2/ In this post from July, 2021, Maragani responds to a story alleging students were told to hide 'equity survey' questions from parents.
"It's what commies do. We need 100% school choice so parents can pull their kids out of government schools," Maragani wrote #utpol
3/ Also from July, 2021, Maragani says he wants elected officials who will "impeach" the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court because he issued a mask mandate during the COVID pandemic.
"If he's issuing mask mandates, he won't rule conservatively on other issues" #utpol
4/ In August, 2021, Maragani makes his first post about "election integrity."
"It's making sure that our election results reflect what voters actually want (whether it's a Democrat or Republican) versus what the people in power want" #utpol
5/ On Aug. 3, 2021, Maragani calls the Democrat Party "the enemy" and claims Republicans in the U.S. Senate are feckless #utpol
6/ This one is fairly tame compared to some of the other posts from Maragani.
On Aug. 3, 2021, he calls Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh a "wimp" for letting the COVID-related eviction moratorium continue #utpol
7/ In this post from Aug. 3, 2021, Maragani calls a doctor warning about COVID a "clown" and a "Marxist trying to impose masks on kids which is part of their program to indoctrinate children with all their garbage" #utpol
8/ Here Maragani says Gov. Spencer Cox and Sen. Mitt Romney should be "top targets" in the 2024 elections.
"In 2022, we need to focus on all our local races to get the Democrat infiltrators (aka, RINOs) out of the party" #utpol
9/ On Aug. 9, 2021, Maragani says Utah Republicans need to follow Wyoming's example and kick Gov. Spencer Cox, Sen. Mitt Romney and "any Republicans who supported mask mandates, business closures, etc." out of the party #utpol
10/ Here Margani responds to a post from far-right commentator Lauren Witzke who complained her co-host is on a "watch list."
Witzke is known for her anti-LGBTQ views and promotion of QAnon #utpol
11/ In this longer post from Aug. 13, 2021, Maragani complains about federal employees abuse the rights of "normal Americans every time a Democrat comes into office."
"You're seeing that in action with the 1/6 protesters" #utpol
12/ During the U.S. military evacuation from Afghanistan, Maragani complained Afghan refugees would be brought to Utah to "turn our area into the next Minneapolis" #utpol
13/ Maragani also suggested Afghani refugees being brought to the U.S. were cowardly for not staying to fight.
"Those don't look like refugees. They look like deserters unwilling to fight for their own country" #utpol
14/ In response to the story about a Lehi High School teacher caught on tape telling students promoting vaccinations and that she hated Donald Trump, Maragani said teachers are "part of the problem."
18/ Maragani continued his hostility toward resettling Afghani refugees, accusing religious organizations of "human trafficking" because they get money from the federal government #utpol
3/ "2000 Mules" is the widely debunked "documentary" from Dinseh D'Souza that claims non-profit groups are paying volunteers (the mules) to traffic ballots to different drop boxes #utpol
I'm here for the Salt Lake County GOP's quarterly central committee meeting.
Almost all of the seats in the #utleg in play are in Salt Lake County, so this meeting is very important with just over two months to go until election day #utpol
County party chairman @cnull tells me they feel good about picking up some seats in the #utleg this year, but he's also feeling pressure to deliver.
Null says redistricting was favorable for the GOP, which is a reason why he's feeling some optimism #utpol
As the meeting gets underway, somebody in the back yells, "Let's hear it for Republicans!"
His exhortation gets a smattering of applause.
"That was weak," he said.
Chairman Null jokes about playing AC/DC music to pump everybody up.
2/ Marble Freedom Trust is controlled by Leonard Leo, who was one of the first paid employees of the Federalist Society. He's now co-chairman of the group's board of directors #utpol
Election conspiracy cranks "Two Red Pills" are doing an interview with a local right-wing podcast.
Let's see what falsehoods and fabrications they come up with today!
Jen Orten and Sophie Anderson are talking about how they've been invited to an event with "True the Vote," which is the people who helped Dinesh D'Souza with his garbage "documentary" 2000 Mules.
Buttigieg-a-palooza (TM) has moved from the Capitol to a Unified Fire Station in Emigration Canyon as we prepare for a roundtable discussion with Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and others about firefighting efforts and improving transportation infrastructure #utpol
SLCO Mayor Jenny Wilson and Secretary Pete Buttigieg join several other people for the roundtable discussion.
"This is an important time for our nation, and it's an important time for our county," Wilson says to start #utpol
Wilson recounting 2020 with the start of the COVID pandemic followed by the Salt Lake earthquake and the BLM protests in Salt Lake City and the massive windstorm.
I'm sure this will tie into transportation issues, but it's a long way to get to the point #utpol