I am wondering what establishments in central or east side Tucson that would potentially allow for voter outreach events.

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Arizona Prop. 141 is going before voters in November 2026. It bans taxes on vehicle mileage. BUT - Arizona doesn't have any taxes like that. So why are we voting on this? 2 words: Conspiracy Theories.

✊👊ACTION ALERT: Please share this with everyone on your own socials. Get the word out: Vote YES to Prop. 212 (for voucher reform) and vote NO to all the other sneak sneaky propositions on the ballot in November 2026.

For more information on this Proposition - and others - see: https://azfemmeaction.substack.com/p/arizona-proposition-141-what-kind

Proposition 141 is an odd bill. The text calls for a ban on taxes based on vehicle mileage.

So basically - NO TAXES ON TESLAS.

However - Arizona has no tax like that. And so far, no legislator has even submitted a bill proposing a vehicle mile traveled (VMT) tax.

No state has enacted a VMT yet, or seriously considered it. Some pilot projects in cities and counties have been proposed or tried with the goal of reducing traffic congestion and pollution (see how congestion pricing efforts are going in NYC, for example). Those pilot projects have used GPS tracking, odometer readings or odomoter photos.

Why would a VMT tax be considered in Arizona?

Right now, Arizona pays for road and bridge repair through a maze of gasoline taxes, vehicle fees and taxes and federal sharing revenues. Some of the large counties also pay for road repairs with excise taxes.

The gasoline tax has not been changed in decades - while Arizona continues to grow in population. The Trump regime has made it clear that states are going to get much less revenues to pay for roads. And the costs of construction and road repair materials have exploded, amidst tariffs, the Iranian war and higher fuel costs, along with a lack of construction manpower. VMT has been floated as an option, as well as using vehicle weights, to help get $$ for roads.

So why the opposition? Apparently, a snake nest of conspiracy influencers have cooked up some interesting ideas about VMT taxes, globalist theories and environmentalist groups.

Holy Cow. A Poop-Fest of Wacky Conspiracies here!

*please note - No sources are linked here because frankly - that would just boost these conspiracy theories even more with the AI search algos. *

• Big Brother government is going to require every car to carry some kind of tracker to follow the mileage and where people travel
• Globalist forces like the World Economic Forum (WEF) or the United Nations (see UN Agenda 21/2030) are plotting to eliminate private car ownership entirely
• Evil environmental activists, under the guise of urban planning and encouraging walk-able cities, are plotting to restrict travel, penalizing long-distance or rural travel to enforce “climate lockdowns.”
• Those same diabolical environmental activists are trying to force Americans to use public transit by stacking a VMT tax on top of existing taxes and fees, with the goal of making car ownership unaffordable.

From a post on fb ...by Jimmy Arwood, an advocate for schools ... (thanks for the great explainer!)

TL;DR: All the propositions on the Arizona November are tricks -- except for Prop. 212 (Protect Education/voucher reform). Vote NO on all but Prop. 212.

Action Item: Share this information with your community groups and on your own socials. Prop. 320 will mean closing a lot of neighborhood schools that our communities rely on ...after districts will be financially unable to keep them open.

Why is Proposition 320 a Trick?

It has to do with wording.

Today, AZ school districts spend 68% of the dollars they receive on the classroom. This includes teacher pay, math and literacy coaches, special education professionals etc.

They spend 12% on maintaining facilities, 5% on transporting students, 5% on preparing and serving meals. School districts spend the final 10% on administration.

Not only is the spending on administration lower than states like Texas and Florida, Arizona spends the least on administration in the country.

So if Arizona spends less than any other state in the country on administration, and spends nearly 7 in every 10 dollars on the classroom, why should it be so hard to spend 60% on direct instruction as Prop 320 requires?

Wording. Direct instruction vs. classroom spending.

Prop 320 states that AZ’s Auditor General is to define direct instruction. However, the auditor general currently defines classroom spending and direct instruction DIFFERENTLY- by excluding many pieces that are considered classroom spending.

So what does the auditor general exclude that are considered classroom spending?

Special Education professionals? Auditor General excludes this from direct instruction.

Counselors and nurses? Auditor General excludes this from direct instruction.

Librarians, teacher training, technology for the classroom? Yeah those are all excluded too.

Math and Literacy Coaches that are there to help students perform better? You guessed it - excluded.

But lots of things are excluded that are necessary for schools too that aren’t considered classroom spending:

Transporting students to school, or school sports and maintaining sports venues? Also excluded.

Even just feeding kids or repairing a broken A/C? That is excluded.

Even worse yet -

School security, and school safety? These are excluded.

Prop 320 wants to make it seem like 60% of direct instruction should be simple and easy for schools to meet.

The reality?

It’s downright dangerous for kids.

While the state average for classroom spending is 68%, the state average for direct instruction is 52%.

This means that districts would have to cut close to 20% of the ENTIRE rest of their budget in order to meet the mandate of Prop 320.

And if schools don’t meet it?

The fund that helps pay teachers called the classroom site fund?

Yeah so that gets slashed 25% every year, and by year 4 of non-compliance, it would be zeroed out.

Vote no on Prop 320.

Oh and if you don’t believe me? Here’s a screenshot where you can see it for yourself on the Arizona Auditor General’s website.

I’m happy to answer any questions.

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I recently learned about this organization that has resources for people with pets, they can help with pet food, finding shelter, booties, vaccines and I’m not sure what else. They do a lot of work with people who are homeless with pets.

She walked in carrying her little brother on her hip.

Couldn't have been older than nine herself. He was maybe three, clinging to her shirt like it was the only anchor he had in the world. She set him down gently, picked up one of our kid meal bags, enough food and snacks to carry a child through the week, plus juice or milk, and handed it to him like it was precious cargo.

Then she looked up and asked: "Can we come back next week?"

That question still echoes in my mind. Not because it caught us off guard. But because it reminded us what's really at stake here.

This pantry isn't about boxes of food. It's about kids who don't have to wonder if dinner will happen. It's about siblings protecting each other. It's about families stretching dollars so thin they become invisible.

We're two people running this out of our front room, fueled by love, exhaustion, and the stubborn belief that no child should go hungry. But love alone doesn't fill meal bags. Rent doesn't pay for groceries. And good intentions don't keep shelves stocked.

Last month, our community stepped up when we were drowning. We felt it, the outpouring, the shares, the messages saying "keep going." Because of you, another kid ate. Another family got by.

But here's the truth: the internet moves fast. A viral post lasts a few days. A pantry stays open for months. Years. Decades.

And we're asking you to choose long-term over short-term.

📍 DONATIONS ARE STILL BEHIND

We need $3,500 this month to keep doing this work. Right now we're falling short. Social media surges help, but they're not enough. What sustains us isn't the peak, it's the baseline. The quiet Tuesday morning when someone sends $20 without fanfare. The regular donor who shows up every month like clockwork. The person who decides to stop sharing and start giving.

💰 HERE'S WHAT YOUR MONEY DOES

• $4 = one complete kid meal bag
• $15 = a week of snacks for one child
• $50 = a weekend "Pantry Pal" kit for a family
• $100 = a full week of operation costs
• $3,500 = keeps us open for an entire month

No overhead. No bureaucracy. Just food. Directly into hands that need it.

If you've been waiting for the "right time" to donate, this is it. If you shared our post but didn't follow through, please close the distance between intention and action. If you just heard about us, welcome. You found us at exactly the right moment.

We don't want to be the pantry that closed because the well ran dry. We want to be the pantry that stayed open because Tucson said "not on our watch."

The girl with her brother on her hip? She trusted us. She asked permission. She believed we'd still be here when she came back.

Let's prove her right.

💜 Alex and Leah
Queer Girls' Pantry for Kids
1003 W Huron St, Tucson AZ 85745
Mon-Thu 8am-4pm | Fri by appointment
Donate: tr.ee/YKBYft

#MutualAid #Tucson #FeedKids #CommunityCare #QueerPantry #ShowUp #EndChildHunger

Every year, tonnes of perfectly edible food are thrown away while many Australians struggle to put food on the table. This petition calls for large commercial supermarkets to donate safe, surplus food instead of sending it to landfill. If you support reducing food waste and helping those in need, please consider signing.

Civic Engagement Beyond Voting has written a great summary of the propositions on the ballot. A quck summary: Proposition 212 is Awesome (Protect Education to reform vouchers). The rest are poo poo. https://weekly.cebv.us/arizonas-2026-ballot-propositions

Just a headsup - our Trump regime has bought huge stakes in some major companies with Arizona ties. Government ownership of private corporations -- isn't that the key component of socialism? Please call out our congressfolk on this.

Some action items:

💥 Call out our GOP reps on social media about why they are voting for our Administration to buy up chunks of corporations. Why are they not standing up to our administration on this issue? And ask them: Doesn't this make you a socialist?

David Schweikert (District 1), Eli Crane (District 2), Andy Biggs (District 5) **running for AZ governor**, Juan Ciscomani (District 6), Abraham Hamadeh (District 8), and Paul Gosar (District 9)

💥Reach out to our US senators about opposing an upcoming defense spending bill that OKs Pentagon purchases of equity stakes.

Background .... over the last few months, our regime has purchased huge chunks in tech and military contractors.

Several of the companies in the government's equity portfolio have major operational ties, manufacturing hubs, or strategic investments in Arizona

• Intel (Chandler, AZ): [Primary AZ Impact] Intel is one of Arizona's largest private employers. The federal equity deal is tied to CHIPS Act funding meant to finance Intel’s multi-billion-dollar expansion of its Ocotillo mega-site campus in Chandler, Arizona.
• GlobalFoundries (Phoenix Metro): GlobalFoundries maintains operations and engineering design footprints in Arizona, benefiting from regional semiconductor cluster investments across the state.
• PsiQuantum (Tempe / Phoenix): PsiQuantum has partnered with Arizona universities and state innovation hubs to deploy advanced quantum computing infrastructure and research partnerships in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

And ... it looks like our Department of War (defense?) is poised to start acquiring huge stakes in companies as well ... according to the latest version of the  National Defense Authorization Act. Some of these companies have already received juicy loans from the Pentagon (and at least one of them has a large equity stake owned by the Trump family.) The NDAA is now stuck in the Senate after getting passed by the House.

For more info:

https://www.cato.org/blog/government-ownership-stakes-companies-becoming-routine-under-trump

https://www.cato.org/blog/senate-ndaa-would-give-pentagon-equity-portfolio

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house

I've seen this Food > Fascism organization and my girlfriend and I desperately need food and other supplies. I'd like to get in contact with the organization but have no way to know how to find them.

State Investigative Ultimatum Escalates Grassroots Boycott of The Loft Cinema

TUCSON, AZ — August 7, 2026

What began as a localized digital dispute between a prominent counterculture humanitarian activist and one of Tucson’s most cherished independent art-house theaters has escalated into a state-level consumer protection investigation.

The Office of Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has formally intervened in an ongoing dispute involving Jack Grace—the humanitarian activist known online as the "Humboldt Lorax Clown," or Big Papa Hundo—and The Loft Cinema, issuing a strict 10-day ultimatum to the theater’s executive leadership after they reportedly failed to comply with an initial state inquiry.

The development represents a massive shift for a months-long grassroots boycott that has effectively leveraged performance art, digital media, and institutional pressure to challenge corporate transparency within Tucson’s non-profit arts landscape.

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## The Genesis: The 2026 Pop-Up Pride Confrontation

The roots of the current standoff stretch back to January 21, 2026, when the Tucson Pride Association—the third-oldest Pride organization in the United States—unexpectedly shuttered its doors, threatening to erase nearly 50 years of continuous LGBTQ+ civic tradition.

In response, Grace launched an emergency "HOT NO!" campaign, declaring that corporate or administrative failures did not have the mandate to cancel a community's heritage. 

Operating under his radical clown persona, Grace mobilized a decentralized coalition to finance and orchestrate Tucson Pop-Up Pride, a free, 10-hour mass festival staged on the University of Arizona Campus Mall on February 21, 2026.

The festival was heavily applauded by national civil rights organizations, including the Harvey Milk Foundation and the Harris Glenn Milstead Foundation. However, Grace alleged a systemic "media and business blackout" from several local entities, claiming they actively suppressed community information regarding the autonomous event.

According to public filings, when Grace approached management at The Loft Cinema to utilize his paid membership benefits and community platforms to broadcast information about the pop-up event to local queer youth, the venue allegedly froze his membership account, blocked his profile across all official social media channels, and refused to engage in dialogue.

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## The Ghost in the Machine: Recidivism and Digital Stonewalling

The standoff is particularly volatile due to the theater’s recent public history. In May 2025, The Loft Cinema faced severe public backlash for failing to listen to community members, which culminated in a brief boycott. At the time, the theater’s board issued a formal public relations apology stating:

"We did not take time to hear the perspectives of the community members who tried to engage us in dialogue... We remain committed to making this space one where free expression is honored, where everyone feels safe, and where dialogue is welcomed, not shut down."

Grace’s current 2026 campaign hinges on documenting what he labels "recidivist corporate behavior." By opting to deploy a digital "block button" strategy against a paying member rather than adhering to their 2025 mandate of open dialogue, critics argue that the non-profit's leadership exposed a severe gap between its progressive branding and its operational practices.

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## Case CIC 26-014209: The State Steps In

Frustrated by six months of phone calls being screened and digital communication severed, Grace filed a formal consumer fraud complaint with the Civil Litigation Division's Consumer Protection & Advocacy Section of the State of Arizona.

On June 29, 2026, the state officially opened case file RE: CIC 26-014209 / THE LOFT CINEMA.

Documents recently publicized by Grace reveal that the Attorney General’s office formally forwarded the complaint to the venue, mandating a 15-day response window. The state’s follow-up correspondence explicitly confirmed that the theater blew past the initial legal deadline, stating: "To date, we have not received a response but we are still working on obtaining a response."

As a result, Attorney General Kris Mayes has issued a secondary, final 10-day ultimatum for the theater to answer the consumer protection division or face potential statutory penalties and deeper regulatory non-compliance audits.

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## "Block Button Man" and Cultural Impact

Rather than allowing the bureaucratic process to move in silence, Grace has weaponized the state's documentation to fuel his ongoing "New Kicks in '26" national tour.

On August 1, 2026, Grace released an avant-garde protest single entitled "Block Button Man." The track uses classic "culture-jamming" tactics, sampling and reading the theater’s verbatim 2025 apology statement against a backdrop of electronic music to highlight the irony of their ongoing silence toward the state government.

On the ground in Tucson, lower-level frontline staff and box office workers are reportedly bearing the brunt of the fallout. Local arts forums and patron networks report that daily operations are experiencing constant disruptions from decentralized "phone jams," where supporters call the box office to demand accountability regarding the Attorney General file. Furthermore, an increasing number of patrons have begun canceling their paid memberships, citing the venue's hypocritical stance on community censorship.

## An Institutional Standoff

The Loft Cinema’s board of directors currently finds itself in a precarious tactical position. Industry advisors note that a simple administrative resolution—unblocking the account, issuing a baseline refund, and offering a transparent conversation—would have completely defused the tension months ago for zero dollars.

Instead, by choosing a strategy of absolute administrative silence, the theater’s leadership has allowed the dispute to be permanently codified into Wikipedia history, alienated segments of its core progressive base, and invited formal state legal scrutiny.

As the Attorney General's 10-day countdown clock ticks away, the pressure on Tucson's premier independent cinema to break its self-imposed radio silence has reached a boiling point. The community is left watching to see if the establishment will finally choose open dialogue, or continue to rely on the block button in the face of state law.