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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Other shockers included his concern for abused pets, his preference for music and sunshine and his proclivity to open doors for other people

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A profound disappointment & major blow against any hope for democratic governance over our media system. Individual policymakers & media owners keep failing us, succumbing to perverse incentives. It's a systemic failure, requiring a structural overhaul of our entire media system from root to branch.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Re: the political situation in Utah. Or: Why it is less effective to be slamming particular denominations when a slippery political ideology will take on whatever form that grants it respectability

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’ve long been embarrassed by who I am ashamed to admit is my current Governor. Just putting it out into the world that there are those of us who hail from the same state and faith tradition as Cox and yet were never deceived by this man.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey folks! I’ll be on @krclradio.bsky.social’s RadioACTive tonight to talk City Weekly’s upcoming “Best of Utah” issue. Catch it during the 6-7pm broadcast (MST) krcl.org/listen-live/

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A truly wicked and depraved group of people

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The instinctual reaction to these kinds of essays will produce an enormous swath of experiences, both in support and opposition. There are those whose background would necessitate disconnecting from one’s family, sad to say. There are others whose experiences do not, and yet they happen anyway.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Well, that’s a bit of an unfair advantage.

KUTV headline stating “Secretary Kennedy teams up with Boys and Girls Club to take presidential fitness test.”

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Scott Renshaw @scottrenshaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Salt Lake City Weekly is hiring a 25-hour Associate A&E Editor to oversee local Music & Dining sections, plus other special issues. Point interested parties my way.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Attention: Do you (or someone you know) consume a lot of local news in the Salt Lake area (newspapers, TV, radio, etc.)? Do you enjoy writing or wish to get better? Send me a message and we’ll chat about a potential side gig opportunity.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

From Lowell Bennion’s “The Unknown Testament” (1988) #sundaythoughts

Theology is of no value if it substitutes for social morality. Devils also believe and tremble. To be righteous, belief must include concern for our fellow human beings. Religious ordinances and rituals are vain if they do not encourage spirituality and morality. Church life is not an end in itself but a place to be inspired to go forth and deal honestly and compassionately with each other.

This is a lesson we must learn over and over. Reading the Hebrew prophets with their passionate clarity is, in my opinion, an excellent way to renew our commitment to justice and mercy.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Pioneer Day: A complicated occasion, as is any instance of displacement & additional settlement to an inhabited land. There were violent conflicts as well as peaceful coexistence among communities. I wish people could acknowledge both aspects w/o being ignorantly proud or dismissively contemptuous

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The discourse around IMAX re: Nolan movies is silly imo. A far greater issue is the sound in his films, which for years has been garbage

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

From Hugh Nibley’s “Man’s Dominion, or Subduing the Earth”

The explanation of this all-out hostility is simple. “The animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms abide the law of their Creator; the whole earth and all things pertaining to it, except man, abide the law of their creation,” while “man, who is the offspring of the Gods, will not become subject to the most reasonable and self-exalting principles.” With all things going in one direction, men, stubbornly going in the opposite direction, naturally find themselves in the position of one going the wrong way on the freeway during rush hour; the struggle to live becomes a fight against nature. Having made himself allergic to almost everything by the Fall, man is given the choice of changing his nature so that the animal and vegetable creation will cease to afflict and torment him, or else waging a truceless war of extermination against all that annoys him until he renders the earth completely uninhabitable. —Hugh Nibley, “Man’s Dominion, or Subduing the Earth”

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Lingering AND loitering? In this economy??

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Tbh, I really don’t care about what snarky thing you have to say about x, what mockery you’ve thought up for y. Tell me about things that genuinely give you joy, that excite you, and help you be a better person!

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Always fun to jump on here and know that there are still collectively shared experiences being had

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Some of you are going to want a Mormon take on this but it’s just the Let Them Fight meme.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A valuable wake-up call for Utahns re: the proposed ICE warehouse in Salt Lake City: www.cityweekly.net/opinion/when...

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When stupid meets menacing, you get an ICE human warehouse.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I’ve got a couple of articles out this week :) I hope you take a look and let us know what you think www.cityweekly.net/news/in-a-ti...

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In a time of disenfranchisement, Utah still has lessons to l...

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Jessie Alexander, a friend of mine, needs our help. She’s facing a liver transplant due to cancer and will be unable to work for months. Her family is already struggling w/medical bills & living expenses. Please consider donating/sharing to support them during this tough time. gofund.me/a3e8d7564

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Donate to Support the Alexanders Through Jessie's Liver Transplant, organized by Camilla Stark

In April of this year, Jessie Alexander was diagnosed with bile… Camilla Stark needs your support for Support the Alexanders Through Jessie's Liver Transplant

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Scott Renshaw @scottrenshaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Bumping this for tomorrow night's event, spaces are limited so RSVP if you can.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Likely not the meaning of the passage, but I couldn’t help but think of 2 Thessalonians 2:2-4

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

For all the ugliness out there, this is still an amazingly beautiful world

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A-freaking-men. Comforting to see others giving the Luddites their due

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Wow. Stay tuned for Vance’s upcoming “We Real Cool: White Men and Masculinity”

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Looking very lovely today, SLC (Despite the sniffles, I LOVE the spring)

A distant view of downtown Salt Lake City

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Final reminder that we’re accepting reader submissions to the aforementioned questions until noon tomorrow. We’d love to have your voices featured within this year’s City Guide. Feel free to email your responses to wlong@cityweekly.net

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A message for all my Salt Lake City/Valley peeps

I am reaching out because I'm in charge of City Weekly's City Guide booklet this year. While most of the pieces are in place, I wanted to include small blurbs from locals about their experience and love for Salt Lake City. If you have an interest to do so, we'd welcome your feedback on the following questions:

- What does Salt Lake City mean to me?
- Any concise words of wisdom for a newcomer to the Salt Lake area?
- What dish or food item would you recommend to someone fresh to the area?
- What is your favorite local event of the year?

I need all responses by next Wednesday (March 25) morning, if possible. Feel free to send them directly to me at wlong@cityweekly.net. (Word length cannot exceed 100 characters, please.) We'd be honored to include your voice in this year's edition!

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

These words from Orson Whitney seem applicable to, well, take your pick… bsky.app/profile/west...

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Taking time to do this today. I grew up in an old logging town in Oregon, where I once made a lot of enemies by doing a school project on the endangered spotted owl. These forests welcome me every time I visit—I'll always associate them with home, with rest and peace. They deserve their peace, too.

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

“No ‘great’ nation has the key to anything but war. Power has nothing to do with peace. The more men build up military power, the more they violate peace and destroy it.” — Thomas Merton (Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, 1966, 30)

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Joseph Stuart @jstuart.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

There’s a gofundme to help pay for funeral and headstone costs, keeping her blog alive and functional, and to support the Ardis E. Parshall Award at the Mormon History Association. Consider donating? www.gofundme.com/f/honor-ardi...

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Ardis E. Parshall spent her life lifting people whose stories had bee… Joseph Stuart needs your support for Honor Ardis Parshall by Preserving Her Life’s Work

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Wes Long @westhelargo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I’m grateful for my friends & family, for my cat & nature, for books & cinema, and for a lifetime to enjoy the fleeting moments. I am happy to be a writer, a gay man & a person of faith. All of these challenge & animate me. I would not be who I am without them. We’re only just scratching the surface

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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