Jonathon M. Floyd
@jfloyd314.bsky.social
Huge BYU fan who just returned home from London. BYU grad (Political Science BA '21). QMUL (History MA '25). Latter-day Saint. Utah Jazz, RSL, Utah Mammoth. I love politics (centrist), history, sports, aviation.
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Jonathon M. Floyd
@jfloyd314.bsky.social
· Jun 26
BYU Football Analysis - Ryder Lyons and the State of the BYU Quarterback Room
There has been a lot of news out of Provo on the quarterback front recently, and I figured now was a good opportunity to distill all of my thoughts on it into one place. I'll start with the most excit...
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I don't post enough about sports on here, but if anyone wants to read a little about the BYU quarterback room, I've got you covered!
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There is a lot wrong with Starmer's approach to governance, but the worst thing I can say about him is that he appears not to have even the slightest understanding of what's going on around him politically. He doesn't grasp the UK's political mood at all.
Labour literally said “hey look, jury trials are being used as a serious bulwark against encroaching authoritarianism in the states. By Jove, we have to get rid of that immediately just before we’re about to be blown out by a far right authoritarian party”
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There is a lot wrong with Starmer's approach to governance, but the worst thing I can say about him is that he appears not to have even the slightest understanding of what's going on around him politically. He doesn't grasp the UK's political mood at all.
There should not be a single Democrat at this point who is queasy about packing the Court. Pack the heck out of it and use Roberts' own ruling against him. Define "official acts" as narrowly as possible, and then prosecute Trump for his many crimes that fall outside of that scope.
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There should not be a single Democrat at this point who is queasy about packing the Court. Pack the heck out of it and use Roberts' own ruling against him. Define "official acts" as narrowly as possible, and then prosecute Trump for his many crimes that fall outside of that scope.
Republicans are about to learn the same lesson Democrats learned with Roe v. Wade, which is that if you count on the Supreme Court to define the law in your favor, you really aren't going to like the outcome when control of the Court is in the hands of people determined to change the law.
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Republicans are about to learn the same lesson Democrats learned with Roe v. Wade, which is that if you count on the Supreme Court to define the law in your favor, you really aren't going to like the outcome when control of the Court is in the hands of people determined to change the law.
And as long as the Court has a 6-3 Republican majority, yes, that functionally makes Trump immune. But that ruling still leaves the door open for him to be prosecuted for a LOT of stuff if the Court were Democrat-controlled. It's all down to how generously SCOTUS interprets "official acts".
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And as long as the Court has a 6-3 Republican majority, yes, that functionally makes Trump immune. But that ruling still leaves the door open for him to be prosecuted for a LOT of stuff if the Court were Democrat-controlled. It's all down to how generously SCOTUS interprets "official acts".
Also--and I can't stress this enough--with a friendly SCOTUS, Democrats could still prosecute Trump for plenty of his actions in office. Trump v. US didn't actually make Trump immune from prosecution, it just made the Supreme Court essentially the sole arbiter of what he could be prosecuted for!
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Also--and I can't stress this enough--with a friendly SCOTUS, Democrats could still prosecute Trump for plenty of his actions in office. Trump v. US didn't actually make Trump immune from prosecution, it just made the Supreme Court essentially the sole arbiter of what he could be prosecuted for!
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
SCHISM! SCHISM! SCHISM!
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
SCHISM! SCHISM! SCHISM!
Between this and the Space Force logo, I have the sneaking suspicion that these people set project goals based on stuff they thought was cool in Star Trek, without actually understanding the stuff.
"the president has directed the Department of Energy to launch an AI project called the genesis mission" sounds like something out of a technothriller
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Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Between this and the Space Force logo, I have the sneaking suspicion that these people set project goals based on stuff they thought was cool in Star Trek, without actually understanding the stuff.
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It’s estimated that at least 40% of Bluesky accounts are Weyouns
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s estimated that at least 40% of Bluesky accounts are Weyouns
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It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’d be exciting to think that Bluesky has people pretending to be American like Twitter but I honestly don’t think they could talk about Star Trek Deep Space 9 the way it’s expected here without having watched all the episodes a dozen times
It doesn't help that the internet constantly pushes a deluge of nostalgia-slop that makes it seem like everything really was more affordable "back in the day". Boomers struggled just as much in the sixties as Gen Z does now! Famously that caused some...uh...social upheaval at the time!
Feel like a lot of it is also the current youngest generation not realizing every generation was broke in their 20s. “I can’t afford a house and I never have any money.” Yeah that was me until 30 too. I don’t know anyone who was well off in their 20s unless they came from money.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It doesn't help that the internet constantly pushes a deluge of nostalgia-slop that makes it seem like everything really was more affordable "back in the day". Boomers struggled just as much in the sixties as Gen Z does now! Famously that caused some...uh...social upheaval at the time!
Sushi is racist and patriarchal, guys
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sushi is racist and patriarchal, guys
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Archetypal example is “capitalism ground me down so I quit my job and set up a small business so that I’m my own boss”. You didn’t dislike capitalism! You disliked authority!
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Archetypal example is “capitalism ground me down so I quit my job and set up a small business so that I’m my own boss”. You didn’t dislike capitalism! You disliked authority!
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Why must I, the protagonist of reality, deviate from my base preferences to accommodate the existence of other human beings? Clearly this is the fault of the profit motive
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Why must I, the protagonist of reality, deviate from my base preferences to accommodate the existence of other human beings? Clearly this is the fault of the profit motive
Solo over TPM is my only beef with this. Other than that, good list.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Solo over TPM is my only beef with this. Other than that, good list.
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i truly do think that like 70% of cost of living discussions come down to the fact that a lot of people think "roughly 50% of Americans cannot afford the median American lifestyle" is an indictment of the economy instead of just like, math
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
i truly do think that like 70% of cost of living discussions come down to the fact that a lot of people think "roughly 50% of Americans cannot afford the median American lifestyle" is an indictment of the economy instead of just like, math
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the trump admin wants to pick a fight about the military code with a guy who has this resume?
cool. lets go.
cool. lets go.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the trump admin wants to pick a fight about the military code with a guy who has this resume?
cool. lets go.
cool. lets go.
Wild things are happening y'all
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wild things are happening y'all
Yeah, it's becoming pretty clear that ICE as it currently exists is directly incompatible with the Constitution. If congressional Democrats have the guts to do it, abolishing ICE could very well have majority support among voters by 2029.
To paraphrase what an ICE field director said at a Texas hiring event earlier this year: what makes ICE different from other law enforcement officers is that we catch criminals "before" a crime is committed.
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yeah, it's becoming pretty clear that ICE as it currently exists is directly incompatible with the Constitution. If congressional Democrats have the guts to do it, abolishing ICE could very well have majority support among voters by 2029.
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The guy who dictated the contents of that declaration, but avoided signing it himself, should be called into court to explain why he provided what appears to be false information to the court.
The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Unpacked:
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The guy who dictated the contents of that declaration, but avoided signing it himself, should be called into court to explain why he provided what appears to be false information to the court.
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Every 2-4 years, a bunch of left-wing populists have the brilliant thought “Hey, what if people’s resentment of social minorities is actually just sublimated resentment for capitalist elites?” and then we get to spend 2-4 years once again learning that no, it’s very much the reverse
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Every 2-4 years, a bunch of left-wing populists have the brilliant thought “Hey, what if people’s resentment of social minorities is actually just sublimated resentment for capitalist elites?” and then we get to spend 2-4 years once again learning that no, it’s very much the reverse
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
Alternately:
She's the ghost of Chicago
She got lost somehow
She gets married tomorrow
Oh and I'm goin' down
She's the ghost of Chicago
She got lost somehow
She gets married tomorrow
Oh and I'm goin' down
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Alternately:
She's the ghost of Chicago
She got lost somehow
She gets married tomorrow
Oh and I'm goin' down
She's the ghost of Chicago
She got lost somehow
She gets married tomorrow
Oh and I'm goin' down
(Who-o-oooooah, who-o-OOOOAH)
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
(Who-o-oooooah, who-o-OOOOAH)