Raymond Baker
@raybake.bsky.social
Life-long Iowa Democrat. Reader. Writer. Gardener. Camper. Supporter of National Parks. Believer in Social Justice, protecting Democracy, Women's Rights, walking humbly, and volunteering. Political. History buff. English Cream Goldendoodles.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds.
We will continue the fight to stop this unlawful policy once and for all.
We will continue the fight to stop this unlawful policy once and for all.
June 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds.
We will continue the fight to stop this unlawful policy once and for all.
We will continue the fight to stop this unlawful policy once and for all.
Elon Musk is the biggest, most dangerous data broker in the United States and Republicans in the House and Senate handed him the data on a silver platter.
The accused assassin allegedly used data brokers to track down the Democratic lawmakers he murdered. Congress doesn't need any more proof that selling data to anyone with a credit card is deadly. Every American's safety is at risk until Congress cracks down on data brokers.
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota Dems allegedly found their addresses online. That has prompted some lawmakers to call for tighter oversight on how personal info is shared online.
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Elon Musk is the biggest, most dangerous data broker in the United States and Republicans in the House and Senate handed him the data on a silver platter.
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Privacy isn't just a nice-to-have. It’s a requirement in order to be safe and control our own lives.
NEW: Data broker sites were allegedly used by the Minnesota shooting suspect, authorities claim, highlighting the danger of an industry that freely sells your personal information. @lhn.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/minnes...
Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses
The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.
www.wired.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Privacy isn't just a nice-to-have. It’s a requirement in order to be safe and control our own lives.
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
Democrat Senator Sarah Trone Garriot is running to defeat MAGA Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa #03 in 2026.
Follow Sarah and support her campaign!
Follow Sarah and support her campaign!
May 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Democrat Senator Sarah Trone Garriot is running to defeat MAGA Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa #03 in 2026.
Follow Sarah and support her campaign!
Follow Sarah and support her campaign!
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Rubio has like 9 jobs right now and he couldn’t even handle the first one.
May 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rubio has like 9 jobs right now and he couldn’t even handle the first one.
Trump cult members wear blue suits and red ties. It's mandatory. Marco Rubio didn't get the memo. He looks sad about it.
May 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Trump cult members wear blue suits and red ties. It's mandatory. Marco Rubio didn't get the memo. He looks sad about it.
Please add Iowa MAGA Republican Senator Joni Ernst to this list. Her blind devotion to Elon Musk and the DOGE scam is criminal.
She's also up for reelection in 2026. Here's hoping Iowa votes her criminal ass right out of office.
She's also up for reelection in 2026. Here's hoping Iowa votes her criminal ass right out of office.
Shortlist of people to arrest after the regime falls
Donald J Trump
Elon Musk
J.D. Vance
Peter Navarro
Steve Bannon
Stephen Miller
Marco Rubio
Pete Hegseth
Pam Bondi
Howard Lutnick
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sean Duffy
Linda McMahon
Kristi Noem
Tulsi Gabbard
Kelly Loeffler
Donald J Trump
Elon Musk
J.D. Vance
Peter Navarro
Steve Bannon
Stephen Miller
Marco Rubio
Pete Hegseth
Pam Bondi
Howard Lutnick
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sean Duffy
Linda McMahon
Kristi Noem
Tulsi Gabbard
Kelly Loeffler
May 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Please add Iowa MAGA Republican Senator Joni Ernst to this list. Her blind devotion to Elon Musk and the DOGE scam is criminal.
She's also up for reelection in 2026. Here's hoping Iowa votes her criminal ass right out of office.
She's also up for reelection in 2026. Here's hoping Iowa votes her criminal ass right out of office.
Iowans are mad as hell at Senator Chuck Grassley.
His complete disrespect for the work people of Iowa put into paying for their Social Security retirement benefits is insulting.
I love a truth speaking out-spoken Iowa mom.
His complete disrespect for the work people of Iowa put into paying for their Social Security retirement benefits is insulting.
I love a truth speaking out-spoken Iowa mom.
Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall…
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
April 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Iowans are mad as hell at Senator Chuck Grassley.
His complete disrespect for the work people of Iowa put into paying for their Social Security retirement benefits is insulting.
I love a truth speaking out-spoken Iowa mom.
His complete disrespect for the work people of Iowa put into paying for their Social Security retirement benefits is insulting.
I love a truth speaking out-spoken Iowa mom.
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Hi, I'm God.
Human beings should not be thrown into prisons without due process.
Even Jesus got a hearing.
Human beings should not be thrown into prisons without due process.
Even Jesus got a hearing.
April 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hi, I'm God.
Human beings should not be thrown into prisons without due process.
Even Jesus got a hearing.
Human beings should not be thrown into prisons without due process.
Even Jesus got a hearing.
When Iowa has multiple tornados and we will, and the recovery cost exceeds what Governor Kim Reynolds is willing to provide, Iowans will be SOL.
When poor states have no funds for storm victims, those survivors will be SOL too.
When poor states have no funds for storm victims, those survivors will be SOL too.
Tornado victims blocked from federal recovery aid after Trump denied request…
Trump seeking to shift the burden of disaster response and recovery from the federal government onto states…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/w...
Trump seeking to shift the burden of disaster response and recovery from the federal government onto states…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/w...
Tornado victims blocked from federal recovery aid after Trump denied request | CNN
Trump’s disaster denial follows his executive order seeking to shift the burden of response and recovery from the federal government onto states.
www.cnn.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
When Iowa has multiple tornados and we will, and the recovery cost exceeds what Governor Kim Reynolds is willing to provide, Iowans will be SOL.
When poor states have no funds for storm victims, those survivors will be SOL too.
When poor states have no funds for storm victims, those survivors will be SOL too.
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BREAKING: 12 states sue Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block his massive tariffs, accusing him of illegally imposing tax hikes on Americans and violating the Constitution.
April 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BREAKING: 12 states sue Trump in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block his massive tariffs, accusing him of illegally imposing tax hikes on Americans and violating the Constitution.
Another hit to Iowa farmers and growers who grow local, healthy food to feed local, healthy public school students.
@SenJoniErnst and @ChuckGrassley don't give a rat's ass about Iowa growers, Iowa business, Iowa schools, or Iowa children.
#MAGA sucks
@SenJoniErnst and @ChuckGrassley don't give a rat's ass about Iowa growers, Iowa business, Iowa schools, or Iowa children.
#MAGA sucks
Bad for school kids, bad for farmers, and sure as hell won’t “make America healthy again.”
April 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Another hit to Iowa farmers and growers who grow local, healthy food to feed local, healthy public school students.
@SenJoniErnst and @ChuckGrassley don't give a rat's ass about Iowa growers, Iowa business, Iowa schools, or Iowa children.
#MAGA sucks
@SenJoniErnst and @ChuckGrassley don't give a rat's ass about Iowa growers, Iowa business, Iowa schools, or Iowa children.
#MAGA sucks
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And Grassley’s HAWKEYE PAC contributed a total of $10,000 to JONI FOR IOWA on December 18, 2024. I have screenshots of those as well.
April 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And Grassley’s HAWKEYE PAC contributed a total of $10,000 to JONI FOR IOWA on December 18, 2024. I have screenshots of those as well.
Would you look at that, Iowans?
Musk continues to buy Iowa's Senior Republican Senator Chuck Grassley off with campaign contributions.
Quid Pro Quo.
Musk continues to buy Iowa's Senior Republican Senator Chuck Grassley off with campaign contributions.
Quid Pro Quo.
GRASSLEY COMMITTEE INC. reported receiving
$6,600.00
from Melvin March 19, 2025
And on 12/18/2024, his HAWKEYE PAC gave JONI ERNST’s
JONI FOR IOWA campaign $5,000.00 for her 2026 PRIMARY campaign and $5,000.00 for her GENERAL 2026 campaign
$6,600.00
from Melvin March 19, 2025
And on 12/18/2024, his HAWKEYE PAC gave JONI ERNST’s
JONI FOR IOWA campaign $5,000.00 for her 2026 PRIMARY campaign and $5,000.00 for her GENERAL 2026 campaign
April 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Would you look at that, Iowans?
Musk continues to buy Iowa's Senior Republican Senator Chuck Grassley off with campaign contributions.
Quid Pro Quo.
Musk continues to buy Iowa's Senior Republican Senator Chuck Grassley off with campaign contributions.
Quid Pro Quo.
How many times does the U.S. Secretary of Defense get to use an unsecured public platform like Signal to share classified defense information with his wife, his brother, and his personal attorney before Pete Hegseth is fired?
Every day Hegseth is in office, the American people are in danger.
Every day Hegseth is in office, the American people are in danger.
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How many times does the U.S. Secretary of Defense get to use an unsecured public platform like Signal to share classified defense information with his wife, his brother, and his personal attorney before Pete Hegseth is fired?
Every day Hegseth is in office, the American people are in danger.
Every day Hegseth is in office, the American people are in danger.
Come on out, Iowans of District 02, and meet Rep. Ashley Hinson face to face on Thursday, April 24th, 9:00 am in Mason City at the NIACC Auditorium.
Ask some tough questions. Hold Hinson accountable.
Ask some tough questions. Hold Hinson accountable.
Her newsletter arrived today, she’s holding one. The last one was April 2, but it was a telephone town hall. This one is in person.
April 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Come on out, Iowans of District 02, and meet Rep. Ashley Hinson face to face on Thursday, April 24th, 9:00 am in Mason City at the NIACC Auditorium.
Ask some tough questions. Hold Hinson accountable.
Ask some tough questions. Hold Hinson accountable.
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Senator Van Hollen’s commitment to the Abrego Garcia case isn’t performative. Wearing an overnight maxi pad on your ear after an “assassination attempt” is performative.
April 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Senator Van Hollen’s commitment to the Abrego Garcia case isn’t performative. Wearing an overnight maxi pad on your ear after an “assassination attempt” is performative.
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Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
April 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
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As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
April 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
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Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
If Joe Biden had intentionally crashed the stock market, created a global economic crisis, and wiped out $10 TRILLION in market value, Speaker Johnson would not be demanding we give him "space."
Mike Johnson is a craven coward and the worst kind of bootlicker.
Mike Johnson is a craven coward and the worst kind of bootlicker.
April 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
If Joe Biden had intentionally crashed the stock market, created a global economic crisis, and wiped out $10 TRILLION in market value, Speaker Johnson would not be demanding we give him "space."
Mike Johnson is a craven coward and the worst kind of bootlicker.
Mike Johnson is a craven coward and the worst kind of bootlicker.