DSmith_Tucson @DSmith_Tucson@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com

Short circuit: Tucson voters rebel against TEP deal, now it's time to get to work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051723_prop_412_op/short-circuit-tucson-voters-rebel-against-tep-deal-now-its-time-get-work/
Prop. 412 — an election that would have allowed Tucson Electric the continued right to access public rights of way for repairs — died a sputtering, sparkly death Tuesday. All sides have until 2026 to come up with a new deal.
#Tucson #Arizona

The ugly truth behind 'We Buy Ugly Houses' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051523_ugly_houses_truth/the-ugly-truth-behind-we-buy-ugly-houses/
HomeVestors of America has developed a system for snapping up problem properties, but while part of the company mission is a promise not to take advantage of anyone who doesn’t understand the true value of their home, franchisees use deception to pursue rock-bottom prices.
#Tucson #Arizona

Elon Musk, who claimed to be a "free speech absolutist," is censoring tweets in Turkey ahead of critical elections at the request of the autocrats currently in power

Wednesday deadline to mail back ballots in Tucson's Prop. 412 special election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_prop412_ballots/wednesday-deadline-mail-back-ballots-tucsons-prop-412-special-election/
Wednesday is the suggested deadline for voters to return ballots by mail in Tucson's special election to approve or refuse a new franchise agreement with Tucson Electric Power.
#Tucson #Arizona

Sister Senators: In SC, the only female senators (3 R's, 1 Ind, 1 Dem) as a block are refusing to allow the Republican supermajority legislature to pass a near-total abortion ban. An abortion ban is about controlling women and they will not be controlled.
https://news.yahoo.com/unexpected-women-blocking-south-carolina-142351689.html

Early indications that the shooter in #Allen was a neo-nazi. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/texas-allen-outlets-shooting-dallas/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert #GunViolence

Nearly 25% of Arizona Daily Star newsroom laid off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042423_star_layoffs/nearly-25-arizona-daily-star-newsroom-laid-off/
From the top editor on down, the Arizona Daily Star staff was cut by nearly one-quarter on Monday, as the newspaper's corporate chain owners told local journalists they were being laid off.
#Tucson #Arizona

For Tim Butler of the Psychedelic Furs, blood is thicker than rock'n'roll https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041523_psychedelic_furs/for-tim-butler-psychedelic-furs-blood-thicker-than-rocknroll/
Four decades after the Psychedelic Furs' debut, co-founding member Tim Butler reflects on the road out of Middlesex, England. Most well-known in the U.S. for the the theme for "Pretty in Pink," the band is back after a long break, and has an upcoming stop in Tucson.
#Tucson #Arizona

Today's a big day for users of @creativecommons images: #Flickr has declared zero tolerance for #CopyleftTrolls, predators who exploit a bug in out-of-date versions of the CC licenses in order to threaten good-faith users of CC images who make minor errors in the way they credit the images.

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