AZ Sen. Priya Sundareshan
@priya4az.bsky.social
Arizona Senate Democratic Leader representing Tucson. Environmental lawyer, U of A and MIT alum.
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Proud that AZ Democratic legislators walked out of the joint legislative session today as ICE Director Homan spoke, in order to highlight the people who are being disappeared without due process and often without any criminal history.
Check out this story from @azcentral.com
Check out this story from @azcentral.com
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The very first bill Legislative Republicans introduced this session was to strip Arizonans of their voting rights. Today, Dem Leaders Sundareshan & De Los Santos introduced the Voters First Act, which will expand Arizonans' voter rights & secure our elections.
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The very first bill Legislative Republicans introduced this session was to strip Arizonans of their voting rights. Today, Dem Leaders Sundareshan & De Los Santos introduced the Voters First Act, which will expand Arizonans' voter rights & secure our elections.
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Record warmth across much of the West this winter has left the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains with very little snow.
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Record warmth across much of the West this winter has left the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains with very little snow.
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The whole interview is worth it
Shockingly callous. AZ Republicans cannot be entrusted with protecting our constitutional rights.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Shockingly callous. AZ Republicans cannot be entrusted with protecting our constitutional rights.
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Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
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He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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Well, this is really something. A majority of *working class whites* disapprove of ICE, per new NYT poll.
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Quinnipiac gave me unpublished data from new poll and it finds huge, huge, huge percentages of young and working class voters have seen video of Minneapolis shooting.
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Well, this is really something. A majority of *working class whites* disapprove of ICE, per new NYT poll.
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Climate scientists are also obsessed with Greenland, not because of the Mercator projection, but because the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is going to raise sea levels significantly, change ocean circulation, and be generally very bad for humanity.
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Breaking WaPo:
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide
The report deeming an ICE detainee’s death in Texas a homicide comes the same day that a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Breaking WaPo:
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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Secretary Fontes and Legislative leaders introduced the "Voters First Act” - a proposal to modernize, standardize, and prioritize the voting process for every eligible voter in AZ, sponsored by Senator @priya4az.bsky.social and Rep. Oscar De Los Santos.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCQ...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCQ...
State of Elections - Introducing the Voters First Act
YouTube video by Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Secretary Fontes and Legislative leaders introduced the "Voters First Act” - a proposal to modernize, standardize, and prioritize the voting process for every eligible voter in AZ, sponsored by Senator @priya4az.bsky.social and Rep. Oscar De Los Santos.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCQ...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeCQ...
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It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
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Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Thank you to everyone who came to the Capitol today to honor and celebrate Arizona’s rich Indigenous culture and history during the 31st Annual Arizona Indian Nations and Tribes Legslative Day!
January 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to the Capitol today to honor and celebrate Arizona’s rich Indigenous culture and history during the 31st Annual Arizona Indian Nations and Tribes Legslative Day!
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Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight to ensure everyone had equal rights.
The Arizona Senate Democrats are committed to turning his dream of justice and equality for all into a reality for every Arizonan.
The Arizona Senate Democrats are committed to turning his dream of justice and equality for all into a reality for every Arizonan.
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight to ensure everyone had equal rights.
The Arizona Senate Democrats are committed to turning his dream of justice and equality for all into a reality for every Arizonan.
The Arizona Senate Democrats are committed to turning his dream of justice and equality for all into a reality for every Arizonan.
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the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
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In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
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The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections