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[TM @Canuckarican]

@ladyfranceshrh Do you have a reddit profile? The SummerHouse subreddit wants to know!!

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Not sure LAPD realized the cameras were rolling… but they just told on themselves in 4K.”

[Joel Cardwell @jdcarX]

Our US Civil War 2.0 correspondent has been shot by a non-lethal round.

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

THE CASES DID NOT LOSE ON STANDING.

[TM @Canuckarican]

More debates like this please 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼#debate2024

[TM @Canuckarican]

@JimmyJenkins French press. Well done sir

[Winger @_hanawing]

STEPH MOTHERFUCKING CURRY!!!🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 #USAvsFrance #Olympics

[TM @Canuckarican]

Arizona just handed our election administration over to an election denier. #SMH #MaricopaCountyRecorder

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

It's been a privilege. Thank you.

Elections have winners and, sadly, losers. And in this one, it looks like I'm going to end up on the losing side of the column.

But that's the name of the game. Accept it. Move on.

Congratulations to @azjustinheap on winning the primary (I haven't called him yet to congratulate him because calling him at 7:00 AM seems... unsportsmanlike?).

In my remaining 4 months in office, I will be sure to:

1)

Ensure the continued efficient and lawful execution of my duties in recording, voter registration, and mail voting.

I'm so proud of how my team (@RecordersOffice) did this election. Our voter rolls were in better shape than they've ever been. Mail voting went off without a hitch.

And on the Board of Supervisors side (@MaricopaVote, @maricopacounty), they executed an amazing in-person election yesterday. It was basically serene at the office.

We had over 800k votes in this election.

But we will likely have over 2 million in Maricopa County in November, so buckle up!

2)

Ensure that either @azjustinheap or @TimStringhamAZ has everything he needs to hit the ground running in January 2025.

My predecessor (@Adrian_Fontes) showed grace, class, professionalism, and selflessness in how he handled the transition.

And considering she embodies class and professionalism, I'm sure Helen Purcell did the same.

So I won't be the one to drop the baton!

(Note: one of my friends said the Maricopa County Recorder's Office is basically like teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts. It's cursed. So best wishes to my successor!)

.......................

As for me, I'm excited for whatever comes next. And if it's back in business, out of the spotlight, well ... that sounds just dandy!

I'll likely be writing some longer form stuff in the future. I've subjected you all to some of my longer reports before (in many ways this journey really got going when I wrote my 38-page open letter to Arizona Republicans in 2021). It's something I enjoy, and the last few years have given me a lot to think about in terms of election administration, democracy, politics, humans, etc.

That's for another day, but for my last bit today -- the most important bit -- THANK YOU to the people who worked in my office the past 4 years and the people who supported my political efforts. You're the best.

Onward!

S

[Kreidy @kreidy_b]

Me overpacking when I’m just going away for the weekend. #olympics #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony

[Carissa Polo @CarissaPolo]

A metal band playing in front of headless royals with flame throwers while an opera singer joins in? Badass. #OpeningCeremony

[TM @Canuckarican]

#OpeningCeremony going full Mad Max

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

WHAT IS GOING ON #OpeningCeremony

[TM @Canuckarican]

@MatthewWh @goldiej7 @jonlovett So in order to beat Trump, she has to laugh less?? WTF. Just stop.

[Jimmy Jenkins @JimmyJenkins]

"The Department of Justice has reasonable cause to believe that the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights under the Constitution and federal law." https://t.co/wKB9QBhmNk

[TM @Canuckarican]

@ChampPR Phx is great at making plans, then putting them on a shelf…

[TM @Canuckarican]

@live4liberation @JimmyJenkins The original shade plan was from 2010, so it predates both Ansari and Hondula, whom I both respect.

[TM @Canuckarican]

@JimmyJenkins @CityofPhoenixAZ is great about making plans that go nowhere. Note the 2010 Shade Plan fizzled out, and had to be revived by advocates who shamed the City on its lack of action. @ChampPR

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

Wow.

This video is truly eye-opening.

Take a couple minutes to watch this.

A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.

This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

Vladimir Putin told @HillaryClinton a crazy story that changed her perspective on him and the war in Ukraine.

[TM @Canuckarican]

@facinliar Sorry for mislabelling. 🏳️‍🌈Please be careful either way!

[TM @Canuckarican]

@facinliar You’re a gay man living in Russia?? Please be careful! From what info we get in the US, it doesn’t seem safe for LGBTQ+ ppl there.