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Swenson

@swenson.bsky.social
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Retired regional scientist & university lecturer. Runner, hiker, meanderer, antifascist, free-thinker, Army veteran, and sadly, too often an invasive species.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 6h
I believe that Dr. Ellora Derenoncourt is the first Black woman economist EVER to be named a MacArthur Genius. My heart is bursting. I am OVERJOYED.
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 13h
All the agony over farmers and truckers and diesel prices got me wondering why no agony over school busses. That’s got to be hitting public education budgets pretty hard.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Leah Douglas @leahjdouglas.bsky.social · 15h
Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the US - and it’s reshaping the state’s hugely competitive midterm elections. My latest for @reuters.com:
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Susan @artlovergirl.bsky.social · 19h
A mural in Seattle. #AbolishICE
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. HAHAHAHAHAH. Eric Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of lying about going to an Atlanta Hawk's basketball game. Smith went to see the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 14h
Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 18h
Sketchy as can be www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy (Gift Article)
As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Tigers Claw 🐅🐾 虎の爪 @tigersclaw1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Then: Woodward and Bernstein Now:
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These sound like non-trivial problems.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
chat is this good?
all construction dropping massively.
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Same here: I don’t regret her leaving either apple.news/ABXvY89BLTYa...
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Joni Ernst says she's leaving office with 'absolutely no regrets' — The Des Moines Register
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said she is leaving office with “absolutely no regrets” at a reception hosted by the Republican Party of Iowa Friday, Sept. 25.
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Alan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This piece reinforces a couple of thoughts I’ve been mulling over: 1. “Thou shalt not bear false witness” is far more important than our society values it 2. We are committing untold acts of friendly fire by not being careful when taking our verbal shots at people, wounding those whom we’d protect
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bottled exclusively in Iowa
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The New York Times remains laser-focused on ignoring the horrible things horrible people are doing to us. Coming Up Next: "Pol Pot's Favorite Footwear."
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No idea if the claims here are true. But I put it forward as an example of the totally off the rails freakout in RepublicanLand at the moment. It goes on for a while. Here's the full link. x.com/SteveDeaceSh...
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow
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Tracy @wacket.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've had life insurance for years. Haven't used it once.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A university doing a special Chris Rufo program, expecting success under the belief there’s widespread public craving for ideological anti-woke “education” to counter all the “Marxism,” then when it turns out virtually no students are interested trying to make it mandatory, didn’t work out? Huh.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Marist: Iowa Senate: Turek 50%, Hinson 42% maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/2026-m...
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Home of the Marist Poll | Polls, Analysis, Learning, and More
The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) is a survey research center. MIPO is home to the Marist Poll and conducts polls on politics, the economy, sports, technology and more at the local, state...
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Grant Wood @grantwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
February www.artic.edu/artworks/236089
Gift of David Q. and Mary H. Bell
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I get it, but if you are loading up your posts to sell your book you get muted
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.
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Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... “Every politician is scared shitless about upsetting the ethanol industry,” he said. “If we’re not willing to talk about ethanol, we’re not going to solve this.”
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A Populist Revival in Iowa
In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely
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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Your Iowa Sunday paper!
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Grassley Has a Birthday, Hinson Changes Course, Sands ‘Game On’ Campaign Ad, and Peter Hedges Returns
...Randy Evans asks ‘why’ regarding secretive departures of public officials, and much more
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“The dumbest goddamn student I ever had" —William Kelley, ProfessorWharton Business School
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Todd Dorman @tdorman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lahn and Sand are steering clear of requiring clean water protections www.thegazette.com/opinion/lahn...
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Lahn and Sand are steering clear of requiring clean water protections
The politics of pollution is inundating Iowa’s fall election campaign. For years, politicians shrugged at environmental destruction but no longer.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@mwuerker.bsky.social
Matt Wuerker
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“…things are different than they were. The 80-year-old president is losing his grip on power and even his own base. The MAGA movement is fracturing. And the president no longer inspires the fear he once did.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot (Gift Article)
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
24 jobs per center. The biggest local economic development scam since the ethanol boom.
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Thomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So the Canadian government made website that goes down to the congressional district level to show U.S-canadian trade
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A Trillion Dollar Trade and Investment Partnership - Canada in U.S.A.
U.S.-Canada Trade: State-by-State Impact Canada is more than just a neighbor – it is a strategic ally and trusted partner, vital to America’s security and prosperity. That impact is demonstrated clear...
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“So in 2023, DraftKings took customer betting records and built a machine learning model, a form of artificial intelligence that seeks patterns in data, to answer the question: Who was more likely to respond to promotions by gambling — and losing — more?” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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Joe "Radical Left Scum" Fink 🇸🇮 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇬🇱 🇺🇳🌈🇯🇴 @joefink53.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is the same pic of Gaza before and after the genocide...over 73,000 Palestinians killed... ANYONE THAT CAN JUSTIFY THIS IS INHUMAN!
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Why Karl Rove, a father of the modern Texas GOP, is voting for a Democrat
How Texas Republicans abandoned their immigrant-welcoming tradition.
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Texas: Hinojosa Now Leads Abbott by 4 Points; Talarico Widens Lead to 6 Points. (@reconmrtxpolls.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260917-top...
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It amazes me....
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
50th anniversary of my Army discharge. Time sure flies.
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Swenson @swenson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
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Defunct Iowa Ethanol Plant Hits Auction Block After Foreclosure, EPA Fraud Settlement
The Quad County Corn Processors' 35-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, is up for sale after the company defaulted on loans.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 04/09/2026
Interesting side of Hitler I was unaware of "Arguably Adolf Hitler’s greatest passion and pastime outside of his quest for world domination was his obsession with architecture and urban design." Here he is with a model of the 330-foot high triumphal arch he wanted. hitler-pics.com/2023/05/06/h...
Hitler in 1932 inspecting a model of a triumphal arch he was going to build
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/08/2026
Sean Duffy gets brutally fact-checked by a reporter, immediately changes topic
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lake America
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