Marion County Sheriff's Office is 2nd Iowa agency to agree to help ICE. They're only deputizing one guy and here's what he says he'll be doing: www.iowapublicradio.org/live-updates...

Miller Meeks says release the Epstein Files.

"The company said it expected a 'mid-single-digit percentage' of its U.S. stores to be affected, but it didn’t give any more details. Wendy’s ended the third quarter with 6,011 U.S. restaurants. If 5% of those locations were impacted, it would mean 300 store closures."

This is the entire thing. They ended up with nothing on their PR point and nothing on the real discussion which was submerged. The way they shut down RIFs showed they understood how to stop the power grab and chose not to. prospect.org/2025/11/10/m...

We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far. Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...

The Senate was voting Sunday on whether to move forward on compromise legislation that would end the 40-day government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without an extension of health care subsidies — angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.

UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview. “They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”

Trump tells states “actually you can’t feed your people because I’m mad and I say so”

Hell froze over!

“Because once we’ve lost press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects.” @katiedd.bsky.social on the growing restrictions of press freedom around the world.

Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.

"One towering idiot narcissist is on the verge of squeezing the last breath out of American democracy and turning us into a fascist state and Third Way still, somehow, exists."

The WGA East stands with @condeunion.bsky.social and @nyguild.bsky.social! #1u

Spotted in Pat Kinney's column: Grout Museum is about to lose 40% of its funding. Wonder if other Iowa museums are facing something similar? patkinney.substack.com/p/kids-meet-...

Iowa Supreme Court rules Davenport employees can be sued after 2023 building collapse

"A 10% reduction at the listed airports would mean 3,300 canceled flights per day, according to Airports Council International-North America, the trade group for airports."

Also, if I was a rich liberal/“progressive” type who is upset about Trump, I’d be throwing as much money as I could at journalists and publications that actually cover labor in a way that matters. It’s obvious why normal people don’t like or trust the corporate media; give them something better

Peloton is recalling nearly 878,000 exercise bikes in the U.S. and Canada — due to seat posts that can break during use and pose fall hazards.

We aren't cooked, but we're cooking. Especially here in the middle west, we're going to need to rethink our ag economy and practices.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Over at @therumpus.net, I am so happy to publish an essay by @hebagowayed.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani and the radical idea that Muslims are human! therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...

There's only one store left in Crossroads Mall in Waterloo, Iowa, and it is leaving next month. The new plan for what was once the largest mall in Iowa? Demolish and rebuild. Pat Kinney has more: patkinney.substack.com/p/will-all-r...

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports across the country starting Friday, cutting thousands of flights per day because air traffic controllers are in short supply during the shutdown. abcnews.go.com/US/flight-ca...

Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning. This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.

The president and his Republican allies have been especially focused on immigration, crime and conservative cultural issues. But voters who decided Tuesday’s top elections were more concerned about the economy, jobs and costs of living, according to the AP Voter Poll. https://to.pbs.org/4hJrC9a

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets. He said he regretted not being better at social media.

Free bread for those in need. A reader sent me this photo taken at Great Harvest Bread Company in Cedar Rapids.

they're so scared

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

Waterloo results: Kelly Martin wins in Ward 1 over Micki McCracken and former state legislator Deb Berry wins decisively in Ward 3. Appears to be no majority for mayor and Ward 1. If that holds, runoff election next month for Hart/Boesen and Chiles/Schmitt. (Klein is out.)

The $265 million Des Moines Public Schools bond proposal prevailed in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results, overcoming doubts about the measure’s prospects following the arrest of former district superintendent Ian Roberts, Robin Opsahl reports.

Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...

Trump's brutal crackdown on immigrants may soon get worse with bounty hunters and cash rewards. Read more: interc.pt/3Jr7Anc ✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com

Soybean farmers that just watched him bail out Argentina with $40B beg to differ

BREAKING US President Donald Trump departed South Korea on Thursday after talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ended with no immediate public comment from either leader on whether progress was made

Affirmed again as of just yesterday in a quick look article. www.kff.org/quick-take/a...

You probably missed this key point in the initial news coverage since most headlines treated the DOJ announcement like it was no big deal. Read this to find out what’s really going on.

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

ICE violently detained a 16 year old US citizen & sent him to the hospital with severe injuries to his back and neck. The kid was screaming “I’m underage! I was just going to school!” That didn’t stop ICE from putting a knee on his neck. Arnoldo Bazan didn’t deserve this. No one deserves this.

Breast and cervical cancer rates are rising among Latinas, yet many women delay seeking care due to fear, financial concerns or lack of awareness about symptoms and free resources. From Hola Iowa: holaiowa.substack.com/p/facing-bre...

The most frequent genre of private message/email I get from Iowa educators is that they're intimidated, isolated, & unsupported. Most of them are closer to retirement than not and feel like they have to stick it out for themselves & their families.

Portland comes to the rescue! 🛟