IowaRural.bsky.social
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Small business owner. Plant addict. Community organizer in rural Iowa.
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Don't dis mother nature.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don't dis mother nature.
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trump’s executive order banning wind permits has been ruled illegal @bloomberg.com
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
trump’s executive order banning wind permits has been ruled illegal @bloomberg.com
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This is the best music video ever created. I will not be taking questions at this time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25s...
Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass (Official Video)
YouTube video by AnnieLennoxVEVO
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December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is the best music video ever created. I will not be taking questions at this time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25s...
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This one is speaking to me today
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This one is speaking to me today
The cascading failures at the Louvre is somehow reassuring; if it can happen at such a storied institution, it doesn't feel so bad when it happens to me.
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The cascading failures at the Louvre is somehow reassuring; if it can happen at such a storied institution, it doesn't feel so bad when it happens to me.
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Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
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hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
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Israel's unforgiveable impunity.
"The unauthorised and forcible entry by Israeli forces is an unacceptable violation of UNRWA's privileges and immunities as a UN agency," said agency spokesperson Tamara Alrifai.
www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
"The unauthorised and forcible entry by Israeli forces is an unacceptable violation of UNRWA's privileges and immunities as a UN agency," said agency spokesperson Tamara Alrifai.
www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
Israeli forces raid UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem
The UN agency condemned the raid, calling it an ’unacceptable violation’ of its diplomatic immunities.
www.newarab.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Israel's unforgiveable impunity.
"The unauthorised and forcible entry by Israeli forces is an unacceptable violation of UNRWA's privileges and immunities as a UN agency," said agency spokesperson Tamara Alrifai.
www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
"The unauthorised and forcible entry by Israeli forces is an unacceptable violation of UNRWA's privileges and immunities as a UN agency," said agency spokesperson Tamara Alrifai.
www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
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"fertilizer helps the plants grow especially when you deplete the soil by growing one crop over and over. In 2024 farmers bought more fertilizer than ever before. And it's estimated that they are also growing 600,000 more acres of corn this year than last." #iowa #water
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Clean Water)
From At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast: attheiowafarmtable.substack.com/this-is-why-we-cant-have-clean-water “The fact that we’ve engineered the landscape in order to move water out…
blogforiowa.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Congresswoman says she was shoved & pepper-sprayed after identifying herself during ICE operation. "‘When I presented myself as a member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed aside and pepper sprayed.’" www.commondreams.org/news/adelita...
ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid | Common Dreams
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community," Grijalva said.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Congresswoman says she was shoved & pepper-sprayed after identifying herself during ICE operation. "‘When I presented myself as a member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed aside and pepper sprayed.’" www.commondreams.org/news/adelita...
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
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Breaking Points’ Krystal Ball responds to overtures from Nick Fuentes urging the progressive left to ally w/ him against establishment elites.
“I feel like my bar for allyship is very low. My bar is you have to view all human beings as fundamentally equal and deserving of rights. That’s my bar...
“I feel like my bar for allyship is very low. My bar is you have to view all human beings as fundamentally equal and deserving of rights. That’s my bar...
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking Points’ Krystal Ball responds to overtures from Nick Fuentes urging the progressive left to ally w/ him against establishment elites.
“I feel like my bar for allyship is very low. My bar is you have to view all human beings as fundamentally equal and deserving of rights. That’s my bar...
“I feel like my bar for allyship is very low. My bar is you have to view all human beings as fundamentally equal and deserving of rights. That’s my bar...
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A peace prize for insecure cats!
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A peace prize for insecure cats!
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YouTube offered multiple explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
A Journalist Reported From Palestine. YouTube Deleted His Account Claiming He’s an Iranian Agent.
YouTube offered conflicting explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
interc.pt
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
YouTube offered multiple explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
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Cruelty towards trans folks is not normal and it's definitely not less judgmental. Newsom wholeheartedly buy into the MAGA narrative instead of calling it out as the bullshit it is.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Cruelty towards trans folks is not normal and it's definitely not less judgmental. Newsom wholeheartedly buy into the MAGA narrative instead of calling it out as the bullshit it is.
One of the best Xmas specials ever & one of the queerest pieces of art to ever appear on TV (80s or otherwise). Grace Jones in a silver leather breastplate! kd lang! Joan Rivers! Little Richard! Magic Johnson (with his cousin Magic Screen)! Frankie & Annette! Oprah! Whoopi! Happy Holidays indeed!
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One of the best Xmas specials ever & one of the queerest pieces of art to ever appear on TV (80s or otherwise). Grace Jones in a silver leather breastplate! kd lang! Joan Rivers! Little Richard! Magic Johnson (with his cousin Magic Screen)! Frankie & Annette! Oprah! Whoopi! Happy Holidays indeed!
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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Quietly, largely unreported, Trumplethinskin is pardoning like the madman he is.
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Quietly, largely unreported, Trumplethinskin is pardoning like the madman he is.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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Democrats get labeled as obsessed with trans people yet Republicans spent their time during the shutdown doing this.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Democrats get labeled as obsessed with trans people yet Republicans spent their time during the shutdown doing this.
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How many times have players been admonished or worse for being political by FIFA? And yet they make up a fake peace prize to give to a convicted felon war criminal?
Typical.
Typical.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
How many times have players been admonished or worse for being political by FIFA? And yet they make up a fake peace prize to give to a convicted felon war criminal?
Typical.
Typical.