AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

60 Minutes: Arizona Is The Epicenter Of Anti-Democracy Election Denialism

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Jon Stewart once labeled Arizona the “Meth lab of Democracy,” but since the Trump era, Arizona has become the “Meth lab of anti-democracy” and election denialism, with a heavy dose of White Christian nationalism, QAnon conspiracy theorists, and the MAGA personality cult of Donald Trump. The Republican Party in Arizona has long since ceased to … Read more

Cartoon of The Week

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Editor’s Note: Due to the blog software programs we use being down over the past few days, the Sunday cartoons are being posted late. A number of cartoons were not recoverable and were lost in the transition.  

Stochastic Terrorism From Sen. Wendy Rogers; This Is Who The AZ GQP Is (Updated)

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What does stochastic terrorism mean? Stochastic terrorism is “the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted.” The word stochastic, in everyday language, means “random.” Terrorism, here, refers to “violence motivated by ideology.” Here’s the idea behind stochastic terrorism: A … Read more