Tony Thompson
@awt.pm
Citizen Advocate. Local food. Global Sustainability. Girl dad. Data scientist. Prefers clean water. 4th gen on the family farm. Faith must extend, not contradict, reason. Running for Iowa Senate. PhD with universal curiosity.
"I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath."
An important read: newrepublic.com/article/2011...
An important read: newrepublic.com/article/2011...
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath."
An important read: newrepublic.com/article/2011...
An important read: newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Campaign kickoff tonight! 5:30pm in Grimes. Details at tonythompsonforiowa.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Campaign kickoff tonight! 5:30pm in Grimes. Details at tonythompsonforiowa.com
BIG NEWS! Senator Whitver will retire when his term ends. This means our seat is WIDE OPEN.
Mike Zimmer won in Clinton. Catelin Drey won in Sioux City. WE have the momentum going into 2026. With your help, we will flip this seat next. Can you chip in $5?
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Mike Zimmer won in Clinton. Catelin Drey won in Sioux City. WE have the momentum going into 2026. With your help, we will flip this seat next. Can you chip in $5?
secure.actblue.com/donate/five-...
September 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
BIG NEWS! Senator Whitver will retire when his term ends. This means our seat is WIDE OPEN.
Mike Zimmer won in Clinton. Catelin Drey won in Sioux City. WE have the momentum going into 2026. With your help, we will flip this seat next. Can you chip in $5?
secure.actblue.com/donate/five-...
Mike Zimmer won in Clinton. Catelin Drey won in Sioux City. WE have the momentum going into 2026. With your help, we will flip this seat next. Can you chip in $5?
secure.actblue.com/donate/five-...
I am running for the seat currently held by Iowa Senate Majority Leader Whitver, and I need your help to win in 2026! Will you please support our campaign to build a better #TomorrowTogether? Link to contribute at: tonythompsonforiowa.com
Tony Thompson for Iowa Senate to Build a Better Tomorrow, Together
Candidate for Iowa State Senate: Join Tony Thompson's Vision for Iowa's Future by Building a Better Tomorrow, Together
tonythompsonforiowa.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I am running for the seat currently held by Iowa Senate Majority Leader Whitver, and I need your help to win in 2026! Will you please support our campaign to build a better #TomorrowTogether? Link to contribute at: tonythompsonforiowa.com
Dude has never heard of the Clean Air Act.
He says: "Our air is cleaner not because of fear-driven policies, but because of real innovation by real people."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...
He says: "Our air is cleaner not because of fear-driven policies, but because of real innovation by real people."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...
EPA move on greenhouse gases is a win for sanity and the working class | Opinion
On carbon dioxide, the EPA is finally choosing people over tyranny and a doomsday narrative, writes Brian Frye.
www.desmoinesregister.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Dude has never heard of the Clean Air Act.
He says: "Our air is cleaner not because of fear-driven policies, but because of real innovation by real people."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...
He says: "Our air is cleaner not because of fear-driven policies, but because of real innovation by real people."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...
#HotAirBalloon at the #DroneShow at the National Balloon Classic - amazing show!!
August 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#HotAirBalloon at the #DroneShow at the National Balloon Classic - amazing show!!
I'm Tony Thompson, and I'm running for the Iowa Senate to build a better future for all hardworking Iowans and our families. It's time to solve real problems, and stop padding the pockets of the wealthy! #IowaSenate #TomorrowTogether
July 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Tony Thompson, and I'm running for the Iowa Senate to build a better future for all hardworking Iowans and our families. It's time to solve real problems, and stop padding the pockets of the wealthy! #IowaSenate #TomorrowTogether
One way choice is not choice. This is wrong, and we need to elect leaders who will make it right! #PublicSchoolStrong #TomorrowTogether #EducationMatters
July 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
One way choice is not choice. This is wrong, and we need to elect leaders who will make it right! #PublicSchoolStrong #TomorrowTogether #EducationMatters
I cannot imagine.
UPDATED: At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.
At least 78 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and 11 missing from girls camp
At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I cannot imagine.
Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate freedom. Remember that independence isn’t about standing alone; it's about choosing who you stand with. Here’s to a country built on both self-reliance and community that is always working to build a better #TomorrowTogether #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay
July 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate freedom. Remember that independence isn’t about standing alone; it's about choosing who you stand with. Here’s to a country built on both self-reliance and community that is always working to build a better #TomorrowTogether #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay
Water in Raccoon R. set new high with nitrates over 23 ppm. Central Iowa Water Works requesting to not water lawns until the denitrification process can catch up to more easily ensure that water going to consumers will stay under the EPA regulated limit of 10 ppm. #TomorrowTogether #IowaStrong
June 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Water in Raccoon R. set new high with nitrates over 23 ppm. Central Iowa Water Works requesting to not water lawns until the denitrification process can catch up to more easily ensure that water going to consumers will stay under the EPA regulated limit of 10 ppm. #TomorrowTogether #IowaStrong
Be conservative with your water and not with your politics. www.dmww.com/news_detail_...
Des Moines Water Works, IA
Des Moines Water Works, IA
www.dmww.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Be conservative with your water and not with your politics. www.dmww.com/news_detail_...
Rural Iowans are damned if they do, damned if they don’t… pass a farm bill.
This costly and deliberate blunder wiil hurt rural America, big time. Read more in my weekly column, below.
Failure to Enact a New Farm Bill Proving to Be a Colossal Blunder
Any Farm Bill that gets out of this Congress - if any does - will be much weaker than what Congress could have passed in 2023 or 2024, but didn't
open.substack.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Rural Iowans are damned if they do, damned if they don’t… pass a farm bill.
Reposted by Tony Thompson
Something that has come up multiple times this week that may not yet be on your radar (this time; this was also attempted in 2020: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...)
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/23/c...
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/23/c...
Clayton County residents raise concerns over Pattison Sand Co.’s interest in tripling water usage
The future of the water that flows into people’s homes in Clayton County brought out dozens of people Tuesday.
www.kcrg.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Something that has come up multiple times this week that may not yet be on your radar (this time; this was also attempted in 2020: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...)
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/23/c...
www.kcrg.com/2025/04/23/c...
This is concerning!
The bottom 50% of households by wealth account for 3% of the wealth. The challenge with this is that these are the people that are utilizing all of their income for daily living expenses. They do not have the capacity to build wealth, which requires savings and investment. 🧵
The bottom 50% of households by wealth account for 3% of the wealth. The challenge with this is that these are the people that are utilizing all of their income for daily living expenses. They do not have the capacity to build wealth, which requires savings and investment. 🧵
April 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is concerning!
The bottom 50% of households by wealth account for 3% of the wealth. The challenge with this is that these are the people that are utilizing all of their income for daily living expenses. They do not have the capacity to build wealth, which requires savings and investment. 🧵
The bottom 50% of households by wealth account for 3% of the wealth. The challenge with this is that these are the people that are utilizing all of their income for daily living expenses. They do not have the capacity to build wealth, which requires savings and investment. 🧵
FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
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www.counton2.com/news/nationa...
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April 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
www.counton2.com/news/nationa...
www.counton2.com/news/nationa...
Reposted by Tony Thompson
There’s a reason you haven’t heard much lately about the long overdue new Farm Bill.
Read more below:
piatt.substack.com
Read more below:
piatt.substack.com
Barry Piatt on Politics: - Behind the Curtains | Substack
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Piatt.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There’s a reason you haven’t heard much lately about the long overdue new Farm Bill.
Read more below:
piatt.substack.com
Read more below:
piatt.substack.com
Thanks @melton4iowa.bsky.social for pulling this together! I appreciate sharing about the Iowa Farmers Union!
I had a great time at our first town hall in Boone today! There should be some clips to share soon that I’ll post. Thanks so much to our expert panelists!
April 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thanks @melton4iowa.bsky.social for pulling this together! I appreciate sharing about the Iowa Farmers Union!
Took the day off work to travel to DC to support @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social
The 2017 Tax Cuts [for Billionaires] were bad. Then DOGE to cut "waste" -- to them, is anything not lining the pockets of Billionaires. Now Republicans' #gameoftariffs creates volatility that #RobberBarons profit from.
The 2017 Tax Cuts [for Billionaires] were bad. Then DOGE to cut "waste" -- to them, is anything not lining the pockets of Billionaires. Now Republicans' #gameoftariffs creates volatility that #RobberBarons profit from.
Unrig Our Economy Iowa
Unrig Our Economy Iowa. 610 likes · 1 talking about this. It’s time to make our economy work for the people of Iowa — not just corporations and the wealthy.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Took the day off work to travel to DC to support @unrigoureconomy.bsky.social
The 2017 Tax Cuts [for Billionaires] were bad. Then DOGE to cut "waste" -- to them, is anything not lining the pockets of Billionaires. Now Republicans' #gameoftariffs creates volatility that #RobberBarons profit from.
The 2017 Tax Cuts [for Billionaires] were bad. Then DOGE to cut "waste" -- to them, is anything not lining the pockets of Billionaires. Now Republicans' #gameoftariffs creates volatility that #RobberBarons profit from.
It’s almost as if governing were never the intention, but rather a guise for the robber barons to do more raiding.
He just testified all morning about the reasons why the tariff policy was going to make America great. Then he checked his phone and realized everything he just said was canceled on Truth Social.
April 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
It’s almost as if governing were never the intention, but rather a guise for the robber barons to do more raiding.
#TrumpsTariffs add to an already very stressful situation, for farmers and others. Why? We have real #FairTrade issues! Currency manipulations, varying labor and health and safety standards, labelling standards, etc. Fair and competitive markets; not bailouts. We must build #ResilientFoodSystems!
April 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
#TrumpsTariffs add to an already very stressful situation, for farmers and others. Why? We have real #FairTrade issues! Currency manipulations, varying labor and health and safety standards, labelling standards, etc. Fair and competitive markets; not bailouts. We must build #ResilientFoodSystems!
There ain’t no power like the power of the people ‘cuz the power of the people don’t stop. #handsoff @indivisible515.bsky.social @indivisible.org
@iowahousedems.bsky.social @iowasenatedems.bsky.social @iowademocrats.bsky.social @polkdems.bsky.social
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April 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There ain’t no power like the power of the people ‘cuz the power of the people don’t stop. #handsoff @indivisible515.bsky.social @indivisible.org
@iowahousedems.bsky.social @iowasenatedems.bsky.social @iowademocrats.bsky.social @polkdems.bsky.social
@iowahousedems.bsky.social @iowasenatedems.bsky.social @iowademocrats.bsky.social @polkdems.bsky.social
Incredible turnout. Love to see people understanding what’s at stake and standing up to protect it.
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Incredible turnout. Love to see people understanding what’s at stake and standing up to protect it.