Hibiscus
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On the side of light and love. Do what you can. Our purpose on earth is to take care of others.
Clean energy is the future we are all moving towards inexerably
🚀 Just launched: The EU’s new Heat Auction is a big step for industrial decarbonisation.
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
It backs clean process heat — heat pumps, electric boilers, geothermal, solar thermal — with competitive, outcome-based support.
cinea.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Clean energy is the future we are all moving towards inexerably
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If only there was some kind , oh, I don't know, "universal" health care plan. I wonder if any other industrialized nations have something like that...
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If only there was some kind , oh, I don't know, "universal" health care plan. I wonder if any other industrialized nations have something like that...
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If you're like me and had your Small Business Saturday plans thwarted by the snowstorm, be sure to still get out and shop local this holiday season. Yesterday I stopped at Simply Iowa Market & Candle Company in Grundy Center. Thanks to Carrie for setting me up with one of her amazing candles!
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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The very best evidence that we have a nitrate problem in Iowa is that the Iowa legislature de-funded nitrate monitors across the state. We need to monitor and we need to minimize.
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The very best evidence that we have a nitrate problem in Iowa is that the Iowa legislature de-funded nitrate monitors across the state. We need to monitor and we need to minimize.
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Ida B.
“I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I have said.”
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
~Ida B. Wells, “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells.”
Image: Public domain.
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ida B.
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I've always bristled at the animosity between artists and 'the suits', as I know so many smart suits. But the AI hype is driving home a legitimate issue; that many bean-counters have no taste or creative awareness whatsoever, resent artists, and need to be vigorously fought against to protect art.
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I've always bristled at the animosity between artists and 'the suits', as I know so many smart suits. But the AI hype is driving home a legitimate issue; that many bean-counters have no taste or creative awareness whatsoever, resent artists, and need to be vigorously fought against to protect art.
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'Restaurant' comes from the same French word that gave us 'restore.' This is the reason why there is no 'n' in 'restaurateur.'
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
'Restaurant' comes from the same French word that gave us 'restore.' This is the reason why there is no 'n' in 'restaurateur.'
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This disability education law just turned 50. Disability advocates want more.
This disability education law just turned 50. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This disability education law just turned 50. Disability advocates want more.
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Farm workers are harvesting green onions by hand in Kern County CA. They bend over for long hours, cutting, bunching, and stacking the onions into crates loaded onto nearby trailers. The work is physically demanding, requiring precision and endurance under the sun. #WeFeedYou
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farm workers are harvesting green onions by hand in Kern County CA. They bend over for long hours, cutting, bunching, and stacking the onions into crates loaded onto nearby trailers. The work is physically demanding, requiring precision and endurance under the sun. #WeFeedYou
Sand for Iowa.
Iowa needs Sand.
Sand in every county.
Sand country.
Sand Land.
Iowa has the best Sand in the nation.
Governor Sand.
Iowa needs Sand.
Sand in every county.
Sand country.
Sand Land.
Iowa has the best Sand in the nation.
Governor Sand.
Toppling the Republican trifecta in Iowa is a necessity for anything good to happen here. #iowa
We're taking nothing for granted. Every door knocked, every dollar raised helps us build toward a better future for all Iowans. There is still a lot of work to do. Are you with us? www.newsweek.com/democrat-lea...
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sand for Iowa.
Iowa needs Sand.
Sand in every county.
Sand country.
Sand Land.
Iowa has the best Sand in the nation.
Governor Sand.
Iowa needs Sand.
Sand in every county.
Sand country.
Sand Land.
Iowa has the best Sand in the nation.
Governor Sand.
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Remembering the photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker - GORDON PARKS - born 113yrs ago today.
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Remembering the photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker - GORDON PARKS - born 113yrs ago today.
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More And More Consolidation In The Media blogforiowa.com/2025/11/29/m...
More And More Consolidation In The Media
30 seconds: When you wake up Monday morning the long time locally ownder Cedar Rapids Gazette will be under a new ownership – Adams Multi-Media from Minneapolis will be taking over one Iowa’s…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
More And More Consolidation In The Media blogforiowa.com/2025/11/29/m...
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Today marks 50 years since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was signed into law, yet the program hasn’t been fully funded in decades.
I introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act to make sure all our kids have access to the quality education they deserve.
I introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act to make sure all our kids have access to the quality education they deserve.
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today marks 50 years since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was signed into law, yet the program hasn’t been fully funded in decades.
I introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act to make sure all our kids have access to the quality education they deserve.
I introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act to make sure all our kids have access to the quality education they deserve.
Right now , universal
I think we are at the point where there might be enough of a cultural shift in this country where we need to start demanding our politicians work towards universal healthcare for all Americans. We can’t continue to have a system that is a disaster if you lose your job, work part time etc.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Right now , universal
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We have an insurance system rather than a healthcare system.
Now republicans are making it worse.
Now republicans are making it worse.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We have an insurance system rather than a healthcare system.
Now republicans are making it worse.
Now republicans are making it worse.
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It's Small Business Saturday!
Get 30% off all Erin Hanson Prints and Replicas through Monday.
Don't miss the biggest sale of the year!
Pictured: Christmas Snow
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ch...
#christmas #dailyart #smallbusiness #womanartist #impressionist #painting #art #artsale🎨
Get 30% off all Erin Hanson Prints and Replicas through Monday.
Don't miss the biggest sale of the year!
Pictured: Christmas Snow
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ch...
#christmas #dailyart #smallbusiness #womanartist #impressionist #painting #art #artsale🎨
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's Small Business Saturday!
Get 30% off all Erin Hanson Prints and Replicas through Monday.
Don't miss the biggest sale of the year!
Pictured: Christmas Snow
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ch...
#christmas #dailyart #smallbusiness #womanartist #impressionist #painting #art #artsale🎨
Get 30% off all Erin Hanson Prints and Replicas through Monday.
Don't miss the biggest sale of the year!
Pictured: Christmas Snow
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ch...
#christmas #dailyart #smallbusiness #womanartist #impressionist #painting #art #artsale🎨
" the cultures and institutions that have failed to prioritize and protect young people and young girls especially. "
We must protect our kids.
We must protect our kids.
OPINION: "Young people of all genders need to learn how to be healthy friends, healthy bystanders, and healthy romantic and sexual partners—and indeed are capable of learning this when given the right tools and support," Laura Norton-Cruz writes.
Opinion | Raising Teens in the Era of the Epstein Files
Laura Norton-Cruz writes about why it’s important for adults to engage teenagers on sensitive topics and create safe spaces for discussion.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
" the cultures and institutions that have failed to prioritize and protect young people and young girls especially. "
We must protect our kids.
We must protect our kids.
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"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
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Shop at farmers markets, estate sales, yard sales, etc. Shop with small business owners and service providers.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Shop at farmers markets, estate sales, yard sales, etc. Shop with small business owners and service providers.
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Gift card Xmas from locally owned stores
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Gift card Xmas from locally owned stores