David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽
@davidmiller801.bsky.social
Was @davidmiller back on Twitter/X
#utpol #NeverTrump Conservative (if that means anything anymore) who wants to bring back a fact-based information ecosystem and bring back the promise of America. (So, relatively inconsequential goals.)
#utpol #NeverTrump Conservative (if that means anything anymore) who wants to bring back a fact-based information ecosystem and bring back the promise of America. (So, relatively inconsequential goals.)
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December 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Vanderbilt is onto something. There should be 4 seeding games scheduled for championship weekend to be played by the 8 highest ranked teams that didn't qualify for a conference title game—giving them a final quality data point for the CFB rankings.
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Vanderbilt explored playing exempt 13th game to boost College Football Playoff resume - On3
Vanderbilt considered playing an additional 13th game this season as an extra showcase for the College Football Playoff committee.
www.on3.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Vanderbilt is onto something. There should be 4 seeding games scheduled for championship weekend to be played by the 8 highest ranked teams that didn't qualify for a conference title game—giving them a final quality data point for the CFB rankings.
@cfbfight.bsky.social
www.on3.com/news/vanderb...
@cfbfight.bsky.social
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Here's a blind resume for all the teams that have 10 or more regular season wins plus all the teams with 9 wins that were in the #CFP Top 25 last week.
Which 10 would YOU put in the playoff?
(This list is ordered by wins but random within a given win bracket.)
@cfbfight.bsky.social
Which 10 would YOU put in the playoff?
(This list is ordered by wins but random within a given win bracket.)
@cfbfight.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a blind resume for all the teams that have 10 or more regular season wins plus all the teams with 9 wins that were in the #CFP Top 25 last week.
Which 10 would YOU put in the playoff?
(This list is ordered by wins but random within a given win bracket.)
@cfbfight.bsky.social
Which 10 would YOU put in the playoff?
(This list is ordered by wins but random within a given win bracket.)
@cfbfight.bsky.social
"perhaps we’ve become inured to the serious spectacle of a president not just interfering with the Justice Department but literally dictating who should be charged"
Fox publishing a recognition of #POTUS47 blatantly abusing DOJ power was not on my bingo card.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/trum...
Fox publishing a recognition of #POTUS47 blatantly abusing DOJ power was not on my bingo card.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/trum...
As Trump issues DOJ directives, a double standard emerges | Fox News
Through firings and case dismissals, Trump has bent the DOJ into serving his retribution — and he’s doing so unapologetically.
www.foxnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"perhaps we’ve become inured to the serious spectacle of a president not just interfering with the Justice Department but literally dictating who should be charged"
Fox publishing a recognition of #POTUS47 blatantly abusing DOJ power was not on my bingo card.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/trum...
Fox publishing a recognition of #POTUS47 blatantly abusing DOJ power was not on my bingo card.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/trum...
Of these options I like D but E (which Ben had to add as a separate post) is okay too. #utpol
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Of these options I like D but E (which Ben had to add as a separate post) is okay too. #utpol
#POTUS47 renamed the Department of Defense to be Department of War. In the interest of transparency maybe he will rename the Department of Justice too—after all, Department of Injustice only changes 2 letters…
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
Trump calls on Attorney General Bondi to use power of the Justice Department more aggressively
The U.S. president is demanding action against two Democrats who have been accused by Trump ally of mortgage fraud.
ground.news
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#POTUS47 renamed the Department of Defense to be Department of War. In the interest of transparency maybe he will rename the Department of Justice too—after all, Department of Injustice only changes 2 letters…
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
#POTUS47 renamed the Department of Defense to be Department of War. In the interest of transparency maybe he will rename the Department of Justice too—after all, Department of Injustice only changes 2 letters…
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
Trump calls on Attorney General Bondi to use power of the Justice Department more aggressively
The U.S. president is demanding action against two Democrats who have been accused by Trump ally of mortgage fraud.
ground.news
September 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#POTUS47 renamed the Department of Defense to be Department of War. In the interest of transparency maybe he will rename the Department of Justice too—after all, Department of Injustice only changes 2 letters…
ground.news/article/trum...
ground.news/article/trum...
Mike Lee was elected to be a US Senator but apparently he thinks that his calling in life is to be an embarrassment to Utah. #utpol
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-mike-lee...
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-mike-lee...
Utah Sen. Mike Lee falls for fake Jerome Powell resignation letter.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee deleted a post Tuesday sharing an apparent fake resignation letter from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, marking the second time in a year he's fallen for an internet hoax after previously posting a false Jimmy Carter death announcement.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news
July 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Mike Lee was elected to be a US Senator but apparently he thinks that his calling in life is to be an embarrassment to Utah. #utpol
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-mike-lee...
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-mike-lee...
#MAGA isn't conservative—never has been.
Conservatism is about making the nation stronger through rational policies—not reflexively cutting taxes & hugging the flag.
I'm a conservative—the GOP has quit even trying to be.
www.thedailybeast.com/welp-donald-...
Conservatism is about making the nation stronger through rational policies—not reflexively cutting taxes & hugging the flag.
I'm a conservative—the GOP has quit even trying to be.
www.thedailybeast.com/welp-donald-...
Welp, Donald Trump’s America Has Made Me a Conservative
Bear with me here.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#MAGA isn't conservative—never has been.
Conservatism is about making the nation stronger through rational policies—not reflexively cutting taxes & hugging the flag.
I'm a conservative—the GOP has quit even trying to be.
www.thedailybeast.com/welp-donald-...
Conservatism is about making the nation stronger through rational policies—not reflexively cutting taxes & hugging the flag.
I'm a conservative—the GOP has quit even trying to be.
www.thedailybeast.com/welp-donald-...
"Our press is flailing, and chasing danger instead of warning us about it.
This is chaos by design, with the goal of unsteadying us, and pushing us all toward surrender. {#POTUS47} has his fat little foot on 🗽 throat and wants us all to just up and quit."
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
This is chaos by design, with the goal of unsteadying us, and pushing us all toward surrender. {#POTUS47} has his fat little foot on 🗽 throat and wants us all to just up and quit."
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
It's been another brutal week in a brutal country – and there’s no sense candy-coating it - Alternet.org
Thanks to a loaded, radical-right Supreme Court that believes in monarchies, not democracy — a group of robed anti-Americans led around by the nose and on lavish vacations by the billionaires who own them — a convicted felon who regards the truth as his mortal enemy now has the power he needs to wag...
www.alternet.org
July 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Our press is flailing, and chasing danger instead of warning us about it.
This is chaos by design, with the goal of unsteadying us, and pushing us all toward surrender. {#POTUS47} has his fat little foot on 🗽 throat and wants us all to just up and quit."
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
This is chaos by design, with the goal of unsteadying us, and pushing us all toward surrender. {#POTUS47} has his fat little foot on 🗽 throat and wants us all to just up and quit."
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
"Narcissistic man-child" rolls of the tongue quite smoothly. Maybe people who actually sorry the Constitution should use #NMC the way MAGA latched on to "FJB" #POTUS47
www.alternet.org/trump-peace-...
www.alternet.org/trump-peace-...
'Narcissistic man-child': Trump ripped for demanding the Nobel Peace Prize - Alternet.org
President Donald Trump said Friday he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for what he claims was his role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan last month, as well as for his supposed efforts to help resolve conflicts in Rwanda, Serbia and the Congo.“They should give me the Nobel P...
www.alternet.org
June 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Narcissistic man-child" rolls of the tongue quite smoothly. Maybe people who actually sorry the Constitution should use #NMC the way MAGA latched on to "FJB" #POTUS47
www.alternet.org/trump-peace-...
www.alternet.org/trump-peace-...
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/the-warmongering-pacifist/
While #POTUS47"/hashtag/POTUS47" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran #POTUS47
While #POTUS47"/hashtag/POTUS47" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran #POTUS47
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/the-warmongering-pacifist/
While #POTUS47"/hashtag/POTUS47" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran #POTUS47
While #POTUS47"/hashtag/POTUS47" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran #POTUS47
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/the-warmongering-pacifist/
While #POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran
While #POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran
June 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/the-warmongering-pacifist/
While #POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran
While #POTUS47 identifies as anti-war, his tendency to underestimate real challenges and his need to feel powerful can still lead to engaging in an ill-advised military conflict. #Donald_Trump #Iran
Make dumb laws=>reap dumb responses
Let's not pretend that adopting alternative city flags is as dumb as passing HB77 in the first place. Adopting the alternate flags might be the most rational way to highlight how dumb #utleg was with HB77. #utpol
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/06...
Let's not pretend that adopting alternative city flags is as dumb as passing HB77 in the first place. Adopting the alternate flags might be the most rational way to highlight how dumb #utleg was with HB77. #utpol
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/06...
What Gov. Cox thinks of Salt Lake City's new flags – Deseret News
During his monthly press conference, Gov. Cox emphasized that he doesn’t support the flag ban and also disapproves of Salt Lake City’s new flags.
www.deseret.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Make dumb laws=>reap dumb responses
Let's not pretend that adopting alternative city flags is as dumb as passing HB77 in the first place. Adopting the alternate flags might be the most rational way to highlight how dumb #utleg was with HB77. #utpol
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/06...
Let's not pretend that adopting alternative city flags is as dumb as passing HB77 in the first place. Adopting the alternate flags might be the most rational way to highlight how dumb #utleg was with HB77. #utpol
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/06...
#POTUS47 has claimed he couldn't use the national guard in January 2021 in DC because of Nancy Pelosi but in June 2025 he used the national guard in LA over the objections of local and state leaders.
Which event was a threat to our nation?
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Which event was a threat to our nation?
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Navy veteran warns Americans that we're getting to the dangerous point of no return - Alternet.org
As the reprehensible Donald Trump hunkers down in his belt-high filth, and attacks the U.S. for a second time, I want to urgently underline the danger we are in right now, while also expressing again what an extreme insult this gruesome man, a convicted felon, is to anybody who has ever worn the uni...
www.alternet.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#POTUS47 has claimed he couldn't use the national guard in January 2021 in DC because of Nancy Pelosi but in June 2025 he used the national guard in LA over the objections of local and state leaders.
Which event was a threat to our nation?
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Which event was a threat to our nation?
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
The best thing that could happen with this parade media-wise would be for all coverage to focus on the #NoKings protests around the country and show no pictures of the barley mentioned tanks rolling down DC streets while highlighting the $45 Million price tag.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
GOP senators break ranks on Trump’s military parade - and one compares it to North Korea | The Independent
“We were always different than the images you saw of the Soviet Union and North Korea,” Senator Rand Paul said.
www.the-independent.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The best thing that could happen with this parade media-wise would be for all coverage to focus on the #NoKings protests around the country and show no pictures of the barley mentioned tanks rolling down DC streets while highlighting the $45 Million price tag.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
"Trump…blames 'Too Late' Powell for shock US jobs slowdown"
Sure. Nobody could have predicted that your on-again, off-again tough man tariff talk would generate uncertainty and cause businesses to slow down and try to assess their future prospects. #Chaos47
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Sure. Nobody could have predicted that your on-again, off-again tough man tariff talk would generate uncertainty and cause businesses to slow down and try to assess their future prospects. #Chaos47
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Trump demands rate cut as he blames 'Too Late' Powell for shock US jobs slowdown | This is Money
The US president lashed out at Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell after payroll firm ADP reported that job creation slowed to its lowest level in more than two years.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Trump…blames 'Too Late' Powell for shock US jobs slowdown"
Sure. Nobody could have predicted that your on-again, off-again tough man tariff talk would generate uncertainty and cause businesses to slow down and try to assess their future prospects. #Chaos47
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Sure. Nobody could have predicted that your on-again, off-again tough man tariff talk would generate uncertainty and cause businesses to slow down and try to assess their future prospects. #Chaos47
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Well duh. The average 8th grader could have known from a cursory reading of Adam Smith (I know, assuming they had the curiosity to do that reading) that imposing tariffs would slow economic growth in both the originating country and their trading partners. 1/2
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/e...
Trump’s tariffs will hit the US and world economies harder than previously thought, OECD says | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s trade war will wreak greater economic damage than previously expected, both in the United States and everywhere else, according to new forecasts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
www.cnn.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Well duh. The average 8th grader could have known from a cursory reading of Adam Smith (I know, assuming they had the curiosity to do that reading) that imposing tariffs would slow economic growth in both the originating country and their trading partners. 1/2
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/e...
So much better than highlighter yellow. #TakeNote
Ryan Smith shared a photo of the new look Utah Jazz uniforms, including the white shorts from the upcoming 2025-26 jerseys.
Utah Jazz 2025-26 Uniform Design Revealed By Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith, the owner of the Utah Jazz, offered a firsthand look at the team's redesigned shorts that will be worn during the 2025-26 season.
kslsports.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So much better than highlighter yellow. #TakeNote
"Trump now claims 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris caused him ‘mental anguish’"
Because #TACO47 is a snowflake.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Because #TACO47 is a snowflake.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump now claims 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris caused him ‘mental anguish’ | The Independent
The new objections to Paramount’s motions to dismiss CBS lawsuit come amid reports the president turned down a $15 million settlement, seeking $25 million and an apology
www.independent.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Trump now claims 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris caused him ‘mental anguish’"
Because #TACO47 is a snowflake.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Because #TACO47 is a snowflake.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Acting on a smart suggestion I've published the #WordPress plugin I made that pushes posts to #BlueSky on #GitHub in the hope that others can benefit and the higher hope that someone with skill and time will maintain it, extend it, or come up with something even better.
github.com/DavidMi11er/...
github.com/DavidMi11er/...
GitHub - DavidMi11er/BlueSky-Bridge: Wordpress plugin that pushes posts to Bluesky
Wordpress plugin that pushes posts to Bluesky. Contribute to DavidMi11er/BlueSky-Bridge development by creating an account on GitHub.
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May 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Acting on a smart suggestion I've published the #WordPress plugin I made that pushes posts to #BlueSky on #GitHub in the hope that others can benefit and the higher hope that someone with skill and time will maintain it, extend it, or come up with something even better.
github.com/DavidMi11er/...
github.com/DavidMi11er/...
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/wordpress-to-bluesky/
I built a #plugin that publishes #WordPresshashtag/WordPress" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WordPress posts to #Bluesky"/hashtag/Bluesky" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Bluesky and captures replies on BlueSky as comments on the post. I'm not publishing my plugin because I... #Atmosphere #ATprotocol #Bluesky #fediverse #Open_Social_Network #WordPress
I built a #plugin that publishes #WordPresshashtag/WordPress" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WordPress posts to #Bluesky"/hashtag/Bluesky" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Bluesky and captures replies on BlueSky as comments on the post. I'm not publishing my plugin because I... #Atmosphere #ATprotocol #Bluesky #fediverse #Open_Social_Network #WordPress
May 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/wordpress-to-bluesky/
I built a #plugin that publishes #WordPresshashtag/WordPress" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WordPress posts to #Bluesky"/hashtag/Bluesky" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Bluesky and captures replies on BlueSky as comments on the post. I'm not publishing my plugin because I... #Atmosphere #ATprotocol #Bluesky #fediverse #Open_Social_Network #WordPress
I built a #plugin that publishes #WordPresshashtag/WordPress" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WordPress posts to #Bluesky"/hashtag/Bluesky" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Bluesky and captures replies on BlueSky as comments on the post. I'm not publishing my plugin because I... #Atmosphere #ATprotocol #Bluesky #fediverse #Open_Social_Network #WordPress
Two takeaways from this:
1) I hope that without the "city owns the network" requirement this finally gets done.
2) Me not hearing about this for over a month after it was published means the American Fork Citizen needs better methods for distributing their stories.
afcitizen.com/2025/04/15/n...
1) I hope that without the "city owns the network" requirement this finally gets done.
2) Me not hearing about this for over a month after it was published means the American Fork Citizen needs better methods for distributing their stories.
afcitizen.com/2025/04/15/n...
New partnership reboots long-delayed AF fiber project - American Fork Citizen
By Rob Shelton American Fork Citizen American Fork City has launched an ambitious plan to bring high-speed fiber internet to every corner of the community through a newly formed public-private partnership, marking the latest chapter in a fiber project that has evolved significantly over the past six years. The City recently updated its website about […]
afcitizen.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Two takeaways from this:
1) I hope that without the "city owns the network" requirement this finally gets done.
2) Me not hearing about this for over a month after it was published means the American Fork Citizen needs better methods for distributing their stories.
afcitizen.com/2025/04/15/n...
1) I hope that without the "city owns the network" requirement this finally gets done.
2) Me not hearing about this for over a month after it was published means the American Fork Citizen needs better methods for distributing their stories.
afcitizen.com/2025/04/15/n...
http://sandbox.davidjmiller.org/2025/05/23/testing-clean-working-code/
Making sure that everything works and it gets #tags in all the right places. #code_cleanup #testing
Making sure that everything works and it gets #tags in all the right places. #code_cleanup #testing
May 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
http://sandbox.davidjmiller.org/2025/05/23/testing-clean-working-code/
Making sure that everything works and it gets #tags in all the right places. #code_cleanup #testing
Making sure that everything works and it gets #tags in all the right places. #code_cleanup #testing