1/7 I met Hugo for about 20 minutes, ten months ago. I was his last friend in freedom before ICE seized him. He would eventually leave America under extreme duress - fuck right off with "self deportation". I've not seen him since, but I think of him often.

Great job

Iowa: exporting our youth, importing our pols.

The only calibration necessary is the degree of swears to use when defending bodily autonomy. YMMV but for me, it's somewhere along the lines of, "Get the hell out of doctor's offices and locker rooms, you absolute fucking weirdos."

Goddamnit

Anything that can be legislatively done can be legislatively undone. To come to any other conclusion is a skill issue.

New requirement that students take classes in the "Center for Intellectual Freedom" violate intellectual freedom and raise concerns about academic freedom www.press-citizen.com/story/news/e...

He is very protective of his periodicals.

We need to abolish ICE but here are a couple Dems proposing to give CBP *more* authority? Gtfo.

ICYMI, a trans woman in a stand-your-ground state is facing felony charges for defending herself against 3 transphobic assaulters. One of those was PF neo-Nazi Scott Durham (Patryck Durham), who has openly spewed violent rhetoric like glorifying the OKC bombing. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/3-me...

Asia’s stock markets dive amid Iran-Israel conflict, Wall Street jitters https://aje.news/2d9cfm

Friggen ten miles from where I sit.

Slop that's wrong on the merits: you're on Bluesky, of course you're drinking data by the acre-foot.

There are ways to serve that don't involve carrying a gun, and this emasculates some guys. Including, I presume, President Bone Spurs.

New annex to the OSS Simple Sabotage manual of malicious compliance just dropped.

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I haven't seen "vaporwear" lately, and I'd like to propose its general successor: Welcome to hyperwear.

"When they talk about rural representation, they're not talking about people who live in the unincorporated areas. They're talking about Republicans." –me www.press-citizen.com/story/news/p...

This is exactly what the Iowa Lege did to our water quality sensors. Johnson County joined a handful of other cities and counties to fund the network. 1/99th of the state providing 1/3d of the opex.

Women, cover your drink if Marshall enters the chat.

Sensing a theme here.

I'll be real glad these goobers are in charge when gas hits $8 a gallon but all the stations are dry.

Bozo the Clown had more dignity than this.

Johnson County has a strong and competent supervisor in Jon Green. Caring by serving your family, your neighbors, and your community is his purpose and priority. Please support Jon!

Tomorrow is Primary Day. Vote at your usual polling place. Let's get this done.

That's Jon Green, he's a good guy. /DiCaprio

As I'm working election day, I am unable to be present with José on Tuesday morning. I encourage you to do so, if you're able.

lol lmfao corndog >>> corncob

My closing campaign event will be in service to my community: Tuesday morning I'll be returning to Homeland Security Investigations on Square D Drive in Cedar Rapids with José. We begin at 7:30. www.thegazette.com/news/local/i...

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is apparently contingent upon Iran agreeing to EZPass' T's&C's.

"I love this country" is exactly the fighting spirit we need.

I keep breaking Task Manager in new and interesting ways, but this is the first time I was able to settle the whole system down well enough to get screenshots.

The national anthem is going to last longer than this concert.

Not a surprise but nice to have the data: the Federal Reserve calculated that inflation would be much lower without Trump’s stupid tariffs. [dallasfed.org]

Make it 200%.

Buying a cheap house is like buying a cheap car: you have to be well off to afford it, or you're living in immiseration.

The Pope shan't be pontificating!

The change in law that's ratfucked our supervisor elections has the additional effect of confusing voters. I know the ballot says right on it to only vote for one candidate, but voters are often creatures of habit.

"As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create." – Spock

Pat with the most succinct distillation of the hell of today's remembrance.

This is the entire underpinning of parliamentary procedure (of which I am a committed disciple).

Top five states for renewables, by percentage: South Dakota, Iowa, Wyoming, Kansas, & New Mexico. 32 states now get 10% or more of their power from renewables. Also fun: "America had 77 times as much utility-scale battery storage in 2025 as it did in 2016, with a 58% increase in 2025."

I appreciate @laurarbelin.bsky.social discussing the Jon Green Bill about flag protocols on the latest KHOI's Capitol Week. One nit, though. open.spotify.com/episode/2vcq...

Better things are, indeed, possible.

1) true 2) these american solutions may involve an air conditioner duct taped to the window of an El Camino and some people are gonna have to get used to that

The morning is heavy and the clouds low.

Mingling with voters, eating crawfish, enjoying the second line.

"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." — (Future) Associate Justice O W Holmes, 1904

"We all want clean water!" I know a guy...