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   Jonathan Korman (miniver@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 10:11:58 JST Jonathan Korman

   I have a deep aversion to local TV news, but now I am ON it because last year, the power company Arizona Public Service cut off electricity to my mother’s house outside of Phoenix, killing her.

   https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/heatbeat/arizona-heat-deaths-2024-power-shut-off-82-year-old-woman-dies/75-5436dd19-03fd-4c84-b0b9-68a4f3ab4df6

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     Jonathan Korman (miniver@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 10:11:58 JST Jonathan Korman

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     I thought at the time that it was some weird fluke that Arizona “Public Service” cut off my mother when it was too hot for her to survive without air conditioning, but of course it turns out that it is policy which a local activist has been fighting for years.

     http://StopTheAPSgreed.com/

     I also have an aversion to begging for re-shares, but I hope folks will do me a solid this time.

     Embarrassing APS is the only thing I can do for my mother now.

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     Jonathan Korman (miniver@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 11:23:07 JST Jonathan Korman

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     Will it surprise you that there is dirty money and dirty politics behind the policy which let Arizona “Public Service” kill my mother?

     I bet it will not

     https://campaignlegal.org/update/arizona-corporation-commission-agency-captured-dark-money

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     Jonathan Korman (miniver@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 11:23:07 JST Jonathan Korman

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     All this.

     Will it surprise anyone to hear how much a PITA it was to GIVE Arizona “Public Service” money to switch the power back on to make it possible for my brother & me to go through her things after the heat killed her?

     https://sfba.social/@mulegirl/114387981884388743