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Adam Wright

@balconylibrary.bsky.social

I enjoy politics, reading, art, classical, bluegrass and jazz music, religion and love to have discussions about such.

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“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
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The Lingering Mystery of Hazel McGrew: Cedar Rapids’ Most Chilling Gho In the quiet corners of Cedar Rapids, where history whispers through the trees and old brick buildings, there’s a tale that still sends shivers down the spines of locals. It’s the story of Hazel McGre...

100tales.com/blogs/grandm...

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Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

18.02.2025 23:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Accumulating snow could fall Sunday before brutal cold on Inauguration Day Potential snowfall amounts are uncertain, but confidence is high for punishing cold Monday through Wednesday in the D.C. area.

And a heavy accumulation of bullshit on Inauguration Day

17.01.2025 01:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I find young, geeky Elon more attractive

24.11.2024 21:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This fiery evangelical pastor offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term | CNN The Rev. William Barber, the prominent Black spiritual leader who supported Kamala Harris, suggests a way forward for left-leaning Americans who are struggling in the wake of the election.

www.cnn.com/2024/11/24/u...

24.11.2024 13:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Filmed in the Twin Cities

23.11.2024 16:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Haven’t seen that in years.

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Farmers’ Holiday Strike of 1932 In 1932 picketing farmers shut down Council Bluffs highways in a tense stand-off with law enforcement. This is the story of how years of depressed prices and government inaction led farmers in western...

I was not aware of this event in Iowa history until today.
www.councilbluffslibrary.org/posts/farmer...

23.11.2024 16:02 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Buttigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’ The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...

22.11.2024 13:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How do Iowa Democrats recover from another ‘gut punch’ of an election? Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?

www.thegazette.com/government-p...

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Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/...

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NewBo District | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
YouTube video by Matt Smith NewBo District | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

My neighborhood m.youtube.com/watch?v=RBW8...

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Grant Wood- faces from the “Mourner’s Bench.”

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America is a sad place

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Sad. The same thing happened to a friend of mine growing up. Schools need to do a better job of understanding neurodivergence.

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration | CNN Politics President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.

www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/p...

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Lauren Manninen-Weathering I

Newest piece in my personal art collection.

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