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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Tim Miller joined us on the #HotDishPod this week to discuss the midterm election outlook. Democrats have picked up voters who are unhappy with Trump, and Trump has picked up voters who are less politically active. Tune in here to learn more about what this could mean: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Data centers are changing rural economies. This week on the #HotDishPod, Tim Miller joins us to break down rural politics. Data centers have become a divisive topic, as Americans are associating them with rich oligarchs and corruption. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why are Republicans fear mongering when they have total control? This week, Aaron Rupar joins the #HotDishPod to break down the GOP's tactics and what they mean. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Isaac Wright joined this week's episode of the #HotDishPod to break down the data center epidemic. Democrats have the opportunity to take the lead in protecting America's communities. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Are we borrowing voters this election? This week on the #HotDishPod, Isaac Wright joins us to discuss how rural Republicans may vote for Democrats during this election, but it is likely not a long-term realignment. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, @repangiecraig.bsky.social joins us to stress the importance of meeting people where they are. In order to win elections, Democrats must meet the voters they need to win. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Last week on the #HotDishPod, Dr. Eric Deeble warns viewers about the threats that the new world screwworm fly poses to livestock. Eric covers the biology behind the outbreak and what it'll take to fix it. Tune in here: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This week, Bob Kendrick joins the #HotDishPod, joins Heidi and Joel Heitkamp to discuss baseball's hidden history of segregation. Bob has spent three decades making sure that the players and the stories of the Negro League are not forgotten. Tune in here to learn more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp reflects on how the reflecting pool debacle perfectly sums up this administration's failures, and how they react to them. Tune in here for more: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Nick Levendofsky, director of the Kansas Farmers Union, joined the #HotDishPod to break down the realities farmers are facing. Tune in here to learn more about the inputs that go into farming: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, Nick Levendofsky, director of the Kansas Farmers Union joins us to talk about Trump's broken promises to rural America. Rural communities need a leader who will show up for them. Tune in here: lnk.to/onecountryxx

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The new R&D tax credit provides a real opportunity for agriculture. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp shares her perspective on the Research and Development credit and how producers can use it as a way to innovate and stay competitive. Read more: www.agri-pulse.com/articles/248...

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Opinion: The new R&D tax credit provides a real opportunity for agriculture

Heidi Heitkamp, director of agriculture at alliant and former U.S. senator for North Dakota, says the strengthened R&D tax credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act offers agriculture a timely…

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hands Off Our Lands National parks, wild lands, and even private property are at risk of being sold to the highest bidder. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Access to a Common Abortion Medication is Safe – for now Earlier this month, an appeals court again barred mifepristone – a common and safe drug used in abortion care. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/access-to-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

One of the biggest challenges rural areas face is access to care. This week, rural health provider Tami DeCoteau joins the #HotDishPod to discuss need for mental health services in rural areas, and how to break the current stigma. Tune in here: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Yesterday, the FSA announced that a base acre update will take effect on June 1, 2026. In previous years, Congress has floated the idea of a mandatory base acre update. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/base-acre-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The One Country Project team wishes you all a happy memorial day!

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Support Veterans? Fund the VA! Veterans and their families lose big time with loss of VA funding Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/support-ve...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A Reason for Hope in the Fight for Reproductive Rights The Supreme Court keeps access to a widely-used abortion medication legal - for now. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/a-reason-f...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The Senate is currently having discussions about the farm bill. While a farm bill is long overdue, some farm advocates are critical saying that the farm bill does little to actually address the current farm crisis. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-troubl...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Rural Americans graduate high school at high rates, but the road they take to college is full of bumps that many never get past. Read more about the rural college problem: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/thursday-t...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This week, former FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux discussd his experience with the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program Ranchers may soon face the decision to sell cattle before they reach their full potential just to avoid feed costs. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/how-to-tak...

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How to Take the Bull by the Horns: Zach Ducheneaux on Saving America’s Cattle Herd

This week, former FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux took to LinkedIn to discuss his experience with the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) (technically called the Emergency Assistance for…

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Under the second Trump administration, American democracy is getting weaker and weaker. A new report found that the U.S. is now an “electoral democracy in significant decline. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/tuesday-ta...

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Tuesday Talkers 5/19: America’s Democratic Recession

Plus, The Shame of Jared Polis, Trump's Slush Fund, Number of the Week, Quote of the Week, and more...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

When Washington Dismantles the Food Safety Net, Rural America Pays First. The FDA is in constant turmoil under Trump, creating an emergency unfolding in slow motion across farm country. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/when-washi...

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When Washington Dismantles the Food Safety Net, Rural America Pays First

There is a certain bitter irony in the fact that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the most bipartisan part of the Health and Human Services Administration (HHS), finds itself in political…

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Military Families Should not go Hungry Up to 1 in 4 military families report food insecurity in the U.S. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/military-f...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Losing a Grocery Store Means Losing a Town. To thrive, rural towns need grocers, schools, and better public services. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/losing-a-g...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Farmers don't retire. It is not a boast. It is not exactly a complaint. It is a description of something that is, by now, a documented and deeply rooted phenomenon. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/they-dont-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The week President Trump seized on one of D.C.’s dumbest policy ideas that refuses to die, declaring he would suspend the gas tax for a while and then phase it back in when gas prices go down. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/thursday-t...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The farm economy is in a tail spin. Agricultural input prices are continuing to rise while crop prices have remained stagnant. Farmers need a better farm bill in this environment. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/farmers-an...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This week, Scott Colom, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, joined the #HotDishPod to discuss what it takes to flip a red state. Colom is committed to fighting for fair elections, and giving the leadership Mississippians deserve. Tune in: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-race-t...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

As Trump continues waging his trade war, tariffs have become another way Trump is hurting the people he calls his base, Read more about the national security tariff: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/tuesday-ta...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

No End in Sight for Trump's Iran Blunders. One Again the U.S. is Mired in a Military Action in the Middle East. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/no-end-in-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Data Centers Creep into Rural America Whether you believe AI is good or bad, the data centers that power them –and the negative impacts they bring– are popping up all over. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/data-cente...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This week, former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack continues to call for Congress to consider a small-farmer farm bill. Read more about this call: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/former-sec...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Who won the 2020 Presidential election? Trump has appointed 44 judges in his second term, and not a single one has acknowledged that Biden won the 2020 election. Tune into the #HotDishPod to learn more about what this signifies: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/rural-amer...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Surface Transportation Reauthorization is a niche phrase that hides a very real question for rural America: will farmers and towns get the roads, bridges, and transit they need to stay in business? Read more about the roads keeping rural America alive: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/thursday-t...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp stresses the importance of lowering health care costs. Fixing this crisis is an essential way to combat the nation's rising debt. Tune in here for more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/rural-amer...

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Rural America will Decide the Senate

This week Heidi and Joel welcome journalist Scott MacFarlane to The Hot Dish.

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Farmers and ranchers are essential to American well-being. Just 2% of Americans are responsible for feeding, fueling, and clothing not only Americans but much of the world. Read more for commentary about modern farm policy: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/is-it-time...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, @macfarlanenews.bsky.social joins us to discuss courts and campaigns. He explains why rural America’s voice will decide the Senate race - and therefore SCOTUS. Tune in here for more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/rural-amer...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The national redistricting battle continues to dominate headlines, and new updates seem to be never-ending. Read more about the latest updates: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/tuesday-ta...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Welcome back to the OCP Blue Plate Special Book Club - April's pick was The Night Watchman by Louis Erdrich There is a lot of darkness in these stories, but there is a lot of hope and resilience. Read more here for questions and insights: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/blue-plate...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Don’t Pay More For Taxes Than You Have To Trump killed the Direct File program and forced millions back to the trap of for-profit tax prep software. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/dont-pay-m...

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Don’t Pay More For Taxes Than You Have To

Trump killed the Direct File program and forced millions back to the trap of for-profit tax prep software

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Worker Protections Weakened to pad the Bottom Line. All workers deserve good pay, good benefits, and high safety standards. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/worker-pro...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

While farming families face mounting pressures in passing along the family business and the average age of American farmers is 58 - 4-H and FFA have emerged as beacons of hope for agriculture. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/cultivatin...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

On this week's episode of the #HotDishPod, Suzanne Mettler provides insights on what caused the great political divide between urban and rural communities. Tune in here to learn more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-rural-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This week, the Supreme Court weakened a key provision in the Voting Rights Act, limiting the consideration of race in drawing voting maps. The ruling could help Republicans lock in or expand their House advantage by as many as a dozen seats. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/thursday-t...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This week marks the 7 year anniversary of One Country Projects founding by Senator Heidi Heitkamp! Please consider donating to OCP so we can continue doing our work reaching rural Americans: bit.ly/4n78yo6

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This week on the #HotDishPod, Suzanne Mettler joins us to discuss the urban and rural divide and what forces are fueling the disconnect. Tune in here for her insights on how Democrats can reconnect with rural voters: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/the-rural-...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Last week, Congress had the opportunity to question U.S. Secretary of HHS RFK Jr. during seven Congressional Committee hearings to discuss President Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/toned-down...

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One Country Project @onecountryproject.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Food Is Not A Bargaining Chip Funding SNAP and kids’ lunch programs isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a moral one. Read more: onecountryproject.substack.com/p/food-is-no...

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