Starburch
@starburch.bsky.social
I write about music — country, classical, rap and rock — for the Arizona Daily Sta. I'm also a super UA sports geek, nearly lifelong Buffalo Bills fan who graduated from Arizona State University and teach at University of Arizona. .
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w.... This is how democracies deal with leaders who break the law to stay in power. Wait for 47 to try to interfere with Brazil’s actions. It’s a precedent for how he should end up.
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w.... This is how democracies deal with leaders who break the law to stay in power. Wait for 47 to try to interfere with Brazil’s actions. It’s a precedent for how he should end up.
Canadian-born, Texas-rooted blues guitarist headlines Tucson blues fest tucson.com/life-enterta... Foley is a badass and she's coming to Tucson to headline this weekend's Blues Heritage Festival.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Canadian-born, Texas-rooted blues guitarist headlines Tucson blues fest tucson.com/life-enterta... Foley is a badass and she's coming to Tucson to headline this weekend's Blues Heritage Festival.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
My bingo card says he’ll go back and pardon him again.
My bingo card says he’ll go back and pardon him again.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
My bingo card says he’ll go back and pardon him again.
My bingo card says he’ll go back and pardon him again.
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Historically you need to be dead to get your ugly mug on US currency. I’ll leave that there.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Historically you need to be dead to get your ugly mug on US currency. I’ll leave that there.
This is dictator shit. Congress’s inaction speaks volumes; man over country. Live Updates: Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers
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October 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is dictator shit. Congress’s inaction speaks volumes; man over country. Live Updates: Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
UnBILLievable! This will go down as the best game of the season. The defense sucked for three quarters but no one gave up. That’s my takeaway. Fight me! www.facebook.com/share/r/1B1K...
Redirecting...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
UnBILLievable! This will go down as the best game of the season. The defense sucked for three quarters but no one gave up. That’s my takeaway. Fight me! www.facebook.com/share/r/1B1K...
The fact that Newsmax still contends its coverage was "fair, balanced and conducted within professional standards of journalism" after it has lost two suits for a total of more than $100 million is baffling to say the least. Again, fealty to the King has a high price.
Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit
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August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The fact that Newsmax still contends its coverage was "fair, balanced and conducted within professional standards of journalism" after it has lost two suits for a total of more than $100 million is baffling to say the least. Again, fealty to the King has a high price.
To all my basketball and WNBA peeps, you gotta check out my friend and her daughter's b-ball podcast HomeStans on Apple, Spotify and podscan.fm. They're dropping a new episode Monday, when they go one-on-one with USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan to talk about her book on Caitlin Clark.
HomeStans
Basketball Podcast · Updated Weekly · Welcome to your courtside seat for all things WNBA. We've got you covered from deep dives and rants to tunnel fits and viral moments.
Hosted by mother-daughter ...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
To all my basketball and WNBA peeps, you gotta check out my friend and her daughter's b-ball podcast HomeStans on Apple, Spotify and podscan.fm. They're dropping a new episode Monday, when they go one-on-one with USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan to talk about her book on Caitlin Clark.
It's been a summer of prestigious firsts for Tucson teen violinist tucson.com/life-enterta... She's checked professional boxes that can often take a lifetime if ever, and now she's doing a hometown recital.
It's been a summer of prestigious firsts for Tucson teen violinist
Jacqueline Rodenbeck closes out the St. Andrew's Bach Society summer concert series on Sunday, coming off a summer of firsts including her Carnegie Hall debut.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's been a summer of prestigious firsts for Tucson teen violinist tucson.com/life-enterta... She's checked professional boxes that can often take a lifetime if ever, and now she's doing a hometown recital.
Borderlands North closes as Tucson brewery saga continues tucson.com/life-enterta... And now there is one. Borderlands North, a taproom owned by the CEO of Borderlands Brewing, is locked out. It's the second time a landlord has locked out the brewery for non-payment of rent.
Borderlands North closes as Tucson brewery saga continues
The 10-month-old taproom on East River Road, which is owned by Borderlands Brewing Co.'s CEO under a licensing agreement, was evicted for failing to pay rent.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Borderlands North closes as Tucson brewery saga continues tucson.com/life-enterta... And now there is one. Borderlands North, a taproom owned by the CEO of Borderlands Brewing, is locked out. It's the second time a landlord has locked out the brewery for non-payment of rent.
'Living in a Fantasy World': Critics Pounce as Trump's CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c... Capt. Cankles, the Racist In Chief, just put it out there, unfiltered, unforgiving. Brown immigrants are great workers, inner city Americans (Blacks) are lazy.
'Living in a Fantasy World': Critics Pounce as Trump's CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails | Common Dreams
Critics slam President Trump for spreading false claims on jobs, gas prices, and trade deals in CNBC interview.
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August 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
'Living in a Fantasy World': Critics Pounce as Trump's CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c... Capt. Cankles, the Racist In Chief, just put it out there, unfiltered, unforgiving. Brown immigrants are great workers, inner city Americans (Blacks) are lazy.
Hawaii's biggest reggae star bringing country show to Tucson tucson.com/life-enterta... The fusion of reggae and country just hits. And one of its biggest purveyors is heading my way this week.
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August 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Hawaii's biggest reggae star bringing country show to Tucson tucson.com/life-enterta... The fusion of reggae and country just hits. And one of its biggest purveyors is heading my way this week.
The andouille battle seemed like an impossibly close competition between reigning Iron Chef Tudson Anthony Dromgoole and challenger McKenzie O'Leary. In the end, the Obon Sushi chef retained his title. tucson.com/life-enterta...
Obon Sushi chef holds onto Iron Chef Tucson title
Anthony Dromgoole beat out competitor McKenzie O'Leary, Tanque Verde Guest Ranch executive chef, to win his second Iron Chef Tucson title in andouille battle.
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July 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The andouille battle seemed like an impossibly close competition between reigning Iron Chef Tudson Anthony Dromgoole and challenger McKenzie O'Leary. In the end, the Obon Sushi chef retained his title. tucson.com/life-enterta...
Here’s the thing: The Trump DOJ has zero credibility. This is meaningless unless it’s an independent investigation. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... Live updates: Justice Department expected to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump to visit Federal Reserve
Live updates: Justice Department expected to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump to visit Federal Reserve
Live updates: Justice Department to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump to visit Federal Reserve
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July 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Here’s the thing: The Trump DOJ has zero credibility. This is meaningless unless it’s an independent investigation. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... Live updates: Justice Department expected to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump to visit Federal Reserve
Cankle Boy & Co. are determined to ruin the country and the planet. Such short-sighted ignorance.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
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July 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Cankle Boy & Co. are determined to ruin the country and the planet. Such short-sighted ignorance.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
And they were worried about Biden. Trump on a daily is exhibiting signs of mental decline. He’s that old man who tells outrageous lies for the attention and then denies it when caught. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... Trump’s odd 'Unabomber' story is just the latest example in a worrying trend
Opinion | It’s well past time to start talking about Trump’s decline
The president’s story made no sense — and he also doesn't always appear to know what his administration is doing.
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July 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And they were worried about Biden. Trump on a daily is exhibiting signs of mental decline. He’s that old man who tells outrageous lies for the attention and then denies it when caught. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... Trump’s odd 'Unabomber' story is just the latest example in a worrying trend
Fire at Willcox vineyard deemed suspicious tucson.com/news/state-r... "Buildings don't just generally catch on fire for no reason," says fire chief in calling the Coronado Vineyards fire "suspicious."
Fire at Willcox vineyard deemed suspicious
The blaze at Coronado Vineyards — which was closed for the summer — was reported at 4:24 a.m. Sunday.
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July 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Fire at Willcox vineyard deemed suspicious tucson.com/news/state-r... "Buildings don't just generally catch on fire for no reason," says fire chief in calling the Coronado Vineyards fire "suspicious."
tucson.com/life-enterta... My Saturday afternoon was hands down better than your Saturday night. Some of Tucson’s all-star musicians shared the St. Andrew’s Bach Society stage to open the 37th session.
Terrific combo of strings, horns opens Tucson concert series
Tucson Symphony Orchestra principal horn Nelson Yovera brought a unique concert to the St. Andrew's Bach Society stage with help from his musical friends.
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June 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
tucson.com/life-enterta... My Saturday afternoon was hands down better than your Saturday night. Some of Tucson’s all-star musicians shared the St. Andrew’s Bach Society stage to open the 37th session.
tucson.com/entertainmen... I had the chance to interview Brian Wilson when the Beach Boys opened their 50th anniversary tour in Tucson in 2012. He died today at age 82. RIP.
After 50 years, Beach Boys grooving to sand, surf sounds
The Beach Boys are opening their 50th anniversary tour in Tucson on Tuesday, which seems a bit random: What could the Sonoran Desert possibly have to do with a band
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June 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
tucson.com/entertainmen... I had the chance to interview Brian Wilson when the Beach Boys opened their 50th anniversary tour in Tucson in 2012. He died today at age 82. RIP.
Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson, feds confirm tucson.com/news/local/b... This is becoming an all too familiar storyline: Trump's gestapo targeting innocents This is going to have a tragic ending at some point soon.
Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson, feds confirm
A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside the federal building that houses Tucson's immigration court, U.S. Marshals Service officials confirmed on Thursday.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson, feds confirm tucson.com/news/local/b... This is becoming an all too familiar storyline: Trump's gestapo targeting innocents This is going to have a tragic ending at some point soon.
State files $250K tax lien on troubled Tucson brewery tucson.com/life-enterta... The latest chapter in the Borderlands Brewing saga.
State files $250K tax lien on troubled Tucson brewery
Borderlands Brewing owes more than $250,000 in unpaid sales tax and penalties dating back to late March 2020, the Arizona Department of Revenue says.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
State files $250K tax lien on troubled Tucson brewery tucson.com/life-enterta... The latest chapter in the Borderlands Brewing saga.
In case you were wondering if favors are for sale with this WH; yes, they are, but the cost is high. "Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
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May 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In case you were wondering if favors are for sale with this WH; yes, they are, but the cost is high. "Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Local opinion: Hope for a son, as the dismantling of mercy continues tucson.com/opinion/colu... 47's short-sighted dismantling of institutions and agencies including those serving David Walker's son will have immediate and long-term repercussions.
Local opinion: Hope for a son, as the dismantling of mercy continues
The “Big Beautiful Bill” would make futures like my son Gage’s nearly impossible. Medicaid, gutted. Food assistance, slashed. Housing support, stripped down to slogans about independence. As if schizo...
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May 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Local opinion: Hope for a son, as the dismantling of mercy continues tucson.com/opinion/colu... 47's short-sighted dismantling of institutions and agencies including those serving David Walker's son will have immediate and long-term repercussions.
ATC Tucson season finale delivers more laughs than intrigue tucson.com/life-enterta... I'm not a theater critic (I actually prefer reviewer) but since my former colleague and dear friend Kathleen Allen decided that retirement actually means not working, here I am.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
ATC Tucson season finale delivers more laughs than intrigue tucson.com/life-enterta... I'm not a theater critic (I actually prefer reviewer) but since my former colleague and dear friend Kathleen Allen decided that retirement actually means not working, here I am.
tucson.com/news/local/s... Hopefully they will fix this. Would hate to see one of Tucson’s longest running breweries throw in the towel.
Struggling brewery's fate undecided after loss of downtown Tucson home
News that Borderlands Brewing Co. will have to leave its flagship location comes as 14-year-old beermaker navigates financial hardships, faces tough decisions.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
tucson.com/news/local/s... Hopefully they will fix this. Would hate to see one of Tucson’s longest running breweries throw in the towel.