Bentley Mitchell
@bentleyjmitch.bsky.social
Husband to an awesome wife. Proud #GirlDad. Faith (LDS). Law and Politics. Dad jokes. Aggies, Jazz, Def Leppard. #EkpesBookClub. he/him/his
Utterly abhorrent. And not even in the top 10 of the worst things he’s said.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Utterly abhorrent. And not even in the top 10 of the worst things he’s said.
We have the Jazz game on mute for a minute so the subtitles are on. They picked up *every word* Will Hardy was saying there. 😳 😂 #TakeNote
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We have the Jazz game on mute for a minute so the subtitles are on. They picked up *every word* Will Hardy was saying there. 😳 😂 #TakeNote
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How it started 🤝 How it’s going.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How it started 🤝 How it’s going.
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If it seems like all of my Mormon blogging these days is immigration-focused, well, all of my Mormon blogging these days is immigration-focused. 1/
USCCB and Immigration - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
When it comes to religion, immigration is not a left-right issue. Rather, the dignity of immigrants finds roots in Christian and Restoration scripture, in our history and rhetoric. Protecting the dign...
bycommonconsent.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If it seems like all of my Mormon blogging these days is immigration-focused, well, all of my Mormon blogging these days is immigration-focused. 1/
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The Supreme Court should be expanded to 13 justices, because having some 6-7 decisions is an easy way to get kids interested in how the federal government works
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Supreme Court should be expanded to 13 justices, because having some 6-7 decisions is an easy way to get kids interested in how the federal government works
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This is pretty incredible (laudatory). www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ vote and new national campaign to support migrants are the group’s first responses to the Trump administration’s crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is pretty incredible (laudatory). www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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It has never been more 2003.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It has never been more 2003.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Banning prayer. They actually banned prayer at Broadview. I wonder what the Bible and/or Book of Mormon say about that? And yes, this is clearly a violation of the detainees’ civil liberties under the First Amendment.
Even standing alone, ICE's announcement that it would not allow prayer at its Broadview facility would be the biggest imposition on religious liberty by the federal government in my lifetime. But combine that with the rest of its actions and it's inescapable: Trump opposes religious liberty. 1/
Broadview and Religious Liberty - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog
The events at Broadview represent the most significant attacks on religious liberty by the federal government that I can think of in my lifetime. Even if the church does not involve itself---and it sh...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Banning prayer. They actually banned prayer at Broadview. I wonder what the Bible and/or Book of Mormon say about that? And yes, this is clearly a violation of the detainees’ civil liberties under the First Amendment.
Unbelievable what they’re doing. Just awful.
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Unbelievable what they’re doing. Just awful.
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Wait until Axios finds out who Jesus hung out with. :)
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wait until Axios finds out who Jesus hung out with. :)
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
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"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
It’s utterly embarrassing that Deseret Book pulled this book from their shelves. And absolute tip of the hat to @shannonhale.bsky.social for both writing books that help kids develop empathy, and for her firm but civil response to this.
This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s utterly embarrassing that Deseret Book pulled this book from their shelves. And absolute tip of the hat to @shannonhale.bsky.social for both writing books that help kids develop empathy, and for her firm but civil response to this.
This is absolutely reprehensible.
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is absolutely reprehensible.
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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A story in three parts
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A story in three parts
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I have better expectations of young men than the VP does. Pandering to their worst impulses doesn’t serve their interests nor ours.
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I have better expectations of young men than the VP does. Pandering to their worst impulses doesn’t serve their interests nor ours.