Progressive state Senator Nate Blouin strongly considering a run for new Utah Seat

Its like D+20 soo WelcomePAC very much jumped the gun

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

Like I fucking said.

If I had won the election to be the chair of the Utah Democratic Party I would be actively working with other members of the DNC to immediately censure the 8 Democrats who capitulated to Trump. I’d also draft a statement from the state party calling on Schumer to resign as leader. #utpol

We got Trump 2.0 because voters didnt know how bad Trump is bad at governing because Dems intervened to help during Covid and Trump got credit. Stop helping him.

If you're looking for additional avenues: - your state DNC reps - your state Democratic party chair If you start making it their problem, they'll start making it the electeds problem, too, because they don't want to catch strays

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

I told my Senators that the message Senate Dems are sending is that if we vote for Democrats resoundingly in an election, they’ll promptly fold. Is this what they want us to take from this?

100% on #2

Im seeing a lot of arguments like this from colleagues in PoliSci My view from working on autocracy is that Dems were winning on the biggest fight- making autocratization unpopular and now they're giving that up. Those are the costs

I wish I could say this would be ammo for all of these folks to be removed. But I'm more and more concerned that the Democratic Party as an institutional vehicle is beyond functional repair. And when that bleeds over badly enough, the party will become a worthless electoral vehicle.

The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.

“We won the thing we were legally owed” take a victory lap Dems, absolutely killing it

Republicans took away your healthcare. We refused to fight back. Please rush us $3

even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people

This is correct. I think the correct response from those upset by this is to demand that those Senators voting against the resolution move to dismiss Schumer. If they won't do that publicly and actively, they need to face a primary challenger.

This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame: Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever

What makes this more frustrating is that Dems were winning. They had public opinion They had base enthusiasm They had Trump making tactical mistakes every day And they lose

This is horrible. This move will save the county $2 million dollars per year, reducing the property tax increase for the average household by just 30 cents per month. #utpol kutv.com/news/local/h...

Turning our local police officers into immigration agents was a bad idea before and it’s an even worse one with the current administration. I’ll always fight to protect ALL Murray residents.

How One California City Teamed Up With Residents To Stop Speeding www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org

Not even a page into the actual proposal is a commitment to increasing pay, retention bonuses, and promotions for CBP and DHS. You know - the groups who's employees are actively (and in many cases gleefully) destroying the American Constitution to shreds.

Just a reminder that I’m old enough to run for Congress 👀

BREAKING NEWS: A judge has THROWN OUT Utah's congressional maps in the League of Women Voter and Mormon Women for Ethical Government's gerrymandering lawsuit against the Utah legislature: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

First results are in and it looks like I made it! Thank you to everyone who voted for me, donated to or volunteered on my campaign and to all of the candidates who cared enough about our community to throw their hat in the ring. I have a lot of work to do before November and I hope you’ll join me!

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A politically-competent Democratic party would make sure every member of the caucus votes to ban stock trading and puts all the heat on the GOP. I strongly suspect we will not see competence from Dem leadership, but I sincerely hope to be wrong.

I’m proud to be endorsed by Stewardship Utah. I’m excited for the opportunity to work with them to protect our environment for generations to come. #utpol

Sign seen on the 900 East overpass above I-215 in Murray on Pioneer Day.

I’m proud to have earned the endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local 1004! AFSCME represents the public employees who keep our communities running smoothly and I’m honored to have earned their trust. #utpol #unionstrong

If you’re not willing to risk your conscience then surrender, and be done with it.

I’m proud to be endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 354! I will always fight for working people and am proud to stand in solidarity with IBEW 354. #utpol #unionstrong

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There was giving Jeffries mulligans because he’s new at the job, but then we have this. Disagreements with Mamdani is one thing but this is getting ridiculous when he’s the nominee

We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.

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My best guess is that there are currently about 10,000 people at pioneer park in SLC for the “no kings” event.

The assassin posed as law enforcement. As we can no longer tell the difference between civilians and law enforcement thanks to the ICE, I would expect the reforms to start regarding officers having to stop hiding their faces and clearly identify themselves. That won't happen but one can dream.

Well past time for big city mayors to call for the arrest of anyone who claims to be law enforcement but wears a mask and/or won’t identify themselves

The 11-year-old U.S. citizen who was deported is pleading with the Trump admin to let her return so she can receive life-saving care.

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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it is true that immigrant citizens have moved toward Trump since 2020. cause for concern for dems. but what is the inference here? that people should just... not protest federal officers coming into their neighborhoods to kidnap their friends and send them to foreign countries without due process?

It's official, I'm running for Murray City Council! I've spent my career working to improve people's lives: providing government services, organizing communities, and building our infrastructure. Now with national politicians trying to divide us I am running to show that we're stronger together!

Another great article about the @utahdemocrats.org Chair race! utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/30/u...

Check out this article by @emilyreanderson.bsky.social in the @sltrib.com about the Utah Democratic Party Chair race! www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

The UDP Disability Caucus endorses Ben Peck for UDP Chair, Susan Merrill for UDP Vice Chair, Katie Adams-Anderton for UDP Secretary, & Catherine Voutaz for UDP Treasurer. Complete statement docs.google.com/document/d/1... #UtPol

Imagine being told over and over that voters think you're too weak and concluding from that that you're too woke. All the while in an existential struggle against a fascist regime and claiming you've re-committed to listening to voters.

Both Utah County and Washington County Democratic Parties have just elected new chairs both of which are young professors of political science. Congratulations to Darin Self and Geoff Allen! #utpo