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Dan Stevenson
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Father, teacher, union member, Pirates fan. Here as Dan, not Mr. Stevenson.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.

The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.

Why?

It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Dusting off my ordination to perform a wedding next weekend. Last one I did was in 2009.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Sick.
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Results are in, and I did not win. Grateful for everyone who supported my campaign, and I have nothing but high hopes for the future of ICCSD.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Polls are open until eight in Iowa--still plenty of time if you haven't already voted!

Huge shout out to the precinct election officials and Johnson County Auditor staff for all their hard work today!
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Hit those "-ai" keys any time you can.
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.

The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.

No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day and neither became a gold glove shortstop. #MissedOpportunity
Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez were born a week apart.

Imagine Teoscar Hernandez turning himself into a gold glove shortstop this year.
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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This is what the Democrats have been raising hell about.
Well, Fam, just found out our health insurance is jumping from $1700 to over $3000 a month. And we still have to wait till Nov 1 to see more options—when the site will probably crash because everyone will be freaking out at the same time.
October 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Just a reminder if you're in the Iowa City area, you can already vote at the Johnson County Admin building. ICCSD school board, IC city counsel, and coralville city counsel.
@dbsiowa.bsky.social is running for school board!
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Should you vote for me? Watch this and decide.

I appreciated this opportunity to share my values, my experience, and my passion.

I am running for school board to support all of our students and all of our educators. That's it.

www.youtube.com/live/fee61RD...
League of Women Voters: School Board Candidate Forum for Iowa City
YouTube video by City Channel 4 - Iowa City
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Check out my City Channel 4 video! Short version: I'm a teacher, union leader, and father of two ICCSD students who is running to use my experience in service of all students and all educators in the district.

youtu.be/ENql_5mUKOM
Meet the Candidates 2025 - School Board - Dan Stevenson
YouTube video by City Channel 4 - Iowa City
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
So incredibly proud to earn the endorsement of the ICEA. Education and unions mean everything to me, and I am humbled by the opportunity to support the students and educators of the Iowa City Community School District.
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New square logo. Hopefully optimized sharing on social media.
September 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Eggplant parmesan from Smitten Kitchen.
September 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It's official! I am grateful for the support of so many as I seek to support and advocate for all students and educators in ICCSD.

You can learn more about me at danstevenson.org and contact me at danforboard@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you, and would love to bring you a yard sign!
September 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Almost forgot, today is my 24th Iowa Citiaversary! Moved here on the KLR, and never looked back. Except when I moved away and then came back.
September 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Clearly I am getting through to my students.
September 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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We are entering the time of year when the car heat gets turned on in the morning, and by afternoon, we are using A.C. again. This is a strange land I live in.
September 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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"When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty-to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic]."--Abraham Lincoln to Joshua Speed, August 24, 1855
September 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I braved the terrorscape that is downtown Iowa City and had a great time at the farmers market. Maya is starting the social studies education program at Iowa!
September 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM