Jonathon M. Floyd
@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.
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Jonathon M. Floyd
@jfloyd314.bsky.social
· Jun 26
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...
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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!
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Anyone who talks like this is either a fed or so totally illiterate that their opinion on any subject is meaningless.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Anyone who talks like this is either a fed or so totally illiterate that their opinion on any subject is meaningless.
Strictly speaking, it was probably birth--I survived by a hair because of some complications. But in terms of things that I can remember, while exiting I-15 at the 31st Street southbound exit in Ogden, I was braking onto the off-ramp when an F-150 doing about 110-120 came flying up behind me, (1/3)
A thought I had this morning: There is some point in your life when you have been closest to death. Maybe a car accident or near-accident, maybe a fall or near-fall, maybe accidental poison or asphyxiation.
What percentage of people do you think could correctly identify that point in their lives?
What percentage of people do you think could correctly identify that point in their lives?
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Strictly speaking, it was probably birth--I survived by a hair because of some complications. But in terms of things that I can remember, while exiting I-15 at the 31st Street southbound exit in Ogden, I was braking onto the off-ramp when an F-150 doing about 110-120 came flying up behind me, (1/3)
Holy cow, Trump is trying to make himself Head of the Commonwealth, but fascistly
Per the "charter" text he's supposed to name whoever that is immediately, too, in case It Happens tomorrow. Somebody should ask if he has done that, and if so who.
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Holy cow, Trump is trying to make himself Head of the Commonwealth, but fascistly
There is a branch of leftist activism that is obsessed with condemning the abuses of the past instead of doing anything productive in the present, and it needs to be excised from the broader left-of-center political discourse so that we can get back to opposing Trump and building a better country.
how do we advance the cause of freedom and justice for the American people? I do not have all the answers, but I know for a fact that declaring America an irredeemably doomed nation will not advance it a step.
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
There is a branch of leftist activism that is obsessed with condemning the abuses of the past instead of doing anything productive in the present, and it needs to be excised from the broader left-of-center political discourse so that we can get back to opposing Trump and building a better country.
Once again, the criminal justice system has, to this point, been the strongest bulwark by far against the Trump administration's abuses. It just isn't an institution that can easily be weaponized without an unattainable level of mass buy-in from serious, professional judges and prosecutors.
A federal magistrate judge in Minnesota rejected a criminal complaint against Don Lemon for his coverage of the church protest "according to a source familiar with the matter, who described Bondi as 'enraged' by the decision."
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FBI and Homeland Security arrest two protesters who disrupted Minneapolis church service
Several organizers of the protest were calling for the resignation of a church pastor who they said works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Once again, the criminal justice system has, to this point, been the strongest bulwark by far against the Trump administration's abuses. It just isn't an institution that can easily be weaponized without an unattainable level of mass buy-in from serious, professional judges and prosecutors.
Heck, it was one of the core aesthetic elements of Reaganism! America being "the melting pot of the world" was a key point in favor of American exceptionalism!
'We're a nation of immigrants' used to be a totally uncontroversial bipartisan statement.
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Heck, it was one of the core aesthetic elements of Reaganism! America being "the melting pot of the world" was a key point in favor of American exceptionalism!
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People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
"If God wills that [the war] continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk ... still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.'"
The way so much of bluesky, including and maybe especially Jewish social democrats, has adopted the religious aesthetics of Civil War abolitionist Christianity is absolutely fascinating
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"If God wills that [the war] continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk ... still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.'"
Assuming a President Vance at some point, I think he would likely end up going too far and getting himself impeached and removed relatively quickly. Essentially nobody, even within MAGA, actually likes him. He is a repellent, uncharismatic figure with none of Trump's institutional weight in the GOP.
The project of Vance’s handlers is literally the dissolution of the United States and replacing it with a corporate dictatorship. I have no idea how far he’s willing to go to accomplish that goal but that’ll be what he’s shooting for.
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Assuming a President Vance at some point, I think he would likely end up going too far and getting himself impeached and removed relatively quickly. Essentially nobody, even within MAGA, actually likes him. He is a repellent, uncharismatic figure with none of Trump's institutional weight in the GOP.
This is true, but I also think even Trump, with whatever valiantly struggling handful of brain cells he has left, has been able to perceive that a war with NATO would certainly be the end of his presidency. There is just still too much institutional momentum against it--he would break himself.
There's a wild dichotomy where Trump both loves the aesthetics of violence and the power it implies but actually really dislikes seeing death and destruction (see his comments about Good, Ukraine, or even Gaza)
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This is true, but I also think even Trump, with whatever valiantly struggling handful of brain cells he has left, has been able to perceive that a war with NATO would certainly be the end of his presidency. There is just still too much institutional momentum against it--he would break himself.
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BTW, Fani Willis does not get nearly as much contempt as she should compared to Biden/Garland/Smith, as she easily had the best case on political merits (we all heard the phone call!) and legal durability (state case, not subject to corrupt pardons or Trump judges on federal courts)
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 PM
BTW, Fani Willis does not get nearly as much contempt as she should compared to Biden/Garland/Smith, as she easily had the best case on political merits (we all heard the phone call!) and legal durability (state case, not subject to corrupt pardons or Trump judges on federal courts)
Right, whatever the arguments for or against an agency focused on what ICE was intended to do, it's manifestly clear that ICE has radically exceeded its mandate, is full of agents perfectly comfortable with violating people's constitutional rights, and is culturally rotten from top to bottom.
I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Right, whatever the arguments for or against an agency focused on what ICE was intended to do, it's manifestly clear that ICE has radically exceeded its mandate, is full of agents perfectly comfortable with violating people's constitutional rights, and is culturally rotten from top to bottom.
Even the hackiest partisan hacks aren't so dumb as to let Trump mess around with the "Blow up the economy" button.
I mean Alito just got a dunk in on Sauer, so I'm pretty certain that Trump's case against the fed is toast.
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Even the hackiest partisan hacks aren't so dumb as to let Trump mess around with the "Blow up the economy" button.
Not to overthink a Ross Douthat column, but the whole premise here is a lie. There is not, and has never been, any such thing as Trumpism. He himself has no moral or political beliefs whatsoever. He is purely and entirely focused on enriching himself and putting his name on buildings.
Sorry did you just use "Trump" and "restraint" in the same sentence?
People keep imagining him to be something other than himself. No politician has ever been projected on harder than DJT.
People keep imagining him to be something other than himself. No politician has ever been projected on harder than DJT.
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Not to overthink a Ross Douthat column, but the whole premise here is a lie. There is not, and has never been, any such thing as Trumpism. He himself has no moral or political beliefs whatsoever. He is purely and entirely focused on enriching himself and putting his name on buildings.
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There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
This is one of the most insane graphs of any kind that I've ever seen.
Donald Trump, truly the greatest 🇨🇦 Liberal since Wilfrid Laurier 🧐
January 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This is one of the most insane graphs of any kind that I've ever seen.
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I have a slogan but that’s about it
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have a slogan but that’s about it
The entire CFB world is already taking a completely wrong lesson away from Indiana. The lesson teams SHOULD be learning is that roster construction and continuity, schematic experience, and coaching fit are way, WAY more important than splashy recruiting/portal wins.
getting tired of making this point but one more:
14 of Indiana's 22 starters last night, including their top 3 receivers, top rusher, & guys who got the punt block/INT/sack & 6/7 PBUs are Cignetti recruits (JMU included) or Indiana lifers.
they beefed up the OL & got a QB in the portal. that's it!
14 of Indiana's 22 starters last night, including their top 3 receivers, top rusher, & guys who got the punt block/INT/sack & 6/7 PBUs are Cignetti recruits (JMU included) or Indiana lifers.
they beefed up the OL & got a QB in the portal. that's it!
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The entire CFB world is already taking a completely wrong lesson away from Indiana. The lesson teams SHOULD be learning is that roster construction and continuity, schematic experience, and coaching fit are way, WAY more important than splashy recruiting/portal wins.
Yeah, I do think there will be some incentives by all parties involved at the international level to quickly move on from this. Pre-Trump NATO really was an important stabilizing, peacekeeping, and Russia-hedging institution, and throwing it away completely would be difficult.
I think a lot of Americans are unprepared for how insanely bad things will get if Trump actually goes for this, but conversely a lot of people on here are underrating how fast things will get memory holed and smoothed over if there’s a climb down
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Yeah, I do think there will be some incentives by all parties involved at the international level to quickly move on from this. Pre-Trump NATO really was an important stabilizing, peacekeeping, and Russia-hedging institution, and throwing it away completely would be difficult.
Really very fitting that the SCOTUS conservatives have spent years playing footie with the idea of an imperial presidency (mainly in the name of giving Republican presidents as much leeway as possible) and now Trump seems determined to make them look as dumb as possible for it daily.
this is the executive power which John Roberts has worked his entire life to create
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Really very fitting that the SCOTUS conservatives have spent years playing footie with the idea of an imperial presidency (mainly in the name of giving Republican presidents as much leeway as possible) and now Trump seems determined to make them look as dumb as possible for it daily.
The golf course specifically is a big deal because 1) he loves golf more than he's ever loved any human being, 2) golf courses are a huge part of the Trump brand to which he ties his self-worth, and 3) he seems to really specifically love his Scottish club. I think it would hurt his pride severely.
Nah, that golf course is nothing compared to his current stream of corrupt income.
Also, he's in a different mode now. He's putting his name on as much stuff as he can before he dies. And Greenland would be a history book level get for him.
Also, he's in a different mode now. He's putting his name on as much stuff as he can before he dies. And Greenland would be a history book level get for him.
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 AM
The golf course specifically is a big deal because 1) he loves golf more than he's ever loved any human being, 2) golf courses are a huge part of the Trump brand to which he ties his self-worth, and 3) he seems to really specifically love his Scottish club. I think it would hurt his pride severely.
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It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
aleteia.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
The NBA has been overthinking this for years, but even in that context, this seems very excessive. It's like they brainstormed a bunch of "Improve the All-Star Game" ideas on a whiteboard and then decided to just do all of them at once.
Here are the 10 All-Star starters, as voted by fans (50%), players (25%) and media (25%). Coaches will select 7 reserves for each conf.
From that 24-player pool, NBA will create three 8-man teams: one World team, two US teams
If there's an imbalance, the NBA will either shift players or ADD more.
From that 24-player pool, NBA will create three 8-man teams: one World team, two US teams
If there's an imbalance, the NBA will either shift players or ADD more.
January 20, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The NBA has been overthinking this for years, but even in that context, this seems very excessive. It's like they brainstormed a bunch of "Improve the All-Star Game" ideas on a whiteboard and then decided to just do all of them at once.
The pundit class deciding that the "working class" only includes white people really feels like a mask-off moment for entrenched white supremacism.
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The pundit class deciding that the "working class" only includes white people really feels like a mask-off moment for entrenched white supremacism.