Mid-Term Election 2022: August 2 Primary, Arizona Edition [UPDATE-2]
Post dedicated to Arizona’s primary election results. What’s going on in the Grand Canyon State?
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About bmaz
Bmaz is a rather large saguaro cactus in the Southwestern Sonoran desert. A lover of the Constitution, law, family, sports, food and spirits. As you might imagine, a bit prickly occasionally. Bmaz has attended all three state universities in Arizona, with both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State University, and with significant post-graduate work (in physics and organic chemistry, go figure) at both the University of Colorado in Boulder and the University of Arizona. Married, with both a lovely child and a giant Sasquatch dog. Bmaz has been a participant on the internet since the early 2000’s, including active participation in the precursor to Emptywheel, The Next Hurrah. Formally joined the Emptywheel blog as an original contributing member at its founding in 2007. Bmaz grew up around politics, education, sports and, most significantly, cars; notably around Formula One racing and Concours de Elegance automobile restoration and showing. Currently lives in the Cactus Patch with his lovely wife and beast of a dog, and practices both criminal and civil trial law.
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Entries by bmaz
The Masters Of Faster Talk Of Trash
/85 Comments/in Formula One, Free For All, Trash Talk/by bmazIt is Trash talk time! For the doldrums of summer, there are a lot of sports to talk about and space needed for all things “not” January 6 related.
The Sussman Trial
/35 Comments/in Elections/by bmazHere is the Sussmann indictment as filed by Durham. It is an absurd 27 pages long. I could have written it in 2-3 pages, including signature page. As you can see, excepting all the run on horse manure Durham penned, the indictment is for a single count of false statement under 18 USC §1001. That […]
Kentucky Derby Day
/58 Comments/in Culture/by bmazThere is nothing like Derby Day. The hats are as insane as they look. And yet it is one of the greatest pieces of Americana ever.
Happy Holidays From The Emptywheel Blog: A Year To Remember, A Year To Forget And An Open Forum For Cooking, Trash And Other Talk
/179 Comments/in Food, Football, Health Policy, Trash Talk/by bmazWhat a long strange trip 2021 has been. January 6 is still less than a year ago. Joe Biden’s Presidency is only eleven months old. The DOJ and 1/6 Committee are working away nicely on an unprecedented case that is multitudes more complicated and difficult than most all seem to comprehend (although we have been […]
Pressure Drop Trash Talk
/50 Comments/in Football, Trash Talk/by bmazLot of stuff in the last couple of days, and things that have people hot and bothered. So, let’s chill it out a bit with some late trash talk. First off, a bit of credit to Fernando Alonso, who finished on the podium in Qatar for the first time in a long time. The Spaniard […]
The Rittenhouse Verdict
/323 Comments/in Law/by bmazThis will be quick, but I did not want Marcy’s thread overcome by Rittenhouse discussion. So, just as a lead in, I’ll quote a comment on the other thread by Rugger: “Indeed, that’s been the chatter elseweb for a while especially after Judge Schroeder ditched the gun charge because of the barrel size. However, does […]
Rocky Racoon, NFL, NCAA and F1 Trash Talk
/122 Comments/in Beer, Football, Trash Talk/by bmazGreat sports and Bob Dylan makes for a superb weekend.
There Is Going To Be A Game Tonight
/59 Comments/in Football, Trash Talk/by bmazSome former New England Patriot QB is going back to Foxbvorough. No, it is not Jacoby Brissett. It’s the other guy. Gronk is out with fractured ribs, which really sucks. But Antonio Brown is back from Covid, the Bucs are not without weapons on offense. The football talkers are all gabbing about hoe Bill Bel […]
Monza, US Open, NFL And Other Sports Trash Talk
/124 Comments/in Football, Formula One, Trash Talk/by bmazI’ve been tempted to effectively repost the entire piece on the ten year anniversary of my 2011 50 year anniversary post on the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, first American Champion in history (there have only ever been two), on the weekend of the 60th anniversary of the same. But we often scold people for wasting […]