The Tortured Steve Department
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Dad to 2 very different boys, architect, marathon runner, food enthusiast. Sarcasm is my love language. he/him
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WhALeS ArEn’T naTiVe to UtAh
No crap, Sherlock. Neither is that lush green grass in your lawn, but here we are
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Idk who needs to hear this, but a “good guy” doesn’t murder his kids, wife and mother in law
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Just got an after hours email from my new CEO and noticed he added this little disclaimer. You love to see it.
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Did anyone else have scoliosis screenings in 5th/6th grade or was that a fever dream?
I was telling my kid about it and looked at me like I was an Ellis Island immigrant from 1897
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New rule: if you’re in Utah and bitching about Juneteenth, you don’t get to say a word about Pioneer Day
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@aaronpalmer
Good thing I have strong boundaries and I don’t respond to work email at night unless it’s something super urgent, which this wasn’t.
If that doesn’t work for him then this job isn’t a good fit.
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We also got fluoride treatments during elementary school.
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Where was the uproar about these guys not wearing suits?
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You know y’all can just ignore David Archuleta, right?
Just pretend he’s Pres Neleson asking you to wear a mask or get a vaccine if that helps you ignore him
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Your daily reminder that
@SenMikeLee
is a disgrace to Utah and needs to be voted out of office.
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I am once again asking someone to tell me what Mike Lee has actually done in the past 12 years
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I’m old enough to remember when it used to snow in Utah
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Cox on KSL rn: I’m always weary of the government telling doctors and families what to do with their healthcare decisions.
WOMEN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD
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Are kids not excited to get their drivers permit or license these days?
My kid turns 15 today and he could not care less about it.
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Re: the Utah Wal-Mart post
Those of you saying these are “just kids being kids”, please tell me what you’re doing in your community to create an environment where kids wouldn’t think this is funny
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Just remember when you’re reading all of the mushy statements about MLK Jr from UT’s officials tomorrow, none of them would like him if he were alive and active today
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Anyone else notice that
@SenMikeLee
spent 14 hours a day trying to overturn the 2020 election when he could have been focused on issues Utah families face.
Let’s start a list, shall we?
1. Access to affordable healthcare
2. Affordable housing
3. An effective transit system
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Y’all remember the Great Salt Lake?
Good mems
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@jennalinds
This is the hypocrisy of Utah’s official covid response in general:
Let’s regulate the crap out of alcohol bc we can’t trust people to be responsible with it. Then saying, we don’t need to mandate masks or behavior bc people will make the right decision on their own. 🙃
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My 4 year old at the end of General Conference: that was a boring movie
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I’m not one to drag my religion into everything, but it has been wild* to see how a lot of my co-religionists in UT government are actively fighting against protecting the most vulnerable people and children in our communities.
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Petition to move Salt Lake and Summit Counties to Colorado
I’m so done with this bullshit state government
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Happy Illegal Immigration into Mexico Day, Utahns!
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Can anyone name 1 thing Mike Lee has done to benefit Utah in his 12 years as our senator?
Utah Sen. Mike Lee vehemently disputes that he was a participant in the plot to keep Donald Trump in office. Recently released court documents could prove problematic for Lee’s defense.
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Dedicating my church talk tomorrow about being antiracist to the couple I overheard loudly mocking BLM and Black History Month at the SLC Target today.
Thanks for reminding me this is probably isn’t best place to raise my kid
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I still don’t understand why people celebrate Pioneer Day with US flags since the day is specifically recognizing a group of people fleeing the US government by escaping to Mexico
(See also: reasons Mormons should be the most progressive when it comes to immigration)
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Headed out to smoke a pack of cigarettes (aka go for a run in Salt Lake City)
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I can’t get over that a lot of these anti mask Utahns are pissed that someone is asking them to wear a piece of cloth in order to keep neighbors healthy. But they’re perfectly fine when someone else tells them not to drink coffee.
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Have you or a loved one been on 300 W in SLC in the past 10 months?
If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation
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The Utah urge to start working on my gardening despite knowing it’s going to snow at least 2x before Mother’s Day
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@GovCox
Narrator: Gov Cox and the UT Legislature went on to not support women and families in any way
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I’m not going to share that video from the Cedar City Wal-Mart, but WTAF, Utah???
That is so disgusting
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I find it so weird that the same group of people who bitch about entitled liberals is now claiming that they are entitled to public $$$ so they can send their kids to private schools.
#utpol
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Just thinking about this morning’s KSL interview with the Lt Gov where she was bragging about UT’s low unemployment, but in the next breath claimed that the added unemployment benefits were keeping people home.
The interviewer called her out on that BS “logic”. It was priceless
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@aliahdomino
I’m not in healthcare so I have no clue, but how often does this happen? Like, it’s astounding that people (doctors) would treat other professionals on their team like this in 2024.
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I really don’t understand why Utahns hate on California so much. This place is awesome
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But seriously, how do adults in Utah make new friendships?
And don’t say “church” bc that clearly isn’t the answer either
Seems like everyone sticks to the same friends they had in high school, which is just so damn sad
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just found out kids at school have been calling my kid “poop skin”
Tell me again how we don’t have a racism problem here
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Says a lot about UT that boob jobs and vaginal “rejuvenation” are advertised on freeway billboards while women aren’t trusted to make other healthcare choices
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Everyone talks about turning Utah into California, but I think the real danger is we’re turning into Texas
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I don’t want to hear fucking peep from republicans about the sanctity of life unless the provide solid plans to immediately address:
Providing every pregnant person being forced to give birth access to pre/post natal care
Access to food and housing
Eliminating domestic violence
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@EliMcCann
Can’t you see we’re too busy canceling Natalie Cline to pay attention to your fiery death?
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Important update
Anyone want to come make my kindergartener’s Valentine’s box?
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Serious question, can Utah’s universities say or do anything to celebrate Black History Month now? How does that work with Utah’s new anti-DEI law?
February is
#BlackHistoryMonth
and we honor the resilience, courage and contributions African Americans have made to our state and nation.
We celebrate Black communities and remain committed to improving access to opportunity.
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Are Utah teachers allowed to strike?
As a parent, it would be inconvenient, but I would support it 1000000%
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@repastoddard
I would also like to hear their reasoning for letting this go on for so long and why it took social media pressure to act?
That’s not reassuring practice for Midvale’s residents.
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How many Utahns still think Cox is a moderate?
Seems pretty clear he’s trying to pander to the extreme right wing of the GOP.
(As he always has)
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What’s really sad is that UT’s Republican overlords are so unaccustomed to criticsm that they freak out at the slightest bit of pushback from a local newspaper.
Today’s
@sltrib
drama should be a non-issue, but weak leaders let stuff like that rile them up
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Sweet. I’m excited to see Utah’s leaders supporting Roe v Wade
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Have y’all ever just stopped to look at the Wasatch mountains on a beautiful fall day and think “damn, SLC is a beautiful place”?
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@IPayItForWord
All good points, but like a lot of us have been saying, Outlook scheduled send is not reliable at all.
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Waitttttt. Did I finally correctly set my filters to miss the Light the World campaign or did it not happen this year???
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we were robbed again
Time to settle this - what is the most beautiful church on Earth?
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As an engineer for SLC my wife has to work with UDOT a lot. The amount the state hates SLC is astounding and should be illegal tbh.
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I’m once again begging Utah to require a 4-way stop refresher course
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I wish I could send
@DrAngelaCDunn
a drink. She deserves one (or a dozen) after that SLCo meeting
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Hey, UtahAG the Utah Constitution doesn’t mention the word “appendectomy” either
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I never feel more like a foreigner in Utah than I do on the weekend of the BYU v U game. I literally could not care less about either team.
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The supposed “best state” won’t feed its school kids, but it will spend 50x this much money to build an arena for a billionaire’s pet project.
An amazing set of priorities you’ve got, Utah.
Utah families plagued by $2.8 million in school meal debt, data shows
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Ah yes, the Utah Legislative session, that magical time when the UTGOP reminds us they are in fact not for small government but instead want to be as invasive into people’s lives as possible
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@gopTODD
Also, for someone who lives in a state where a lot of people faithfully wear religious garments for protection (among other reasons), you seem really obsessed about people choosing to wear what they believe to be a protective covering
Seems a bit hypocritical
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How many Utahns bitching about San Francisco have spent any time in CA outside of Anaheim or Dana Point?
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So how does civil war work? Do we get time off from work or what?
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Because my needs in Sugar House more closely align with Kanab and Monticello than my neighbors a few blocks to the east or south
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BREAKING NEWS: The
#utleg
's
@RedistrictUtah
has released its proposed maps. Salt Lake County is split among the four congressional districts in their proposal.
@fox13
#utpol
#Utah
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My favorite spot in SLC, especially on a summer evening.
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Liz Cheney doing the Lord’s work on this beautiful sabbath day
.
@BasedMikeLee
: Here you are on 1/6 explaining that Trump's plan to seize power was illegal. It's sad you've abandoned what you know is true. You should take a break from spreading lunacy to read these remarks by Dallin Oaks
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How do I send Brad Wilcox a copy of this book?
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My kid saw wine in the grocery store in California. Now he’s a juvenile delinquent
This is why I’m always afraid to leave Utah
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I’m still lol-ing at this. The “concerned mother and daughter” are literally using a quote defending polygamy to feign outrage over a pride flag.
According yo this quote, “traditional marriage” means plural wives, so I’m guessing Natalie Cline is a polygamist now?
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@SpencerJCox
We get that you’re “new to this” despite being in office for the past 7 years, but surely you can see why this is extremely offensive to the people you’re about to represent.
You didn’t have to run for office if it’s such a burden. Please step aside if you don’t want the job.
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@alli_stabenow
Since there is *at least* 1 closeted person in your ward who is struggling to hold on, my only question is why the bishopric guy doesn’t wear the pin all year
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Do you think more Utahns would wear a mask is we made some of them bright yellow with “Helping Hands” on them?
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I have European coworkers and clients, this is only a very slight exaggeration
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1. Congratulations
2. Adoptive parents are normally provided a patient room since their child is still a patient in the hospital. The birth mom is not kicked out of her room while she recovers
3. Literally no hospital calls it a “pregnancy wing”
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Hey
@SenMikeLee
did the people of Morocco deserve the wrath of God, too?
I’m just curious how you decide which natural disasters are wrath vs nature
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Hahahahahaahahhahaahhahahagahaahahahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaahahagagagaga
As a parent in and resident of the Republican stronghold of Utah, I can tell you this is absolutely not true.
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Thinking about all the people who should be welcomed to sit in our pews and temples
God is love. God doesn’t hate.
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If you thought the comments on this KSL post would be about how tragic this event is, you’d be sorely mistaken
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One thing no one ever tells you about when you move to Utah is that it takes approximately an hour to boil a pot of water
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My kid just got back from 7th grade orientation where masks are required since it’s a SLC school. Somehow by the grace of God, the school didn’t implode and no one died of asphyxiation.
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For the life of me, I still can’t figure out why the magical sweet spot for all 4 CDs is in this red circle.
It’s so mysterious. Maybe one day we’ll be able to figure it out.
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One of the best works of architecture in all of Utah, imho
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Has anyone from the UT Legislature verified the gender of everyone playing in the Super Bowl yet?
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The Utah Legislature is a mess.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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That awkward moment when you’re unloading your Home Depot haul while the entire stake walks by your house after stake conference
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It’s really easy to file a complaint with the Utah Board of Education. And if you’re disgusted by a board member cyber bullying a student athlete, then I highly recommend you let the Board know.
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Has anyone ever actually thought far enough ahead to have room temperature butter on hand when you want to make cookies?
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I hope everyone realizes this BYU thing happens every single day in Utah.
This was not an anomaly.
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A lot of these people like to brag that as a church we are “the first” to show up after a disaster to help clean. But now they can’t be bothered to get a shot or wear a mask.
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Feeling **very** uncomfortable and unsafe in this Ammon, ID, Costa Vida. Apparently these people have never seen a mixed race family
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@SenMikeLee
You’re singlehandedly bringing down the value of BYU law degrees with these takes
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Sunday confession: moving to Utah (and especially Yalecrest) has been the worst thing for my relationship with the church
Things would be so different here if people stopped bragging about the ward’s “heritage” every Sunday
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So golf courses have more protections and privacy than Utah women seeking healthcare
Utah lawmakers have shut down a measure that would have mandated transparency around water applied on Utah golf courses, arguing the public might draw “uninformed” conclusions if these facilities were required to reveal how much water they use.
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