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If you believe this. Please move to China.
Meet the new acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
February 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If you believe this. Please move to China.
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New post: Herb Strentz reflects on a recent sermon by Rev. Scott Paczkowski of Des Moines, which highlighted threats posed by a narrow, authoritarian version of Christianity.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/02/t...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/02/t...
Thoughts from a sermon on Christian Nationalism
Herb Strentz: A sermon by Rev. Scott Paczkowski of Des Moines highlighted threats posed by a narrow, authoritarian version of Christianity.
www.bleedingheartland.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
New post: Herb Strentz reflects on a recent sermon by Rev. Scott Paczkowski of Des Moines, which highlighted threats posed by a narrow, authoritarian version of Christianity.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/02/t...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/02/t...
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From the author of 'On Tyranny,' an important read for all of us: snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
From the author of 'On Tyranny,' an important read for all of us: snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
Are you ready for your taxes refunds to be sent through Twitter?
The X Factor
We have a dictator. It just isn't the one we expected.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Are you ready for your taxes refunds to be sent through Twitter?
That whole, “you’ll never have to vote again” quote is kinda making me queasy atm.
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
That whole, “you’ll never have to vote again” quote is kinda making me queasy atm.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
Margin Call is free on Amazon Prime right now.
J.P. Morgan econs on Trump’s latest are “increasingly concerned that the policy mix may tilt into an unintentionally far less business-friendly stance. The sustained 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico set to start this weekend is materially different than the tariff increases built into our baseline.”
February 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Margin Call is free on Amazon Prime right now.
This woman is the worst. Delores Umbridge in the flesh.
Iowa leads support for Trump in a lawsuit against his social media company
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird leads 14 states supporting President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit against his company — Trump Media and Technology Group — on Friday. America First Legal, a conser...
dailyiowan.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This woman is the worst. Delores Umbridge in the flesh.
Nobody cares because wrestling is stupid.
No. 2 Iowa men’s wrestling suffers 30-8 beatdown at No. 1 Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – With a 65-match winning streak on the line, the No. 1 ranked Penn State men’s wrestling squad showed out in front of a sold-out Bryce-Jordan Center crowd, defeating the Iowa 30-8...
dailyiowan.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nobody cares because wrestling is stupid.
Defends his order to (checks notes) - illegally - freeze spending.
Senator Ernst defends President Trump's order to freeze spending - Radio Iowa
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says President Trump is scrutinizing federal spending with his recent actions which at least temporarily suspended funding for government programs and agencies. Ernst says she ...
www.radioiowa.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Defends his order to (checks notes) - illegally - freeze spending.
Children and Families of Iowa done dirty.
who13.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Children and Families of Iowa done dirty.
$100 you can still get addicted and/or wreck your liver with these.
New type of non-opioid pain medication approved by FDA
The new development is groundbreaking because it provides an alternative to opioids.
who13.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
$100 you can still get addicted and/or wreck your liver with these.
Shouldn’t he be warning the US importers of goods? Since they’re the ones that pay.
who13.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Shouldn’t he be warning the US importers of goods? Since they’re the ones that pay.
“Parents deserve options.”
Bitch please, parents are the problem most of the time.
Bitch please, parents are the problem most of the time.
Trump issues executive order for school choice
President Trump is pushing to expand school choice across the country with a new executive order this week.
who13.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Parents deserve options.”
Bitch please, parents are the problem most of the time.
Bitch please, parents are the problem most of the time.
who13.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Dems need to quit pretending like anyone gives two shits about decorum. That’s not the game that is being played anymore.
Catch up or fuck off.
Catch up or fuck off.
Some intel: I've talked to journalists and folks on the Hill about this. Last night after OMB's action, some Senate Dems tried to unify the caucus to vote against Duffy. Schumer, among others, opposed it, and it flopped.
The current Dem leadership strategy is to use strong language but not do shit.
The current Dem leadership strategy is to use strong language but not do shit.
Yesterday, every Democrat voted to advance Sean Duffy (DOT)'s nomination.
In protest against Trump's unconstitutional freezing of federal funds, 22 Democrats voted NO on confirmation today.
Glad to see more demonstrated urgency. But that 22 should be 47.
In protest against Trump's unconstitutional freezing of federal funds, 22 Democrats voted NO on confirmation today.
Glad to see more demonstrated urgency. But that 22 should be 47.
January 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dems need to quit pretending like anyone gives two shits about decorum. That’s not the game that is being played anymore.
Catch up or fuck off.
Catch up or fuck off.
So… eggs are up. Fruit, esp citrus will soon go way up. Chicken in general (tendees, nugs, sammies) all going up.
And we haven’t even started tariffs yet.
But stocks continue to go up. Regular people don’t matter. The market is so business-oriented now that human impact is irrelevant.
And we haven’t even started tariffs yet.
But stocks continue to go up. Regular people don’t matter. The market is so business-oriented now that human impact is irrelevant.
January 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So… eggs are up. Fruit, esp citrus will soon go way up. Chicken in general (tendees, nugs, sammies) all going up.
And we haven’t even started tariffs yet.
But stocks continue to go up. Regular people don’t matter. The market is so business-oriented now that human impact is irrelevant.
And we haven’t even started tariffs yet.
But stocks continue to go up. Regular people don’t matter. The market is so business-oriented now that human impact is irrelevant.
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McMahon’s think tank has erected a whole policy infrastructure to promote charter schools... the creation of education saving accounts (ESAs) for parents to enroll kids in charters, and proposals to weaken teachers’ unions.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The MAGA Think Tank Behind Linda McMahon’s Education Agenda
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
McMahon’s think tank has erected a whole policy infrastructure to promote charter schools... the creation of education saving accounts (ESAs) for parents to enroll kids in charters, and proposals to weaken teachers’ unions.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism
Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Senate Joint Resolution 2- The one to amend the constitution to generically reduce the reach of the federal government. | www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
Iowa Legislature - BillBook
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
www.legis.iowa.gov
January 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Senate Joint Resolution 2- The one to amend the constitution to generically reduce the reach of the federal government. | www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
Senate File 127 - Rhis is a weird one, establishing a “school if intellectual freedom” at the UofI. A lot of language reaffirming a students right to make up their own mind about what truth is. | www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
Iowa Legislature - BillBook
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
www.legis.iowa.gov
January 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Senate File 127 - Rhis is a weird one, establishing a “school if intellectual freedom” at the UofI. A lot of language reaffirming a students right to make up their own mind about what truth is. | www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
Big step.
Letter to the Editor | A step back on inclusion in education
It’s a good time to have retired from higher education. It’s nice to be spared the up-close and personal view of the dismantled progress in making higher education accessible and welcoming to everyone...
dailyiowan.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Big step.
What if it’s a Trump casino?
Iowa House and Senate members propose 5-year moratorium on casino licenses - Radio Iowa
The author of a bill to establish a five-year moratorium on new casino licenses says it will be considered in a House committee next week. Representative Bobby Kaufmann’s bill would block the bid for ...
www.radioiowa.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What if it’s a Trump casino?
A good read.
There are no “acts of God” anymore
The Los Angeles wildfires show the influence of humanity in the world — and our inability to control it.
www.vox.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A good read.