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Apr 22 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Some Republican candidates for the #utleg have taken some extreme right-wing positions, including outright support for the QAnon conspiracy theory #utpol

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One such candidate is retired police officer Angie Martin, who is running against Daniel Thatcher in SD11.

On her telegram channel, she has directly quoted "Q," the purported high-level government official at the center of the QAnon conspiracy #utpol

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Martin also has referred multiple times to "frazzledrip," the wild conspiracy theory that claims Hillary Clinton and her former aide murdered a child, cut off its face to wear as a mask and drank the blood as part of a Satanic sacrifice #utpol
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Martin also believes Donald Trump is "president in exile" or some sort of "shadow president" who still has control of some parts of the government, including the military #utpol

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Former Air Force pilot Kevin Hall is running against incumbent Ann Millner in SD5.

Hall also has posted about QAnon on his social media channels along with Russian agitprop about Ukraine and baseless theories about election fraud #utpol

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Patrick Larson is challenging Evan Vickers in SD28.

During the 2020 BLM protests, Larson said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall should be "hauled off by her hair" as part of some "1776 style revolution" #utpol

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Larson blamed Democrats voting in the 2020 GOP gubernatorial primary for Spencer Cox's win. Larson said it was "time for a literal war" following that primary #utpol

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In March 2020, Larson posted he believed Congress "should be hung for treason," but said that was "wishful thinking" on his part #utpol

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Bryan
Apr 23
I'm watching the live stream of @UTJasonPreston's event with Roger Stone.

The speaker when talking about guns just said, "We have something in our audience tonight the Democrats don't have. Bullets, guns and God."

So, that event is going swimmingly.
@UTJasonPreston Another speaker just said, "We don't want to overthrow the government. We want to overthrow the people who are perverting the Constitution. We can all agree that Congress is full of people who pervert the Constitution."

Yikes.
Roger Stone, looking like a 4th tier Batman villain, says the election is no longer a fight between Republicans and Democrats.

"It's a fight between light and dark, a fight between good and evil, a fight between the godly and the godless," Stone says. Image
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Bryan
Apr 22
Roger Stone is doing his show from Salt Lake City again today.

His first guest is Laura Loomer (R-lunatic) who is running for Congress in Florida.

They're yelling about House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy following the release of audiotapes where he says Trump should resign.
Loomer has been speaking for several minutes nonstop, mostly about election integrity.

She says the 2020 election was stolen (it wasn't), and is taking credit for getting Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney kicked out of House leadership.

That claim...is a little dubious.
Loomer calls herself "a woman of action" and asks for donations.

She says she doesn't use Stripe for donations (because she's been banned).

She's been banned from all sorts of stuff, mostly for being racist.
Read 7 tweets
Bryan
Apr 22
Earlier today, @johnforutah recorded a podcast with @utjasonpreston and Roger Stone.

Preston has hired Stone and some of his associates (who have ties to the right-wing Proud Boys) to oversee his website.

Let's break down that conversation!

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Johnson starts by noting my earlier tweets pointing out Stone's well-documented animus toward Mormons.

Stone called it baseless (it's not) and then pivots to his renewed Christian faith.

A good list of Stone's years-long mockery of Mormons is here:

mediamatters.org/roger-stone/to…
Why is Stone backing Preston? His answer would be devastating in another era.

"The problem today are the gutless, feckless, weak-kneed, lily-livered, corrupt, white wine-swilling, brie cheese-eating, country club belonging, Volvo driving establishment Republicans."

*chef's kiss
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Bryan
Apr 22
Quick 🧵:

Sen. Mike Lee did a TV interview today in Utah and he was asked exactly one question about his texts with Mark Meadows.

One. Single. Question.

"There were text messages between me and my friend Mark Meadows at the point I was looking into whether there was any truth to whether some states were planning to rescind or modify their electoral votes," Lee said.

That's...not what the texts show.
Lee was actively working to overturn the election results in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6.

The day after the election was called for Trump, Lee texted Meadows to encourage Trump's team to explore every legal remedy available.
Read 12 tweets
Bryan
Apr 21
Roger Stone is broadcasting his show on Mike Lindell's website from Salt Lake City.

He thanked @johnforutah for setting up the broadcast.

Stone says tomorrow's show will feature @UTJasonPreston and certified loon Laura Loomer, whom he calls "hard-charging conservatives" #utpol
Loomer has been banned from nearly every online platform.

She was banned from Uber Eats for complaining about a Muslim delivery driver.

@UTJasonPreston hired Stone to oversee his campaign. You have to wonder how much that endorsement cost him.
It would be appropriate to ask @johnforutah and @UTJasonPreston if they are bothered by Stone's well-documented hatred for Mormons.

For instance, when Mitt Romney lost the 2012 election, Stone said "Well at least we don't have to all become Mormons."
Read 6 tweets
Bryan
Apr 21
🧵

Sen. Mike Lee FINALLY breaks his silence on his text messages with Mark Meadows, conducting an interview with the Deseret News.

The explanations he offers are wholly inadequate, and raise so many new questions.

TL;DR: I'm not buying it.

deseret.com/2022/4/20/2303…
Lee is adamant he was not doing Meadow's bidding.

His texts suggest otherwise...

Nov. 20 - "Please give me something to work with. I just need to know what I should be saying."

Nov. 22 - "Please tell me what I should be saying."
Lee says the texts were leaked for political motives to hurt his re-election bid.

Is he suggesting the leak of the text messages came from Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who is on the 1/6 committee and is backing Evan McMullin?

Sure seems like it.

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