@chaelamcdonald
Freedom of religion is a guaranteed right. Your faith is yours to practice but the Constitution guarantees that same right to others, not just your God or your faith.
So far on this Thanksgiving Day on Twitter I have been called a groomer, liar, ass, bitch, Karen, racist, bigot and many other equally lovely things. Why? Because I dared to say parents, teachers and students must work together and CRT is not in K-12 schools.
Stay angry about mass shootings, friends. This is the time when emotions wane and folks like
@SenMikeLee
try to deflect. Don't let them do nothing, again.
#utpol
@DaveAlvord
@KamalaHarris
This post is on par with the "women can control the amount of sperm they take in." Apparently, we need comprehensive sex education for ADULTS and children in Utah.
#utpol
Notice this is not the flag of our nation but the flag waved on Jan 6th during the attack on our democracy. The details matter. Pay attention.
#utpol
.
@SpencerJCox
People say I should not be so critical of the
#utleg
. I read my paper today and it is filled with one bill after another designed to pit teachers against parents. Parents are our partners. Right now, there is a clear enemy. I will keep calling them out.
#utpol
@SenMikeLee
@POTUS
The tribes spoke on this issue. Utahns want this. You don't speak for all of the folks who live here. In fact, you haven't represented the majority of Utahns for a long time.
Need my good LDS friends and family to tell me why it is that the hate I see posted in this space predominantly comes from those with LDS in their profiles? Why?
Teaching about equity is not CRT.
Teaching factual history on race is not CRT.
Teaching social emotional learning is not CRT.
None of these things shames white children or the white race.
@RepMTG
I should know better than to expect MAGAs to understand nuance and be thorough. My bad. Hundreds arrested with many including arrests for guns including AR15s. Better?
Random thought-ever notice how Utah's delegation to Congress makes statements as if all Utahns agree with their positions. Deseret News does the same thing. Gonna call them out. We all don't think like they do nor do we support their positions.
Don't know about the rest of you but I have that same sick feeling I had in 2016 and 2020 elections. Not sure I can watch tomorrow. The thought of my country going down the fascist road makes me ill.
Thank you
@MittRomney
for voting with the country and the Constitution in mind.
@SenMikeLee
you have lost any moral authority to claim to be a scholar of the US Constitution. Time for you to come home.
#utpol
Callings bs on the argument of nothing would have been different if Utah had implemented all Covid protocols. The mask whiners and anti vaxxers ensured nothing would work. THIS IS ON YOU!
If
@GovCox
@JStuartAdams
had an ounce of integrity or courage, they would publicly apologize to the people of France for their ridiculous assumptions and insults.
#utpol
@MittRomney
Honestly Senator, this is exactly what you have supported by giving corporations bailout $$ for them to purchase stock buybacks to enrich themselves. Really?
If I were
@GovCox
, I would be furious that my image was used in this horrible campaign video violating the rules set up to honor our fallen at Arlington. Governor, now would be a good time to call on Trump to remove you from the video and rescind your endorsement.
#utpol
There it is, his disgusting campaign video and the real reason he went to Arlington Cemetery. Like and repost the video so that everyone will see the truth.
@SenatorRomney
I have to say that Senator Romney truly lives his faith. As a Utah Catholic, his character is what I have always thought a good LDS member espouses. Sadly, that assumption been shaken. Thank you, Senator, for setting a example that others should emulate. Much appreciated.
I think it is time 4 the
@UtahGOP
and
@GovCox
to censure Trevor Lee for his fear, and hate. He endangers all of us with his careless, thoughtless and bigoted statements. Isn't there a higher standard for elected officials like there is for teachers?
#utpol
If you haven't drawn the lines to connect
@SenMikeLee
pushing his unnecessary law against illegal immigrants voting in our election, which is already the law, and tying it to the blanced budget amendment, you won't recognize that this is Russian interference campaign.
#utpol
As a Catholic, my heart is breaking for my LDS friends facing the current reality of sexual abuse in the Church. It was such difficult thing to face within my own faith. The victims deserve to be heard and lifted up. The perpetrators must be held accountable.
I have to say I believe organized religion is the root of our political divisions. What I don't get is why people cannot just live by their own beliefs without imposing those beliefs on others? Why so much fear? Why so much hate? Doesn't this go against all of Christ's teachings?
@BenWinslow
@GovCox
@fox13
The racism in our state flies just under the radar. This is a perfect example. The fact that he thought this was an appropriate thing to say, speaks to the depth of his racism and his privilege.
Never in my more than 6 decades on this planet did I imagine that elected officials would deliberately reject all scientific, protective, preventive health mandates arguing this is a parent issue. It's a public health issue. Is it also parental neglect?
#uted
#utpol
Apologies for my language Twitter friends. I have just completely had it with the GOP, MAGAs, Tea Party, Authoritarian, fascists, Putin-loving criminals and traitors.
@EdKrassen
@rosecolordglasz
Teachers cannot accept gifts over $20 in many states. We are held to a higher moral standard. Supreme Court, Congress, State Houses not so much.
What is the most sickening to me is not the name calling, couldn't care less what they think of me, but that they are mothers and fathers and what are they teaching their children.😥😥
This is Christina Irimie. She taught math at Apalachee High School. She went to school this morning to teach kids and help them become the best they can be.
She died this morning at the hands of someone with access to an AR-15 because we’ve failed to act.
#utpol
Never thought I would live to see the day when words like inclusion, equity, privilege, racial justice, dignity, social and emotional learning, etc. would be the basis for parental outrage.
#utpol
#uted
No church (any church), doctrine or practices, should cause pain, deem another unworthy, or shame another human being. Seeing a lot of posts reflecting this. Heartbreaking.
The mistake the West has made for more than a decade is to think an autocratic bully can be a reasonable geopolitical partner.
Putin doesn’t want to be part of the current international order. He wants to blow it up.
There are those among us who have been raising the alarm on this, only to be met with rationalizing, dismissal, and hate.
@GovCox
#utleg
, this has to be dealt with head-on. No "both sides" or chastising.
#utpol
The Beehive State had the seventh highest level of white supremacist propaganda incidents in the country during 2022, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League.
Apology not accepted. You spoke your truth and the behavior of
#utleg
tells me they feel the same. Did you apologize for your comments about UEA and teachers? Silence
#utpol
I am beyond angry that
@SeanReyesUT
is using my tax dollars to defend Trump's criminal behavior. And
@GovCox
@SpencerJCox
you sit by and let this happen.
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#utpol
Lastly, we need to block every MAGA on this platform. Don't give them any airtime. Let them scream into the void. Don't engage with insanity anymore. It feeds them. Who's with me?
Thank the Lord above that the "greatest generation" was called upon to defend our nation during WWII cause today's Americans can't even wear a mask to protect others much less go into battle.
Utahns, we have a unique opportunity to elect a man for our governor who has integrity. Vote
@KingForUtah
. Let's send a message to
@GovCox
and up and down the ballot that we demand ethical officials and government.
#utpol
“The people who run Utah's state agencies are required to disclose possible conflicts of interest. But
@GovCox
’s office apparently doesn't think the public has the right to know what those are.”
#utpol
@SpencerJCox
The fact that the
@UtahGOP
#utleg
called for this power grab special session while the
@UtahDemocrats
are at the DNC tells us just how corrupt they are. Dems flying home to vote. This is the "Utah Way" the world is seeing.
#utpol
GRAPHIC WARNING "No prayers will erase the vision of two children whose bodies were pulverized and decapitated by the bullets," Dr. Guerrero, pediatrician who treated victims at Uvalde.
Imagine if thousands showed up at the Capitol in support of public education and teachers. Do you think the legislators would abandon their anti-public ed bills?
There is something deeply wrong that we are paying for hardening schools against gun violence while letting kids go hungry by denying free lunch for all children. Guns over children. The Utah Way!
#utpol
Just saw
@SenMikeLee
on the floor saying, "With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats." I am a constituent. Clearly, this horrible man has zero intention of representing ALL of his voters. Time to do better, Utah!
#utpol
BREAKING: Dr. Dunn informs Mayor Jenny Wilson for intent to request mask mandate for students 11 and under indoors. She gives 24 hour notice required by new state law. WATCH:
Dear Twitter Friends, going to take a break for several hours. I am sad, furious, disappointed and stunned by this pro-disease, anti-mask movement supported by the
#utleg
. ALL children deserve better.
#utpol
#uted
The GOP must be held accountable for supporting Putin. Time for Americans to demand the gerrymandered maps be redrawn before November. Their lawless attempt to consolidate their power must be stopped. We are on the brink of an authoritarian state.
#utpol
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif called for an end to bullying athletes after she faced a wave of online abuse over misconceptions about her gender during the Paris Olympics.
Here's the thing, Kamala doesn't have to do anything to defend this statement. In America, you are free to practice your faith, but you are not free to impose it on others.
@SenMikeLee
#utpol
The best Twitter decision I made was to block the nasty and misinformed personal attacks. I have said this in the past, but the attacks are 99% white, LDS men. Why? Male patriarchal structure? Truly asking.
‘They have blood on their hands.’ Alexander Vindman says Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Chris Stewart are complicit in Russian invasion of Ukraine
#utpol
@SenMikeLee
@RepChrisStewart
Great news! A legal group claiming Attorney General Sean Reyes has used his position as Utah’s top law enforcement official to chase trivial lawsuits on behalf of former President Donald Trump has formally filed a complaint with Utah’s legal oversight authority.
#utpol
My fear is that unlike Reagan, who calmed the nation after the attempt on his life, Trump will use this to incite more violence, hate, and division. I am glad he is okay, but watch this space. If this happens, he is truly not fit to hold the office of President.
#UTPOL
Want to be sure I've got this right. The GOP
#utleg
wants teachers to be completely transparent while at the same time limiting press access to themselves, our elected policymakers. Yea, that's sounds 100% correct in how they operate.
#utpol
#uted
Journalists with integrity know she takes questions from the press at every campaign event.
@KUTV2News
you have disgraced the profession with your bias reporting.
#utpol
Calls for Vice President Kamala Harris to sit down for an interview and hold press conferences are growing louder, neither of which she's done since President Joe Biden left the race three weeks ago.