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Bryan Schott

@schotthappens.com

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Publisher/Managing Editor - Utah Political Watch 📝 I write about politics. Sometimes it goes well. | 🧠 Unsupervised adult with ADHD. | 🏈 In a toxic relationship with the Oklahoma Sooners. DM for Signal. https://linktr.ee/SchottHappens

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 29d

Thanks to @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social for having me on.

11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social · 29d

"A gut punch."

Utah is still reeling after the murder of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. @schotthappens joins the #11thHour to discuss the reaction from communities on the ground.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 8h

Helluva lineup for the Turning Point USA alternate Super Bowl halftime show.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 12h

Who’s gonna tell him?

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

We have $20B to bail out Argentina, but we can’t afford to extend the ACA subsidies so Americans don’t lose their healthcare?

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Also, it’s a CARTOON.

He’s crying about an editorial cartoon.

Softer than church music.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

I remember when Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz lied about some news coverage he didn’t like during a media availability and refused to apologize, so maybe don’t listen to him whine about the media.

Also, he’s posting a link to the trash “news” site Post Millennial, which makes him look even worse.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Here we go Sooners.

Beat Texas.

I’m so excited/nervous I think I’m gonna puke.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Today is OU/Texas - my favorite day of the year.

Boomer. Sooner.
Yee. Haw.
Texas. Sucks.

a football player with the number 6 on his shirt

ALT: a football player with the number 6 on his shirt

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

Just the stupidest people, I swear…

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

New podcast:

Utah's redistricting causes an incumbent pile-up: Moore, Owens, Kennedy all in CD3 on one map.

On two other maps, zero incumbents in some districts.

Plus, where Democrats might have a shot.

Listen and subscribe at the link:

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/podcast-incu...

Utah redistricting: Incumbent pile-up and the looming deadline

Utah redistricting: Option C, three incumbents crammed into CD3 and a looming November 10 deadline.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

After President Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, the "facts don't care about your feelings" crowd is having more feelings than anyone else about the issue.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

Last night, I dreamt that I ran into Bruce Springsteen in a hotel lobby, and we ended up hanging out for several hours.

After he left, I punched another Utah journalist in the face.

Then I woke up.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

WHOA!

The head of the Nobel Committee was asked about the pressure campaign put on by Trump.

"This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates. That room is filled with both courage and integrity."

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 2d

No Nobel for Donald Trump.

Sad.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

He didn’t live there when he first ran, but his home was moved into the 1st District following the 2021 redistricting.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

This is a hell of a Freudian slip from the Republican majority in the Utah House of Representatives.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

The congressional map approved by Utah lawmakers on Monday jams three GOP incumbents, Reps. Blake Moore, Burgess Owens and Mike Kennedy into the same district.

If the judge chooses that map, two of them won't be able to vote for themselves.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/option-c-opt...

Utah redistricting: Legislature's map jams GOP trio into one district

Utah legislature's congressional map packs three GOP incumbents into the same district, forcing them to campaign outside home districts.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

Please join me for my upcoming one-man show, "Bryan Schott Performs Selected Scenes from 'Tron: Legacy'."

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 5d

With the government shut down, I'm going to declare my own sovereign nation that includes one of the local taco carts.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 5d

There are now three proposed congressional maps on the table.

How splitting Salt Lake City could decide a Democratic seat or keep the GOP's 4-0 hold in place.

Read my breakdown at the link:

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/how-splittin...

Utah redistricting: Salt Lake City split shapes congressional map

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

The judge in Utah's gerrymandering case will choose from three proposed congressional maps - one from Utah lawmakers and two from the plaintiffs.

Check out the proposed maps at the link.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-judge-w...

Utah redistricting: Judge to choose among three maps

Utah judge to choose among three congressional maps after special session; GOP’s Option C vs. plaintiffs’ plans could shape 2026 House seats.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

Listening to Utah GOP lawmakers scold us while claiming they avoided partisan data to draw new congressional maps is rich.

Somehow, we are to believe they were unaware of an effort FROM THEIR OWN PARTY to support the map that gave them the biggest electoral edge.

Guess which map they passed. 🤔

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

Just noticed the Utah Senate locked down comments on their Facebook post about today's special session.

I wonder why they don't want feedback from their constituents. 🤔

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

He added two tests to the version introduced on Friday, but made it much more complicated with the substitute that was adopted this morning

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

The bill was made public Friday evening, but Brammer substituted it on the floor this morning.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

I wrote about what Brammer's bill (now law) does earlier today. Here's the link.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/brammers-gra...

Utah proposes changes to redistricting rules hours before vote

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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