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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · 22d

Join the Satanic Temple Iowa for an evening of ritual, drag performances, and vampiric elegance benefiting the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund!

Friday October 17th, 2025
6 PM to 9 PM at The Garden.
No cover.
Ages 21+ only.
Vampire costumes encouraged. Gothic, regal, or club attire otherwise suggested.

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Aug 29

Adam Steen, candidate for Iowa governor who is named in a civil rights complaint filed on my behalf, has been named Theocrat of the Week by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

‘Theocrat’ Iowa gubernatorial candidate brands himself ‘the faith guy’ - FFRF Action Fund

The FFRF Action Fund’s “Theocrat of the Week” is Adam Steen for labeling himself “the faith guy” and bragging about his discrimination against The Satanic

ffrfaction.org

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Jul 26

Happy belated Unveiling Day!

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Jul 5

A reminder that it's better to do what is right than what is easy.

Second year visiting his grave on July 4th, second railroad spike left as an offering.

Now, time to watch the fireworks from the cemetery--and make plans.

Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thanks! This definitely wasn't my best hair-day though.

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Jun 15

"The Capitol belongs to every Iowan, including members of the Satanic Temple."

Lucien Greaves @luciengreaves.bsky.social · Jun 15

"These cases help protect all of us from government speech edicts and censorship. The Satanic Temple of Iowa is standing up to a clueless government decision."
www.thegazette.com/staff-column...

Opinion: Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights

Mortimer Adramelech with The Satanic Temple of Iowa's 2023 winter display at the Iowa Capitol. (Photo courtesy of The Satanic …

www.thegazette.com

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Lucien Greaves @luciengreaves.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today the ACLU of Iowa filed a complaint against the state on behalf of TST regarding the Iowa's bizarre decision to cancel our congregation's capitol Krampus Costume Contest last December. The state claimed to fear that we would publicly beat children.
luciengreaves.substack.com/p/aclu-of-io...

ACLU of Iowa Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of The Satanic Temple

The State of Iowa denied the TST Iowa congregation use of the capitol grounds citing a fear that their Krampus Costume Contest would include child-beating

luciengreaves.substack.com

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · May 23

"Hotze, 74, has sued the federal government to roll back healthcare coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the HIV prevention medication.

The case is now before the US supreme court, which is expected to rule in the coming weeks."

This doctor calls LGBTQ+ rights ‘satanic’. He could now undo healthcare for millions

Exclusive: A rightwing activist behind a current supreme court challenge has spent decades railing against ‘homosexual behavior’

www.theguardian.com

Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · May 1

Seems like a pattern?

State auditor accuses Iowa governor’s office of withholding records related to ESA program

A new state auditor’s report released Tuesday accuses executive branch officials of withholding records.State Auditor Rob Sand said he was asked to investigate

cbs2iowa.com

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Apr 21

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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · Mar 31

For trans members of TST involved in legal proceedings to defend their bodily autonomy, ordained Ministers of Satan in Iowa are available to provide expert testimony, affirming their religious rights as TST members.

The right to bodily autonomy is a deeply held religious belief for members of TST

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Mar 30

@alostplot.bsky.social DJing a secret show
Happy Birthday to Toki!!

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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · Mar 24

Join us at Resistance (A Trans Mutual Aid Fund Benefit) at The Garden in Des Moines on Saturday, March 29th starting at 5:30pm.

We will have a basket of TST Iowa merch up for auction valued at about $150 so make sure to get in your bids!

Hail Trans Rights!

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Lucien Greaves @luciengreaves.bsky.social · Mar 20

"Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Destroy Satanic Temple in Salem with a Pipe Bomb"
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/o...

Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Destroy Satanic Temple in Salem with a Pipe Bomb

BOSTON – An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple (TST) in Salem, Mass. on April 8, 2024.

www.justice.gov

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Mar 9

Elon Musk has also made mean tweets about me. I survived.

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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · Mar 1

"A yes vote on this bill affirms to all Iowans that you welcome ministers of Satan, such as myself, into Iowa's schools to provide support, services and programs to Iowa school children," Adramelech told lawmakers.

House bill would allow Iowa schools to hire religious chaplains

The bill that would allow the hiring of unlicensed religious chaplains in Iowa schools advanced in the House on Tuesday.

www.desmoinesregister.com

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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · Feb 27

Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Feb 27

Iowa just became the first state in the nation to remove civil rights protections for a group that was previously protected.
Once our governor signs this into law tonight, it will now be legal to discriminate against transgender Iowans.

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The Satanic Temple Iowa @tstiowa.satan.social · Feb 25

“I would like to remind you all that if this bill passes, highly qualified Satanic Temple ministers are ready and available to serve as chaplains in public schools.”

Educators, clergy object to lack of training requirements in school chaplain bill • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Schools could engage religious chaplains under a bill that Republican lawmakers advanced out of an Iowa House subcommittee on Tuesday.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hundreds of protesters showed up at the Iowa State Capitol in opposition to HSB242, the Trans Civil Rights Removal Act.
The bill passed subcommittee, and protestors were escorted out in handcuffs.

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Andrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · Feb 23

For all you anti-vax MAGA patriots out there, you should know inoculations may have won America her independence. Think about that the next time you're screaming about freedom and 1776 and vaccinations.

From📖 The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is un-American.

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Feb 21

If that weren't bad enough, the language of the bill means that a transgender musician playing an all ages show, actors performing as another gender in theatre, and Pride parades could result in felony charges.

Drag is not a crime.
Please call your representatives.

Bringing a minor to a drag show would be a felony under Iowa bill • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Advocates said the bill's current language defining a "drag show" could have severe implications for transgender Iowans.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Feb 15

See you in Des Moines!

Mortimer Adramelech @mortadramelech.bsky.social · Feb 15

Still have my VHS copy

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Vulpi Somniatus @vulpi-somniatus.bsky.social · Jan 31

Join us for TST Iowa's Lupercalia Celebration!

Date: 16th of February, 2025
Time: 3 PM CST to 7 PM CST
CashApp: $nikkicrocell
Paypal: www.paypal.me/tstiowa
Venmo: @nikkicrocell

Io Lupercalia, Hail Satan🤘

#TST #TheSatanicTemple #TSTIowa #TheSatanicTempleIowa

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