Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh I know what you mean. We tread in dangerous waters. 100
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For 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...youtube.com2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Attorney GeneralYouTube video by azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic 000
Reposted by Stephen LemonsStephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Jim 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/tiktok.comJim 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...TikTok video by Stephen Lemons 112
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Jim 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/tiktok.comJim 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...TikTok video by Stephen Lemons 112
Reposted by Stephen LemonsPKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026what happen here in AZ was criminal and preview of the horrors to come 011
Reposted by Stephen LemonsElizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Oral arguments in Backpage appeals coming up in November 👀 1216
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026TOS is the only #StarTrek worth watching... 122
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026@enbrown.bsky.social @maggiemcneill.bsky.social frontpageconfidential.com/ninth-circui...frontpageconfidential.comNinth Circuit Schedules Oral Arguments in Lacey AppealThe Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Nov. 16 challenging the prosecution of journalist Michael Lacey. 113
Reposted by Stephen LemonsMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This 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.commaggiemcneill.comLinks #837Generative 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”. … 242
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 15/06/2026With a scuzzy reporter on the scene... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/joe-arp...phoenixnewtimes.comJoe Arpaio's 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beensSheriff Joe's shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile. 142
Reposted by Stephen LemonsLeewah @leewahh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Kangaroo court: How Maricopa County’s top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred. by @stephenlemons.bsky.social at @phoenixnewtimes.com 012
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Should 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:phoenixnewtimes.comJoe Arpaio's 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beensSheriff Joe's shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile. 086
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026County 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.phoenixnewtimes.comHow Maricopa County's top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarredRachel Mitchell struck out on getting cops to charge a man who trolls her online. The state bar was more receptive. 152
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Petersen 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...phoenixnewtimes.comPetersen calls Glassman a 'criminal,' gay-bashes Kris Mayes at debateArizona Senate President Warren Petersen brought up unproven sexual allegations against rival Rodney Glassman. 100
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Rodney 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-...phoenixnewtimes.comRodney Glassman’s brother sued by former business partnerThe suit filed Thursday alleges business shenanigans and repeats claims of sexual wrongdoing 010
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026For 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:phoenixnewtimes.comPetersen allies pushing decades-old, unproven sex claim about GlassmanWarren Petersen supporters have pumped claims about rival AG hopeful Rodney Glassman and filed a formal citizen complaint. 021
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Our @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:phoenixnewtimes.comThe most ghoulish things we saw at the Phoenix Border Security ExpoFor two days this week, the carnival of human-herding cruelty took over the Phoenix Convention Center. We were there. 075
Reposted by Stephen LemonsMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This 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.socialmaggiemcneill.comLinks #820Don’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.… 144
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Several 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:phoenixnewtimes.comHow Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging schemeCops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down. 152
Reposted by Stephen LemonsPHANTA 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. " 012
Reposted by Stephen LemonsPHANTA 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 " 012
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 14/04/2026How 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...phoenixnewtimes.comHow Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging schemeCops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down. 142
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...phoenixnewtimes.comPinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teenRichard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop. 033
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Last 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:phoenixnewtimes.comMayes, Horne sued for bungling ESA fraud prosecution of innocent manSchools chief Tom Horne and Attorney General Kris Mayes said Dorrian Jones committed ESA fraud, but he was found not guilty. 011
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026NEW: 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:phoenixnewtimes.comGoogle claws back money from Turning Point-aligned PAC in SRP electionGoogle asked a PAC supporting a pro-industry SRP slate to return its money and remove its name from all campaign materials. 012
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Richard 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:phoenixnewtimes.comPinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teenRichard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop. 02112
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 23/02/2026www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/pinal-c...phoenixnewtimes.comEmbattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced copPinal County Attorney Brad Miller hired Richard Mueller to lead his investigators -- despite Mueller's long rap sheet. 023
Reposted by Stephen LemonsStephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Guy took Charlie Kirk's name in vain... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/gila-co...phoenixnewtimes.comGila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ postGila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech? 022
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Guy took Charlie Kirk's name in vain... www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/gila-co...phoenixnewtimes.comGila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ postGila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech? 022
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Last 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:phoenixnewtimes.comGila County Attorney sued by man axed for ‘Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk’ postGila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp fired an employee for the Facebook post last year. Was it protected speech? 182
Reposted by Stephen LemonsMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The 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...maggiemcneill.comDiary #605Probably 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… 153
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 22/01/2026When 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...phoenixnewtimes.comPinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records lawRepublican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages. 010
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Glendale 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:phoenixnewtimes.comGlendale 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. 122
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Last 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:phoenixnewtimes.comPinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records lawRepublican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages. 14122
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 16/12/2025"Arizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signatures" www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...phoenixnewtimes.comArizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signaturesThe 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. 032
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Perhaps 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:phoenixnewtimes.comThumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 voteSinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away. 192
Reposted by Stephen LemonsPhoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 12/12/2025Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.phoenixnewtimes.comThumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 voteSinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away. 083
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 12/12/2025It's official" Kyrsten Sinema is as good a lobbyist as she was a politician. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/chandle...phoenixnewtimes.comThumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 voteSinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away. 0182
Reposted by Stephen LemonsMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I really wish people could get it through their fool heads that "The Cloud" is really just a euphemism for "somebody else's computers." 214248
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 10/12/2025www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-muc...phoenixnewtimes.comChandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of waterBackers of the project originally requested the ability to use more than 100 million gallons of water a year, emails show. 000
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025When 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:phoenixnewtimes.comKyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data centerWhen the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it. 1238
Reposted by Stephen LemonsZach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025NEW: 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:phoenixnewtimes.comSheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jailsEmails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan had at least preliminary discussions with immigration authorities. 042
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 04/12/2025You know he wants to… www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...phoenixnewtimes.comSheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jailsEmails show Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan had at least preliminary discussions with immigration authorities. 021
Reposted by Stephen LemonsPhoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 03/12/2025When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.phoenixnewtimes.comKyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data centerWhen the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it. 094
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Emails 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...phoenixnewtimes.comKyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data centerWhen the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it. 011
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...phoenixnewtimes.comHow the sheriff’s office milked a racial profiling case for $163MWhat do a golf cart, cable TV and car washes have to do with following a federal judge's order to stop racially profiling? 021
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 07/10/2025www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-...phoenixnewtimes.comHe’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperworkHernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He's been in federal lockup since late May. 020
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect Score one for Laura Conover www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-...phoenixnewtimes.comFederal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspectThe Trump administration has refused to hand over a murder suspect facing charges in Tucson. A judge now says it has to. 051
Stephen Lemons @stephenlemons.bsky.social · 27/09/2025So much for federalism, much less posse comitatus. "Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary" wapo.st/4pKK5pqwapo.st 032
