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I’ve heard from a lot of Utahns over the past week about the proposed data center project in Box Elder County. Many are asking questions about water, air quality, energy, land use, and the long-term impact on rural Utah. Those are real concerns, and all Utahns should expect clear standards and accountability.
Industry is our state’s motto. And in our pursuit of economic strength, we must always ensure that development is thoughtful and in line with Utah values.
Based on conversations with residents, local leaders, subject matter experts, and project stakeholders, the following actions are now being taken regarding this project. 🧵
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VIDEO EXPLAINER: Trump has given Iran an ultimatum — reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday mid-afternoon (Washington time) or else be attacked.
With the clock fast ticking, I’m re-publishing my recent @Opinion map explainer of Hormuz and the oil routes.
An article with much to consider in light of the expanding regional war in the Middle East.
“The Americans imagine they’re the only ones who think. They forget that there is another actor who is equally capable of initiative, foresight, and planning.”
An Iranian-regime strategist tells me.
Read the full interview:
unherd.com/2026/03/iranian-s…
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An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇
"As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions.
Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation.
So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East.
Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse.
A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."
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As yet another preemptive war is begun in the Middle East, John Quincy Adam’s words of wisdom still ring true:
“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.”
Like most Americans I have sympathy for the plight of the Iranian people and all subjected people around the globe, from North Korea to Tibet.
But as Adam’s wrote, America: “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.
She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.
Madison wrote that “the Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature.”
As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission.
But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.
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We were so happy to see all the smiling faces turn out at the 4th of July parade to represent Forward Utah. Thanks so much to everyone who showed up and cheered us on!
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Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan saved 165 lives in the Texas flash floods.
The 26-year-old, a former KPMG accountant, directed Army Blackhawk 60s and MH-65s to survivors and helped get them to safety, according to the New York Post.
“Ruskan spearheaded a high-risk rescue mission under the worst possible environmental conditions, which in the end saw 165 brought to safety,” the NYP reported.
“I’m just doing a job,” he told the NYP.
“This is what I signed up for, and I think that any single Coast Guard rescue swimmer or any single Coast Guard pilot, flight mechanic, whoever it may be, would have done the exact same thing in our situation.”
“That’s what we were asked to do and we’re gonna do it. Any one of us, if anyone else was on duty that day, they would have done the same thing as us.”
“We just happened to be the crew that got the case.”
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Something has broken tonight in the bond market. We are seeing a disorderly liquidation.
If I had to GUESS, the basis trade is in full unwind.
Since Friday's close to now ... the 30-year yield is up 56 bps, in three trading days.
The last time this yield rose this much in 3 days (close to close) was January 7, 1982, when the yield was 14%.
This kind of historic move is caused by a forced liquidation, not human managers make decisions about the outlook for rates at midnight ET.
Tons of common sense! A better use of AI than team Trump to make a reasonable argument grounded in global economic realities.
Push it up the chain! #TariffWar
#reciprocaltariff
How’s this for a simple approach?
We keep 10% across the board tariffs for the special privilege of doing business with the U.S. to compensate us for the investments we have made in global defense, health and otherwise, and to compensate our country for historically unfair trade practices that have contributed to our massive deficits and national debt.
We keep the pressure on China to resolve materially unfair trading practices, IP theft, currency manipulation, and other practices that have disadvantaged our nation.
We pause reciprocal tariff implementation for 90 days so we have time to engage in private negotiations with other countries, focusing first on those whose tariffs and practices have materially interfered with the competitiveness of U.S. manufactured goods in their markets.
Lastly, we consider that:
(1) it does not make sense to have balanced trade with countries that are smaller than us and that have fewer resources to spend on US goods, i.e., we will forever be buying more from Madagascar than they will buy from us,
(2) attempting to bring back jobs in low-wage manufacturing is not good for America, acknowledging, for example, that Bangladesh and Vietnam are better places to produce textiles and athletic shoes than here,
(3) U.S. ‘exports’ of software, IP, finance, and other services are high value and important sources of trade that are not reflected in traditional measures of exports and imports, and if included in the calculations would make the balance of trade statistics look much more balanced,
(4) our multinationals’ subsidiaries that sell services in foreign countries that are not counted in the balance of trade calculation, but generate profits, value and future dividends are good for America,
(5) a goal of generating a dollar of exports for every dollar of imports is not a useful one, particularly on a country-by-country basis in light of our massively higher standard of living, and having the largest economy in the world.
Lastly, the current trading system, while far from perfect or fair to the U.S., has served us extremely well so we need to be prudent in how we change it so as not to upset the world order in such a manner that it disadvantages our country over the long term.
Great perspective…
I've had a change of heart on federal income tax. On the surface, it's just a way for the government to generate revenue—it has to get its funding from somewhere. But I now see that the method of taxation itself fundamentally alters the relationship between the government and its people.
When the government relies on taxing individual income, it shifts from serving its citizens to exploiting them as a revenue source. This dynamic creates an inherent friction, where the government no longer answers to the people but to the system that extracts from them. And if you look around, it's clear—whatever our tax dollars are funding, it’s not serving us.
This is what modern economists fail to grasp when they dismiss tariffs, sales taxes, or luxury taxes as harmful. The structure of taxation matters, not just the amount collected. The income tax distorts governance itself—and it needs to go.
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No stone will be left unturned in our effort to end chronic disease. The health of our children is a higher calling for all of us. Watch my message to America and join me in this effort to Make America Healthy Again.
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RFK Jr. held NOTHING back in his first speech as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
🔥“Nothing is gonna be off limits.”
The vaccine schedule will be investigated. SSRIs will be investigated. Electromagnetic radiation will be investigated.
Here is everything RFK pledged for HHS:🧵
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Elon, to be frank- your platform hates original creators. You shared my content that someone else stole without crediting. Now they will see the fruit of my labor.
For full transparency, I received $900 for the past two weeks on this platform from receiving 100 million views. For reference, I’ve usually only seen $150 payout from X.
On TikTok, I am at $1600 for the month with 750k views. Crazy difference. I’ve been putting in the work and a share from you could be life changing for me. Yet, you shared content from an already big account that put zero effort to add some emojis. I’m just so disappointed in the treatment of small accounts.
Common Sense requires we repeal the current federal budget system and replace it with functional procedures.
Next came the topic of government spending, in which Maher perfectly summarized how broken the current system is in just 40 seconds.
“We vote to spend money we don’t have, spend it, and then vote whether to pay the bill.
“Then, one party threatens to crash the economy by not paying.
“So then we vote just enough money to keep the government open for a few months at a time.
“It reminds me of when I was broke and would put a dollar of gas in my car every time I filled up. You can tell me that’s not a broken system?”
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Why does a Representative over (or under)perform the presidential top line in his/her CD? Is it candidate quality, incumbency, down-ballot lag? Here’s my ‘24 House elections by presidential margin map, with closeups for NYC, Chicago & LA/SD on the next slide. Andiamo!
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One senator asked Kennedy if he was a “conspiracy theorist”—to which he replied with the perfect response, listing several “conspiracy theories” that turned out to be true.
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An incredible thing happened when Kennedy stunned Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) into complete silence by exposing the harsh reality of America’s dire health crisis.
If you watch one moment from the hearing, make it this one.
“President Trump has asked me to end the chronic disease epidemic and make America healthy again... and that is what I’m doing.
“And if we don’t solve that problem, Senator, all of the other disputes we have about who’s paying—whether it’s insurance companies, whether it’s providers, whether it’s HMOs, whether it’s patients or families—all of those are just moving deck chairs around on the Titanic.
“Our ship is sinking. Our 60% increase in Medicaid over the past four years is the biggest budget line now, and it’s growing faster than any other. No other nation in the world has what we have here.
“No other nation has a chronic disease burden like we do. We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world. During COVID, we had 16% of the COVID deaths in a country where we only have 4.2% of the world’s population. We had a higher death count than any country in the world.
“And when the CDC was asked why, they said it’s because Americans are the sickest people on earth. The average American who died from COVID had 3.8 chronic diseases. This is an existential threat—economically, to our military, to our health, and to our sense of well-being.
“And it is a priority for President Trump. And that’s why he asked me to run the agency. And if I’m privileged to be confirmed, that’s exactly what I’ll do.”
Another great summary of the moment that is facing the political system.
Bernie Sanders literally said "MAHA" and then came out against RFK Jr. for HHS.
After appearing to build a bridge for independent voters to re-enter the Democrat party, he fully lit it on fire and walked away.
Here's what Democrats are missing: a "no" vote on Kennedy isn't the anti-Trump protest vote they think it is.
Most of Kennedy's supporters weren't even Republicans. Many of them were largely apolitical: disillusioned with the two-party system. Moms, hippies, indigenous folks, college-age kids, even Amish (yes, really). And now, they have a proven ability to sway elections.
Kamala lost the Presidency in November because she refused to talk to this eclectic group.
Democrats looked like elitists, partying with celebrities while staying silent on issues like chronic disease, the poison in our foods, and cleaning up our environment.
As a result, they paid the price.
Data now shows that Kennedy supporters were the deciding factor in Trump's landslide win.
We went MAGA because there was nowhere else to go.
If Democrats want a comeback in '26 and '28, they need to speak to these populist voters, the most powerful independent swing demographic in American political history.
They have to start appealing to the moms. They need to take on corporate interests. They have to call out the corruption. They have to speak to young people (and no, not by buying off 1000s of Tiktok influencers... and then banning TikTok).
Bernie is taking the bipartisan issue of our time - health - and turning it into political theater.
Democrats are refusing to see the forest for the trees.
We MUST choose to love our kids more than we hate each other.
But if that's not motivation enough for some senators, I hope the future viability of their own party (and careers) will motivate them toward unity.
Without populist support, Democrats are a dying breed.
