Julian P. Donahue
@jpdonahue.bsky.social
Curator Emeritus, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Retired entomologist, birder, cat-lover, gardener, landscaper, world traveler.
Retired entomologist, birder, cat-lover, gardener, landscaper, world traveler.
One last image from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
One last image from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
Part of the crowd from this morning's protest outside the Tucson office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Part of the crowd from this morning's protest outside the Tucson office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
More of my favorite signs from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
More of my favorite signs from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
Some of my favorite signs from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Some of my favorite signs from this morning's protest outside the office of absentee Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6).
Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.
October 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.
Our Federal agencies continue to violate the Hatch Act by posting illegal banners at the top of their home pages, falsely blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. This morning I encountered this repulsive banner on the Small Business Administration website.
October 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our Federal agencies continue to violate the Hatch Act by posting illegal banners at the top of their home pages, falsely blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. This morning I encountered this repulsive banner on the Small Business Administration website.
This is the Hatch Act violation banner on today's home page of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Republicans control Congress and the White House; they have the power to end the shutdown on a moment's notice.)
October 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is the Hatch Act violation banner on today's home page of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Republicans control Congress and the White House; they have the power to end the shutdown on a moment's notice.)
Reposted by Julian P. Donahue
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“To blame the minority party for any of this is a joke. Get it together. Children are starving. People are going to die.”
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
Arizona Democrats call out GOP for government shutdown over popular health care credits
Arizona Democrats blame Republicans for shutdown as GOP refuses to extend popular ACA health care tax credits
azmirror.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“To blame the minority party for any of this is a joke. Get it together. Children are starving. People are going to die.”
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
More photos of this morning's Ciscomani protest.
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
More photos of this morning's Ciscomani protest.
This morning I joined fellow Tucsonans in a protest outside the office of my cowardly Republican Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6) who refuses to represent his constituents. Here are photos of my favorite signs.
October 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This morning I joined fellow Tucsonans in a protest outside the office of my cowardly Republican Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6) who refuses to represent his constituents. Here are photos of my favorite signs.
Reposted by Julian P. Donahue
Trump’s approval in the swing states is abysmal open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump’s approval in the swing states is abysmal open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
Arizonans enrolled in AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program, will no longer be able to visit their local Planned Parenthood clinic for an STI test or a cancer screening starting this week. Planned Parenthood stops accepting Arizona Medicaid as Trump ban takes effect azmirror.com/briefs/plann...
Planned Parenthood stops accepting Arizona Medicaid as Trump ban takes effect | Arizona Mirror
Arizona Planned Parenthood stops accepting Medicaid as Trump ban on abortion provider funding takes effect
azmirror.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Arizonans enrolled in AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program, will no longer be able to visit their local Planned Parenthood clinic for an STI test or a cancer screening starting this week. Planned Parenthood stops accepting Arizona Medicaid as Trump ban takes effect azmirror.com/briefs/plann...
Trump officials and right-wing media are using the vaccine side effects database out of context. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is made up of unverified self-reports of side effects. azmirror.com/2025/09/18/t...
Trump officials and right-wing media are using the vaccine side effects database out of context
VAERS is ripe for exploitation because it relies on unverified self-reports of side effects. Anyone who received a vaccine can submit a report. And because this information is publicly available, misi...
azmirror.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump officials and right-wing media are using the vaccine side effects database out of context. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is made up of unverified self-reports of side effects. azmirror.com/2025/09/18/t...
AZ Rep. Gosar's renewed attempt to undo protections for Ironwood Forest National Monument is appalling. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
Enviros criticize Rep. Gosar's renewed attempt to undo protections for Ironwood Forest Nat'l Monument
Environmental groups blasted legislation submitted by U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar on Wednesday attempting to nullify two national monuments in Arizona, including Ironwood Forest National Monument just northw...
www.tucsonsentinel.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
AZ Rep. Gosar's renewed attempt to undo protections for Ironwood Forest National Monument is appalling. www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
A souvenir from yesterday's demonstration outside the office of Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), hosted by the League of Conservation Voters.
September 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A souvenir from yesterday's demonstration outside the office of Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), hosted by the League of Conservation Voters.
Reposted by Julian P. Donahue
Gosh, we can't imagine why!
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Gosh, we can't imagine why!
I joined today's protest outside the office of my spineless Representative Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6), organized by the League of Conservation Voters. A beautiful day to demonstrate against a plethora of wrongs.
September 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I joined today's protest outside the office of my spineless Representative Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6), organized by the League of Conservation Voters. A beautiful day to demonstrate against a plethora of wrongs.
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
On September 17th, ABC/Disney announced it was indefinitely suspending the late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, supposedly in response to comments in his monologue regarding the murder of Charlie Kir...
act.indivisible.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...
Tell your Republican Member of Congress to sign the Epstein discharge petition act.indivisible.org/sign/epstein...
Tell your Republican Member of Congress to sign the Epstein discharge petition
Trump’s administration has tried and failed to bury the Epstein scandal. They’ve misled, called it a hoax, and even closed Congress early to avoid a bipartisan vote for the full release of the files. ...
act.indivisible.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Tell your Republican Member of Congress to sign the Epstein discharge petition act.indivisible.org/sign/epstein...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage act.indivisible.org/sign/trump-o...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
act.indivisible.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage act.indivisible.org/sign/trump-o...
The Heritage Foundation and Republicans continue to attack the norms of our society. GOP investigation pressures Wikipedia to dox editors accused of 'bias' www.rawstory.com/james-comer-...
GOP investigation pressures Wikipedia to dox editors accused of 'bias'
A pair of House Republicans is moving forward with an investigation that will seek to reveal the identities of Wikipedia editors who have edited articles to include information that portrays Israel ne...
www.rawstory.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Heritage Foundation and Republicans continue to attack the norms of our society. GOP investigation pressures Wikipedia to dox editors accused of 'bias' www.rawstory.com/james-comer-...
Video of yesterday's webinar on impacts of the new border wall is here: skyislandalliance.org/2025/08/wild...
August 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Video of yesterday's webinar on impacts of the new border wall is here: skyislandalliance.org/2025/08/wild...