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UPDATE: @StubHub & @Ticketmaster's systems are not playing nice with each other, so I switched my listing to TM. Holy crap, their (hidden) fees are larger than SH's! 46%!!!
Message me, save a FORTUNE! I'll sell 'em to you for UNDER my cost, $85/per!
Monday vs Rockets. Sxn.218/1
Message me, save a FORTUNE! I'll sell 'em to you for UNDER my cost, $85/per!
Monday vs Rockets. Sxn.218/1
OFF-TOPIC: I have a pair of Suns/Rockets
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
UPDATE: @StubHub & @Ticketmaster's systems are not playing nice with each other, so I switched my listing to TM. Holy crap, their (hidden) fees are larger than SH's! 46%!!!
Message me, save a FORTUNE! I'll sell 'em to you for UNDER my cost, $85/per!
Monday vs Rockets. Sxn.218/1
Message me, save a FORTUNE! I'll sell 'em to you for UNDER my cost, $85/per!
Monday vs Rockets. Sxn.218/1
NEW: Maricopa County Tells Judge To Stop Harassing Them About Costs In Long-Running Sheriff/Racial Profiling Melendres Case
Judge had told them the Sheriff's Office first raised the cost issues, needs to make sure they're accurate.
Read Response, More: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2047
Judge had told them the Sheriff's Office first raised the cost issues, needs to make sure they're accurate.
Read Response, More: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2047
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW: Maricopa County Tells Judge To Stop Harassing Them About Costs In Long-Running Sheriff/Racial Profiling Melendres Case
Judge had told them the Sheriff's Office first raised the cost issues, needs to make sure they're accurate.
Read Response, More: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2047
Judge had told them the Sheriff's Office first raised the cost issues, needs to make sure they're accurate.
Read Response, More: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2047
UPDATES: (1) We have confirmation that the Petition has now been filed; and
(2) The State has filed - UNDER SEAL - 1483 pages of grand jury transcripts (from 13 days of testimony), and 966 pages of exhibits given the grand jurors.
(2) The State has filed - UNDER SEAL - 1483 pages of grand jury transcripts (from 13 days of testimony), and 966 pages of exhibits given the grand jurors.
BREAKING: We now have the Arizona AG's Petition for Review in the so-called "fake electors" case
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
UPDATES: (1) We have confirmation that the Petition has now been filed; and
(2) The State has filed - UNDER SEAL - 1483 pages of grand jury transcripts (from 13 days of testimony), and 966 pages of exhibits given the grand jurors.
(2) The State has filed - UNDER SEAL - 1483 pages of grand jury transcripts (from 13 days of testimony), and 966 pages of exhibits given the grand jurors.
BTW, the AG's Office declined the opportunity to answer our questions about the decision-making process, and whether reaction to Mayes's November 7 interview with @brahmresnik played any role. (Her non-committal answers led most to assume she would not appeal.)
BREAKING: We'll post the Petition for Review as soon as it's available.
BREAKING Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes will keep 'fake electors' case alive with appeal to Arizona Supreme Court. www.12news.com/article/news...
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
BTW, the AG's Office declined the opportunity to answer our questions about the decision-making process, and whether reaction to Mayes's November 7 interview with @brahmresnik played any role. (Her non-committal answers led most to assume she would not appeal.)
The crux of the AG's argument:
"The trial court erred in two respects. First, it imposed a novel duty on prosecutors to instruct the grand jury on a non-criminal federal statute that provided no defense to the charges and was otherwise irrelevant..."
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"The trial court erred in two respects. First, it imposed a novel duty on prosecutors to instruct the grand jury on a non-criminal federal statute that provided no defense to the charges and was otherwise irrelevant..."
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BREAKING: We now have the Arizona AG's Petition for Review in the so-called "fake electors" case
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The crux of the AG's argument:
"The trial court erred in two respects. First, it imposed a novel duty on prosecutors to instruct the grand jury on a non-criminal federal statute that provided no defense to the charges and was otherwise irrelevant..."
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"The trial court erred in two respects. First, it imposed a novel duty on prosecutors to instruct the grand jury on a non-criminal federal statute that provided no defense to the charges and was otherwise irrelevant..."
1/2
BREAKING: We now have the Arizona AG's Petition for Review in the so-called "fake electors" case
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING: We now have the Arizona AG's Petition for Review in the so-called "fake electors" case
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
READ, more: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2046
BREAKING: We'll post the Petition for Review as soon as it's available.
BREAKING Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes will keep 'fake electors' case alive with appeal to Arizona Supreme Court. www.12news.com/article/news...
Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes decides to keep 'fake electors' case alive
Mayes asking Arizona Supreme Court to review lower court ruling that would have returned case to grand jury. Court had set Friday deadline for decision.
www.12news.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: We'll post the Petition for Review as soon as it's available.
TUNE IN NOW: I just started reading on @SunSoundsofAZ, articles from today's @WSJ, for people who have vision or reading issues.
Go to SunSounds.org, and donate while you're their. (SunSounds is part of the KJZZ/KBAQ/Spot127 family of services.
Go to SunSounds.org, and donate while you're their. (SunSounds is part of the KJZZ/KBAQ/Spot127 family of services.
Sun Sounds of Arizona
Sun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to print information to people who cannot read or hold print material due to a disability. Sun Sounds broadcasts the reading of over 200 local and national ...
SunSounds.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
TUNE IN NOW: I just started reading on @SunSoundsofAZ, articles from today's @WSJ, for people who have vision or reading issues.
Go to SunSounds.org, and donate while you're their. (SunSounds is part of the KJZZ/KBAQ/Spot127 family of services.
Go to SunSounds.org, and donate while you're their. (SunSounds is part of the KJZZ/KBAQ/Spot127 family of services.
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MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTIONS CANVASS: Kumbaya moment, signature verification process, and more
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTIONS CANVASS: Kumbaya moment, signature verification process, and more
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
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Y'know what this means: The 30 day deadline for release will fall on 1 of the deadest Fridays of the year, just before Christmas.
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Y'know what this means: The 30 day deadline for release will fall on 1 of the deadest Fridays of the year, just before Christmas.
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
Y'know what this means: The 30 day deadline for release will fall on 1 of the deadest Fridays of the year, just before Christmas.
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Y'know what this means: The 30 day deadline for release will fall on 1 of the deadest Fridays of the year, just before Christmas.
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
And, if things go as I expect*, victims/survivors & Congress will be spending Christmas drafting suits.
*Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/ariz...
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tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTIONS CANVASS: Kumbaya moment, signature verification process, and more
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTIONS CANVASS: Kumbaya moment, signature verification process, and more
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO Breaks in the Chain of Custody In Maricopa County's Case of Misplaced Ballots
Article: tinyurl.com/AZlaw2045
Valid concern. It was up to Spilsbury to check as soon as the signatures were turned in.
Makes me wonder if the signatures for the Mesa District Two council recall were legitimate? Paid circulators gathered signatures door to door, ignored me guessing because I’m registered as an Independent but wanted my wife to sign (she didn’t).
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Valid concern. It was up to Spilsbury to check as soon as the signatures were turned in.
OFF-TOPIC: I have a pair of Suns/Rockets
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
OFF-TOPIC: I have a pair of Suns/Rockets
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
tickets on Nov. 24 that we can't use (change in travel plans). KD's 1st game back in Phx, etc.
At cost, $90/each. Sxn 218, Row 1.
Book 'er, Danno!
🧵Concerned about what Trump's DOJ won't disclose from the Epstein files? There are TWO truck-sized holes in the bill - ongoing investigations AND an EXECUTIVE ORDER CLAIMING NATL DEFENSE OR FOREIGN POLICY.
Let's look at each - both the text and the implications.
1/7
Let's look at each - both the text and the implications.
1/7
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🧵Concerned about what Trump's DOJ won't disclose from the Epstein files? There are TWO truck-sized holes in the bill - ongoing investigations AND an EXECUTIVE ORDER CLAIMING NATL DEFENSE OR FOREIGN POLICY.
Let's look at each - both the text and the implications.
1/7
Let's look at each - both the text and the implications.
1/7
As I was driving around yesterday, I heard Chris Matthews join Katy Tur on CNN.
Thought I had accidentally discovered MS-Then. (Has anyone checked in on Olbermann recently?)
Thought I had accidentally discovered MS-Then. (Has anyone checked in on Olbermann recently?)
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As I was driving around yesterday, I heard Chris Matthews join Katy Tur on CNN.
Thought I had accidentally discovered MS-Then. (Has anyone checked in on Olbermann recently?)
Thought I had accidentally discovered MS-Then. (Has anyone checked in on Olbermann recently?)
BREAKING: Fmr lawmaker Austin Smith has reached a plea agreement, guilty of two charges (1 misdemeanor, 1 Class 6 undesignated) for forging nomination petitions.
He admits signing a deceased woman's signature, and to submitting other forgeries. 5 year ban on running for office.
He admits signing a deceased woman's signature, and to submitting other forgeries. 5 year ban on running for office.
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING: Fmr lawmaker Austin Smith has reached a plea agreement, guilty of two charges (1 misdemeanor, 1 Class 6 undesignated) for forging nomination petitions.
He admits signing a deceased woman's signature, and to submitting other forgeries. 5 year ban on running for office.
He admits signing a deceased woman's signature, and to submitting other forgeries. 5 year ban on running for office.
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guy who shot himself in the foot yesterday wants credit for not doing it two days in a row
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
guy who shot himself in the foot yesterday wants credit for not doing it two days in a row
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Epstein documents include emails with a controversial former ASU professor
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Epstein documents include emails with a controversial former ASU professor
Lawrence Krauss, a world-renowned physicist and former ASU professor accused of sexual misconduct, exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.azcentral.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Epstein documents include emails with a controversial former ASU professor
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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That sounds like a displeased Judge.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
That sounds like a displeased Judge.
QUICK TURNAROUND #2:
Key graf of William Fitzpatrick order ordering DOJ to make grand jury materials available to Comey by 3PM.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
QUICK TURNAROUND #2:
QUICK TURNAROUND: Judge Boasberg tells DOJ to be ready to "discuss next steps in this Court's contempt inquiry", in light of Friday's appellate ruling.
(This is the original case of sneak-sending alleged Tren de Aragua folks to CECOT in El Salvador in violation of Boasberg's Order.)
(This is the original case of sneak-sending alleged Tren de Aragua folks to CECOT in El Salvador in violation of Boasberg's Order.)
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
QUICK TURNAROUND: Judge Boasberg tells DOJ to be ready to "discuss next steps in this Court's contempt inquiry", in light of Friday's appellate ruling.
(This is the original case of sneak-sending alleged Tren de Aragua folks to CECOT in El Salvador in violation of Boasberg's Order.)
(This is the original case of sneak-sending alleged Tren de Aragua folks to CECOT in El Salvador in violation of Boasberg's Order.)
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(FINAL) UPDATE
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
FINAL UPDATE: DISMISSED - Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
Now that Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in as Arizona’s first Latina Congresswoman, her attorneys and the AZ Attorney General’s Office officially dismissed their lawsuit today (Friday).
tinyurl.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
(FINAL) UPDATE
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
(FINAL) UPDATE
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
FINAL UPDATE: DISMISSED - Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
Now that Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in as Arizona’s first Latina Congresswoman, her attorneys and the AZ Attorney General’s Office officially dismissed their lawsuit today (Friday).
tinyurl.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
(FINAL) UPDATE
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr
DISMISSED - @AdelitaForAZ Grijalva and Arizona Lawsuit Against U.S. House To Force Swearing In Never Got Out of the Starting Block
(Read Dismissal, more)
tinyurl.com/mpzukepr