It's an absolute genius move to use an attack narrative of "they wanna make this place like somewhere else!" when things here are going to shit and you've been the one in power as it's happened.
Rob Sand wants to be Iowa's Governor. Here's what he's actually running on:
🗳️ Overhauling our elections to mirror California—because apparently one of the most secure systems in the country isn't good for Democrats.
🌿 Legalizing marijuana—ignoring data from states that have done it showing worse public health outcomes and tax revenue that never materialized.
🏥 Eliminating MCOs—a model 40+ states rely on to deliver Medicaid efficiently.
🏫 Ending educational freedom—pulling thousands of Iowa kids from schools that actually work for them.
This isn't an accountability agenda. It's a California agenda with an Iowa zip code.
It's fucking shocking we're taking another go at the videogames cause violence angle. Lets bring back the Satanic Panic while we're at it, anything to avoid fixing a real problem am I right?
"Our minds are stuck in cyberspace, and people are like non-player characters. They're treating them like they're video game characters. So when he died, people were like, oh well, just another guy dead."
Yes, we should deport people convicted of serious crimes.
But NO, we can’t destroy families who have lived in this country peacefully.
Pascual Pedro, a former high school soccer star with no criminal record, was suddenly deported at a routine immigration check-in. Unacceptable.
The University of Iowa will exit its 66-year lease of the 485-acre Macbride Nature Recreation Area when it expires July 1, 2029 after an in-depth review found maintaining the historic land will cost an immediate $14.8 million in repairs and upgrades. https://t.co/6ODcjY3GTA
@uiowa@UIowaEducation UoI is actively reviewing its lease for the land the IRP is built on to see if it can be cut to save money despite public pushback. It's not a good time to be taking credit for this. The IRP is a great opportunity & cause, I hope future students still get a chance to enjoy it.
@reynoldsgareth Looking forward to seeing you in Cedar Rapids! The city really makes an impression, people often remember it as one of the places they've ever visited
much bigger problems for our state and we have to stop them early, every time they come up. Please consider voting no to both amendments on the ballot this general election, regardless of whose politics you support. (End)
🧵 Iowa friends: There are two amendments coming up on the ballot next week. They are worded in such a way as to seem very reasonable and common sense. They are not. They each, in their own way, erode your ability to vote over who your elected leaders are at a state level. (1)
The first appears to say we're making sure 18-20 year olds can vote since Iowa law list the age as 21, however this is already enshrined by federal law and what it is actually doing is changing the language from (2)
The second is less troubling but still directs power to the lt governor in the absence of a governor and as lt governor is an unelected position this is not a great precedent. Again I know these amendments seem innocent but they are cracks in the foundation that could lead to (4
"All citizens of this age are guaranteed a vote" to "citizens of this age can vote", a way of quietly removing the gurantee to a vote. This would allow the state or individual counties to, potentially, set up future restrictions on who can vote. (3)
Please keep in mind that websites, blogs, and unfortunately news papers are all just trying to make money, and they will happily say whatever to generate engagement and ad revenue. In the absence of scrutiny on their part, it's up to you to verify what you see online.
She is literally not a biological male, as confirmed by testing prior to the event and reported in the Washington Post, and its wildly irresponsible of you to jump to posting this to try and get clicks on a controversial topic without fact checking the basic premise of you post.
POLL: What are your thoughts on the Paris Olympics allowing a biological male (Imane Khelif, who has XY chromosomes) to compete in women's boxing against a biological female (Angela Carini)? Carini quit the bout after 46 seconds. Khelif OK'd to fight due to "female" on passport.
So many people responding to these allegations that came from the losing partt as if they were facts, and although I'd expect the average Facebook poster to take the bait it's disappointing how many reputable sources have jumped on this.