Elesha Gayman
@eleshag.bsky.social
Mom. Advocate. Professor. Retired Politician.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hey there! I'm reaching out about a GoFundMe for Alex and me, as we are going through a really tough time due to ongoing challenges with an abusive situation. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a significant impact. Please click the link below to donate or share, it would mean a lot. 🙏🙏🙏
Reposted by Elesha Gayman
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
Who’s up for some Friday fun? I call this game Onion or AP. Guess where this headline originated: “Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love.” ❤️
May 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Who’s up for some Friday fun? I call this game Onion or AP. Guess where this headline originated: “Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love.” ❤️
With Mother’s Day behind us and well into Mental Health Awareness Month I have some thoughts on kids these days and how we ended up raising a generation plagued by anxiety.
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Kids These Days
I grimace at the thought that I have become one of those “old people” I once railed against. Those who mean well but have no real concept of the challenges young people are living with today.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With Mother’s Day behind us and well into Mental Health Awareness Month I have some thoughts on kids these days and how we ended up raising a generation plagued by anxiety.
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
Thanks to @laurabelingg.bsky.social for giving me some space in Bleeding Heartland to reflect on change. 🙏
New post: Former Iowa legislator Elesha Gayman, who served in the Iowa House from 2007 through 2010, recalls the aftermath of the Iowa Supreme Court's Varnum decision, and ponders how we can create environments to inspire change.
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What an Iowa House colleague taught me about the capacity to change
Former Iowa legislator Elesha Gayman recalls the aftermath of Varnum, and ponders how we can create environments to inspire change.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thanks to @laurabelingg.bsky.social for giving me some space in Bleeding Heartland to reflect on change. 🙏
When you look in the eyes of the “least of these,” understand your actions today will be the virtue of your community tomorrow. Showing up will not be Convenient or Easy, but in this desperate moment, your Courage is Essential.
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The Reality of A Two Headed Pig
When you look in the eyes of the “least of these” understand your actions today will be the virtue of your community tomorrow. Showing up will not be Convenient or Easy...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
When you look in the eyes of the “least of these,” understand your actions today will be the virtue of your community tomorrow. Showing up will not be Convenient or Easy, but in this desperate moment, your Courage is Essential.
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
“The polarization within society today could also be addressed if we have the courage to step out of our respective trenches and the good news is it doesn’t even require us to physically face incoming artillery or mustard gas.”
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We Rise
We Rise by Elesha Gayman
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April 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“The polarization within society today could also be addressed if we have the courage to step out of our respective trenches and the good news is it doesn’t even require us to physically face incoming artillery or mustard gas.”
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
open.substack.com/pub/elesha/p...
They say animals react unusually when natural disasters are imminent. Seen in Iowa. 😳🙃
April 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
They say animals react unusually when natural disasters are imminent. Seen in Iowa. 😳🙃
Lee surrendered to Grant on August 9, 1865.
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Lee surrendered to Grant on August 9, 1865.
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Well over 1,000 people at the Hands Off rally in Davenport, counting those at an adjacent park, where the speakers were.
April 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Well over 1,000 people at the Hands Off rally in Davenport, counting those at an adjacent park, where the speakers were.