Can't believe I have to say this but don't use slurs! Why would it be acceptable at any event, let alone a faith-focused event, to use that kind of language? My youth pastor would've kicked my butt outta the youth group real quick for that kind of behavior.

We love to see it

It’s like these people read 1984 and thought “hey that’s a swell idea!”

It’s like these people read 1984 and thought “hey that’s a swell idea!”

Liberation Day is apparently when the funds were collectively liberated from our retirement accounts

Libertarian Checkpoint: anyone claiming to be a libertarian who is fine with massive across the board tariffs isn’t a libertarian.

Whoa what a massive discrepancy

The Des Moines Register has been apparently billing me twice a month for the same online subscription. FYI: if you accept a promotion they don't bump the price down to the new promotional price, they simply bill you for the existing subscription AND the promotion.

Heaven forbid a museum contain something that makes the Dear Leader sad. We must always work to praise Him.

The chair of the Iowa House Education Committee: ignore the courts

Dangit Bobby

Rep Stone refuses to yield to questions on his anti-DEI bill so that he can fiddle around on his phone.

Cool article featuring myself and several of my friends! I feel very honored to be featured alongside such awesome artists.

“Separate but equal.” This is the sequel.

Shout out to the Iowa state house press corps. Those folks are super knowledgeable and always give fair coverage despite being pulled in every direction at once. Not so in every state. I appreciate their commitment.

This should have been signed by every Democrat and every elected official who opposes the kidnapping and illegal imprisonment of political dissidents

I regret to inform you that the absolute most deranged bill of the session, the chemtrails bill, has cleared the funnel. I was quite fond of all the nanotechnology in the snow, but alas, no more. Now I will be forced to use all 5 Gs in order to get my vaccine microchips working again.

Oh good now we're threatening Sheriffs with felonies if they don't agree with our views on federalism. That probably doesn't portend anything particularly menacing and awful. Probably fine.

We lost the vote. But we did it while setting a record for the largest protest in Iowa Capitol history. This isn't over.

Inmate 1: What are you in for? Inmate 2: Murder. You? Inmate 1: Noodling...without a license.

I am deceased. Guess I better start writing some songs.

Been a while since we've designed an album cover, but there's gotta be something here @kcrow.bsky.social .....

New post by Bruce Lear: The purpose of college is to broaden knowledge and enhance critical thinking. An Iowa House bill would undermine those goals. www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/12/i...

Related to previous post: the State of Exception is an explicitly dictatorial theory developed by Schmitt to allow the Nazis to come to power and obliterate civil and constitutional rights.

Here's the new general counsel for Trump's Office of Personnel Management basically saying "Carl Schmitt was right about everything." Who is Carl Schmitt you may ask? Well...

Every announcement from these folks always sounds like the name of a post-hardcore band

I’ll be blunt about this: If you are in the business of talking about the law and the Constitution and you do not either (1) condemn this OMB memo or (2) offer a compelling argument as to its legality, I will never again take you seriously.

Brenna Bird can pry those inclusive hot dogs from my cold dead hands. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...

It's always so cringey when people talk about "owning" their children. Heard that today several times during the homeschooling sub. Children aren't property ya weirdos.

Chelsea Manning is GOATed. The kind of activist to put her ass on the line for what she believes in.

Kinda wish we had had Trump from 2020-2024 with a Dem Senate instead of now.

“That is the question” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The CFPB has been the only way I've ever been able to get student loan providers to do what they're supposed to be doing. Gutting both that and the DoE will put borrowers in a truly Kafkaesque position.

There is literally no greater feeling in the world than knowing that I never have to log in to my MOHELA account ever again.

I assume that’s a feature, not a bug. People using the wrong restroom for their gender presentation will result in hysteria, violence, and chaos, which can then be used further to demonize trans people and further restrict them. Exactly what Nancy Mace wants.

not to be too harsh but what’s the use of transgender representation in congress if they will immediately give in to fascist demands. genuinely what’s the purpose to this at all here

Check out my latest production work: Damprat's Spoiled Food EP. Really enjoyed working with Tatum on this. open.spotify.com/album/1z1eZk...

Vaccines work—thread:

If you want to watch this travesty, it's here, Steve Vladeck starts at 41:30 and Judge Edith Jones (5th Circuit, Reagan) at 50:25. Judge Jones is, shall we say, unpersuasive, and provides more evidence of the need for a massive overhaul of the federal courts. www.youtube.com/live/-DBl0vU...

The panel ended up being a demonization of Vladeck for being the most moderate critic of courts around. It just ends up showing that these thin-skinned juristocrats consider themselves above even the most mild critique.

when you are in power: a) do popular shit b) tell everyone, loudly, that you are doing the popular shit, do not just assume they will notice 3) do not, under any circumstances, hand the popular shit to your opponents to take credit for

Live shot of Susan Collins’ reaction

Hello new followers. Iowa LGBTQ activist/policy director here, with the org for over a decade. Follow for updates about LGTBQ policy, ambient music, audio engineering, and anything else I decide is interesting.

Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini Trump’s spokesman says “those who try to make that ridiculous assertion” comparing him to fascists will see “their entire existence will be crushed” when Trump is president again. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

At the time of writing, our staff are witnessing people being shot at as they attempt to flee the Al-Shifa hospital. MSF urgently reiterates its calls to stop the attacks against hospitals, for an immediate ceasefire and for the protection of medical facilities, medical staff and patients.

“We are being killed here, please do something." Text from one of our MSF nurses from Al-Shifa hospital basement this morning. He and his family were sheltering there from the incessant bombing.

NEWS President Macron calls on the Israeli government to stop bombing Gaza.

Another bad night for pundits. Perhaps they’re asking the wrong questions. Asking “is Biden too old? is perfectly acceptable in journalism. Asking “do you think the Republican party is trying to overthrow democracy so religious creeps can control your life and your body?” is, for some reason, not.

Frustrated political pundit deletes "Republican Wins Show Biden in Trouble" document, opens up "Election Results Mean Nothing for 2024."

Moms for Liberty chapters across Iowa endorsed 13 candidates in the 2023 school board races. Out of the 13, a single candidate won in the I35 school district; a rural district with fewer than 1000 students. In every major race they lost. Badly.