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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 7h

Happy Friday. Illuminate yourself. Courtesy, Iowa.
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Your Flipside edition of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative

Roundup Introduction

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 16h

Father, forgive me for I have gone overboard on X this morning. Still…

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Why I Post on X

It can be a cesspool but we cannot let people there miss at least a small dose of reality checks

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 16h

Nearly 50K Iowa children could lose food aid in government shutdown, report says iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/nearl...

Nearly 50K Iowa children could lose food aid in government shutdown, report says • Iowa Capital Dispatch

More than 60,000 Iowans rely on WIC for food and other staples, but funds won't last forever during the federal government shutdown.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 1d

Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses investigatemidwest.org/2025/10/06/t... @investigatemidwest.bsky.social

Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses - Investigate Midwest

This story is supported by funding from the Chicago Region Food Systems Fund. Each day before sunrise, David Huerta checks his rearview mirror for immigration enforcement agents as he drives through t...

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 1d

Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu - Investigate Midwest investigatemidwest.org/2025/04/30/u...

Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu - Investigate Midwest

When a poultry farm tests positive for bird flu, the clock starts. Within the first 72 hours, farmers start depopulating, an industry term for killing contaminated flocks. Despite the sweltering heat ...

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 1d

A continuing series, Act Surprised! mailchi.mp/politifact/t...

Trump's blue city showdown heats up

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 1d

Facing dismissal over Kirk comment, Iowa teacher cites pro-GOP posts by superintendent iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/08/f...

Facing dismissal over Kirk comment, teacher cites pro-GOP posts by superintendent • Iowa Capital Dispatch

A teacher, facing termination for comments about Charlie Kirk, is suing the school district and citing pro-GOP comments by the superintendent.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful presentation today by Marisa Tabas of The Handbasket at ⁦‪Grinnell College‬⁩ today. Read her remarks here. www.thehandbasket.co/p/grennell-c...

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 3d

Pulitzer Prize winning Iowan to appear Saturday at @iowacityoflit.bsky.social Book Festival says the state is heading into the dark ages. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...

Pulitzer-Prize winning Iowa journalist warns: Iowa in the ‘dark ages’

That and other uplifting gems from journalist Art Cullen, who has written a new book and is scheduled to speak at the Iowa City Book Festival Oct. 11

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 2d

Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Operations Into "Antifa," Citing "Transgenderism"
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Operations Into "Antifa," Citing "Transgenderism"

The announcement comes after a flurry of reports that Trump would weaponize the FBI against groups supporting LGBTQ+ people.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 3d

Iowa in the ‘dark ages’
That and other uplifting gems from journalist Art Cullen, who has written a new book and is scheduled to speak at the Iowa City Book Festival Oct. 11

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Pulitzer-Prize winning Iowa journalist warns: Iowa in the ‘dark ages’

That and other uplifting gems from journalist Art Cullen, who has written a new book and is scheduled to speak at the Iowa City Book Festival Oct. 11

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 3d

Pulitzer Prize winning Iowan to appear Saturday at @iowacityoflit.bsky.social Book Festival says the state is heading into the dark ages. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...

Pulitzer-Prize winning Iowa journalist warns: Iowa in the ‘dark ages’

That and other uplifting gems from journalist Art Cullen, who has written a new book and is scheduled to speak at the Iowa City Book Festival Oct. 11

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 4d

No bias here. Nope.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6d

Headed off scene. Local community understandably very upset. I still personally don't have any details on the reported shooting incident that led to today's protest.

WBEZ has a story out; remember things are still developing and details can change quickly.

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Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's Southwest Side

Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. The woman who was shot "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," promp...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6d

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 6d

“This is not a joke. This is not normal."
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“This is not a joke. This is not normal."

The president threatens war with a U.S. state, uses racist tropes, and foists Black Hawk helicopters on civilians. A police executive says politicians no longer know where to draw the line

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 8d

I moderate at 9:40 tomorrow morning an Iowa Ideas virtual session on Iowa crops. This will come up. www.thegazette.com/agriculture/...

Trade war fallout: Iowa soybeans stranded, Grassley pushes China deal

Iowa farm leaders and Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley are pressing President Donald Trump's administration to take urgent action after China cut off purchases of American soybeans, threatening one...

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 8d

At the Des Moines farmers market, tariffs and inflation squeeze vendors - Investigate Midwest investigatemidwest.org/2025/09/29/a...

At the Des Moines farmers market, tariffs and inflation squeeze vendors - Investigate Midwest

Now in its 50th season, the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market draws hundreds of vendors each Saturday from May to October, as shoppers buy flowers, baked goods, spices and produce. It’s a festive atm...

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 8d

Jeeezis www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-univ...

Texas Universities Are Now Banning Professors From Even Acknowledging Trans People Exist

Campus officials claim to have no choice but to censor the mere mention of trans people. But that’s not actually the law.

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 8d

In the shutdown blame game playing out on cable news, Republican leaders have vigorously defended this talking point about coverage for people in the country illegally. The spin doesn’t change the Truth-O-Meter rating mailchi.mp/politifact/f...

Free health care for ‘illegal aliens?’ Nope

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Lyle Muller @lylemuller.bsky.social · 8d

Another edition of Act Surprised.
Dems shutdown wish list doesn’t insure migrants in the US illegally.
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Free health care for ‘illegal aliens?’ Nope

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