Amie Rivers
@amierivers.bsky.social
labor journalist @iowastartingline.com // newsletter editor: iowastartingline.com/newsletter // story ideas and hot goss: [email protected]
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
"Good riddance."
"One less fascist."
"He deserved it."
Iowa's new Don't Be Mean to Charlie Kirk bill would strip teachers' licenses for saying any of those things "in any medium accessible to students."
They even try to exempt it from the First Amendment lmao www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
"One less fascist."
"He deserved it."
Iowa's new Don't Be Mean to Charlie Kirk bill would strip teachers' licenses for saying any of those things "in any medium accessible to students."
They even try to exempt it from the First Amendment lmao 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
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"Good riddance."
"One less fascist."
"He deserved it."
Iowa's new Don't Be Mean to Charlie Kirk bill would strip teachers' licenses for saying any of those things "in any medium accessible to students."
They even try to exempt it from the First Amendment lmao www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
"One less fascist."
"He deserved it."
Iowa's new Don't Be Mean to Charlie Kirk bill would strip teachers' licenses for saying any of those things "in any medium accessible to students."
They even try to exempt it from the First Amendment lmao www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
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Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:
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Appreciate that Jess Djukanovic is speaking out about what she went through trying to get an abortion with a non-viable pregnancy in Iowa:
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‘I almost died trying to get an abortion in Iowa’—a mother of 4 speaks out
This Iowa mother of four was heartbroken when her fetus received a fatal diagnosis. Then the pregnancy threatened her life, too.
iowastartingline.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Appreciate that Jess Djukanovic is speaking out about what she went through trying to get an abortion with a non-viable pregnancy in Iowa:
iowastartingline.com/2026/02/04/i...
iowastartingline.com/2026/02/04/i...
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
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Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
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The U.S. conducted more extrajudicial killings in the Eastern Pacific today
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The U.S. conducted more extrajudicial killings in the Eastern Pacific today
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
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"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines, said of the measles vaccine. "We have a solution for our problem." https://to.pbs.org/4rYdvkn
Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise
“Take the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator. “We have a solution for our problem.”
to.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines, said of the measles vaccine. "We have a solution for our problem." https://to.pbs.org/4rYdvkn
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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There is power in a union!
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
There is power in a union!
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
Thank you, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, for your courage in the face of censorship, and for joining us in NYC as our special opening guest.
HRC is proud to stand with you, and will always defend a free press.
Thank you, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, for your courage in the face of censorship, and for joining us in NYC as our special opening guest.
HRC is proud to stand with you, and will always defend a free press.
February 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
Thank you, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, for your courage in the face of censorship, and for joining us in NYC as our special opening guest.
HRC is proud to stand with you, and will always defend a free press.
Thank you, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, for your courage in the face of censorship, and for joining us in NYC as our special opening guest.
HRC is proud to stand with you, and will always defend a free press.
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Trump: I’m the least racist president you’ve had in a long time as far as I’m concerned.
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Trump: I’m the least racist president you’ve had in a long time as far as I’m concerned.
oh my goodness
It’s real, folks!
A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights.
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
oh my goodness
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So much of ICE and CBP’s violence is just them doing the violence — no even pretense that they’re under threat or that force is justified. They’re using pepper spray and tear gas to express annoyance.
Tonight at 8:30 PM our constituent Ricky was pepper sprayed by ICE on 18th & Polk. 2 agents parked their car, got out and approached observers, started pepper spraying Ricky on public property, and then drove away and left.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
So much of ICE and CBP’s violence is just them doing the violence — no even pretense that they’re under threat or that force is justified. They’re using pepper spray and tear gas to express annoyance.
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They want to to fire anyone, anywhere, at any time, for any reason. They want a docile workforce of teachers who will sheepishly teach their lies & slop. And they want a populace dumb enough to either not know the difference or not to care. All while they run their grifts in their little fiefdoms.
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 AM
They want to to fire anyone, anywhere, at any time, for any reason. They want a docile workforce of teachers who will sheepishly teach their lies & slop. And they want a populace dumb enough to either not know the difference or not to care. All while they run their grifts in their little fiefdoms.
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US says two people were killed in strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, continuing a campaign denounced as illegal.
US military kills two people in latest attack on vessel in the Pacific
US says two people were killed in strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, continuing a campaign denounced as illegal.
www.aljazeera.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
US says two people were killed in strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, continuing a campaign denounced as illegal.
Sen. Chuck Grassley took $2,500 in 2022.
Rep. Ashley Hinson took $13,500 in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
Rep. Ashley Hinson took $13,500 in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Sen. Chuck Grassley took $2,500 in 2022.
Rep. Ashley Hinson took $13,500 in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
Rep. Ashley Hinson took $13,500 in 2022, 2024, and 2026.
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Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.
paging Chuck Grassley
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
paging Chuck Grassley
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MercyOne hospital in Mason City laying off 34 employees
MercyOne hospital in Mason City laying off 34 employees
It's part of 'revenue cycle' changes at parent Trinity Health affecting more than 140 workers in Iowa
www.thegazette.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
MercyOne hospital in Mason City laying off 34 employees
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
share.google
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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The treatment Ms. Rahman suffered at the hands of her own government is absolutely sickening. Elected leaders must pursue accountability to the fullest extent of the law.
This is incredibly powerful testimony.
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
The treatment Ms. Rahman suffered at the hands of her own government is absolutely sickening. Elected leaders must pursue accountability to the fullest extent of the law.
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.