Christmas - the Holidays- are hard 😢

Anyone can read the redactions of the Epstein Files by just copying and pasting them into a word doc. The people at Trump's Justice Department are so stupid they used Adobe Acrobat to black out the documents.

Goodness, if you were alive in the 80s in Iowa you watched town after town whip-sawed by legacy packing house closings after they had first exacted concessions from the unions, broke them, and drained town coffers to boot. This is a cyclical curse and will never not be.

I’m seeing that the new Epstein files PDFs can be unredacted because they screwed up the layers. Is this true?!? 😂

We are building a grassroots campaign to take back our country from politicians who couldn’t give a damn about us. Whether it’s a house party or town hall, we are showing up in every corner of Iowa to bring our working class movement to Washington.

New post: Early this month, greg wickenkamp attended a panel discussion at the inaugural event of the University of Iowa's "Center for Intellectual Freedom." A reflection on what he heard there: www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/21/o...

Nathan Sage, a Democrat running to replace US Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026, is calling for a nationwide moratorium on AI data centers and more federal regulations on the use of AI. Read more from Radio Iowa here:

I hear the same thing from Iowans like Ruth every day: they're fed up with a system that pits us against each other and leaves Iowans behind. With your help, we can change that system.

I'm running to represent people who, for ten years, have had no power in the Capitol building in Des Moines. Ordinary people who work hard and keep our state running deserve representation, too, not just special interest groups and insiders.

Our public schools were once our state’s crown jewel — so much so that we proudly stamped “Foundation in Education” on our quarter. But a decade of one-party rule has left our students, teachers, and schools behind. It's time we get back to our proud tradition of supporting education in Iowa.

If we had responsible corporate media, which we do not, every network would have cut away from this within the first 30 seconds or so, when it was clear that there was not going to be any newsworthy event taking place, just a rant from an increasingly addled, bitter, and delusional sundowning elder

thinking about soybeans as I look across the empty fields. Farmers grow soybeans to sell to CHINA. China ain't buying, American tax payers bail them out. Does this make sense to anyone?

All they do is waste our hard-earned tax dollars acting like third grade bullies.

Once again Ashley is more focused on doing Trump’s bidding than standing up for the working class people who keep Iowa and this country running.

Seth Watkins' family health insurance premiums are about to go up from around $600 a month to around $2,300 a month, with a $9,200 deductible per person. A lot of Iowa farmers are in a similar situation. Watch the Iowa Farmers Union news conference from today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14H...

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

BLACK FARMERS AREN’T TAKING THE BAIT Rejecting Trump’s bailout as structurally racist. The $12 billion runs through the same USDA systems that systematically locked Black farmers out for decades. Loan denials, delayed paperwork, acreage rules, enrollment hurdles. The discrimination is documented.

This is how to do it. 👇

As a reminder: Trump is rewarded for saying the most insanely hateful things if you, like sheep, simply disseminate it for him even on platforms where is largely blocked. 10 years in and he still plays you all like a fiddle.

Not the brightest guys, Vol CMLVII.

Jack Smith is due to testify on Capitol Hill next week! (behind closed doors 👎) Ahead of that, Democrats are trying to get DOJ to finally release Volume II of the Special Counsel report, the one about Mar-a-Lago. Oh? You forgot that still isn't public? @notus.com: www.notus.org/courts/jack-...

Q&A Part 5: Why I say IF I'm elected Governor, instead of when.

Local governments backfilling services the state has abdicated providing is The Reason property taxes are what they are.

It's time to respect home rule and the Iowa Constitution. If I'm elected Governor, no more unfunded mandates for local government. I've always said the government that governs most locally governs most effectively.

Money in the pockets of our farmers is good but this bailout is a-little over half of what we gave away to Argentina & still billions less than what’s typically sold. Iowa farmers deserve better.

Q&A continued: Adam wanted details on how I've saved saved Iowa taxpayers money.

An RN’s presence and a guaranteed baseline of care are essential for oversight, medical attention, and the peace of mind our families deserve.

Iowans deserve to retire with dignity, but Washington politicians like Ashley Hinson are only making things harder.

Why should we pay attention to red states? Everybody in this country just lost access to student loan forgiveness because of the state of Missouri. You don’t need a coup when you can bribe red state AGs.

You may think the lottery rigging scheme with Bigfoot hunters is my wildest criminal prosecution. But maybe it's this one: www.occrp.org/en/feature/m...

But why do they need a bailout Mr. President?

The current administration's policies are hurting Iowa families. Even worse? Those Iowans sent to Congress to fight for our state are silent.

the supreme court birthright citizenship case will not determine the answer to any constitutional question, but it will determine which justices do not meet the bar’s character and fitness requirements

Hey @taylorwettachforcongress.com - what say you?

Meanwhile, Iowa Republicans removed HPV and the HPV vaccine from the mandatory sex ed curriculum in 2023. So in many Iowa schools, pre-teens and teenagers are no longer learning that there's a vaccine that could prevent many types of cancer.

Starbucks Baristas on strike in Iowa City and Des Moines.

The most important thing to remember about Somalis in Minnesota is release the fucking Epstein files.

Trump is in the Epstein Files abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-a...

'What's Eating Iowa?', which premiered on YouTube yesterday, finds journalist Art Cullen seeking "an honest conversation" about the big issues facing his state.

@thejan6plaque.bsky.social - is that really you?

Iowa stood up to discrimination. Now we endorse it www.thegazette.com/staff-column...

Iowa is among four states that have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data, to be used in the administration's hunt for alleged noncitizen voters, Stateline reports.

Don't quote me, but this is what Trump's MRI found. #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace

Not that anyone has asked but here is my plan for peace in Ukraine. Russia withdraws to pre 2014 borders. Ukraine joins EU and NATO. If Russia behaves they get sanctions relief after all seized assets are sold off to pay for a reconstruction fund. Simple

You do not have to repeat the words of bad faith actors verbatim. From Makary, Prasad and Hoeg at FDA, to Bhattcharya and Memoli at NIH, to RFK Jr. at HHS: letting them speak uncritically through you is a mistake. This is misinformation laundering, you are providing oxygen to help falsehoods thrive.

Way past time. I'm completely disgusted with the White House Press Corp who stand around and don't defend their colleagues. Same feckless group that lets him constantly tell blatant and easily disprovable lies without presenting facts. What a worthless lot.

We're taking nothing for granted. Every door knocked, every dollar raised helps us build toward a better future for all Iowans. There is still a lot of work to do. Are you with us? www.newsweek.com/democrat-lea...

🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.” (cc: Speaker Sexton)

It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help people see the simple awfulness of things.

news report is problematic for a number of reasons, not least bc it uncritically accepts that UNMARKED GOONS are, in fact, “ICE” agents “enforcing” laws no way to verify Noem’s wife beaters even have this authority 🎩 @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @wisewonders.bsky.social