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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 3h

I am, too!!

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 4d

I’m reading “We Crapped in our Nest” by Art Cullen and you should too.

cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 3h

Yay! Thanks for the hope! Nevertheless, they persisted!!!!

Art Cullen @artcullen.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s my latest column. Thanks for reading.

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They want Iowa Normal back - Storm Lake Times Pilot

Back and forth all over Iowa I trundle hawking my book — "Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest." Everywhere I go one message emerges: We want our good old Iowa back. That is moderate, …

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 5d

Rob Sand doesn’t want to claim democrats very willingly so it’s hard claim him, but if it gets the job done- sigh- I guess.

Art Cullen @artcullen.bsky.social · 9d

Here’s my latest column. Thanks for reading!

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Sand definitely is onto something - Storm Lake Times Pilot

Rob Sand appears to be in tune with a wide swath of Iowans who aren’t happy with the way things are going. Substantial crowds are showing up across the state to hear the state auditor …

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 5d

So happy to have my copy of the book! Everyone should get one!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ice Cube Press / Steve Semken @steveicecubepress.bsky.social · 9d

Good piece on @artcullen.bsky.social and his new book in @littlevillage.bsky.social littlevillagemag.com/art-cullen-w...

'We're on a knife's edge': Art Cullen chides Reynolds' meanness, Big Ag's death grip on Iowa land and livelihoods - Little Village

“When I was a kid in the 1960s, you could drive from Carroll to Storm Lake, and see cattle lining green hills the entire way,” Art Cullen said in a […]

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for sharing! The hypocrisy of this pro-life Governor denying life-saving measures for Iowans baffles me. But it has become the MAGA playbook sadly.

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 11d

New post: Many Iowans can't get COVID boosters. Governor Kim Reynolds isn't helping
(with video)
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Many Iowans can't get COVID boosters. Kim Reynolds isn't helping

Many low-risk Iowans can't get a booster to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19. The governor denies the problem exists.

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 13d

From the Yom Kippur afternoon Torah portion:
"When strangers reside in your land, you shall not wrong them. The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt."

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14d

Stephen Miller tells law enforcement in MEMPHIS: “You are unleashed”

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 18d

While we wait for more information, I cannot believe that the Superintendent is the hardened criminal that ICE is supposedly responsible for protecting citizens from-this is so terrifying.

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 18d

New post: Following a special meeting to put Superintendent Ian Roberts on admin leave, Des Moines School Board president Jackie Norris defended the district's hiring process and criticized "the name-calling and misinformation that is meant to divide us."

www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/27/s...

Board puts DSM superintendent on leave, decries "misinformation"

Jackie Norris defended the district's hiring process and criticized "the name-calling and misinformation that is meant to divide us."

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 18d

New post: Following a special meeting to put Superintendent Ian Roberts on admin leave, Des Moines School Board president Jackie Norris defended the district's hiring process and criticized "the name-calling and misinformation that is meant to divide us."

www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/27/s...

Board puts DSM superintendent on leave, decries "misinformation"

Jackie Norris defended the district's hiring process and criticized "the name-calling and misinformation that is meant to divide us."

www.bleedingheartland.com

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 19d

Rumor here in town (I live in Des Moines) is that our evil governor, Trump-loving Kim Reynolds, ASKED ICE to arrest our Spt of Schools—

Because he’s a great advocate for public schools and she’s been robbing them for vouchers.

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Rob Hogg @senatorrobhogg.bsky.social · 19d

Just called Senators Grassley and Ernst about why the Des Moines Superintendent (Dr. Ian Roberts, Olympic track athlete originally from Guyana) has been detained by ICE in Pottawattamie County jail (Council Bluffs not Des Moines).

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ICE detains Des Moines Public Schools superintendent in county jail • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 19d

Protest in Des Moines after ICE detains superintendent

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 19d

Des Moines crowd begins to grow as locals protest ICE detaining Dr Ian Roberts.

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 19d

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts

Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.

www.bleedingheartland.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20d

When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · 20d

Yes, Lord help us keep the First Amendment and Art Cullen writing!💗

Art Cullen @artcullen.bsky.social · 23d

Here’s my latest column. Thanks for reading!

www.stormlake.com/stories/they...?

They would go after Patrick Henry these days - Storm Lake Times Pilot

My head is filled with dread consulting the calendar and the news. Give me liberty or give me death, the sort of talk that could get you locked up for hate speech. It would be funny if it were a …

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 24d

New post: Iowa’s solar energy incentive program was “sunset” in 2021, and federal government support for clean energy will end soon.

Chuck Isenhart, on the win-win-win-win policies Iowa's Congressional delegation voted to unravel:
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The sun also sets—but solar batteries are changing that

Chuck Isenhart: Iowa’s solar energy incentive program was “sunset” in 2021, and federal government support for clean energy will end soon.

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 24d

Today was the canonization of St. Charlie Kirk, by the Republicans, claiming him to be a Christ-like figure, supporting the teachings of the Lord.

What would Jesus say??

NOT THIS.

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 24d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29d

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · Sep 16

As an Iowa political reporter, I don't often get to cover good news. But it was fun to watch Catelin Drey being sworn in yesterday.
The newest Democratic state senator talked to reporters afterwards about her plans:
#ialegis
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Catelin Drey "perhaps unjustly optimistic" about Iowa Senate work

Iowa's newest state senator is excited and "perhaps unjustly optimistic" about what the next legislative session holds.

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cindyunger.bsky.social @cindyunger.bsky.social · Sep 16

There’s hope, even momentarily.

Art Cullen @artcullen.bsky.social · Sep 2

Here’s my latest column. Thanks for reading.

www.stormlake.com/stories/trem...?

Tremors underfoot: Drey wins, Ernst drops - Storm Lake Times Pilot

The earth beneath Iowa politics shifted last week as Democrat Catelin Drey of Sioux City flipped a red Iowa Senate district, and word leaked that Republican US Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak would not …

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