Some Good Economic News Heading Into The New Year
December 27, 2022
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
December 27, 2022
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
December 27, 2022
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
December 26, 2022
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?
December 26, 2022
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
Republicans Behaving Badly On Christmas
December 26, 2022
This really happened, even though it sounds like an improbable plot to a bad TV show. Taegan Goddard caught this on Christmas Day, Two Views of Christmas: President Joe Biden on Twitter: “There is a certain stillness at the center of the Christmas story: a silent night when all the world goes quiet. And all … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 25, 2022
December 25, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political … Read more
Lake Lost Her Election Contest. What Was The Court’s Evaluation of the Plaintiff’s Evidence?
December 24, 2022
The Maricopa Judge who heard Lake’s election contest, issued his findings on the two-day trial earlier today (PDF of Ruling). He rejected Lake’s contest of the election and permitted the Defense to file a motion in support of Rule 11 sanctions against the Plaintiff and her attorneys. The Judge’s Ruling was cogently reasoned and gave … Read more
