Was in Storm Lake and figured I’d check if Randy Feenstra was in his office. No luck.

To be fair . . . Joni needs an influential person to provide a job reference. 😜

Free speech rights are fine at Iowa’s public universities, regents survey shows This, despite complaints from conservatives that they don’t have a voice at the universities

Some real facts . . .

About how the Iowa Republican legislature is trying to solve a problem that clearly doesn’t exist.

We need serious people in Des Moines. Send them home in November.

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Waterloo, thank you for kicking off our Sowing the Seeds Tour! I am grateful so many of our neighbors joined me this weekend to hear how we’re planting the seeds to flip this seat! This November we can put everyday working families first again.

It’s time for California’s Democratic stalwarts to come out for Becerra. Proven government experience and no unnecessary drama.

Good luck to the new Washington Star!!

Hinson leads Iowa Senate fundraising, with Turek, Wahls neck and neck Fundraising reports show Josh Turek and Zach Wahls in a tight race for Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Ashley Hinson leads in the GOP race.

Hinson is raking it in from the special interests who demand the status quo.

That means choosing the interests of the affluent over everyday Iowans.

Every time.

She’s ever so willing to be complicit.

Hinson and Republicans don’t care about you.

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The military performs brilliantly . . . but you do not. That’s the problem.

Pete’s feeling the stress of the awful truth enveloping him.

Locked, loaded and mismanaging one of the worst policy decisions in decades.

Did not know how much more winning I can take.

A strong case for a mandatory retirement age for elected officials.
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Hey JD . . . the Pope kicked your ass. Best for you to move on to a new topic.

Tweeting a joke with Americans in harm’s way and our economy in decline?

I say this with all due respect - which is absolutley none - L.L. Bean can go fuck itself in a parka.

Twice.

I don’t know folks . . . a potential Fetterman?

I always thought the first day of negotiations was to discuss the configuration of the conference table.

He left off JFK . . . who was $0.00. Bribes were also $0.00.

The Tattered Waste of Senator Joni Ernst's Time in the US Senate As Ernst enters the twilight of her Senate career, she has become the "Incredible Shrinking Senator"

A spot-on assessment of Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s career.

I’ll add that she likely sought Republican safe ground in recent years to cash-in in 2027.

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Let’s elect a Democratic Congress . . . then bring in the cameras.

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war.

This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does.

It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Ser…

“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in March said that while a draft is ‘not part of the current plan right now,’ President Trump ‘wisely keeps his options on the table.’”

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CBS could use some help.

Iowa Senate passes its property tax bill without reaching a final deal The Iowa Senate handily passed its own legislation aiming to cut property taxes while acknowledging they haven't struck a final deal.

Typical Iowa Republican spitballing around tax policy.

“. . . an analysis from the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency stated its overall fiscal toll is unknown . . .”

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Iowa House GOP may spend $1.4M on AI to analyze local budgets Iowa House GOP may spend $1.4 million for Tyler Technologies to use AI to study school and county budgets and identify potential savings.

Sounds like another good Iowa Republican idea. 👀

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Starve public service Save a buck

Another reason why young people are leaving Iowa . . .

And others are not choosing to make Iowa their new home.

Republican elected officials are wrecking our once prosperous state.

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Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Anyone who takes a job after their predecessor was fired . . .

Asks the boss what they can do differently or better.

So Blanche is either stupid or lying. Maybe both.

The Iran Deal worked because Obama put scientists and diplomats who understood centrifuges in the room. Then came the Trump era, which sent in real‑estate figures and assumed nuclear expertise could be improvised. Treat a nuclear negotiation like a condo deal and you get what we’re seeing now.

Trump so wishes he could be like Springsteen . . . even if it were only once.