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The world is being destroyed by massive greed & corruption. We need transformation! Arizona & all over the world.
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The bill's sponsor, GOP Sen. Jake Hoffman, invoked the racist Great Replacement theory to explain why cops should be paid a $2,500 bounty for arrests that lead to deportation
via @glorihuh.bsky.social
via @glorihuh.bsky.social
Arizona Republicans want to pay police bounties for immigrant deportations
Arizona's deportation bounty bill would pay police departments $2,500 for each undocumented immigrant arrest leading to removal, funded by new taxes on foreign money transfers
azmirror.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The bill's sponsor, GOP Sen. Jake Hoffman, invoked the racist Great Replacement theory to explain why cops should be paid a $2,500 bounty for arrests that lead to deportation
via @glorihuh.bsky.social
via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Hackers who broke into the systems of a Texas company that develops policies and training material for law enforcement have published thousands of documents, including for AZ police departments
via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Arizona police procedures exposed in massive policy database hack • Arizona Mirror
Hack of law enforcement policy contractor Lexipol exposes internal manuals and procedures from dozen Arizona police departments and agencies
azmirror.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hackers who broke into the systems of a Texas company that develops policies and training material for law enforcement have published thousands of documents, including for AZ police departments
via @jerodmacevoy.com
via @jerodmacevoy.com
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#RickFraustoFineArt
Malcolm X Portrait, 2024
#ProcreateArt
Dimensions: 6 X 9 inches
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#MalcolmX
#QuoteOfTheDay
#BlackHistoryMonth
Malcolm X Portrait, 2024
#ProcreateArt
Dimensions: 6 X 9 inches
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#MalcolmX
#QuoteOfTheDay
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#RickFraustoFineArt
Malcolm X Portrait, 2024
#ProcreateArt
Dimensions: 6 X 9 inches
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#MalcolmX
#QuoteOfTheDay
#BlackHistoryMonth
Malcolm X Portrait, 2024
#ProcreateArt
Dimensions: 6 X 9 inches
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#MalcolmX
#QuoteOfTheDay
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Happy Love Day, y'all, I made this for you
#LOVE IS YOU
We are here to love each other.
That's why you are alive.
That is what life is for.
~Maya Angelou
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#RickFraustoFineArt
Love Drawing, 2023
#OriginalDrawing on archival paper
Dimensions: 9 X 12 inches
#HappyValentinesDay
#Valentine
#Peace
#LOVE IS YOU
We are here to love each other.
That's why you are alive.
That is what life is for.
~Maya Angelou
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#RickFraustoFineArt
Love Drawing, 2023
#OriginalDrawing on archival paper
Dimensions: 9 X 12 inches
#HappyValentinesDay
#Valentine
#Peace
February 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Happy Love Day, y'all, I made this for you
#LOVE IS YOU
We are here to love each other.
That's why you are alive.
That is what life is for.
~Maya Angelou
...
#RickFraustoFineArt
Love Drawing, 2023
#OriginalDrawing on archival paper
Dimensions: 9 X 12 inches
#HappyValentinesDay
#Valentine
#Peace
#LOVE IS YOU
We are here to love each other.
That's why you are alive.
That is what life is for.
~Maya Angelou
...
#RickFraustoFineArt
Love Drawing, 2023
#OriginalDrawing on archival paper
Dimensions: 9 X 12 inches
#HappyValentinesDay
#Valentine
#Peace
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More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to send ICE agents into churches
via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
Faith groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement in places of worship • Arizona Mirror
More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a 30-year-old policy that restricted immigration enforcement in so-call...
azmirror.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to send ICE agents into churches
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via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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If you've ever criticized ICE online, you need to watch this.
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ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
YouTube video by The Intercept
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February 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you've ever criticized ICE online, you need to watch this.
Read more: interc.pt/4jS4Yfg
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Read more: interc.pt/4jS4Yfg
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#HappyBirthday Angela Davis!
Born: January 26, 1944 💫
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#RickFraustoFineArt
#AngelaDavis Portrait, 2020
#OriginalDrawing on paper Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
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Born: January 26, 1944 💫
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#RickFraustoFineArt
#AngelaDavis Portrait, 2020
#OriginalDrawing on paper Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
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January 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#HappyBirthday Angela Davis!
Born: January 26, 1944 💫
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#RickFraustoFineArt
#AngelaDavis Portrait, 2020
#OriginalDrawing on paper Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
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Rickfrausto.com 🖋️
Born: January 26, 1944 💫
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#RickFraustoFineArt
#AngelaDavis Portrait, 2020
#OriginalDrawing on paper Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
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Rickfrausto.com 🖋️
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Why did it take Democrats in Congress weeks to start opposing Trump’s agenda? New @theintercept.com pod today with @sunjeevbery.bsky.social & @jordanuhl.com listen 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Why Are Dems Surprised?
Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · 02/07/2025 · 36m
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February 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Why did it take Democrats in Congress weeks to start opposing Trump’s agenda? New @theintercept.com pod today with @sunjeevbery.bsky.social & @jordanuhl.com listen 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hit Arizona’s agriculture and construction sectors hard, pushing up prices for homebuyers and grocery shoppers
Donald Trump’s mass deportations could mean higher costs and labor shortages in Arizona
Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hit Arizona’s agriculture and construction sectors hard, pushing up prices for homebuyers and grocery shoppers
azmirror.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hit Arizona’s agriculture and construction sectors hard, pushing up prices for homebuyers and grocery shoppers
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Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
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The first War-on-Terror airstrikes of the Trump administration have begun, in Somalia. During Trump’s last presidency, Somalia bore the brunt of most of Trump’s drone strikes.
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The first War-on-Terror airstrikes of the Trump administration have begun, in Somalia. During Trump’s last presidency, Somalia bore the brunt of most of Trump’s drone strikes.
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Trump's actions “violate the Constitution and statutes of the United States,” the judge concluded
via @jennifershutt.bsky.social
via @jennifershutt.bsky.social
Federal judge blocks Trump plan to freeze spending on grants, loans • Arizona Mirror
A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposed spending freeze on grants and loans
azmirror.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Trump's actions “violate the Constitution and statutes of the United States,” the judge concluded
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via @jennifershutt.bsky.social
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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ICYMI: Many of the deaths in sober living homes reviewed by @azcir.org & @propublica.org happened as officials—in at least five instances across Republican and Democratic administrations—failed to act on evidence that rampant fraud was imperiling Native Americans.
azcir.org/news/2025/01...
azcir.org/news/2025/01...
Dozens died in sober living homes as Arizona fumbled fraud response
Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion, but haven't accounted publicly for the deaths tied to the scheme.
azcir.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICYMI: Many of the deaths in sober living homes reviewed by @azcir.org & @propublica.org happened as officials—in at least five instances across Republican and Democratic administrations—failed to act on evidence that rampant fraud was imperiling Native Americans.
azcir.org/news/2025/01...
azcir.org/news/2025/01...
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Can't get this story out of my mind. It's like crashing a small airplane when you knew in advance it had a major defect.
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response @maryhudetz.bsky.social @hannahbassett.bsky.social @azcir.org
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response @maryhudetz.bsky.social @hannahbassett.bsky.social @azcir.org
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response
Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the sch...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Can't get this story out of my mind. It's like crashing a small airplane when you knew in advance it had a major defect.
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response @maryhudetz.bsky.social @hannahbassett.bsky.social @azcir.org
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response @maryhudetz.bsky.social @hannahbassett.bsky.social @azcir.org
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OPINION | Arizona’s school closures are largely the product of 30 years of aggressive so-called “school choice” policies that have created one of the most competitive and fragmented education systems in the nation
School closures threaten the heart of Arizona communities
Imagine walking past your neighborhood school — the one where you made lifelong friends, played on the playground, and attended community events — only to see its doors locked, windows boarded up, and...
azmirror.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
OPINION | Arizona’s school closures are largely the product of 30 years of aggressive so-called “school choice” policies that have created one of the most competitive and fragmented education systems in the nation
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'What we’re looking for now is a commune for the world. The encampments were just the first sketch of that revolutionary turn, the refusal to consent to genocide.'
Nicholas Mirzoeff reflects on his new book, To See In the Dark: www.plutobooks.com/blog/to-see-...
Nicholas Mirzoeff reflects on his new book, To See In the Dark: www.plutobooks.com/blog/to-see-...
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
'What we’re looking for now is a commune for the world. The encampments were just the first sketch of that revolutionary turn, the refusal to consent to genocide.'
Nicholas Mirzoeff reflects on his new book, To See In the Dark: www.plutobooks.com/blog/to-see-...
Nicholas Mirzoeff reflects on his new book, To See In the Dark: www.plutobooks.com/blog/to-see-...
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BREAKING: Arizona will sue Donald Trump over his federal spending freeze
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via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
Arizona to join lawsuit to block Trump's federal spending freeze
Arizona is joining with other states to sue President Donald Trump over his sweeping federal grant freeze that is set to go into effect Tuesday evening, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
azmirror.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
BREAKING: Arizona will sue Donald Trump over his federal spending freeze
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via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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War on the unhoused in Tempe, AZ
Another volunteer to feed the homeless has been cited for no permit in a park for a public event.
The city refuses to meet the needs of its sizeable unhoused population.
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
Another volunteer to feed the homeless has been cited for no permit in a park for a public event.
The city refuses to meet the needs of its sizeable unhoused population.
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
Tempe Police cite man for feeding people experiencing homelessness without a permit
On Sunday, Tempe Police cited Ron Tapscott, the organizer of an outreach group called "New Meal Deal", for holding an event at Mouer Park without a permit.
www.abc15.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
War on the unhoused in Tempe, AZ
Another volunteer to feed the homeless has been cited for no permit in a park for a public event.
The city refuses to meet the needs of its sizeable unhoused population.
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
Another volunteer to feed the homeless has been cited for no permit in a park for a public event.
The city refuses to meet the needs of its sizeable unhoused population.
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
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Everyone needs to be aware that while CPD cannot cooperate with ICE, ICE and other federal agents will try to make you believe they are just the police. Don’t open the door for either.
January 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Everyone needs to be aware that while CPD cannot cooperate with ICE, ICE and other federal agents will try to make you believe they are just the police. Don’t open the door for either.
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Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the scheme.
via @azcir.org
via @azcir.org
Dozens of people died in AZ sober living homes as state officials fumbled Medicaid fraud response
Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the sch...
azmirror.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the scheme.
via @azcir.org
via @azcir.org
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Because of congressional inaction, the program expired last summer. That means no new claims can be filed.
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
Navajo people push for RECA reauthorization, US senators reintroduce bill
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, provides a program that compensates individuals who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the United States’ development and testing of nuc...
azmirror.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Because of congressional inaction, the program expired last summer. That means no new claims can be filed.
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
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“Uranium doesn’t kill you right away. It makes you suffer.”
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social azmirror.com/2025/01/28/t...
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'This is where we came from': Tribe battles uranium transport through ancestral lands
Havasupai elders fight to protect sacred Red Butte Mountain as uranium mine begins hauling ore past ancestral lands near Grand Canyon
azmirror.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Uranium doesn’t kill you right away. It makes you suffer.”
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social azmirror.com/2025/01/28/t...
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social azmirror.com/2025/01/28/t...
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CBS - Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok's parent company that would allow the US government to own up to 50% of a new entity. www.cbsnews.com/news/perplex...
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government ownership stake
Perplexity is seeking to create a new $300-billion public company with TikTok's U.S. business and include investments from other investors.
www.cbsnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
CBS - Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok's parent company that would allow the US government to own up to 50% of a new entity. www.cbsnews.com/news/perplex...