Sam Eifling
@sameifling.bsky.social
I'm the editor-in-chief of Phoenix New Times
A man shot his way into a Phoenix family home. Kids and called 911. The dad subdued the attacker. Everyone told police. Then a cop responding to the scene shot the father.
Read @zhbuchanan.bsky.social on the footage + audio from a deadly police shooting.
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Read @zhbuchanan.bsky.social on the footage + audio from a deadly police shooting.
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Phoenix cops were told danger had passed before mistakenly killing dad
Christian Diaz Rendon had wrestled a crazed home intruder to the ground before a Phoenix cop killed him on Jan. 26.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
A man shot his way into a Phoenix family home. Kids and called 911. The dad subdued the attacker. Everyone told police. Then a cop responding to the scene shot the father.
Read @zhbuchanan.bsky.social on the footage + audio from a deadly police shooting.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...
Read @zhbuchanan.bsky.social on the footage + audio from a deadly police shooting.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...
BC covers media meltdowns like the Post's with unparalleled care and thoroughness. everyone in this blighted industry gets a measure of dignity from his work.
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Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
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This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
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Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
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February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
BC covers media meltdowns like the Post's with unparalleled care and thoroughness. everyone in this blighted industry gets a measure of dignity from his work.
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On Monday afternoon, federal agents raided several Zipps Sports Grill locations in the Valley.
The raid at Park Central drew a crowd of roughly 200 protesters, leading to more agents descending on the site.
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The raid at Park Central drew a crowd of roughly 200 protesters, leading to more agents descending on the site.
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Feds raid Zipps locations across Valley, draw loud protests
The raids appear to be part of an operation to serve warrants at 15 locations. There are 14 Zipps in the Valley.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 AM
On Monday afternoon, federal agents raided several Zipps Sports Grill locations in the Valley.
The raid at Park Central drew a crowd of roughly 200 protesters, leading to more agents descending on the site.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...
The raid at Park Central drew a crowd of roughly 200 protesters, leading to more agents descending on the site.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...
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Kole Calhoun, the former Diamondbacks outfielder and ASU star, called Alex Pretti's killing "murder" on Instagram and said the Trump administration's immigration crackdown “blatantly racist."
Story:
Story:
Ex-Diamondbacks player: Alex Pretti was ‘straight murdered’ by feds
"I don't care about what side you're on or who you voted for, this is wrong," wrote ex-ASU star Kole Calhoun on Instagram.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Kole Calhoun, the former Diamondbacks outfielder and ASU star, called Alex Pretti's killing "murder" on Instagram and said the Trump administration's immigration crackdown “blatantly racist."
Story:
Story:
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C'è sempre posto a piazzale Loreto
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
C'è sempre posto a piazzale Loreto
I gotta hand it to Sinema, I genuinely never know what to expect when I see her name in a headline
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Just amazing to realize we already had the perfect picture for this story on Kyrsten Sinema allegedly seducing her bodyguard and ruining his marriage.
From @morgfisch.bsky.social:
From @morgfisch.bsky.social:
Sinema seduced bodyguard and ruined his marriage, lawsuit claims
An explosive lawsuit claims Kyrsten Sinema put the moves on a member of her security detail and pushed him to try MDMA.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I gotta hand it to Sinema, I genuinely never know what to expect when I see her name in a headline
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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of her reelection launch today, I spoke with
@repyassansari.bsky.social to reflect on her first year.
Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand.
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@repyassansari.bsky.social to reflect on her first year.
Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...
Ansari wants to abolish for-profit immigration detention centers
"There is no accountability for these for-profit detention centers under Donald Trump. They don’t care about these people."
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of her reelection launch today, I spoke with
@repyassansari.bsky.social to reflect on her first year.
Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...
@repyassansari.bsky.social to reflect on her first year.
Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...
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We have an opening! Come work for me!
We're hiring! Phoenix New Times seeks a news reporter
We're looking for a news reporter to help us tell important, timely and engaging stories about the Valley.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We have an opening! Come work for me!
we're on the ICE beat at @phoenixnewtimes.com — here with a scoop about a sheriff's office in Arizona that signed a million-dollar contract to cooperate with the feds. the deal contains what appears to be a plush junket fund for the man in charge
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NEW: Last year, after signing up for ICE's 287(g) program, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office got a $1M grant.
It included $250K seemingly set aside for Sheriff Mark Dannels -- a Trump supporter -- to travel to conferences held at resorts and casinos:
It included $250K seemingly set aside for Sheriff Mark Dannels -- a Trump supporter -- to travel to conferences held at resorts and casinos:
Cochise Cronyism: An Arizona sheriff, ICE and quarter-million dollars
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office got $1 million to coordinate with ICE -- including $250,000 in mysterious "travel" money.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
we're on the ICE beat at @phoenixnewtimes.com — here with a scoop about a sheriff's office in Arizona that signed a million-dollar contract to cooperate with the feds. the deal contains what appears to be a plush junket fund for the man in charge
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Avelo Airlines has faced pressure from activists to stop shuttling immigrants out of the country for ICE.
Airline will stop ICE deportation flights out of Mesa Gateway airport
Avelo Airlines has faced pressure from activists to stop shuttling immigrants out of the country for ICE.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Avelo Airlines has faced pressure from activists to stop shuttling immigrants out of the country for ICE.
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The face of a white woman who is coming to terms with not being in the boys’ club.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The face of a white woman who is coming to terms with not being in the boys’ club.
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Lot of days I miss my colleagues at Patriot Act. Today especially. Would've been an incredible Wednesday to walk into that office.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lot of days I miss my colleagues at Patriot Act. Today especially. Would've been an incredible Wednesday to walk into that office.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
I'd hate to have the name Bieber in Ontario after tonight
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I'd hate to have the name Bieber in Ontario after tonight
Nine innings now feels like an amuse-bouche. Bring on the insomniac doubleheader.
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Nine innings now feels like an amuse-bouche. Bring on the insomniac doubleheader.
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More than 100 writers, journalists, and scholars call for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, the only journalist detained in the U.S. today for doing his job—and now facing imminent deportation. Share the letter and join the call to #FreeMario: pen.org/press-releas...
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
More than 100 writers, journalists, and scholars call for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, the only journalist detained in the U.S. today for doing his job—and now facing imminent deportation. Share the letter and join the call to #FreeMario: pen.org/press-releas...
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you are about to see the nation’s beer distributors—aka “the toughest lobby you’ve never heard of”—lose their fucking minds
* TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTRICTING COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS, USDOT SAYS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
you are about to see the nation’s beer distributors—aka “the toughest lobby you’ve never heard of”—lose their fucking minds
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An important message from the president of Antifa 😂 🤭
September 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
An important message from the president of Antifa 😂 🤭
Wrote about the real people who spent money and time and hope coming to Arizona for the Charlie Kirk memorial. Decent people simply inhabit a different reality from what Trump and Steven Miller pedaled
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Trump turned an outpouring of respect for Kirk into a coliseum of hate
The throngs who braved heat, darkness and expense to mourn Charlie Kirk were rewarded with grotesque MAGA saber-rattling.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Wrote about the real people who spent money and time and hope coming to Arizona for the Charlie Kirk memorial. Decent people simply inhabit a different reality from what Trump and Steven Miller pedaled
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kirk-fu...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kirk-fu...
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chicago keeping art alive:
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The US capital is being flooded with military troops at the direct order of the president and media is barely talking about, because the president didn't say "I am doing authoritarianism" but "the military is here to fight crime"
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The US capital is being flooded with military troops at the direct order of the president and media is barely talking about, because the president didn't say "I am doing authoritarianism" but "the military is here to fight crime"
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I am not an economist but at a guess, I think this comes from the interplay between “massive tax on imported produce” and “randomly grab the people who pick crops in the US and put them in concentration camps” 🤔
ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
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It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices
No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I am not an economist but at a guess, I think this comes from the interplay between “massive tax on imported produce” and “randomly grab the people who pick crops in the US and put them in concentration camps” 🤔