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It's getting a little North Korean around here. Iowa. Maria Von McAdamovich

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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 18h
No, I do not support raising taxes $7,500. That's just my opponent lying to your face like political operatives do. Read the full fact check here: dailyiowan.com/2026/09/17/politifac…
Image showing a fact-checking graphic. A grayscale photo of Zach Lahn is on the left. Text reads: "Rob Sand does not support reversing Iowa’s tax cuts." Below, a quote states: "The combined tax savings from the state and federal tax cuts Lahn’s ad pointed to came to about $3,500 for an average household, not $7,500." At the bottom, text states: "We rate Lahn’s statement FALSE." Source cited as Politifact - September 17, 2026.
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Politico @politico.com · 12/10/2026
AI agents are going rogue — and the law can’t keep up politi.co/47PZEEo
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AI agents are going rogue — and the law can’t keep up politi.co/47PZEEo
AI agents are going rogue — and the law can’t keep up politi.co/47PZEEo
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Image of armed National Guard surrounding ballot drop box triggers concern in DC Image shows three guardsmen around a ballot drop off box in Foggy Bottom. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...
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Image of armed National Guard surrounding ballot drop box triggers concern in DC
Image shows three guardsmen around a ballot drop off box in Foggy Bottom.
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CalmlyPanicking @calmlypanicking.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Donald Trump pardoned Jake Lang last year. That’s the reason why he is able to be here doing this. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Paxton Said in Deposition That Donor Gave Him Stocks to Please God www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...
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Paxton Said in Deposition That Donor Gave Him Stocks to Please God (Gift Article)
The leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s investments and his tactics for defending himself.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🔥 “What did HIS health care book say? Did you read it? He doesn’t have one. I actually write my ideas down… he takes money from Blue Cross Blue Shield.” Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social eviscerates Mike Rogers on health care, and expertly makes the case for #MedicareForAllNOW
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J.D. Scholten @jdscholten.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Who would have thought that importing 661 million pounds of beef from South America which 1) hasn’t made it significantly cheaper 2) hurts consumer confidence 3) undermines American cattle farmers/ranchers would be dumb politically?
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 09/10/2026
Brigadier General (Ret.) Steven Anderson lays into Hegseth and Trump for turning the Ft. Hood shooter's execution into a public show, arguing that violence and war is sometimes necessary, but should never become entertainment. voteveterans.substack.com/p/yes-execut...
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Yes, Execute Nidal Hasan. Don’t Make It a Show.
By Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (Retired)
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
fucking insane
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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New epiosde! Trump’s party is failing to confront AI’s dangers. @reptedlieu.bsky.social lieu is pushing for action. We go deep on his AI “kill switch” bill, why the midterms matter, and the laws we urgently need. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Jack Smith Fights Back—and Why the Midterms Matter (with Rep. Ted Lieu)
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · October 8 · 1h 15m
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is not the kind of thing you worry about if you're leaving office and accept the other party might win an election in a couple of years.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: Over the past year, ICE investigated — and considered sending undercover agents against — hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, new records revealed. The probes were part of Trump's extensive search for noncitizen voting ahead of the midterms.
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 07/10/2026
Promising to pay voters if they vote for a Republican? A federal crime, but no one pays attention -- not DOJ, not Congress. Will voters, or will enough of them normalize such behavior?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration's effort to bring back execution by firing squad, one veteran death penalty lawyer told @hurwitz.bsky.social, is in line with "their attraction to brutality. It’s characterized by their affection for causing visible harm to people."
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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad
A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026
It's an honest question.
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Does Jared Kushner know what a conflict of interest is?
In Israel and elsewhere, the line between his diplomacy and quest for wealth is fuzzy at best.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Always read @jeffgoodell.bsky.social. IMHO, attribution science, which connects specific extreme weather events to climate change, is the most important area of climate science.
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Opinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared (Gift Article)
However the U.S. Supreme Court rules, the work of holding oil companies accountable for climate change has a bright future.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/10/2026
Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems. n.pr/4AUVhFG
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Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries
Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
UK probes Meta over risk assessment of Instagram Instants reut.rs/4rPMuRb
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UK probes Meta over risk assessment of Instagram Instants
Britain's communications regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms ​breached UK online safety laws by failing to properly assess ‌risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million reut.rs/4j23kdf
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US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million
A federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the US ​after receiving final deportation orders.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2026
TODAY: Early voting begins in Maine and California, and the process has already started in many other states across the U.S. Are YOU registered to vote? As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status: demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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Politico @politico.com · 05/10/2026
Democrats add six more targets, two in districts Trump carried by 20 points politi.co/4707Bqk
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Democrats add six more targets, two in districts Trump carried by 20 points politi.co/4707Bqk
Democrats add six more targets, two in districts Trump carried by 20 points politi.co/4707Bqk
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: Governor Kathy Hochul has named Letitia James special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rapers. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/10/2026
In 2025, Arizona reported its first plague death since 2007. You can read about the investigation in this weeks MMWR: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Fatal Pneumonic Plague
This report describes a case of fatal pneumonic plague reported in Arizona during 2025.
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XgenMattie @matchew65.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says reut.rs/3VozHJh
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AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says
AI agents tried to hack into a Canadian ​government website, an AI ​research firm said on Wednesday.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/09/2026
More than 270 priests in Massachusetts abused children over decades, probe finds reut.rs/4yeilg5
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More than 270 priests in Massachusetts abused children over decades, probe finds
More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children ​across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report the state's attorney general ‌released on Wednesday.
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KCRG-TV9 @kcrg.com · 30/09/2026
The northwest Cedar Rapids community is losing its local grocery store. www.kcrg.com/2026/09/30/local-indep…
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You can listen to my Iowa politics radio show, "KHOI's Capitol Week," through any podcast platform. I always share the audio & write a detailed summary (for those who would rather read than listen) on my free email newsletter: "Iowa politics with Laura Belin." laurabelin.substack.com/p/steel-mill...
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Steel mill politics, Trump v Selzer, Bernie for Chris Jones
Sept. 28 edition of “KHOI’s Capitol Week”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
Iowa farmers are desperately trying to tell leaders how difficult the economy has become for small business owners. Instead of listening, Trump blames Democrats for high prices and calls polls showing competitive Congressional races "fake."
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Trump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”
As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump has been a spectacular failure. Voters are angry. The wave is getting big. Our job is to make it bigger. New 2026 electoral analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-has-...
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Trump Has Been A Spectacular Failure. Voters Are Angry. The Wave Is Getting Big. Our Job Is To Make It Bigger (New Video & Written Analysis)
Bob Brooks (PA-7) joins us today live at 1pm ET - going to be a good one!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Explainer: Why the court fight over the White House media ban isn't over reut.rs/46O2I3w
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Explainer: Why the court fight over the White House media ban isn't over
US President Donald Trump's administration complied on Thursday with a judge's order to restore White House access to three media ​outlets he had banned last week — CNN, Politico, and MS NOW — but litigation over the ban is not over yet.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Russia's Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery suspends operations after drone attack, governor says reut.rs/4hxP0H8
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Russia's Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery suspends operations after drone attack, governor says
Russia's air defence units destroyed about 50 drones over ​the Rostov region overnight and a ‌drone attack damaged the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, forcing it to suspend operations temporarily, Governor Yuri ​Slyusar said on Friday.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Child malnutrition rises in Yemen as fighting intensifies, says UNICEF reut.rs/4hnaRRk
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Child malnutrition rises in Yemen as fighting intensifies, says UNICEF
The United Nations children's agency reported on ​Friday a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, ‌including in the most severe cases, as fighting disrupts access to healthcare and treatment centres.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones weighs in on Donald Trump’s monuments to himself — and his narcissistic obsession to create a legacy.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“United Straitjacket of America.” Brazilian editorial cartoonist Custodio: “Trump talks of taking countries for their oil, wiping out civilizations, and peddling claims disconnected from reality—in what has been called the most violent speech in UN history.”
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026
This week, world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly as war continues in Ukraine and the Gulf. And, President Trump has proposed that his arch serve as a military complex. n.pr/4ypGRvD
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World leaders convene for UNGA. And, Trump says D.C. arch will be a 'military complex'
This week, world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly as war continues in Ukraine and the Gulf. And, President Trump has proposed that his arch serve as a military complex.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rs dropped six new polls today. So in the last 9 days they've dropped 32 Senate polls in 14 states by 7 pollsters. It's a manic, desperate effort, and no one should be fooled by what they are doing. 1/
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Lyndsey Layton @lyndseylayton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Americans love their national parks. The Trump Administration has been messing with them www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/c...
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How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks (Gift Article)
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/09/2026
The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation. n.pr/4gYlmvv
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It's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that
The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
Major U.S. partners are forging new alliances and expanding ties with each other as China, Iran and BRICS deepen their own cooperation. And what’s happened in just the past 24 hours shows how quickly the global order is shifting.
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World Freezes Him Out…
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 17 · 23m
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 16/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack reut.rs/4dzpz6v
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EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging ​Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before the July breach of the ‌open-source repository drew global attention, according to researchers who reviewed the activity.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What will House leaders do about Rep Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) push to impeach Pete Hegseth? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Day Ahead - 9/16/26
Podcast Episode · Scott MacFarlane Reports · September 16 · 6m
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/09/2026
New York: Heavy rain and possible flooding are expected beginning late tonight and continuing through tomorrow morning.

Please take this seriously. Flash flooding can develop quickly anywhere in our city.

If you live in a basement apartment or an area that has flooded before, prepare now. If flooding begins, move to higher ground immediately. Stay out of flooded streets and never drive through floodwaters.

If you are trapped or in immediate danger, call 911. Report downed trees, blocked catch basins and other non-emergency hazards to 311.

Sign up for Notify NYC emergency alerts, including basement alerts, at nyc.gov/notify
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