We covered a lot of ground in last-night's subscriber-only livestream. If you missed it, here are some highlights:
The Legislature's Gerrymandering Stalling Tactics
The dueling filings in the redistricting case are absolutely wild. The plaintiffs basically called out the legislature for pretending they can't appeal Judge Gibson's ruling when they've actually had two separate opportunities to do so—including one created by a law they passed themselves earlier this year.
My favorite part? The plaintiffs included a screenshot of the Utah courts' "how to file an appeal" webpage in their filing. Because apparently sophisticated legislative counsel needed a tutorial.
We talked through what I think their actual strategy is.
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Press Room Replay - Dec. 17, 2025
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World Cup Grift
I went on a bit of a rant about the 2026 World Cup being a disaster (overpriced tickets, ICE fears, FIFA corruption), but I couldn't resist pointing out the silver lining: At least this time Stuart Adams won't need to take money from the Qatari government to take his grandkids to games. He can just take American money instead! Domestic corruption is so much more convenient.
Sean Reyes won't be taking Qatar's money either—because he's no longer in office.
Other Topics We Hit:
Why the legislature really repealed HB 267 (spoiler: it wasn't the "Utah way")
The Tabby Mountain lawsuit and Mike Schultz's alleged blocking of Native American land purchases
Plans to expand the Utah Supreme Court
Trump's bizarre Venezuela threats and tomorrow night's "address to the nation"
The catastrophic Kash Patel FBI disaster.