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Keep ‘em coming
“WIN: The #Utah Supreme Court has refused to bail out and revive the GOP legislatures’ gerrymandered congressional map.
The 2021 map stays blocked and lawmakers must present a new, fairer map by Sept. 25.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/utah-congressional-redistricting-challenge/
Keep ‘em coming
“WIN: The #Utah Supreme Court has refused to bail out and revive the GOP legislatures’ gerrymandered congressional map.
The 2021 map stays blocked and lawmakers must present a new, fairer map by Sept. 25.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/utah-congressional-redistricting-challenge/
So yes Bill has talked for many years about supporting a positive vision (a bit like my architect former employer Bill McDonough) which I have brought with me in everything I do. It is not enough to be against failure and suffering, we must be for something and then it takes time and work and money to make that good thing happen. #progress
And yes, zoning is of course a powerful tool to block needed improvements, enforce scarcity and super charge inflation. I spend most of my time thinking about housing, but this is becoming increasingly relevant in the energy space as federal, state and local government actors race to shut down a variety of needed energy projects planned or underway, including #solar . I like Bill’s idea of legalizing balcony solar as #Utah has done
"This is quite the display of grief:
Reporter: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
Donald: I think very good. . . . They started construction on the new ballroom . . . it's going to be a beauty. It'll be absolutely magnificent."
~ Mary L. Trump quoted by Greg Dworkin
"The WSJ, Nancy Mace, and Republicans owe the transgender community, and the rest of us, an apology for trying to incite their base to commit violence against 'the left.'"
~ Wajahat Ali
#CharlieKirk#Trump#TylerRobinson#Utah#Mormon#MAGA#Republican #trans
/17
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/charlie-kirks-alleged-shooter-is
"He’s not an immigrant, transgender, Muslim, or part of the 'left' by any means.
In fact, the leader of the Groypers, Nick Fuentes, seemed to admit he was one of their own."
~ Wajahat Ali
#CharlieKirk#Trump#MAGA#Republican#TylerRobinson#Utah#Mormon #trans #immigrant#Muslim#Groyper#NickFuentes
/13
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/on-magas-hypocrisy-charlie-kirk-and
"She spoke with Daily Mail on Friday after news of Robinson’s arrest broke. 'My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump,' Debbie told the outlet. 'Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat.'”
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/5
"If the alleged assassin is who we now believe he is, there are lessons to be learned here. ...
Instead, it is much easier to retreat to cliches. 'We need to learn to disagree better.' 'The rhetoric is out of control.' Etc. Etc. Etc.
Bullshit. There is a fundamental difference between fascists who want to exterminate us and everyone else."
~ Jared Yates Sexton
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/6
https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat-no-one-wants-to-talk-about
"Tyler Robinson, 22, the man arrested in connection with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, comes from a MAGA family, his grandmother has revealed.
Although MAGA figureheads have been quick to point fingers at the left for Kirk’s death, Tyler’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, 69, insisted that they come from a family of Trump supporters."
~ Amber Lewis
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/4
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-suspects-grandma-says-family-is-all-maga/
"She spoke with Daily Mail on Friday after news of Robinson’s arrest broke. 'My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump,' Debbie told the outlet. 'Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat.'”
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/5
"He even dressed as Donald Trump for Halloween. The family wasn’t shy about their culture of guns, their politics, or their worldview.
This is who the killer is. This is what we now know. And yet Trump and his cronies immediately blamed the left."
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/3
"Tyler Robinson, 22, the man arrested in connection with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, comes from a MAGA family, his grandmother has revealed.
Although MAGA figureheads have been quick to point fingers at the left for Kirk’s death, Tyler’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, 69, insisted that they come from a family of Trump supporters."
~ Amber Lewis
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/4
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-suspects-grandma-says-family-is-all-maga/
"Tyler Robinson comes from a Republican family. His father owns a business installing kitchen countertops and cabinets. His mother is a licensed social worker. His family is white, Mormon, and self-described as 'gun-toting.' There are endless photos of Tyler and his family with guns. His mother posted about him proudly."
~ Ben Meiselas
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/2
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/charlie-kirks-killer-in-custody
"He even dressed as Donald Trump for Halloween. The family wasn’t shy about their culture of guns, their politics, or their worldview.
This is who the killer is. This is what we now know. And yet Trump and his cronies immediately blamed the left."
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/3
"Tyler Robinson comes from a Republican family. His father owns a business installing kitchen countertops and cabinets. His mother is a licensed social worker. His family is white, Mormon, and self-described as 'gun-toting.' There are endless photos of Tyler and his family with guns. His mother posted about him proudly."
~ Ben Meiselas
#CharlieKirk#Republicans#MAGA#Utah #guns#GunCulture#Trump#Mormon
/2
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/charlie-kirks-killer-in-custody
Won't get as much attention as the #murder of someone I'd never heard off in #Utah, but this suspicious killing of Vian Ruma, a young #environmental #activist in #Indonesia deserves as much, if not more, global attention.
We're losing too many of our future in #Asia.
Via @mongabay
If it weren’t for the victim being Charlie Kirk today’s incident in Utah would have just been another school shooting.
Ironic the way pro-gun, MAGA Republicans are suddenly so upset by a school shooting; a school shooting that only involved one person.
If it weren’t for the victim being Charlie Kirk today’s incident in Utah would have just been another school shooting.
Ironic the way pro-gun, MAGA Republicans are suddenly so upset by a school shooting; a school shooting that only involved one person.
Law enforcement officials are still looking for the #shooter, said a university spox, Ellen Treanor: “There is no suspect in custody; it is an active investigation.” The campus was closed, & classes have been canceled.
Treanor said that #CharlieKirk, 31, was struck about 20 mins after he began speaking on the university’s campus in Orem, #Utah. She said an attacker had fired at Kirk from the Losee Center, a building more than 100 yards away.
Mr. Kirk, 31, a close ally of #Trump, was killed while speaking in front of a large crowd at #Utah Valley University. A university official said no suspect was in custody.
#law#GunControl#PoliticalViolence #extremism
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shot-utah?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University - the
Turning Point USA executive director can be seen in video getting struck - condition presently unknown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah #charliekirk #trump #utah
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
These are red state resisters in Provo, #Utah.
I've put up posters and handed out Know Your Rights materials in a blue city with a #MAGA minority and even that can get a little tense sometimes. They're doing it in a county Trump won by 40 points.
So they're getting creative.
Some of the biggest heroes of the resistance are out in small towns bravely changing minds.
At least some minds. They're dressing up as MAGA for the rest.
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