Dexter Merschbrock
@dexterm.bsky.social
Open source Iowa Politics takes and predictions
Day 55 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Day 55 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
If you see me out in my Official Whip Team Quarter-Zip say what’s up
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
If you see me out in my Official Whip Team Quarter-Zip say what’s up
Establishment campaign against Chris Jones immediately went into full swing
New post: Irene DeMaris makes her case for Wade Dooley, one of two Democrats running for Iowa secretary of agriculture.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/01/19/w...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/01/19/w...
Wade Dooley's the leader we need for Iowa secretary of agriculture
Irene DeMaris: Farmers are natural problem-solvers and must be leaders in climate solutions. Wade Dooley is that kind of leader.
www.bleedingheartland.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Establishment campaign against Chris Jones immediately went into full swing
Where is the FLOCK network of cameras when you need them?
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Where is the FLOCK network of cameras when you need them?
May be the biggest practical question of the 2026 election in Iowa.
I'm looking forward to Governor Rob Sand doing this for #Iowa
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
May be the biggest practical question of the 2026 election in Iowa.
Will there be a corresponding movement in the Iowa Democratic Primary broadly that follows @theswinerepublic.bsky.social and his bid for Ag Secretary, with a focus on regulating pollution and standing up to the corporations poisoning our state?
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Will there be a corresponding movement in the Iowa Democratic Primary broadly that follows @theswinerepublic.bsky.social and his bid for Ag Secretary, with a focus on regulating pollution and standing up to the corporations poisoning our state?
Day 54 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
The New Testament doesn’t mention the Median Voter Theorem as far as I remember, and Jesus didn’t say take the 80% side on issues so people will like you better.
The New Testament doesn’t mention the Median Voter Theorem as far as I remember, and Jesus didn’t say take the 80% side on issues so people will like you better.
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Day 54 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
The New Testament doesn’t mention the Median Voter Theorem as far as I remember, and Jesus didn’t say take the 80% side on issues so people will like you better.
The New Testament doesn’t mention the Median Voter Theorem as far as I remember, and Jesus didn’t say take the 80% side on issues so people will like you better.
Day 53 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
January 18, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Day 53 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
Day 52 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Day 52 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
All-American playmaker from Cedar Rapids, Hannah Stuelke by the local paper @thegazette.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
All-American playmaker from Cedar Rapids, Hannah Stuelke by the local paper @thegazette.com
#IAGov likely D, then move all the other races one step towards D
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
#IAGov likely D, then move all the other races one step towards D
Day 51 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Day 51 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
Correcting government misinformation being spread via Reddit
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Correcting government misinformation being spread via Reddit
Summary of some of the speakers’ main points at the recent Cedar Rapids school board meeting:
1. You’re destroying my mothers legacy,
2. We can fund genocide but can’t keep schools open?
3. I would support you being arrested in the fight for schools
4. You suck and are making it worse
1. You’re destroying my mothers legacy,
2. We can fund genocide but can’t keep schools open?
3. I would support you being arrested in the fight for schools
4. You suck and are making it worse
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Summary of some of the speakers’ main points at the recent Cedar Rapids school board meeting:
1. You’re destroying my mothers legacy,
2. We can fund genocide but can’t keep schools open?
3. I would support you being arrested in the fight for schools
4. You suck and are making it worse
1. You’re destroying my mothers legacy,
2. We can fund genocide but can’t keep schools open?
3. I would support you being arrested in the fight for schools
4. You suck and are making it worse
Plea se give me my meth crack and heroin
Man caught with meth, crack and heroin enters plea agreement
Man caught with meth, crack and heroin enters plea agreement
A Davenport man arrested in September after police seized dealer levels of meth, crack cocaine and heroin during a search of his property has entered a plea agreement with prosecutors.
qctimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Plea se give me my meth crack and heroin
Day 50 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Day 50 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
Cedar Rapids residents hate their school board still true after all these years
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Cedar Rapids residents hate their school board still true after all these years
I can get to his house in only 4 turns though
Woke up to an instagram message from a BBC reporter asking if I have the phone number of a cattle rancher we joked about on the podcast a couple weeks ago. Sorry, no, not all Iowans know each other.
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I can get to his house in only 4 turns though
Every year they do a little dance about 5% or 2%, meanwhile the rich get richer and we let our kids suffer.
The real answer to the question of public education and children’s welfare is to quadruple the education budget and open schools year round to provide services.
The real answer to the question of public education and children’s welfare is to quadruple the education budget and open schools year round to provide services.
Iowa public schools press for 5% funding boost as lawmakers signal resistance
Iowa public schools press for 5% funding boost as lawmakers signal resistance
Educators are again asking for an increase of 5 percent in funding for Iowa public schools, saying it's crucial for keeping up with inflation, managing increased operating costs and making up for decades of underfunding amid statewide declining school enrollment.
www.thegazette.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Every year they do a little dance about 5% or 2%, meanwhile the rich get richer and we let our kids suffer.
The real answer to the question of public education and children’s welfare is to quadruple the education budget and open schools year round to provide services.
The real answer to the question of public education and children’s welfare is to quadruple the education budget and open schools year round to provide services.
Day 49 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
See the hate and anger for their fellow man that some have in the wake of violence. Know that this is a tool used by some for further exploitation. Do what is right. These are the same problem.
See the hate and anger for their fellow man that some have in the wake of violence. Know that this is a tool used by some for further exploitation. Do what is right. These are the same problem.
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Day 49 of asking @robsandia.bsky.social to change his stance and stand up for trans kids in Iowa.
See the hate and anger for their fellow man that some have in the wake of violence. Know that this is a tool used by some for further exploitation. Do what is right. These are the same problem.
See the hate and anger for their fellow man that some have in the wake of violence. Know that this is a tool used by some for further exploitation. Do what is right. These are the same problem.
Who has the Iowa Democrat ™️ vest picture of Ag Sec candidate Christ Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social for me to share all over the media for the next year until it reaches uncanny valley levels with the audience and people react with gut-instinct revulsion
January 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Who has the Iowa Democrat ™️ vest picture of Ag Sec candidate Christ Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social for me to share all over the media for the next year until it reaches uncanny valley levels with the audience and people react with gut-instinct revulsion
Is this true????
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Is this true????
GOP candidate for #IAGov Zach Lahn has endorsed the Socialist Eastern Iowa state land appropriation plan, to put all land wealth in the hands of the people collectively.
January 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
GOP candidate for #IAGov Zach Lahn has endorsed the Socialist Eastern Iowa state land appropriation plan, to put all land wealth in the hands of the people collectively.
Sage took heat when his campaign launched for policy language about immigration on his website. That was so long ago in terms of events, he can tell a very neat story about changing his mind on ICE and so-called “border security”. Brutalizing people doesn’t make us safe! #IASen
ICE shot and killed a US citizen today. A full investigation into the incident should be launched immediately. It's time to take the masks off and hold ICE accountable to the atrocities they're committing on behalf of this administration.
January 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Sage took heat when his campaign launched for policy language about immigration on his website. That was so long ago in terms of events, he can tell a very neat story about changing his mind on ICE and so-called “border security”. Brutalizing people doesn’t make us safe! #IASen