Kevin Young Propagandist
@jfloyd314.bsky.social
Huge BYU fan who just returned home from London. BYU grad (Political Science BA '21). QMUL (History MA '25). Latter-day Saint. Utah Jazz, RSL, Utah Mammoth. I love politics (centrist), history, sports, aviation.
Pinned
BYU Football Analysis - Ryder Lyons and the State of the BYU Quarterback Room
There has been a lot of news out of Provo on the quarterback front recently, and I figured now was a good opportunity to distill all of my thoughts on it into one place. I'll start with the most excit...
sites.google.com
I don't post enough about sports on here, but if anyone wants to read a little about the BYU quarterback room, I've got you covered!
sites.google.com/view/byuspor...
sites.google.com/view/byuspor...
The long-awaited sequel to *If You Give a Mouse a Cookie*:
*If You Make a Magpie a Marriage Counselor*
*If You Make a Magpie a Marriage Counselor*
When the knight came home & freaked out about his prized eel, they blamed it on robbers.
But there was a problem: the lady kept a magpie that repeated everything it saw & heard.
And it spilled the beans. And then "there was a terrible rumpus" between the knight & his lady. 4/5
But there was a problem: the lady kept a magpie that repeated everything it saw & heard.
And it spilled the beans. And then "there was a terrible rumpus" between the knight & his lady. 4/5
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The long-awaited sequel to *If You Give a Mouse a Cookie*:
*If You Make a Magpie a Marriage Counselor*
*If You Make a Magpie a Marriage Counselor*
Ezra Taft Benson had, by mid-1965, essentially alienated all three members of the First Presidency completely with his madcap political antics! His views were *not* the mainstream views of the church's most senior leaders at the time!
It's wild to see how many people (on both sides!) elevate the politics of ETB without also going into how much of the church leadership was deeply vexxed by it. Or how he moderated in very short order after being elevated to prophet.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ezra Taft Benson had, by mid-1965, essentially alienated all three members of the First Presidency completely with his madcap political antics! His views were *not* the mainstream views of the church's most senior leaders at the time!
So, this is interesting, because yes, the judge struck down a Republican gerrymander, and for those who are primarily interested in that raw outcome, it was a good ruling. She ruled in favor of a map effectively drawn by a computer to be as un-gerrymandered as possible.
HOWEVER,
HOWEVER,
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So, this is interesting, because yes, the judge struck down a Republican gerrymander, and for those who are primarily interested in that raw outcome, it was a good ruling. She ruled in favor of a map effectively drawn by a computer to be as un-gerrymandered as possible.
HOWEVER,
HOWEVER,
This is likely true--Ezra Taft Benson almost certainly expressed this sentiment several times--but it's also a dramatic exaggeration of the church's political involvement. He had walked that position back by the time he became church president, and the church is more moderate today than ever.
A previous Mormon leader is purported to have said, "You can't be a good Mormon and a Democrat"
Utah is as close to a theocracy with a single political party as is possible within the bounds of the US Constitution
Utah is as close to a theocracy with a single political party as is possible within the bounds of the US Constitution
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is likely true--Ezra Taft Benson almost certainly expressed this sentiment several times--but it's also a dramatic exaggeration of the church's political involvement. He had walked that position back by the time he became church president, and the church is more moderate today than ever.
I still don't think most Americans understand the extent to which our international credibility has been obliterated.
And every day that stuff like this continues to be allowed to happen with barely even statements of protest from most leading opposition figures, the damage becomes more permanent.
And every day that stuff like this continues to be allowed to happen with barely even statements of protest from most leading opposition figures, the damage becomes more permanent.
Man. You know the lines you have to cross for the British to not cooperate with the USA because Starmer thinks you’re pandering to the far right too much?
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I still don't think most Americans understand the extent to which our international credibility has been obliterated.
And every day that stuff like this continues to be allowed to happen with barely even statements of protest from most leading opposition figures, the damage becomes more permanent.
And every day that stuff like this continues to be allowed to happen with barely even statements of protest from most leading opposition figures, the damage becomes more permanent.
They're overthinking this to a ludicrous extent.
It's Bond. Nobody, not a soul, has ever cared about Bond continuity. They've been rebooting Bond for years, even while maintaining other side characters--you can keep Ralph Fiennes if you want! Just recast him and move on!
It's Bond. Nobody, not a soul, has ever cared about Bond continuity. They've been rebooting Bond for years, even while maintaining other side characters--you can keep Ralph Fiennes if you want! Just recast him and move on!
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They're overthinking this to a ludicrous extent.
It's Bond. Nobody, not a soul, has ever cared about Bond continuity. They've been rebooting Bond for years, even while maintaining other side characters--you can keep Ralph Fiennes if you want! Just recast him and move on!
It's Bond. Nobody, not a soul, has ever cared about Bond continuity. They've been rebooting Bond for years, even while maintaining other side characters--you can keep Ralph Fiennes if you want! Just recast him and move on!
He's gonna be so dang good
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
He's gonna be so dang good
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Any political benefits Republicans might have derived from Democrats giving in on the CR will be negated because Trump and Vought are as dumb as they are malicious.
he's going to ask Vought to nuke SNAP even after the government reopens, isn't he
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Any political benefits Republicans might have derived from Democrats giving in on the CR will be negated because Trump and Vought are as dumb as they are malicious.
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
The historian in me feels the need to note that contests between cities and their rural hinterland are not new things and they do not generally go great for the rural folks.
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The historian in me feels the need to note that contests between cities and their rural hinterland are not new things and they do not generally go great for the rural folks.
I genuinely like Wendy's, particularly their breakfast, but they have gotten greedy with price increases that have put them into a competitive bracket with places like Zupa's instead of McDonald's and Burger King, and they don't have the quality to compete.
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of its restaurants in an effort to 'boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing'
Wendy's To Close Hundreds Of U.S. Stores
The latest round of closures comes on top of the 240 U.S. Wendy's locations that shuttered in 2024.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I genuinely like Wendy's, particularly their breakfast, but they have gotten greedy with price increases that have put them into a competitive bracket with places like Zupa's instead of McDonald's and Burger King, and they don't have the quality to compete.
As someone who watched my last congregation get scammed out of several hundred pounds (even with substantial anti-scam safeguard policies in place!), I can confirm that churches requiring some basic steps from assistance recipients are normal and reasonable.
I think I've been scammed too many times by people I care about to get mad when churches and other charities use basic tactics to try and filter out scams.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As someone who watched my last congregation get scammed out of several hundred pounds (even with substantial anti-scam safeguard policies in place!), I can confirm that churches requiring some basic steps from assistance recipients are normal and reasonable.
"Jar Jar Binks hate is really anti-indigenous bigotry" is certainly a take
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Jar Jar Binks hate is really anti-indigenous bigotry" is certainly a take
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
true. Also there are a lot of people on here who could be plausible house candidates and should consider it. Will Stancil had the right idea.
“primary every democrat” only becomes a serious threat if bsky doesn’t go goo goo babies over platner-esque candidates
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
true. Also there are a lot of people on here who could be plausible house candidates and should consider it. Will Stancil had the right idea.
Either Nina Turner believes the Democrats who caved were in the House, or she believes gerrymandering influences the Senate?
Either way, the irony is that surrendering to the GOP on redistricting would be far more politically ruinous than any CR vote.
Either way, the irony is that surrendering to the GOP on redistricting would be far more politically ruinous than any CR vote.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Either Nina Turner believes the Democrats who caved were in the House, or she believes gerrymandering influences the Senate?
Either way, the irony is that surrendering to the GOP on redistricting would be far more politically ruinous than any CR vote.
Either way, the irony is that surrendering to the GOP on redistricting would be far more politically ruinous than any CR vote.
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
I had this exact thought this morning. You can’t win at chicken with solipsistic misanthropes
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I had this exact thought this morning. You can’t win at chicken with solipsistic misanthropes
At the end of the day, Republicans have learned that Democrats will cave if the alternative is SNAP recipients starving and federal employees being unable to pay rent.
Yes, maybe "caving" was the wrong political move, but I can understand why Democrats would want to end this on nearly any terms.
Yes, maybe "caving" was the wrong political move, but I can understand why Democrats would want to end this on nearly any terms.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
At the end of the day, Republicans have learned that Democrats will cave if the alternative is SNAP recipients starving and federal employees being unable to pay rent.
Yes, maybe "caving" was the wrong political move, but I can understand why Democrats would want to end this on nearly any terms.
Yes, maybe "caving" was the wrong political move, but I can understand why Democrats would want to end this on nearly any terms.
Rand Paul fascinates me. He might be the only Republican in Congress who has even tried to pretend to care more about his constituents than Trump's wishes.
Is Paul actually refusing UC on the procedural stuff for the new CR?
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rand Paul fascinates me. He might be the only Republican in Congress who has even tried to pretend to care more about his constituents than Trump's wishes.
Holy smokes, this is a "space lasers start forest fires" level of antisemitic insanity. You don't have to like AIPAC at all to recognize that someone who reflexively blames AIPAC for every political occurrence they don't like is probably just an antisemite.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Holy smokes, this is a "space lasers start forest fires" level of antisemitic insanity. You don't have to like AIPAC at all to recognize that someone who reflexively blames AIPAC for every political occurrence they don't like is probably just an antisemite.
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
The thing about wanting Democrats to engage in a policy of confrontation with the government when they don't control any of the branches of power is that, definitionally, you are asking them to lose at least as often as not.
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The thing about wanting Democrats to engage in a policy of confrontation with the government when they don't control any of the branches of power is that, definitionally, you are asking them to lose at least as often as not.
Tonight of all nights, it bears repeating that while yes, Senate Dems did "cave", this is not a win for Republicans! They "get" to pass a horrendously unpopular policy making millions of Americans' healthcare more expensive, and they still have to face another CR fight in a few weeks!
It is horrible that so many people will be going hungry, and charitable contributions are more important now than ever, but it's also worth pointing out that this is *not* a political favor to the administration. Stopping already-approved SNAP funding is a toxically unpopular policy.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight of all nights, it bears repeating that while yes, Senate Dems did "cave", this is not a win for Republicans! They "get" to pass a horrendously unpopular policy making millions of Americans' healthcare more expensive, and they still have to face another CR fight in a few weeks!
This is true, but given that every option is bad, I prefer the one that can only be pinned on Republicans.
The administration can argue that SNAP recipients starving are Democrats' responsibility. It would be a lie but it might sound convincing.
The ACA stuff, on the other hand, is all on the GOP.
The administration can argue that SNAP recipients starving are Democrats' responsibility. It would be a lie but it might sound convincing.
The ACA stuff, on the other hand, is all on the GOP.
I sympathize with furloughed workers, and the snap situation was going to become untenable, but people are also going to die because of the destruction of the ACA
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is true, but given that every option is bad, I prefer the one that can only be pinned on Republicans.
The administration can argue that SNAP recipients starving are Democrats' responsibility. It would be a lie but it might sound convincing.
The ACA stuff, on the other hand, is all on the GOP.
The administration can argue that SNAP recipients starving are Democrats' responsibility. It would be a lie but it might sound convincing.
The ACA stuff, on the other hand, is all on the GOP.
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
You use the leverage you have, and I don't begrudge them using that leverage. They pushed it to the longest shutdown in history.
But at the end of the day, the shutdown takes federal employees hostage, and Democrats are not going to shoot those hostages.
But at the end of the day, the shutdown takes federal employees hostage, and Democrats are not going to shoot those hostages.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
You use the leverage you have, and I don't begrudge them using that leverage. They pushed it to the longest shutdown in history.
But at the end of the day, the shutdown takes federal employees hostage, and Democrats are not going to shoot those hostages.
But at the end of the day, the shutdown takes federal employees hostage, and Democrats are not going to shoot those hostages.
He largely hasn't been relevant to the major events of Trump 2 thus far, but Rand Paul has taken some of the outright funniest positions of any political figure lately.
I think it's been under covered on here that Rand Paul is (most likely) the only Republican voting no because he thinks the bill is too tough on...the hemp industry.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
He largely hasn't been relevant to the major events of Trump 2 thus far, but Rand Paul has taken some of the outright funniest positions of any political figure lately.
Reposted by Kevin Young Propagandist
The quiet part out loud here is that there’s probably a couple members who would admit this change is about the fact that their flights might get impacted. Few things move Congress like airline status.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The quiet part out loud here is that there’s probably a couple members who would admit this change is about the fact that their flights might get impacted. Few things move Congress like airline status.