NMo
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NMo
@morganazforward.bsky.social
Retired director International Computer Science Institute and Emeritus Berkeley Prof. Now in AZ working with wonderful friends to move it forward.
For Arizona political folk: which legislative districts should be targeted by Democrats?

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Read Missing a target? now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
I’ve seen this a lot: for this year’s Arizona legislative elections, the target legislative districts are supposedly these seven: LDs 2, 4, 9, 13, 16, 17, and 23. Once such a list is prov…
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September 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Here's a column about the difficulty for citizens to get their initiatives on the ballot in Arizona:

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Read Why is it so tough to get reforms on the ballot? now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
If we had a better legislature, we wouldn’t need to work so hard to get citizen initiatives on the ballot. But here we are. And now another one of these representing a critical reform has failed to…
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August 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Check out this article from azcentral:

Gerrymandering hasn't come for Arizona yet. It could | Opinion

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Gerrymandering hasn't come for Arizona yet. It could | Opinion
Fair redistricting made Arizona different. Reforms now could keep gerrymandering out and make the state a national leader again.
www.azcentral.com
July 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Redistricting, not just for nerds.

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Redistricting and democracy
District lines are being adjusted to hurt democracy, but that could also backfire.
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May 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Love this one.
Daughter: “Mother, why do they call billionaires ‘job creators’?”
Mother: “Because ‘dragon sitting on treasure’ tested poorly with focus groups.”
May 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This pops up on my FB feed sometimes. I still love it.

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For our scientists
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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May 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Reposted by NMo
There it is. Any questions?
April 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
No Kings ever!
March 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We do? I think we did at one time.
I was just helping my kid with their high school Gov homework, and was astonished to learn the United States has a Congress.
March 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
That pretty much says it all.
This is the quintessence of narcissistic sociopathy. And just plain stupidity.

From @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
March 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Consumers, not their concern. Gee, what tiny unimportant group are they? Oh, right.
Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now."
March 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We’re coming together again on March 28 to make it clear to Trump that his fear and intimidation aren’t working. In America, we have NO KINGS and power still belongs to the people. app.sosha.ai/s/iFKw0HTo
Join me at the next No Kings Day
app.sosha.ai
March 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The main thing we learned from history is that we don’t learn from history.
March 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
Attacking Iran versus defending Ukraine
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March 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM