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Candidate for Utah House District 11 Account Explores Utah culture and US democracy Retired USAF Occasional photos. Deseret Magazine: “Dave — who looks like the quintessential vacationing dad”

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Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” of ho...

NEWS: A Justice Dept. line attorney in North Carolina fabricated quotes in court filing, causing judge to order hearing to consider sanctions and holding entire US attorney’s office jointly responsible.
Pro se defendant flagged the errors.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

06.03.2026 22:50 👍 1025 🔁 324 💬 30 📌 45
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CBS obtained video of the DHS killing of an unarmed man in Texas that DHS concealed for nearly a year, which clearly contradicts claims that he violently rammed anyone. He is shot with his brake lights on, car not moving or barely moving. Another DHS crime.

07.03.2026 03:03 👍 6919 🔁 3648 💬 220 📌 214

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 👍 6172 🔁 1524 💬 79 📌 21
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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on the woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a minor ...
"A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible – and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying."
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

06.03.2026 23:39 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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The Bygone Era of Supreme Court Support for Voting Rights Sixty years after upholding the Voting Rights Act, the Court has dismantled most of it.

Tomorrow marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court first upholding the Voting Rights Act.

We have gotten so, so far away from a Court that cares about democracy.

New from me at @brennancenter.org:

06.03.2026 15:15 👍 924 🔁 356 💬 9 📌 11

i hate when liberals pull shit like that. i know part of it is because its a sensitive topic for me but you'd think we would have less credentialism when the two worst presidents of the last 50 years went to fucking yale and wharton.

06.03.2026 19:36 👍 810 🔁 112 💬 34 📌 5

Trump team preparing for their Dear Leader’s inevitable declaration of victory and attempt to wash his hands of the regional war he started. Meanwhile, on Instagram, my Senator, John Curtis, said it would be irresponsible to invoke the War Powers act to do essentially the same thing (he’s wrong)

06.03.2026 23:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Swig Turned Dirty Soda Into a National Obsession The Utah soda-fountain chain is rapidly expanding in the US thanks to TikTok and a hit TV show.

Rachel Sugar's byline is apt on a lot of her stories, but it seems *especially* perfect here.

06.03.2026 19:16 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Sure Trump defers to Putin a lot, but no one else in his administration thought this through?

06.03.2026 19:28 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Sorting out the Utah GOP congressional field: Lisonbee preps a run while Maloy moves to signatures Karianne Lisonbee is set to challenge Blake Moore in Utah's 2nd District. Celeste Maloy pivots to signatures after Phil Lyman enters the 3rd District race.

Utah's GOP congressional field is finally taking shape, and there's some real movement.

Karianne Lisonbee is gearing up to challenge Blake Moore.

Celeste Maloy reverses her "convention only" strategy after Phil Lyman jumps in the race.

Full story:
utahpolitics.news/sorting-out-...

06.03.2026 16:27 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

Two carrier strike groups, hundreds of fighters and tankers, the thousands of troops that were already deployed, all the other systems were pulling in, I believe it

06.03.2026 16:23 👍 191 🔁 30 💬 11 📌 1
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Phil Lyman is back, and he's gunning for Celeste Maloy in Utah's 3rd District Rep. Celeste Maloy faces a real threat from Phil Lyman in Utah's 3rd CD. A new map, public lands and rural roots could define this fight.

Phil Lyman just jumped into Utah’s 3rd District, setting up a sharp fight with Rep. Celeste Maloy.

A new map and favorable convention math give him a legitimate path to victory.

Full breakdown at the link:
utahpolitics.news/phil-lyman-i...

05.03.2026 16:23 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 7 📌 3

Not gonna post them but just read a couple Epstein files that were deleted and then added back today and the POTUS is a fucking pedophile/child rapist. What the fuck are we doing?

06.03.2026 02:10 👍 69 🔁 11 💬 7 📌 0

“Nice presidency you got. Shame if anything happened to it” 🙄

05.03.2026 23:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

It’s all about the Republican controlled Congress trying to avoid responsibility for an unpopular war it is complicit with.

05.03.2026 22:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Does Mike Johnson ever listen to himself?

05.03.2026 22:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

ASK ABOUT HER PLANS FOR THE AGENCY

ASK HER ABOUT HER FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB

05.03.2026 19:39 👍 2206 🔁 180 💬 38 📌 4

Homan, BTW, took $50k from FBI undercover agents investigating corruption. Why does he still have a job.

05.03.2026 20:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump FIRES Kristi Noem in first Cabinet firing of his second term President Donald Trump has fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, marking the first Cabinet-level termination of his second term.

Unfortunately, a supply of incompetent bootlickers is always available for Trump: “…Trump announced that Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would be nominated to become the next DHS Secretary.”

05.03.2026 18:59 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

“According to court documents, a parent whose child attended the party on Feb. 28 called Tooele police and shared that when they picked up their 13-year-old, she ‘smelled of alcohol and stated she was intoxicated.’”

05.03.2026 18:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tooele woman arrested after allegedly serving alcohol to young children at birthday party A Tooele woman has been arrested after she allegedly served alcohol to numerous children at a birthday party last month, including an 11-year-old boy found passed out with a bottle of liquor.

What the hell?

“One of the children was 11 years old and was found passed out in the basement with a bottle of liquor next to him.”

05.03.2026 18:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s like watching a four year old

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Pavement Markings | UDOT Pavement Markings

The claim is they do but the snow plows scrape them off. Seems like a seasonal application is needed

05.03.2026 15:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lee said he’s had conversations with the LDS Church about his bill to block undocumented Utahns from receiving food and other benefits, and acknowledged they are against it.

A church spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

04.03.2026 22:41 👍 28 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 0
Despite these developments, Kennedy has continued to spread misinformation and push politicised agendas at the expense of the country's most vulnerable. When called to account for his decisions by Congress, he has been evasive and combative. The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm. Calls for his resignation now number in the thousands. Congress must exercise its duty of oversight and hold Kennedy accountable for his record, or else accept responsibility for endorsing President Trump's decision to let him "run wild on health". • The Lancet

Despite these developments, Kennedy has continued to spread misinformation and push politicised agendas at the expense of the country's most vulnerable. When called to account for his decisions by Congress, he has been evasive and combative. The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm. Calls for his resignation now number in the thousands. Congress must exercise its duty of oversight and hold Kennedy accountable for his record, or else accept responsibility for endorsing President Trump's decision to let him "run wild on health". • The Lancet

I’m looking at you, John Curtis, Mike Lee, and Blake Moore.

05.03.2026 14:37 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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An unprecedented warning from the Lancet: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

05.03.2026 14:37 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Considering the Epstein Files revelations of wealthy, connected, men trafficking children - that Burgess Owen’s and his fellow Republicans tried to keep buried - his statement yesterday is disconnected from reality.

When Owen’s could have made a difference, he didn’t.

05.03.2026 13:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just drove through the rain/sleet on I-15 & hwy89 from Bountiful to South Ogden and the only decent lane stripes were in the stretch through South Weber. Practically invisible everywhere else. 😬

05.03.2026 06:13 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0