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Nick Bergus
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Abolitionist. Quaker-ish. Pro bike. Proud public servant with strong opinions about fonts, hyphens and Cheez-Its.
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Rabid 2nd Amendment supporters vilifying a Black man for having a gun? Beware of the narrative.
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The Narrative
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was reportedly well loved by the community, students, parents and teachers. He’s well educated and a former Olympian. Here he is in a suit racin…
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September 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here and in the comment, Whitehead suggests that arguments against building a bigger jail are arguments against fixing leaking sewage. No one argues this.
Lauren Whitehead for Solon City Council
Yesterday, I visited the Johnson County jail. It’s not just outdated—it’s appalling. Crumbling walls. Cramped cells. Unsafe working conditions for staff. This is a moral failure. And some of our...
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July 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“It could cost tens of millions to field a competitive [college] football team.”

Dude. It costs that already. Iowa pays its head football coach $5 million alone.
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@gruber.foo Re: Slate Truck. My last car stopped connecting to my phone reliably, so I just started using AirPods (well, Pod). It worked OK, especially since most people don’t carpool. My grandfather was a guy who bought the cheapest he could, even without a radio.

For $20K, I consider it.
May 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Somehow it feels perfect that the University of Iowa’s new “civil rights compliance page,” which replaces the outlawed division of access, opportunity and diversity, shows the flaking and worn luster of the Old Capitol.
March 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Last week a man, prosecuted by the state, for using public information to mock a public figure was sentenced for his parody Twitter account but you’d never know it based on The Gazette’s reporting.

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Iowa City Man tells UI Police Detective to ‘Leave my Family Alone’ After Harassment
Oops, sorry. The Gazette’s headline is “UI police detective tells Iowa City man to ‘leave my family alone’ after harassment.” Headlines frame stories — in the age of social media,…
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March 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Monday we swore in a convicted felon to the Oval Office. If you’re a leader who thinks now — right now, facing this future — is the time to clutch pearls and do things as we’ve always done them, you’ve got your head up your ass. 🐸 ☕️
January 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TIL I, a man in his 40s with a full-time job and a family, have more hours in on Tears of the Kingdom than my teenager’s boyfriend.
July 4, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Iowa’s pioneering is all the wrong ways these days.
New, Conservative Push To Weaken Child Labor Protections Is Gaining Steam
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July 2, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Twitter killed third-party clients and it killed Twitter for me.

Reddit’s killing third-party clients and it’s killing Reddit for me.

So here I am at Bluesky.
June 30, 2023 at 3:44 PM