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dobleremolque's JournalArizona hires high-powered law firm, setting the stage for a legal battle over Colorado River water
Source: Arizona Mirror
by Caitlin Sievers - March 23, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell is an international firm based in New York City that has represented big names like Microsoft, BP, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. The state is using some of the $3 million it put into its Colorado River legal defense fund last year to retain the law firm.
The Governor’s Office doesn’t expect to take any legal action until June at the earliest, but wants to be prepared for the possibility, especially if the dispute ends up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Lower Basin states — Arizona, Nevada and California — and the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming — have been negotiating an updated water usage agreement for more than two years.
But so far the states have blown past two deadlines to do so — one in November and one in February — and are quickly approaching October, when the existing usage agreement expires.
Link to complete article.
Preserving Volunteer Video Evidence of DHS/ICE Abuses
Anyone who feels a duty to video incidents of ICE criminal activity in their location would benefit from apps that allow simultaneous recording to cloud storage while also recording to the smartphone's memory card. That way, when DHS/ICE compromises video evidence on the local device or tries to, the original video evidence remains available from cloud storage or some location other than the smartphone's memory card.
Video evidence of Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis clearly shows a murder. Video evidence of Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis clearly shows a liar in Kristi Noem as well as among her thug subordinates. The same can be said for video evidence in the death of Renee Good.
There are apps which enable iPhone and Android smartphone cameras to simultaneously record to off-device storage as well as to the smartphone's memory. Some are free, some cost money. Some are simple to use; some are complicated to set up. Cataloging all of the options is beyond the scope of this post. Search online at your phone's app store on the key words: simultaneous video cloud recording
There are multiple options that can simul-record to iCloud or to Google Drive. Other apps allow the simultaneous recording to be sent to and preserved on some of the servers used by Discord, Slack, Teams or Telegram. The best apps for this strategy are those that record simultaneously in both locations: device and cloud. Other options begin the upload once the "stop recording" button is pressed. Not optimal, but better than nothing.
It takes a bit of research and training to equip your phone off-device video preservation capability. And it takes a bit of training or self-instruction to learn how to use it. And practice until the use is automatic. When you are witnessing an ICE depredation is not the time to pause to try recall how to start up the simul-record app.
If you have Zoom on your mobile device, one of the easiest and quickest ways to preserve video off your phone is to start a Zoom meeting from your phone, enable the forward camera, hit “record." Even with the free version of Zoom, you’ve got 40 minutes of cloud-recorded video that ICE/DHS can’t mutilate by slapping the camera out of your hand.
Video recorded by observers or bystanders is kryptonite to DHS/ICE's lies that their actions are "law enforcement." That's why ICE seeks to destroy video evidence because it contradicts their propaganda. Observers, recording at the scenes of ICE actions are clearly in danger. We know that now. At best, a smartphone is slapped out of the observer's hands. At worst, well, we see the consequences of involuntary heroism in Minneapolis.
I hope this strategic suggestion is helpful to anyone who serves as a volunteer video guardian of our democracy.
Have you typed "Epstein files" in your browser's search window at least
three times each day this week? Lest we forget and all that. 
A reminder: stay hydrated and type "Epstein files" into the Google search
field in your browser at least 3 times each day!
Have we forgotten that if you punch someone without provocation
they are generally entitled to punch you back? I don't expect squadrons of war planes or warships to darken the horizon. Venezuela can't muster that kind of retaliation.
But Ukraine's response to Russia has demonstrated a lot about asymmetric warfare as a successful strategy against supposedly overwhelming force weilded against you.
Do you think Venezuelan patriotism is of baser stuff than American patriotism? Do you think no one in Caracas wants to punch us back?
I think I'll spend the rest of the day translating the Epstein files into Spanish with
a special emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical usage that's unique to Venezuela.
Eyes on the prize folks, eyes on the prize.
DHS agents pepper-spray Rep. Grijalva, Sentinel reporter during protest sparked by Tucson raid
Source: Tucson Sentinel
by: Paul Ingram, Dec. 5, 2025 3:16 PM
Among those hit by pepper spray were this Tucson Sentinel reporter and U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
A little more than a dozen agents with Homeland Security Investigations—a part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—and U.S. Customs and Border Protection raided Taco Giro on the 600 block of North Grande Avenue on Wednesday morning, part of a larger investigation that involved at least 16 search warrants across Southern Arizona, according to an ICE spokesman. A law enforcement source told the Tucson Sentinel that the raid was part of a long-standing human trafficking probe dating to the Biden administration.
Many of the agents taking part in the raid wore masks covering their faces and were decked out in tactical gear.
Link to full story
DHS agents pepper-spray Rep. Grijalva, Sentinel reporter during protest sparked by Tucson raid
Source: Tucson Sentinel
by: Paul Ingram, Dec. 5, 2025 3:16 pm MST
Among those hit by pepper spray were this Tucson Sentinel reporter and U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
A little more than a dozen agents with Homeland Security Investigations—a part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—and U.S. Customs and Border Protection raided Taco Giro on the 600 block of North Grande Avenue on Wednesday morning, part of a larger investigation that involved at least 16 search warrants across Southern Arizona, according to an ICE spokesman. A law enforcement source told the Tucson Sentinel that the raid was part of a long-standing human trafficking probe dating to the Biden administration.
Many of the agents taking part in the raid wore masks covering their faces and were decked out in tactical gear.
Link to complete story
Dia de los Muertos 2025
Wishing a blessed and enriching observance of Día de los Muertos to those who observe. A huge oferenda (special memorial altar) is under construction at Tucson's El Tiradito Wishing Shrine, for the observance tonight.
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