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Amie Rivers
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labor journalist @iowastartingline.com // newsletter editor: iowastartingline.com/newsletter // story ideas and hot goss: [email protected]
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sigfreidskaldrup.bsky.social
"Add garlic until your ancestors whisper, 'That's enough, child.'"
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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annamerlan.bsky.social
I also think it's quite noteworthy that Elon Musk has spent all weekend tweeting about voter ID laws and yet has not gotten around to saying a word about this new feature showing how many of his users are apparently not who they say they are!
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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chicagotribune.com
Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company’s products may have been contaminated.
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company’s products may have been contaminated.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
yeah, it's because of her pension, which is less than $10k a year and won't kick in for 11 years....
Greene, who began her congressional career on Jan. 3, 2021, will be just over the five-year requirement when she formally resigns on Jan. 5. Greene will receive about $8,700 in pension benefits per year for the rest of her life, after she turns 62. She is now 51.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
Unexpected hopelessness in the KWWL weather app alert today
Text notification reads: "Storm Track 7 Here comes the cold front of doom and despair that brings in chilly temperatures and powerful winds"
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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perrybaconjr.bsky.social
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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cwarzel.bsky.social
when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
-76% negative view of the economy (Fox News poll)
- 72% disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation/cost of living (Marquette University)
- 65% (and a third of Republicans) disapproved of Trump’s handling of cost of living (Reuters/Ipsos)
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
Depressing/infuriating read found in @sidneyhillman.bsky.social newsletter:
thelocal.to/investigatin...
After weeks of trudging through Goldiee’s online mess, I went back to my inbox to deal with the rest of the pitches that were still sitting there waiting for me. I was a freelance writer for most of my career, so as an editor, I’ve always done my best to respond to every thoughtful pitch I get. Looking at them now, though, all I could see was the synthetic sheen of artificial intelligence. There were probably some promising young writers buried in there somewhere. But I couldn’t bear to dig through the bullshit to try to find them. I idly googled the authors of a few of the pitches that looked most blatantly written by AI. I saw their bylines across the internet—a web of lies and uncanny half-truths entrenched so deeply in the information ecosystem that no one could possibly have the energy to dislodge them—and I was struck by a brief but genuine moment of bone-deep despair. Then I closed my laptop.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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pruepaimon.bsky.social
Progress is measurable
by every set of eyes but mine
people chart growth noting
in the subtle shifts I cannot feel.
I move through days
learning how to hold a body again,
pushing myself to be
#vss365 #measurable
Progress is measurable by every set of eyes but mine people chart growth noting in the subtle shifts I cannot feel. I move through days learning how to hold a body again, pushing myself to be a little less afraid, a little more here, a little quieter in my self-doubt, a little louder in my living. Everyone else swears they see change but inside, everything feels unfinished, blurry, same.
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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hbcompass.bsky.social
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) cases against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor President Donald Trump handpicked to bring charges against them had been unlawfully serving since September.
Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Political Prosecutions of former FBI Chief Comey, NY AG James
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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victinibcn.bsky.social
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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atrupar.com
CNBC: My understanding is the White House said that China was gonna buy 12 million tons of soybeans from the US by January. That's approaching and they've only purchased 332,000. China has not confirmed that pledge.

BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
yes, yes it does
The 2019 Meta research was based on a random sample of consumers who stopped their Facebook and Instagram usage for a month, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit alleged that Meta was disappointed that the initial tests of the study showed that people who stopped using Facebook “for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison.” Meta allegedly chose not to “sound the alarm,” but instead stopped the research, the lawsuit said. “The company never publicly disclosed the results of its deactivation study,” according to the suit. “Instead, Meta lied to Congress about what it knew.” The lawsuit cites an unnamed Meta employee who allegedly said, “If the results are bad and we don’t publish and they leak, is it going to look like tobacco companies doing research and knowing cigs were bad and then keeping that info to themselves?”
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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peark.es
latest sham investigation just dropped
Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations…
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
Get vaccinated, save some lives this winter.
Some scientists and medical professionals are more worried about disappointing vaccination rates, a main reason why flu hospitalizations and deaths were unusually bad during last year's flu season — one of the deadliest this century. "I think we're going to see a really severe season," said Asefeh Faraz Covelli of the George Washington University School of Nursing. Last winter, the overall flu hospitalization rate was the highest seen since the H1N1 flu pandemic 15 years ago. Flu was the underlying or a contributing cause of more than 18,000 deaths, and one seven-day stretch early this year saw more than 1,800 deaths - the highest one-week spike in at least a decade. Child flu deaths also were far higher than usual.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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littlevillage.bsky.social
Iowa has "more pounds, if not tons of chemicals per square mile" than other states, Des Moines cancer doctor Richard Deming said at the Iowa Nature Summit.

“We have enough research to show the association" between these ag products and cancer rates; "next we need to have public health policy."
'We know enough': Researchers call for Iowa ag regulations to protect public health - Little Village
Researchers and public health advocates said Wednesday that water quality and land use continue to be modifiable elements impacting public health, and in particular cancer, in Iowa.  The experts spoke...
littlevillagemag.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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apnews.com
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
amierivers.bsky.social
does he just not know what "groceries" means?
Chicago Tribune The president leaned into that message in their White House meeting, saying he sees his efforts as complementary. He said that just like Mamdani, he too wants to build more housing. The president didn't lay out any new policies as he repeated his claims that inflation has dropped under his watch. "Anything I do is going to be good for New York if I can get prices down," Trump said. "The new word is affordability. Another word is just groceries. You know, it's sort of an old-fashioned word, but it's very accurate. And they're coming down. They're coming down."
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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jackjenkins.me
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.

At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
amierivers.bsky.social
The kidnapping goon squad gutting our workforce keeps rolling to more cities across the US, including Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon New Orleans.

But deportations of immigrant workers continue to happen everywhere—including in Iowa. iowastartingline.com/2025/11/21/m...
Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help
The latest: Noel Lopez De La Cruz, a 24-year-old landscaper from Mount Pleasant who was brought to Iowa at 2 years old. He has no criminal record.Escucha Mi
iowastartingline.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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workdaymagazine.bsky.social
A new generation of leaders is reviving the labor movement with historic tactics. Learn more in our latest story on the Inside Organizer School and their recent visit to the Twin Cities. workdaymagazine.org/get-on-the-j...
Get on the Job and Organize with Inside Organizer School - Workday Magazine
How a new generation of leaders is reviving the labor movement.
workdaymagazine.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM