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Dave Calder

@ldsfn.bsky.social
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Candidate for Utah House District 11 Posts about Utah, Science, Democracy and other things of interest USAF Veteran Occasional photos Deseret Magazine: “Dave — who looks like the quintessential vacationing dad”

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Stephen Bates @batess.bsky.social · 5h
WSJ Gift Link www.wsj.com/economy/affl...
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Affluent and Older Americans Got Much Richer in Postpandemic Years
A Federal Reserve study found overall median net worth rose 2% between 2022 and 2025.
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 5h
Susan Lee, a Republican running for Davis County Commission, removed a photo of herself with her son, former Rep. Trevor Lee, on her campaign website. Trevor Lee was charged with four felonies and resigned from the Utah legislature last month. utahpolitics.news/susan-lee-re...
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Out of the picture: Trevor Lee's mother removes him from her campaign website
Davis County Commission candidate Susan Lee replaced a campaign photo of her son, ex-Rep. Trevor Lee, weeks after he resigned facing four felony charges.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 7h
After five people were detained by ICE during traffic stops in Sanpete County last week, local police are reconsidering their agreement with the agency.
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After ICE detained 5 people in central Utah, local police are reconsidering their agreement with the feds
After five people were detained by ICE during traffic stops in Sanpete County last week, local police are reconsidering their agreement with the agency.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 9h
86% of Utahns say the cost of data centers, including their water and energy demands, outweigh their touted economic benefits. 76% oppose or strongly oppose building more data centers in Utah.
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Most Utahns oppose building more data centers. Here’s what they want done about them.
As the number of planned data center projects seemingly explodes across Utah, most residents aren’t happy with how their elected leaders have handled them.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 20h
Google: How did Davy Crockett die?
Al Mode
Davy Crockett died on March 6, 1836, during the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, at age 49. W Wikipedia
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 21h
Wish I could say I was shocked but I saw who Pete Hegseth was with this blatant extrajudicial murder.
Military.com
https://www.military.com
Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors: Report
Nov 29, 2025 — Bradley reportedly ordered the second strike "to fulfill Hegseth's directive that everyone must be killed." Those two survivors were killed ...
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 22h
We have several Salt Lake friends who register as Republicans for the primaries but vote Democrat in the general. I wonder how many D’s are coming home with the new CD-1 in place.
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Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
1,080 new Utah voters registered Democratic *just last week* 2026 YTD (thru Oct 05) 🔵 DEM +12,504 (+5.0%) 🔴 REP -8,109 (-0.9%) 🟣 UNA +17,335 (+3.5%) 2026 is the first year on record in Utah where DEMS have outregistered REPS (never happened going back 12 years)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Tom Emmer refers to Somali-Americans as "enemy combatants" and says they should be "rounded up and put in jail"
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Apparently our cat uses our Amazon account.
Home & Family
Has a cat
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Logan Mitchell PhD @loganemitchell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pretty clear that Utahns want data centers that: 1) Pay their own way 2) Use clean energy 3) Are water positive Biggest opposition for fossil gas & nuclear powered data centers (which is most of what we see) #utpol @sltrib.com @leialarsen.bsky.social sltrib.com/news/environ...
Survey results about how opinions would change about a data center if they took certain actions
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
image showing hundreds of enslaved souls shackled in a ship's hold, 1800s
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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 08/10/2026
Just brain-dead politics. By doing this ad you show a sizable amount of your base that you’ll fold on anything. And your panicky tone just makes conservatives think you’re trying to cover up your past involvement in gender-affirming care.
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Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📈2026 BLUE WAVE INDICATORS (Oct. 7th) POLLING: 🔵CGB LV D +10 🔵Party/Lean ID D +11 🔵Named Ballot D +12 ELECTIONS: 🔵WA state primary vs. '22 D +10 🔵Special elections vs. '24 D +11 🔵Primary turnout, D-R D +13 🔵Mail votes so far (1M=6% returned) vs. '22 D +14 Sources listed in order in table footnote
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
People who “don’t like to talk about politics” are usually doing politics they are ashamed to talk about.
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just endlessly amused that they do not care at all about making him look bad.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Jacksonville’s mayor is a Democrat. BTW.
jacksonville.com
Mayor Deegan proclaims LGBTQ+ Pride Month and Pride flag flies atop City Hall
Mayor Donna Deegan paid tribute to her late cousin Tommy Hazouri's work on LGBT anti-discrimination law as Pride flag flies atop City Hall.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump administration trying to turn back the clock to the 2020 racism it presided over: “…the bank approved fewer than half of Black applicants for a home refinancing in 2020.”
Bloomberg.com
https://www.bloomberg.com
Highly cited
Wells Fargo Rejected Half Its Black Applicants in Mortgage Refinancing Boom
Mar 10, 2022 — While 72% of White homeowners were approved during the pandemic refinancing boom, Wells Fargo left Black homeowners behind approving 47%.
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HousingWire
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Wells Fargo commits $210M to racial equity in wake of criticism
Apr 15, 2022 — Wells Fargo commits $210M to racial equity. Bank will spend $150 million to lower rates and costs in refis for Black homeowners April 15, 2022,
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
HUD sent $WFC a letter "saying it would examine whether the bank violated fair lending laws by favoring Black or other minority homeowners, according to a copy viewed by The Wall Street Journal. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership
Trump’s Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And Flock Safety spokesperson, I’ll just note the town still hasn’t found the real package thief so what’s the point of accurately identifying the location of people who aren’t criminals?
In an email, a Flock Safety spokesperson detended the technology, saying it is "an investigative tool used alongside other evidence" to help law enforcement solve crimes.
"As noted in the complaint, the Flock system accurately identified the location of Ms. Elser's vehicle, while law enforcement retained responsibility for interpreting and weighing that information as part of the broader investigation," Paris Lewbel, Flock's public relations manager said.
"Flock stands by the accuracy and integrity of its technology and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation."
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Police department hired a guy previously fired for shoddy investigative work and violating the constitution then gave him access to a warrantless surveillance system.
Elser's attorneys faulted Columbine Valley police for hiring Milliman a year after he was fired by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in 2013 for "shoddy investigative work" and "failure to follow the Constitution."
In a 2013 termination letter, the division chief of the patrol division said Milliman failed to take reports from citizens are required by policy, had failed to advise a suspect under the age of 18 of her rights before questioning her and failed to complete required paperwork and documentation in the sheriff's office's computer-aided dispatch system, according to the lawsuit.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In about 2 weeks I would say your money is gonna become far less important than your labor www.mobilize.us/utahdemocrats/
mobilize.us
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Utah Democratic Party on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Utah Democratic Party.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
However good you think this is going to be, it’s better. Steve just has Alito dead to rights.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We can’t leave our cat with my MIL for this reason.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I will have a front row seat.
Dave CALDER
On November's Ballot!

Veteran/Democrat for Utah House District 11
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Tired, leaky brain. @columbojones2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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ABC4 Utah @abc4utah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Zion National Park officials are warning visitors to use an alternative route to the park's south entrance as the road remains closed following a rock fall last week. www.abc4.com/news/southern-utah/roc… 
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
bbc.co.uk
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 06/10/2026
Latter-day Saints have strong communal ties and high social trust, which set them apart from U.S. adults as a whole. For example, 72% of Latter-day Saints say they spent time volunteering in the past year, while 41% of all U.S. adults say the same. #LatterDaySaints
Chart showing nearly three-quarters of Latter-day Saints have volunteered recently
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump has boiled his base down to the most depraved people who still cheer and clap for this stuff and that's why he can barely fill these 5-6K size venues. www.fonnerpark.com/heartland-ev...
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Idaho Statesman @idahostatesman.com · 06/10/2026
Lanes were blocked for about four hours.
bit.ly
Massive Idaho crash involving 25 motorcycles sends 15 people to hospitals
Lanes were blocked for about four hours.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I despise seeing what’s really going on stuffed into a “but critics say” clause.
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That’s cool! I did visit Williams Gateway when I was working with the development of the T-38C.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/10/2026
Attorneys for Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz last October, called on authorities to file criminal charges against the agent involved Monday.
chicagotribune.com
Lawyers for Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent call for criminal charges
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Dogs for Michael Vick”
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another Susan Collins bribery scandal has hit the airwaves theintercept.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good luck! My dad completed his pilot training at the old Williams AFB, where I was also born, so I still carry a little attachment to the area.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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zenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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