Tim Steller
@timsteller.bsky.social
Metro columnist, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
Email: tsteller@tucson.com
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Tim Steller's column: Threat of accountability arises from Sen. Kelly video
For Star subscribers: The video telling troops 'You can refuse illegal orders' has implications beyond the military. It warns officials, as Trump's power wanes, that doing wrong for him may
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Column: The video by Sen. Mark Kelly, the Tucson Democrat, and five other Congress members indirectly raised a key issue -- accountability after Trump. With the president's power waning, no one, not even ICE agents, can be assured he will be able to protect them.
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
Column: The video by Sen. Mark Kelly, the Tucson Democrat, and five other Congress members indirectly raised a key issue -- accountability after Trump. With the president's power waning, no one, not even ICE agents, can be assured he will be able to protect them.
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Tim Steller's column: Threat of accountability arises from Sen. Kelly video
For Star subscribers: The video telling troops 'You can refuse illegal orders' has implications beyond the military. It warns officials, as Trump's power wanes, that doing wrong for him may
tucson.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Column: The video by Sen. Mark Kelly, the Tucson Democrat, and five other Congress members indirectly raised a key issue -- accountability after Trump. With the president's power waning, no one, not even ICE agents, can be assured he will be able to protect them.
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
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November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
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JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I just had occasion to go to One America News Network's page. What happened to them? I thought they were going to be the further-right Fox, but it looks like a cheap conservative news aggregating blog. The white headline font is terrible.
www.oann.com
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November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I just had occasion to go to One America News Network's page. What happened to them? I thought they were going to be the further-right Fox, but it looks like a cheap conservative news aggregating blog. The white headline font is terrible.
www.oann.com
www.oann.com
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"We are so excited to be working hand in glove with the Trump administration" -- Kyrsten Sinema is on Maria Bartiromo's show shilling for AI and praising Trump
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"We are so excited to be working hand in glove with the Trump administration" -- Kyrsten Sinema is on Maria Bartiromo's show shilling for AI and praising Trump
This is one of the craziest things I've heard that I feel like I should have known but didn't.
TIL Edmund Fitzgerald, namesake of the ship lost with all hands in a Lake Superior storm in November 1975, had a great uncle Edmond Fitzgerald who also had a ship named after him, the Edmond Fitzgerald, which was lost with all hands in a Lake Erie storm in November 1883
How the Fitzgerald Sank Twice
An excerpt
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November 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is one of the craziest things I've heard that I feel like I should have known but didn't.
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The entire post is beyond stupid, divorced from facts, and a parody of "the immigrant stole your cookie"-ism," but I want to call out "groceries cost too much" as one particular stupidity.
Over 40% of farmworkers picking crops are undocumented! Deport them and prices go UP!
Over 40% of farmworkers picking crops are undocumented! Deport them and prices go UP!
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The entire post is beyond stupid, divorced from facts, and a parody of "the immigrant stole your cookie"-ism," but I want to call out "groceries cost too much" as one particular stupidity.
Over 40% of farmworkers picking crops are undocumented! Deport them and prices go UP!
Over 40% of farmworkers picking crops are undocumented! Deport them and prices go UP!
Column: The University of Arizona, like other campuses, is awash in sports betting by young, male students. That's why it's especially troubling the U of A announced this week it is selling naming rights for Arizona Stadium to a casino.
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Tim Steller's column: Campus betting makes U of A's stadium deal dubious
For Star subscribers: Sports betting is pervasive on the University of Arizona campus That makes it a dubious decision to sell football stadium naming rights to a casino.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Column: The University of Arizona, like other campuses, is awash in sports betting by young, male students. That's why it's especially troubling the U of A announced this week it is selling naming rights for Arizona Stadium to a casino.
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@eggerdc.bsky.social breaks down a stunning moment: Trump sitting beside Saudi Crown Prince MBS—the man U.S. intel believes ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s murder—and getting angrier at an American reporter asking a legitimate question than at the autocrat who used a bone saw on a journalist.
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@eggerdc.bsky.social breaks down a stunning moment: Trump sitting beside Saudi Crown Prince MBS—the man U.S. intel believes ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s murder—and getting angrier at an American reporter asking a legitimate question than at the autocrat who used a bone saw on a journalist.
Mohammed Bone Sawman ordered the killing. He knew everything about it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mohammed Bone Sawman ordered the killing. He knew everything about it.
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Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Mohammed bin Salman is the third world leader to visit Pres. Trump this year who should be arrested upon touching American soil. First was Benjamin Netanyahu in July, then Vladimir Putin in August, and now bin Salman, the mastermind of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi crown prince returns to U.S. for first time after diplomatic isolation
Mohammed bin Salman’s trip Tuesday, his first during Trump’s second term, will be seen as a huge step after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Mohammed bin Salman is the third world leader to visit Pres. Trump this year who should be arrested upon touching American soil. First was Benjamin Netanyahu in July, then Vladimir Putin in August, and now bin Salman, the mastermind of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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The Southern Border with Mexico features highly in the fevered imagination of people who do not live in the Borderlands. For those of us who are in proximity to this region, our lived experience is worlds away from the frothing of the uninformed.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Southern Border with Mexico features highly in the fevered imagination of people who do not live in the Borderlands. For those of us who are in proximity to this region, our lived experience is worlds away from the frothing of the uninformed.
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The University of Arizona's sudden decision to close its microcampuses in China is costing them millions of dollars in tuition and harming its students, who have left in droves and want their money back. @preranawrites.bsky.social reports.
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U of A to lose millions in tuition after closing China micro-campuses
For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona could lose more than $4 million in tuition revenue from closing micro-campuses in China, an official says.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The University of Arizona's sudden decision to close its microcampuses in China is costing them millions of dollars in tuition and harming its students, who have left in droves and want their money back. @preranawrites.bsky.social reports.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
Column: A battle over parking at the Mercado District west of downtown Tucson isn't just about parking. It's also about control of the new-urbanist district by the original developers, who are facing mounting legal troubles, including a 20-count federal indictment.
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Tim Steller's column: Control of Mercado District at play as indictment looms
For Star subscribers: The developers' vision for the Mercado District is coming to fruition, but legal troubles threaten their control of it. It's not just lawsuits and receivership, but even
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November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Column: A battle over parking at the Mercado District west of downtown Tucson isn't just about parking. It's also about control of the new-urbanist district by the original developers, who are facing mounting legal troubles, including a 20-count federal indictment.
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I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
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You know it’s a good nickname when you have to explain it.
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You know it’s a good nickname when you have to explain it.
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
He got a doctorate in physical therapy and worked in Tucson as a PT for 23 years. But he had sold $140 worth of LSD when he was 18, so he became ICE bait. Now he's been deported to Laos, the country he left at age 6. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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Tucson physical therapist deported to Laos after multiple, 'chaotic' flights
For Star subscribers: A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos after spending three months at the Eloy Detention Center.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
He got a doctorate in physical therapy and worked in Tucson as a PT for 23 years. But he had sold $140 worth of LSD when he was 18, so he became ICE bait. Now he's been deported to Laos, the country he left at age 6. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Political Notebook: With No Kings over, Tucson activists against Trump are seeking greater impact. One splinter group is protesting one of Tucson's best-known citizens. PLUS: South Tucson's mayor entangled with ex-NYC mayor; LD17 candidates; Kelly vs. the algorithms.
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Political Notebook: Tucson protesters seek bigger impact after No Kings rallies
A small group of protesters has targeted auto dealer Jim Click, as more prepare for ICE. Plus: A Tucson-area mayor's fling with an East Coast politico was revealed. And more.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Political Notebook: With No Kings over, Tucson activists against Trump are seeking greater impact. One splinter group is protesting one of Tucson's best-known citizens. PLUS: South Tucson's mayor entangled with ex-NYC mayor; LD17 candidates; Kelly vs. the algorithms.
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