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[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

CS Lewis on why “dumb blue collar people” usually do not fall for the same terrible ideas that the “educated elite class” so often does:

“Why, you fool, it’s the educated readers who can be gulled. All our difficulty comes with the others. When did you meet a workman who believes the papers? He takes it for granted that they’re all propaganda and skips the leading articles. He buys his paper for the football results and the little paragraphs about girls falling out of windows and corpses found in Mayfair flats. He is our problem: we have to recondition him. But the educated public, the people who read the highbrow weeklies, don’t need reconditioning. They’re all right already. They’ll believe anything.”

– CS Lewis, That Hideous Strength

… Or Romans 1: “Claiming to be wise, they became fools.”

[Dustin Harding ✨ From the Dust Films @dustinharding]

“If you see the church as the Kingdom of God on earth, then you will stay come what may.”

Powerful.

[Joe Wheat @joewheat27]

My unpopular opinion: Aaron Roderick is just one of the best OCs in the country period and we would not know he’s a great play designer if he wasn’t also good at situational play calling

[The Real Calvy J @CJRealHoops2]

What's your unpopular BYU opinion that you'll defend to the death?

Mine: Aaron Roderick is one of the best offensive play designers in the country. Bar none... but below average among all P4 offensive coordinators in situational play calling.

[Some.BYU.Dude @ByuSome]

I will defend ARod to death that he's an incredible OC.

Bro had a true freshman QB that wasn't there for spring ball, and led that offense to a CCG, and 12-2 record, with the only 2 losses being to Texas Tech.

There aren't very many true freshman QBs that ever get 12 wins in a P4 conference. Only great OCs can do that. ARod gets way too much disrespect from BYU fans.

[Matthew Baiamonte @baiamontematt]

Fantastic read from BYU’s President. I especially agree with his commentary on the Portal. https://t.co/pV8mXyC3s2

[TopTierBYU @TopTierCougs]

@joewheat27 @KramersFaith https://t.co/DFz5UwpLDF

[LEGO Joseph Smith @Mormonger]

Joseph Smith, you've done it again

[Thoughtful-Faith @ThoughtfulSaint]

But I have been reliably informed that we already have discovered all the ancient cities and peoples of ancient America.

Hmmm…

[Earth @earthcurated]

Archaeologists have officially discovered a massive, completely lost ancient civilization hidden deep beneath the Amazon rainforest using advanced LiDAR laser technology. A sprawling, pre-Columbian network of cities that completely rewrites human history.

[Matt Fradd @RealMattFradd]

Tolkien Expert: You Don't Understand Tom Bombadil

[Guy @nosilverv]

At some point he says something like that politicians are in the business of inflating words until they're so big they mean nothing and that it befalls on poets to breathe meaning back into them. Great voice too, recommended.

[Christian Keil @pronounced_kyle]

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”

― G.K. Chesterton

[Brigham Tomco @BrighamTomco]

Be grateful on Pioneer Day.

Latter-day Saint pioneers created one of the most cohesive, resilient & generous societies that has ever existed.

Their faith, sacrifice & forethought continue to bear fruit that we all benefit from, regardless of church membership.

Utah has ranked No. 1 in:

Religious adherence

Church attendance

Married, two-parent households

Neighborhood friendships

Volunteerism/service

Charitable giving

Social capital

Upward mobility

Low child poverty

GDP growth

Median household income

Economic outlook

These metrics aren't an accident or an anomaly. They aren't just the result of pro-growth policy, either. It's community.

We have something special. An inheritance we can respect, preserve & build upon — or dismiss, neglect & squander.

Be grateful on Pioneer Day.

[Dallin H. Oaks @OaksDallinH]

The faith and sacrifice of the pioneers are not merely part of our history. They are part of our heritage as a covenant people. 

Today we honor those faithful Latter-day Saint pioneers who established homes, communities, and temples in the mountain West—including those who labored for 40 years to build the Salt Lake Temple. Their efforts were motivated by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and trust in His promises. 

As we celebrate Pioneer Day, we express gratitude for all who have helped build the Lord's kingdom, both past and present. Their examples remind us that discipleship requires faith, sacrifice, and steadfastness in keeping sacred covenants.

[Royal Blue Raptor @RoyalBlueRapto1]

"My name is Nobody."
"Weird flex but okay."
(Later)
"HELLLLPPPP HE'S GOT ME!!"
"Bro?? Who's got you?!"
"NOBODY!"
"Lol cap, you almost had us bro."

Dude. It even works in modern *slang*.
Nolan has no excuse.

[Kai Schwemmer @KaiSchwemmer]

Latter-day Saints will always be able to genealogy mog the competition. We have infinite receipts.

[Jasmin Rappleye @JasminRappleye]

The Church of Jesus Christ is on a roll with record-level participation from the youngest generations.

First, highest enrollment in Seminary, now most full-time serving missionaries.

The kingdom of God continues to roll forth and fill the earth.

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

Rough day for the “Mormonism is dying” industry. Business has never been worse.

[Casey Lundquist @casey_lundquist]

I looked back at the 81 transfers out of the BYU football program from 2020-2025. How many of them improved their situations? And how many probably should have stayed at BYU?
https://t.co/3AGPP03plu