RJ Stessman

As the dawn breaks on what promises to be a rocky year full of twists and turns, remember to recognize the good and the beautiful along with the downturns. #landscapephotography, #photography #Utah #wilderness #nature

Derek Wulf’s parents filed a petition to join an active lawsuit against their son as creditors seeking repayment, alleging he owes them $275,000 in unpaid rent on a piece of farmland and made "misrepresentations" about his assets. In response, the Lahn campaign smeared Wulf's parents on his behalf.

The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study. Vote against Trump & the oligarchs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There are credible allegations of rape against the president, and evidence his administration has taken steps to cover up his relationship with the world's most notorious pedophile. This story is being covered more aggressively by People Magazine than the NY Times, Wash Post, or Wall St Journal.

Obviously it's 2026. This applies until he's pushing up daisies, and then some.

2024 is a must vote year. DO NOT vote for DJT endorsed candidates. DO NOT vote for a single "do nothing" Republican AT ALL. See how EASY that is?

FOR THE SAME REASON

Dale Gribble and Steven Miller, no question.

Moon, trees and clouds. #moon #IAWX #fullmoon #october #fall #astrophotography #nightsky

Clouds and moon. #IAWX #huntersmoon #fullmoon #nightsky #astronomy #octobersky #autumn

Dr. James Merchant wrote the following essay on research into Iowa’s lung cancer incidence. You will understand why the status quo is a death wish. Highly recommended reading for all Iowa voters.

2 of 2 . These Catholic Bishops went to the white house and handed the republicans a photo op that not only implies they support the republican agenda of hate, they are praying for it.

I'm grateful to receive the endorsement of the Des Moines Register Editorial Board. In 9 days, we're going to win this race and deliver change for Iowa!

Grassley?

“that he needs this much money to stay in office tells you about the state of things here, right? To keep the system entrenched, he needs money from corporate agribusiness, and these are not people that have the best interest of IA at heart” cedarrapidsgazette-ia.newsmemory.com?publink=2ab4...

Imagine hankering for a quarterback so badly, and when he gets a half to himself he can’t even reach the 50 yard line. Maybe we should demand real change in college sports, cuz 85% roster turnover and lower tier NIL has just given us a season of crap. #bluecy

If there is one thing that Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for governor of Iowa, definitely does not want to talk about, it’s his connection to the Koch family.

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Letters from Iowa, 10/24/26. NEIGHBORHOOD BULLETIN: For the first time in 10 years, the TRUMP flag has been relegated to inside the garage. Now on the pole below Ol’ Glory is a Charlie Kirk FREEDOM flag. 🔵🌀🔵

Republican campaigns this midterm… 🤦‍♂️

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As a reminder, niece Mary Trump (psychologist) recalls that Trump’s mom sent him off to what was then considered a rich kid’s military “reform school” in upstate NY when caught as a teen pelting a neighborhood infant with rocks.

Hey, central Iowa, this: wapo.st/4ieRiLA

American farm subsidies are at their highest, yet food prices are also at their highest. Why? A large portion of subsidies are wasted on ethanol. --->> The single best thing you can do to lower grocery prices is to end the 2005 ethanol mandate.

Who paid for Vivek Ramaswamy's pro-pedophile ad campaign? Here they are

🚨BREAKING: U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, in new comments Thursday, did not rule out that the Department of Justice (DOJ) could try to prevent a state from certifying its election results — a process over which the federal government has no authority. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Perfection

In case facts still matter — we have abandoned Ukraine in favor of Putin Russia was never a hoax

No, this isn't a promo for the latest season of The Last of Us. It's a map of U.S. rivers and streams contaminated with harmful levels of the pesticide #atrazine. You know, the chemical that's so dangerous it's banned in more than 60 countries.

I’m eager to join this guy for the world’s largest street party 🎉

Opinion | Low-character Vivek Ramaswamy has no business being governor of Ohio. He must drop out and return to his DOGE job cutting off aid to starving children.

In "War of the Worlds", HG Wells equipped the Martians with heat rays to show their callous disregard for humanity

The public is expected to constantly bail out row crop agriculture. Meanwhile the public is told that we cannot demand anything back from our investment--no pollution reduction, no wetlands protections, no soil conservation, no crop diversification. Just hand over the money.

If you think a test for dementia is an IQ test, you have dementia. If you don't realize you have been given a test for dementia because your physician suspects you have dementia, you have dementia. If you think being able to tell a giraffe from a whale makes you a genius . . . you have dementia.

Trump: "Russia is not helping Iran" Iran:

Ah, hahahahaha! Nice.

If Kim Jong Un is dead, Trump will want flags at half staff.

Reposting this helpful infographic to understand Trump's deal with Putin. It really is that simple.

These two posts were back-to-back in my feed. It is not a coincidence. Is today #FungalMonday ?

Here is my latest column: Chris Jones thinks he is going to win. Thanks for reading! www.stormlake.com/stories/jone...