Thanks for Laura Belin-BHeartland sharing my article! We shouldn't just assume the worst, we should expect rural and republican Iowans to hold their own leaders accountable. Its up to them to do so and they are failing at every turn. www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/20/d...

Trump's Epstien cover-up is the most incompetent cover-up ever.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... Another piece on rural Iowan republicans and how they seem intent on destroying not only others, but themselves.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... A day late after the holiday but I think a piece well worth reading. Its about what - or who - I'm thankful for. Check it out and see if you have the same conclusions I do.

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/why-do-goo... Why do Good Childrens' Shows Make me Cry?

@acollierastro.bsky.social your latest Nebula video inspired me to write something and I want to use a still from your video in the substack piece. Are you OK if I do that, and if so, can you post a transcript so i can get to the part I want to capture, its so long I can't find it!

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... We don't need to find new ways to shore up for-profit insurance companies. We need to do away with them as the primary source of healthcare to actually save lives and make the system better for more Americans.

Thanks so much for posting this one @laurabelingg.bsky.social ! Its important to remember that the ACA isnt the solution, it's a stop-gap. Reform healthcare now!

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... Its ok to see guns or death, but if you see a nipple......now THAT is moral corruption. Or is it?

This weeks spooky article is about True Crime. Its bad, actually. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

This week I'm restacking Laura's post about Senator Claire Celsi. Please share this out! laurabelin.substack.com/p/eight-clas...

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/why-were-t... Why were the atheists at No Kings? What could they possibly have to say about kings, fascism, and the religious arguments behind them?

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... You know I like football, even if my team is bad and I lose all my bets. But...is America's most popular sport worth the cost?

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/ice-robbed... This is my take on the goings on with the DMPS Superintendent. TL:DR - Abolish ICE. It doesn't make us safer. It robs us of our ability to find justice and find truth and even govern our own communities. That is the tragedy here.

Thanks for sharing this post! I am worried about the future of the opposition to Republicans if we have to dash to untruths and faith claims to pacify voters - voters that aren't going to vote for Dems anyways.

I know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button

I mean I kind of have to write about it, I think. My piece on Charlie Kirk. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

Thanks so much to Laura for posting this piece!

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... Another banger. I don't think this author has had a bad piece yet. What do you think?

New post is up on this Labor Dabor. Its not about Labor, though its about something American. jasonbenell.substack.com/p/ms-rachel-...

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... They hate Big Business, but are the first to swallow their boot when it comes time to make a policy decision. Why does the right say they hate the "Elite" then do everything they can to emulate and empower them?

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/why-cut-do... 8 DAYS A WEEK?! Why yes, thank you very much. If we had 8 days a week, we'd have better lives. More productive, happier, healthier. Join me in adopting Jasday as the 8th day, between Saturday and Sunday, an extra day to make room for rest and relaxation.

Its late, but its up. Camp Quest was amazing and if you have children, you sould send them here in the summer. No religious nonsense, always inclusive, and a ton of fun on top of being educational! @campquest.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

A post on being a dad and a little about what it means to me. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

Water seems to be slightly worse after raining.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... Another post is up. Polarization isnt inherently bad, especially if you're polarized against bigotry and ignorance.

Im glad the RO system works. It looks downright unsafe without it. Des Moines, Iowa Top is tap water, bottom after RO system. The EPA says a max of 10ppm is acceptable and that looks between 10 and 20. Other studies say anything over 5 ppm is unsafe. Iowa drinking water :(

Back to regularly scheduled posting on the substack. This week we're looking at how Christians have always sought exemptions from the law and what the latest IRS memo regarding the Johnston Amendment is authorizing. jasonbenell.substack.com/p/from-the-p...

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... A brief recap of the Iowa Secular Summit!

Excited to hear from the zionosts how now Iranian civilians are deserving of air strikes. Maybe Iranian children didn't condemn Hamas enough, so its justified

Kitchen table is so subjective! Maybe we should stop letting it be a stand in for real policies and ideas.

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/kitchen-ta... I asked about "Kitchen Table Issues" a few days ago. Here is a bit of a take on it from me. What exactly does this kind of language do for our discourse? Who does it serve?

Thanks to Laura at Bleeding Heartland for posting!

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... Why is it so important that someone has to lose or suffer for things to.l be acceptable to republicans?

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/a-progress... Some short thoughts on media coverage of the pope situation.

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/community-... Community makes it worth while! I wish we had a lot more of this not just in Iowa, but everywhere!

This one is about the late John Domini, one of my professors and an all around good guy. He had an impact on my education and what it meant to be an inquisitive person that is engaged with the world. Go ahead, go "do the thing". Thanks, John. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

Thanks so much for the repost! Share this with your republican friends if ya have em.

Want to see a secular presentation in Des Moines tomorrow? No plans on a Thursday night? Come hit the Iowa Religious Freedom Day even. iowareligiousfreedomday.org I'll be there and can answer any questions you might have about atheism, secularism, and activism!

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/musk-and-t... Musk isn't the problem, its republicans like Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley who allow their power to be usurped by an out of control executive. Checks and balances only work when they aren't all attempting to undermine the legislative branch.

A new post is up! Written after seeing that the "lol signal chat guys how stupid" articles came up..and the US killed civilians because of that Signal chat. Its not a joke, its not a -'gate', its the US unilaterally killing people and violating international law. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben...

Grassley was always a garbage senator. Read more here with my note on Lyz Lenz' substack. Grassley is the cause of - not a casualty of - the MAGA movement. substack.com/profile/1740...

New post is up! It isn't drag queens, trans people, or progressive activists that are commiting the sexual assaults and covering up for them. It seems to be a uniquely republican thing to project their worst sins outward. jasonbenell.substack.com/p/from-faith...

New blog dropped. open.substack.com/pub/jasonben... For many peoples in our country they have never had actual freedom of speech and association, and have always lived in fear of the state. This isnt new, just modernized and wider.

The wonderful Bleeding Heartland has picked up my piece, woohoo! www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/10/w...

jasonbenell.substack.com/p/i-thought-... New post is up! We need Democrats not Deocrum-crats!