Sen. Wayne Harper is proposing changes to Utah's GRAMA law that narrows the definition of who is a member of the media: ✅ Traditional reporters for news outlets get preferential treatment ❌ Bloggers, podcasters, and social media creators do NOT qualify le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/...

Utah's candidate filing period opened today. See who is running (and who isn't) with my 2026 candidate tracker. utahpolitics.news/2026-utah-ca...

Utah Rep. Trevor Lee’s mom is running for Davis County Commissioner. Trevor is the author of Utah’s Pride flag ban, and wants to make ivermectin available without a prescription. www.votesusanlee.com

Another sign Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz gearing up to run for Utah Governor in 2028. He's a featured speaker at the Utah Eagle Forum convention next Saturday.

10/10. No notes.

Bugonia. What the f*ck did I just watch?!!!

There are so many fireworks going off outside of my house, for a moment I thought Erika Kirk was nearby.

Seeing the insufferable Ohio State fans head for the exits is damn sexy.

Nick Shirley has absolutely zero clue what he’s talking about. Please stop taking this guy seriously. He’s an idiot.

“I’m not a journalist.” No shit, Sherlock. You’re not not a good host either. And to be clear, I listen in case your guests say something noteworthy. I know you won’t, but they might.

After reading the transcript of Jack Smith’s testimony, it’s clear that if not for a handful of judges who stepped in to save him, Donald Trump should be in prison. He stole classified documents and incited an insurrection to end American democracy. I feel sick to my stomach all over again.

This looks like Sinbad died and got reincarnated as a chair.

MAGA is hyping up YouTuber Nick Shirley as some sort of hero for "exposing fraud" in Minnesota that REAL journalists have been reporting on for several years. I remember when he went to Kyiv and insinuated that the war with Russia was a hoax. He's just another grifter.

Sen. Mike Lee is hyping up more claims of fraud by Elon Musk, conveniently forgetting what a colossal failure that was DOGE, which failed to uncover any fraud whatsoever. Mike Lee thinks you're stupid.

The last kid born in 2007 becomes a legal adult tomorrow. Let that sink in for a moment.

Horse paste no more! Utah Rep. Trevor Lee has proposed legislation to let pharmacists hand out ivermectin without a prescription. Full story: utahpolitics.news/horse-paste-...

Utah already has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation. Now a Utah Republican lawmaker wants to remove some of the last remaining regulations for carrying weapons on college campuses. Full story: utahpolitics.news/utah-lawmake...

What even is this story? Utah Sen. John Johnson’s podcast is just softball butt kissing. Typical question is, “Tell me why you’re so great.” (I listen to every one on the off chance something interesting might happen, but it never does). Making AI write a “song” about your guests is just sad.

Don’t fucking tempt me, Amazon…

I don’t remember Sen. Mike Lee bleating like this when the Trump admin bailed out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion. Then again he swoons over Argentina President Javier Melei like a teenage girl, so it makes some sense.

I’ve lived long enough to know that when someone refers to themselves as a “taxpayer,” they’re about to be an asshole.

MAGA is hailing this guy as some sort of “investigative journalist.” He’s barging into daycares, putting children at risk, and when he’s denied entry, he’s claiming fraud. This is agitprop from a complete amateur, but they’re guzzling it down. It’s truly sad.

I was not named to any "People to Watch Next Year" lists, but I also successfully avoided making a "People We Lost in 2025" list, too. That is a success in and of itself.

🚨 Judge certifies Prop. 4 ruling for appeal, but absolutely roasts Utah lawmakers for playing legal games. Judge Dianna Gibson said lawmakers had TWO paths to appeal her redistricting decisions but took neither. The Utah Supreme Court will now decide. utahpolitics.news/judge-scolds...

🚨 Judge certifies Prop. 4 ruling for appeal, but absolutely roasts Utah lawmakers for playing legal games. Judge Dianna Gibson said lawmakers had TWO paths to appeal her redistricting decisions but took neither. The Utah Supreme Court will now decide. utahpolitics.news/judge-scolds...

Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend is handling the release of the files related to the case well.

He was a podcaster. This is performative and sacrilegious.

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

Amon-Ra St. Brown did the Trump dance in week 9. Ever since that moment, things have gone downhill for the Lions. Today, they were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend is trying to deny their long relationship.

Pres. Adams wants California to build desalinization plants. Desalinization uses a ton of energy, produces a lot of pollution, and the process is harmful to the environment. But, floating this idea allows leaders to avoid having hard discussions about water usage in Utah.

Watching Gremlins and my wife and son are loudly talking shit about this film, while I think it's perfect.

Just stepped outside and it’s 57° in Salt Lake City on Christmas Eve. We (humanity) have fucked up royally. This is so bad.

the bat was quickly confined to the mudroom. protective gear was donned and a back door was opened to encourage egress. from there, progress slowed as the bat proved adept at hiding under things. at length it was rousted from beneath the dryer, capped with a flowerpot and removed from the premises.

they don’t tell you when you buy a christmas tree at the christmas tree farm that you could take it home, decorate it, and then be relaxing in your living room seven nights later when A BAT suddenly flies out and starts CRASHING AROUND YOUR HOUSE

They used to do this. It was changed because of a lawsuit from players.

Good luck with your parent’s absurd wi-fi password this weekend, everybody.

🎄 I spent way too much time writing a Christmas poem about Utah politics in 2025. My gift to you! Much better than a gift card. Read it at the link: utahpolitics.news/twas-the-yea...

Scabies?

A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.

All I want for Christmas is for everyone, everywhere to chew with their goddamned mouths closed.

Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand. He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops

I fixed this headline…

Oh, barf... 🤮

The Utah Legislature's efforts to appeal a judge's rulings in the redistricting lawsuit may be in deep trouble.

Utah's map brawl is down to procedure and the calendar. The legislature is blaming election deadlines for not appealing the ruling that tossed Utah's congressional map. Now they're pushing for a ruling so they can sprint to the Utah Supreme Court. Full story: utahpolitics.news/legislature-...