Sam Bunkers

Sam Bunkers

@sbunkers.bsky.social

Iowa Hawkeyes, Cubs, and Vikings. Lucy is my dog and best friend. Dreidel enthusiast. I like mine with lettuce and tomato. Big fan of the 25th Amendment.

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Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

I oversee 5 homes for people with disabilities. One of my guys is originally from the Congo and just became US Citizen. Good things still happen!

Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

Lol

Iowa Capital Dispatch@iowacapitaldispatch.com

The U.S. Department of Justice in a federal court hearing Tuesday warned California election officials could be prosecuted if they count ballots cast by noncitizen voters, Jonathan Shorman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/27/r...

iowacapitaldispatch.comTrump’s DOJ threatens 'criminal liability' for California officials in vote counting suit • Iowa Capital DispatchThe U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday warned California election officials could be prosecuted if they count noncitizen voters' ballots.

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Molly Knight
@mollyknight.bsky.social

Probably not great that we are the country fascists flee to after defeat!

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme ​Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said. @reuters.com 🇧🇷 $EWZ www.reuters.com/world/americ...

reuters.comFlavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing Brazil election, sources sayBrazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme ​Court order to hand over his passports,...
Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

I don’t even blame the refs here, this is nuts. Although, I think a helmet getting ripped off is different than one coming off like we’re used to.

Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

Here we go again…

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

The United States is sending several hundred Army soldiers to train and conduct exercises with local forces in Latin America as the Pentagon expands its campaign to combat drug trafficking in the region, according to U.S. military officials. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America (Gift Article)The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.
Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

How soon is “soon” when you can’t remember what day it is?

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Trump on Iran: “Maybe you blow them up. Make a deal. We have to make that decision. The time is coming, it’s gonna end soon one way or another…”

Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

Can they subsidize my gas?

Iowa Capital Dispatch@iowacapitaldispatch.com

As Iowa farmers begin harvesting their crops, corn growers in the state are asking Iowa congressional delegates to help lower the cost of diesel fuel, which has risen sharply with trade disruptions from the war in Iran, Cami Koons reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/09/23/i...

iowacapitaldispatch.comIowa Corn Growers Association asks for diesel relief as harvest kicks off • Iowa Capital DispatchAs Iowa farmers begin harvesting their crops, corn growers in the state are asking congressional delegates to lower the cost of diesel fuel.

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Iowa Capital Dispatch
@iowacapitaldispatch.com

Iowans were able to begin requesting absentee ballots for the 2026 general election on Tuesday, even as the Trump administration continues to fight in court for changes in the process of voting by mail, Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/absen...

iowacapitaldispatch.comAbsentee ballot requests begin in Iowa for Nov. 3 election • Iowa Capital DispatchAbsentee ballots requests start in Iowa a day after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on Trump's executive order on mail-in ballots.
Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

Things are great!

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

As the blockade persists, the risk of Iranian-initiated hostilities will escalate. Absent a near‑term agreement, renewed fire against the GCC appears increasingly likely.

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Sarah Trone Garriott
@sarahforiowa.bsky.social

The only candidate in Iowa to decline the Iowa podcast? Zach Nunn. Zach Nunn is afraid of the tough questions. But with some of the closest, most important midterm races in the country happening right here, Iowans deserve answers.

Sam Bunkers
@sbunkers.bsky.social

Sure, Mike Maddux is the problem.

Jeff Passan Bot@jeffpassanbot.bsky.social

The Los Angeles Angels fired pitched coach Mike Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti, sources tell ESPN. Maddux joined them in the offseason and was working on a one-year contract. Angels pitchers have a 4.53 ERA and the most walks in MLB.