Chris Jones
@theswinerepublic.bsky.social
Author of the book The Swine Republic, Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality and blogging at https://riverraccoon.substack.com
Evidently there will be some snowy owls in Iowa this winter. I saw a dead one on the side of the road north of Monticello yesterday and there have been two sightings in Iowa City
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Evidently there will be some snowy owls in Iowa this winter. I saw a dead one on the side of the road north of Monticello yesterday and there have been two sightings in Iowa City
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So it is useful that Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social of Iowa City is exploring a run against Republican Mike Naig for Secretary of Agriculture.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So it is useful that Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social of Iowa City is exploring a run against Republican Mike Naig for Secretary of Agriculture.
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1/2 “Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa. There just cannot be any doubt anymore. Our children and grandchildren see this with more clarity than older generations and many are choosing to leave—for good. My three children are long gone. The tragedy is that..
1/2 “Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa. There just cannot be any doubt anymore. Our children and grandchildren see this with more clarity than older generations and many are choosing to leave—for good. My three children are long gone. The tragedy is that..
Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa
But there's hope--it doesn't have to be that way
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
by @theswinerepublic.bsky.social
1/2 “Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa. There just cannot be any doubt anymore. Our children and grandchildren see this with more clarity than older generations and many are choosing to leave—for good. My three children are long gone. The tragedy is that..
1/2 “Agriculture degrades the livability of Iowa. There just cannot be any doubt anymore. Our children and grandchildren see this with more clarity than older generations and many are choosing to leave—for good. My three children are long gone. The tragedy is that..
With not a huge amount of effort, Iowa could remain a working landscape while also fostering the well being of people and native plants and animals. Greed and cowardly leaders stand in the way.
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
With not a huge amount of effort, Iowa could remain a working landscape while also fostering the well being of people and native plants and animals. Greed and cowardly leaders stand in the way.
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Can we talk about how #Iowa reeks like a pig sty? www.stormlake.com/stories/can-...
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty? - Storm Lake Times Pilot
Iowa has reeked for several weeks as an armada of honey wagons sprayed their brown bounty on black dirt, followed by the white anhydrous ammonia tanks. They’re everywhere as I traveled …
www.stormlake.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Can we talk about how #Iowa reeks like a pig sty? www.stormlake.com/stories/can-...
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I’ll be speaking at this.
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I’ll be speaking at this.
I’ll be speaking at this.
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I’ll be speaking at this.
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Do you follow Prof Chris Jones?
Retired Iowa state u
@riverraccoon on Twitter cuz
💩💧
#WaterQuality of Raccoon River was polluted by CAFO/concentrated animal feedlot ops
Book award🏆
“Swine Republic”
✔️Related —CCS =Big Ag captured govt /🌽⛽️pipeline
icecubepress.com/2024/06/01/t...
Retired Iowa state u
@riverraccoon on Twitter cuz
💩💧
#WaterQuality of Raccoon River was polluted by CAFO/concentrated animal feedlot ops
Book award🏆
“Swine Republic”
✔️Related —CCS =Big Ag captured govt /🌽⛽️pipeline
icecubepress.com/2024/06/01/t...
October 5, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Do you follow Prof Chris Jones?
Retired Iowa state u
@riverraccoon on Twitter cuz
💩💧
#WaterQuality of Raccoon River was polluted by CAFO/concentrated animal feedlot ops
Book award🏆
“Swine Republic”
✔️Related —CCS =Big Ag captured govt /🌽⛽️pipeline
icecubepress.com/2024/06/01/t...
Retired Iowa state u
@riverraccoon on Twitter cuz
💩💧
#WaterQuality of Raccoon River was polluted by CAFO/concentrated animal feedlot ops
Book award🏆
“Swine Republic”
✔️Related —CCS =Big Ag captured govt /🌽⛽️pipeline
icecubepress.com/2024/06/01/t...
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"It sure must be cheap or farmers are flush with cash. Iowa farmers lose about 30% of the nitrogen they apply to air and water. As a result, the Raccoon River is among the most endangered in America because of nitrate pollution."
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty?
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty?
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty?
Chris Jones wants to have that conversation
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November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"It sure must be cheap or farmers are flush with cash. Iowa farmers lose about 30% of the nitrogen they apply to air and water. As a result, the Raccoon River is among the most endangered in America because of nitrate pollution."
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty?
Can we talk about how Iowa reeks like a pig sty?
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THIS is why #Iowans need former water scientist Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social to become the state's #AgricultureSecretary.
If you care about #CleanWater, you can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
If you care about #CleanWater, you can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
Why More Pollution Could Be Coming for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
THIS is why #Iowans need former water scientist Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social to become the state's #AgricultureSecretary.
If you care about #CleanWater, you can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
If you care about #CleanWater, you can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
follow me on Tik Tok if you like watching an fat old fisherman talk about Iowa water pollution:
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
follow me on Tik Tok if you like watching an fat old fisherman talk about Iowa water pollution:
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One more indictment of Iowa DNR and how they are complicit in the state's degraded water quality:
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
Iowa food companies routinely violate water pollution permits, rarely face penalties
Of the 38 agricultural violators identified this year, only one has been fined for its violations, in a "sweetheart deal" according to lawyers involved in a case against the facility.
www.thegazette.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One more indictment of Iowa DNR and how they are complicit in the state's degraded water quality:
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
www.thegazette.com/environment-...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Sand commits to having a water quality plan out “before people are casting their ballots.” Should be very easy to hold him to that. Also allows alternative plans to dominate the space in the meantime, which is suddenly relevant with Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social running for Ag Secretary.
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sand commits to having a water quality plan out “before people are casting their ballots.” Should be very easy to hold him to that. Also allows alternative plans to dominate the space in the meantime, which is suddenly relevant with Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social running for Ag Secretary.
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Jones himself posted this side by side comparison. I think he’s got the messaging figured out.
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Jones himself posted this side by side comparison. I think he’s got the messaging figured out.
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My readers are excited about the possibility of Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social running for Iowa secretary of agriculture.
ICYMI, highlights from his recent remarks in Des Moines and my interview with him afterwards:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
ICYMI, highlights from his recent remarks in Des Moines and my interview with him afterwards:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
"We deserve better": Why Chris Jones may run for secretary of agriculture
"What farmers do affects everyone"
laurabelin.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My readers are excited about the possibility of Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social running for Iowa secretary of agriculture.
ICYMI, highlights from his recent remarks in Des Moines and my interview with him afterwards:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
ICYMI, highlights from his recent remarks in Des Moines and my interview with him afterwards:
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
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It would be awesome for Chris Jones to take a stab at Iowa Secy of Ag... Check out what he has to say.
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
"We deserve better": Why Chris Jones may run for secretary of agriculture
"What farmers do affects everyone"
laurabelin.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It would be awesome for Chris Jones to take a stab at Iowa Secy of Ag... Check out what he has to say.
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
laurabelin.substack.com/p/we-deserve...
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"We deserve better": Why Chris Jones may run for #Iowa secretary of agriculture open.substack.com/pub/laurabel...
"We deserve better": Why Chris Jones may run for secretary of agriculture
"What farmers do affects everyone"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"We deserve better": Why Chris Jones may run for #Iowa secretary of agriculture open.substack.com/pub/laurabel...