I knew the Spencer Cox is a moderate, serious republican stuff was bullshit all along and I would like my award for that now.
Utah has had universal vote-by-mail since 2019, and a recent poll found that 87 percent of Utahns trust that their ballots are counted accurately. But Utah’s governor signed a law this spring that ends this system.
Utah Was a Rare Red State to Champion Mail Voting. That Era Is Ending.
Inspired by the architects of Project 2025, Utah adopted a Republican bill to end universal mail voting and impose new restrictions on absentee ballots.
boltsmag.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I knew the Spencer Cox is a moderate, serious republican stuff was bullshit all along and I would like my award for that now.
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"Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself"
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself"
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
pure cruelty
Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
pure cruelty
Me when I’m watching a show with my spouse after 8 pm
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Me when I’m watching a show with my spouse after 8 pm
Isn’t this the guy that’s supposed to be the GOP’s moderate golden boy
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure the GOP-dominated Legislature has the ability to gerrymander congressional districts to their advantage.
“I have deep, deep concerns about a state that is run by direct democracy,” Cox said.
“I have deep, deep concerns about a state that is run by direct democracy,” Cox said.
‘Not a turf war’: GOP lawmakers say they’ll appeal Utah’s new congressional map to the Supreme Court
Utah Republican lawmakers say they'll convene a special session to put a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot in an effort to ensure lawmakers have the ability to draw political boundaries.
www.sltrib.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Isn’t this the guy that’s supposed to be the GOP’s moderate golden boy
Montana, are we paying attention to this or no?
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Montana, are we paying attention to this or no?
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
So we are forcibly sterilizing women again? Are you fucking kidding me?
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
So we are forcibly sterilizing women again? Are you fucking kidding me?
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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Looks like JD Vance is going to need to change religions again.
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Looks like JD Vance is going to need to change religions again.
Guess someone is learning how hard governing is. Poor bud.
you know he's mad when he's posting about the fillibuster for like the 5th time today
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Guess someone is learning how hard governing is. Poor bud.
This is exactly right
This is why they won’t let the priests in to distribute the Eucharist.
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is exactly right
Every single democratic politician should bring these families as their guests to the SOTU. Every democrat should have these families on their podcasts, tik toks, instagrams, etc. Get someone a book deal here. Connect them with journalists. Flood the fucking zone, we need these stories
This story makes me think more about how many families in Chicago of deported residents need support and also need to feel they can share their stories. They need to feel safe. This is one story I'm sure of many many more.
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Every single democratic politician should bring these families as their guests to the SOTU. Every democrat should have these families on their podcasts, tik toks, instagrams, etc. Get someone a book deal here. Connect them with journalists. Flood the fucking zone, we need these stories
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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Pope Leo “said that ‘the role of the Church is to preach the Gospel’, and highlighted the Evangelist Matthew’s account of the Last Judgement: ‘Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?’”
Pope Leo: “Spiritual rights” of immigrant detainees must be respected.
“The Pope was responding to a question from a journalist concerning the fact that Catholic migrants detained in Chicago have been denied access to Holy Communion.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
“The Pope was responding to a question from a journalist concerning the fact that Catholic migrants detained in Chicago have been denied access to Holy Communion.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: ‘Spiritual rights’ of migrant detainees must be respected - Vatican News
In remarks to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo calls for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States, urges
www.vaticannews.va
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Pope Leo “said that ‘the role of the Church is to preach the Gospel’, and highlighted the Evangelist Matthew’s account of the Last Judgement: ‘Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?’”
Refusing migrants the opportunity to receive sacraments is anti-Catholic bias no matter how you spin it.
“Two Catholic bishops who sit on or advise President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission are voicing criticism of the admin, arguing immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should have access to religious services such as Communion.” religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Catholic bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of administration
RNS — ‘It is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades told RNS in an email.
religionnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Refusing migrants the opportunity to receive sacraments is anti-Catholic bias no matter how you spin it.
I have a bengals fan in my house who is also blue jays fan and let me tell you it has been a tough 24 hours for the poor dude
November 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have a bengals fan in my house who is also blue jays fan and let me tell you it has been a tough 24 hours for the poor dude
It’s so interesting to me that he refers to his faith and the gospel he believes in as Christian and not Catholic. His kids go to Christian school, not catholic. I wonder if he’s trying to appease people here by not drawing that distinction.
JD Vance says he’s raising his kids Christian and hopes his wife, Usha, comes around to the faith
“I honestly do wish that. I believe in the Christian gospel, and I hope eventually, my wife comes to see it the same way."
“I honestly do wish that. I believe in the Christian gospel, and I hope eventually, my wife comes to see it the same way."
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It’s so interesting to me that he refers to his faith and the gospel he believes in as Christian and not Catholic. His kids go to Christian school, not catholic. I wonder if he’s trying to appease people here by not drawing that distinction.
I wonder what this man’s in laws think of him far, far too often.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I wonder what this man’s in laws think of him far, far too often.