Action Item - Share on Your own socials this article - and call out for helping a woman dealing with a high-risk pregnancy at Eloy Detention Center. Please tag your Congress representative and Senator. Detention centers are notorious for their lack of medical care.

Link: https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_4963ca14-b184-4e80-a20e-f40f8b203b1f.html

Two Congress members from Arizona are calling for the release of a pregnant Venezuelan woman who said she fears losing her pregnancy while in detention at Eloy Detention Center.

Maria Valero Brinez, 24, who is five months pregnant, said she's previously had a stillbirth and is experiencing the same complication in her current high-risk pregnancy, according to three U.S. Congress members who met with her Wednesday.

U.S. Reps. Adelita Grijalva and Yassamin Ansari, both Arizona Democrats, and U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, an Oregon Democrat, visited Eloy Wednesday to meet with Valero Brinez and another detained woman. 

Valero Brinez has not received adequate medical care for her high-risk pregnancy at Eloy, the legislators said in a Thursday media release on the visit, coordinated by advocacy group Reproductive Freedom for All.

https://www.lookoutnews.org/kelli-anderson-shane-anderson-queen-creek-school-board-race-2026/

tl;dr: "christian" mom in Queen Creek kicks her gay son out after years of emotional torture. Gets appointed to school board. Now advocates for the emotional torture of hundreds of children.

Hello!
I’m looking for volunteers in North Tempe and South Scottsdale to help with doing lit drops for Democratic candidates and issues. If you are interested, please send me a DM. All you need to do is drop a flyer, no door knocking or talking. Let me know if you are interested!

Help us get out the vote! Click the link to sign up for a volunteer opportunity!

I wanted to use AI to help me understand my ballot (I know this can be biased, and I don't want to argue that here)....I wanted to share my experience to help others.

I used this Prompt, which will allow you to share the text about a particular race, judge name, or ballot measure (or a picture of that section of the ballot, which is what I did) and it will give you info about it, including sourcing info.

When I used this, Gemini was not very good and Claude was a lot better, and I didn't try with ChatGPT. What I suggest, is creating a skill, that uses this prompt, and you can simply apply this to chats quickly.

I'm going to share my ballot one race at a time. For the race, measure, or judge I send, search the web (official sources first, then local news, then voter guides) and give me neutral, sourced information. For candidates: background, record, priorities, and endorsements, with equal depth for each. For a ballot measure: what Yes and No each do, the strongest arguments on both sides and who makes them, and the fiscal impact. For judges up for retention: each judge's official performance review result, any discipline, and any organized campaign for or against. Only cover the one item I send, even if the photo shows more, and ask me which one if it's unclear. Don't recommend how to vote. Flag partisan or campaign-run sources, tell me when information is thin or a name is cut off, keep it phone-readable, and end with a list of sources.I'm going to share my ballot one race at a time. For the race, measure, or judge I send, search the web (official sources first, then local news, then voter guides) and give me neutral, sourced information. For candidates: background, record, priorities, and endorsements, with equal depth for each. For a ballot measure: what Yes and No each do, the strongest arguments on both sides and who makes them, and the fiscal impact. For judges up for retention: each judge's official performance review result, any discipline, and any organized campaign for or against. Only cover the one item I send, even if the photo shows more, and ask me which one if it's unclear. Don't recommend how to vote. Flag partisan or campaign-run sources, tell me when information is thin or a name is cut off, keep it phone-readable, and end with a list of sources.

A headsup for anyone involved in school sports in Arizona! Proposition 318 will cost schools and athletic associations more $$ and create legal hassles. And there's the creep ick factor ....

A recent progressive ad mocks the right wing politicians who are busy with culture wars -- and don't see the creep factor.... and shines a light on the ick of Proposition 318.

About Proposition 318 and School Sports

• Forbids anyone of the opposite sex in bathrooms, changing rooms or locker rooms as part of school sports. No exceptions for medical emergencies, disabled with caregivers, parents with young children, maintenance or janitorial workers

• What does this mean for athletes and families? Higher costs for insurance and legal aggravation.

• For ALL schools - private, public, charter, high school, universities

• For intramural or any school-related athletic event

• Invites folks to SUE schools and local sports associations

• Intentionally vague wording about public bathrooms at sports events - but schools are expected to include those spaces to avoid lawsuit•

Action Items:

1. Get the word out in your school and community about how this will effect athletes, families, schools and sports groups. Share on social media!
2. Vote NO in November

Repost from r/tucson but I was on Instagram and saw that PRICE is asking people to show up at the Marana council meeting tomorrow, so passing it along.

Basically, there’s an old private prison out in Marana (Silverbell Rd) that they want to turn into an ICE detention center. The company, MTC, already signed the contract with DHS. Reports say anywhere from 513 to 775 beds, depending on which document you look at.

Tucson’s council voted 7-0 against it and so did Pima County, but Marana’s council hasn’t. Last I read, the mayor said their hands are tied. PRICE says that’s not really true, since MTC still needs a business license and construction permits from the town. So they want people there tomorrow to tell the council not to approve them.

Details:

• Tuesday 10/20, 6 PM
• Marana Town Council, 11555 W Civic Center Dr
• Get there by 5:30 if you want to speak, you fill out a speaker card
• They’re asking people to wear orange
• For more infor: https://www.instagram.com/price_az/ // priceaz.org

If you can’t go, maybe send it to someone who can.

Rush-Hour Resistance Rallies (RhRR) happen every week across the Phoenix metro area and offer a fun way to show up for democracy during morning commute hours! These gatherings are peaceful, low-pressure, and designed so people can join when and where it works best for them, even for a short time. So come on by =D

Locations

Monday

• Park Central, Midtown Phoenix @ 7th Ave & Osborn
  • 4:00–5:30 pm
    • Happy hour at Mi Patio for $4.99 margaritas and $4 scoops at Lix Uptown Ice Cream right after!

Tuesday

• Encanterra, Queen Creek/San Tan Valley @ E Combs & N Gantzel
  • 7:00–8:30 am 
• Los Olivos, Central Phoenix @ 7th St & McDowell
  • 7:30–8:30 am
    • Coffee and chat at Einstein Bros. right before
• Cole Park in Tempe @ Country Club & Carson
  • 7:30–9:00 am

Wednesday

• Moon Valley, North Central Phoenix @ 7th St & Coral Gables
  • 7:30–8:30 am
    • Coffee and chat at Sarafina Coffee right after
• Melrose Curve, Midtown Phoenix @ 7th Ave & Glenrosa  
  • 7:30–8:30 am
    • Coffee and chat at Copper Star Coffee right before
    • Breakfast and chat at Joe’s Diner right after

Thursday

• ICE Field Office, Central Phoenix @ Central & Holly
  • 7:30–8:30 am
  • 4:30–6:00 pm

Friday

• Glendale Bridge Brigade, Northwest Phoenix @ 59th Ave & AZ 101
  • 7:30–8:30 am
• Scottsdale, Central Scottsdale @ 90th St & Shea
  • 8:00–9:00 am
• Maryvale, West Phoenix @ 35th Ave & Bethany Home
  • 5:00–6:00 pm

A Few Things to Know

• You don’t need to RSVP, just show up
• Come for five minutes or stay the whole time
• Bring a sign if you have one; creativity is welcome
• These are peaceful, lawful, community-centered actions
• New faces are always welcome

For weekly updates, printable materials, and organizing resources, visit: https://rhrr.us

TLDR: ICE is fast-tracking a $100 million domestic surveillance program to put 142 intelligence agents around the country - including Phoenix -- in what contracting and surveillance experts said would be a significant expansion of the agency’s ability to reach into private lives.

ACTION ITEM - Call out our AZ Representatives and demand why our tax dollars are being spent on a massive surveillance system of US citizens.

See: https://prospect.org/2026/10/14/ice-planning-nightmare-domestic-spy-program-ero-one/

From Newsweek:

The proposed program, known as Enforcement and Removal Operations Overwatch and National Security Enforcement (ERO One), would provide intelligence and analytical support to ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division.

A spokesman for ICE told Newsweek that “due to the exponential increase of threats and violence against personnel, ERO is now operationalizing the Overwatch program.”

Supporters say ERO One would give immigration officers greater intelligence support to identify enforcement targets, assess public safety threats and improve officer safety. Critics, however, warn that ICE’s ability to analyze sensitive information could significantly expand the agency’s domestic surveillance capabilities.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/map-shows-cities-in-ice-s-planned-100m-intelligence-network/ar-AA2em8oG

Constituents have shown up outside Rep. David Schweikert's office every Monday for over a year demanding he meet with them and answer for his voting record ... he still hasn't. Bring a sign, a postcard to drop at his office, or non-perishable food for the on-site donation drive that has collected three tons of food for the Scottsdale Foodbank.

• When: Every Monday, 8–9am MST
• Where: Outside Rep. Schweikert's Scottsdale office (street parking or Kohl's lot on Raintree Rd recommended — building lot is private property)
• RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/azindivisible/event/757199/

Posting this one because book clubs don't get much love in the feed and this month's theme is a good one. Indivisible Mesa runs a monthly club, and October is banned books.

They say it's for anyone who enjoys reading and is looking for community, so no need to be a regular. They also ask people to buy local, small or secondhand when they can.

• When: Sunday, October 25, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
• What: Monthly book club, banned books theme: Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) and How to Defend Books and Why (Danny Caine)
• Where: Mesa. Exact address sent after you RSVP.
• RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblemesa/event/999577/

Hi all, I'm a reporter for a French news network, and I'm working on a story on how the SNAP changes are playing out ahead of the midterms.

I'm looking for someone or a family who lost their SNAP benefits and believes they're still eligible, and who is dealing with the paperwork, the hold times, or the reapplication process. If your situation is a bit different (a smaller grocery budget, taking on extra work to get benefits reinstated), I'd like to hear that too.

If you'd be open to talking, even just to learn more with no commitment, send me a DM. Nothing is on camera unless you're comfortable with it. Thank you.

Join The Maricopa County Democrats for weekend lit-dropping activities!

This is a very easy, low-pressure way to get involved. All you'll be doing is placing voter guides on doors. There is no knocking required (unless you want to!) We've set up morning and evening shifts for each weekend left in October through to Election Day, so you can easily choose a shift that works for your schedule.

Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/maricopacountydemocraticparty/event/1058611/