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Official Democratic Socialists of America chapter in Tucson, Arizona. Join at dsausa.org

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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This event is open to all ages — kids, families, and first-time participants are especially welcome. No art experience needed. We’ll have supplies, space to create, and activities for younger participants. Come by, make something together, and help us build energy for what’s ahead.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Saturday, 3/14, 11 a.m. at Menlo Park, join Tucson DSA for a family-friendly sign-making and art build! We’ll be gathering to get creative and spend time in community as we prepare for upcoming actions, including the No Kings action on March 28th at Reid Park. actionnetwork.org/events/tucso...
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Art Build & Sign Making
Create with Us: Art Build + Sign Making Join Tucson DSA for a family-friendly sign-making and art build! We’ll be gathering to make signs, get creative, and spend time in community as we prepare for...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Join us on March 8th for our monthly Tucson DSA Social at Revolutionary Grounds! We'll be there starting at 11 a.m. ☕️🌹🌵 You can RSVP at the link here: actionnetwork.org/events/socia...
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Social at Revolutionary Grounds
Coffee with comrades! Hangout with members of Tucson DSA.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Let’s be clear: working class Americans do not need another war. The billionaire class are the ones who profit from endless war.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
President Donald Trump has declared that this will be a major military operation. He expects and accepts that this war will kill Americans and Iranians. This is despite Iranian leadership’s diplomatic efforts in talks that were ongoing until the strikes began.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
No to imperialist war, yes to the sovereignty of the Iranian people! The United States’ and Israel’s ongoing unprovoked strikes on Iran are a clear attempt to overthrow the Iranian government and install a regime sympathetic to the U.S.’s own autocratic leadership.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
If you are unsastified with TEP, send a letter to Mayor and Council urging them to move forward with a public power utility! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Tucson Mayor and Council - Yes to Public Power! No to TEP Franchise Agreement!
On April 25, the City of Tucson released a draft of the Energy Sourcing Study conducted by GDS Associates. The draft study found that Public Power is financially feasible in Tucson and would save cust...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
TEP’s study is not independent. It is bought and paid for propaganda. Let’s put it to a vote, TEP. Let Tucson decide on public power.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thousands of community members have signed our petition and letter supporting public power because they are deeply unsatisfied with TEP. Bills are unaffordable. People don't want to pay for energy for data centers. And TEP is still investing in new fossil fuels!
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Tucson DSA members have talked to thousands of community members over the past two years. How many 1-1 convos has TEP CEO Susan Gray had with customers? www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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TEP study: Tucson would spend $4 billion to replace utility with public power
Tucson Electric Power said a commissioned study showed proposals to replace the company with a publicly owned utility would be an "astronomically costly, financially infeasible" effort. Last year, the...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Let's talk about TEP bills! Energy Affordability Town Hall with Council Member Miranda Schubert and Tucson DSA Tuesday, February 24 @ 5:30pm ⚡RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/energ...
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Energy Affordability Town Hall
Are your TEP bills too high? Let's talk about it! Join Ward 6 Council Member Miranda Schubert and Tucson DSA for an Energy Affordability Town Hall. We'll talk about the problems with our current ene...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 27/01/2026
Border Patrol agent shot a person in Arizona and left them in critical condition on Tuesday morning, local officials say, marking at least the sixth person shot by federal immigration agents in just three weeks.
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Border Patrol Reportedly Shoots Person in Arizona, in Fifth Shooting in 3 Weeks
The shooting comes just days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 26/01/2026
National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the U.S. has demanded the abolition of ICE after a federal agent shot and killed nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, joining a rapidly growing chorus calling for Congress to do away with the rogue agency.
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US’s Largest Nurses’ Union Demands Abolition of ICE After Alex Pretti Killing
The union vowed to do everything in its power to ensure Congress members who vote to fund DHS are voted out.
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Tucson Agenda @tucsonagenda.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tucson City Councilwoman Miranda Schubert just broke with RTA Next — calling the $2.7B regional plan incompatible with the city’s own transportation vision. Her alternative? A future where Tucson funds its own transit priorities, even if it means going it alone. www.tucsonagenda.com/p/what-s-the...
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What’s the “Next” plan?
Schubert joins the anti-RTA Next crowd ... Take everything with a grain of salt ... And everyone knows there’s no money in socialism.
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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Let’s call out #Flock and Amazon’s #Ring for what they are: mass surveillance + criminalization networks that target our people. Join our four expert speakers on 2/4 at 6PM ET | 3PM PT for our LIVE conversation breaking down their harms. bit.ly/noringxflock
English Speaker promo for "Flock, Ring, and the MF'n PolICE" webinar happening on February 4th at 6PM ET | 3PM PT.

Featuring Sarah Hamid, Director of Strategic Campaigns at Electronic Frontier Foundation and Andrea Marcos, Communications Manager for Center for Human Rights at University of Washington.

Bitly is bit.ly/noringxflock.Graphic for MediaJustice's webinar, "Flock Ring, and the MF'n PolICE," which takes place on February 4th at 6PM ET | 3PM PT. The graphic shows a cityscape with a Flock camera in the middle surveiling it. A stylized video static overlays it with green dots to the sides. The bitly link is: bit.ly/noringxflock.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Join us for our next social this Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6pm at St. Charles Tavern! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/socia...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“I had to sit there in stifling heat and decide whether I was going to use the swamp cooler, which no longer works when it gets so hot, or turn on a fan and try to have the fan in this room. You have to do all these creative things,” she said.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"Akiba Tamoya, 83, said as a low-income senior, the increasing cost of energy has forced her think twice before cooling down her home in the summers." www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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Attorney general says utility lying about Tucson Project Blue energy deal
Attorney General Kris Mayes in a southern Arizona town hall called out Tucson Electric Power's deal with the Project Blue data center development.
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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 14/01/2026
They only listen to suits, so we’ve given them one.
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isaac @sevier.io · 09/01/2026
Activists in Tucson, Arizona, are making public power THE priority for the year, driving the city to respond to WE the people. "People's bills are just too high, especially in the summer... people simply can't afford their TEP bills and something has to change." @leemzee.bsky.social
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Local group to call for public power utility at Tucson City Council meeting
YouTube video by News 4 Tucson KVOA-TV
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isaac @sevier.io · 07/01/2026
"Public power is a way to actually improve the lives of working-class people. Electric bills are absurd. People are racking up debt. This is a chance to show people that socialism can work." Love to wake up and read @leemzee.bsky.social in @truthout.org with @derekseidman.bsky.social
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As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
It’s clear what our future will be if we stick with TEP: higher bills and harmful hyperscale data centers that only support the corporate class. That's why were showing up to the first Mayor and Council Meeting of 2026 to demand "New Year, New Utility!" actionnetwork.org/events/new-y...
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New Year, New Utility! Pack the first Mayor and Council Meeting for Public Power
New Year, New Utility! It’s clear what our future will be if we stick with TEP: higher bills and harmful hyperscale data centers that only support the corporate class. We need a public power utili...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Thank you @truthout.org for including us in this roundtable conversation about the need for Public Power! truthout.org/articles/as-...
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As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 02/01/2026
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
truthout.org
As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Followed by a book sale fundraiser at 3:30pm, All books $1!!
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Join us for our next General Meeting on Saturday, November 22 @ 2pm at the Global Justice Center actionnetwork.org/events/novem...
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November General Meeting + Book Sale
General Meeting from 2:00-3:30pm Book sale fundraiser 3:30-5pm.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
In response to Call to the Public, Supervisor Jennifer Allen implores her colleagues to reconsider their values. "It is not too late to change our minds," Allen tells her colleagues, specifically Heinz and Scott.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
A related thread but not tied to today's meeting. The NDDC crashed a fundraiser hosted by Heinz last tonight benefitting the Pima County Democratic Party was crashed last night by NDDC supporters. The protests was peaceful, but sizable.
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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 🧵 Good morning, #Tucson. I am here at the #PimaSupes this morning. I am a few minutes because the meeting is at capacity. In the roughly 8 years I've covered the meeting regularly, it rarely been this full.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Join us for our September General Meeting on Saturday, September 27 @ 2:15pm! RSVP for location: actionnetwork.org/events/septe...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Tucson beat Amazon! And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Hmm, what happened to renewable energy? Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Massive amounts of our water and energy for Amazon? Hard pass.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Join us for our July General Meeting! We'll give updates on the candidates we've endorsed for City Council, our Public Power work and the fight to stop Project Blue. And discuss DSA National Convention. Sat, July 26 @ 2pm at the Martha Cooper Library RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/july-...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Mamdani momentum in southern Arizona actionnetwork.org/events/tucso...
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Tucson DSA 101
Are you inspired by Zohran Mamdani's big socialist win in the NYC primary? Do you want to get involved in the local DSA chapter and build working class power right here in Tucson? Join us for a Tucs...
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Lee Z @leemzee.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
@tucson-dsa.bsky.social has experienced a significant bump in membership since Zohran’s win.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
TEP is trying to raise rates again! People are still struggling to pay TEP's 2023 rate hike. We need a public power utility for Tucson! www.kgun9.com/news/communi...
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Take a hike: TEP requests 14% rate hike; critics say customers can’t afford more increases
Tucson Electric Power has filed a petition with the Arizona Corporation Commission to raise electricity rates by approximately 14%
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
All books $1! Come get some books at a great price, while supporting our work to improve the lives of working class people in Tucson🌹🌵 Book Sale Fundraiser for Tucson DSA from 3:30-5pm at the Global Justice Center
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We'll be at the Tucson Hop Shop on Monday, May 19 - come hang out! ❤️🌹🌵 RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It's time to take back our power, Tucson! ⚡ tucson.com/opinion/colu...
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Yes. www.kgun9.com/news/local-n...
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Should Tucson buy out Tucson Electric Power?
Should the City of Tucson own and run the electrical service for people in Tucson? That’s the idea some people are proposing—and TEP is fighting.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"Tucsonans are fed up with high rates" The draft study finds Public Power will save Tucsonans hundreds of dollars year. #PublicPowerForTucson ⚡ via @tucsonagenda.bsky.social tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/teps-hosti...
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TEP’s “hostile takeover”?
Power provider fights powers that be … New rules in border game … And one step forward, two steps back.
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Right now, bills are very, very expensive because we are paying for TEP’s profit on top of everything else." Public Power for Tucson!⚡ www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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Tucson looks to renew TEP franchise agreement as public power advocates push for alternative
Tucson may hold a special election in November in which voters can decide on a franchise agreement between the city and Tucson Electric Power, but progressive advocates are pushing for a publicly owne...
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Symone P. Harris @symonepharris.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
“We cannot allow those who are sowing division to win. Blaming immigrants is an age-old trick to create fear and distract us from the takeover of our economy by billionaires.”
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Arizona Luminaria @azluminaria.org · 08/04/2025
The statewide student union organization is now calling on UA and NAU to also release the numbers of international students with revoked visas
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At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says - AZ Luminaria
The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50, according to an attorney representing the students. Last week, Arizona Luminaria r...
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that “Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy.” capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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With Southern Utilities Quietly Dismantling DEI Programs, Black Households Pay the Price
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that "Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy."
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Tucson DSA @tucson-dsa.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Potluck at the Park with Tucson DSA! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/potlu...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨: Tucson immigration attorney says ASU has had 12 student visas revoked, while UA officials refused to disclose if there were any visa revocations at the UA, citing privacy violations and the protection of students. Read @emilybregel.bsky.social and my story: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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12 student visas revoked at ASU, as students 'in state of panic,' Tucson attorney says
At least eight international students at Arizona State University have had their student visas revoked by the federal government since the last week of March, but the number of revocations
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