Bill Goodykoontz
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"Embarrassingly ubiquitous." Arizona Republic and
@azcentral media columnist. All views are mine, but they should probably be yours, too.
@azcentral media columnist. All views are mine, but they should probably be yours, too.
Once again this year, thankful for the whole damn thing.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Once again this year, thankful for the whole damn thing.
True confession: I don't love a lot of Thanksgiving foods. BUT I like a lot of the side dishes. If you feel the same (or if you don't) you will really enjoy this episode of Valley 101. Give it a listen!
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What Thanksgiving sides do Arizonans like best?
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November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
True confession: I don't love a lot of Thanksgiving foods. BUT I like a lot of the side dishes. If you feel the same (or if you don't) you will really enjoy this episode of Valley 101. Give it a listen!
open.spotify.com/episode/1AuM...
open.spotify.com/episode/1AuM...
I loved ‘Hamnet.’ I keep seeing people say it’s ‘just’ Oscar bait. And? It’s also great, and Jessie Buckley gives one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. Read all about it:
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'Hamnet' is a 5 star masterpiece, whether you like Shakespeare or not
"Hamnet," Chloé Zhao's adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel about the death of William Shakespeare's son is haunting. Jessie Buckley is brilliant.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I loved ‘Hamnet.’ I keep seeing people say it’s ‘just’ Oscar bait. And? It’s also great, and Jessie Buckley gives one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. Read all about it:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Hilarious to watch John Roberts on Fox News trying to come up with a good spin on a “Clinton-appointed judge” tossing cases against Comey and James — and Jonathan Turley basically saying yeah, the Comey case in particular was kind of screwed up.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hilarious to watch John Roberts on Fox News trying to come up with a good spin on a “Clinton-appointed judge” tossing cases against Comey and James — and Jonathan Turley basically saying yeah, the Comey case in particular was kind of screwed up.
ICYMI: These actions aren’t just ‘not normal.’ They’re fully insane. I wrote about it all:
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Sedition? Hanging? Really? Trump media rants take insane turn | Opinion
Donald Trump's second term hasn't been normal from the start. Now, calling for hanging Sen. Mark Kelly and others for sedition, it's become insane.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ICYMI: These actions aren’t just ‘not normal.’ They’re fully insane. I wrote about it all:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
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This ran in the paper today. Naturally several emailers defended Trump — mostly variations on “But Biden was in decline!” OK….
There’s a link to the column in comments, if you want to read it.
There’s a link to the column in comments, if you want to read it.
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This ran in the paper today. Naturally several emailers defended Trump — mostly variations on “But Biden was in decline!” OK….
There’s a link to the column in comments, if you want to read it.
There’s a link to the column in comments, if you want to read it.
I feel like I’ve said Trump’s actions are not normal a million times. Well, I’m changing my mind.
I think they’re insane.
I wrote about it all. Have a look.
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I think they’re insane.
I wrote about it all. Have a look.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Sedition? Hanging? Really? Trump media rants take insane turn | Opinion
Donald Trump's second term hasn't been normal from the start. Now, calling for hanging Sen. Mark Kelly and others for sedition, it's become insane.
www.azcentral.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I feel like I’ve said Trump’s actions are not normal a million times. Well, I’m changing my mind.
I think they’re insane.
I wrote about it all. Have a look.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
I think they’re insane.
I wrote about it all. Have a look.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Yesterday was a busy news day, so I'm putting this out there one more time. It's just stunning, even for Trump. There is no defense.
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I've watched Trump for a long time. Nothing shocks. Then he defended a murderer | Opinion
President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi prince suspected of having journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed. What he said floored me.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yesterday was a busy news day, so I'm putting this out there one more time. It's just stunning, even for Trump. There is no defense.
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ICYMI: This didn’t just shock me. It pissed me off.
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I've watched Trump for a long time. Nothing shocks. Then he defended a murderer | Opinion
President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi prince suspected of having journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed. What he said floored me.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
ICYMI: This didn’t just shock me. It pissed me off.
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I could not believe what I was seeing. It takes a lot for Trump to shock me anymore, but this did. Disgusting.
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I've watched Trump for a long time. Nothing shocks. Then he defended a murderer | Opinion
President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi prince suspected of having journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed. What he said floored me.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I could not believe what I was seeing. It takes a lot for Trump to shock me anymore, but this did. Disgusting.
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Weirdly, this is not the most disgusting thing Trump has done that I'm writing about today. Stay tuned for more....
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'Quiet piggy.' Donald Trump's unabashed hatred for media is a disgrace | Opinion
Donald Trump called a woman reporter "piggy" aboard Air Force One. It wasn't Jennifer Jacobs. Does it matter?
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November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Weirdly, this is not the most disgusting thing Trump has done that I'm writing about today. Stay tuned for more....
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
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After passing on the Epstein victim press conference entirely, Fox News is now carrying Mike Johnson's Republican-defense/blame-Democrats press conference live. As are MS NOW and CNN, who also covered the victims.
On-brand.
On-brand.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
After passing on the Epstein victim press conference entirely, Fox News is now carrying Mike Johnson's Republican-defense/blame-Democrats press conference live. As are MS NOW and CNN, who also covered the victims.
On-brand.
On-brand.
Particularly telling today:
CNN: Epstein survivor press conference.
MS NOW: Epstein survivor press conference.
Fox News: Border czar on ramped up ICE operations.
CNN: Epstein survivor press conference.
MS NOW: Epstein survivor press conference.
Fox News: Border czar on ramped up ICE operations.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Particularly telling today:
CNN: Epstein survivor press conference.
MS NOW: Epstein survivor press conference.
Fox News: Border czar on ramped up ICE operations.
CNN: Epstein survivor press conference.
MS NOW: Epstein survivor press conference.
Fox News: Border czar on ramped up ICE operations.
My favorite picture of my dad, teaching swimming lessons at Wildwood pool. He would have been 95 today.
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
My favorite picture of my dad, teaching swimming lessons at Wildwood pool. He would have been 95 today.
How did Billy Bob Thornton and Luke Wilson wind up in competing good-ol'-boy-walking-down-a-country-road cellphone provider ads? I'm guessing the money is stupendous.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
How did Billy Bob Thornton and Luke Wilson wind up in competing good-ol'-boy-walking-down-a-country-road cellphone provider ads? I'm guessing the money is stupendous.
This was 29 years ago today. We’ve had a blast ever since. Happy Anniversary to my amazing wife. Let’s shoot for 29 more (at least). Love love love you.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This was 29 years ago today. We’ve had a blast ever since. Happy Anniversary to my amazing wife. Let’s shoot for 29 more (at least). Love love love you.
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
This is in the paper today. I can always tell before I see it by my email inbox. Happily, most of that email is from people who agree: This isn’t normal. There’s a link to the column in comments.
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is in the paper today. I can always tell before I see it by my email inbox. Happily, most of that email is from people who agree: This isn’t normal. There’s a link to the column in comments.
This was in the paper today. Two TV series, wildly different but each in their own way not afraid of real history. Wonder how that’ll play in some circles (I think we know). You can read what I wrote in the comments.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This was in the paper today. Two TV series, wildly different but each in their own way not afraid of real history. Wonder how that’ll play in some circles (I think we know). You can read what I wrote in the comments.
We published this yesterday morning. Nothing that has happened in the single day since disproves my point. In fact, it all reinforces it. The world is nuts. To repeat: This is not normal. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
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These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We published this yesterday morning. Nothing that has happened in the single day since disproves my point. In fact, it all reinforces it. The world is nuts. To repeat: This is not normal. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
ICYMI: I wrote about getting away from it all, and realizing things are worse than I thought. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
www.azcentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about getting away from it all, and realizing things are worse than I thought. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
I was out of town recently. Way out of town, as in Europe. It gave me a new perspective on media coverage of Trump. Which is, basically, we better wake up. NONE of this is normal.
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These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
www.azcentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I was out of town recently. Way out of town, as in Europe. It gave me a new perspective on media coverage of Trump. Which is, basically, we better wake up. NONE of this is normal.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
Slow news day. Hard to know what’s the lede.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Slow news day. Hard to know what’s the lede.
I wrote about how a routine swearing-in became must-see TV. And how Mike Johnson helped make that happen.
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Epstein emails to 'fiery speech,' Adelita Grijalva swearing-in was must-see TV | Opinion
Adelita Grijalva of Arizona was finally sworn into Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson. Epstein emails and 'fiery' speech made it a must-see.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I wrote about how a routine swearing-in became must-see TV. And how Mike Johnson helped make that happen.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Two new shows take decidedly different approaches to presenting history. I liked them both. And they both feel sadly contemporary.
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Two new historical dramas take wildly different approaches to US history
How do you like your historical drama? 'Death by Lightning' and Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' take wildly different approaches to U.S. history.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Two new shows take decidedly different approaches to presenting history. I liked them both. And they both feel sadly contemporary.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...