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MAGA county official jokes about killing pro-Palestine activist

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 11, 2025

Sam Stone of the county recorder’s office suggested firing a missile at a New York man targeted by the Trump administration.

a flgiht path of a helicopter showing it spelling "ALEX"

Phoenix police chopper writes the name ‘ALEX’ in middle of the night

By TJ L'Heureux

Jul 11, 2025

Who is Alex? And was buzzing a Maryvale neighborhood in the middle of the night worth the flight of spelling fancy?

Rep. Hamadeh retweets man credibly accused of sex trafficking and rape

By TJ L'Heureux

Jun 16, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh follows both Andrew and Tristan Tate, infamous misogynists who face criminal charges in multiple countries.

GOP state lawmaker rips the MAGA wing of his party in late night post

By TJ L'Heureux

May 19, 2025

On social media, state Rep. Walt Blackman decried the GOP’s “hard-right faction” that has ditched the tenets of Ronald Reagan.

GOP official loses it, publicly blames bereaved man for mom’s heat death

By TJ L'Heureux

May 1, 2025

Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, “I'm more blaming you.”

Wendy Rogers brags about passing stolen valor bill she blocked

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 16, 2025

State Sen. Wendy Rogers took credit for something she didn’t do. What is that called again?

Worst flight? Stanton jokes it’s one stuck between these GOP lawmakers

By Morgan Fischer

Apr 11, 2025

On a flight home to Phoenix, Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton tweeted a photo making fun of Andy Biggs and David Schweikert.

Gallego roasts Homeland Security secretary for assault rifle cosplay

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 8, 2025

Kristi Noem tried to look tough while making a video in Arizona. Instead, she looked like she looked unfit to hold a firearm.

wendy rogers poses with a watch and gold sneakers

Wendy Rogers really wants Trump to know she likes giving him money

By Morgan Fischer

Apr 8, 2025

Notorious state Sen. Wendy Rogers posted a video bragging about her gold Trump sneakers and her expensive Trump watch.

A phone screen with several icons for social media apps like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and X.

8 social media accounts to follow for Arizona politics junkies

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 2, 2025

Like Arizona politics, social media's an addictive hellscape. If you're stuck in it, might as well laugh and learn something.

'You failed’: GOP lawmaker blasts MAGA state Sen. Wendy Rogers

By Morgan Fischer

Mar 27, 2025

Walt Blackman is pushing a bill to criminalize faking military service. Rogers is singlehandedly holding it up.

Mark Kelly calls Elon Musk an ‘asshole,’ will ditch his Tesla

By TJ L'Heureux

Mar 14, 2025

The war of words between the Arizona senator and the world’s richest man continues.

Viral video asks how long it’d take to fill the Grand Canyon with pee

By Zach Buchanan

Mar 14, 2025

If you’ve ever wondered the same thing, urine for a treat.

Mark Kelly speaks in a military jacket in front of the U.S. flag.

Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ for visiting Ukraine

By TJ L'Heureux

Mar 10, 2025

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly tweeted that the U.S. should still support Ukraine against Russia.

She lives! Phoenix parody account Thelma Johnson rises from the ‘dead’

By TJ L'Heureux

Feb 10, 2025

“F*CK ELON MUSK,” the account tweeted Sunday, putting to bed baseless speculation that its owner had died.

elon musk doing what appears to clearly be a nazi salute

Phoenix Reddit bans links to X after Elon Musk’s Nazi salute

By TJ L'Heureux

Jan 23, 2025

“We're not a bunch of Nazis,” one Phoenix moderator wrote. Other Reddit pages have adopted similar policies.

Mesa TikTokker who bug-sprayed Walmart food indicted on 3 felonies

By Morgan Fischer

Jan 21, 2025

Prosecutors say Charles Smith did $900 in damage. He faces up to nine years in prison and a possible fine of $155,000.

Arizona politics TikTok queen Analise Oritz calls ban ‘bad precedent’

By TJ L'Heureux

Jan 18, 2025

The state senator from Phoenix has amassed about 48,000 followers on TikTok, which is set to be banned in the United States.

The 12 TikTok songs that could've been viral sensations

By Chris Coplan

Jan 17, 2025

As TikTok is about to be banned in the U.S., we look at these old jams and pop hits that should have been viral sensations.

A woman raising her right hand with her left on a bible in front of a female judge. A gray-haired man holds the bible

Rachel Mitchell’s fiancé called the cops on us for doing journalism

By Stephen Lemons

Jan 13, 2025

A New Times reporter called Paul Stout, the Maricopa County attorney's beau, for comment in October. Stout dialed the police.

Social Media

QAnon Shaman calls Trump ‘a piece of shit’

AZ’s top social media shitposter explains why she left

Social Media

QAnon Shaman calls Trump ‘a piece of shit’

AZ’s top social media shitposter explains why she left

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