Once upon a time, before 2017, executive orders were used by presidents to direct the operations of government, within the limits of the law. You know, like memos. With a little presidential flair. But here we are in 2025, and Trump is back…with a vengeance. Only now, he’s fully abandoned the illusion that he’s constrained … Read more
Dear MAGA It’s your pal, Sharpie. I usually troll JGCK from the bottom of the page, but the kind folks at BforAZ are allowing me to troll from up top today. Is this a great country or what? Anyway, I just wanted to say muy muchos gracias, my MAGAmigos! For all the money you give … Read more
Ed. MDB: I got a message from our AZBlueMeanie today with a post that sums up his reflections thus far on this election’s result (Emphases added by AZBlueMeanie): Originally posted at The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places under the title “The Billionaires’ Coup“: Disinformation kills democracies—and our political climate is now one in which disinformation runs … Read more
President Joe Biden used the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi and Fascist totalitarianism to salute the many brave (including several that attended the ceremony today) and fallen soldiers that, through their heroism on the battlefield, helped usher in a new age of Democracy, social justice, … Read more
The MAGA fetish for foreign dictators is disgusting and disqualifying in a democratic polity with respect for the rule of law and civil rights. But Abe Hamadeh (who is running as a carpetbagging candidate in AZ’s CD 8 and was the loser in the 2022 AZ Attorney General race) just demonstrated both his willful ignorance … Read more