Todd Dorman @tdorman - Bluesky Profile

Opinion: Steen is the GOP candidate soaring to new heights Iowa gubernatorial candidate and former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Adam Steen holds a press conference in the Iowa …

Steen is the GOP candidate soaring to new heights
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15.02.2026 15:57 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Reynolds can’t stop kicking trans Iowans Her bill would force communities to delete gender identity from local civil rights ordinances

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“here’s an idea, leave trans Iowans alone.

"God forbid a community would want to remain welcoming as it tries to attract people to move in or stay put, as well as recruiting companies bearing investments and jobs. Pulling in the welcome mat during a labor shortage is dumb”

12.02.2026 17:13 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion: Reynolds can't stop kicking trans Iowans Transgender Iowans, their allies and supporters protested bills advanced Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, by Republican lawmakers at the Iowa Capitol …

Reynolds can’t stop kicking trans Iowans
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11.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Opinion: Statehouse assault on public schools continues in Iowa Iowa Lawmakers applaud during Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026, at the Iowa State …

Statehouse assault on public schools continues in Iowa
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08.02.2026 14:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

It was published Saturday, INCYM. A constructive agenda for Iowa's public schools
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01.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Opinion: Minneapolis grieves while Iowa Republicans pretend this is fine EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – People protest against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in downtown Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP …

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01.02.2026 13:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Opinion: Minnesota ICE invasion is about fear, power and intimidation A protester is detained by Federal agents near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer …

Minnesota ICE invasion is about fear, power and intimidation
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14.01.2026 12:55 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

Opinion: Iowa public schools in need of addition may get subtraction FILE – Snow falls at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 9, 2024, as a winter …

Iowa public schools in need of addition may get subtraction
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11.01.2026 14:33 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion: Will Iowa lawmakers try again to protect Bayer? FILE – In this, Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, containers of Roundup are displayed at a store in San Francisco. …

Will Iowa lawmakers try again to protect Bayer?
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07.01.2026 13:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Opinion: Fake carols to fit our current not-so-Christmassy timeline Buy Photo Back by no popular demand whatsoever, here are my semiannual fake carols. A family's in danger Awake …

Fake carols to fit our current not-so-Christmassy timeline
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21.12.2025 14:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion: Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom gets to work on owning the libs Gov. Kim Reynolds spoke Saturday night for the inaugural event of the University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom in …

Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom gets to work on owning the libs
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14.12.2025 14:11 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 5 📌 2

Opinion: Backing Hegseth was Ernst's biggest mistake FILE – Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary, gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his …

Backing Hegseth was Ernst's biggest mistake.
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07.12.2025 16:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Opinion: Iowa stood up to discrimination. Now we endorse it Iowa City, city of. Iowa State Constitution. The Iowa Constitution preamble is shown at the University of Iowa (U. of …

Iowa stood up to discrimination. Now we endorse it
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30.11.2025 14:08 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

Opinion: Jones believes facts can beat 'cropaganda' Bloody Run creek west of Monona, Iowa on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo It is …

Chris Jones on ethanol: 'I think it's the worst natural resource decision that's ever been made in this country.' www.thegazette.com/article/jone...

23.11.2025 18:00 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Opinion: Iowa Climate Statements fall on deaf ears In this Oct. 22, 2019 photo, a home is surrounded by flood waters in Bartlett, Iowa. Iowans have suffered from …

Iowa Climate Statements fall on deaf ears
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19.11.2025 13:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion: Government is open, but the hemp industry faces a shutdown Climbing Kites, Iowa's first cannabis-infused sparkling water, features varying doses of THC and CBD. Thanks to a majority share purchase …

Government is open, but the hemp industry faces a shutdown
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16.11.2025 16:32 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

I don’t think it’s incompetence. It’s more like carelessness. When you become overconfident, you might get careless. They were careless when they tried to rein him in with legislation. They handed him issue and it is backfiring on them.

02.11.2025 19:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Halbur didn't even have a enough money to introduce himself to voters. He beat the establishment pick in the primary and Republicans thought Sand would beat him easily. I don't think it was more complex than that.

02.11.2025 17:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0