Iran Is Likely Going for Nuclear Breakout in 2025 and It’s Trump’s Fault
December 12, 2024
I have a few musings to share about goings on in the Middle East. Take them for what they are worth; it’s just some thoughts and from my perspective as an avid observer of global security matters. Trump’s incompetence in national security and international affairs is why Iran is just about to develop a nuclear
AZ Attorney General Mayes Sues Saudi Company for Over Pumping AZ’s Water Supply
December 12, 2024
Here we go again. Earlier this year, thanks to actions spearheaded by the Arizona Attorney Generals Office and Arizona Land Department, Governor Katie Hobbs terminated the land leases of four Saudi owned farms for over pumping the local water supply in Butler Valley. Yesterday (December 11, 2024,) the Arizona Attorney Generals Office headed by Kris
Trump won Voters who Got their News from Podcasts, YouTube and Social Media
December 11, 2024
Political analyst Taegan Goddard says that Democrats lost the election because the party didn’t keep up with voters who got their news from new media platforms. Meanwhile, Harris performed best among those who got their news from CNN and mainstream broadcast news. Goddard founded Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political websites. I have a
For Those Who Still Believe in Reality. Watch President Joe Biden Deliver Remarks on the United States Economy.
December 11, 2024
For those who still believe in reality. Watch President Joe Biden deliver remarks on the United States Economy. It is important to remember that historically speaking Reagan, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama won re-election with less impressive economic numbers. What does that say about 77 million American Citizens who put misinformation and the lies of
“Will No One Rid Me of These Meddlesome Political Opponents?”
December 10, 2024
In a play on the famous quote from Murder in the Cathedral when King Henry II of Britain, frustrated with Thomas Beckett, openly asks “will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?,” Democracy’s Docket’s head Marc Elias and his team, after watching Donald Trump’s Meet the Press Interview with Kristen Welker on December 8,
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Discusses 2024 and Moving Forward Into 2025
December 10, 2024
Finishing an election year that featured back-and-forths with the State Legislature, dealing with security threats against himself and staffers under him, and overseeing a statewide November election that included local bomb threats, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes discussed the achievements and challenges of 2024 along with the initiatives he would like to pursue in
TikTok, Privacy, and Political Posturing: A Tale of Selective Outrage
December 7, 2024
The U.S. Appeals Court has spoken. It won’t overturn the law requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest ownership. No surprises there. Meanwhile, no one with a heart or a brain is looking forward to the potential financial fallout as the creator economy, largely empowered by TikTok, takes a hit. Gig workers, side hustlers, and small
Violence Against Women: The old is not new.
December 7, 2024
The annual 16 Days of Activism against Violence Against Women is 25 Nov. to 10 December. https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism 25 Nov is the international day for the elimination of violence against women established 25 years ago in memory of the Mirabal sisters, who were brutally assassinated on that day in 1960. They established the 14 June Revolutionary Movement in
