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K Mc
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Resident of Ogden, Utah. Too much experience living in red states. Ready to turn Weber County blue.
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1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year.

Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
August 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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ICYMI, it took some legal maneuvering, but Gov. Cox has issued an executive order that effectively bans fireworks in Utah: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
June 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Scotus ruled immigrants with protected status can be deported based on race.

Monsanto is protected from lawsuits from cancer related to roundup.

That Hawaii can’t require gun permits in hotels, restaurants, malls and private properties.

Politicians not running on SCOTUS reform are useless.
Dwight Schrute: It's True
ALT: Dwight Schrute: It's True
static.klipy.com
June 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Why is this even a question?
Wildfires are scarring thousands and thousands of acres across Utah — forcing many from their homes and devouring valuable property — should personal fireworks be banned this year around July Fourth and Pioneer Day? We asked readers. Here's what they said.
Should fireworks be banned this year? Here’s what Utahns are saying.
Wildfires are scarring thousands and thousands of acres across Utah — forcing many from their homes and devouring valuable property — should personal fireworks be banned this year around July Fourth and Pioneer Day? We asked readers. Here's what they said.
www.sltrib.com
June 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
according to my calculations, he did Zero bench presses there. Not sure what that move is called but it ain't no bench press.
"Hegseth is absolutely gassed at the end of this thing… and then he gets up like, 'ugh, get me a Diet Coke.'"

@cheetah.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social watch Pete Hegseth try to turn bad bench press form into a show of strength.
June 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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"Hegseth is absolutely gassed at the end of this thing… and then he gets up like, 'ugh, get me a Diet Coke.'"

@cheetah.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social watch Pete Hegseth try to turn bad bench press form into a show of strength.
June 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Tucker: “Largest data center on 🌎… 2x the size of Manhattan… more than 2x the power all of Utah uses… DYSTOPIAN… a future we should think about before it arrives.”

Like Memphis & xAI, Utah is getting a kevin oleary data center nobody wanted as oligarchs suck up resources.
May 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
www.borowitzreport.com/p/king-charl...

So many spit takes in such a short piece. TBR = God's work.
King Charles Alienates Republicans With Offensive Use of Complete Sentences
The sentences, characterized by an incendiary deployment of subject-verb agreement, drew howls of outrage from GOP lawmakers.
www.borowitzreport.com
April 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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35 U.S. Senators sent a letter to the USDA demanding answers about the dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. Led by Senators Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, and Padilla, the letter calls out the March 31 reorganization as a threat to the agency’s ability to do its job managing 193 million acres of
April 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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The Tribune’s Samantha Moilanen reports from outside the Box Elder County Commission meeting where public pressure delayed (by one week) a vote on a proposed 9 gigawatt data center campus.
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04/27/hyperscale-data-center-project/ 
April 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Here at the Utah Republican Convention, it's been more than two hours since voting ended in the four congressional districts, and we still don't have results. Delegates are voting on paper ballots this year, while in past years they have used electronic voting systems. #utpol
April 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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April 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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I mean, of course that’s what happening. It’s been clear the whole time
(Reuters) - European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said.
April 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Tbh maybe we should just do all the news in Lego music video form at this point
April 18, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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A presidency running purely on stock market manipulation is crazy.
April 18, 2026 at 1:58 PM
WTF
Bessent dismisses the threat of climate change and melting ice caps:

"As we all know, the natural habitat for the Earth is actually water."
April 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington.
Forest Service axes research stations as severe fire season threatens Pacific Northwest
Though much of the stations’ research is long-term, some fire experts say the cuts could hamper firefighting efforts as soon as this summer.
www.opb.org
April 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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OH MY GOODNESS, THANK YOU @heymrsbond.com, FOR UPLIFTING THIS👇🏽INFO THAT NEVER EVEN GETS MENTIONED, MUCH LESS CELEBRATED!!!

#SupportPublicSchoolEducation
Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.

Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!

🌕 💛
April 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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JUST IN: The governors of the Colorado River's Upper Basin states on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's proposed releases from Flaming Gorge to prop up Lake Powell and other parts of the river.

#utpol #Utah
April 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Just a reminder that that problem is Republicans. This could all end today if they wanted it to.
April 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Don’t let this go by unnoticed
April 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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This is a step beyond even what Project 2025 was pondering.
April 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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A video of an ICE agent breaking the window of a car in Weber County to arrest two people went viral on X.
UHP claims use of force justified in video of ICE breaking car window in Weber County
A video of an ICE agent breaking the window of a car in Weber County to arrest two people went viral on X.Utah Highway Patrol said the car was speeding on a str
kutv.com
April 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM