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AJ Jones

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Proudly on the Spectrum. 🏳️‍🌈 Writer✍️ Processing the world…creatively. Storyteller* ~ experimenting with various media.

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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Iowa, victims of rape have to pay for their own abortions. This wasn’t always the case, but AG Brenna Bird changed the rules in 2023.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We couldn’t let Senator Grassley’s birthday pass without this gift! (Answer revealed in the next post.)
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sorry AG Bird, taking over $100k from polluters and siding with pesticide manufacturers is outrageous… #Emmys
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is the GOP's choice: corporate profits over Iowa kids. iowastartingline.com/news/labor/i...
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Iowa's child labor problem 10 times worse than national rate: News for workers, Sept. 17, 2026
Our state had 10 times the rate of child labor law violations compared to the US as a whole in 2025, according to Common Good Iowa's Sean Finn—and businesses are rarely penalized for it.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even FOX NEWS is condemning Trump's White House press ban. If his own allies are this alarmed by his behavior, the rest of us should be, too. www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even FOX NEWS is condemning Trump's White House press ban. If his own allies are this alarmed by his behavior, the rest of us should be, too.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Vote “NO” on Amendment 1 if you’d rather raise corporate taxes instead of sales taxes, property taxes or the fuel tax! voteNOiowa.info
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Iowa sentientmedia.org/five-takeawa...
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We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Send Message to your Rep. to Protect Medicaid! . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/se...
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Send Message to your Rep. to Protect Medicaid!
For 61 years, Medicaid has helped millions of Americans get the health care they need, from children and seniors to people with disabilities, working families, and rural communities. Now, devastating...
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#Iowa www.npr.org/2026/07/27/n...
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In Iowa, the water is so concerning that it could decide who wins the governor's race
In Iowa, the state's water quality is so concerning that it could play a part in who wins the governor's race.
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marioncountyiadems.bsky.social @marioncountyiadems.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#Iowa
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Feeling like Odysseus dealing with these epic trials under Trump… www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-pri...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Reynolds wants a 99-county farewell tour to talk about her legacy. Sure. Here's the legacy, Governor: gutted public schools, a near-total abortion ban, kids kicked off food assistance, and dirty water. Iowans don't need to pay for a victory lap, we need a refund. www.kwqc.com/2026/07/13/g...
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Gov. Reynolds plans farewell 99-county tour
At the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner, outgoing Gov. Kim Reynolds announced one final 99-county tour.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Rep. Nunn took $30,000 from pesticide PACs while Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancers in the country. Ask him why. iowaindependentnews.com/politics/rep...
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Rep. Zach Nunn took $30,000 in contributions from pesticide, agrochemical industry PACs
The Union of Concerned Scientists has warned that long-term exposure to pesticides puts farmworkers’ health at risk.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Seems like Rep. Ashley Hinson is tired of hearing about clinic closures in Iowa. WE’RE TIRED OF THEM CLOSING. You can't gut Medicaid and then act like everything's fine. Iowans aren’t falling for it. iowastartingline.com/news/hinson-...
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New post: Who is helping Derek Wulf pay his debts? (what I've learned so far from researching the legal and financial entanglements of the GOP nominee for Iowa lieutenant governor) #IAGov www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/07/20/w...
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Who is helping Derek Wulf pay his debts?
Laura Belin examines GOP candidate Derek Wulf's financial problems and the bridge loan that allowed him to repay at least one major debt.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Did you know? Trump’s CDC stopped monitoring cyclospora before the outbreak. What does Rep. Ashley Hinson think of the DOGE cuts she was praising now??? www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Trump's CDC stopped monitoring explosive diarrhea parasite before outbreak
FoodNet previously surveilled eight pathogens, for more than three decades. In 2025, monitoring was reduced down to two.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lahn said he wants to build off the work of Gov. Reynolds, the most unpopular governor in America… We’ve got bigger goals: clean water, fully-funded public schools and a living wage for all! #WorldCup
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nearly 25,000 Iowans. Off SNAP. Just this year after Iowa's representatives voted to gut SNAP. That's why, when The Supply Hive asked us to partner up on this canning workshop, we said yes, even though most of us had never canned a day in our lives.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Another nitrate violation enters the villa… #ThanksIowaRepublicans
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Are you SICK OF IT? Rising health care costs. Medicaid cuts. TOMORROW: Join us to hear from Iowans impacted by our broken health care system and learn how to take action. mobilize.us/progressiowa/event/985521/
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Rural Health Care Town Hall · Progress Iowa
Join us for a conversation about rural health care in Iowa and help launch our Sick of It campaign in the Hawkeye State! We're bringing together community members, patients, families, and advocates w...
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Every election is about more than candidates. It’s about the future you want to build. Vote for working families, thriving communities, and affordable opportunities– not more giveaways to billionaires. #Iowa
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
POV: Your rep votes to cut Medicaid & takes no responsibility when clinics close. Thanks to Peter, Jerry and state Representative Dr. Megan Srinivas for not letting Rep. Zach Nunn get away with this.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“What good is abundance if it poisons our neighbors? What good is winning politically if we cannot hand our children a glass of clean water?” ruralroutes.substack.com/p/airing-iow...
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Airing Iowa's Dirty Laundry
How a text message, a water cooler, and three baby onesies changed the way I think about Iowa's water.
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
When Iowans see me crawl up their steps just to have a conversation with them, they know I’ll fight like hell for them in Washington.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New post by AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social: 50 years ago, we were all patriots www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/07/06/5...
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50 years ago, we were all patriots
AJ Jones: In 1976, we were all patriots. Our country felt whole, if only for the year leading up to the Bicentennial celebration.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Did you know Miller-Meeks accepted over $55,000 from corporate PACS after voting to give them massive tax breaks last year? 👀👀👀 unrigoureconomy.com/wp-content/u...
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A judge ruled to restore millions of dollars in grants for Black farmers after the Trump administration cut USDA funding. bit.ly/4wmkx4i
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Black Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants
The decision reinstates funding for organizations that say the USDA cuts threatened jobs and community programs.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Communities deserve clean water, affordable utilities, &!investments that improve daily life. Instead, billionaires are getting special treatment for massive AI data centers while neighborhoods are left to deal w/ the costs. Our resources should work for everyday people, not just Big Tech profits.
Water is for communities not corporate giveaways in white lettering on a blue wave-like background.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.mobilize.us/christinaboh... #Iowa
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Knoxville Canvass for Christina Bohannan · Christina Bohannan for Congress
Join Team Bohannan for a canvass to hold Rep. Miller-Meeks accountable and put Iowans first! Talking with voters at the door is the most effective work we do as volunteers. If you have shied away...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Nearly 25,000 Iowans lost food assistance this year. Congressman Zach Nunn cut it & is now BRAGGING online. Hunger isn't an achievement.
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Bicentennial party planners knew what they were doing. The Semiquincentennial party planners…not so much. #Semiquincentennial
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Another year of Pride in the books, but the work continues! Thank you to every Iowan who marched, cheered, and showed up with love this month & beyond. #CRPride
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Iowa’s feeling the heat, but we can’t swim at 10 of our state beaches because of high E. coli and algal toxins. Once again, corporate polluters get to run the show and Iowans pay the price… www.weareiowa.com/article/tech...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEW: RFK Jr. now caught pressuring Libertarian candidates in BOTH IA-02 and IA-03 to drop out. Looks like Mitchell & Rep. Nunn fear a fair race… 👀👀👀 littlevillagemag.com/rfk-jr-recor...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Four years ago today, Roe was overturned and Iowans are paying the price. MAGA Republicans control our bodies with a six-week abortion ban & we rank last in OB-GYNs per capita. This isn't leadership. It's dangerous overreach.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Looks like Nunn’s scared. His team tried to pressure a Libertarian challenger to drop out. When that failed, they filed a formal challenge and got him kicked off the ballot over a name discrepancy. 👀👀👀 iowastartingline.com/news/nunn-ki...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Iowa’s prisons are already understaffed & near capacity. Now, there’s an expected 50% prison population increase over just THREE YEARS because of this dangerous MAGA policy. 🚨🚨🚨
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Clean water isn't optional. Share with your community and together let’s demand better from our lawmakers! #Iowa #CleanWater #IowaLakes
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Trillionaires should not be a thing. If the wealthy paid their fair share, Iowa wouldn't be watching schools and hospitals shut down. But MAGA Republicans keep cutting taxes for the rich while our communities crumble.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
FULLY 📢FUND 📢 PUBLIC 📢SCHOOLS 📢 @ IOWA REPUBLICANS qctimes.com/news/state-r...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
How do Republican legislators justify this as many Iowa public schools are forced to make cuts?!
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
iowastartingline.com/news/private...
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Private school tuition in Iowa has grown by as much as 50% since the voucher program began
Despite subsidies from Iowa taxpayers, the cost of private school education in Iowa continues to rise above the rate of inflation.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Yes, he really said that. ⬇️ More info in thread.
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
www.reuters.com/world/i-love... Iowans are struggling to feed our families and fill up our cars, but Trump loves inflation…
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'I love the inflation,' Trump says as prices rise amid Iran war
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to embrace data showing inflation has risen more than ‌4%, telling reporters that he "loved" inflation and reiterating his belief that prices will fall as ...
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Progress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
When you're running for Governor but live in Iowa part-time, recently moved your voting registration from Kansas, and your name is Zach Lahn:
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AJ Jones @ajjonesrox.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
When you ask yourself, “Who holds the power?” This article shows we do when we come together. An excellent article which shows how boycotting Target, when they turned their back on DEI and the LGBTQIA community, has made a very crucial impact. substack.com/@bilbrowning...
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Bil Browning (@bilbrowning)
On June 1, Target changed their website. It’s tons of white people modeling American Apparel and t-shirts straight from a Trump fever dream. Pride? Not so much. Is it any wonder investors are trying...
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