LoverNowAFighter
@lovernowafighter.bsky.social
Former federal prosecutor and Executive Director of disability-focused nonprofit. Current dem in the fight, thriving in the blue dot of Iowa City.
Finally, hope arrives.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Finally, hope arrives.
Yes.
Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28.
If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.
If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes.
No Kings Iowa City!
October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
No Kings Iowa City!
Can someone please explain to me how Trump "inspired" RFK's and Hegseth's fitness challenge? Give me a break.
August 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Can someone please explain to me how Trump "inspired" RFK's and Hegseth's fitness challenge? Give me a break.
I served as a federal prosecutor for close to 20 years. This story made me sick to my stomach.
"A canary in the coal mine of the rule of law." This is an immensely important story about the DOJ being turned into an institution that is breaking the law at the behest of the President...the kind of story that would have tanked previous administrations. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/p...
A D.O.J. Whistleblower Speaks Out
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I served as a federal prosecutor for close to 20 years. This story made me sick to my stomach.
Was in Denver yesterday for a wedding and the gorgeous protest marched right past the hotel and entrance to the church. Protesters chanted in unison while peppering in shouts of congratulations to the bride and groom!
June 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Was in Denver yesterday for a wedding and the gorgeous protest marched right past the hotel and entrance to the church. Protesters chanted in unison while peppering in shouts of congratulations to the bride and groom!
I cannot wait to not vote for Joni Ernst next year. Smug kowtowing liar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bl8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bl8...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst responds to Medicaid cut critics: "well we're all going to die."
YouTube video by KCRG-TV9: Your Trusted Local News Source
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May 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I cannot wait to not vote for Joni Ernst next year. Smug kowtowing liar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bl8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bl8...
As a former federal prosecutor (for 20 years) I agree with every word in this letter. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not to capitulate to the whims of any President --for all the reasons that are abundantly clear right now.
NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
April 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As a former federal prosecutor (for 20 years) I agree with every word in this letter. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not to capitulate to the whims of any President --for all the reasons that are abundantly clear right now.
These days, I've been channeling my inner John Lennon: spending half the time protesting and the other half bed rotting.
April 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These days, I've been channeling my inner John Lennon: spending half the time protesting and the other half bed rotting.
Iowa City showin' up again!
The #HandsOff March in Iowa City on April 19, 2025.
April 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Iowa City showin' up again!
Chilling words today from Judge Wilkinson of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
April 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Chilling words today from Judge Wilkinson of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
This made me so giddy and frothy this morning - it's almost embarrassing.
Everyone raised on the AP Style Guide is having a moment with this one, thank you @ellecordova.bsky.social
This is high art
April 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This made me so giddy and frothy this morning - it's almost embarrassing.
Doesn't surprise me that Sidley & Austin finds itself on the wall of shame. Started my legal career there before joining the DC US Atty's Office-- worst two years of my life.
April 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Doesn't surprise me that Sidley & Austin finds itself on the wall of shame. Started my legal career there before joining the DC US Atty's Office-- worst two years of my life.
Iowa City was LIT today!
April 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Iowa City was LIT today!
Love me some Iowa City!!
April 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Love me some Iowa City!!
Love that Cory Booker is now punch drunk and broing out with Mark Kelly. This is a good day.
April 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Love that Cory Booker is now punch drunk and broing out with Mark Kelly. This is a good day.
Good luck finding 12 jurors willing to vote for the death penalty in this case.
Breaking News: Attorney General Pam Bondi will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering the UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. She said the decision was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump. nyti.ms/3XEX8wj
April 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Good luck finding 12 jurors willing to vote for the death penalty in this case.
I, for one, cannot wait to vote against Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds next year.
April 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I, for one, cannot wait to vote against Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds next year.
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Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
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Jon Ossoff would like a few minutes of your time. This is one of the best campaign videos I ever seen. Though aimed specifically at Georgia residents it should resonate with anyone who cares about the direction our nation is heading toward.
March 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Jon Ossoff would like a few minutes of your time. This is one of the best campaign videos I ever seen. Though aimed specifically at Georgia residents it should resonate with anyone who cares about the direction our nation is heading toward.
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OMG! Why can't she be my congresswoman? I present the honorable Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury from New Mexico:
youtu.be/pxdNGWr26m8?...
youtu.be/pxdNGWr26m8?...
Rep. Melanie Stansbury full closing speech at DOGE subcommittee: 'Be strong. We will fight back'
YouTube video by Austin American-Statesman
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March 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
OMG! Why can't she be my congresswoman? I present the honorable Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury from New Mexico:
youtu.be/pxdNGWr26m8?...
youtu.be/pxdNGWr26m8?...
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Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge
Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge
Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally
A lawsuit brought by publishers and authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult has led to a portion of a law banning Iowa school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts being halted.
On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the measure, writing that it had been applied unconstitutionally in many schools and that books of “undeniable political, artistic, literary, and/or scientific value” had been caught up in it, including Ulysses by James Joyce, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge
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“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison
― Toni Morrison
March 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison
― Toni Morrison