The New York Times is reporting that an 80-year-old grandmother Rosa Gonzalez was killed when her apartment was hit during Trump’s attack on Venezuela. If true, it makes the illegal attack so much worse. Venezuelan military personnel did not deserve to die, either.

This is wrong. “An airstrike hit a three-story civilian apartment complex and knocked out an exterior wall early Saturday as U.S. forces assaulted the city. “The strike killed Rosa González, 80, her family said, and seriously wounded a second person.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

This war is completely illegitimate: 60% of Americans disapprove of going to war with Venezuela—74% disapprove war without Congressional approval. Only 19% are in favor. The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.

Failing on the economy here, failing because of his illegal actions and overreach, and failing because of his other ethical and criminal problems (e.g., Epstein files), Trump says his administration is now going to run Venezuela. That is wrong. www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...

Middle of the night news. Congress must stop Trump. No war with Venezuela. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.

Laying off FEMA staff will not make disaster relief better. Americans need more help, not less, when hurt by disasters. Congress should stop this. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/01/p...

More news on how Trump‘s policies are hurting farmers. One example: “The Local Food for Schools program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance program would have provided just over $1 billion this fiscal year. But Trump's USDA canceled the funding in March.” www.iowapublicradio.org/harvest-publ...

Farm debt in the United States - adjusted for inflation - is now higher than it was at the start of the Farm Crisis in the 1980s. I don't blame Trump entirely for this problem, but you will see large increases in his years as President and his policies are making it worse. #Iowa #Farming (1/2)

Rice and cotton farmers are getting 2-3 times more per acre in taxpayer bailout compared to corn and soybean farmers, and lots of smaller farmers are being left out. This is after Trump gutted local food and conservation programs earlier this year. (1/2) www.agweb.com/news/policy/...

Renee Hardman is another big win for Democrats in Iowa, just like others earlier this year (Mike Zimmer, Angel Ramirez, Catelin Drey). Real chance to flip Governor, U.S. Senator, and 2-4 U.S. House seats in Iowa in 2026.

Praying for those affected by the extreme precipitation on the West Coast. We urgently need more disaster relief, more hazard mitigation, and more action to slow down, stop and reverse the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Christmas Eve, my heart is with Sophie, Colin, and the entire Hortman family after the unimaginable loss of Melissa and Mark — two extraordinary Minnesotans who gave so much to our state.

Congress must hold them accountable for missing the deadline for the complete Epstein files, for redacting all or part of so many files, and for this.

Sickening. And the Epstein files are supposed to be released today.

It's been six months since we lost Mark and Melissa Hortman. We miss them both so much. This is a lovely tribute to our leader, our Speaker, and our dear friend. Melissa devoted her life to making Minnesota a better place for anyone and everyone. We will never stop working to honor her legacy.

I miss my friend, Melissa. This is a beautiful piece about her life. 💚 🌳 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Great piece about my dear friend Melissa Hortman. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

So Rolling Stone has published this about Melissa Hortman. As Governor Walz says toward the end, we have all been deeply damaged by her assassination. I pray we can stop the hate and stop the violence.

Now Trump is destroying the National Center for Atmospheric Research based in Boulder, Colorado. Please contact Congress to save it.

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

Washington Flooding The record-breaking floods in Washington are still going and have turned deadly. We urgently need more disaster relief, more hazard mitigation, and more action to slow down, stop, and reverse the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Love this report about the environmental stewardship initiatives of Grace United Methodist Church in Ottumwa. Solar power, faith-based education on the environment, and a garden that grows more (a lot more) than the beans we grew at my church last summer. iowafaithandclimate.org/grace-church...

We urgently need to slow down, stop, and reverse the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere.

this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted

Got to see Josh Turek, state representative from Council Bluffs and candidate for US Senate, tonight at Big Grove in Cedar Rapids. Josh shared his personal experience - born with spina bifida in a poor working class family to winning gold medals representing the USA in wheelchair basketball . . .

A day of grief. Iowa National Guard killed and wounded in Syria. Shootings at Brown and in Australia. Six months since the assassination of Melissa and Mark Hortman. 13 years since Sandy Hook. Praying for policy action and a change of hearts to stop the shooting.

Praying for the families of the two Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed in Syria today. A reminder of all that our National Guard sacrifice to protect our country and freedom.

BREAKING: Two U.S. service members and one American civilian killed in an ambush in Syria, the U.S. Central Command says.

Record breaking flooding in Washington State, in areas that suffered major flooding just four years ago. We urgently need more disaster relief, more hazard mitigation, and more action to slow down and stop the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Six months ago Sunday.

Martin O’Malley, who served as Commissioner of Social Security from 2023 to 2025, told the Progress Iowa Holiday Party audience last night that Ashley Hinson voted to cut $452 million from Social Security in 2024 as a member of the House Appropriations Committee. I looked it up. He was right. (1/3)

National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors at a private funeral at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.

Home safely from the Progress Iowa Holiday Party which featured former Maryland Governor and Commissioner of Social Security Martin O'Malley. We talked about our kids - and his grandkid - and about politics. I told him Iowa would once again be the Super Bowl of American politics in 2026 . . .

Praying for people and nature in Washington State facing worst flooding there. We urgently need more disaster relief, more hazard mitigation, and more action to slow down, stop and reverse the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/recor...

Disappointed that Rachel Burns did not win today in the Iowa House District 7 special election, but she did improve 11% over the 2024 election. Need to continue to show Iowans that Democrats care about ordinary hard-working people and their families. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/09/r...

Great to see Clint Twedt-Ball for Congress at the Iowa Farmers Union conference last night, shown here with the IFU lifetime achievement award recipient Chris Petersen from Cerro Gordo County. Clint is a great advocate and worker for family farmers and food security.

Attending Iowa Farmers Union annual conference and Iowa Food System Coalition summit in Ames where a speaker reminded the audience that USDA cancelled programs for local foods to schools and food banks earlier this year. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/11/u...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Disgusting comment by a sycophant that ignores the causes of the deadly flooding in Central Texas (remnant of Tropical Storm Barry) and western Alaska (remnant of Typhoon Halong), as well as the devastation of our neighbors in Jamaica and Haiti. people.com/kristi-noem-...

Please save the date for the 2026 Called to Climate Action conference on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. #GivingTuesday iowafaithandclimate.org/ctca26/s

This is a terrible pardon by Trump for a person who conspired to ship large quantities of cocaine to the United States. Congress needs to stop Trump and Hegseth. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hegseth should resign and be tried for war crimes.

It is true that the Trump Administration granted the DC shooter asylum. www.reuters.com/world/us/off...

Thanksgiving 2025 Tragic to see that Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard has died from the shooting in D.C. Tragic to see that Senator Faith Winter died in a car accident in Colorado. Praying for them and their loved ones and for a safe and healthy future for all in their memory.

Our health care is at risk. Republican cuts to Medicaid and private ACA plans threaten access for all of us.

“The crisis is also the byproduct of factors such as population growth, rising demand, resource exploitation, and uneven distribution—many of which are aggravated by climate change and prolonged drought.” carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Just called the offices of Senator Grassley (202-224-3744) and Senator Ernst (202-224-3254) to urge them to stop the threatened prosecution of their Senate colleague, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. Contrary to his free speech rights and the rule of law. It only took a few minutes.

This is outrageous. Senator Mark Kelly is a patriotic American free to criticize Trump and his policies and support the rule of law. Senators Ernst and Grassley should stop Trump and Hegseth from this threat toward Senator Kelly. www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

More record breaking heat, this time in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday. Climate change is accelerating. Let’s act with clean renewable energy, energy efficiency, protection of natural areas, and waste reduction. It’s urgent. We have solutions that work. www.11alive.com/article/weat...