Jim Small
@jimsmall.bsky.social
EIC of @azmirror.com ~ Journalist ~ Public records gladiator ~ Foul-mouthed ~ Street taco fiend ~ Fascism is un-American ~ Posts are my own ~ Never tell me the odds
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“We're going to show the federal government how to do it right. We're not going to slash and burn indiscriminately. We're not going to slash vital programs that are going to end up impacting Arizonans in a negative way.”
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Hobbs gambles on federal border money and sports betting taxes for budget balance
Gov. Hobbs' $17.7B budget relies on $800M in uncertain federal border funds and new sports betting taxes to offset cuts
azmirror.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“We're going to show the federal government how to do it right. We're not going to slash and burn indiscriminately. We're not going to slash vital programs that are going to end up impacting Arizonans in a negative way.”
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Republicans shot back at Hobbs, saying that the veto will create “confusion for employers and tax preparers” as well as “uncertainty for taxpayers.”
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Hobbs vetoes Republican tax bill, deepening a political battle over conformity with Trump's tax cuts
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican tax conformity bill, creating uncertainty for Arizona taxpayers as both sides trade blame
azmirror.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Republicans shot back at Hobbs, saying that the veto will create “confusion for employers and tax preparers” as well as “uncertainty for taxpayers.”
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“We’ve never seen a presidency that represents such an enduring threat to the health and well-being of our democracy as we do today.”
'An enduring threat to democracy': Alarms sound over Trump's relentless expansion of presidential powers | Arizona Mirror
Experts warn Trump first-year expansion of presidential power marks unprecedented authoritarian shift in U.S. democracy
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January 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
“We’ve never seen a presidency that represents such an enduring threat to the health and well-being of our democracy as we do today.”
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DHS and Patriot Front post the same white supremacist lyrics.
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
DHS and Patriot Front post the same white supremacist lyrics.
yeah but they're brown so it's ok
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
yeah but they're brown so it's ok
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President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday morning to send the military into Minnesota to stop protests
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act after second ICE shooting in Minnesota | Arizona Mirror
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota after second ICE shooting sparks protests across Twin Cities
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday morning to send the military into Minnesota to stop protests
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Patricia Abrams channeling the entire city of Minneapolis: minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Patricia Abrams channeling the entire city of Minneapolis: minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/s...
Remember when Putin stole that Super Bowl ring from Robert Kraft? It's pretty much that.
donald trump has received the nobel peace prize in the way that michael scott declared bankruptcy
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Remember when Putin stole that Super Bowl ring from Robert Kraft? It's pretty much that.
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GOP lawmakers blame Hobbs for 'chaos to come' as a typically boring tax conformity bill becomes an election-year flashpoint
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Arizona tax conformity battle pits GOP's full cuts against Hobbs' partial plan
Arizona Republicans rush $441M tax cut bill to Gov. Hobbs despite likely veto, blaming her for potential taxpayer confusion
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
GOP lawmakers blame Hobbs for 'chaos to come' as a typically boring tax conformity bill becomes an election-year flashpoint
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I really don't know how our nation will recover from this
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I really don't know how our nation will recover from this
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Arizona Republicans continue targeting the State Bar as they demonstrate they don't actually understand how attorney discipline works
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An attorney disbarred for seeking nude pics from a client proves State Bar corruption: GOP senators
Arizona GOP lawmakers spread misinformation about State Bar discipline as they defend disbarred and suspended attorneys
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Arizona Republicans continue targeting the State Bar as they demonstrate they don't actually understand how attorney discipline works
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“It’s like so many things that are being torn down — it will take us generations to replace it, if at all.”
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Election officials say trust with CISA is broken — and may not come back
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security first declared in January 2017 that election systems were “critical infrastructure,” alarmed state election officials pushed back quickly and loudly, fear...
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
“It’s like so many things that are being torn down — it will take us generations to replace it, if at all.”
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The judge questioned why legislative leaders were fighting to preserve restrictions they say will never be enforced against doctors
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Trial over Arizona abortion restrictions ends with judge voicing doubt about GOP defense
Arizona judge appears poised to strike down abortion restrictions after trial, questioning GOP defense of challenged laws
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The judge questioned why legislative leaders were fighting to preserve restrictions they say will never be enforced against doctors
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"If someone is an addict versus a dealer, that is not my obligation," GOP state Sen. Wendy Rogers said when one person testified that her proposal would sweep up addicts who would benefit from treatment instead of prison
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Arizona Republicans push harsher fentanyl penalties critics say won't deter addiction
Arizona GOP advances competing bills lowering fentanyl thresholds for mandatory sentences despite warnings about harming addicts
azmirror.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
"If someone is an addict versus a dealer, that is not my obligation," GOP state Sen. Wendy Rogers said when one person testified that her proposal would sweep up addicts who would benefit from treatment instead of prison
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“Their plan is to squeeze Americans day by day for health care costs and throw them to the side and make them choose: Do I pay for my utilities? Do I pay for food? Or do I pay for health care?”
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Arizona ACA health insurance enrollment plummets as premiums soar without enhanced subsidies | Arizona Mirror
Arizona ACA enrollment dropped 70,000 as premiums surged 30% after Republicans blocked enhanced tax credit extension
azmirror.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“Their plan is to squeeze Americans day by day for health care costs and throw them to the side and make them choose: Do I pay for my utilities? Do I pay for food? Or do I pay for health care?”
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Arizona's Yassamin Ansari is among the nearly 70 Democrats who signed onto the articles of impeachment
Democrats move to impeach Noem over Minneapolis ICE shooting, denied oversight visits | Arizona Mirror
House Democrats introduce impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Noem after Minneapolis shooting and denied oversight visits
azmirror.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Arizona's Yassamin Ansari is among the nearly 70 Democrats who signed onto the articles of impeachment
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The Education Department wants $98 million for oversight and new hires, but a GOP lawmakers is proposing to use current program money
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GOP lawmaker proposes diverting school safety funds for oversight of troubled program
Arizona GOP bill proposes School Safety Center using 10% of existing grant funds, not new money, despite audit findings
azmirror.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Education Department wants $98 million for oversight and new hires, but a GOP lawmakers is proposing to use current program money
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Meanwhile, ICE goons on American soil are rounding up Indigenous people and demanding they prove their citizenship or else be deported
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Meanwhile, ICE goons on American soil are rounding up Indigenous people and demanding they prove their citizenship or else be deported
In the dark corners of places like Telegram, the Nazis brag about how their memes are being stolen and broadcast by Trump admin social media accounts.
This government's propaganda is being run by groypers and Nazis.
This government's propaganda is being run by groypers and Nazis.
The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In the dark corners of places like Telegram, the Nazis brag about how their memes are being stolen and broadcast by Trump admin social media accounts.
This government's propaganda is being run by groypers and Nazis.
This government's propaganda is being run by groypers and Nazis.
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“Lawmakers have a real opportunity to protect people, and they should be doing that aggressively. This is among one of the weakest bills I’ve seen.”
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Police-backed GOP bill would shield license plate reader data from public review | Arizona Mirror
Arizona GOP bill on license plate readers would exempt data from public records, privacy advocates say it enables overreach
azmirror.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
“Lawmakers have a real opportunity to protect people, and they should be doing that aggressively. This is among one of the weakest bills I’ve seen.”
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NIN's masterpiece concept album Year Zero was written in response to the GW Bush administration and its policies, but boy does it hit frighteningly close to home in today's America.
Survivalism, Captial G and God Given seem like they could have been written yesterday.
Survivalism, Captial G and God Given seem like they could have been written yesterday.
Year Zero - Album by Nine Inch Nails
Year Zero is the fifth studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by Interscope Records on April 17, 2007. Conceived while touring in support of the band's previous al...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NIN's masterpiece concept album Year Zero was written in response to the GW Bush administration and its policies, but boy does it hit frighteningly close to home in today's America.
Survivalism, Captial G and God Given seem like they could have been written yesterday.
Survivalism, Captial G and God Given seem like they could have been written yesterday.
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OPINION | From FBI searches to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration's actions threaten the free speech that is essential to democracy
How Trump's attacks on press freedom and dissent follow the authoritarian playbook
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14, 2026, was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing criticism and dissent
azmirror.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
OPINION | From FBI searches to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration's actions threaten the free speech that is essential to democracy
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DOJ has occasionally claimed that it needs to search reporters' records to find the source of a security leak.
But that's pretty obviously not what they were doing when they searched the Post reporter's house. They arrested a suspect days ago, after more or less catching him in the act.
But that's pretty obviously not what they were doing when they searched the Post reporter's house. They arrested a suspect days ago, after more or less catching him in the act.
Bondi statement on FBI search at Washington Post reporter’s home:
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
DOJ has occasionally claimed that it needs to search reporters' records to find the source of a security leak.
But that's pretty obviously not what they were doing when they searched the Post reporter's house. They arrested a suspect days ago, after more or less catching him in the act.
But that's pretty obviously not what they were doing when they searched the Post reporter's house. They arrested a suspect days ago, after more or less catching him in the act.
An administration that has done metaphorical cartoonish villainy at nearly every opportunity is now literally embracing cartoonish villainy
The US Dept of Energy, in re its announced plan to develop on the lunar surface, posts an image seeming to identify itself with the supervillain of a children’s movie who plots to steal the moon.
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
An administration that has done metaphorical cartoonish villainy at nearly every opportunity is now literally embracing cartoonish villainy
Abhorrent, but perfectly legal, thanks to the Supreme Court
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Abhorrent, but perfectly legal, thanks to the Supreme Court