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Stephen Lemons

Stephen Lemons is a former staff writer and columnist at Phoenix New Times. He continues to cover Arizona news and politics for New Times with support from the grant-funded Arizona Watchdog Project.

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Lemons: Gun-Totin’ Left-Wingers Demonstrate at the Arizona Capitol: Is Bloodshed on the Horizon?

By Stephen LemonsMarch 26, 2017

Protest at pro-Trump rally makes you wonder: What will happen if left-wing gunslingers and right-wing militia ever come into conflict?

Lemons: Marine Sniper Turned Hells Angel Turned Soulful Songwriter — Andres ‘Oz’ Ospina

By Stephen LemonsMarch 24, 2017

Marine and Ex-Hells Angel Andres “Oz” Ospina is the voice and songwiter behind the band Inward Morning; he’s performing in downtown Phoenix this weekend.

Lemons: Pro-Trump March Was Scheduled to Start at Park That No Longer Exists

By Stephen LemonsMarch 23, 2017

A pro-Trump march scheduled for noon Saturday still has some kinks to work out.

The Immigration Issue: ‘Make America Great Again’ Sounds a Lot Like ‘Make Germany Great Again’

The Immigration Issue: ‘Make America Great Again’ Sounds a Lot Like ‘Make Germany Great Again’

By Stephen LemonsMarch 23, 2017

Jewish immigrant Oskar Knoblauch warns students that President Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again,” sounds a lot like Hitler’s promise back in the 1930s to “make Germany great again.”

Lemons: DCS Director’s Memo Allows Orwellian Interrogations

By Stephen LemonsMarch 20, 2017

Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay is true to his cop roots with a memo okaying secret recordings and lie-detection software.

Arizona Cops vs. Body Cams: Who Needs Protection?

By Antonia Noori Farzan and OthersMarch 19, 2017

The Arizona Legislature has introduced legislation to assure that video footage from body cameras is not unfair to police officers. Do you think the officers need protection?

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Lemons: Arpaio Wants More of Your Money; Say It Isn’t So, Joe (or Just Go Away)

By Stephen LemonsMarch 16, 2017

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio is fundraising via a new 501c4 and his legal defense fund, while he costs us more moolah in Melendres.

Watch as MCSO Deputy Shoots Dog While Responding to ‘Unfounded’ Tip

By Stephen LemonsMarch 14, 2017

An MCSO deputy shoots and injures a pet dog while responding to an unfounded tip at a home in Wittmann.

Lemons: Trump Rally Leads to Facebook Spat as Kelli Ward Disses Trans Latina

By Stephen LemonsMarch 10, 2017

Perennial candidate for office Kelli Ward gets excluded from the March4Trump rally, crashes it anyway, then keeps talking on Facebook. Armed militia at March4Trump identified by Southern Poverty Law Center.

Lemons: Arizona’s March4Trump Rally Features Nativist Bikers, Anonymous Militiamen and at Least One Trans Latina

By Stephen LemonsMarch 6, 2017

Nativists, bikers, militiamen, Trumpkins and alt-righters, oh, my!

Lemons: Bills Gutting Shannon’s Law Get Help from Nutty Neuroscientist, Right-Wing Ex-Sheriff

By Stephen LemonsMarch 2, 2017

Two bills intended to weaken law that prevents celebratory gun shots in urban areas are on their way to the state Senate floor.

Lemons: Michelle Dallacroce Blasts Donald Trump’s DACA Stance, Gets Booted from March4Trump Rally

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 28, 2017

Nativist bad girl Michelle Dallacroce blasts Trump’s stance on DACA, gets booted as emcee of March4Trump.

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Lemons: CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett Heart Icky Ex-Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 27, 2017

Disgraced, ex-Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu is getting some love from CNN.

‘Three Percenter’ Israel Torres, Caught by Social Media, Indicted on Second Weapons Count

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 23, 2017

Torres and other BQG members attended Donald Trump rallies i 2016 campaign, ostensibly to keep the peace, and in 2015, they showed up at anti-Islam demonstrations organized by notorious local bigot.

How Social Media Led to the Arrest of Phoenix ‘Three Percenter’ Israel Torres

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 21, 2017

Israel Torres, a Three Percenter and leader of a local gun-rights group, was arrested last week on a federal gun charge.

Lemons: Happy Presidents Day! Phoenix Progressives Took Bait on ‘Sanctuary City’ Vote

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 20, 2017

Mayor Greg Stanton takes heat from fellow lefties regarding his opposition to Phoenix becoming a “Sanctuary City.”

5 of Arizona’s Most Notorious Racists and Their Crimes

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 19, 2017

Not all bigots and racists are criminals, but Arizona has had its share of haters who also hurt people

Lemons: How Steven Seagal Tried Ditching Jury Duty, Pleading ‘Extreme Financial Hardship’ (VIDEO)

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 16, 2017

The aging action hero tried ditching jury duty, and learned a valuable lesson about the judicial system in Maricopa County back in 2015.

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UPDATE: Arizona Senate Passes Bill to Stifle Protests; Based on Berkeley Riot Over ‘Dangerous Faggot Tour’

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 14, 2017

State Senator Sonny Borrelli’s SB 1142 would equate protesting with organized crime, and he believes Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez would approve.

Lemons: In Donald Trump’s America, the “Bad Hombres” Are Moms Like Guadalupe García de Rayos

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 9, 2017

The deportation of mothers, grandparents, kids may be the new normal under the Trump regime.

Lemons: John McCain Took $50K from Betsy DeVos, Lefty Group says, and Voted to Confirm Her

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 8, 2017

A progressive organizations says its research shows that John McCain is one of 21 Republican Senators who’ve taken a total of $1 million over the years from the new Secretary of education Betsy DeVos.

Latest Backpage Lawsuit by Sojourner Center Offers More of the Same Losing Legal Arguments

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 8, 2017

A new lawsuit by an Arizona domestic violence clinic against Backpage.com is full of old, previously rejected arguments.

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