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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · Feb 28

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National Anthem of Ukraine 🇺🇦 played on 🇸🇪 nyckelharpa and 🇳🇴 hardangerfiddle

YouTube video by Erik Rydvall - Nyckelharpa

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Iowa Starting Line @iowastartingline.com · 9h

Iowa’s revenue dropped by $780M last year, and more cuts are coming: State projections show another $437.5M loss in 2026 from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and a slowing farm economy.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 7h

#iowa tell all the reps get back to work. It may not work but it will still be fun

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11h

House Republicans aren’t even in DC as the Trump Shutdown wreaks havoc on everyday people. We’re pushing vulnerable GOP representatives to call for a bipartisan deal to save healthcare. If you’re represented by a Republican, demand that they get back to work and end this government shutdown. 👇

CALL NOW: Tell GOP Representatives to get to work and end this shutdown

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Progressive Caucus Action Fund @weact4progress.bsky.social · 1d

“People all over the country are pissed off and they’re letting their representatives and senators know that they want to see them fight back—and it’s working” @ezralevin.bsky.social of @indivisible.org on why making your voice heard matters bit.ly/shutdownstakesezra #ShutdownStakes

Shutdown Stakes Ezra Levin of Indivisible on fighting back

Watch the full recording for the Oct 6th briefing, "The Shutdown Stakes: Fighting Trump’s Healthcare Cuts and Chaos" at https://youtu.be/2Na1kPmHTNw

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 11h

"Apple and Google face no legal obligations to comply with Trump's demands, much less to echo plainly disingenuous narratives when faced with a transparent campaign to target and chill information-sharing about ICE operations." - @ruddock.bsky.social

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Amidst Violent Immigration Raids, DHS Turns to Big Tech to Silence Dissent | TechPolicy.Press

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 11h

Trump has set his sights on anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations, and it's turning to Big Tech to help.

Free Press' advocacy director @ruddock.bsky.social explains how the crackdown moves to ban and chill traditional media reporting on the topic, too.

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 13h

All, Pritzker is holding a press conference right now - I'd watch, especially given Trump's comments from this AM:

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WATCH LIVE: Illinois Gov. Pritzker holds news briefing with workers affected by federal shutdown

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 13h

ICYMI: Someone fixed the audio. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDBf...

250804 MMM Johnson County Republicans

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 13h

KGAN Cedar Rapids coverage. Be sure to thank your local TV station. Democracy needs all the help it can get. #iowa www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1I2...

Congresswoman Miller-Meeks on holding town halls on the campaign trail

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 14h

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PJ (Peej) Lago 💙🏳️‍🌈🍕☕♒🤪🦄 🌊 @pjlago.bsky.social · 15h

Awww, sending her thoughts and tariffs.

Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone who has democratic representation in DC, thank them when they do what you want them to do. Here in #Iowa we've got no one to thank for standing up for us. We hope to change that soon. 💙

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

Hey Senators @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov, your constituents say thank you for fighting to protect our healthcare and standing strong against the Trump Shutdown!

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 15h

Indeed. Plus she's thinks random encounters fulfill her responsibility to be accessible to constituents. Maybe if she actually was responsive to constituents she wouldn't get yelled at but Republicans never do anything wrong. It's right because they are doing it. That is their logic.

Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 17h

MMM: "When Hell Freezes Over" blogforiowa.com/2025/10/08/m...

MMM: “When Hell Freezes Over”

From our inbox: Press release from Christina Bohannan for Congress October 7, 2025 [email protected] WHEN WILL MILLER-MEEKS HOLD A TOWN HALL? MMM: “WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER” Bohannan: “It…

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 1d

The quest to kill Obamacare continues

This is what the government shutdown is really about.

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 17h

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Iowa House Democrats @iowahousedems.bsky.social · 1d

Shop Iowa Day is TOMORROW, October 8th! When you shop local, you’re investing in Iowa jobs, families, and communities. Find special deals from small businesses across the state at ShopIowa.com.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17h

More good work by Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 17h

Agree. The Fox News effect keeps him in the 30s. But the truth is breaking through.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Spread contagious courage with One Million Rising, our initiative to train a million people in the practice of peaceful non-cooperation. Join tomorrow’s call for exciting updates and new opportunities to defy the Trump takeover in your community: www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

(above images of hands holding up American flags, a megaphone, and a peace sign) ONE MILLION RISING

STRATEGIC NON-COOPERATION TO FIGHT AUTHORITARIANISM

JOIN OUR TRAINING SERIES TO TURN LOCAL ACTION INTO NATIONAL IMPACT

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Glo @glo-ia.bsky.social · Aug 7

Never underestimate a daughter on a mission.

Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · Aug 7

Watch this award winning documentary by Jen Senko so you can stop scratching your head while pondering, "how did we get here?" A personal story of a daughter on a mission that uncovered the truth about the Republican plan to build their own media in order to win elections.

The Brainwashing Of My Dad

The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father--and divided the nation

www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com

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Glo @glo-ia.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you vote in IA SD23, this is the candidate to support!

Tony Thompson @awt.pm · Jul 28

I'm Tony Thompson, and I'm running for the Iowa Senate to build a better future for all hardworking Iowans and our families. It's time to solve real problems, and stop padding the pockets of the wealthy! #IowaSenate #TomorrowTogether

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a smaller public library meeting room.

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 1d

Audio is hard to hear. Listen with earbuds or turn on closed caption to hear MMM complaining about getting yelled at everywhere she goes.

250804 MMM Johnson County Republicans

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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 1d

Packed house in Dubuque. Glad to be back!

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Blog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 1d

Fake video. Rs are shameless liars.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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J.D. Scholten @jdscholten.bsky.social · 6d

I know the focus has been on the Shutdown but the Farm Bill expired on September 30, too!

Yes, we’re still on the 2018 Farm Bill which was supposed to only be 5 years but here we are.

Complete embarrassment!!!

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