Bryan Schott
@schotthappens.com
Publisher/Managing Editor - Utah Political Watch 📝 I write about politics. Sometimes it goes well. | 🧠 Unsupervised adult with ADHD. | 🏈 In a toxic relationship with the Oklahoma Sooners. DM for Signal. linkin.bio/schotthappens
Trump lied about bone spurs to avoid serving in Vietnam. This AI slop he posted gives him a higher rank and more medals than Patton and MacArthur. I swear Republicans cared very deeply about “stolen valor” at one point.
Utah beats Kalshi in court. A federal judge ruled the prediction market operator can't use federal commodities law to dodge the state's anti-gambling laws on its sports-based prediction markets. utahpolitics.news/judge-kalshi...
Judge rejects Kalshi's bid to dodge Utah's anti-gambling laws
A federal judge ruled Kalshi can't use federal commodities law to block Utah from enforcing its anti-gambling laws against the company's sports markets.
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The lunatics from the John Birch Society are hosting an event on federalism in St. George next week.
Love how President Trump illegally imposed tariffs, which made corporations raise prices for everyone. Now those corporations are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in tariff refund checks, but prices remain high. Just incredible!
Hey dipshits! The Fifth Amendment is a constitutional right that everybody has. Invoking it is not proof of guilt or innocence. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I absolutely hate it when I'm taking notes during an interview or press conference, then I look down and all I've written is the word "blood" over and over.
Re-watching Ted Lasso in anticipation of the new season. I would let Hannah Waddingham beat me with a cane, then write her a thank-you note the next morning.
Donald Trump is crashing out on social media platform about the DOJ admitting they lied about vandals damaging the reflecting pool.
New podcast 🎙️ I sat down with @jakerugh.bsky.social to go through his data on Utah's political shift. Utah has swung D+24 since 2004—more than any other state. Utah GOP registration is down ~4,700 YTD; Dem registration is up ~9,700 Full conversation: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/why...
Why Utah has swung further left than almost any state since 2004
In the latest episode of Special Session, BYU sociologist Dr. Jacob Rugh breaks down the data behind Utah's political shift, and why he doesn't think it's just about Trump.
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Sen. John Curtis breaks with President Trump, rejecting his calls to nuke the filibuster. "Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster." Here's what Curtis said and why: utahpolitics.news/john-curtis-...
'Under no circumstance': Sen. John Curtis says he won't vote to kill the filibuster
President Donald Trump wants Senate Republicans to kill the filibuster so they can jam through Sen. Mike Lee’s SAVE America Act, a budget, and the rest of his priorities. Utah Sen. John Curtis says he...
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Brilliant move! If they ever roll out something like this on Facebook, what will all the boomers repost?
New podcast episode: Mike Lee vs. Senate Republicans Stuart Adams lost. The campaign donations didn't stop. Burgess Owens warns that Republican incumbents losing their primary election could mean Utah is sliding down the path of socialism. Listen and subscribe: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/is-...
Is Utah sliding toward socialism?
Burgess Owens sounds the socialism alarm, Mike Lee fights the SAVE Act battle, and Stuart Adams cashes in after his primary loss in this week's episode of Special Session.
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New podcast episode: Mike Lee vs. Senate Republicans Stuart Adams lost. The campaign donations didn't stop. Burgess Owens warns that Republican incumbents losing their primary election could mean Utah is sliding down the path of socialism. Listen and subscribe: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/is-...
Is Utah sliding toward socialism?
Burgess Owens sounds the socialism alarm, Mike Lee fights the SAVE Act battle, and Stuart Adams cashes in after his primary loss in this week's episode of Special Session.
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📊 New poll shows just one in three Americans support the Iran war. 69% of Americans say President Trump has failed to explain the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
The Utah Legislature is asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for a rehearing in my lawsuit over their refusal to give me a press pass. My legal team filed their response today, and the first paragraph is 🔥🔥🔥
Sen. John Cornyn reportedly tore into Sen. Mike Lee over his plan to force a roll call vote over recessing in August. He wants the Senate to stay in session to pass his SAVE America Act. Cornyn said Lee was “demoralizing our base” and his motivation was just “self aggrandizement.”
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams lost his primary in June. His campaign still raised nearly $120K in the month after the election. He also moved $55K from his leadership PAC into the campaign. What's the money for? Adams isn't saying. Full story 👇 utahpolitics.news/adams-120k-a...
Stuart Adams hauled in $120K in campaign donations after his election loss
Stuart Adams lost his primary in June. His campaign still hauled in $117,600 in three weeks.
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On Monday, President Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow his administration to move forward with an executive order aimed at curtailing mail-in voting. www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/p...
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail voting | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting — setting up a major elections dispute at t...
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New podcast episode 🎙️ The Democratic primary in Utah's 1st CD cost $6.1 million. Why Utah's campaign finance penalties are a joke. Plus, an update on my First Amendment lawsuit against the Utah Legislature. Check it out at the link: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/sto...
Stop trying to make Spencer Cox happen
The New York Times floated Spencer Cox as a 2028 presidential contender. Bryan Schott explains why it's not happening — and never was.
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What an absolutely asinine post. This is the kind of dipshit thing someone who is extremely unsophisticated about politics would say. She really thought she cooked here.
The man who killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband last year was sentenced to life in prison. That tragedy happened more than 400 days ago, and Utah Sen. Mike Lee still hasn't apologized for making jokes about the violence on social media.
New podcast episode 🎙️ The Democratic primary in Utah's 1st CD cost $6.1 million. Why Utah's campaign finance penalties are a joke. Plus, an update on my First Amendment lawsuit against the Utah Legislature. Check it out at the link: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/sto...
Stop trying to make Spencer Cox happen
The New York Times floated Spencer Cox as a 2028 presidential contender. Bryan Schott explains why it's not happening — and never was.
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Data centers are a toxic issue in 2026. An Emerson College survey of likely 2026 voters finds 63% oppose data centers being built in or near their community and 27% support them. In December 2025, 42% were opposed, 33% were in favor. emersoncollegepolling.com/july-2026-na...
July 2026 National Poll: Democrats with 11-Point Generic Ballot Advantage - Emerson Polling
Opposition to data centers growing; majority think US spending too much on Israel aid A…Full Release & Results
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In my lawsuit over the Utah Legislature’s refusal to give me a press pass, the Utah AG’s submitted an amicus brief supporting the Legislature. Remember, instead of using the Utah AG, the Legislature hired a boutique law firm from Washington, D.C., that has cost Utah taxpayers more than $428K.
Where did $21,000 in payments and donations to the Davis County GOP go? Good question. It's not on their financial disclosure, which is also missing almost all of the party's expenses. The math doesn't work...and neither does the paper trail. Read more: utahpolitics.news/davis-county...
$21,000 in missing donations and zero reported expenses: Davis County GOP's financial disclosures don't add up
Davis County GOP's campaign finance disclosure is missing $21,000 in donations and shows almost no reported expenses. Here's what we found.
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