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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein

@mitziepstein.bsky.social
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AZ State Senator- Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe; Our survival, and quality of life depend on making decisions based on truth. Science is based on observations and data, not on generalizations. Let’s learn more about it, and use it more rigorously in politics

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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 2h
AZ needs to pay for road repairs in a fair way. The current system is not fair to lightweight gas-powered cars. This prop bans the state from creating a new tax if it is based on miles driven. Result: AZ could not charge heavy trucks for driving a lot of miles and creating potholes and problems.
Picture of a Tesla car and a big semi-truck, as examples of vehicles that will not pay for road maintenance if Prop141 passes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/08/2026
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris. (Published January)
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“We're Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk's Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Survivor says, “We do not want predators to be able to use this confessional loophole to escape justice.” But that might be exactly what this AZ Supreme Court is doing: harming victims of child sexual abuse and assault. Read 👇
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Republican lawmakers were deceitful & sneaky against the people. From introduction to debating it in committee we had only minutes to prep. It was Shocking to see the words that would void ALL the parts of any law that violates 1 part of this bill! 😡bad GOP 😊Good ruling! Read👇
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CaroleOntheGo🇨🇦 @caroleonthego4u.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
They are killing nature with their data center. They can't be allowed to continue.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
😡💣 Right-wing billionaire Howard Rich founded an extremist political group and it has been quietly writing MAXIMUM donations to a dozen Democratic candidates in Arizona – Deborah Nardozzi, Alma Hernandez, Lydia Hernandez, and more. Why? … read next…
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Kermit's Anxious Moment
ALT: Kermit's Anxious Moment
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
⁉️Democrats, Do you know how to STOP Corporate Lobbyists? Read this thread for the true scoop: 😊1. Vote for AZ State Senator Lauren Kuby in the Primary Tues. July 21. Her record is voting FOR the people, and against corporate lobbyists that are pushing up the price of everything. 😱But her opponent…
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Again! 😡 Trump administration corruption Seems like an FCC Commissioner took a bribe to allow the Paramount merger, which violates rules to stop monopolies.
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Lewis @lewishardy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Data centers are harming every environment they are placed in.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
1 way or another, AZ Republican lawmakers are will Hurt You. They sent 3 horrible bills to the ballot. They make the first few sentences sound nice -usually because those points are already the law- then they drop the bombs with clauses to kill unions, cut K12, and overturn the will of the voters.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Today State Rep Patty Contreras, Rep Stacey Travers and I joined our Ahwatukee neighbors, US Rep Greg Stanton, Mayor Kate Gallego and city officials for a festive, family day to welcome the newest Phoenix Fire Station #74. It was built for better response times
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AZLD4dems @azld4dems.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Thank you to our wonderful donors who established this matching opportunity. Join us, won't you, by donating before this funding goes away on May 31st; each dollar donated is doubled. Go to secure.actblue.com/donate/ballo... and make your donation today.
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Arizona Senate Democrats @azsenatedems.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Republicans somehow found $30 MILLION for data center tax breaks, but suddenly there’s “no money” to feed kids during the summer. Arizona families deserve better priorities:
✅ Food for kids
✅ Affordable healthcare
✅ Strong public schools
✅ Lower utility bills #AZSenateDems #AZleg
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You have written thousands of cards to state lawmakers! YOU in small towns and big cities across Arizona are speaking up! we have delivered over 1200 so far. You wrote: STOP the tax cuts! Stop the budget cuts! Stop the data center tax incentives Now! Tax the billionaire big sports betting apps!
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This Republican budget got 100% Nay votes from Democrats in AZLeg. 😡GOP Rep Livingston said the budget bills have various errors, but the entire Republican caucus passed these budget bills. 😡GOP chose CUTS for working people’s pay and services, and freebies to wealthy corporations.
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Greg T @wgtripp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Great idea for Arizona too. I have seen some parking lot solar, but we have such an unrealized opportunity here to leverage what we have in abundance, the Sun. @tempegov.bsky.social @mitziepstein.bsky.social
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
ICE puts ppl in a facility 😡for up to 72 hours with no beds 🥵Women on their period have no period products 😷medical attention denied @repgregstanton.bsky.social @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social @repyassansari.bsky.social are fighting loudly for decency. NO new money for ICE! None!! Stop cruelty
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thanks to everyone who made the 50th Easter Parade a wonderful Saturday! Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club your volunteers are pillars of our community. Thank you so very much!
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
SB1633 is 😡 a Mega tax-Dodge for Mansions! * Veto it * Current law: You sell your home. If your Profit is less than $500,000 then no taxes But if you have a mansion worth millions, you should pay state taxes on profit over $500k (Profit = price when you sold it MINUS price you paid to buy it)
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Republicans literally shouted, “No!” to Democrats’ amendment for transparency to taxpayers about charter, private, and ESA vouchers. Why No? They refused to answer. I infer that Republicans get big campaign 💵💵💲 from the For-Profit private education industry. Result: Private ed wasting your tax $$
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Your voice -in committee hearings in the state legislature & Congress, in town halls, in letters to the editor, 🚦and in the streets to protest. In America, and in AZ we must stop Republicans because they are destroying our rights, our freedoms, and our vote itself . #nokings #noKingsTempe
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Renee Newman was honored today with an award from the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She has been an inspiration to all of us! She is dedicated to staying on the move. Today, on her jazzy scooter, she led hundreds of people who gathered for the Phoenix MS Society Walk Fundraiser.
Renee stands on the stage with the iconic orange “Walk MS” circle indicating she lives with MS, as the celebrity describes her admirable spirit!
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“Everyone has a summer estate,” says the billionaire.😱 We all need to speak up to tell lawmakers to Stop giving our hard-earned money to subsidies for private jets and masions! 🛑Say NO to bills like Sb1516 (jets) Sb1633 (mansions) and all the corporate tax breaks in HR1 !!!
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
It was the annual event, Lutherans’ Day at the Capitol Monday! 😊 They were here to advocate for affordable food and housing, mental health, and public education. Thank you for speaking up!
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Protest Rally Tomorrow! Join us to Stop Bills for Billionaires Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 10 am to noon 17th Ave and Jefferson, Phoenix AZ Back by popular demand, “The Billionaires” parody actors! Fun! games! Write postcards to legislators! Piñata! Bring your protest signs and a water bottle
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers. I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Democrats are fighting for working families, for seniors, for students, For You. We want an Arizona We Can Afford, not someday, but now. How? -Our priorities this legislative session are to 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓invest in public education, 🛑fight corporate greed, and 🚑 make healthcare affordable.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
In AZ many big corporations pay only the min income tax, $50. They get so many loopholes that they do not pay for the benefits they use -public roads, public safety, public education. Talarico tells the truth. The biggest welfare queens are big corporate freeloaders fortune.com/2025/12/20/j...
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James Talarico says the biggest 'welfare queens' in America are 'the giant corporations that don't pay a penny in income taxes' | Fortune
The 2026 Senate hopeful says major corporations cost taxpayers far more than social safety net programs.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
What do you think about enacting a state law to ban corporations from spending money on elections? Most Americans have never agreed with the SCOTUS overreach of “Citizens United.” Polls now show 75% of Americans would overturn Citizens United. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🇺🇸Democracy is worth fighting for. Rules allow GOP Pres Petersen to appoint every person who serves on a committee in the AZ Senate. Denying the Minority Leader’s choices for appointees- that is legal, and a Lousy Way to govern. It is the opposite of custom and practice in the state legislature.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Yes. That is the relevant pairing. Trump gives away billions to Argentina and lets Americans starve. 👇 If Trump can find an extra $20 billion for the people of Argentina, he should be able to do more than a paltry $6 billion for hungry children in the USA.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Republicans in Congress are in control of the House, Senate, & Presidency. GOP in Congress are to blame for this shut-down of funding for food for children. AZ Senate Dems call on the USDA ( Dept of Agriculture) Secretary to use reserves to avoid famine in AZ for those in need
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Tomorrow! I will be attending “No Kings Tempe on the Bridge and Food Drive” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings Tempe on the Bridge and Food Drive · No Kings
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. On **October 18**, we'll rise again, because one protest isn't enough to protect our democracy. The **No Kings** nonviolent movement is growing stronge...
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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor. “He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said. Read more at @windycitytimes.com
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Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A list of many of the ways the Trump administration has violated ethics, laws, and the Constitution: (Please re-post.
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Rally organizers say: “Speaker Johnson is running out of excuses for keeping the gov shut down. Instead of preserving affordable healthcare, or lowering costs for working families, he’s attacking millions of Americans who” Peacefully say ❤️🇺🇸 America belongs to its people, not to kings.” 🇺🇸 ❤️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data. Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.” As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.
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AZLD14Dems @azld14dems.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Government shutdown Day 3: #Arizona Chamber sides with #GOP as Congress digs in its heels azcentral.com/story/news/p... The AZ Chamber of Commerce, along with the #AZGOP don't want to negotiate. They want to deny Arizonans health care.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year. They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency. Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate. I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man. Never change your last name.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
To provide quality education, affordable housing /childcare/ healthcare, we need tax systems that are fair and adequate. Billionaires and big corporations should pay what they owe for the public roads, schools, etc that led to their profits. Join us SUNDAY in person for a robust conversation!!
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The White House "review" of museums is going to cast a shadow over the Smithsonian for months to come...
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Arizona Senate Democrats @azsenatedems.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
PRESS RELEASE: Arizona State Senate Democratic Leadership Offers Unwavering Support of Senator Ortiz Amid Political Targeting @priya4az.bsky.social
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
It’s gaslighting. Billionaires want us to think our neighbors are the problem, but the problem is the billionaires. Billionaires want to end public schools so they can make huge profits on private education. Billionaires push for private profits, not problem-solving. #StopBillsForBillionaires
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AZ Sen Mitzi Epstein @mitziepstein.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This is why I like the Bluesky community so much! Windfarms! ❤️😁
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Craig Roblewsky @pointc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Trees, trees and more trees. The #goodnews is tree planting in England hits a 20 year high. This milestone is part of larger nationwide goal to increase woodland cover to 16.5% of England’s total land area by 2050. Nice. 🌳 Have a good day Bluesky friends.
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A year of growth: tree planting rates hit their highest level in over 20 years
Richard Chapman, Deputy Director of Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programme, highlights the latest annual statistics, what has been achieved over the past year and what is to come. Yesterday, t...
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 23/07/2025
Every cut to funding, spending, staffing, etc. just remember to look at ICE's budget. The money is there, but only for this regime's manifestation of hate. Dig into the companies getting contracts for these massive tent concentration camps. The regime is willing to do whatever to fund evil
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