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Iowa. Pagan, but not in an appropriative or racist way. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ. BLM. Abortion is healthcare. Trans rights. Get vaccinated. Shouting into the void.

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California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

07.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1718    πŸ” 443    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 27
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Sierra Club report gives Iowa utilities an F for clean energy plans - Little Village Iowa utilities, along with the majority of utilities across the country, scored an F grade in a report from the Sierra Club that rates utilities’ plans to transition to clean […]

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29.09.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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According to ICE's database, he is in Pottawattamie County, so he was put in a car and driven 2 hours away instantly?

26.09.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Parents at the Des Moines RG just got a notice that DMPS's superintendent, Dr Ian Roberts was detained by ICE.

#raygun #ICE

News: www.weareiowa.com/article/news...

26.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14
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an escalator with a brick wall behind it and a light on the bottom ALT: an escalator with a brick wall behind it and a light on the bottom

It’s a small man who is so weak he wants people arrested over a broken escalator.

25.09.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 710    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 5
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'Opened the floodgates': Analyst warns Trump his legacy will be 'doom loop' of corruption Robert Reich, Bill Clinton's former Labor Secretary, warned on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has "opened the floodgates" for corruption by embracing the cryptocurrency industry. Reich made the...

TACO and his family have reportedly made about $8 billion since taking office nine months ago, according to reports.

rawstory.com/robert-reich-2674031135/

25.09.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

25.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 24055    πŸ” 6823    πŸ’¬ 745    πŸ“Œ 404

Witch hunt that wastes taxpayer money. The employee will sue (and they should) and win. Kim Reaper and her people are
always working for Trump and not Iowans

25.09.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shannon Lundgren, House floor manager for Iowa's anti-abortion bills, becomes fourth Republican running in 2nd District - Little Village On Tuesday, Shannon Lundgren became the fourth Republican to join the race in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Lundgren currently serves in the Iowa House of Representatives District 65, which cover...

Shannon Lundgren, House floor manager for Iowa’s forced-birth, anti-women's rights bills, becomes fourth Republican running in 2nd District
littlevillagemag.com/shannon-lund...

24.09.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Iowa teacher fired over Charlie Kirk post sues school district for infringing free speech The Oskaloosa school district and superintendent's move to fire Matthew Kargol "chill the exercise of constitutional rights," the lawsuit alleges.

Good. Fuck those facists www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/c...

19.09.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

18.09.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 62188    πŸ” 19819    πŸ’¬ 2031    πŸ“Œ 926

Let's fix that
2)ABC censored and punished Kimmel because they care about profits over delivering the news or free speech.

18.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: This is not politics as usual State senator Liz Mathis thanks home health care providers for sharing their problems getting paid by managed care companies. (Cliff …

There is a decision being made soon that will shatter families, take away care from our most vulnerable, and force parents to choose between no longer being able to care for their children or sending them to an institution or group home.

www.thegazette.com/guest-column...

18.09.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal research funding canceled in Iowa includes medical, student-driven studies β€’ Iowa Capital Dispatch Researchers at the University of Iowa saw federal funding for their research cut this year, in medical and other areas.

NIH grant terminations hit the University of Iowa hardest out of the dozens of universities in Iowa, as Trump and his administration seek to end federal funding for health research.
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/16/f...

18.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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18.09.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
After ISU employee post on Kirk, regents call for investigation on social media violations Iowa's public universities may investigate employees who may have violated social media policies and put them on administrative leave.

a pretty clear violation of free speech www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/l...

18.09.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a pink dress is standing in front of a flag and giving a speech . ALT: a woman in a pink dress is standing in front of a flag and giving a speech .

Welcome to Late Night with Dear Leader. You will laugh now. ~ GOP

18.09.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

You weren't wrong tho! stay strong! - from an Iowa native who does not like sweet corn

18.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Trump wants us to talk about Jimmy Kimmel. So we'll talk about Trump & Jeffrey Epstein. youtu.be/nAHLpcIEjyw?...

18.09.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 875    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 26
Oskaloosa school board votes to fire teacher accused of calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi The Oskaloosa school board voted to fire teacher Matthew Kargol for allegedly comparing Charlie Kirk to a Nazi after Kirk was fatally shot.

It's a witch hunt. Free speech no longer exists in Iowa. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

18.09.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rural hospitals often scrap labor and delivery services after mergers, study finds β€’ Iowa Capital Dispatch Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system.

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17.09.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What would Charlie think of this?

16.09.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Oskaloosa school board to vote on firing teacher who posted after Charlie Kirk's killing The Oskaloosa school board meets Wednesday night to consider firing a teacher whose post made after Charlie Kirk's death sparked controversy.

Iowa Republicans clamping down on free speech www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

17.09.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Official Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk He said he did not want to honor a man "who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic."

An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"

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β€˜Cancer is just everywhere’: could farming be behind Iowa’s unfolding health crisis? A new study investigates possible ties to pesticides, nitrates and other farm-related risks

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Across the state, Iowans are fed up with the excuses from Rep. Miller-Meeks & Sen. Ernst! Shoutout to advocates in Newton today, telling our lawmakers to do their job & get their #HandsOffMedicaid!

18.06.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Iowa's first female governor signs law that will set women back Rekha Basu: The new Iowa law will make it illegal for Des Moines to intentionally recruit, hire, or retain female police officers.

New post by Rekha Basu: A new law signed by Iowa’s first female governor will make it illegal for cities to intentionally recruit, hire, or retain female police officers.
Des Moines has paid millions to settle sex discrimination lawsuits.

www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/06/18/i...

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White text: "'Transgender adolescents' access to hormones and puberty blockers (known as gender-affirming care) is not a matter of mere cosmetic preference. To the contrary, access to care can be a question of life or death.'" Quotation attributed in blue text to "Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Dissenting in Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti."

White text: "'Transgender adolescents' access to hormones and puberty blockers (known as gender-affirming care) is not a matter of mere cosmetic preference. To the contrary, access to care can be a question of life or death.'" Quotation attributed in blue text to "Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Dissenting in Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti."

Justice Sotomayor is right: Gender-affirming care saves lives.

Denying trans youth the right to essential medical care is denying them the future they deserve.

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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

18.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 26841    πŸ” 18717    πŸ’¬ 839    πŸ“Œ 1159
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Deseret News condemns Lee’s posts about Minnesota shooting The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a β€œpoor light”’ on the Beehive State.

The editorial board of a publication in Sen. Mike Lee's home state of Utah called on him to apologize for his posts about the Minnesota shootings, writing that they β€œwere unacceptable for anyone, let alone from a member of the Senate.”

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