Barok Befok
@barokbefok.bsky.social
Alan R Kay, marooned in Iowa, politics & baroque music
Happy New Year! Hugh Cutting & The English Concert perform a piece by Erlebach. Blessed is he who seeks such peace, ordained by heaven’s hand;Then joy may rise & laughter ring, despite the envy’s brand, And falsehoods of this fleeting age shall bow before the grand.
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Erlebach - Wer sich dem Himmel übergeben with Hugh Cutting
YouTube video by The English Concert
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January 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Happy New Year! Hugh Cutting & The English Concert perform a piece by Erlebach. Blessed is he who seeks such peace, ordained by heaven’s hand;Then joy may rise & laughter ring, despite the envy’s brand, And falsehoods of this fleeting age shall bow before the grand.
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At the start of 2025, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role in the fight against authoritarianism.
Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year.
Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.
Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year.
Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
At the start of 2025, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role in the fight against authoritarianism.
Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year.
Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.
Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year.
Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.
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After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group.
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! & NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate.
Come learn how to be an organizer & make change in your community.
www.mobilize.us/solidaritywa...
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! & NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate.
Come learn how to be an organizer & make change in your community.
www.mobilize.us/solidaritywa...
After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group · Solidarity Warriors
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! and NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate. We can harness it and turn it into action.
Come learn how to be an organ...
www.mobilize.us
December 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group.
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! & NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate.
Come learn how to be an organizer & make change in your community.
www.mobilize.us/solidaritywa...
Mass demonstrations, like Hands Off! & NO KINGS, generate a tremendous amount of energy! We can't let that energy dissipate.
Come learn how to be an organizer & make change in your community.
www.mobilize.us/solidaritywa...
Full page ad in today's NYTimes from Prager U with their 2025 National Presidential Ranking - their panel of historians and experts included, Glenn Beck, Dinesh D'Souza, Bill O'Reilly, & Pete Hegseth !
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Presidential Rankings Survey | PragerU
For decades, most presidential rankings have come from a narrow, left-leaning perspective. Our Presidential Rankings Survey set out to broaden the conversation by inviting voices and viewpoints that a...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Full page ad in today's NYTimes from Prager U with their 2025 National Presidential Ranking - their panel of historians and experts included, Glenn Beck, Dinesh D'Souza, Bill O'Reilly, & Pete Hegseth !
www.prageru.com/presidential...
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Escucha Mi Voz rapid response teams are ready 24/7/365 to help defend your family from deportation 🕰️📞
👀 If you see suspected ICE activity
❤️🩹 or a loved one was recently detained,
don’t wait. Call our statewide hotline today:
📲 319-321-8664
📲 515-729-6482
👀 If you see suspected ICE activity
❤️🩹 or a loved one was recently detained,
don’t wait. Call our statewide hotline today:
📲 319-321-8664
📲 515-729-6482
December 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Escucha Mi Voz rapid response teams are ready 24/7/365 to help defend your family from deportation 🕰️📞
👀 If you see suspected ICE activity
❤️🩹 or a loved one was recently detained,
don’t wait. Call our statewide hotline today:
📲 319-321-8664
📲 515-729-6482
👀 If you see suspected ICE activity
❤️🩹 or a loved one was recently detained,
don’t wait. Call our statewide hotline today:
📲 319-321-8664
📲 515-729-6482
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We staged another POP-UP protest on Friday, on the corner of Burlington and Gilbert. It was awesome to receive so many honks & see a huge number of waves, smiles, and thumbs up in the midst of busy traffic! Best of all were the many people who stopped to read our boards: The Signs of Fascism.
December 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We staged another POP-UP protest on Friday, on the corner of Burlington and Gilbert. It was awesome to receive so many honks & see a huge number of waves, smiles, and thumbs up in the midst of busy traffic! Best of all were the many people who stopped to read our boards: The Signs of Fascism.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Congresswoman who Stole Health Care!
Mobile billboard downtown Iowa City - thanks to DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social
Picture from @littlevillage.bsky.social
Mobile billboard downtown Iowa City - thanks to DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social
Picture from @littlevillage.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Congresswoman who Stole Health Care!
Mobile billboard downtown Iowa City - thanks to DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social
Picture from @littlevillage.bsky.social
Mobile billboard downtown Iowa City - thanks to DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social
Picture from @littlevillage.bsky.social
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Holiday Banner Drop, Today!
Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor"
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Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor"
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Holiday Banner Drop · Indivisible
Want to remind everyone what the holiday season and Indivisible is all about? Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor" alongside our I...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Holiday Banner Drop, Today!
Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor"
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Join 82nd Indivisible in hanging a banner on the West Branch I-80 overpass that says, "Love Your Neighbor"
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Stop the Grinchiness, Rep. Miller Meeks!
Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport)
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Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport)
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Stop the Grinchiness! Rep. Miller-Meeks · Progress Iowa
Stop the Grinchiness, Rep. Miller Meeks!
Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office
Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office...
www.mobilize.us
December 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Stop the Grinchiness, Rep. Miller Meeks!
Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport)
www.mobilize.us/progressiowa...
Holiday Caroling & Rally at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Davenport Office Join us Friday, December 19, at Noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport)
www.mobilize.us/progressiowa...
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Mass deportation of farm workers…Tariffs obliterating foreign markets…USDA cuts for SNAP, food banks, schools...Reduced and canceled family farm grants…Subsidies for foreign competitors…deregulation benefitting corporate farms…Draw your own conclusions.
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mass deportation of farm workers…Tariffs obliterating foreign markets…USDA cuts for SNAP, food banks, schools...Reduced and canceled family farm grants…Subsidies for foreign competitors…deregulation benefitting corporate farms…Draw your own conclusions.
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Our most recent POPUP group in Iowa City! We have been out on busy streets holding up signs that educate people about what fascism looks like for 30 minutes a week.
We are very welcoming to anyone who is willing to stand up alongside us in any way to oppose this regime!
We are very welcoming to anyone who is willing to stand up alongside us in any way to oppose this regime!
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Our most recent POPUP group in Iowa City! We have been out on busy streets holding up signs that educate people about what fascism looks like for 30 minutes a week.
We are very welcoming to anyone who is willing to stand up alongside us in any way to oppose this regime!
We are very welcoming to anyone who is willing to stand up alongside us in any way to oppose this regime!
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Fortunately for Rufo the new center is not for "Intellectual Honesty" or else he might spontaneously combust.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Fortunately for Rufo the new center is not for "Intellectual Honesty" or else he might spontaneously combust.
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Today 5:30 pm in the Old Capital, Kim Reynolds opening remarks before the keynote speaker Christopher Rufo
Heads up Iowa City, Christopher Rufo will be the special guest
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Center for Intellectual Freedom Inaugural Event
https://intellectualfreedom.center.uiowa.edu/
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December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today 5:30 pm in the Old Capital, Kim Reynolds opening remarks before the keynote speaker Christopher Rufo
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Heads up Iowa City, Christopher Rufo will be the special guest
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Center for Intellectual Freedom Inaugural Event
https://intellectualfreedom.center.uiowa.edu/
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December 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Heads up Iowa City, Christopher Rufo will be the special guest
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ICE is ramping up deportations at the end of the yr, but when we show up for our community members, it makes a difference! If you can make it to Cedar Rapids to support, please consider doing so. This is a great time to physically be there to protect our friends & neighbors from this fascist regime.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ICE is ramping up deportations at the end of the yr, but when we show up for our community members, it makes a difference! If you can make it to Cedar Rapids to support, please consider doing so. This is a great time to physically be there to protect our friends & neighbors from this fascist regime.
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Update, report from Catholic Worker: all 56 folks who checked in this morning were released. A great relief.
Tomorrow, 20 Escucha Mi Voz members have ICE check-ins in Cedar Rapids, the largest single-day group all year. When numbers spike like this, detentions usually follow, unless our community shows up. Join us at 7:45am to protect our families and demand no one is taken? - Iowa City Catholic Worker
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Update, report from Catholic Worker: all 56 folks who checked in this morning were released. A great relief.
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Join the protective accompaniment Today!
Tomorrow, 20 Escucha Mi Voz members have ICE check-ins in Cedar Rapids, the largest single-day group all year. When numbers spike like this, detentions usually follow, unless our community shows up. Join us at 7:45am to protect our families and demand no one is taken? - Iowa City Catholic Worker
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Join the protective accompaniment Today!
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Tomorrow, 20 Escucha Mi Voz members have ICE check-ins in Cedar Rapids, the largest single-day group all year. When numbers spike like this, detentions usually follow, unless our community shows up. Join us at 7:45am to protect our families and demand no one is taken? - Iowa City Catholic Worker
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Tomorrow, 20 Escucha Mi Voz members have ICE check-ins in Cedar Rapids, the largest single-day group all year. When numbers spike like this, detentions usually follow, unless our community shows up. Join us at 7:45am to protect our families and demand no one is taken? - Iowa City Catholic Worker
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We Ain't Buying It!
Your Wallet.
Your Power.
Your Wallet.
Your Power.
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We Ain't Buying It!
Your Wallet.
Your Power.
Your Wallet.
Your Power.
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Hawkeye WR Seth Anderson showed up BIG - donating 30 turkeys to the Iowa City Catholic Worker! Defensive backs Kael Kolarik and Koen Entringer jumped in to help distribute them to volunteers who’ll roast & share them with immigrant families across our community. That’s what teamwork looks like ! 🏈🙌
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hawkeye WR Seth Anderson showed up BIG - donating 30 turkeys to the Iowa City Catholic Worker! Defensive backs Kael Kolarik and Koen Entringer jumped in to help distribute them to volunteers who’ll roast & share them with immigrant families across our community. That’s what teamwork looks like ! 🏈🙌
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Just hearing "some bloviating orange monster from Mar-A-Lago" in a perfect British accent is refreshing... " Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Just hearing "some bloviating orange monster from Mar-A-Lago" in a perfect British accent is refreshing... " Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
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Sunday Night Community Event
“Growing Up in the Shadow of Jim Crow and the Light of the Civil Rights Movement”
📅 Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30-8pm
📍 Location: Zoom (online) - posted by Iowa City Catholic Worker
✅ RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“Growing Up in the Shadow of Jim Crow and the Light of the Civil Rights Movement”
📅 Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30-8pm
📍 Location: Zoom (online) - posted by Iowa City Catholic Worker
✅ RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sunday Night Community Event
“Growing Up in the Shadow of Jim Crow and the Light of the Civil Rights Movement”
📅 Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30-8pm
📍 Location: Zoom (online) - posted by Iowa City Catholic Worker
✅ RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“Growing Up in the Shadow of Jim Crow and the Light of the Civil Rights Movement”
📅 Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30-8pm
📍 Location: Zoom (online) - posted by Iowa City Catholic Worker
✅ RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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No Kings, Just Neighbors: Fill-A-Truck Food Drive
Saturday, Nov 15 🕙 10 AM – 1 PM
Downtown Iowa City
Join us for a day of music, food, & community as we come together to fill a truck with groceries & personal care items for families in need.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Saturday, Nov 15 🕙 10 AM – 1 PM
Downtown Iowa City
Join us for a day of music, food, & community as we come together to fill a truck with groceries & personal care items for families in need.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
No Kings! Just Neighbors! Fill-A-Truck Food Drive · Mobilize
🛻 No Kings, Just Neighbors: Fill-A-Truck Food Drive
📅 Saturday, November 15 🕙 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Downtown Iowa City (Exact Location TBA)
After the powerful energy of our No Kings Rally, it’s time to ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No Kings, Just Neighbors: Fill-A-Truck Food Drive
Saturday, Nov 15 🕙 10 AM – 1 PM
Downtown Iowa City
Join us for a day of music, food, & community as we come together to fill a truck with groceries & personal care items for families in need.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Saturday, Nov 15 🕙 10 AM – 1 PM
Downtown Iowa City
Join us for a day of music, food, & community as we come together to fill a truck with groceries & personal care items for families in need.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Portraits of hunger in Iowa -- Scott's story.
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Portraits of Hunger in Iowa--Scott's Story
A Series
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Portraits of hunger in Iowa -- Scott's story.
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Iowa faculty, student groups reject calls for the universities to join the federal compact @iowacapitaldispatch.com
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Iowa faculty, student groups 'reject' calls for universities to join federal compact • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A coalition of faculty and student groups at Iowa's public universities have spoken out against calls to join a new higher education compact.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Iowa faculty, student groups reject calls for the universities to join the federal compact @iowacapitaldispatch.com
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