Extremism
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
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Iowa teacher fired over Charlie Kirk post sues school district for infringing free speech
A former teacher is suing Oskaloosa Schools and its superintendent, alleging a violation of his constitutional free speech rights after he was fired for comparing conservative activist Charlie Kirk to a Nazi on social media following Kirk’s slaying.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
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What are Iowa’s electeds doing about Trump’s tariffs?
President Donald Trump decided his huge tariffs causing world markets to slump was maybe not the best idea today.
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Iowa school cancels African American Read-In, 1619 Freedom School steps in
Waterloo Schools pulled out of an event focused on promoting Black literacy over fears of losing federal funding under Trump’s new anti-DEI directives. In response, the 1619 Freedom School is stepping in to host its own event this Saturday. In a move that has drawn statewide attention, the Waterloo Community School District recently withdrew from…
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Iowa Republicans’ bill to criminalize vaccine providers advances amid funnel week chaos
MRNA vaccines were key to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Senate Republicans cooked up a bill to criminalize the providers of numerous widely-used immunizations. But at the last minute, the bill’s sponsor said the language may be scrapped for something new entirely. Iowa Republicans are barreling through funnel week. If a bill hasn’t passed committee…
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Iowa Republicans advance bill to strip trans civil rights
Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill to remove gender identity from the list of protected classes under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. This has wide-ranging impacts on protections from discrimination in housing, education and more. The bill became the subject of the largest Iowa Capitol protest all session. Since passing in 2007, transgender Iowans have…
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Iowa House Republicans reject amendment to condemn antisemitic groups in the US
Iowa House Republicans found themselves in an awkward position last week. While pushing forward a resolution opposing international antisemitism, they rejected an amendment that would have condemned antisemitism from extremist domestic groups right here at home. Iowa House Republicans last week passed a bill to unconditionally support Israel’s war in Gaza and unconditionally denounce antisemitism…
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Iowa Republicans advance public school Bible study bill
Iowa Republicans want public schools to offer elective coursework teaching the Christian Bible. Supporters say teaching the Bible as literature is essential to an education. Schools can already offer these classes, but Republicans say that’s not enough. In the beginning, Democratic State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott of West Des Moines asked a question: does Iowa…
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🌽Cornhole Champions #8 – Best seats for the billionaires (with Rep. J. D. Scholten, Sen. Zach Wahls, and Austin Frerick)
Toss some bags and complain with us about the country’s political alignment with the richest people on earth. Bright ideas: campaign finance reform and lots of it. 🌽Cornhole Champions #8 – Best seats for the billionaires (with Rep. J. D. Scholten, Sen. Zach Wahls, and Austin Frerick) by Zachary Oren Smith Toss some bags and…
