZlaw2038

This is funny: I was going to say "no, no indication". But, then I went to check to see if they were active here or on Elon's. They ARE posting over there, and look what happened:

BREAKING: A 9th Circuit victory for AZ Secy of State @Adrian_Fontes. Panel unanimously reversed judge who sided with the No Labels Party (remember them?). NLP wanted to limit to President. 9th says SoS was correct in accepting other candidates' Statements of Interest to run. (details to follow)

(from our ArizonasPolitics side) NEWS ANALYSIS: CD7 Race Gets Dark & Dirty Adelita Grijalva is far-and-away biggest beneficiary of Super PACs' nearly $800,000 in Independent Expenditures (ALSO: impacts on future AZ Dem politics) tinyurl.com/AZp2037

Proverbs 15:17

(from our ArizonasPolitics side) NEWS ANALYSIS: CD7 Race Gets Dark & Dirty Adelita Grijalva is far-and-away biggest beneficiary of Super PACs' nearly $800,000 in Independent Expenditures (ALSO: impacts on future AZ Dem politics) tinyurl.com/AZp2037

BANANAS: This is being used AT SKY HARBOR, by Hertz/Dollar/Thrifty Altho most Arizonans won't rent here, my advice to our visitors who are subject to this so-far unaccountable fee-generator is to challenge it. (Please let me know your results, etc.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/t...

NEW: Arizona's Federal Judges Give Trump Admin Extra Time To Name U.S. Attorney for State They could have named a U.S. Attorney, because Trump missed deadline MORE, Read Order: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2036

NEW: Arizona's Federal Judges Give Trump Admin Extra Time To Name U.S. Attorney for State They could have named a U.S. Attorney, because Trump missed deadline MORE, Read Order: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2036

BREAKING: This also impacts Arizona. Arizona voters passed a similar law last November (in Prop. 314) Florida asked SCOTUS to be able to enforce it while it is appealing. Justice Thomas punted it to the entire Court, they denied the stay request. (No stated Justices in favor.)

BREAKING: Trump DOJ is explicitly working to make a mockery of the reasons behind our Declaration and meaning of this holiday. Kudos to hard-working legal professionals working to preserve some of the principles making this country great. Here's to rule of law and due process!

Class action incoming. (Shein consistently raised prices in order to claim that they "lowered" them.)

Justices Sotomayor and Brown Jackson are mincing no words in today's dissent⤵️ (You may need to click on the image to read the entire highlighted portion.)

NEW: After last week's SCOTUS decision, DOJ asks judge to modify injunction AZ & others got last month limiting Trump Executive Order re: elections. Result would be patchwork. 31 states would have to "assess citizenship" *before* giving certain persons a voter registration form.

Yes, complicated. The parties typically provide a lot of infrastructure for their candidates. That takes money, etc. Here, they are setting up a (somewhat) parallel structure for that, because they are not interested in working with the state party's Chair (nor helping fund the state party).

BREAKING: The chasm in the AZ Democratic Party just grew wider. Statewide elected Dems are joining with Navajo County Dems & other county party orgs to form their own "coordinated campaign" for next year. (Traditionally run by the ADP) Similar to what McCain did a few yrs ago (using Yuma GOP).

Here’s Judge Snow’s Otder. Also of note, Drew Ensign has entered his appearance for the Feds.

BREAKING from @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social

PRESSURE/NO PRESSURE: Dbacks call on fans to "help us keep the Dbacks in Arizona" as State Senators ready to vote. Billionaire Kendrick, AZ Chamber unleash robocalls on primary opponents Senators @mitziepstein.bsky.social and Lauren Kuby. READ more: tinyurl.com/AZsPolitics2...

I'll believe it's a real fight when trump nationalizes spacex.

I’ll believe it’s a real fight when Trump revokes Musk’s naturalization & orders him deported.

Well yeah, Trump can't dance or rap! (Musk can jump, but I wouldn't want to hear his diss tracks.)

I'll believe it's a real fight when I see the Executive Order (incoming), followed by the lawsuit challenging it. Let THAT go up to SCOTUS!!! Great thread by Kenny, BTW, good thoughts. Read it!

Boasberg leads with scene from Kafka's "The Trial". Compares it to how the Venezuelans were responded to as they were being hustled out to Salvadoran compound. READ Opinion: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2031

BREAKING: Judge Boasberg GRANTS prelim injunction, ORDERS govt to "facilitate the ability of the (all Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act) to seek habeas relief (in U.S. courts). (He granted class status to all those Venezuelans.)

UPDATE: NYT just changed headline from "could" to "would".

The @nytimes.com headline is the CBO says the budget bill "COULD" add $2.4t to our natl debt in next 10 years. HOWEVER, it's an estimate that it WILL add it. It is NOT top of an estimated range. Even NYT's lede says it "would" add. Change the headline! #WordsMatter www.cbo.gov/publication/...

Thanks, AI! It was really an "airstrike".