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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just can’t believe the continued platforming of Conor McGregor after what he was found guilty of in court. He was on Jimmy Fallon a couple weeks ago! For anyone questioning why a victim of SA would be hesitant to come forward, just look at what a huge chunk of our society has accepted these days.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A great night for the New Democratic Party, as we get more members of Congress who align with what rank & file party members want: a human rights-centered, no corp PAC $, bold, truth telling entity that acknowledges the status quo has failed so many & that our power & focus is with & on the people.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

1/If you live in IA-04 and haven’t voted yet, I encourage you to vote WolfTornabane. She’s the real deal populist progressive that has worked so hard to meet people regardless of political affiliation where they are. She’s been knocking doors for days on end.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

1/Me: 1 person, 1 vote. Everyone should have the same power at the voting booth. Replies: Rural Iowa would be disregarded without the Electoral College. Me: Rural Iowa has seen severe population decline the last 40 years, an eroding of economic opportunity and our public schools,

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

1/A lot more folks are talking about their desire to address the cancer crisis in Iowa, and that’s great. Almost no one is talking about the need to lower the federal allowable threshold for nitrate in drinking water from the current 10 mg/L.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

1/There are two things I have posted about on X/Twitter over years here that really hit the algorithm's nerve and drove plenty of traffic to my account. The first was when I was robustly fighting the carbon capture pipelines and a bunch of folks from the ethanol lobby targeted

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I’ve been watching the PBS Frontline documentary on the lead up to the Iraq War. So many lies were told to the American people by the Bush Admin to get them on board. So many.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

1/I’m seeing this view emerge among some Democrats that a woman can’t win the presidency in 2028 and that we should act accordingly. I strongly disagree. A woman can win and I hope will. We should vote for the candidate that will best effectuate the reforms we need to make lives

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If you needed any further proof that the president is compromised, seeing the fallout and global impact of the Iran War for no discernible justification confirms it. It was a bad idea to elect a multi-convicted felon with a football stadium full of skeletons in his closet, yes?

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I’m glad to be included in this list of notable endorsements for Josh.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Despite what one may think regarding all the lies in the State of the Union speech, no lie will wipe away the pain Americans are feeling.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I had the privilege of campaigning with Josh Turek often, and know he's a good, honest guy whose heart is in the right place. He's one of the more determined, hard working, genuine people I know. I'm happy to join Nathan Sage and J.D. Scholten in endorsing Josh.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The same Republicans I know that say the Democratic Party is elitist (which honestly, it too often is) mock AOC because she was a bartender once.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

1/I voted for Kamala Harris. I did so unenthusiastically, but I did it, because… *gestures at the general failure of our institutions to protect people when someone as destructive as Trump is president*… However, I’m seeing this shaming of folks on the left who didn’t vote for

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

1/JD Scholten announced today he isn’t running for reelection to the state house this fall. I’m grateful for his two runs for Congress, his service in Des Moines, and his willingness to always answer my calls for advice during my two runs for Congress. I wish him the best in his

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

That halftime show represented what our country can be at its best. Loved it.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

1/One day, a competent fascist that actually knows what he’s doing will run for president, and he will lose. He will lose because Donald Trump gave us a test run, but thankfully he was incompetent. He was awful and caused damage, yes, but I think we’ll come to think of him as a vaccine

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

So, immigrants commit crime at much lower rates than native born citizens AND contribute much more to our country than they take, and yet we’re killing them and US citizens while terrorizing thousands of others in order to deport as many immigrants as we can? Ok. www.cato.org/white-paper/...

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Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023

Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Miramar Martinez. You should google what happened to her. Her testimony today and what happened in her case is jarring.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The issue of our time may end up being AI, offshoring, and their impact on job security and wealth gap disparity. Candidates need to have a plan to address this, and whether they do will increasingly become an important litmus test. Without firm guardrails, this ends badly.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The Epstein Files might become Sandy Hook-like, re: the worst of horrors that didn’t lead to positive change. Immediately after Sandy Hook, there was an unprecedented energy for change, & when it failed, led to a cratering of hope and acquiescence. We can’t let that happen again.

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Ryan Melton: Fmr. Dem. for U.S. House, IA-04 @melton4iowa.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Multiple journalists arrested now. That’s the phase we’re now in.

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