G.F. Erichsen
@stillmoretosay.bsky.social
Former journalist will still likes writing. Find me on Substack at stillmoretosay.substack.com.
I’m so happy to see Judge Gibson earn recognition as Utahn of the Year. Many judges throughout the United States (ones serving below the level of the U.S. Supreme Court, that is) have been instrumental in protecting democracy, and Gibson is one of them. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
Judge Dianna Gibson wins The Salt Lake Tribune readers’ vote for 2025 Utahn of the Year
The people have spoken. Utah Judge Dianna Gibson was voted by you, our readers, as The Salt Lake Tribune’s 2025 Utahn of the Year.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I’m so happy to see Judge Gibson earn recognition as Utahn of the Year. Many judges throughout the United States (ones serving below the level of the U.S. Supreme Court, that is) have been instrumental in protecting democracy, and Gibson is one of them. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
Apparently Trump never got the message that Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace. Of all the ways the president could have celebrated the day Christians celebrate as Jesus’ birthday, this has to be the worst. wapo.st/49eVpmp
U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warnings on Christian killings
The U.S. military said it attacked ISIS militants at the request of Nigerian authorities. The number of casualties is unknown
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December 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Apparently Trump never got the message that Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace. Of all the ways the president could have celebrated the day Christians celebrate as Jesus’ birthday, this has to be the worst. wapo.st/49eVpmp
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
So if you are a right-winger, you get pardoned for trafficking drugs. If you are a left-winger, you get treated like Maduro.
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Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a “narco-state” that helped send cocaine to the United States.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So if you are a right-winger, you get pardoned for trafficking drugs. If you are a left-winger, you get treated like Maduro.
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I couldn’t make stories like this up if I tried. There’s an AI singer that has become wildly popular in the world of Christian music, and the guy behind the phony is affiliated with Turning Point USA. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/controvers...
Controversy erupts in world of contemporary Christian music with popularity of fake singer
CCM hit performer revealed to be the AI project of a Turning Point rapper
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I couldn’t make stories like this up if I tried. There’s an AI singer that has become wildly popular in the world of Christian music, and the guy behind the phony is affiliated with Turning Point USA. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/controvers...
Good news from the Supreme Court today! I'm not surprised; although there are certainly some justices interested in reversing Obergefell, the Kim Davis dispute is for legal reasons not the best avenue for doing so. For one thing, she was acting outside the law. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/supreme-co...
Supreme Court rejects attempt by foe of gay marriage to overturn Obergefell decision
Justices also hear case of Rastafarian whose hair was forcefully cut in prison
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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Good news from the Supreme Court today! I'm not surprised; although there are certainly some justices interested in reversing Obergefell, the Kim Davis dispute is for legal reasons not the best avenue for doing so. For one thing, she was acting outside the law. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/supreme-co...
Come on, Washington Post: You can do better than this. Calling U.S. attacks on civilian boats “piracy” is a sanewash. What the Trump/Hegseth military is doing should be called what it is: Murder. War crimes. Summary execution. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The new pirates of the Caribbean
Attacks against alleged drug boats are lawless.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Come on, Washington Post: You can do better than this. Calling U.S. attacks on civilian boats “piracy” is a sanewash. What the Trump/Hegseth military is doing should be called what it is: Murder. War crimes. Summary execution. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
What Trump is doing off the coast of South America is morally repugnant.
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What Trump is doing off the coast of South America is morally repugnant.
I have many criticisms of the LDS church. But I am happy to see it is standing by its ban on guns in church services. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
LDS Church reiterates safety protocols for members, doesn’t budge on gun ban
After the Michigan attack, the LDS Church reiterates its safety protocols, including following “the guidance of the Spirit" and keeping guns out of services. A petition seeks to remove the firearms ba...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I have many criticisms of the LDS church. But I am happy to see it is standing by its ban on guns in church services. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
Interesting story from the WaPo today. Trump is so easy to manipulate by people like Putin. wapo.st/4qrm8E3
In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin’s demands
In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Interesting story from the WaPo today. Trump is so easy to manipulate by people like Putin. wapo.st/4qrm8E3
Wow. Even the unpretentious home I live in is worth far more than the home at the heart of the case against Leticia James. It's no wonder Trump had to work to find someone willing to prosecute her. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Wow. Even the unpretentious home I live in is worth far more than the home at the heart of the case against Leticia James. It's no wonder Trump had to work to find someone willing to prosecute her. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Here’s something I learned yesterday while researching for my Substack: YouGov regularly updates a list of the most famous American; Charlie Kirk didn’t make the most recent list, meaning that most Americans hadn’t even heard of him until he died. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk increasingly seen as martyr not just for his politics, but for his faith
Some evangelicals come close to recognizing him as a modern-day saint
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September 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here’s something I learned yesterday while researching for my Substack: YouGov regularly updates a list of the most famous American; Charlie Kirk didn’t make the most recent list, meaning that most Americans hadn’t even heard of him until he died. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/charlie-ki...
The level of religious devotion to Charlie Kirk is beyond incredible. It won’t be long until we see a bill in Congress to create a national holiday in his honor. www.christianpost.com/voices/is-ch...
Is Charlie Kirk the first American Evangelical saint?
History may one day describe Charlie as one of the closest things Evangelicalism has ever had to a saint
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September 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The level of religious devotion to Charlie Kirk is beyond incredible. It won’t be long until we see a bill in Congress to create a national holiday in his honor. www.christianpost.com/voices/is-ch...
This is hilarious. Trump’s lawyers don’t even know how to file a proper lawsuit. variety.com/2025/politic...
Judge Tosses Trump’s ‘Tedious and Burdensome’ Lawsuit Against New York Times
President Trump's lawsuit against the New York Times was tossed on Friday, as a judge found it 'tedious' and gave the president 28 days to refile.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is hilarious. Trump’s lawyers don’t even know how to file a proper lawsuit. variety.com/2025/politic...
I heard “This is not who we are” multiple times yesterday while listening to Salt Lake City radio news. The problem is that this _is_ who we are. We have some of the most lax gun laws in the country, and the best explanation is that we care more about gun “rights” than we do about potential victims.
"This is not Utah," says that state that has loosened open carry laws on campuses.
September 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I heard “This is not who we are” multiple times yesterday while listening to Salt Lake City radio news. The problem is that this _is_ who we are. We have some of the most lax gun laws in the country, and the best explanation is that we care more about gun “rights” than we do about potential victims.
I never knew it was the government’s job to tell people what to pray about, but apparently Trump does: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/trump-perv...
Trump perverts Christian teaching as he uses believers to advance political agenda
White House issues guidelines to follow in praying for the country
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September 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I never knew it was the government’s job to tell people what to pray about, but apparently Trump does: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/trump-perv...
Coming next, using the military to execute drugs traffickers within U. S. borders. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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September 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Coming next, using the military to execute drugs traffickers within U. S. borders. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
It sounds like the White House is seriously considering a plan for ethnic cleansing of Gazans:
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Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
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August 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It sounds like the White House is seriously considering a plan for ethnic cleansing of Gazans:
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Just days into the new school year and children have once again been killed in what should be one of the safest places in their lives. This is a moral failure.
August 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just days into the new school year and children have once again been killed in what should be one of the safest places in their lives. This is a moral failure.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying,” — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob
He’s right. We live in a culture that glorifies violence, and we have a federal government that glorifies cruelty. Our prayers mean nothing unless we deal with those problems.
He’s right. We live in a culture that glorifies violence, and we have a federal government that glorifies cruelty. Our prayers mean nothing unless we deal with those problems.
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying,” — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob
He’s right. We live in a culture that glorifies violence, and we have a federal government that glorifies cruelty. Our prayers mean nothing unless we deal with those problems.
He’s right. We live in a culture that glorifies violence, and we have a federal government that glorifies cruelty. Our prayers mean nothing unless we deal with those problems.
I’ve had members of my family walk the streets of Washington, D.C., in recent years. Do people really believe these lies?
Stephen Miller on DC residents: "For the first time in their lives, they can use the parks, they can walk on the streets. You have people who can walk freely at night without having to worry about being robbed or mugged. They are wearing their watches again."
August 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’ve had members of my family walk the streets of Washington, D.C., in recent years. Do people really believe these lies?
No matter how critical we may be of right-wing politics, many of us are reluctant to make comparisons with Nazi Germany — after all, we don’t want to trivialize a horrific part of our history. But now, a federal judge, of all people, has dared to go there: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/federal-ju...
Federal judge invites comparison of Ten Commandments push with 1930s Nazism
Court rejects Texas law requiring posting of Biblical document in classrooms
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August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No matter how critical we may be of right-wing politics, many of us are reluctant to make comparisons with Nazi Germany — after all, we don’t want to trivialize a horrific part of our history. But now, a federal judge, of all people, has dared to go there: www.stillmoretosay.com/p/federal-ju...
I can’t help but wonder how much the writings of James Dobson had to the way so many evangelicals are supportive of Donald Trump. The child-raising methods he taught were about stemming rebellion, and it’s not a big leap at all from there to authoritarianism. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/dobson-had...
Dobson had outsized influence in boosting authoritarianism among evangelicals
Focus on the Family founder, bestselling author and political activist dies at 89
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August 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I can’t help but wonder how much the writings of James Dobson had to the way so many evangelicals are supportive of Donald Trump. The child-raising methods he taught were about stemming rebellion, and it’s not a big leap at all from there to authoritarianism. www.stillmoretosay.com/p/dobson-had...