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Ulrike

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · Jan 10

There is no algorithm here. Type the word like a grown up or say something else.

Fck c*ncer =/= FUCK CANCER.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · Jan 10

Friendly reminder: Bsky doesn't censor words. You can say things like kill and fuck here.

When you choose to bowdlerize words on Bsky, it just breaks people's filters. If you type "r*pe" it means that anyone who has a filter to block the word "rape" still sees your post. Knock it off!

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11h

Free headline:

Trump agenda thwarted by inflation

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Unicorns and T. rexes troll Trump at Portland's ICE protests

Whether or not the president is getting the message is unclear, though.

www.axios.com

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13h

U.S. police kill roughly 25 pet dogs a day, the majority of which pose no threat to them.

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 10h

"Among its key provisions, SF 383 requires PBMs to reimburse independent pharmacies based on the federal National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) plus a $10.68 dispensing fee, prohibits health plans from favoring certain pharmacies, and allows pharmacies to appeal reimbursement disputes."

The Gazette @thegazette.com · 10h

Wellmark sues Iowa Insurance Division over enforcement of pharmacy benefit law

Wellmark asks court to halt enforcement of disputed Iowa prescription drug law

Iowa's largest health insurer says the Insurance Division's order to implement Senate File 383 would unfairly raise drug costs and contradict a federal court ruling blocking key provisions of the law.

www.thegazette.com

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 10h

My hero!

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 11h

Ol fashioned changing room.

a man standing in front of a phone booth that says telephone

ALT: a man standing in front of a phone booth that says telephone

media.tenor.com

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 17h

There are plenty of nationally accredited "homeschool" programs which should be eligible for the voucher program. This page lists 12 accredited programs.

12 Best Accredited Homeschool Programs - 2024

Accredited Homeschool Programs - we profile the 12 best online homeschool programs available to students in 2024.

www.collegetransitions.com

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 17h

Most families don't use an accredited program because they're expensive, but some do, especially for high school.

Nonpublic School Accreditation

Nonpublic schools have two options for accreditation in the State of Iowa. Learn about the accreditation options.

educate.iowa.gov

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 17h

Iowa law does not differentiate between private instruction at home and private instruction elsewhere. It's all defined as Competent PI (CPI) or Independent PI (IPI). If a family uses an accredited program to provide CPI at home, it should be voucher-eligible.

Students First Education Savings Accounts

Education savings accounts (ESAs) may be used by eligible families to cover tuition, fees, and other qualified education expenses at nonpublic schools in Iowa.

educate.iowa.gov

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 22h

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 18h

Or, he doesn't like the guy on his left. "Oops. It was an ACCIDENT. 😉"

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 19h

Would this new credit only increase the $ amount of Iowa's existing education tax credits, or would it also expand the expenses covered? Since it's hypothetical, we can't know.

Right now, most CPI/IPI costs aren't included, but tuition for accredited schools (like K12) is.

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 19h

Many families who want to use a virtual academy open enroll to a district that contracts with K12 or Connections. Since the district is paying their tuition, those expenses wouldn't need a credit. If you're paying out of pocket, the credit would likely include that tuition cost...

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 19h

Iowa law does not differentiate between homeschool and private school. Both are legally Private Instruction. If you are paying for K12, that's CPI or IPI as far as Iowa is concerned.

If you're enrolled in a district with a K12 contract to provide virtual schooling, that's public school at home...

Homeschooling (Private Instruction)

Families may choose to educate their children at home instead of sending them to a traditional public or nonpublic school. This is called homechooling.

educate.iowa.gov

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 19h

Or in between paid ads. The ad company wants advertisers to notice the 'prime' spot so they'll pay to put an ad there.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22h

🚨 UPDATE: Yep, @janetmills4me.bsky.social is absolutely a FAKE...this isn't even a link to anything, it's a SCREEN SHOT of a link to Mills' actual fundraising page.

Her ACTUAL account appears to be @janetmillsforme.bsky.social.

bsky.app/profile/jane...

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

This is so necessary. I vaguely recall that the Obama volunteer machine got a rebranding after his 08 victory and was intended to keep Organizing For America (is that what it was called?) but if they had any further accomplishments they did not promote them effectively enough for me to find out.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"After we win in November, we do not demobilize. The rich and corporate interests who tried to buy this election with the millions they stole from our pockets will want to see us fail.

We won’t let them." - Chi Ossé

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. If I found out they focused on DSM, I wouldn't be surprised. I haven't lived in Des Moines since 2006, and I didn't even know Norris's name before this summer, and I only know it now because I make an *effort* to follow the primaries.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating that she scored that high. I'd have thought her name recognition outside of DSM would be low, and as far as I can tell, she's not campaigning. No events. Scant social media presence. Bare bones website begging for money.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

You could have left that last sentence unwritten. There's enough negativity on the internet these days.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 1d

a fake quote being attributed to zohran mamdani is igniting the pro-palestine left.

he never said arresting netanyahu would make him a trumpian fascist. that phrase was posted by an account known for using extreme rhetoric to accuse mamdani of effectively saying that as a result of him softening.

image circulating claiming to attribute a fake quote to mamdani. text reads:
dec. 2024: “as mayor of nyc i would arrest benjamin netanyahu”
sept. 2025: “arresting netanyahu would make me a trumpian fascist.” - this second quote has in big letters over it the words “fake quote.”

post from the originator of the phrase. text reads:

@zei squirrel
here you have it side by side. Zohran in December 2024, when he was running in the primary, pledging that he will definitely arrest Netanyahu. Then fast forward to Zohran in September 2025, after he won the primary, and suddenly arresting Netanyahu makes you a Trumpian fascist:

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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 1d

And the best adaptation of any Dickens that has ever been put onto the screen, or ever will be, is the Muppets Christmas Carol. But I think that is quite possibly the least unhinged opinion it is possible to have about Dickens. It's simply fact.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

and since he really does have a quote for everything, in the wise words of Sir Terry Pratchett: “Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book.”

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

With no pay during the shutdown, some air traffic controllers are calling in sick so they can take other jobs to cover rent and bills, worsening an already critical shortage and causing major flight delays nationwide.
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How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.

theconversation.com

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Iowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com · 1d

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown, Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa report.

Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite the ongoing shutdown.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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