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On this Memorial Day, I've been thinking of my grandfather, who fought in World War II and helped to liberate Dachau. Contemplating how we make sure such things don't happen again--and how we are failing to do that.

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“… it means less safety and security for our future selves, our children, and our grandchildren. More of the budget will go to debt. Less to education. Less to healthcare. Less to defense. Less to Social Security. Less take-home pay as taxes go up." www.ourlibertiesweprize.com/p/iowa-feder...

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So proud of my alma mater!

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Trump’s economy keeps punishing everyday Iowans, betraying workers while selling us out to billionaires. That’s not leadership – it’s exploitation.

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I'm drafting the concluding chapter to this book now --- a book that shows that Shelby County increased the turnout gap, led to vote dilution, allowed for the re-emergence of first-gen voter purge practices & the expansion of voter ID & "unforeseen" cuts to mail voting---and I'm just so mad and sad

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Miller's been out to destroy a lot of things since college. I used to read his columns in the student newspaper. He's always been a hateful, anti-American person.

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Prices are going up & we need leaders who will stand up for us. But, Senators Ernst & Grassley aren't standing up for Iowans or the Constitution. That’s why we must hold them accountable! #Iowa

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Iowa has the second highest rate of new cancer cases in the nation. So, why does the MAGA legislature refuse to rein in polluters?! #Iowa #IowaLegis #DoYourJob

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Hey Reps. Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Feenstra, and Nunn, DO YOUR JOBS! Iowans are relying on you to support Medicaid, SNAP and public education, NOT tax cuts for the rich. #Iowa

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I'm sure you already saw the original. I'm pretty sure it was someone in the WH finding a way to distract him with something shiny so he wouldn't suggest a conservative U.S. bishop, thereby ensuring that person could not be the Pope.

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Let me underscore a few points. - No manufacturers wanted this. In fact, many waited until May 1 to announce price adjustments they didn't want to make... because they were still hoping that the person who decided on tariffs would have a whim to drop them. Businesses hate uncertainty.

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He's not saving the economy—he's playing it.

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So much of what we're seeing right now can be explained by men's sense of entitlement to women's labor. (And the anger those men feel when women won't do things women are "supposed" to do--or, worse, expect men to do those things, instead).

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Because the reporting across outlets hasn’t mentioned it I want to stress that Justice Jackson referenced the courageous & resolute stance of federal judges J. Shelly Wright in Louisiana and Frank Johnson in Alabama who issued school desegregation orders in the face of “Massive Resistance” to Brown.

submitted 34 days ago • 21 comments

"Biased." You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

🤔

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I love that for him.

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Mind-boggling to hear the Supreme Court's conservatives get so mired in conservative grievance culture that they now think the continued existence of secular public education is actually invidious and unconstitutional anti-Catholic bigotry: slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 36 days ago • 52 comments

Every time I hear him, his voice is weaker. He sounds like a sad, confused old man.

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Shoutout to Ann for calling out Rep. Miller-Meeks for insulting constituents & ignoring their concerns! Iowans deserve leaders who will put us first, NOT Trump’s billionaire buddies. #IA01

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Are you better off than you were 100 days ago? Unless you’re one of Trump’s billionaire buddies, guessing the answer is no…

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Rep. Hinson spent her town hall defending Pete Hegseth, President Trump, & Elon Musk… If only she’d fight this hard for her constituents! #Iowa bit.ly/4iyHqdK

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Politics is more clear when you remember that the "waste" in "government waste" is the profit that some rich asshole isn't making off labor in the public sector whose only purpose is the common good.

submitted 42 days ago • 102 comments

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.” @nytimes.com 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

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NEW: The Trump administration must attempt to return a second wrongly deported man from El Salvador, a judge — appointed by Trump — ruled late last night. The 20-year-old was deported as an “alien enemy” last month despite a pending asylum claim. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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•••••BREAKING••••• Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla — who leads U.S. Central Command — used a secure U.S. government system to send Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth classified information regarding Houthi attack plans that Hegseth promptly turned around and leaked on his personal phone via…

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This is very, very alarming.

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I was primarily considering the immigrant removals and should have foreseen the impact of tarrifs. That's gonna pinch ag and the fuels sector. bsky.app/profile/mode...

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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

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“researcher Erica Chenoweth discovers throughout history that it takes only around 3.5% of the population engaged in protests for significant political change to happen. In the US, that would mean about 11 million people. That’s a large number, but not outside the bounds of what’s achievable.”

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Immigrants deserve respect & the fundamental right to due process. Period. Not only do they deserve it, it's the law. That’s why we must stand against this hateful administration and demand all civil liberties be upheld! #DueProcess #HumanRights #CivilRights

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This Autism Acceptance Month, let’s celebrate neurodiverse Iowans and advocate for inclusivity in our communities! #Iowa

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👇🎯 They. Are. Breaking. Signed. Contracts. For. No. Legal. Reason. You want to pass legislation not funding this stuff going forward? Fine. Epically idiotic, but legal. This is something else. Shredding the basic foundations of the rule of law. Textbook authoritarianism.

submitted 48 days ago • 36 comments

So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)

submitted 49 days ago • 176 comments

Protest happening at the Leon County jail where Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, who was born in the U.S. , is being held after his arrest for illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien.”

submitted 49 days ago • 18 comments

As a League member, I know the amount of careful thought and deliberation that goes into every decision the League makes and every public position it takes. This is huge.

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It is difficult to express exactly how bad this is.

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