Michael McKisson
@mikeonbikes.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Practice at UA College of Information Scence and photojournalist for AZ Luminaria.
Really important work by @chelcurtis.bsky.social with @azluminaria.bsky.social
Excited to announce that we’ve launched our new database dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People — the first of its kind in Arizona. 🧵 #IWMFgrantee #MMIP
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MMIP Arizona database - AZ Luminaria
A searchable database and map of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People in Arizona, MMIP, MMIW
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January 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really important work by @chelcurtis.bsky.social with @azluminaria.bsky.social
A few photos from last week. Lots of birds and some shots for @azluminaria.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A few photos from last week. Lots of birds and some shots for @azluminaria.bsky.social
Lots of fauna during yesterday’s hike up Tumamoc.
December 27, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Lots of fauna during yesterday’s hike up Tumamoc.
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We are thrilled to announce veteran Arizona journalist Rafael Carranza as our newest team member
Meet Rafael: AZ Luminaria's new investigative reporter in ProPublica partnership - AZ Luminaria
I’m thrilled to announce that veteran journalist Rafael Carranza — who grew up and spent the past decade reporting in our home state — has joined our Arizona Luminaria team full time in partnership wi...
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December 23, 2024 at 8:24 PM
We are thrilled to announce veteran Arizona journalist Rafael Carranza as our newest team member
This was a fun story to photograph and was especially cool because it was a story written by a former student. azluminaria.org/2024/11/27/g...
Garnett Silver-Hall is on a run — in music and athletics - AZ Luminaria
Science says babies can hear music from inside the womb. Some mothers place headphones on their belly for some easy listening. Others rely on a loudspeaker playing reggae music. Garnett Silver-Hall, ...
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November 27, 2024 at 5:09 PM
This was a fun story to photograph and was especially cool because it was a story written by a former student. azluminaria.org/2024/11/27/g...
Check out the program that is saving money and keeping people from being rearrested. azluminaria.org/2024/11/25/c...
Connecting people with resources as they exit the Pima County jail is reducing costs and rearrests - AZ Luminaria
People released from the Pima County jail leave the building through an unmarked steel door painted the same mud-orange color as the surrounding concrete block wall. After walking through that door, t...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Check out the program that is saving money and keeping people from being rearrested. azluminaria.org/2024/11/25/c...
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Describing the bill as a “death penalty for nonprofits,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) said, "If this bill were to become law we would hand [Trump] a bludgeon for a crusade against those he deems the greatest danger to America, what he calls ‘the enemy within’.”
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HR 9495: Bill Threatening Nonprofits Passes House - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
A bill, HR 9495, which would allow a presidentially appointed treasury secretary to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its status if deemed a “terrorism-supporting” organization, has passed in the US H...
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November 22, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Describing the bill as a “death penalty for nonprofits,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) said, "If this bill were to become law we would hand [Trump] a bludgeon for a crusade against those he deems the greatest danger to America, what he calls ‘the enemy within’.”
nonprofitquarterly.org/hr-9495-bill...
nonprofitquarterly.org/hr-9495-bill...
A couple bird photos and a portrait for an upcoming @azluminaria.bsky.social story.
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
A couple bird photos and a portrait for an upcoming @azluminaria.bsky.social story.
It’s been years since I’ve ordered from Schwan’s but I have such fond memories of them from when I was a kid. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/b...
Yelloh, Formerly Schwan’s Home Delivery, Closes
Yelloh has parked its fleet of refrigerated trucks. Its downfall, accelerated by a disastrous rebranding, was decades in the making and probably inevitable, experts say.
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November 22, 2024 at 1:29 PM
It’s been years since I’ve ordered from Schwan’s but I have such fond memories of them from when I was a kid. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/b...
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President-elect Donald Trump spent much of this past week announcing picks for top jobs in his new administration, with little regard for whether they can pass Senate confirmation. He still has several more roles to fill. Follow live updates.
Trump Transition Live Updates: After a Whirlwind Week of Cabinet Picks, Several More to Go
President-elect Donald J. Trump still has choices to make for about a dozen cabinet or cabinet-level roles, including the leaders of the Treasury, Commerce and Labor Departments.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
President-elect Donald Trump spent much of this past week announcing picks for top jobs in his new administration, with little regard for whether they can pass Senate confirmation. He still has several more roles to fill. Follow live updates.
Took our annual trip to Ramsey Canyon this week.
November 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Took our annual trip to Ramsey Canyon this week.
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In nearly every meeting that President-elect Donald Trump holds at Mar-a-Lago, alongside him is someone who has been elected to nothing, nominated to nothing and, only a few months ago, had no meaningful relationship with him: Elon Musk.
At Mar-a-Lago, Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition
He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.
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November 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
In nearly every meeting that President-elect Donald Trump holds at Mar-a-Lago, alongside him is someone who has been elected to nothing, nominated to nothing and, only a few months ago, had no meaningful relationship with him: Elon Musk.
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Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary puts the world’s most powerful military in the hands of the least experienced leader it’s had in decades
Trump Puts Allies on Alert by Handing Pentagon to Fox News Host
Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary puts the world’s most powerful military in the hands of the least experienced leader it’s had in decades.
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November 13, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary puts the world’s most powerful military in the hands of the least experienced leader it’s had in decades
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Trump apparently just named Fox News host Pete Hegseth his secretary of defense?
November 13, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Trump apparently just named Fox News host Pete Hegseth his secretary of defense?
A few photos I shot for @azluminaria.bsky.social on Election Day.
November 12, 2024 at 3:27 AM
A few photos I shot for @azluminaria.bsky.social on Election Day.
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This U.S. House race has still not been called
Local race between Juan Ciscomani and Kirsten Engel is closest in nation of high stakes U.S. House contests - AZ Luminaria
The closest congressional race in the nation as of Friday afternoon is between two candidates who represent Southern Arizona, where just a handful of votes will help decide which political party contr...
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November 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
This U.S. House race has still not been called