by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social 1/2 "The backlash to Nezza singing the official Spanish-language version of the Star-Spangled Banner wasn’t nearly as overwrought as the reaction a few months later to the announcement that Bad Bunny will be performing next year’s Super Bowl halftime show..

by @jenrubin.bsky.social 1/2 “We have spent the year commiserating with you over the shortcomings of most congressional Democrats. However, we have also seen profiles in courage and political excellence. These lawmakers have demonstrated that the minority is not without influence or power..

by @lyz.bsky.social 1/2 "it’s important to remember that the power of laughter, of joy, and even a silly joke diminishes fear and despair. Joking may not stop ICE agents from kidnapping our neighbors, but making them ridiculous reminds us that we can fight and we should fight. Laughter is..

by @revjimwallis.bsky.social 1/2 “The ruling King Herod represented the Roman Empire and was actually responsible for Mary and Joseph traveling to a manger in Bethlehem for the birth of the baby Jesus. Alternative ‘kings’ always rise, claiming authority that belongs to God alone..

by @theswinerepublic.bsky.social 1/2 “We should always expect corn & soy to be the dominant crops in Iowa & other similar areas in the formerly glaciated Midwest. But it should not take superhuman amounts of imagination and political courage to integrate alternative production schemes that would..

from “Mary Sang of Revolution” We must sing of revolution, Add our voice to Mary’s song: Power and empire overthrowing, Righting centuries of wrong. Like a mother’s rending labor, To God’s reign must we give birth. Through the pain, a new creation: Peace and justice on the earth. — Henry Lebedinsky

Read the CBS Report Bari Weiss Doesn’t Want You to See open.substack.com/pub/thenatio...

by @nberlat.bsky.social 1/2 "Democrats are often accused of not trying to address these kitchen table nonpartisans. But I think that’s confused. Republicans often don’t bother pitching to these voters, because they have a lot of advantages—vote suppression, Senate maps, voter distribution..

by @davidpakman.bsky.social 1/2 “Kevin Hassett revealed that Trump is shown cherry-picked data, like small declines in gas or prescription drug prices, while ignoring the overall inflation rate. This selective reporting creates a bubble, disconnecting him from voters’ real struggles and..

by @borowitzreport.bsky.social 1/2 “Does she have a message for the three DHS hooligans who manhandled her? “‘Show respect, for the rule of law and for others,’ she said. ‘You are contributing to a culture of hate and violence in our country. I am just grateful I wasn’t thrown to the ground or..

by @tarapalmeri.bsky.social 1/3 “the bigger point here isn’t just Trump’s cruelty. It’s what Welch zeroed in on immediately — what this story is actually about. “Addiction. “Welch spoke with the kind of blunt empathy that doesn’t show up enough in political media, especially when the..

by @artcullen.bsky.social 1/2“We are so lucky to live in Iowa, but it becomes more apparent as time flies by that we are wasting our opportunities. Fear should find no harbor in Storm Lake, but it prevails. It became clearer than ever this year how the government reins in freedom..

by @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy 1/2 “Granted, the official numbers show that over the past 25+ years productivity — real output per worker — has risen faster in the U.S. than in Europe. But if we drill down into the data, they also show that this productivity gap is more or less entirely..

by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social 1/2 “This is the go-to insult hurled by his supporters; a catch-all bit of gaslighting designed to malign the emotional state and mental faculties of decent, rational human beings who push back against his legislative assaults on marginalized people, who are sickened..

by @paulwaldman.bsky.social 1/3 “Whatever the long-term effects of AI will be, there’s a more immediate worry: that the hundreds of billions of dollars being poured into data center construction have created a bubble that could take down the entire American economy if it pops. Should that happen..

by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social 1/2 “Trump is waning. He is a lame duck president with some serious monkeys on his back: the Epstein Files, skyrocketing health care costs, outrage over his violent anti-immigrant tactics exploding among Americans. Sure, he has his hardcore 30% base, plus or minus..

Today's Must-Read by @streamlinedpmllc.bsky.social 1/2 “This is not the end of the world. This is what it looks like when multiple systems lose coherence at the same time. “No alarms.No rapture.No collapse porn. Just a transitional phase where the old operating systems no longer regulate reality..

Today's Must-Read by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/3 “Rob Reiner— who, along with his wife Michele Singer Reiner, lost his life yesterday— directed The American President, written by Aaron Sorkin. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd, a widower, is facing a challenge from Republican presidential..

A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE. It is the GUNS. #SadButTRUE 💔

by @jojofromjerz.bsky.social 1/3 “This is not a spectator sport. This is not access journalism. This is not a group project where no one wants to be the asshole. “This is one of the last rooms where truth is supposed to be dragged out by the ankles and made to talk—not gagged in the hallway..

by @rbasu1106.bsky.social 1/3 “other than spreading needless fears that will cause many to forego needed treatment, what does the world’s most powerful nation stand to gain by undermining established, science-based knowledge and protocols? Or is sowing doubt in proven truths - just as the..

Trump & Cronies Top 10 Worst…Presidential Profiteering Scandals by @gabelezra.bsky.social

by @counterstorymedia.substack.com Melissa Corrigan 1/2 “Be with your family. Exchange gifts if you want, but also consider having a really good family talk about the whole concept. Setting some different expectations, traditions, & then sticking with it. Resisting the capitalist pull, recognizing..

by @laurarbelin.bsky.social 1/2 “we’re in for another round of ‘where does Miller-Meeks live’ stories in 2026. Assuming she plans to cast a ballot for herself in IA-01, she will need to change her registration again before the midterm election. Journalists will compete to be the first to..

by @aselrod.bsky.social 1/2 “what the right does offer women in relationships is a hierarchical, straightforwardly patriarchal version of the home. It’s presented as mutually beneficial, but it’s a sleight of hand in which men’s lives are enhanced by their leadership and vision and women’s lives..

by William Galston @theunpopulist.net 1/2 “We still believe in the Constitution, whose checks & balances are designed to be a bulwark against tyranny. We still believe in the Bill of Rights, which seeks to safeguard us from arbitrary power and allows us to participate in political & social life..

This week’s No Mercy / No Malice audio edition, as read by @georgehahn.com… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

by @stewartmason.bsky.social 1/2 “like McCartney, I think of Christmas as a time of celebration and warmth — revelry, as it was called in medieval and renaissance times. A period of fun, food, fellowship (and often a bit of rebellion against whoever happened to be in charge either politically..

by @atrupar.com @thorbenson.bsky.social 1/2 “‘We certainly in the past have had antagonistic relationships between members of the press and the president, especially under Nixon,’ Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, told us. ‘But what we see now is the president..

by @robertleonard.bsky.social 1/2 “The Satanic Temple said its 2024 celebration would have promoted tolerance and acceptance of diverse religious beliefs. They sued the state of Iowa after their request was denied, and my understanding is that the lawsuit awaits resolution. By denying the..

by @streamlinedpmllc.bsky.social 1/3 “Brady fled the algorithm like a man escaping a cult. “He retreated to a remote Colorado mountain town, where he: edits videos records acoustic music in abandoned mills journals like a mystic climbs mountains writes philosophy and works as a bilingual..

by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/2 “The MAGA claim that white Christians in the US and Europe are engaged in an existential fight to protect their superior race from being overwhelmed by inferior racial stocks has roots in the US that reach all the way back to the fears of white southerners..

by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/2 “Democrats are likely to emphasize that the cost for extending the ACA premium tax credits—which benefit everyday Americans and which the Republicans did not extend in their One Big Beautiful Bill Act—would be about $350 billion over ten years..

Iowa State is Cy-high after sweeping the four Cy-Hawk battles that matter vs. Iowa open.substack.com/pub/mikehlas...

by @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com 1/3 "Holding presidents accountable is a perennial problem around the world. It’s why political scientists largely suggest doing away with them altogether. Politically, however, such reform can be quite difficult to pull off once you’ve already stuck with one..

by @streamlinedpmllc.bsky.social 1/2 “If your voice is big enough to trigger someone’s ego… your voice is big enough to matter. “People do not fight what’s irrelevant. They fight what shakes them. “If someone collapses, lashes out, flips, projects, or spirals because of your words?

by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social 1/3 “The complaints against Bove may get traction or they may go nowhere. But that’s not the point. Federal judges shouldn’t engage in arguably improper behavior and then shrug it off by claiming they did it in their personal capacity. I was taught as a US Attorney..

by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/2 “today is the 41st anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Convention Against Torture & Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, more commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), which follows the structure of the UDHR..

by @lizdye.bsky.social 1/2 “Almost a quarter of Trump’s 2nd term is over, and Congress is finally showing signs of life. Not allowing him to ONE WEIRD TRICK his way around the Constitution proves that the legislative and judicial branches can stop some of the administration’s excesses if they..

by @jojofromjerz.bsky.social 1/2 “This isn’t enlightenment. This is the return policy on cruelty coming due. This is the fine print on the bullshit she’s been financing for years. This is a self-made villain realizing the fire she set has circled back to roast her wig. This is a petty tyrant..

by @streamlinedpmllc.bsky.social 1/3 “Long ago, humans shaped culture. Now culture is shaped by: what got 0.2 seconds of your attention what made you blink what you watched by accident what your ex liked what the algorithm thinks your damage is “We are now governed by a system that..

by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social 1/2 “Who is condemning Trump’s continuing attacks on women? Virtually no one. Perhaps there’s a view that professional women, the journalists and the politicians, are just supposed to take it. He’s not being roundly criticized for it. But if no one stands up to..

by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/3 “Morris highlights a new academic paper by Shakked Noy of the MIT & Aakaash Rao of Harvard that links America’s culture war to changes in the media in the 1980s. Their research shows that ‘a distinctive business strategy’ in cable news led it to emphasize culture..

“The report included a section stating that Hegseth's junior military assistant, at the request of the secretary of defense, ‘requested and oversaw the installation of a unique capability through which the secretary could access and control his personal cell phone from inside his secure office’"

1/2 "Pulitzer Prize winner @artcullen.bsky.social is taking his editorials from the printed pages of the Storm Lake Times Pilot to a documentary. "A newly released multi-part series made by award-winning cinematographer Jerry Risius, 'What's Eating Iowa,' highlights the issues faced..

by @snipy.bsky.social 1/2 "ProPublica found that, in 1993, Trump told a lender that a house in Palm Beach, Florida, would be his main residence to net more favorable loan terms than if it would as a second home or investment property. Just a few weeks later, he got a different loan for another..

"Lawmakers are seeking to assert their oversight authority by forcing the Pentagon to turn over unedited videos of strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats. A provision calls for 25% of Pete Hegseth’s travel budget to be withheld until the Pentagon provides the videos"

Peace Prize by @andertoon.bsky.social