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We've been covering Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years. Here's a couple of things you should know about him. 1/many.
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Breaking: @ASU President Michael Crow said Dr. Jonathan Yudelman is "no longer permitted to be on campus and will never teach here again.”.
College professor Jonathan Yudelman.hounding a Muslim woman and calling her a bitch. Is he making the university safe? Will there be any repercussions?! Condemnations?.
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He arrested New Times reporters for covering him. We won a $3.75 million settlement for that one.
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Prisoners there died at an alarming rate, often without explanation.
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He ran a jail that he described as a "concentration camp."
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Oh, and one time he staged an assassination attempt against himself? That was weird.
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By 2015, his fondness for racial profiling had cost the county more $44 million. On top of, you know, ruining lives.
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But he somehow found time and money to send a deputy to Hawaii to look for Barack Obama's birth certificate.
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Under him, the MCSO failed to investigate hundreds of sex abuse cases, many of which involved children.
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He also kept on profiling people, which is why he got charged with contempt of court (and was found to be guilty AF)
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In 2013, a federal judge confirmed what literally everyone in Phoenix knew: he'd been racially profiling Latinos.
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One of his jailers nearly broke the neck of a paraplegic guy who had the temerity to ask for a catheter.
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One time, as a publicity stunt, he marched Latino prisoners into a segregated area with electric fencing.
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@MarkLazerus @SirChunks_A_Lot Don't "keep it to hockey." Speak your mind and tweet whatever you want!.
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He also tried to destroy some of the hard drives containing material that was supposed to be turned over the court.
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So naturally, he hired a PI to investigate the judge and his wife.
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Because this is the Old West or something, he had a "Sheriff's Posse." One member got arrested on child porn charges
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His office was responsible for countless fiascos like this botched SWAT raid, where deputies set a puppy on fire.
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He also paid millions to settle lawsuits like this one, where deputies stood by as an inmate was brutally beaten.
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So, yeah, that's who Trump just pardoned. You can read all our coverage of Arpaio over the years here:
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Here's a couple of other examples of what went on in his jails:
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He ran an ongoing "mugshot of the day" contest on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office website.
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And here's how people in Phoenix are reacting to the news of his pardon (spoiler alert: they're not thrilled!)
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Rep. Paul Gosar's siblings publicly endorse his Democratic opponent, his sister calls him a racist, and one of his brother's says he is "not well." Oh families. @RepGosar.
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On May 9, the university provided a statement that closed the door on Yudelman's association with ASU. “He is no longer permitted to be on campus," Michael Crow said in the statement, "and will never teach here again.”. Learn more in our updated story.
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Kari Lake loses Senate seat to Ruben Gallego, now 0-for-2 in elections
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Kari Lake lost again. Will she finally go away now?
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@AsteadWesley Our writer talked to Paul's brother David here – he said, "None of us are doing this for publicity. None of us even want to do it.".
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GOP leadership spending $0 on Kari Lake’s campaign — Zip, zilch, nada
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The accused "Penis Man" graffiti tagger announced on Facebook early Saturday morning that "25 heavily armed SWAT officers" had arrested him on January 23 at his Phoenix condo.
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@Lawrence Just a Small Band of Students Brought 15,000 Together in Phoenix to March for Our Lives #MarchForOurLives.
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Tired of battling election deniers, Stephen Richer deletes X account
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Arizona teachers are getting ready to demand better pay and school funding. They're taking cues from their counterparts in West Virginia.
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The chorus of moderate Republicans rejecting Kari Lake seems to grow stronger by the day. Here's a list of prominent Republicans are backing Ruben Gallego over Kari Lake:
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There’s already a line at University/McClintock McDonalds for the Szechuan sauce and they won’t give out the sauce until 2 p.m.
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The WWE’s undergone a major paradigm shift where women get more of the spotlight now. Becky Lynch helped make it happen. @wwe @BeckyLynchWWE.
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To nobody’s surprise, Arizona native Aidy Bryant played Maricopa County prosecutor Rachel Mitchell on #SNL. Here’s how poorly everything went with the real Mitchell at the Kavanaugh hearing.
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Mark your calendar: Maynard James Keenan and Puscifer are bringing you another streaming concert next week.
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@Fahrenthold After New Times Story, Motel 6 Says It Will Stop Sharing Guest Lists With ICE.
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Elon Musk keeps tweeting bullshit about Arizona's elections
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The viral "Coughing Karen" is from Scottsdale. 😐
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Jeff Flake's Son Calls Himself "N1ggerKiller" on iPhone game http://t.co/l4sAu7ac1f via @matthewhendley.
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Trixie Mattel has been lauded as a versatile performer and has one of the best careers post-Drag Race. @trixiemattel.@RuPaulsDragRace.@thevanburenphx.
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If it quacks like a Nazi and hangs out with a lot of Nazis, it just might be a Nazi.
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@JeffFlake Are you tweeting at Trump and then planning to not do anything else? Because we can probably add to this list:
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Anthime Joseph Gionet, aka Baked Alaska, was ordered by a judge to stay in Arizona after he was arrested for macing a Scottdale bouncer. Instead, he went to D.C. and livestreamed himself at the Capitol riots.
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The 25-year-old bigot could land in jail for months over anti-Semitic harassment at a Scottsdale synagogue in May.
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There's actually a term for this procedure called "widow's succession." It has happened 47 times in history.
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AZ Patriots' Jennifer Harrison went from chanting "Respect our laws!" to being arrested on suspicion of breaking those laws — namely, identity theft.
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Sinema delivers a last ‘fuck you’ to Democrats on her way out the door
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Happy 4/20 Eve!. Arizona politicians as bongs and pipes: a thread
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An Arizona sheriff who refused to enforce lockdown restrictions has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Study: Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in taxes
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"I will not sign into law any legislation that attacks people’s rights and doesn’t address serious issues.".
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Arrest warrant issued for Valley troll Ethan Schmidt-Crockett
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The state has announced it will be sending $4.2 million in Covid relief dollars to Arizona prisons — but not to fix the department's well-documented problems. It will instead be spent on renovating the offices of the DOC's executives and administrators.
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Breaking: Democrat Kathy Hoffman has won the race for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs set a new record for Arizona governors in 2023, after vetoing 142 pieces of legislation. “Every single day, I recommit to putting partisanship aside and governing our state with commonsense, Arizona-first solutions,” Hobbs said.
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.@kathyhoffman_az's lead is even bigger now at 36,000 votes ahead of Frank Riggs (who has now blocked us because he must not like our updates) #AZSuper
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What happened to Arizona's "Made in America" N95 mask manufacturing promises? @honeywell quietly laid off hundreds in Phoenix, more in Chandler. @dougducey
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Been thinking about life and mortality today. I’d rather die gloriously in battle than from a virus. In a way it doesn’t matter. But it kinda does.
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Mike Pence has now deleted his tweets about McSally and Ducey. And this friends, is why you screenshot stuff. #AZPrimary
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A high-ranking Phoenix police officer is under investigation for failing to collect evidence or investigate sexual assault allegations against a fellow cop.
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.@trixiemattel, the Skinny Legend herself, is coming back to Phoenix. Her Grown Up tour brings her to @OrpheumPhx, where she’ll perform with a full band for the first time.
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The alt-right state senator peddles in misinformation again. Katie Hobbs' wasn't having it.
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cc: @RealSheriffJoe
We've been covering Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years. Here's a couple of things you should know about him. 1/many.
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We dug into the vaccination rates of Phoenix-area law enforcement agencies. The rates . are quite low.
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Karen Fann, the Republican president of the Arizona Senate and the chief instigator behind the ongoing so-called election audit, which has become a national spectacle, recently told a constituent that President Joe Biden won the election.
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Pima County has just updated to the state. Katie Hobbs again pulls ahead of Steve Gaynor; this time by 3,645 votes.
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Doug Ducey endorses the guy who said he betrayed the people of Arizona
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BREAKING: Arizona voters have approved Prop 207, legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state. Huge.
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A GOP bill to fuck over undocumented people? Sign Ruben Gallego up!
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The grande dame of dumpster fire politics, Trump ally and sore loser of Arizona’s last election for governor filed to run in the 2024 race.
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Trent Franks is resigning from Congress after asking female staffers to be a surrogate for his child. Here are some stories we have covered on him in the past. @RepTrentFranks 1/.
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Anyone who's ever felt overwhelmed, stupefied, or tongue-tied can relate to “Black Butterflies” by @themaine.
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TV news anchor Kari Lake has been off the air since the beginning the year, and apparently she's been keeping herself busy at least partially by hanging out on Gab, a site that hosts the views of the far-right and neo-Nazis .
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Hot Doug, there's a new issue out today! . Cover art by Tom Carlson. Grab a copy at a newsstand near you, or, read online at
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For some reason the thread isn't loading so look here for all the tweets:
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