Editor-in-chief of @phoenixnewtimes. Formerly @patriotact, @ap, real Deadspin, @newrepublic. Alum @medillschool, @ubc. DM: sam.eifling@newtimes.com
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29 Jan 2021
Want to stash a few million in a secret offshore account, without letting the IRS know?
Here's a guide, via a no-way-they-actually-wrote-this-shit-down memo in the #JerseyOffshore data leak.
My first byline in @MotherJones, with @CalynShaw:
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May 20
For months, a document with an explosive, unproven sexual assault claim about AG hopeful Rodney Glassman has been passed among politicos.
Last week, supporters of Warren Petersen, Glassman's GOP primary rival, publicized it.
By @stephenlemons:
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May 1
Every Arizona representative voted to strip pesticide companies using glyphosate of liability immunity in lawsuits. Except two.
Andy Biggs wasn't there but said he would have voted yes.
David Schweikert voted to protect pesticide companies.
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Apr 16
There are plenty of things to wonder about Ruben Gallego and Eric Swalwell. But whether Gallego spent campaign cash on his wedding hotel -- as suggested by the Daily Mail today -- isn't one of them.
The Gallego campaign shared literal receipts.
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Turning Point invested heavily in a pro-industry slate of candidates for the massive utility, and mostly lost.
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Mar 23
ICE agents were all over Sky Harbor on Monday. They...just kind of stood around.
More from @morgfisch, who talked to travelers -- nervous, supportive, indifferent -- and TSA union leaders, who said no one told TSA employees about the ICE deployment.
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Mar 10
NEW: Two years ago, over brunch, Trumpists working under Project 2025 began plotting ways for Trump to deploy the military on U.S. soil. Election-denier Jeffrey Clark suggested invoking the Insurrection Act.
Welcome to the Insurrectionist Brunch:
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Feb 10
The 911 audio from Christian Diaz Rendon's killing is awful.
You hear his kids' terror as a gunman enters the house. Then relief as they tell police that their dad had subdued him.
Finally, you hear their anguish as a Phoenix cop shoots their dad dead.
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Jan 26
Kole Calhoun, the former Diamondbacks outfielder and ASU star, called Alex Pretti's killing "murder" on Instagram and said the Trump administration's immigration crackdown “blatantly racist."
Story:
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Jan 22
Last week, we asked Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller if he used Signal. He said no. We asked if Signal was on his phone. He said no.
Today, we have a story about Brad Miller using Signal to avoid public records disclosures.
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Jan 15
The wife of Kyrsten Sinema's bodyguard is suing the former Senator for breaking up her marriage.
Last year, Sinema spoke with @phoenixnewtimes about the man as her inspiration behind her advocacy for a bill to fund psychedelic drug research in Arizona.
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Jan 15
Just amazing to realize we already had the perfect picture for this story on Kyrsten Sinema allegedly seducing her bodyguard and ruining his marriage.
From @morgfisch:
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Jan 14
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of her reelection launch today, I spoke with @RepYassAnsari to reflect on her first year.
Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand.
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Jan 13
NEW: Last year, after signing up for ICE's 287(g) program, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office got a $1M grant.
It included $250K seemingly set aside for Sheriff Mark Dannels -- a Trump supporter -- to travel to conferences held at resorts and casinos:
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28 Jul 2025
Years ago, border czar Tom Homan saved undocumented immigrants from deportation in Phoenix.
Then came Trump. Now Homan's former colleagues don't recognize the cruel man -- "Hulk Homan," one calls him -- that he's become.
By @stephenlemons:
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10 Jun 2025
ICE and Peoria Police spotted in Glendale Tuesday morning, after some say a raid was carried out at the Walmart on 67 Ave and Peoria.
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1 Mar 2025
He is. It’s sad.
1 Mar 2025
The super PAC New Yorkers for Better Leadership is holding a call with reporters to highlight negative parts of Cuomo's record. @NYSenatorRivera calls him a "petty, vengeful, narcissistic man" and says he's a bad governor and "trying to rewrite history."
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6 Feb 2025
Champagne corks are popping all over Moscow 🍾🥂
6 Feb 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Trump's DOJ just killed its elite anti-corruption unit, our sources say. The Kleptocracy Initiative - famous for seizing Russian oligarchs' yachts and prosecuting the $4.5B 1MDB fraud - was quietly disbanded last night.
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14 Jan 2025
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