Tucson DSA
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@tucson-dsa.bsky.social
· Aug 7
BREAKING: Tucson City Council unanimously rejects Project Blue
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center into city limits. That vote directing the city manager and staff to end n...
azluminaria.org
Tucson beat Amazon!
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
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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.
"It is not too late to change our minds," Allen tells her colleagues, specifically Heinz and Scott.
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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.
"It is not too late to change our minds," Allen tells her colleagues, specifically Heinz and Scott.
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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.
The protests was peaceful, but sizable.
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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.
The protests was peaceful, but sizable.
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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.
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.
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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.
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.
Join us for our September General Meeting on Saturday, September 27 @ 2:15pm!
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September 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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 beat Amazon!
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
BREAKING: Tucson City Council unanimously rejects Project Blue
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center into city limits. That vote directing the city manager and staff to end n...
azluminaria.org
August 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tucson beat Amazon!
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
Hmm, what happened to renewable energy?
Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
July 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hmm, what happened to renewable energy?
Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
Massive amounts of our water and energy for Amazon? Hard pass.
Exclusive: Records obtained by Arizona Luminaria tie Amazon to a massive Tucson area data center that has been shrouded in secrecy until now
Amazon Web Services is company behind Tucson’s Project Blue, according to 2023 county memo - AZ Luminaria
Amazon Web Services is revealed to be the company behind the Project Blue data center proposed for Tucson.
azluminaria.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Massive amounts of our water and energy for Amazon? Hard pass.
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-...
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-...
July 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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-...
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-...
July 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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@tucson-dsa.bsky.social has experienced a significant bump in membership since Zohran’s win.
"Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night." Jack Healy on Adelita Grijalva's convincing win in Tucson against the upstarts who called for a new face and name to succeed Raul Grijalva in the House. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@tucson-dsa.bsky.social has experienced a significant bump in membership since Zohran’s win.
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...
People are still struggling to pay TEP's 2023 rate hike. We need a public power utility for Tucson!
www.kgun9.com/news/communi...
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%
www.kgun9.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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...
People are still struggling to pay TEP's 2023 rate hike. We need a public power utility for Tucson!
www.kgun9.com/news/communi...
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
Book Sale Fundraiser for Tucson DSA from 3:30-5pm at the Global Justice Center
May 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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
Book Sale Fundraiser for Tucson DSA from 3:30-5pm at the Global Justice Center
We'll be at the Tucson Hop Shop on Monday, May 19 - come hang out! ❤️🌹🌵
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
May 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We'll be at the Tucson Hop Shop on Monday, May 19 - come hang out! ❤️🌹🌵
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"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...
The draft study finds Public Power will save Tucsonans hundreds of dollars year. #PublicPowerForTucson ⚡
via @tucsonagenda.bsky.social tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/teps-hosti...
TEP’s “hostile takeover”?
Power provider fights powers that be … New rules in border game … And one step forward, two steps back.
tucsonagenda.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"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...
The draft study finds Public Power will save Tucsonans hundreds of dollars year. #PublicPowerForTucson ⚡
via @tucsonagenda.bsky.social tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/teps-hosti...
“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...
Public Power for Tucson!⚡
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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...
www.tucsonsentinel.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“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...
Public Power for Tucson!⚡
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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“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.”
"The immigrant workers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela have received a mixed reaction to their imminent deportation—hostility from some co-workers and an outpouring of support from their union (IUE-CWA Local 83761) and the local labor movement."
labornotes.org/2025/04/kent...
labornotes.org/2025/04/kent...
Kentucky Unions Stand Up to Halt Deportation of Two Hundred Workers
Two hundred union workers, out of 5,700 who assemble dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers for GE Appliances-Haier at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, received notice this month that ...
labornotes.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“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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The statewide student union organization is now calling on UA and NAU to also release the numbers of international students with revoked visas
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...
azluminaria.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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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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...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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."
capitalbnews.org
April 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🚨: 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...
tucson.com/news/local/e...
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
tucson.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🚨: 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...
tucson.com/news/local/e...
Join us for our next social this Sunday, April 6 @ 11am at Revolutionary Grounds.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/e169d...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/e169d...
April 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us for our next social this Sunday, April 6 @ 11am at Revolutionary Grounds.
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/e169d...
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/e169d...