2026-08-01 17:53:24
That's an awful lot of words to say what my #WTYPpod T-shirt says in four:
Train Good. Car Bad
#utpol #WarOnCars
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/08/01/voices-how-bill-congress-could/
That's an awful lot of words to say what my #WTYPpod T-shirt says in four:
Train Good. Car Bad
#utpol #WarOnCars
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/08/01/voices-how-bill-congress-could/
Worried about the shrinking #GreatSaltLake? Me, too.
#utpol #Utahns claim they care. If so, where's the money for these programs to reduce
Are you aware the #Utah state legislature is again trying to limit the public's ability to have a say in how we are governed. Can't have us getting in the way of their power.
Vote no on Amendment B. (And be aware the text on the ballot might be deceptively written.
#utpol #vote #NoOnB
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2026/10/02/tribune-editorial-why-utahns/
Say what you will, but I really like the new paint job on #TransAlly #SaltLake #9thAnd9th #Whale.
#utpol
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/08/01/salt-lake-citys-9th-9th-whale-gets/
Huh. Look at that. Guess anyone can still bring guns on campus. After all, that's what Charlie would've wanted.
#CharlieKirk #GunRights #CampusSafety #Utah #utpol
https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/after-charlie-kirks-killing-utahs-colleges-and-universities-to-get-safety-security-upgrades
RE: #Utah, yes. It's hard to know your society considers you a second class citizen with fewer rights.
#utpol #CivilRights #ERA
Wait! You say.
These are for violent crimes. Not sissy white collar stuff.
You want violent crimes? Ok. Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence.
#Utah is worse than the national average. In Utah 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of domestic violence against them in their lifetime. The statistics, the reasoning behind why this is an underfunded and taboo issue in Utah is all explained and available here:
#Utah.
#utpol #DV #IPV #ACAB #Flock #ALPR
"His proposal would require quarterly audits of the Salt Lake City Police Department and annual audits of any government agency that requests the data. Any misuse is punishable in Utah with criminal charges.
"'So, if you're a police officer and you're thinking about misusing it, that's a big deal,' Puy said. 'You know that could change your career or destroy it completely.'"
Hey, #SaltLake! Let's support this.
#utpol #Flock #ACAB
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-30/salt-lake-city-proposes-new-rules-for-the-license-plate-cameras-that-dot-the-city
RE: #SpencerCox is begging for Trump's load of nuclear waste for #Utah, too.
Maybe he'll volunteer his alfalfa farm?
#utpol #NuclearWaste
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/07/31/utah-wants-help-saving-great-salt/
So is it a holiday or is it not? Governor Spencer Cox made it a #Utah state Charlie Kirk Day, but that doesn't call for cake?
And why is Giuliani doxxing a Utah teenager over cake? Doesn't he want Kirk celebrated?
#utpol #uspol
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/09/15/rudy-giuliani-doxed-u-u-student/
Are you a #SaltLake #SaltLakeCity voter? Take the @… voter survey.
#utpol
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/14/salt-lake-tribune-voter-guide/
Well, at least one #Utah politician named Lee is facing his comeuppance. Good job voters for not reelecting this bigot and, apparently, crook. I have doubts he'd be prosecuted in office.
#TrevorLee #utpol #fraud
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/09/28/utah-rep-trevor-lee-charged-with/
So sad and the money in the alternative medicine grifts driving the worst of the anti-vax misinformation is so damning.
#utpol #Utah #measles #vaccines
https://www.kuer.org/health/2026-07-24/what-it-was-like-for-6-pediatricians-on-the-front-lines-of-utahs-measles-outbreak
As a #Utahn who doesn't live in Eagle Mountain, but also didn't get a ballot in the mail for the 2026 primaries, I can assure you, I was still able to go vote early on site. This is not evidence of voter fraud.
#Utah, and I really appreciate the change. Too many people were kept from voting before.
#utpol #vote
RE: #Utahns, look at what they're doing to our neighbors! Contact your legislators and give to #ManosAmigas #Utah
#utpol #ICE #immigration
https://manosamigasutah.wixsite.com/help
#KUER is doing good work. I didn't realize they did so many articles (not just radio reporting).
#Warrantless #ICE #Utah #utpol
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-10/in-viral-video-ice-appears-to-make-warrantless-arrest-inside-a-salt-lake-home
As someone who has benefited from good therapy, I think everyone should have access to good therapy.
This happened in my state #Utah. I do believe, though, that I'm in the minority on the interwebs who hasn't seen either this video or still pictures. I actively protect myself from violent images, both real and fictional, as they can greatly affect me.
Just another reason to support #MedicareForAll. Then everyone could get this help.
#utpol #uspol #VictimBenefits #CharlieKirk
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-08-13/hundreds-of-witnesses-to-charlie-kirks-death-have-filed-for-utah-victim-benefits
"A proposed budget cut would reduce Medicaid reimbursement rates by 38% for five key categories of behavioral health providers: clinical social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, residential treatment facilities, and alcohol and drug treatment centers."
-- @…
#Utah already throws piles of money at an abusive #Synanon model in #TOSA (The Other Side Academy) and at police and prisons, but not at actual treatment and recovery programs. It feeds a system that funds the wealthy and keeps an underclass in place and vulnerable.
Who cares if it's cheaper (both financially and socially) to help people rather than punish them?
#Medicaid #utpol #ACAB
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/08/letter-if-utah-cares-about-mental/
"- 66% of respondents say greater protections should be restored to all areas previously included in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
- 95% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 52% of Republicans support restoring the monument boundaries.
- Protecting natural areas and Native American sacred places were the most important considerations for respondents.
- Opening more land for oil, gas and mining was least important to voters across party lines.
- 82% of respondents think it’s important for Native American tribes to have a strong role in managing public lands with culturally significant sites.
- 69% said terminating the Bears Ears Commission was a bad idea.
- 81% said they oppose the sale of public lands to private interests.
- 73% of respondents support the president’s ability to designate national monuments."
#utpol #Utah #BearsEars #ProtectBearsEars #GrandStaircaseEscalante #NationalMonuments
Ok, Ken Jennings. I rejected you after you crossed picket lines on a strike, but I'm with you on this. I guess when it comes to #trans rights and the human rights of #immigrants. you are an ethical scab with personal integrity.
As with many issues, some people need to know the victims personally to empathize with them. Weird a know-it-all didn't know any pro-union teachers in #Utah where they are some of the few remaining strong unions in this #RightToWork state, but whatever.
Good on you for standing up for the humanity of trans people and immigrants.
#LGBTQ #ICE #IceOut #utpol #Mormon #LDS #TaCOJCOLDS #ExMormon #ExMo
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/09/16/lds-jeopardy-host-ken-jennings/
Hey, #Utahns. Remember our former AG #SeanReyes' LARP host #OUR (Operation Underground Railroad?
Well, they've dumped disgraced former CEO #TimBallard, escaped fault for his crimes, rebranded as #OurRescue, and gotten a new payday from the Trump administration. They have no lawyers. Have provided no legal services or networking for legal services in the past, but there are kids to disenfranchise and discard, so now it's their job.
#utpol #uspol #Utah #Refugees #Immigrants #Deportations
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/08/12/utah-anti-trafficking-group-is/