Jefferson Shupe retweetledi
If you watch one thing today, make it this.
I’m so glad for this marvellous girl. But it was a close call, as she explains.
“You’re just a Tomboy”
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Jefferson Shupe
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Jefferson Shupe
@JeffersonShupe
I battle toxic polarization by revealing nuance and common ground, and wrote a YA novel showing how and why. Join the resistance. Also learning bass guitar.
Katılım Ocak 2014
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“I realized that behind my thumb, there were about (3.5 billion) people and everything I ever knew, I suddenly got a different feeling about life in general and my position in it.” -- Jim Lovell
I love how @SpacePerspectiv wants us all to have this moment.
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Jefferson Shupe retweetledi
They said a man like him could never change. They were wrong.
American Nazi: From Hate to Humanity by @SchoepJeff.
Now available for pre-order. ➡️ JeffSchoep.com
#TrueStory #Redemption #AmericanNazi #JeffSchoep #Memoir #BookPromo #Transformation #Peacebuilder
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@NateForUtah To be fair, I don't see a connection to medical freedom or personal liberty. Only what things taxpayer dollars should go to. An important difference.
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I do not ever want to hear this party talk about medical freedom or personal liberty again.
sltrib.com/news/politics/…
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@LDS_Dems Would love some Democrat allies in strengthening the separation of powers.
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"If I were to guess as to how the Constitution may 'hang by a thread' it would be because of the immense powers given to the President and his opportunity for their abuse."
- Senator Wallace F. Bennett, Utah, BYU Speeches, February 15, 1961
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@LDS_Dems imo DOGE is the biggest thing that can bring down inflation long term.
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There are people out there, good people of good will who voted for Trump because they genuinely thought he was going to bring down inflation...
...and I don't know whether to pity them or blame them for being so incredibly gullible.
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@StrangelEdweird @JimmyPage @RobertPlant @ledzeppelin Yes! Planning to go with my 2 daughters (IMAX). Lemme know how it was.
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About to behold the story of the greatest rock band of all time…in IMAX.
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@BridgeUSA_ Also, the loudest voices in politics likely don't precisely reflect your neighbors' views, even if they voted in that direction.
It's worth looking beyond the bumper sticker, and talking with your neighbor to see what they really think.
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@NateForUtah Okaaay...that was weird.
You could make the case that you think the *results* of their policies might take us there. But what your right-leaning neighbors want isn't all that different from what you want, Nate.
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Republicans saying Make America Great Again and what they mean is take our economy back to 1900 when the child laborers in the meat packing plant who had to work to add to their families’ meager wages ended up in your breakfast sausage.
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@eli_wolk @Zaphod_2022a @Deseret I'm all for government as a last resort to prevent severe hunger. But the more we can put private people and charities in charge, the more effective we are and the less money we spend per meal. More volunteers and donations, less taxes and high salaries.
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Sen. Luz Escamilla's newly introduced bill calls for free school meals for every K-12 student enrolled in Utah's public schools. | By Jason Swensen
deseret.com/utah/2025/01/2…
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@russellnampham By that logic would you expect all BYU students to shun, say, Elton John if he came to a game?
This speech (coincidentally by a gay atheist at BYU last week) would be a good read: deseret.com/faith/2025/01/…
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Ok I'll be that guy.
Conor McGregor is a violent rapist and drug abuser.
Didn't BYU make Holland's devotional speech about defending BYU's values with musket fire required reading this year?
Or was that musket fire only meant for lgbtq+ students?
Jackson Payne@jackson5payne
Conor McGregor is here at the Marriott Center for tonight’s BYU/Baylor game. Yes, you read that correctly.
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@LDS_Dems The representative caucus system is quite effective at taking the power of money away from elections, and increasing accountability. We should embrace it.
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The single greatest argument in favor of a 90% tax rate on billionaires is that no one person should be able to purchase the outcome of an election in a democracy.
Collin Rugg@CollinRugg
JUST IN: Billionaire Nicole Shanahan vows to fund primary challengers of 13 specific U.S. Senators who don't support RFK Jr's confirmation, calls them out by name. Good. "I will make it my personal mission that you lose your seats in the Senate if you vote against the future health of America's children." "To senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, James Lankford, Cory Booker, John Fetterman, Bernie Sanders, and Catherine Cortez Masto..." "This is a bipartisan message and it comes directly from me. While Bobby may be willing to play nice, I won't if you vote against him." "I will personally fund challengers to primary you in your next election, and I will enlist hundreds of thousands to join me."
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@stephlepp Affirmative action. I'm against the presmise that we treat each other differently for immutable characteristics. But zoom out historically and you can see a temporary case for it. How long "temporary" is seems to be the question.
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What rigid idea do you hold that could be softened with "for now"?
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@LDS_Dems Basically I agree with what you're saying, except that your net is far too big. Use more nuance and you won't be insulting many who you could reach.
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@LDS_Dems 95%+ of Republicans want a Jan 6 cop beater to serve time. Also, overlooking violence from your own side isn't just a Republican thing.
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So when do Republicans build a statue to honor the Jan 6 cop beaters?
I mean, isn't honoring violent, insurrectionist losers kind of your thing?
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@LDS_Dems I'm a conservative responding. I agree with this 100%. I want both of us out on the battlefield of ideas no matter who has the supermajority. We need to bring blind spots to light, be open to listening.
We'll probably never be the same but that's ok. We need each other.
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To put it another way, you get the honey when you poke the bear.
You draw attention to your ideas when you disagree with them to their faces--especially in an algorithm driven information economy.
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I have been thinking about what protest and resistance should look like in the Trump era and I think I have it figured out.
We need to turn the tables on Right Wing Media and flood their channels with truth relentlessly.
Here is what I mean
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@LDS_Dems Finding a counter example is good to do, but it doesn't mean all Republicans were lying in what they support. We're not that different from you.
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Republicans like to say they support "legal immigration" but it turns out, that is a lie.
This woman was a legal immigrant. She followed the rules. She literally got in line. She did everything they asked.
And they are all reveling in her pain.
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Ask Alexa, “Who is the current president of the United States?” and post it here.
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