Paul Deaton
@pauldeaton-ia.bsky.social
"We are the HOPE that will not hide, we are the TURNING of the tide." ~John Shumaker, Sept. 8, 2010
Also find me at pauldeaton.com
Also find me at pauldeaton.com
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Moonlight on the state park trail.
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Moonlight on the state park trail.
"My presumption is of making a useful archive for others to use when I’m gone. However, that is an old school idea poorly aligned with the way photographs have come to be used."
A Life of Photos Part IX pauldeaton.com/2025/11/15/a...
A Life of Photos Part IX pauldeaton.com/2025/11/15/a...
A Life of Photos Part IX
Sunrise on the state park trail. Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone. If it seems impossible to curate my life-long collection of analog and digital photographs, that’s because …
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November 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"My presumption is of making a useful archive for others to use when I’m gone. However, that is an old school idea poorly aligned with the way photographs have come to be used."
A Life of Photos Part IX pauldeaton.com/2025/11/15/a...
A Life of Photos Part IX pauldeaton.com/2025/11/15/a...
“...putting out a fire that they started and claiming it as progress.”
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“...putting out a fire that they started and claiming it as progress.”
60°F at 1:58 a.m. CST. Still living on Daylight Savings time and not minding a bit. Cheers! #morningcoffee
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
60°F at 1:58 a.m. CST. Still living on Daylight Savings time and not minding a bit. Cheers! #morningcoffee
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Well, well, well...
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Trump repeals tariffs on some foods as Americans face high grocery prices
President rolls back import levies on beef, tomatoes, coffee and a host of other agricultural goods after administration officials signaled coming changes aimed at addressing consumer complaints about...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Well, well, well...
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Trump repeals tariffs on some foods as Americans face high grocery prices
President rolls back import levies on beef, tomatoes, coffee and a host of other agricultural goods after administration officials signaled coming changes aimed at addressing consumer complaints about...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Well, well, well...
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@naomioreskes.bsky.social speaking truth as always: “It’s well for us to remember that some money really is tainted.”
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@naomioreskes.bsky.social speaking truth as always: “It’s well for us to remember that some money really is tainted.”
I wrote this in August. Now the president is talking about resumption of nuclear testing. He's flailing around like a sewage pump broken loose from its anchor bolts. Now more than ever, Trump must get serious about nuclear policy | The Gazette share.google/2BtcwTDCGAFg...
Letter | Trump must get serious about nuclear policy
The anniversaries of the U.S. A-bombing of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9), found me without useful things to …
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November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I wrote this in August. Now the president is talking about resumption of nuclear testing. He's flailing around like a sewage pump broken loose from its anchor bolts. Now more than ever, Trump must get serious about nuclear policy | The Gazette share.google/2BtcwTDCGAFg...
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Patients around the country, misunderstanding the Trump admin's IVF announcement and thinking it will soon become free, are considering delaying their fertility treatments
Doctors and patient advocates are begging them not to, warning of high risks and low rewards. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Doctors and patient advocates are begging them not to, warning of high risks and low rewards. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s IVF news sparks a wave of misinformation
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Patients around the country, misunderstanding the Trump admin's IVF announcement and thinking it will soon become free, are considering delaying their fertility treatments
Doctors and patient advocates are begging them not to, warning of high risks and low rewards. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Doctors and patient advocates are begging them not to, warning of high risks and low rewards. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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We’re bombing Caracas aren’t we
POLITICO: “.. GOP leadership aides believe dozens of Republicans will vote it, possibly 100 or more, according to five people granted anonymity to speak candidly.”
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November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re bombing Caracas aren’t we
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Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
Reposted by Paul Deaton
Reposted by Paul Deaton
Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
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"The president says a lot of crazy stuff, yet I was scratching my head over this one."
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again?
Trinity Marker near Bingham, N.M. There is no acceptable rationale for the United States to conduct more nuclear weapons testing. I was surprised when I heard the president took to Truth Social on …
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November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The president says a lot of crazy stuff, yet I was scratching my head over this one."
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Today on Blog for Iowa.
Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming blogforiowa.com/2025/11/14/t...
Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming blogforiowa.com/2025/11/14/t...
Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming
Water Quality Solutions Town Hall: A CISWRA Follow Up Saturday, November 15 • 1:00 – 4:00 pm Drake University Meredith Hall 2805 University Avenue, Des Moines Organized by Iowa Citizens for Communi…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Today on Blog for Iowa.
Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming blogforiowa.com/2025/11/14/t...
Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming blogforiowa.com/2025/11/14/t...
"The president says a lot of crazy stuff, yet I was scratching my head over this one."
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again?
Trinity Marker near Bingham, N.M. There is no acceptable rationale for the United States to conduct more nuclear weapons testing. I was surprised when I heard the president took to Truth Social on …
pauldeaton.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The president says a lot of crazy stuff, yet I was scratching my head over this one."
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
Nuclear Testing Again? pauldeaton.com/2025/11/14/n...
44°F at 2:33 a.m. CST. The week comes around to Friday again. May we all have a peaceful one. Cheers! #morningcoffee
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
44°F at 2:33 a.m. CST. The week comes around to Friday again. May we all have a peaceful one. Cheers! #morningcoffee
Yep. He's a lame duck now...
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Yep. He's a lame duck now...
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Reposting, for obvious reasons: "If we expect the public to trust us, we "must be able to show that [our] ethical compasses are not deflected by the magnetism of money.” Evidently, at Harvard, compasses were deflected, indeed.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
#epstein #Harvard #summers
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#epstein #Harvard #summers
Jeffrey Epstein's Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research
Letting the rich pay for science that interests them is a bad idea—even if they aren’t convicted sex offenders
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Reposting, for obvious reasons: "If we expect the public to trust us, we "must be able to show that [our] ethical compasses are not deflected by the magnetism of money.” Evidently, at Harvard, compasses were deflected, indeed.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
#epstein #Harvard #summers
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
#epstein #Harvard #summers
Maybe one of the best parts of Tuesday's Armistice Day commemoration was the people who walked up and introduced themselves because they had read my letter to the editor or blog. I don't make any money for that writing, although this is reward enough. #amwriting
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Maybe one of the best parts of Tuesday's Armistice Day commemoration was the people who walked up and introduced themselves because they had read my letter to the editor or blog. I don't make any money for that writing, although this is reward enough. #amwriting
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Arguments in federal court today over the fate of @ppfa.org's Medicaid funding focused on whether Republicans illegally targeted the group.
“Congress does not get to choose public enemies and decide that they are going to target them for punishment.”
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“Congress does not get to choose public enemies and decide that they are going to target them for punishment.”
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POLITICO Pro: Appeals court weighs fate of Planned Parenthood’s funding
The hearing comes as clinics around the country lay off staff, reduce hours, and shut their doors.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Arguments in federal court today over the fate of @ppfa.org's Medicaid funding focused on whether Republicans illegally targeted the group.
“Congress does not get to choose public enemies and decide that they are going to target them for punishment.”
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
“Congress does not get to choose public enemies and decide that they are going to target them for punishment.”
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The "smooth handover" has long been one of my pet peeves. I've criticized that practice when incumbents from either party did it in the Iowa legislature, and am glad to say it's less common here now than it was 10-15 years ago.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez shocked and dismayed colleagues today with a rogue effort to condemn retiring Rep. Chuy García for effectively ensuring his chief of staff would succeed him in Congress.
Chaos erupts on House floor as Democrat moves to condemn fellow party member
Gluesenkamp Perez was told by fellow Democrats, "You don't need to do this right now."
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November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The "smooth handover" has long been one of my pet peeves. I've criticized that practice when incumbents from either party did it in the Iowa legislature, and am glad to say it's less common here now than it was 10-15 years ago.
One more from this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
One more from this morning.
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oh, fun... Clinton, #iowa Friday. Click on the link below for free tickets. #feenstra #ia-04 Has he ever down a public town hall? Apparently, he's bringing a buddy.
FYI
Republican candidate for governor Randy Feenstra will be in Clinton on November 14. It would be a good opportunity to try to get in questions. Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer will also be there.
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Republican candidate for governor Randy Feenstra will be in Clinton on November 14. It would be a good opportunity to try to get in questions. Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer will also be there.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM