news, science, politics, and anything Utah. can’t resist a good piano. I try to unlock paywalled articles where possible.https://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mx2qyiyjes2a$20 Million Contract to use Homeland Security taxpayer money to praise Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/trump-ads.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFE.YYCh.zlU0VrtjfASM&smid=url-share04 Oct 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2qyiyjes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mwyntavrhk2jUS/Russia talks in Ukraine and oil. Who benefits? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/kushner-witkoff-russia-oil-deal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1E.N_yy.u_4-VhOjLH-Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share03 Oct 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyntavrhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mwyn6gzxu22jThank a 5-year old who needed to go to the bathroom. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/middleeast/flydubai-attack-timeline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1E.3d6G.6x2OAm3X69GS&smid=nytcore-ios-share03 Oct 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyn6gzxu22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mww6ozw7xs2gTrump diverts tens of millions of dollars intended for aid to Europe. Tha money will now go to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. wapo.st/4hVX59I https://wapo.st/4hVX59I02 Oct 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww6ozw7xs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mwqvaqdsm22jKennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. After Trump took control, finances collapsed. wapo.st/4dg5MJj https://wapo.st/4dg5MJj30 Sep 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqvaqdsm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mwqr5jt4hs2kJack Smith Hearing and Basketball https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/29/us/trump-jack-smith-senate-testimony?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.8IW9.r0d98cIhxUmr&smid=url-share30 Sep 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqr5jt4hs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mwea4hlr4s2nAdvertisements on Fox News and Newsmax: "paid for by the U.S. government. https://apnews.com/article/paid-by-us-government-ad-midterms-04b3fe552fc3de2ada0b14394706e0e025 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwea4hlr4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mvxig7zjzk23Making the world safe for corruption. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/maga-foreign-policy/688352/?gift=o1sDbZvlgzINnj7CKWvxnFATgPRkXPEqOT6RqynzMpQ20 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxig7zjzk23https://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mvxi66ynqc23Russian friend of Trump & Putin [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxi66ynqc23https://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mvjbih2r4c2yHe is alive !!!14 Sep 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjbih2r4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mvgxuds2d22aVictoria, British Columbia Victoria’s Galloping Goose Regional Trail - Donald J Trump Memorial14 Sep 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgxuds2d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mvbbi3tuok2oContractor discloses the reasons for the Lincoln Reflecting Pool failure. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/climate/reflecting-pool-contractor-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVE.mzkd.aKK6QL3NW80p&smid=nytcore-ios-share11 Sep 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbbi3tuok2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mv7jbs2e722211 Sep 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7jbs2e7222https://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mudbiq7uy22hGoogle Maps waffles to Trump. Apple Maps knows the proper name.30 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudbiq7uy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mu6vx35rl22uWhen we’re too tired to play ball, he rolls it to our chairs.29 Aug 2026 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6vx35rl22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mu5squcx2s2rWhich Great Lake will be renamed as Lake Canada? #Canada #Ontario28 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5squcx2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mu5slbegzc2rNDAs to hide data center deals. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5879528/data-center-nda-disclosure-louisiana?utm_source=email.utahpolicy.com&utm_medium=fa3a44a536e3c4573723f9111775a250d3a8e4b4&utm_campaign=utah-policy-august-28-2026&_bhlid=79ec8d3742a2fe38c82c581df00bb48e3410277528 Aug 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5slbegzc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3msybvgo32c2xDamn the judge --- The Kenndy Center voted to INSCRIBE Trump's name unto the building. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/design/kennedy-center-closure-board-vote-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5FA.ouEl.EBYbl2FLvc0K&smid=url-share13 Aug 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3msybvgo32c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3msr7dzikds2lNew Yorkers with a second-home condo worth over $1 million or a second family home over $5 million aren’t happy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/nyregion/mamdani-second-home-tax-ruling-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA.6Iow.Ne_zAHJ8sUsO&smid=nytcore-ios-share10 Aug 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr7dzikds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3mslw6cdey22tWhere did the workers go? Unemployment improved because workers disappeared. Warning sign? wapo.st/4wQNDcS https://wapo.st/4wQNDcS08 Aug 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslw6cdey22thttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3msjgisdvxc2rUnfortunately, the last medical procedure made Mitch invisible. #MitchMcConnell Doctors can’t figure out how to reverse.07 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjgisdvxc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/utahbug.bsky.social/post/3ms27ffzekc2gI have a new visitor - and foe - at my back porch. My veggie garden is doomed.01 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:k5dsukhtxbgqmnx26dzsrcen/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms27ffzekc2g