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Nate

@maggotbrain99.bsky.social

Aged hipster | Teacher | Catholic | Sober | Luddite consumer of Warhammer & 70s/80s comics | Heretic of Joyce, Hemingway, & O’Connor | Indie underground, extreme metal, and jazz purist | Fromage maestro | Iowan by day, existential custodian by night.

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Rob Sand@robsandia.bsky.social · 21h ago

Anyone building in Iowa should be contributing, not extracting from it. That's why my data centers plan calls for no more tax breaks to these major corporations. And when it comes to our natural resources & utilities, they need to be responsible for those, too. https://bit.ly/4q1ryWA

My Plan to Hold Big Corporations and Data Centers Accountable | Rob Sand for Iowa

Rob Sand for Iowa Governor. Rob is only beholden to the people of Iowa, and Rob stands up for what's right, even when it's hard.

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Josh Turek@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ashley Hinson has voted six times to continue a Middle East war. Now gas prices are rising here in Iowa more than almost anywhere else in the country. Iowans are hurting, and Ashley Hinson is only making it worse. It’s past time to end this war, bring down costs, and put Iowans first.

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Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Trump-Vance White House is attempting to deport 300,000 Haitian Catholics and force them to return to their homeland ravaged by political turmoil, gang violence, and rampant poverty. Inspired by Pope Leo XIV, the Church is fighting back.

As Trump-Vance White House Attempts to Deport Haitian Catholics, Church Fights Back

One night after protections lapsed for more than 300,000 Haitians, a Maryland parish held a mass of solidarity — and Miami’s archbishop spent two days on Capitol Hill demanding the Senate act.

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Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 7d ago

NEW: Pope Leo XIV called immigrants one of the greatest wealths of the United States in an NBC News interview with Tom Llamas on Wednesday — and said his first papal visit home will come "in the next couple of years." At his Concert for Peace, children of war begged God to teach grown-ups peace.

In NBC Interview, Pope Leo XIV Says Immigrants Are One of America’s “Greatest Wealths”

Speaking to NBC before his Concert for Peace, the pope said his American trip will come “in the next couple of years.” He spent this year’s Fourth of July with the migrants of Lampedusa instead.

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Josh Turek@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · last wk.

Thirty-six years ago, Iowa’s own Senator Tom Harkin helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act, opening doors and breaking down barriers for millions of disabled Americans, including kids like me.

Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: The Trump-Vance administration is suing the Catholic Church to build a border wall beneath a statue of Jesus Christ — weeks after Pope Leo XIV defended migrants at a Canary Islands dock. “Human dignity has no passport,” he said there last month. Trump’s federal lawyers disagree.

“Nothing Could Be Less Catholic” — Trump Is Suing the Church to Remove Shrine for Border Wall

Rep. Veronica Escobar’s Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act would halt the federal seizure of 14 acres of diocesan land beneath a 29-foot statue of Jesus.

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Kelsey Atherton@atherton.bsky.social · last yr.

“The erection of a border wall through or along this holy site could irreparably damage its religious and cultural sanctity, obstruct pilgrimage routes, and transform the sacred space into a symbol of division,” the statement read. sourcenm.com/briefs/las-c...

Las Cruces Diocese says border wall at Mount Cristo Rey would violate religious freedoms • Source New Mexico

Las Cruces Catholic leadership says it will continue to oppose a proposed border wall across Mount Cristo Rey.

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Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Catholic means universal — not racist, not nationalist, not separatist.” Racism and nationalism are “a true and proper apostasy.” “It is not just one or another mistaken idea: it is the entire spirit of the doctrine that is contrary to the faith of Christ.” — Woke Pope Pius XI

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Josh Turek@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ashley Hinson voted to kick 110,000 Iowans off their health care and make health coverage even more expensive. Health care is a human right, and I’ll fight like hell to protect it. Iowans deserve better than politicians like Ashley Hinson who sell them out.

Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2w ago

Donald Trump will not be president forever. This nightmare will end, and when it does, you will answer for what you chose to do — before Almighty God, before the courts, and in the eyes of your neighbors. Tyrants come and go, but justice remains. You still have a choice. Walk a different way.

Every Catholic Must Resign from ICE — Today

After a year of inhumane raids and papal rebukes, it’s clear no Catholic can in good conscience remain with ICE any longer.

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Flakey Foont@flakyfoont.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you fly from Fresno, CA to Fukuoka, Japan & then back to Palm Beach, FL, your ticket reads: FAT → FUK → DJT And if you fly from Palm Beach, FL, to Sioux City, IA, your ticket will read: DJT → SUX Then, if you fly from Fukuoka, Japan to Palm Beach, FL, your ticket read: FUK → DJT