@markimerman.bsky.social
President and Senior Consultant at Regional Strategic, Ltd., a regional economics consultant at www.regionalstrategic.com. An eclectic thinker. A solutions finder. Generally having more than my share of fun.
Without due process, law enforcement cannot have the benefit of doubt. It's your civic duty to record ICE or any active federal officer, distribute the recording, and share when victims need it. This includes the national guard, domestically deployed military, and collaborating local enforcement.
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Without due process, law enforcement cannot have the benefit of doubt. It's your civic duty to record ICE or any active federal officer, distribute the recording, and share when victims need it. This includes the national guard, domestically deployed military, and collaborating local enforcement.
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House #Republicans passed an unacceptable bill & went into hiding - like kidnappers saying their crimes are the fault of families not paying ransom. Federal flows into #IA are $116 million/day. All at risk as Republicans hide behind their pointing fingers. markimerman.substack.com/p/day-20-dol...
Day 20: Dollar Values of the Shutdown in Iowa
It is Monday morning.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
House #Republicans passed an unacceptable bill & went into hiding - like kidnappers saying their crimes are the fault of families not paying ransom. Federal flows into #IA are $116 million/day. All at risk as Republicans hide behind their pointing fingers. markimerman.substack.com/p/day-20-dol...
Daily $ values of #shutdown in #Iowa. Total shutdown would cost 710 #jobs a day, $33 million in business incomes (profits, rents, and interest) a day, and $1.9 million in Iowa tax revenue a day.
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Day 20: Dollar Values of the Shutdown in Iowa
It is Monday morning.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Daily $ values of #shutdown in #Iowa. Total shutdown would cost 710 #jobs a day, $33 million in business incomes (profits, rents, and interest) a day, and $1.9 million in Iowa tax revenue a day.
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The people who build their heaven on your land are telling you that yours is in the sky. - Nina Simone
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The people who build their heaven on your land are telling you that yours is in the sky. - Nina Simone
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
#SocialSecurity distributions are due in 6 days & depend upon #Trump. He makes no secret of wanting to shut it down. 700,000 people in #Iowa depend upon #SocSec for $1.3 BILLION every month. Missing payments would devastate the Iowa economy. #shutdown markimerman.substack.com/p/shutdown-d...
Shutdown Day 16: Whither Social Security?
The Iowa Impact
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October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#SocialSecurity distributions are due in 6 days & depend upon #Trump. He makes no secret of wanting to shut it down. 700,000 people in #Iowa depend upon #SocSec for $1.3 BILLION every month. Missing payments would devastate the Iowa economy. #shutdown markimerman.substack.com/p/shutdown-d...
Have you seen the homepage of the USDA?
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Have you seen the homepage of the USDA?
Just a few thoughts on the potential daily #economicimpacts of a #federalshutdown on #Iowa. #medicare #medicaid #farmpayments #socialsecurity #employment #householdincome
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The Federal Shutdown and Iowa
A Daily Perspective
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October 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just a few thoughts on the potential daily #economicimpacts of a #federalshutdown on #Iowa. #medicare #medicaid #farmpayments #socialsecurity #employment #householdincome
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Gotta love it!
Windsor Castle welcomes Trump in true British fashion! 👍#cdnpoli
September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Gotta love it!
We are dismantling #healthcare at both the federal and state levels. #Waterquality is also declining everywhere. Do you want to live in a world where #children cannot swim in the water?
Fifth person in Louisiana dies from flesh-eating bacteria.
www.wdsu.com/article/fift...
www.wdsu.com/article/fift...
Fifth person in Louisiana dies from flesh-eating bacteria
LDH monitoring high number of flesh-eating bacteria cases
www.wdsu.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are dismantling #healthcare at both the federal and state levels. #Waterquality is also declining everywhere. Do you want to live in a world where #children cannot swim in the water?
#Iowa, a #Redstate, will suffer horribly from #Republican plans. This hurts Republicans just as bad as #Democrats. This story will play out everywhere unless RED state Republicans stop it. #Medicare #Medicaid #Socialsecurity #Farmprogram #MAGA
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Cutting Federal Programs - An Iowa Example
Increasingly, we live in a world where the federal funding we have integrated into our local economies cannot be relied upon.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#Iowa, a #Redstate, will suffer horribly from #Republican plans. This hurts Republicans just as bad as #Democrats. This story will play out everywhere unless RED state Republicans stop it. #Medicare #Medicaid #Socialsecurity #Farmprogram #MAGA
markimerman.substack.com/p/cutting-fe...
markimerman.substack.com/p/cutting-fe...
In response to several statements identifying Charlie Kirk as evil, I was asked the other day if I was really a Christian and if I really understand what a Christian is. The short answer is, "I don't really know." The long answer is in the link.
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Am I a Christian?
Responses to my comments on Charlie Kirk
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September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In response to several statements identifying Charlie Kirk as evil, I was asked the other day if I was really a Christian and if I really understand what a Christian is. The short answer is, "I don't really know." The long answer is in the link.
markimerman.substack.com/p/am-i-a-chr...
markimerman.substack.com/p/am-i-a-chr...
2023 #Iowa personal #consumption spending breaking out #HealthCare. 50% of health care is paid by #Medicare and #Medicaid. As we cut, which #grandchild dies of tonsilitis complications, which child's broken arm isn't set, and which #grandparent isn't treated for pneumonia. #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn
April 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
2023 #Iowa personal #consumption spending breaking out #HealthCare. 50% of health care is paid by #Medicare and #Medicaid. As we cut, which #grandchild dies of tonsilitis complications, which child's broken arm isn't set, and which #grandparent isn't treated for pneumonia. #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn
Cutting federal funding of #socialsecurity, #medicare, #medicaid, & #agriculture subsidies would have major implications for individual states like #Iowa.
#Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Reynolds #democrats #republicans #MAGA
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#Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Reynolds #democrats #republicans #MAGA
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Cutting Federal Programs - An Iowa Example
Increasingly, we live in a world where the federal funding we have integrated into our local economies cannot be relied upon.
markimerman.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Cutting federal funding of #socialsecurity, #medicare, #medicaid, & #agriculture subsidies would have major implications for individual states like #Iowa.
#Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Reynolds #democrats #republicans #MAGA
markimerman.substack.com/p/cutting-fe...
#Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Reynolds #democrats #republicans #MAGA
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This will come up in the #Iowa Senate as early as Tuesday, April 8. It will be significant economic blow to the #healthcare industry, which is about 12 percent of Iowa’s GDP. It will save state government virtually nothing. #Medicaid #IowaRepublicans #republicans #IowaDemocrats #Democrats
April 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This will come up in the #Iowa Senate as early as Tuesday, April 8. It will be significant economic blow to the #healthcare industry, which is about 12 percent of Iowa’s GDP. It will save state government virtually nothing. #Medicaid #IowaRepublicans #republicans #IowaDemocrats #Democrats
The #Iowa #economy. Cumulative #GDP growth in Iowa during the #KimReynolds administration and #republican control. #democrats #IowaDemocrats #MAGA
April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The #Iowa #economy. Cumulative #GDP growth in Iowa during the #KimReynolds administration and #republican control. #democrats #IowaDemocrats #MAGA
The #Iowa #economy. Year-over-year #GDP growth in Iowa during the #KimReynolds administration and #republican control. #democrats #IowaDemocrats #MAGA
April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The #Iowa #economy. Year-over-year #GDP growth in Iowa during the #KimReynolds administration and #republican control. #democrats #IowaDemocrats #MAGA
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To save less than $9 million in the state budget, #Iowa #republicans are going to deny Iowa businesses over $61 million in profits, interest payments, and rent. #medicaid #business #employment #jobs #income #taxes #healthcare
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SF 615: Axing Employment and Medical Care with One Swing
Multitasking at the Iowa statehouse
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March 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
To save less than $9 million in the state budget, #Iowa #republicans are going to deny Iowa businesses over $61 million in profits, interest payments, and rent. #medicaid #business #employment #jobs #income #taxes #healthcare
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#Iowa is debating a reduction in #Medicaid eligibility. To save $17.5M/year, the reduction removes $151M in statewide #healthcare expenditures eliminating 1700 #jobs, $100M in payroll, and $60M in profits, interest payments, and rents from the Iowa economy. markimerman.substack.com/p/sf-615-axi...
SF 615: Axing Employment and Medical Care with One Swing
Multitasking at the Iowa statehouse
markimerman.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Iowa is debating a reduction in #Medicaid eligibility. To save $17.5M/year, the reduction removes $151M in statewide #healthcare expenditures eliminating 1700 #jobs, $100M in payroll, and $60M in profits, interest payments, and rents from the Iowa economy. markimerman.substack.com/p/sf-615-axi...
It keeps getting better. I'm feeling greater all the time. Safer, too!
Where is #Congress ? #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Cowards #Republicans
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Where is #Congress ? #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Cowards #Republicans
www.mediaite.com/news/report-...
REPORT: Passwords of Top U.S. Security Officials Found Online – Hegseth, Gabbard, Waltz Among Those Affected
Passwords and private information belonging to top national security officials in the Trump administration have been found online, according to the German publication Der Spiegel.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It keeps getting better. I'm feeling greater all the time. Safer, too!
Where is #Congress ? #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Cowards #Republicans
www.mediaite.com/news/report-...
Where is #Congress ? #Grassley #Ernst #Nunn #Cowards #Republicans
www.mediaite.com/news/report-...
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