Laura Belin
@laurarbelin
On Thursday I asked Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley about House pages stuffing campaign mailers for GOP State Rep Jennifer Smith. ICYMI, @zacharyos.bsky.social's reporting on this (illegal) practice: iowastartingline.com/2026/04/22/i... #ialegis
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Chris Jones, Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, told me on Friday that the new Republican water quality plan "puts the entire financial burden" of ag pollution...
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After learning he would remain on the GOP primary ballot as a candidate for Iowa governor, State Representative Eddie Andrews told reporters that representatives of Adam Steen's ca...
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Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott @sarahforiowa.bsky.social is doing events in each of #IA03's 21 counties in 21 days to highlight GOP incumbent Zach Nunn's failure to hold...
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Ashley Hinson's campaign is turning Democrats away from her meet and greets, including Kasey Conrad and friends, who RSVP'd and had tickets for Tuesday's event in Mt. Pleasant. As...
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I heard some brave testimony on Thursday at an Iowa Senate subcommittee on a bill that would redefine child abuse in Iowa to exclude actions that "raise, guide, and instruct a chil...
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Adam Steen, one of five Republicans running for governor, held a press conference this morning to announce a few of his priorities. I wasn't expecting him to come out for banning Sharia law in Iowa. #IAGov
On Tuesday I asked Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate what assurances he can give that naturalized citizens won't be racially or ethnically profiled when they try to vote this year.
Truth bomb from State Senator Janet Petersen @janet4iowa.bsky.social during the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee's discussion of a "three strikes" criminal sentencing bill on Thursday. (Rs advanced the bill on a party-line vote but plan to amend it before floor debate) #ialegis
After learning he would remain on the GOP primary ballot as a candidate for Iowa governor, State Representative Eddie Andrews told reporters that representatives of Adam Steen's campaign warned him they would challenge his signatures if he didn't get on team Steen. #IAGov #IAGOP
Another survivor of conversion therapy testified at Thursday's Iowa Senate subcommittee on House File 2557, "an act allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex." #ialegis
"This is how Rob Sand loses"—Zach Lahn's closing remarks from his rally in Ankeny on Sunday. (The column he's referencing was by Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times Pilot) #IAGov
Democratic State Rep Heather Matson on why she didn't sign off on a bill restricting medication abortion, which was in subcommittee today: #ialegis
The first negative TV ads in the GOP race for Iowa governor went up on the air last Wednesday. We talked about it on the "Iowa Down Ballot" podcast. #IAGOP #IAGov
Always worth listening to points of personal privilege! Grateful to State Sen Cindy Winckler for putting this on my radar: Gov Kim Reynolds is refusing to fill vacancies on the Early Childhood Iowa board, which will give state officials more control over what’s supposed to be a citizen-led board.
From the latest "KHOI's Capitol Week": I noticed something when looking at the map of counties carried by Randy Feenstra and Zach Lahn in yesterday's #IAGov primary. It seems like Lahn's TV ads were effective.
Donald Trump's Truth Social parent company reports a catastrophic $405.9 million net loss on just $871,000 in total sales for the first quarter of 2026.
A new report from the Health and Social Care Committee recommends key actions from the government to help keep the country’s ageing population healthy and living independently for longer. Read the report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Northside Home Care Services workers were outside the Dáil yesterday (and out in Coolock today) with their union the IWU to fight for their basic entitlements to pay parity. Have a listen to Sonya explain why they're there, and why they'll keep fighting. #FightForYourRights #JoinAUnion
Here’s your full Day 2 recap with scores, standout performances, and key moments. Subscribe to BCN Sports for daily World Cup coverage. #T20WorldCup #CricketHighlights #ICCMensT20 #CricketDaily #BCNSports
How are we supposed to know who is a police officer and who is just a random criminal when they have no uniform and no badge, also they all look the same. #Serbia #Protest #PoliceBrutality Video source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNWP8xv...
Lumen Technologies has agreed to acquire Alkira, a cloud-native networking platform that enables enterprises to manage connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. #TFDRundown #Lumen #Alkira #CloudNative #Multicloud #Networking #HybridCloud
My bill, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act, ensures access to free credit scores and credit reports and disclosure of how scores are calculated. A more accessible and transparent credit reporting system is essential to put Americans on the path to financial success.
🟡CAUTION🟡 Newgarden is out! Just a touch of the inside corner coming back to green and into the wall he goes! #Indycar #Indy500
Next menu to be ported from #Unity to #Godot is the flotilla manufacturing menu. Had to rearrange it to two rows since they weren’t scaling well with one in Godot. #roguelike #indiedev #spacegame #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame
Final stress test before packing & preparing for San Diego Comic Con 2025! The symbiote tentacles looks so cool in motion! I haven’t been there since 2019, so I look forward to meet new & old friends there! 🖤❤️ #cosplay #cosplaywip #コスプレ #tentacles #venom #eddiebrock #symbiotesuit #spandex #latex
It's official. WA's Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has gone full blown bananas. Let's not forget she voted to fund ICE and have them strip search kids under 12. Support independent antifascist news. Become a donor of $7, 10, or $25 now at Ko-Fi.com/throughthestatic or Venmo @ saundershannah
Already had a great plumber and a great electrician. Finally found a great drywall guy.
With just moments remaining of the season, Antonin Kinsky pulled off this INCREDIBLE save 🧤
Had a really fun conversation with Jaron "Boots" Ennis, who peeped that I was Puerto Rican before we sat down 😅 We discussed: 🗽 His June 27 fight vs. Xander Zayas 🤔 Who needs this more 🤝🏼 His friendship with Tyrese Maxey And more❗️ WATCH: tinyurl.com/4wn6t93u
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Amazon vs Starlink is a win for consumers. What does it do to the main business driver inside SpaceX? ▶️ zurl.co/fHGz9 #Starlink #Bezos #SpaceEconomy
Drugs don’t act uniformly across the body: they target proteins that vary between cells and tissues. This molecular geography explains both benefits and side effects. Martina Varisco (SNS researcher) shows how data can guide smarter use of existing drugs. #laricercaèNormale
Closing with Sir Paul McCartney 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I will never not love both these men 💙💙💙 #SirPaulMcCaertney #StephenColbert @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
Restoring and upgrading an old pair of clogs (klompen in Dutch). #handicraft #clogs #restoration #footwear
What You Lost has risen to No. 5 on the @altqradio.bsky.social Top 20 — a huge leap, and an incredible moment. Thank you to everyone who voted and lifted this song higher. We’re standing in seriously amazing company. Watch the video on YouTube: youtu.be/qs-K39ospAA?...
oh so there is ONE kind of health care America wants fully funded by the government and freely available
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Dit protest met 100den mensen werd niet eens genoemd in het @nieuws.nos.nl Zo ging het in het journaal toen ooit een keer hooguit 100 mensen naar Wilders toegingen
Max Scherzer is fired🔥 up babe. LETS GOOOOO ‼️‼️ #bluejays | #mlb | #postseason
“He came on with a point to prove and proved it in dramatic fashion.” Matt Glazier is our guest on The Review of Tranmere’s victory over Harrogate. He heaped praise on Cameron Norman for his match-winning display. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/147181359
April 9, The First Amendment Troop returned to the Lincoln Memorial and Kennedy Center with “ResistDance vs. Redaction” — a protest performance demanding answers about the allegations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
Is Lemmings the best Amiga game? If not, then what? #CommodoreAmiga #Amigagames #retrogamers #PuzzleGames #classicgames
Grateful for the support and trust of some of our country and state’s most dedicated leaders in my campaign for treasurer!
You may have heard that part of Upton Heath is up for sale. I am working hard behind the scenes to see how we can raise the funds to protect this precious landscape. We must make sure that Upton Heath is protected for nature and for our community.
Pullup & Dip Outdoor Bar Preview Portable pullup & dip station that can be anchored to trees or posts #homegym #garagegym #pullupdip