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There is no algorithm here. Type the word like a grown up or say something else. Fck c*ncer =/= FUCK CANCER.

Me: *pictures a player running around the bases in reverse like a toddler who gets loose on the little league field* They meant that he was WARMING UP!

They sent Trump to IA-01 last week. That's the only Iowa House district that's definitely not in play (very, very, very red).

This drives me CRAZY. I grew up playing sports w/ boys. I played on a U12 boys select soccer team, b4 switching to a U12 girls team that kept beating us. Nobody had any issue with any of it. Youth sports have never had the strict sex/gender boundaries that “XX-XY” activists are now trying to defend.

A better link, as it is from the authors: "Individuals with the most negative views of women and gender equality are the most likely to support [transgender sports] bans."

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you know I just assumed it was my adult palate that's made the chocolate in things like hershey's or reese's taste worse to me but no, apparently the chocolate has also gotten worse!

Tom Snout.

This is why I say to report and block follow farmers. If someone follow you without having liked or replied to any of your posts, they aren't interested in you. They just want your attention for their low quality engagement bait. Block them.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

it sounds contradictory but it's really not. They say "Protect" bc they see women's sports as a cute charity for little girls rather than legit competitions people care about and strive for. They're always baffled when they show up at women's sports and find people who actually care about the games

Hey, @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social .

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I have a block list for accounts following over 20k. Zero good reason to be collecting those kinds of numbers; i don't trust em farther than I can throw em

This week's comic: RIP Peter ⁨

Every night.

This needs to stop being evergreen. Do better, Bsky.

3x the legal limit! No paywall version: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

every time you make me learn about a new internet person you owe me $10

Paul Pate can try and make excuses and backtrack all he wants, but the truth is, Iowans needed a Secretary of State who knew at the time that it was wrong to hand over our personal data. We didn’t get that.

Happy Halloween. 💀

Ok just learned that Ezra Klein and Ethan Klein are two different guys. Nobody tell me anything more I’m begging

an important thing to understand Wonderful illustration too!

I still think AI systems should be paying me 150k per copyright violation. People keep asking me 'what laws do we need for AI?' and I keep saying 'enforce the fucking ones we already have!' There are copyright laws that should be being enforced right now that just... aren't. B/c it's billionaires.

mark my words, there are going to be a surprising number of trans adults ten years from now whose coming out story begins with "i saw a conservative political ad"

RAGBRAI (The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) is one of the most celebrated bike rides in the world.

I weirdly have a post that's doing numbers, so while I have your attention, please consider following this list of journalists that the Alt National Park Service has plagiarized. They've done the work, and deserve the credit.

As we approach the midterms, remember that the Alt National Park Service is a merch sales operation claiming without evidence to be a group of federal employees, and is not a genuine source of news about elections of any kind. Please get your election info from a local, reputable source.

Leslie Roberts went to prison last week for selling one family 250+ fake Warhols for $6.7 million. I show how his own invoices gave him away in the first of what may be way too many videos on this fraudster...

This explains so much. #perimenopause

Eastern Phoebes are 🔥! Just had one grab a bug off a window screen and eat it, then it came up and investigated a Brown marmorated stink bug on the glass, but rejected that one.

Another good thread.

🧵 Always double check your ballot, but don't panic, and don't fall into Q-anon/Blue-anon mindset. If there's a mistake on your ballot, request a new one from the poll worker.

Thank you, @theswinerepublic.bsky.social for your kindness today. My college kid's day started with a blown tire on the interstate, which meant a missed class followed by a rough class. You saw she was upset and took time away from your campus event to help her feel better. Thank you.

If you want to know how it's going in deep red Iowa, gas prices are a conspiracy because a Rob Sand supporter went to the gas station.

A 5500-gallon tank has been leaking glycidyl methacrylate since at least 9:30pm Tuesday. Dense fog -- forecasted for days now -- was already developing 1-2 hours before this occurred, mixing with the leaked chemical in north Toledo and pushed generally WSW with very light winds off of Lake Erie.