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Stephen Lemons

@stephenlemons.bsky.social

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“I’ll tell you right out, I’m a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.”

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Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For all the debate-deniers and partisan defenders of runaway Hobbs, this was a good debate with plenty of give and take. Whatever you think of the participants, it was worth having, as would a debate between @GovernorHobbs and @andybiggs4az. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzd...

2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Attorney General

YouTube video by azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

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Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jim Larkin (1949-2023), one of the founders of Phoenix New Times and onetime Chairman/CEO of Village Voice Media, relates his hilarious origin story. #journalism #PhoenixNewTimes #JimLarkin #michaellacey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ThQbXf/

Jim Larkin (1949-2023), one of the founders of Phoenix New Times and onetime Chairman/CEO of Village Voice Media, relates his hilarious origin story. #journalism #PhoenixNewTimes #JimLarkin #michaella...

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Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jim Larkin (1949-2023), one of the founders of Phoenix New Times and onetime Chairman/CEO of Village Voice Media, relates his hilarious origin story. #journalism #PhoenixNewTimes #JimLarkin #michaellacey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ThQbXf/

Jim Larkin (1949-2023), one of the founders of Phoenix New Times and onetime Chairman/CEO of Village Voice Media, relates his hilarious origin story. #journalism #PhoenixNewTimes #JimLarkin #michaella...

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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

what happen here in AZ was criminal and preview of the horrors to come

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Oral arguments in Backpage appeals coming up in November 👀

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

TOS is the only #StarTrek worth watching...

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@enbrown.bsky.social @maggiemcneill.bsky.social frontpageconfidential.com/ninth-circui...

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Ninth Circuit Schedules Oral Arguments in Lacey Appeal

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Nov. 16 challenging the prosecution of journalist Michael Lacey.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This Week's Links: cops, the Pope, Martha Lillard, Louise Lasser, and much more: maggiemcneill.com/2026/07/19/l... Via @radleybalko.bsky.social @hal10000.bsky.social @tracyquannyc.bsky.social @ryanmarino.bsky.social @stephenlemons.bsky.social @ishfery.bsky.social @incarcernation.com @masnick.com

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Generative AI doesn’t generate information; it generates words. – Hannah Cyrus This very impressive cover was called to my attention by Radley Balko, who also supplied “pope”. …

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

With a scuzzy reporter on the scene... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/joe-arp...

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Joe Arpaio's 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens

Sheriff Joe's shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile.

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Leewah @leewahh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Kangaroo court: How Maricopa County’s top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred. by @stephenlemons.bsky.social at @phoenixnewtimes.com

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Should you reach 94 years old, may your well-wishers be of a higher caliber than former mob hitman Sammy Gravano and alleged pedophile David Stringer. @stephenlemons.bsky.social reports from Joe Arpaio's birthday bash:

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Joe Arpaio's 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens

Sheriff Joe's shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

County attorney Rachel Mitchell has a social media troll. She sicced the cops on him -- Phoenix PD, the AG's office, even the FBI. Nothing stuck. State bar charges did. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social, how the county's top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred.

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How Maricopa County's top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred

Rachel Mitchell struck out on getting cops to charge a man who trolls her online. The state bar was more receptive.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Petersen calls Glassman a ‘criminal,’ gay-bashes Kris Mayes at debate Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen brought up unproven sexual allegations against rival Rodney Glassman. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/gop-ari...

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Petersen calls Glassman a 'criminal,' gay-bashes Kris Mayes at debate

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen brought up unproven sexual allegations against rival Rodney Glassman.

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Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Rodney Glassman’s brother sued by former business partner The suit filed Thursday alleges business shenanigans and repeats claims of sexual wrongdoing www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/rodney-...

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Rodney Glassman’s brother sued by former business partner

The suit filed Thursday alleges business shenanigans and repeats claims of sexual wrongdoing

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For months, New Times has reported on the affidavit and those pushing it. We've talked to Von Gold, Petersen and several of the Petersen supporters who have used Von Gold's claims to push their preferred candidate. Read the story from @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Petersen allies pushing decades-old, unproven sex claim about Glassman

Warren Petersen supporters have pumped claims about rival AG hopeful Rodney Glassman and filed a formal citizen complaint.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our @stephenlemons.bsky.social went to the carnival that was the Border Security Expo. It had officials bragging about arresting citizens and sending immigrants to tiny African nations. Weapons displays. Military-grade vehicles. The most ghoulish things he saw:

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The most ghoulish things we saw at the Phoenix Border Security Expo

For two days this week, the carnival of human-herding cruelty took over the Phoenix Convention Center. We were there.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This Week's Links: cops, artificial stupidity, "Doctor Who", Paul Ehrlich, and much more: maggiemcneill.com/2026/03/22/l... Courtesy of @incarcernation.com @ishfery.bsky.social @stephenlemons.bsky.social @franklinh3000.bsky.social and @violetblue.bsky.social

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Don’t be so careful in time of death. In the ’50s and early ’60s, it was typical for TV sponsors to feature the show’s characters in commercials which aired during the show.…

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Several years ago, Scottsdale police trumpeted an investigation into two strip clubs over an alleged "Hustlers" style scheme to drug clients. Records show police uncovered no real evidence of that happening. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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How Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging scheme

Cops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down.

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PHANTA ANTICULT @futacvlt.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

" a vindictive sham investigation against the clubs." "Borowsky’s suit claims — and records obtained by Phoenix New Times show — that Scottsdale police never found evidence of wrongdoing, much less that anyone was actually slipped a Mickey. "

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PHANTA ANTICULT @futacvlt.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"exculpatory /ĭk-skŭl′pə-tôr″ē/ adjective Tending to clear someone, especially a suspect, of guilt or blame; exonerative. from The American Heritage Dictionary "

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging scheme: Cops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-sco...

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How Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging scheme

Cops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen: Richard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop." www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pinal-c...

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Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen

Richard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Last year, a jury acquitted Dorrian Jones of ESA fraud. He says the prosecution still ruined his life. Jones is suing Kris Mayes and Tom Horne, claiming Horne pointed Mayes at him not because he was committing ESA fraud but because he was WARNING of it. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Mayes, Horne sued for bungling ESA fraud prosecution of innocent man

Schools chief Tom Horne and Attorney General Kris Mayes said Dorrian Jones committed ESA fraud, but he was found not guilty.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

NEW: Google yanked money from a PAC promoting the pro-industry slate in SRP's election. The tech giant also asked that its name be removed from all campaign materials. The PAC has made some folks queasy by cozying up to Turning Point. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Google claws back money from Turning Point-aligned PAC in SRP election

Google asked a PAC supporting a pro-industry SRP slate to return its money and remove its name from all campaign materials.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Richard Mueller, disgraced cop and top investigator for Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller, can't stop won't stop. In March, he roughed up a 150-pound Black teen who was riding home from school on an ebike. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen

Richard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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Embattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced cop

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller hired Richard Mueller to lead his investigators -- despite Mueller's long rap sheet.

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Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Guy took Charlie Kirk's name in vain... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/gila-co...

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Gila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ post

Gila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech?

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Guy took Charlie Kirk's name in vain... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/gila-co...

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Gila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ post

Gila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech?

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Last year, a low-level employee of the Gila County Attorney's Office took a bathroom break and posted "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" on his personal Facebook. He got fired for it. Now he's suing on free speech grounds. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Gila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ post

Gila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech?

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The self-appointed TV watchdogs who were so common in the late ’70s and early ’80s…raised a huge public stink about any show that might be too intense for a timid 6-year-old with a nervous disorder. maggiemcneill.com/2022/02/01/d...

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Probably every bibliophile suffers from that syndrome where they buy books and then take a very long time to get around to reading them. I’m certainly no exception, but I also do it with DVD…

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

When a New Times reporter asked to see his phone to confirm, Miller asked if he could look at the reporter’s phone. New Times immediately agreed to such an exchange, but Miller reneged on the mutual look-see. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pinal-c...

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Pinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records law

Republican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Glendale city councilmember Lupe Conchas has pushed for ending unaccountable city council "slush fund" stipends. At the same time, he posted on Facebook to ask people to send him money directly via cash apps to help with home repairs. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’

Lupe Conchas wants to end oversight-free city council stipends. At the same time, he asked people to send him money directly.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Last week, we asked Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller if he used Signal. He said no. We asked if Signal was on his phone. He said no. Today, we have a story about Brad Miller using Signal to avoid public records disclosures. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Pinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records law

Republican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

"Arizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signatures" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

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Arizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signatures

The world's richest man paid $47 a signature during the 2024 election. One Arizona woman says his PAC stiffed her as much as $12,000.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Perhaps they should rename the Streisand Effect the Sinema Effect. After all, Kyrsten Sinema basically took the Chandler AI data center project from undercovered and likely to happen to dead as a doornail. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 12/12/2025

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

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Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It's official" Kyrsten Sinema is as good a lobbyist as she was a politician. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/chandle...

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Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I really wish people could get it through their fool heads that "The Cloud" is really just a euphemism for "somebody else's computers."

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water

Backers of the project originally requested the ability to use more than 100 million gallons of water a year, emails show.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

When Kyrsten Sinema spoke in favor of an AI data center at an Oct. 16 Chandler City Council meeting, she failed to mention she was there as a paid lobbyist. Now, Sinema may have created an opposition she hoped to avoid. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center

When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

NEW: Emails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan fielded a request from ICE to house detainees in county jails. In one, Sheridan lamented a federal court order that prevents MCSO from partnering with ICE. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

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Sheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jails

Emails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan had at least preliminary discussions with immigration authorities.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

You know he wants to… www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

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Sheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jails

Emails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan had at least preliminary discussions with immigration authorities.

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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 03/12/2025

When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.

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Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center

When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Emails reveal that Kyrsten “Revolving Door” Sinema has been lobbying for an AI data center in Chandler since at least June. She likes to diss NIMBYs, but her comments to the city council pissed them off big time, records show. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kyrsten...

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Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center

When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“MCSO and Maricopa County had an incentive to allocate and overstate what should be regular operating costs to the Melendres Fund so that MCSO could bypass the State constitutional spending limit" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

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How the sheriff’s office milked a racial profiling case for $163M

What do a golf cart, cable TV and car washes have to do with following a federal judge's order to stop racially profiling?

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He's been in federal lockup since late May.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect Score one for Laura Conover www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-...

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Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect

The Trump administration has refused to hand over a murder suspect facing charges in Tucson. A judge now says it has to.

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

So much for federalism, much less posse comitatus. "Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary" wapo.st/4pKK5pq

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

What the world needs now is another Martin Luther King, Jr. www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/...

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1 detainee dead, 2 critically wounded after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

A shooter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, killed a detainee and injured two others outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas after firing from a nearby rooftop Wedne...