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Channel 12 uncovers more of David Hendershott's dirt in the Honduran scam (W/UPDATES).

Big Brother could be your APS meter-reader

Critics of Arpaio's Immigrant Policies Can Put Hope in Homeland Security Position for Napolitano

The Bird Marches with Zack de la Rocha and Laughs at the Latest Arpaio "Death Threat"

Janet Napolitano's "Friendship" With Sheriff Joe Arpaio Criticized

  Janet Napolitano is catching it from both sides as the national media continues to weigh in on the next likely Homeland Security chief. While conservative pundits like Debbie Schlussel and Michelle Malkin slam Arizona's governor for her actions on renaming Christmas tree ... More >>

Janet Napolitano Sends E-mail to Democrats Announcing Acceptance of Cabinet Post Offer

Janet Napolitano says in an e-mailed letter to Democratic supporters today that she will submit a balanced budget proposal for the state's fiscal year 2010 and keep working for Arizonans if she is confirmed as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The full text of her e-mail follows:

Janet Napolitano Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary; Jan Brewer to Take Oath as New Governor on Wednesday

Janet Napolitano was confirmed today as the third chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department was created in 2003 as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks, and oversees the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies. I ... More >>

Jan Brewer Becomes Arizona's Governor; Pledges "Freedom" From Tax and Regulatory Burdens

Jan Brewer took her oath of office as governor of Arizona today, completing the transfer of power required after Janet Napolitano left the state to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Here's a shot of her accepting a Native American blessing on stage just prior to official ... More >>

Janet Napolitano's Final Solution for Undocumented Hispanics: More 287(g) Men

photo by Eduardo Barraza of Barriozona.com To borrow a line from Alfredo Gutierrez's La Frontera Times, this woman is not your friend.Ever since Janet Napolitano's nomination to be director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, some liberals and immigrant rights activists have held out hope ... More >>

Huffington Post, Amy Goodman Cover Joe Arpaio's Misdeeds; and Don't Forget, Desert Politics is Back on 1190 AM Tomorrow

photo by Adolfo Maldonado and Dennis Gilman.The classic Arpaio snarl, patented in 25 countries, including the Emirate of Kuwait ...Both the Huffington Post's Dawn Teo and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now have produced long pieces in the past week covering Joe Arpaio's recent outrages against those with ... More >>

Lawsuit Filed Over Mexican with Valid Visa Held in Jail for Seven Days

  Talk about a nightmare. According to a lawsuit recently filed by a Mexican citizen, a busted tail light could earn you seven days in the county jail -- even if you're here legally and all your papers are in order. Martin V. Flores was stopped by a Phoenix police officer on February 8, 2008, ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Blasted by John Conyers, Zoe Lofgren, Mary Rose Wilcox Tomorrow in D.C.

Check this video the group America's Voice has been using to gather signatures for the anti-Joe petition to be ballyhooed tomorrow. This is one I wish I could be in D.C. for: Tomorrow at 1 p.m., House Judiciary Chair John Conyers, Immigration Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, and apparently our o ... More >>

ICE and Janet Napolitano's Gulag Archipelago for Women

from the Human Rights Watch report Detained and Dismissed. It's Napolitano's responsibility to make sure these women are treated humanely. I've gotta give a shout out to our sister paper Miami New Times' Riptide blog for this disturbing post about the medieval health care female immigrant de ... More >>

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Passing Secrets to Potential Terrorists

A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism ... More >>

In George Romero's latest zombie picnic, Diary of the Dead, ghouls feast on the Facebook generation

A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism ... More >>

Right-Wing Extremist Violence Possible as Left Gets Its Way, Napolitano's Homeland Security Warns

A new report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns of a "resurgence" in violent right-wing extremism, driven by economic and political factors such the election of President Obama. The hardscrabble economy, the return from war zones of "disgruntled" veterans, illegal immigration and ... More >>

Jello Shots

Paranoid punk prose

Grateful Dead

Dead Rising's zombies will eat your brain -- and your free time

Janet Napolitano's Not Worried About Right-Wing Extremists, She Nurtured Them as Guv

from the Department of Homeland Security While Guv, she was the best Democrat palsy-walsy the nativists ever had... It's been belly-ticklin' reading all the moonbat paranoia over this recent report on wing-nutbars issued by Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security. Every far right, ... More >>

Back Atcha, Future

A look back at the music scene in -- 2005?

Do or Die

For most Mexicans who're flooding our borders, it's a life-or-death choice

Swine Flu Arizona: Phoenix School Closes; State Not "Overly Worried"

Image: www.wesdschools.orgMoon Mountain Elementary School Health officials closed a Phoenix elementary school today following a confirmed case of swine flu, but experts say they're not "overly worried" because United States illnesses have been mild.A child from Moon Mountain Elementary School in Nor ... More >>

ICE Agent and Customs Officer Charged With Fraud in Alleged Government Credit Card Scam

An agent with the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a Customs officer were arrested this morning after being indicted on suspicion of stealing government money. Agent Michael J. Kittson, 34, and U.S. Customs Patrol Officer Douglas R. Bothof are named in a 47-count indictment th ... More >>

Oops! Former Guv Napolitano Wrongly Hyped "Impending Crime Wave" in 08

​Janet, Janet, Janet ...We found ourselves sadly shaking our head while reading the New York Times yesterday, wondering (yet again) how our former governor could have gotten things so wrong.Governor Janet Napolitano, need we remind you, repeatedly insisted the state was not in a budget crisis -- s ... More >>

Letter to Obama Urges End to 287(g), Signed by 521 Organizations

from the White House President Obama gets whacked, but from the left this time​A just-released letter to President Barack Obama endorsed by a diverse group of 521 civil rights, legal and cultural organizations -- including the ACLU, the ADL, MALDEF, the NAACP Legal Defense Fu ... More >>

Salvador Reza Calls for Anti-Joe Arpaio March This Friday, October 16

Sal Reza: On the front lines, as always... In case you haven't noticed, Maricopa County will be coming to a boil this Friday. Not only is it the day of Arpaio's announced anti-immigrant sweep -- his first without 287(g) field authority, but the Rev. Al Sharpton will be back ... More >>

Arizona Congressmen Lead Charge in Investigating Congressional Interns Who Happen to Be Muslim; Slangin' Coffee is Apparently a Threat to National Security

www.fiscalconservatives.com Arizona Congressman John Shadegg​Congressmen John Shadegg and Trent Franks are two of four legislators calling for an investigation into a potential threat in Washington D.C. -- a possible conspiracy where Muslims plan to infiltrate the highest levels of the U.S ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Returns to Phoenix January 16 to Lead National Day of Action

by Ernesto Yerena This time, they're protesting Barack The third time's the charm, and according to civil rights leader Salvador Reza of the Puente Movement, the pleasure will be ours January 16 as Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion frontman Zack de la Rocha returns to the Arizona cap ... More >>

Denver University's "Architecture for Immigration Reform" and the Possibility for Compromise

Why the nativists hate America: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."After a year of debate and study amongst its 20 panel members, the University of Denver's Strategic Issues Program released a final report today titled "Architecture for Immigration Reform ... More >>

ICE Agents in Phoenix Seize More Than $8K Worth of Bogus NFL Jerseys and Ed Hardy Shirts as Part of "Operation Holiday Hoax"

​Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Phoenix and Tucson rounded up nearly $800,000 worth of bootleg clothing last week, including more than $8,000 worth of phony football jerseys, as part of a national campaign called "Operation Holiday Hoax."Two weeks before Christmas? Talk about ... More >>

Hot Links: Guns, Motorcycles, and Janet Napolitano

​A controversial bill that would allow faculty to carry guns on campuses has advanced in Arizona. According to Senator Jack Harper, who introduced the bill, his proposal would deter gunman from opening fire on Arizona campuses. A preliminary committee voted 5-2 to approve the bill, and it now goes ... More >>

Three Undocumented DREAM Activists Released from ICE Custody in Tucson

David Abie MoralesDREAM activists, being arrested at John McCain's office MondayThree undocumented DREAM activists who had been arrested Monday on second degree trespassing charges after staging a sit-in at U.S. Senator John McCain's Tucson office were released last night from ICE custody, according ... More >>

ICE Under Obama Smarter, More Effective, Official Says; DOJ Review of Arizona Law Will Guide Agency

"Smart, effective" immigration enforcement under the Obama administration is taking place in part because of the good decisions as to which immigrants get targeted, says the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ​ The use of "lawful discretion," -- that is, deciding whether to slap cuff ... More >>

Harold Hurtt, Former Phoenix Police Chief, Picked as ICE Community Liaison; Opposes "Field" Questioning of Immigrants by Cops

​ Harold Hurtt, a former chief of the Phoenix police department, has been selected as a national community liaison for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE hired him as the new director for its Office of State and Local Coordination in Washington D.C. ... More >>

Terry Goddard's Anti-Jan Brewer Commercial (Suggested)

Dennis Gilman's simple suggestion for a Goddard attack adNo use belaboring a point: Governor Jan Brewer's a colossal idiot. How did this hillbilly queen become governor? Oh, that's right, she lucked into the job once ex-Gov. Janet Napolitano skipped Sand Land to become the Obama administration's off ... More >>

U.S. Homeland Security Debunks Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's Claim of Cartel "Assassins" Runing Amok

We (and everyone else) got a news release earlier today from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office, whose boss, Paul Babeu (in the photo), is the man of the moment in the increasingly ugly debate over what to do with illegal immigrants.   ​The dramatic release claimed that, back in May,  ... More >>

Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and to Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans

We (and everyone else) got a news release earlier today from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office, whose boss, Paul Babeu (in the photo), is the man of the moment in the increasingly ugly debate over what to do with illegal immigrants.   ​The dramatic release claimed that, back in May,  ... More >>

Phoenix Police: There Is No Criminal Investigation of PD Over Kidnapping Stats, Feds Conducting Standard Audit

​Kidnapping statistics tallied by the Phoenix Police Department are getting called into question --again. Two Valley news stations have reported that the Phoenix Police Department, including Public Safety Manager (read: Police Chief) Jack Harris and Mayor Phil Gordon, are under inves ... More >>

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

​Kidnapping statistics tallied by the Phoenix Police Department are getting called into question --again. Two Valley news stations have reported that the Phoenix Police Department, including Public Safety Manager (read: Police Chief) Jack Harris and Mayor Phil Gordon, are under inves ... More >>

Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll To Be Fired, Agency Sources Say

Sources inside the Pinal County Sheriff's Office tell me that Sheriff Paul Babeu is prepared to fire controversial deputy Louie Puroll tomorrow.​These sources say that an internal affairs investigation sustained all of the allegations against Puroll stemming from a series of wide-ranging interview ... More >>

Book Glamorizing Suicide Bombers Found in Arizona Desert

www.funnypicturesofanything.com​Department of Homeland Security officials confirm that a book glamorizing suicide bombers was found in the Arizona desert earlier this week. The book, "In Memory of Our Martyrs," was found Tuesday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the Casa Grande substation who wa ... More >>

Two Charged After 53 Illegal Immigrants Found in Phoenix Drop House

ICEICE agents found 50 illegal immigrants in a west Phoenix drop house on Friday.​Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents found 53 people in a Phoenix drop house on Friday, and two Mexican nationals now face human smuggling charges.  Edgar Meza-Bustamante, 23, and Cruz Gerardo Meza-Tira ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 10, 2011

ICEICE agents found 50 illegal immigrants in a west Phoenix drop house on Friday.​Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents found 53 people in a Phoenix drop house on Friday, and two Mexican nationals now face human smuggling charges.  Edgar Meza-Bustamante, 23, and Cruz Gerardo Meza-Tira ... More >>

Sheriff Paul Babeu Responds to Border Mayors' Letter -- and He's Not Happy

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu​Since our earlier post about a letter sent by several mayors of cities along the U.S./Mexico border to Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, the sheriff's responded with a letter of his own. The letter from the border mayors to Babeu asked that he tone down some of the r ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's Coming to Town; Just When You Thought Arizona Was at Its Capacity for Nutty Politicians

house.gov​Arizona's just about overflowing with wacky politicos: Governor Jan Brewer, Senate President Russell Pearce, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, maybe Sarah Palin, and many, many others. But it apparently ain't a party until Tea Party overlord Michele Bachmann shows up. The Arizona Repu ... More >>

Janet Napolitano's "Secure Communities" Program Secure in Arizona, Elsewhere Not So Much

Three states have opted out of a federal immigration program that helps identify and deport illegal immigrants.​Massachusetts is now the third state to opt out of a federal immigration program that helps identify illegal immigrants and turn them over to federal officials.Governor Deval Patrick cal ... More >>

Three Men Connected to Mexican Pot-Smuggling Ring Sought; "Leaders" Worked With Several Cartels

Image: AZ DPSChristian Palacios, a Valley resident and American citizen, and two Mexican nationals, Julio Cesar Alavarado Yanez and Osvaldo Moreno Herrera, are being sought by DPS in connection with a pot-smuggling ring investigation.​ Three men being sought by the Arizona Department of Public ... More >>

Feds Pull 287(g) Authority From Maricopa County Jails Due to Civil Rights Violations

Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announced today that she's yanking the 287(g) program, which helps identify illegal immigrants, from Maricopa County jails.​ U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yanked the 287(g) program from Maricopa County jails today due to ... More >>

ICE Dedicates 50 Officers to Maricopa Jails Following Canceled Agreement with Sheriff Arpaio; "No Gap" in Enforcement Expected

Nelson Peacock, DHS assistant secretary for legislative affairs​ Federal authorities promised today to take up the slack in Maricopa County jails following the severing of ties with the sheriff's office over allegations of widespread racial profiling. In a letter today to&n ... More >>

Border Agent, Corrections Officer Charged With Helping Traffickers Smuggle Drugs Into U.S.

​A U.S. Border Patrol agent and a corrections officer with the Arizona Department of Correction were arrested yesterday on charges that they helped a drug trafficking organization (DTO) smuggle drugs into the United States.Ivhan Herrera-Chiang, 29, a U.S. Border Patrol agent stationed in Yuma, and ... More >>