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Ben Sasse is uniquely extraordinary…but if you watch that interview and wish we had more civically serious leaders like him, please understand that’s a choice. Voters can demand it.

@jackson5payne Makes my day! Congrats @jackson5payne!

Some personal news: I am now the Deseret News’ lead BYU basketball reporter. Excited to cover Cougar hoops closer than ever before!

Yet again, we have such a dope owner in @RyanQualtrics. I love these types of gestures. Good work Ryan!

@KSL_Matt My hunch is Sundance is going to crush it with water on this one. Let's see if it happens!

(1/2)SUNDAY - MONDAY RAINFALL: I’ve divided out the Wasatch Front rain totals into 2 days. You’ll notice on Sunday’s rainfall totals that the model average suggests the brunt of the rain will be north of SLC, courtesy of a stalling rain band.

@SeanTrende @charlescwcooke I have been a member of @thedispatch since it's founding and I think it is truly great. I think they advocate for principles. I'm here for it. I want free markets. And an ideology rooted in ideas, not a single human being.

@charlescwcooke The difference between the Bulwark and the Dispatch I think is this: The Dispatch treats Trump as a bad president who should be opposed when appropriate. The Bulwark treats him as the Satan of a Catholic Baptism, where you're morally bound to reject all his works and promises.

It seems to me that Bill Kristol has forgotten why he opposes Trump, and simply internalized that he does, such that anything that is done in the name of that opposition is now deemed okay. This is no way to live. x.com/billkristol/st…

@NickKristof @NickKristof this is a sad tweet to read. Ruthless Tribalism is going to be at least part of the downfall of America if it comes to that. Trump should be ashamed of himself for this. Democrats in Virginia should be ashamed of themselves. No cheering tonight. Just tribalism.

The Republicans' gerrymandering fiasco underscores Trump's scorn for democratic norms -- but also as we see tonight (thanks, Virginia!) his incompetence at implementing his undemocratic vision. And in general I prefer authoritarians who are incompetent.

@AriFleischer This is why I hate when the senate changes its rules. There has to be rules that everyone follows. Going after the filibuster is just a race to the bottom.

I should also point out that the GOP will now lose net seats across the country. If you’re going to pick a fight, at least win it. The other side will always fight back. All this was foreseeable and avoidable. We should not have started this fight.

Ryan Smith is dope for doing things like this! Tusks up baby!

@cspan @alexanderburns @mcuban Run @mcuban! You'd be great!

.@alexanderburns on Kamala Harris: "What was her message on health care?" Mark Cuban (@mcuban): "Don't remember. Don't care. Those days are gone." Burns: "Would you like to see her run for president again?" Cuban: "No...There's time for a lot of new shit right now."

@TonyKorologos Why no ski rack?

My trunk is out of control.

SAVE THE DATE!!! Should be a good time in a few weeks at our annual warehouse sale. See you there!

Spring 2023 vs Spring 2026 This is a reminder that it can swing up, just as fast as it swung down! The extremes make up the average! #utwx Photos taken up at Brighton Resort, UT on April 6, 2023 and April 6, 2026

@eastdakota Please tell me this is you announcing your purchase of @PCski

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@BasedMikeLee Don't nuke the filibuster. EVER. As a matter of fact we should go back to a 60 vote threshold for most senate business.

The Senate GOP has exactly two options if it wants to avoid drifting into irrelevance and a stunning loss in November: (1) Keep the filibuster and 60-vote cloture rule fully intact, but stand ready to overcome Senate Democrats’ unprecedented pattern of obstruction by aggressively enforcing the “talking filibuster”—a move that would require senators to work longer, harder hours and take fewer recesses, but lead to more thoughtful, careful deliberation in the legislative process, OR (2) Nuke the filibuster. I strongly prefer the first option. But we must choose either one or the other—because the status quo isn’t working and the resulting inertia isn’t just making it impossible to pursue a coherent agenda; it’s hurting the American people. What’s your preference?

@BasedMikeLee I say this politely but firmly that this is a massive flipflop from you. Here is your press release back in 2022 when Democrats were trying to nuke the filibuster. From that release. "The filibuster is one of the most powerful restraints or checks on human nature in the entirety of our federal government. If the filibuster were removed, everything from regulatory structures, to tax rates, the size of the Supreme Court, the makeup of the military, the criminal code, and much, much more could change drastically every few years." lee.senate.gov/2022/1/the-fil…

We can keep the rules as they are if we work a lot harder I’d strongly prefer that option for many reasons But if we’re not willing to work harder, we’ve got to nuke the filibuster The status quo isn’t working & will doom us in November Work or nuke!

@gopTODD I remember the legislature watered this down, turned the redistricting committee into an advisory role, ignored their maps and then passed their own maps in that were released to the public on a Friday night and voted on 3 days later. deseret.com/2021/11/6/2276…

@gopTODD @gopTODD I'm a lifelong republican, but I'm confused here. Utahns voted for Prop 4 back in 2018. And then the legislature tried to water down the voice of the people. If the legislature didn't do that we would never had gotten to this point. 1/2

1/. I want to recognize the incredible efforts of over 218,000 Utahns who stood up to protect the integrity of our representative government. While a narrow margin of removals in a single senate district has kept this initiative off the ballot, the sheer volume of support—

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This really sucks.

Quick reminder that you're all invited to watch the cougs tonight @thread_wallets! FREE pizza, cougar tails and mint brownies, Thread prizes etc. Should be a good time! Go cougs! @BYUMBB