Ram Rayburn

Ram Rayburn

@ramrayburn.bsky.social

YIMBY, Desert Democrat, Southwest Evangelist, Legislature Enthusiast

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Ram Rayburn reposted

Another +1,725 Utah voters registered Democratic in the last week alone (+4,416 since Labor Day vs. +2,212 new GOP voters & +6,069 Unaffiliated voters) UTAH 2026 YTD Chg. in active voters (10/12/2026) 🔵DEM +13,779 (+5.8%) 🔴REP -6,954 (-0.8%) 🟣UNA +19,418 (+3.9%) An unprecedented pattern in 2026

Jacob S. Rugh@jakerugh.bsky.social

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)

Ram Rayburn reposted

Which state is the youngest in the nation? (It's Utah) And young voters have swung leftward since 2024. Put it together, and @jakerugh.bsky.social has been documenting a big change in voter registration patterns in conservative Utah.

Natasha Bedingfield speaks to this

Elsa@erli.bsky.social

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

Everything about AOCs moves this last year has communicated that she is a serious person who considers the implications of her public duty, I really like her

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Elon Musk: 20+ years here, hates American culture and most Americans, constantly undermines our multi-racial democracy as part of his obsession to restore the Apartheid of his foreign youth, says non-white people can't assimilate Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs

I post about Mormdep sure, but there are Mormdep super soldier patriots on the ground and putting in the work @darinself.com

Jacob S. Rugh@jakerugh.bsky.social

No USA metro has swung blue more over the past 20 years than Provo-Orem-Lehi (Utah County UT): D +34 2020-2024: Every State House District trended left of the USA. Every one. Now the @utcountydems.bsky.social chair @darinself.com has recruited a historic 13 candidates in 15 Utah HD races.

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You played the recorder in part to strengthen your fine motor skills and in part to introduce you to basic music theory concepts like rhythm, the C-major scale, and reading basic music notes. Your teachers wanted to make elementary music education available to all, not just the rich.

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GUY WITH A TINY BACKPACK: You okay? What's up? ME LOOKING SUICIDAL OUTSIDE A HOUSE SHOW: A dark wind, I think. A sick mother comin' to chop down her own tree. Sorry I have to speak in spirals. GUY WITH A TINY BACKPACK JUST COMPLETELY MISHEARING ME: Hi Darkwin. I'm Persimmon

Now that he is unofficially brain dead, I encourage everyone to read The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell One of my favorite political books and a breezy read. I want more biographies like it

It’s brought me a lot of problems and took me a long time to develop coping mechanisms for it, but ADHD is genuinely a huge blessing and I would not trade out if it given the choice

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absolutely. i think that there should be more of these big, federally organized civic activities. an annual fair where each state showcases their best food and fare is actually a great idea.

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Commie corridor mentioned!

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social

I'm no @michaellangenyc.bsky.social, but I did do a breakdown of the four big primaries in #NY07 #NY10 #NY12 and #NY13 and how it's a proxy war between New York's most powerful Democrats: Zohran Mamdani and Hakeem Jeffries. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Probably the understated trend in the Democratic Senate caucus is how Elizabeth Warren is in a proxy fight with Chuck Schumer with mixed results. All of the candidates she endorsed oppose making Schumer leader: -Stratton (won) -Platner (won) -McMorrow (lagging) -Wahls (lost) -Flanagan (TBD)

If Hasan truly cared about this man he’d tell him off screen to take the hat off

Sam@samd.bsky.social

the idea that there is a latent far-left socialist majority that refuses to vote is legitimately just the political equivalent of a cargo cult

You know I love to say it

Jacob S. Rugh@jakerugh.bsky.social

Utah Change in Active Voters by Party 2026 YTD 🔵DEM +9,582 🟣UNA +5,665 🔴REP -2,207 Beyond new voters, local Democratic caucuses in March likely spurred Unaffiliated and Republican voters to switch their registration. Something is definitely happening here in Utah. This is unlike any other year.

What’s interesting about the Trump UFC rally at the White House is that for all the noise and supposed spectacle, nobody knows who was fighting. There are no clips, no highlights, nobody has anything to say about the lineup or matchups

An environmental law which can be used to stop or halt any policy change or new building is probably too broad to be serving its original function, yes?

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people make fun of the DSA Bedtime Abolition Caucus but they're out here racking up Ws

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com

BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!