Lee in Iowa
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Student of politics and economics, married to a UCC pastor. Career track: state government 5 yrs, large corp. banking 21 yrs, nonprofit mgmt. 20 yrs. California born, Iowa resident since 2006
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Got me to chuckle...
reductress.com/post/washing...
reductress.com/post/washing...
Washington Post Lays Off Half of Slogan
Women's News. Feminized.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Got me to chuckle...
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Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
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“.. Michigan has lost 6,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office .. Canada was Michigan’s primary export market. Now its wheat exports are down 89 percent ..”
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February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“.. Michigan has lost 6,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office .. Canada was Michigan’s primary export market. Now its wheat exports are down 89 percent ..”
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“Democracy dies in darkness.” And truth-telling dies in the hands of great wealth…
The light coming from the Post had been dimming considerably since the days of Woodward and Bernstein but Bezos has switched it off.
The light coming from the Post had been dimming considerably since the days of Woodward and Bernstein but Bezos has switched it off.
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“Democracy dies in darkness.” And truth-telling dies in the hands of great wealth…
The light coming from the Post had been dimming considerably since the days of Woodward and Bernstein but Bezos has switched it off.
The light coming from the Post had been dimming considerably since the days of Woodward and Bernstein but Bezos has switched it off.
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Every year, my favorite writing club sessions start after the regional writing competition. We get to slip off the shackles of plotting 45-minute stories to maximize scores on a rubric, and start getting to real writing. (Thread)
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Every year, my favorite writing club sessions start after the regional writing competition. We get to slip off the shackles of plotting 45-minute stories to maximize scores on a rubric, and start getting to real writing. (Thread)
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They are all responsible
Miller, Noem, Bovino, Homan...and most of all, Trump
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January 31, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This essay by an Australian writer is worth the read. My fear is that we are nearing the point that our extra-constitutional federal government will only be ended by an extra-constitutional remedy.
“So when does the war begin?
That’s the wrong question.
The real question is when do we admit that it already has.”
open.substack.com/pub/vinniiik...
That’s the wrong question.
The real question is when do we admit that it already has.”
open.substack.com/pub/vinniiik...
Tomorrow, When the War Began
Events, once set in motion, do not ask permission.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This essay by an Australian writer is worth the read. My fear is that we are nearing the point that our extra-constitutional federal government will only be ended by an extra-constitutional remedy.
Great essay here from Rev. Allison Burns-Lagreca about our nation's moral crisis...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Great essay here from Rev. Allison Burns-Lagreca about our nation's moral crisis...
www.facebook.com/search/top?q...
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The Giants and Dodgers have played 2,576 regular season games against each other and each won exactly half of them.
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Giants and Dodgers have played 2,576 regular season games against each other and each won exactly half of them.
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Destroying NATO to acquire Greenland when Denmark, formerly close ally, would have worked with us in just about every way possible to increase our defenses there in voluntary arrangements is an absurdity beyond absurdities.
In case anyone has not noticed, the president is a psychopath.
In case anyone has not noticed, the president is a psychopath.
January 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Destroying NATO to acquire Greenland when Denmark, formerly close ally, would have worked with us in just about every way possible to increase our defenses there in voluntary arrangements is an absurdity beyond absurdities.
In case anyone has not noticed, the president is a psychopath.
In case anyone has not noticed, the president is a psychopath.
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Cannot wait for the World Baseball Classic!! In the last tournament, an electrician from the Czech Republic struck out Shohei Ohtani and earned bragging rights for life!
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Cannot wait for the World Baseball Classic!! In the last tournament, an electrician from the Czech Republic struck out Shohei Ohtani and earned bragging rights for life!
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The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
Lord Almighty…frantic, desperate, and delusional.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lord Almighty…frantic, desperate, and delusional.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Apparently when you spend all week in meetings with JD Vance and Stephen Miller, the charismatic Muslim communist you want to deport is a breath of fresh air.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Apparently when you spend all week in meetings with JD Vance and Stephen Miller, the charismatic Muslim communist you want to deport is a breath of fresh air.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
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Best comment somewhere (not me) “They’re eating the unicorns!…”
October 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Best comment somewhere (not me) “They’re eating the unicorns!…”
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Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.