Ed Tibbetts
@edtibbetts.bsky.social
Longtime Iowa political reporter and editor, writing the Along the Mississippi newsletter.
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This is amazing. How embarrassing for Pam Bondi. (From the NYT)
August 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is amazing. How embarrassing for Pam Bondi. (From the NYT)
George Will gets to the heart of the matter.
August 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
George Will gets to the heart of the matter.
Apparently, DC streets aren’t as safe as Police Chief Trump says they are.
August 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Apparently, DC streets aren’t as safe as Police Chief Trump says they are.
Say what you will about Joe Biden, but he was never this weak. Never.
August 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Say what you will about Joe Biden, but he was never this weak. Never.
Kevin Hassett is telling the American people they don’t know what’s going on in their own lives.
August 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Kevin Hassett is telling the American people they don’t know what’s going on in their own lives.
Making America “great again” by taxing the hell out of the middle class.
July 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Making America “great again” by taxing the hell out of the middle class.
The Trump administration and the EU are colluding on a deal to impose a 15% import tax on US consumers.
July 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Trump administration and the EU are colluding on a deal to impose a 15% import tax on US consumers.
More evidence Iowa’s economy is failing. (From the Des Moines Register)
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More evidence Iowa’s economy is failing. (From the Des Moines Register)
Maybe somebody should tell Miller-Meeks that, as of May, Iowa had lost 8,400 manufacturing jobs over the past year. Trump is imposing taxes on Americans for the imports they buy, but it's not working to "bring jobs home."
July 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Maybe somebody should tell Miller-Meeks that, as of May, Iowa had lost 8,400 manufacturing jobs over the past year. Trump is imposing taxes on Americans for the imports they buy, but it's not working to "bring jobs home."
#Trumpflation is rising. And his historically high import taxes haven’t even had their full effect yet on American families.
July 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#Trumpflation is rising. And his historically high import taxes haven’t even had their full effect yet on American families.
Kim Reynolds thinks regulation is never the answer. Unless it’s books, ethanol and women’s bodies.
July 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Kim Reynolds thinks regulation is never the answer. Unless it’s books, ethanol and women’s bodies.
Gallup says 62% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, including 69% of independents.
July 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Gallup says 62% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, including 69% of independents.
Hey, Joni Ernst. It’s OK to come out of hiding and speak up for Ukraine again.
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hey, Joni Ernst. It’s OK to come out of hiding and speak up for Ukraine again.
Howard Dean got it right: Republicans can’t manage money. They continue to pile huge debts on future generations. (From the New York Times)
July 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Howard Dean got it right: Republicans can’t manage money. They continue to pile huge debts on future generations. (From the New York Times)
This was on the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Facebook page.
They answered their own question.
They answered their own question.
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This was on the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Facebook page.
They answered their own question.
They answered their own question.
A tax cut that adds $3 trillion to the debt AND shrinks the economy. (Hey, the guy did bankrupt multiple casinos, so what did you expect?)
July 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A tax cut that adds $3 trillion to the debt AND shrinks the economy. (Hey, the guy did bankrupt multiple casinos, so what did you expect?)
Iowa's economy in 2025 is still ... awful.
Real Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter in Iowa shrinks by 6.1%, 49th in the nation. (Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis.)
Real Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter in Iowa shrinks by 6.1%, 49th in the nation. (Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis.)
July 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Iowa's economy in 2025 is still ... awful.
Real Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter in Iowa shrinks by 6.1%, 49th in the nation. (Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis.)
Real Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter in Iowa shrinks by 6.1%, 49th in the nation. (Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis.)
This is like bragging you might get a 10-cent discount to that $3,300 you added to your credit card. (Joni Ernst is not a fiscal conservative.)
July 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is like bragging you might get a 10-cent discount to that $3,300 you added to your credit card. (Joni Ernst is not a fiscal conservative.)
Trump cut staffing at Social Security. Now, this….
June 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Trump cut staffing at Social Security. Now, this….
No surprise. From the Washington Post.
June 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No surprise. From the Washington Post.
