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Christine Riter
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☮️🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎🗳️Boomer mom of two. If it’s possible, my mouth is filthier as I age. Martinis are my vibe. Chocolate, cosmo, or up with olives. My mood dictates. 🍸
WTF is happening? Former twit. From Utah. No lists or DMs please.
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Screenshot courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

“If you’re a star, they let you do it.”

Honor code, schmonor code.
Screenshot of a sports article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “BYU lifts suspension of basketball player Kenner’s Davis after alleged DUI”.
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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A screenshot of an editorial in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

You guys, the Utah legislature (GOP super-majority) has been fighting us for seven years.

For one seat that might possibly, maybe, give the state one democrat.

WHERE THAT NEW SEAT VOTES DEMOCRAT ANYWAY!

Ffs
#utpol
Screenshot of an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune. It’s written by a former Utah legislator. David Irvine’s essay is titled, “I’m a former Republican lawmaker. We should be your servants, not your masters.” Opinion: Political power wrests with the people. The Utah Republican Party thinks otherwise. Context: the party is fighting the people over gerrymandered maps.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This is a screenshot of two articles that appear in the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

Of course trump himself is personally profiting off these “national security” acquisitions.

And Pete Hegseth will never measure up to the likes of Mark Kelly, the former astronaut, navy captain and US senator.
Screenshot of two articles appearing in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. They appear side by side. On the left is an article titled, “$10 billion and counting: Trump administration snaps up stakes in private firms”. This is under the guise of “national security”. On the right, “Pentagon opens inquiry into Sen. Mark Kelly over what Hegseth calls ‘seditious’ video”. Kelly and other lawmakers made a video basically saying “You don’t have to follow illegal orders.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

“Don’t follow illegal orders!”

Hegseth wants to punish Kelly for saying basically this.

Truly the dumbest mother fu**ing times, y’all.
#utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. A single panel titled, “Dog days”. It depicts the recent fallout between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ). The two are depicted as dogs. On the left is Mark Kelly as a giant bulldog. He’s wearing literally his resume on his frame: an orange NASA space suit, and a blue Navy ball cap. Kelly is shown “flicking” the yappy dog to his right depicted as Hegseth. This smaller dog is shown in mid-air with his mouth open. Surrounding “Hegseth” are about thirty words that say “yap” in various fonts. Context: Hegseth wants to punish Kelly for his part in a video. In it, are six members of congress who implore members of the military not to follow illegal orders.
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Laziness
Capitulation to Putin
Abandoning an ally

Zelenskyy and Ukrainians are at the world’s mercy.

trump expects them to give up more? To Putin, who will always want more?
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. Titled, “Trump peace plan”. A single panel with four figures: Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump (center), and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a Ukrainian woman (right). They are standing on a large map with “Ukraine” under their feet. “Russia” is drawn on the periphery. Putin is shown smirking with his arms crossed, looking in trump’s direction. Trump is facing away from Putin, looking at the two Ukrainians, saying, “Putin wants that piece, and that piece, and that piece, and…” Zelenskyy and the woman are drawn with angered expressions. The caption underneath the drawing: “The Trump Piece Plan”.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

If you missed that embarrassing felon47 presser yesterday, he praised “bone saw MBS” while berating a member of the press…..on the world stage, in our Oval Office.

#trumpsUnfit
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. A single panel titled “Some pig”, it depicts Trump yelling at a female reporter. He’s bent over, mouth openly yelling. He’s holding a hamburger in his left hand, and Bagley has drawn a curly pig tail from his back end. He’s drawn in typical Bagley fashion: orange face, blue suit, overly long red tie (dragging on the ground). On the ground at trump’s feet is an empty McDonald’s wrapper and some spilled ketchup behind it. The female reporter to his left has a surprised look on her face as she hears the words from the POTUS, “QUIET PIGGY!” These words are drawn exaggeratedly large.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Screenshot of an editorial page in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

To make so much fuss over a state that hasn’t seen democrats rule anything for a quarter of a century is stupid.

Get over yourselves #utpol We have voices too.
Screenshot of an editorial page in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. The top features a Pat Bagley political cartoon and the bottom is an “Our View” editorial from the SL Tribune’s editorial board. Bagley’s cartoon is titled “Fair maps”. Reminiscent of the protests in Charlotte in trump’s first term, the chant “Fair maps will not replace us!” Supplants the then chant “Jews will not replace us!” The cartoon is a single panel tinted orange. On the right are typical Bagley politicians (white, spectacled, male). They’re holding lit torches, shown yelling and facing left. On the left of them is drawn an effigy of Judge Gibson hanging from a pole with a noose around her neck. The editorial opines that Utah legislators need to give up their fight of “lynching” judge Gibson for ruling the way she did when she ruled for plaintiffs’ map which compacted SLC into one district.
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This screenshot is of an article that appears in today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

When has trump “confronted” any dire situation with any seriousness? We’ve been waiting “two weeks” for his (and republicans) healthcare alternative since 2015.🙄

What a dumb title for an article.
Screenshot of an article appearing in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. This analysis is titled, “As shutdown nears end, Trump still confronts soaring healthcare costs.” Authors Margot Sanger-Katz and Shawn McCreesh, NYT. There’s a photo of a medical student in Washington state preparing a syringe, below and right of the title.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A partial article courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the expiration of ACA/Obamacare tax subsidies will affect millions in red states too.

Those graphics really illustrate a dilemma for republicans.

Sicker or dead. People will be forced to dis-enroll.😔😡
#utpol
Screenshot of a partial article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. “ACA subsidies” and the continuation of the article appears on the left. At right are two graphics. Top is a map of the US showing population enrolled in ACA/Obamacare. Colors go from light blue to dark navy. The darker, more population enrolled. The bottom graphic is divided in two. Left side describes % of population/poverty rates depicted in the US map above. Again, the shades of blue go from light to navy. More poverty = darker blue. On the right, 15 red states (that voted for trump) showing how enrollment increased from years 2020-2025.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

You guys, Utah is a trifecta of red, but it’s clearly not enough for Speaker Schulz and Leader Adams.

Plaintiffs were granted a representative map by a court yesterday. #utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. Titled, “The smell test”. A single panel with this caption at the bottom: “Gerrymandering by the numbers. This single panel depicts Utah Speaker Mike Schulz and Senate President Stuart Adams in the center of the drawing. Black suits, red ties, white shirts. Albert Einstein is drawn to their right in front of a whiteboard. His expression seems to say, “Explain this to me like I’m a genius.” To the left of the Utah leaders are typical Bagley politicians in blue suits, red ties, and bald, spectacled heads. They are drawn scowling, with arms crossed. On Einstein’s whiteboard are two circles. The top shows “voters” make up 52% republicans. “Other” makes up the rest. Illustrated in red and white, respectively. The bottom circle is titled “congress seats”. It’s colored red entirely. Captions above Schulz/Adams: “Some voters don’t count”. And “It’s Utah math, dummy!”
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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A screenshot courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com Public Forum page.

Democracy
Hunger

Who are we America? And have you called your reps lately?
#utpol
Screenshot of the public Forum in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. Two essays by two different women from two different Utah cities. The first asks about congressional checks on the executive branch. The second is about food insecurity and the cruelty of the fact it occurs in America.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Screenshot of an article in today’s @sltrib.com Salt Lake Tribune.

JCPOA signed by Obama may not have been perfect, but at least Iran’s nuclear ambitions were under the world’s scrutiny.

Everything trump touches, dies. #ETTD
Screenshot of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “The dangerous stalemate over Iran’s nuclear program”. Author Steven Erlanger, NYT. Two pics are embedded in the article, one upper right below the title. The other at bottom left. Article discusses the consequences of the expiration of Iran’s nuclear deal.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Screenshot of an article is courtesy of today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com And author Dan Barry, NYT.

He’s everywhere. Everyday. All at once.

Ffs
🤦🏽‍♀️
Screenshot of an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Titled, “A two-headed coin that always comes up Trump”. Author, Dan Barry, NYT. Below and to the right of the title are renditions of a Trump coin, designed to celebrate America’s 250th bday in 2026. Both sides show the current POTUS.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Screenshot is courtesy of today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com

“Kick ‘em when they’re already down”, seems to be the prevailing sentiment of these Utah republicans.

Why does every budgetary decision have to be treated as a sledgehammer?
#utpol
Screenshot of an editorial page in the Salt Lake Tribune. The top portion features a Pat Bagley political cartoon. The bottom is an “Our Views” editorial. Both deal with the Salt Lake County Council’s decision to close four county-run daycares in SLC.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Screenshot from NBC NEWS.

But, of course he appealed.

#CrueltyIsTheOnlyPoint
Screenshot of a headline from NBC News: Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge’s order to fully find SNAP.
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

We’re supposed to sympathize with the poor billionaire.🙄

Elon Musk’s shareholders made that clear yesterday.
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. Titled, “Pity the billionaires”, this single panel is drawn as two halves, divided by a black line. On the left, is an elephant with tusks, dressed in a blue suit and red tie, signifying the Republican Party and gesturing with his human-drawn hands as Donald Trump does. Above his head” “Don’t hate on billionaires!” Emoting a plea for sympathy. On the right, same caricature, only accusatory and angry, shown pointing his fingers. Above him in bolder black letters: “Poor people are ripping them off!”
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Took this screenshot of Senator John Curtis (R-UT) notice of tomorrow’s tele-town hall, Utahns.

If you can attend or want to leave a question, please do so. #utpol
Screenshot of Senator John Curtis’ notice of tele-town hall, scheduled tomorrow at noon.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of today’s Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Optics is everything.
Utahns, call your reps. #utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. Titled, “Waste, fraud and abuse”. A single panel divided in half. On the left, Bagley draws Utah’s six- member delegation. The words, “Getting paid for doing nothing useful”, are above their caricatures. Maloy, big hair, dressed in red. Lee, frantically tweeting. Owens, shown reading a Q-anon book. Kennedy, Moore, Curtis poking at his eye, toothpicking his teeth, holding up his cell phone, respectively. On the right side: a single air traffic controller is depicted. Words above his head read, “ Not getting paid for bringing in your flight safely”. He’s in a control tower, trying to manage two computer screens, while half a dozen airplanes are in his view.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist John Cole.

Optics is everything.
#utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist John Cole. A single panel, depicting trump and his remodeled ballroom on the left side. He’s standing in front of an easel with a giant pic of what the White House ballroom will look like; $250M ballroom across the top. Trump’s got a red heart drawn above his head. Words beneath him say, “It was the best of times.” On the right, an empty dark, tan-colored cornucopia. “USDA SNAP benefits” is written on the side. Two forlorn recipients watch a fly leave the empty opening. Below them the words, “It was the worst of times.” The famous words are attributed to Charles Dickens.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Truly the dumbest fu**ing times.
#utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. A single panel titled, “The unwokening”. Five different consequences of trump’s administration are drawn: Left to right, kid with measles, “Jim Crow” LEA, dead woman/pool of blood from back alley abortions, nuclear testing, air pollution. Words at bottom and right of panel: “Bringing back the greatest hits of the 50’s! Now more MAGA than ever!”
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Political cartoons are courtesy of today’s @sltrib.com Salt Lake Tribune’s “Drawn & Quartered”.

We’re a clown car of a country.
Six political cartoons appear in today’s Salt Lake Tribune “Drawn & Quartered”.
November 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

The definition of crazy comes to mind. #utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. A single panel titled, “Blowing in the wind”. Drawn dead center is a skull wearing a red baseball cap. On the cap: “Make Utah Downwind Again”. The skull is set in Utah’s nuclear desert. Shown in the background are mini nuclear detonation plumes. Above and to the left of the skull/red cap are these words: “I have instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons.” - Trump
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Utahns, mark your whole ballot and go to a drop box to make sure it counts. I wouldn’t trust the mail at this point.
#utpol
Screenshot of a text that says my ballot’s been counted.
October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com and cartoonist Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Justice because they’re homeless doesn’t mean the Utah legislature can treat them like garbage.😔
#utpol
Political cartoon courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and cartoonist Pat Bagley. A single panel titled, “Out of sight”. The cartoon features a large, dingy orange garbage truck in the background. The driver is depicted as Bagley’s signature Utah politician: blue suited, spectacled, white male with very little hair on his head. In the foreground are three figures. In the middle, a LEA, face covered in a mask, is shown flanked by a homeless man and woman to which he is forcefully escorting, presumably into the back end of the truck. Captioned below the drawing: “Your ride to the homeless center”. Context: Bagley views the Utah legislature as treating the homeless as garbage, needing to be kept out of sight by forceful means.
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Screenshot of a page in today’s @sltrib.com Salt Lake Tribune

The collision of poverty and luxury is stunning.
#utpol
Screenshot from the Salt Lake Tribune. Top of the page shows people standing in line for food in Philadelphia. Text of a partial article appears beneath. The bottom half shows an ad for luxury real estate for sale around Utah. It features six properties in a 3x3, 2-row format. The contrast to two worlds is stunning.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM