BREAKING: The Utah House voted 58-14 to pass a bill that removes "diversity, equity and inclusion" in Utah higher education, public schools and government.
@bmullahy2news
@Deseret
@Moms4Liberty
@myaguarnieri
Deseret News, this is a new low for you. Moms for liberty may sound sane in this carefully crafted piece, but a little research on what they actually DO vs what they say would have told a different story. You should not give a platform to fascists.
I was enjoying our town July 4th parade yesterday, until
@SenMikeLee
’s standing ovation reminded me just how many people don’t care about truth, law, or their neighbors.
#utpol
#July4th
1 man with a gun.
22+ Dead
60+ injured.
The Lewiston Maine mass shooting this evening is not the first and it won’t be the last because sensible gun legislation is a topic that is taboo in politics.
As the body bags pile up can we at least try and figure out a way to slow
I’ve lost so many to the cult of Trump and QAnon. My husband’s side of the family-six siblings, their spouses and kids. A sister, best friends from high school, members of my church congregation…
Wow, it only took you 6 hours to come up with this garbage response after I corrected your brainless attempt to deceive people into fearing & hating Muslim women & children just so they’ll vote for the rapist & support white supremacy?
Biggest 2020-2024 shifts LEFT: Alaska, Colorado, Texas, Utah
For illustration purposes, TABLE BELOW shows 2020-24 shifts that are ~1/2 that of 2016-20.
VERY likely that AK, CO, TX, UT shift left more than that.
(2016 margin is 2-party share, source: Rugh 2023)
@GregFromCos
@PSchoettmer
Having had five children serve foreign missions, the differences are striking. Full-time Mormon missionaries live as the local people do- same food, same accommodations, speak the language. It’s full immersion. Short-term mission trips are tourists.
Every person who “liked” this man’s posts is culpable in his death. Every family member, every neighbor, every member of his church community who knew of his hateful, violent online rhetoric and didn’t speak out is complicit.
Neighbors interviewed by The Tribune, who all attended the nearby ward of the LDS Church with Robertson, described him as a "cranky old guy" who "definitely had his political views."
"You wouldn’t imagine the FBI would come and shoot him."
Sane, logical, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must stand up to these extremist voices. Conspiracy theorists and election deniers do more harm to the church than all the anti-Mormons combined.
#lds
Lol. I am a faithful Latter-day Saint, and I believe Joseph was a prophet and the 2020 election was stolen. I also believe The Book of Mormon is true and January 6 was a fedsurrection.
Why do I know these things to be true? Because I research for myself.
@VoteTrevorLee
How is someone like this who spreads lies and disinformation allowed to hold office? His district needs to recall him, ASAP. That or the government charge him with aiding an insurrection.
@GovCox
This is fear-mongering nonsense. TikTok is no more dangerous than any other social media platform. I thought Republicans are supposed to be pro-free enterprise and less government control. I guess that only applies when it’s convenient.
There must be a better process for recalling, sanctioning, or otherwise getting rid of rouge school board members. Cline uses her position to harass, intimidate, tear down the public school system, and stir up division and outrage based on lies.
@GovCox
@UTBoardofEd
#utpol
@GregFromCos
@PSchoettmer
Another issue is the whole “white savior” complex. When you come to “fix” and to “save”, without the time or inclination to really SEE the people you’re serving, it’s perfectly possible to participate and still come away no more empathetic or enlightened.
LDS members:
I think I missed the lesson in the discussions when I was converting where Jesus forgave all debts and loans taken out.
Which lesson was this on?
@KUTV2News
@ArielleHarrison
Bravo dad. This should be a non-issue. You know if Natalie Cline is involved, whatever the opposite of her opinion is, is right.
@KSLcom
This is unquestionably trampolining on the first amendment. Despite what the Utah legislature seems to think, not everyone in Utah is a Christian or believes in the 10 Commandments.
The comments here are disgusting and wrong. Refugees contribute greatly to Utah and the US, and organizations like Catholic Charities are indispensable. Here in Utah County I work with Utah Valley Refugees.
CAN YOU HELP ? — With a huge spike in refugee families starting a new life in Utah, there is a call for donations and volunteers.
@LaurenSnews
has the story.
@KyleTreasure
A few things on my wishlist:
-Get rid of extreme partisan caucuses.
-River corridor w/parks, cafes, boating access
-Improve teacher pay and make school boards non-political
- More smaller shops & neighborhood bodegas
-Police reform
-Bring back the Rooftop concert series.
I feel sorry for any woman who cares what this man has to say. Women are the one and only ones who should determine their relationship with the church.
@atrupar
The US turned away a ship carrying 900 Jews during WWII. Many of them died in the Holocaust. After the war we declared “never again” and that ideal became our immigration policy. This is at the core of who we are: We don’t send people who flee to our borders back to die.
Utah parents, teachers and friends, I need your help again. USBE member Ms. Natalie Cline is saying absolutely horrible defamatory things about educators, schools, & local board members on FB. We need to report her. Who will join me?
#uted
#utpol
@planetJoseph
I took this talk to mean, stop weaponizing the words of past prophets like Benson to contradict the counsel of the current prophet (Nelson) on matters such as vaccines, anti-racism, etc.
These so-called parental rights bills actually strip rights from the majority of parents to make decisions about what their child can be taught or read, giving power to a very vocal minority to decide for all children in a state or district.
#utpol
#publiceducation
Utah lawmakers introduced only a minuscule portion of the nearly 400 bills across the nation that a free expression organization has labeled "educational intimidation" bills, but they were far more successful in passing those bills.
@Valkyrie1367440
Twitter made me see how truly nasty members are and how much division there is in the church. I was safely inside my little bubble. I’m honestly not sure which way is better.
@koletrain2
I’m a Mormon in Utah and I vehemently condemn it. Everyone of his friends, family, and church members who stood quiet while he posted such violent, hateful rhetoric are complicit in his death.
@eturleye
I’ve enjoyed poking the bear over the years (as my husband calls it), but it’s not fun anymore. His brand of narcissistic fascism is ruining America.
@VoteTrevorLee
@MittRomney
The thing is, he does have the moral high ground. MAGA’s god is a cheating, lying, sexual predator. Romney is intelligent, accomplished, articulate, respected. Everything you snd MAGA are not.
@DavidBOstler
Our culture of certainty. If you grow up ”knowing” the church is true, it’s easy to let that surety turn to hubris and unwillingness to respect other points of view. Many Mormons think they’re right about everything, not just religious matters.
@reneehwilliams
🤦♀️, you know so very little about anything that happens at BYU. Nor why young people are leaving the church. How about listening to their reasons in their own words instead of making them up?
@RealSebastianSJ
Sebastian. I’m sorry you had such a hard experience at BYU. But… it’s wrong to act like your experience represents all black students. It was also wrong to take tithing money knowing you didn’t want to be at BYU or support the church.
@AdamHerbets
Believing that anyone other than the Christian extremists who sympathize with Tim Ballard are “pedophile enablers, the deep state or the Godless left” is a big part of what made these people vulnerable to being conned.
@seagulljaap
👏. There’s a reason he is not included at the national center for sexual exploitation and no other legitimate anti-trafficking agency will work with him.
@KeneAkers
“The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish nor a Mohammedan nation; it has no religion established by law, and all religions are upon a perfect equality before the constitution and laws of the country.” -George Washington
@Rae_belk
The church has donated a million dollars helping the people of Maui. Before you criticize why don’t you ask members in Maui how they feel about a temple?
@jordanteuscher
Perhaps if you and other conscientious Utah lawmakers had actually written the bill, instead of copy-and-pasting it from a notorious anti-teacher, anti-education group, your original intent would have been more successful.
@RobAndersonF15
@NateForUtah
If you are asking a sincere question, I would be more than happy to explain to you how the immigration and asylum system works. But the short answer is, no.