Rob Hogg

Clint Twedt-Ball, Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 2nd District, is reporting over $200,000 raised with 90% coming from Iowans since announcing in July.

He has accomplished much as a pastor and nonprofit leader, and is new to politics. I think that‘s what voters are looking for.

I am grateful for the one-third inch of rain yesterday - we need more - but Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has now had an extraordinary 28 days in a row with temperatures above average.

Today will be close to average, but is forecast to be number 29.

#iaweather

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

Trump is hurting our economy. “In the first half of the year, spooked businesses closed or downscaled more than $22 billion in clean energy projects, costing more than 16,000 jobs, most of them in Republican-held districts.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I highly recommend this show. On Tuesday, October 7, it will show at 7 pm at the Music Hill Studios, 1509 Rainbow Drive, in Waterloo. Especially good for people with an interest in the law, labor movement, civil rights, criminal justice, science (evolution), and theater.

Ready for the one-actor play on Clarence Darrow in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber
in Iowa City starting at 2 pm today (Oct. 5). If you miss this one, there are upcoming shows in Waterloo (Oct. 7), Des Moines (Oct. 9), Council Bluffs (Oct. 10), and Sioux City (Oct. 13).

Less than one inch of rain in Cedar Rapids since August 16.

Please conserve water and energy, prioritize young trees, and take action to help us stop the buildup of climate pollution.

So far today, October 4, the high has been 85 and the low has been 64 in Cedar Rapids. (Average high is 67, average low is 45.)

Above average 25 days in a row!

9 days in a row above 80 - a new record streak for the fall, according to WHO13 Weather.

Three months later, a survivor reflects on the Texas floods Three months after floods hit central Texas, senior editor at Texas Monthly Aaron Parsley shares his experience when he and his family were swept away by rushing water and how they're moving forward.

Three months after the Texas flood.

“It doesn't necessarily get easier right away when the news stops talking about it. It's an ongoing, long-term process, trying to heal and come to terms with our new normal.”

www.npr.org/2025/09/25/n...

As of 2 pm, October 3 has a high of 87 and a low of 59, putting us 16.5 degrees above average. (Average high is 68, average low is 45.) Record high was 94 in 1997.

Tomorrow marks three months since the Texas floods that ravaged Camp Mystic and killed 27 campers and 119 people overall.

I agree with Avery Haynes who wrote the article I shared. Government should work on disaster prevention and preparedness just like it does police and fire protection.

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"Our leaders must be held accountable not only for how they respond after tragedy, but for what they do to prevent it. It is not enough for government to show up once the waters have risen. Texans must demand protection before the next storm arrives."

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www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

This will be bad for consumers already facing record high prices for some food items.

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...

Just counted it up. Cedar Rapids has been above average for 23 days in a row - extraordinary - and mostly quite a bit above average.

Normal high for October 2: 68
Today: 86

Average low for October 2: 45
Today: 56

With a high of 85 and a low of 56, which is where we stand as of 4:00 pm, Cedar Rapids would be 14 degrees above average on October 2. (Average high is 68 and average low is 45.)

Trump is hurting our economy, increasing the deficit, and raising prices.

Trump is hurting our economy.

ipmnewsroom.org/china-wont-b...

Climate change: global temperature Earth's surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the start of the NOAA record in 1850. It may seem like a small change, but it's a tremendous increase in stored heat.

“Earth’s temperature has risen by an average of 0.11° Fahrenheit per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total. The rate of warming since 1982 is more than three times as fast: 0.36° F per decade.”

Global heating is accelerating.

www.climate.gov/news-feature...

Many have but we need more, many more.

In Iowa, churches and other houses of worship can share their actions through the Iowa Faith and Climate Network.

@iowafaithclimate.bsky.social

We must stop the buildup of climate pollution to safeguard our people, our property, the places we love, nature and future generations from extreme events and other harm made worse by climate change.

Pope Leo supporting climate science and climate solutions to protect God’s creation.

www.politico.eu/article/pope...

Already do and it will get significantly worse until we take much more significant action.

Unconscionable that the current administration and its party are so actively hostile to climate science and climate solutions.

Please conserve energy and water, prioritize young trees, and speak up for more action to stop the buildup of climate pollution in the atmosphere.

#ActOnClimate

October 1 we were 11.5 degrees above average in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

For September as a whole we finished 4 degrees above average.

We have still had less than an inch of rain since August 16.

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Trump administration scraps $8 billion for climate-related projects President Donald Trump's administration is cancelling nearly $8 billion in climate-related funding targeting 16 U.S. states, including California and New York, White House budget director Russ Vought said on Wednesday.

Trump is hurting our economy and the environment.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Sad. Trump and Republicans are hurting our economy and the environment today and for future generations.

German ag manufacturer to move work out of Omaha due to tariffs CLAAS, which manufactures its Lexion combine in Omaha, said it will move production of the 2026 model year Lexion 8000 back to Germany. The combines are mostly sold in the Canadian market, and moving ...

Trump is hurting our economy.

nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...

Another disappointment from Iowa’s congressional delegation (Grassley, Ernst, Hinson, Feenstra, Nunn, and Miller-Meeks) to shut down the government.

No sign of negotiation - actually giving something to the other side - to keep it operating.

But the sun still rises!

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Thank you. Apparently they took him even further to Woodbury County (Sioux City). Not Pottawattamie County as was reported by the article I linked.

I am still bothered that ICE chose to make a show of police action instead of just telling the Des Moines Schools that Dr. Roberts was not eligible to work (if that is true). Wastes money and endangers people.