Bookish Bear @boldwinterbear

20 years with Republican leadership. 20 years of your lives becoming worse. The Iowa I grew up in was a good place. Let’s get back to that with new blood.

Headquarters @HQNewsNow

2 days ago

Rob Sand has won the Iowa Democratic Governor Primary. He could flip Iowa's governorship for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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Trump promised not to “touch” Medicaid. Now he is cutting it by $1 trillion and taking health care away from patients with cancer, AIDS and other life-threatening diseases to pay for tax breaks to the top 1% and his wealthy campaign contributors. Unimaginable cruelty.

A lot of women are choosing to stay single right now, and it has absolutely nothing to do with "hating men" or having unrealistic standards. It’s a logical math equation. For generations, women were socialized to believe that finding a husband was the ultimate prize. But today, women look around and realize they can buy their own homes, fund their own lives, and build deep, fulfilling support systems through friendships. When a woman achieves her own peace and financial independence, the baseline bar for a partner completely changes. A relationship can no longer just be "better than nothing." It has to be better than her solitude. And right now, solitude is incredibly peaceful. It means a clean apartment that stays clean. It means coming home after a long workday and only worrying about your own dinner and your own emotional battery. Too many men are still looking for a traditional wife who manages the entire domestic and emotional load, while simultaneously expecting her to work a full-time job to pay half the bills. That isn't a partnership, it’s a bad trade deal. Women aren't afraid of commitment. They are just refusing to sign up for a second shift of unpaid project management disguised as romance. If a relationship doesn't actively bring peace, safety, and genuine teamwork into her life, she is perfectly content staying single.

This war isn’t just affecting gas prices; it’s also driving up the cost of everyday grocery items like tomatoes, which have seen nearly a 40% year-over-year price increase. Thanks to the war and tariffs that @millermeeks has supported, working families are being priced out of everyday necessities.  nytimes.com/2026/05/12/bus…

Hey Iowa, don't let Zach Lahn get away with this "I'm an outsider" spiel when he's in bed with the Kochs. Unless by "outsider," you're referring to his home and voting status in Kansas. #IA #governor #vote @RobSandIA

Zachary Oren Smith @ZacharyOS

a day ago

Zach Lahn won Iowa's Republican governor primary as an outsider. But I've been digging around and found a long history managing campaigns, staffing politicians. A look at his record. iowastartingline.com/news/meet-zach…

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Pay attention. Late last night the Trump-packed Supreme Court issued an UNSIGNED order to help Republicans erase Black voters and keep a congressional seat. The Court's legitimacy is earned and they are burning it to the ground. MAGA is rigging our democracy in real time!

Iowans are fed up with 10 years of one-party control. It's time to rotate the crops.

BOYLE: Fox News poll shows that 72% disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation. Do you agree with the American people? BESSENT: Uhh, look.. people were torched under the Biden admin... BOYLE: I wish I had a dollar for every time you or other Republicans brought up Biden's name. If I did, I might have as much money as you have. 🤣🤣🤣

TODAY IS 500 DAYS AFTER TRUMP SAID HE WOULD LOWER COSTS ON DAY ONE, AND WE ARE PAYING MORE FOR EVERY F*CKING THING

.@ZachLahn is NO Iowa farmer. Ten bucks says he's never baled hay, driven a tractor, walked beans, or detasseled corn in 95 degree weather. Lahn doesn't even live in Iowa.

Patrick Rynard @patrynard

12 hours ago

Does this look like the resume of a ""farmer" / "businessman"? Who does political operative Zach Lahn think he's going to fool?

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As every other country in the world bypasses the United States to capture green energy, Trump and the inept Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, spend millions of tax dollars on dirty coal. They are both incompetent.

Secretary Chris Wright @SecretaryWright

7 hours ago

For more than 100 years, coal has powered the modern world. And thanks to President Trump’s commitment to affordable, reliable, and secure energy, coal will continue helping meet the world’s growing electricity demand for generations to come.

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There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

This shouldn't be news to anyone. If I win, we will have a divided government. But that means we have to work together to get things done, and I think that's a good thing.

BREAKING: Republicans are panicking after Democrats just nominated the most aggressive anti-fraud State Auditor in Iowa's history for Governor. Rob Sand is making Iowa competitive again for Democrats. Let's go win this thing.

Richard Gere on Trump: “We’re living in the darkest moment that I’ve experienced on this planet. Whoever thought America could turn like this? Whoever thought that a maniac like this would be president and dismantle all the good things? America’s never been a perfect place, but it has a perfect ideal. First day this guy dismantled almost everything that was good about the US government and people”

Sometimes I stop mid-day and think about all the books I need to read

bad people getting away with everything was my greatest adult disappointment discovery

If the IA gov race is Lahn v Sand, I hope IA parents who care about protecting their kids from toxic food/water compare the candidates' plans to fight cancer. Guess which candidate is the only one who explicitly says no immunity for chemical companies sickening Iowans? Sand.

George W. Bush: ZERO trades Barack Obama: ZERO trades Joe Biden: ZERO trades trump: 3,700 TRADES TRUMP IS CORRUPT AF.