Arizona wildfire northeast of Payson now 17% contained The human-caused Horton Fire, burning about 17 miles northeast of Payson, was 928 acres in size and 17%, according to a Friday update from the U.S. Forest Service. Tonto Creek Estates, the Tonto ... 12/27/2024 - 11:20 am | View Link
Horton Fire: The latest on the Arizona wildfire near Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests Payson Ranger District firefighters, Tyler Cabral and Trent Winton, securing the south flank of the Horton Fire along the Highline Trail on Dec. 17, 2024. The human-caused Horton Fire northeast of ... 12/23/2024 - 8:35 am | View Link
Update on wildfires burning in Arizona Two wildfire are still burning in the state. The Horton Fire near Payson is uncontained and evacuation advisories are in place and the Soap Fire is 90% contained. 12/21/2024 - 11:48 am | View Link
Congress (and by that, we mean Republicans) quietly slashed $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service in the last-minute chaos to avoid a government shutdown. Via the New Republic:
Republicans have long targeted the tax agency, and their cuts will hurt its efforts to go after rich tax evaders and improve the IRS’s functionality.
While normal Colorado politicians paid tribute to former president Jimmy Carter, at least one MAGA politician, state Rep Matt Soper (R-Delta) decided to beclown himself instead. Soper's late night tweet did not go over well and he deleted it, saying later, "While I am not a fan of former President Carter, expressing the sentiments I did, I am very sorry for and apologise to the people of Colorado."
Source: KUNC
“Opened a bottle of Champaigne [sic] tonight!” State Rep.