This is unprecedented! Utah Rep. Blake Moore, What happened to the Republican party that wanted to put America First? Regardless of anyones political standing, we need to pay attention to what our representatives say, and more importantly, do.

A quick breakdown, because facts and knowledge are important:

Unique Status: The proposed United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative would create a higher level of military-industrial integration than the US has with any other country, including close partners in the Five Eyes alliance or AUKUS. 

Structural Differences: Existing cooperation with allies runs through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, whereas the Israel provision creates a dedicated "executive agent" with precedence authority to promote Israeli participation in sensitive US programs. 

Legal Constraints: Unlike current alliances, the legislation includes clauses that would effectively forbid the President from limiting intelligence collaboration with Israel based on human rights abuses, a restriction not applied to other nations. 

Scope of Integration: The measure mandates data fusion, network integration, and joint production in fields like artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, aiming to make the two militaries jointly operational in a way no other bilateral relationship currently does. 

Historical Context: In the history of US National Defense Authorization Acts, no such merger with the armed forces of any other country has ever been proposed.

It's typical for cyclospora cases to pop up in the spring and summer. But for one Ogden family, getting a test has been a long, hard process.

https://www.kuer.org/health/2026-07-22/cyclospora-needs-a-specific-test-for-one-utah-family-it-was-unexpectedly-hard-to-get

As evident by the recent vote to replace Myers-- the process was so gross considering how an elected official by the people was replaced by a vote of 4 people. I suspect those 4 discussed it and decided to vote together. They are not there for the people, they're there for an agenda. They elected another life long politician with questions of corruption.

I'm not sure how accurate my memory is, but it seems to me the newest listings are significantly lower than comparable properties a year ago. Houses are sitting for months if they need any kind of work and I'm seeing price drops of up to $40,000. Am I wrong about this?

If not, maybe in another year the average family can actually start buying again without over leveraging themselves.

So my mom had this big ass bird just land in her yard yesterday(base of the mountain on 2nd in Ogden). She’s saying it’s a peacock? I need more opinions. Cause that’s pretty wild if it is.

Back with another list of family-friendly events happening around Weber County this week. These are mostly free/free to attend events.

If I missed anything good, drop it in the comments and I’ll try to include it next time. I have no affiliation with these.

**Wednesday, July 22**

- Ogden Arts Fest ’26 — Ogden Contemporary Arts — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Ogden Contemporary Arts

Free

Radical Joy: Artist Factory Mini Summer Camp is a free hands-on art camp for ages 8 and up. Space is limited, so registration may be needed.

- Roy Community Farmers Market — 5:00–8:00 PM

Roy Farmers Market

Free

**Thursday, July 23**

- Ogden Arts Fest ’26 — Ogden Contemporary Arts — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Ogden Contemporary Arts

Free

Day two of the Radical Joy: Artist Factory Mini Summer Camp, with hands-on creative activities for ages 8 and up.

- Open Arts & Music Thursdays — Huntsville — 6:00–9:00 PM

Huntsville Square

Free

Open art, watercolor supplies, instructors, open mic, music, spoken word, poetry, and a kids’ art station.

**Friday, July 24**

- Ogden Pioneer Days Horse & Hitch Parade — 9:00 AM

Washington Boulevard

Free

Wagons, carriages, and horses lead the morning through downtown Ogden before the Grande Parade. Route runs from 31st Street to 20th Street on Washington Boulevard.

- Ogden Pioneer Days Grande Parade — Following the Horse & Hitch Parade until about 12:00 PM

Downtown Ogden / Washington Boulevard

Free

Floats, marching bands, antique cars, dance groups, horses, and more celebrating Pioneer Day.

**Saturday, July 25**

- Ogden Farmers Market — 8:00 AM–1:00 PM

Historic 25th Street

Free

**Saturday R.A.M.P. Free Activities**

- Ogden Nature Center — 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Free access to nature-based activities and outdoor exploration.

- Hill Aerospace Museum — 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Free museum access plus kid-friendly scavenger hunts.

- Lorin Farr Pool — 12:00–6:00 PM

Free

Sessions listed from 12:00–2:45 PM and 3:15–6:00 PM.

- Roy Recreation Complex — 12:00–6:00 PM

Free

**Monday, July 27**

- Roy Days Splash Bash — 12:00–8:00 PM

Roy Aquatic Center

$4

A discounted swim day at Roy Aquatic Center as part of Roy Days.

- Riverdale Farmers Market — 5:00–9:00 PM

Riverdale Park

Free

Full calendar/details below, plus you can subscribe if you'd like this and more directly in your inbox each Tuesday:

https://weberfamilyfun.com/

I forgot reddit was even an option, but I've been trying to find more information on a car accident that occurred on Saturday at the intersection of Washington and 36th Street around 5 PM. It involved an orange subaru and a jeep.

If anyone happens to have seen it or has dash cam footage, I'd be grateful if you could share more with me.

Looking for a career change and want to get into a stonemasonry apprenticeship, specifically in restoration, and I want to stay in the Ogden area. Is there a widely regarded stonemasonry out here?

Somebody stole my dragon statue from my garden sometime today (I'm pretty sure it's today). I am so fucking upset about it. Maybe keep an eye for it? Or for the person who stole it I hope you feel like shit.

Community mural that we painted at the Ogden Art Festival on Saturday, July 18th.

Council member Lundell took it upon himself to interview 12/19 people who applied for Shaun Myers vacant city council seat. Council will be voting on who they want to replace him tomorrow. I recommend checking out the interviews and emailing city council your thoughts on who your pick would be for Shaun’s replacement. Do it today.

Instagram: @kevinforcouncil

People who are good at interior design and such, I've tried several times to redo my gaming room and make it look nice and modern, clean. and I just suck at it lol

That being said, if you are good at designing (specifically minimalist, clean, modern. DM me! Or post your work here.

My wife and I just bought a new house, but the plumbing needs replaced. We called two places. Whipple said they could fix it for 16k. We then got a second opinion from Pitcher Plumbing and they said it would be 12k for everything. We decided to go with Pitcher, but Whipple keeps calling us telling us that its cheap because Pitcher is undercutting the sale and will charge us more when the plumbing is done.

Does anyone have experience with either of these conpanies/this promblem?

First time home ownerr here and I am stressed.

looking for a good tree trimming company. I’ve gotten one quote for our big ash tree for $1500 - price isn’t too concerning but I’d love other recommendations! I’ve heard too many horror stories of trees getting chopped and I love this tree - want it to be in the best care possible!!

Not talking about exchanging but refilling and obviously in Ogden.

Friday night around 9:45-10:00pm I noticed two bright lights in the sky that were clearly large helicopters. I didn't have a chance to check ADS-B.
Just curious if there was a known event associated with that

https://youtu.be/XP-Nk4xRtBs

Malicious compliance?

Hello! I moved to Ogden from out of state semi recently and want to take my 3 year old son camping. Where are some good spots in Ogden or any way in northern Utah to go? We would just be tent camping.

I’m devastated. My heart is aching.

I was raised in Utah, but joined the military straight out of high school. That meant picking up and moving every couple of years. Then when the military chapter of our life ended, we moved back to the Wasatch, my mountains.

I love my home and the little community I built. I love the mountains so much. They’re a part of me.

But the Great Salt Lake is dying. She’s going to take everyone down with her.

My husband, an Army retiree, has never smoked a day in his life and has COPD because of something he was exposed to during his many deployments. The air here is already dangerous to breathe and exacerbates his cough.

He’s not even from here, he followed me here. I already feel like I took a fish out of water and put him inside of a bowl in a landlocked state and now there are fewer and fewer places where my merman can stretch his fins.

Pretty soon it’s going to be untenable.

I never imagined Utahns would be weather refugees. I’m already so homesick. I don’t want to leave, but what other choice is there?

I know this may not be the best place to post this and usually I’m not the type of person to do something like this but I recently moved to Ogden and haven’t had any luck making friends yet.

I’m 23M , not LDS (I guess I have to specify that here in Utah) and I like staying active and exploring. I’m a pretty chill guy but not the best at putting myself out there. If anyone has any suggestions about groups/events or anything, especially for people around my age I’d really appreciate it!

We had a bit of a leak in our basement, and I now need to do some localized drywall repair.

Any recommendations for someone willing to do a small job for a reasonable price?