Judge Denies Motion for Sanctions of Kari Lake, But Awards ~$33K in Costs.
The Judge who presided over Kari Lake’s election contest has denied sanctions against Kari Lake and her legal team, as I predicted in previous posts. (see final paragraphs) The Defendants (Hobbs and the MariCo BoS) were asking for over $700K in legal fees. Those attorney’s fees were not granted, but about $33K in expert witness … Read more
The ‘Never Kevin’ Mutiny In The GQP Should Be Entertaining To Watch
My wife got me one of those holiday tins of popcorn that come with three flavors for Christmas. I am saving it for January 3 when House Republicans try, and presumably fail, to elect “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House. This should be entertaining to watch. Politico’s Playbook reported on the “Never Kevin” mutiny … Read more
Some Good Economic News Heading Into The New Year
Heading into the Christmas weekend when no one was paying any attention, a measure of inflation watched closely by the Federal Reserve showed yet another month of cooling price increases, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The Wall Street Journal also reported, Supply Chains Upended by Covid Are Back to Normal: The Covid-19 pandemic might not be gone, … Read more
A Peace Summit For Ukraine Does Not Appear Likely
NBC News reports, Ukraine aims for a peace summit by the end of February, foreign minister says: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday his government is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of February, preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator, around the anniversary … Read more
Motion For Sanctions – Award Of Attorneys Fees And Costs – Filed in Lake Election Challenge
Howard Fischer reports, Lawyers who beat Lake challenge want $700K in fees: Calling her bid to overturn the election “frivolous” and lacking “legal and factual merit,” attorneys who successfully defended against her claims want Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson to order Kari Lake and her attorneys to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees … Read more
They’re Baaack! A Decade After the ‘Show Me Your Papers To Pee’ Bill Failed, The Christian Taliban Wants To Demonize Transgender Kids Again
Back in 2013, Mullah Cathi Herrod and her Christian Taliban at the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) got then-Rep. John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills) to sponsor its transphobic “show me your papers to pee” bill based upon ignorance, fear and loathing for a distinct class of individuals whom they want state law to sanction discrimination against … Read more
What The Hell Is Going On With China?
In recent months, there were mass protests in response to China’s “zero-Covid” policy being reinstated in response to a new surge of Covid-19 cases in China’s cities. The new Covid lockdowns were opposed by Covid-weary Chinese citizens. In addition to cracking down on these public protests, the Chinese government reversed itself on its “zero-Covid” policy. As … Read more
