Peter Tubbs
@petertubbs.bsky.social
Farm journalist. Cyclone. Claps on two and four.
If Iowa State gets stuck with a third Memphis-at-Memphis matchup, it’s a good year to skip: half the stadium is under construction:
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl
The SEC and Big 12 Conference battle in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Football Classic, one of the most tradition-rich and patriotic bowl games in America.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If Iowa State gets stuck with a third Memphis-at-Memphis matchup, it’s a good year to skip: half the stadium is under construction:
www.libertybowl.org/index.php/ti...
#BlueCy
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#BlueCy
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This is the story of the part-time assistant job that became a 15-year friendship—and a lesson in love. Read my Vogue debut on what would’ve been Angie’s 100th birthday.
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My Time With Angela Lansbury
In honor of Angela Lansbury’s centennial, the star’s former assistant recalls a part-time job that blossomed into a 15-year friendship.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the story of the part-time assistant job that became a 15-year friendship—and a lesson in love. Read my Vogue debut on what would’ve been Angie’s 100th birthday.
www.vogue.com/article/my-t... 
www.vogue.com/article/my-t... 
This week’s story: MAHA strategy encourages study of ag chemicals, push for bans removed.
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MAHA Strategy released
This week, the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report was released by the White House. The document was promoted as the final outline of Federal actions to improve the health of America’s chi...
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September 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week’s story: MAHA strategy encourages study of ag chemicals, push for bans removed.
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New World Screwworm continues to spread in Mexico, challenging supply chains for U.S. cattle producers.
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Mexican Screwworm Cases Increasing
This week, Mexico reported that new screwworm cases in the country have jumped 50% since July of this year, and disease officials in the country have identified over 5,000 cases in animals, with 600 s...
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August 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New World Screwworm continues to spread in Mexico, challenging supply chains for U.S. cattle producers.
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Study finds 80% of nitrate in two Iowa rivers a result of agriculture:
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Study: River Nitrates Come From Agriculture
This week, four scientists who contributed to the Central Iowa Source Water Research Assessment presented the results of the study to the public.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Study finds 80% of nitrate in two Iowa rivers a result of agriculture:
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Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!
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July 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I can confirm the PBS Passport is a very good deal for $5/month or $2.50/month if you do yearly.
Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.
You can sign up at the link below!
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Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.
You can sign up at the link below!
www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
July 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I can confirm the PBS Passport is a very good deal for $5/month or $2.50/month if you do yearly.
Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.
You can sign up at the link below!
www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.
You can sign up at the link below!
www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
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The clock hath strucken twelve upon the bell
January 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The clock hath strucken twelve upon the bell
The radio feed is having internet problems- John occasionally sounds like Max Headroom. #80’sReference
December 31, 2024 at 2:48 AM
The radio feed is having internet problems- John occasionally sounds like Max Headroom. #80’sReference
My story this week: At least 4 million poultry are destroyed after infected with H5N1.
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H5N1 Infects More Flocks
This week, the H5N1 Avian Flu virus continued to disrupt agriculture across the country.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
My story this week: At least 4 million poultry are destroyed after infected with H5N1.
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Cyclones had a defensive stretch from 6:05 to :13 where they got 9 stops across 11 possessions. ISU +13. Game.
December 13, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Cyclones had a defensive stretch from 6:05 to :13 where they got 9 stops across 11 possessions. ISU +13. Game.
I second this. A breathtaking segment.
December 11, 2024 at 3:46 AM
I second this. A breathtaking segment.
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This was really interesting and funny. I learned a lot!
Wrote about arguably my favorite topic in all of sports: Jerry Jones spending $1.2 billion on a stadium built at the exact orientation so the sun shines directly into players eyes during the months when the Cowboys play football:
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The Old Man and the Sun
A breakdown of how and why the Cowboys have the only stadium in the league where players regularly get blinded by the sun.
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November 16, 2024 at 8:12 PM
This was really interesting and funny. I learned a lot!
Old-School broadcast TV had its advantages-it scaled as more viewers tuned in.
November 16, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Old-School broadcast TV had its advantages-it scaled as more viewers tuned in.
It would never happen, but stopping for a photo with the World Series trophy at the Ebbets Field home plate marker in Brooklyn on the way to the airport would be a nice touch. #Dodgers
October 31, 2024 at 3:56 AM
It would never happen, but stopping for a photo with the World Series trophy at the Ebbets Field home plate marker in Brooklyn on the way to the airport would be a nice touch. #Dodgers
Guilty as charged. Creaky knee sounds are free.
One day, you're young and carefree & then you blink and you're suddenly one of those people that makes an involuntary throat noise whenever you get out of a chair
October 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Guilty as charged. Creaky knee sounds are free.
A return of a tariff war with China could dramatically reduce grain exports.
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Study Estimates Tariff War Risks
A return of tariff politics would damage farm incomes, according to a study commissioned by the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association.
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October 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
A return of a tariff war with China could dramatically reduce grain exports.
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October 17, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Per an earlier thread about little-read books: I enjoyed “The Farmer’s Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the fight to save the family farm”.
It goes deep into the causes of the 1980’s Farm Crisis and how the Federal Government refused to aid farmers as in the 1930’s, preferring foreclosure.
It goes deep into the causes of the 1980’s Farm Crisis and how the Federal Government refused to aid farmers as in the 1930’s, preferring foreclosure.
October 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Per an earlier thread about little-read books: I enjoyed “The Farmer’s Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the fight to save the family farm”.
It goes deep into the causes of the 1980’s Farm Crisis and how the Federal Government refused to aid farmers as in the 1930’s, preferring foreclosure.
It goes deep into the causes of the 1980’s Farm Crisis and how the Federal Government refused to aid farmers as in the 1930’s, preferring foreclosure.
TIL learned that $2 eggplant starts planted in July can deliver fruit before frost in Iowa. Probably Listada De Gandia (variegated) and some variety of Asian eggplant. (I had so little faith I didn’t take notes)
October 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
TIL learned that $2 eggplant starts planted in July can deliver fruit before frost in Iowa. Probably Listada De Gandia (variegated) and some variety of Asian eggplant. (I had so little faith I didn’t take notes)