Swenson
@swenson.bsky.social
Retired regional scientist & university lecturer. Runner, hiker, meanderer, antifascist, free-thinker, Army veteran, and sadly, too often an invasive species.
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Lack of student interest, scheduling issues delays UI Center for Intellectual Freedom
The Center for Intellectual Freedom, newly housed at the University of Iowa, postponed classes set to begin in January to March following issues with staff scheduling and a lack of student participati...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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A detention center that does not provide healthcare is a death camp.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A detention center that does not provide healthcare is a death camp.
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For your "You can't make this up" file.
When Bruce Braley said “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" would lead the Senate Judiciary Committee if Braley didn't win the race to succeed Tom Harkin, Republicans made the so-called insult to farmers the top issue of the 2014 #IASen campaign.
When Bruce Braley said “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" would lead the Senate Judiciary Committee if Braley didn't win the race to succeed Tom Harkin, Republicans made the so-called insult to farmers the top issue of the 2014 #IASen campaign.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM
For your "You can't make this up" file.
When Bruce Braley said “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" would lead the Senate Judiciary Committee if Braley didn't win the race to succeed Tom Harkin, Republicans made the so-called insult to farmers the top issue of the 2014 #IASen campaign.
When Bruce Braley said “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" would lead the Senate Judiciary Committee if Braley didn't win the race to succeed Tom Harkin, Republicans made the so-called insult to farmers the top issue of the 2014 #IASen campaign.
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"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
I get it that we are dealing with monsters in Minnesota, but the largest cowards of all are Senator Thune and his GOP senate, along with those few Republicans with a conscience in the House who know full well that speaker Johnson is Trump’s toady yet sit on their hands in the face of these murders
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I get it that we are dealing with monsters in Minnesota, but the largest cowards of all are Senator Thune and his GOP senate, along with those few Republicans with a conscience in the House who know full well that speaker Johnson is Trump’s toady yet sit on their hands in the face of these murders
Daughter just back from church where these were handed out to the congregation
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Daughter just back from church where these were handed out to the congregation
Until demonstrated otherwise, ICE is a goon squad
January 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Until demonstrated otherwise, ICE is a goon squad
One helluva a speech by our northern friend www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:49 AM
One helluva a speech by our northern friend www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
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My brother writes about the welcome our mother and her parents received from the U.S. when they fled Nazi Germany. Remembering with gratitude the Quakers of Scattergood in Iowa and the Disciples of Christ church in Eureka, Illinois. www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/01/20/o...
Opinion: How We Used To Welcome Immigrants - New Haven Independent
Paul Wessel recounts how his mother's family fled Nazi Germany, was welcomed by Iowa Quakers.
www.newhavenindependent.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
My brother writes about the welcome our mother and her parents received from the U.S. when they fled Nazi Germany. Remembering with gratitude the Quakers of Scattergood in Iowa and the Disciples of Christ church in Eureka, Illinois. www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/01/20/o...
Happy 2nd birthday, Bebe!
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Happy 2nd birthday, Bebe!
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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"What if the military comes?"
The work continues.
"What if the military turns on ICE and joins with the People?"
The work continues.
"What if the military sides with ICE and oppresses the People?"
The work continues.
The work continues.
"What if the military turns on ICE and joins with the People?"
The work continues.
"What if the military sides with ICE and oppresses the People?"
The work continues.
I’m hearing people freak about a military deployment to Minneapolis but it doesn’t change much. It’s scarier but the same. We still outnumber them 100 to 1. They have more guns than us either way. They can shoot us either way. They’ll probably be easier to find and follow if they’re in a tank.
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"What if the military comes?"
The work continues.
"What if the military turns on ICE and joins with the People?"
The work continues.
"What if the military sides with ICE and oppresses the People?"
The work continues.
The work continues.
"What if the military turns on ICE and joins with the People?"
The work continues.
"What if the military sides with ICE and oppresses the People?"
The work continues.
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This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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We wanted to know if ICE is doing its job. So we talked to three Aryan Nation members at a Five Guys in Coeur d'Alene.
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
We wanted to know if ICE is doing its job. So we talked to three Aryan Nation members at a Five Guys in Coeur d'Alene.
A bruise?
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A bruise?
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NOTE: In DOJ's appeal of the dismissal of the Comey/James cases because Lindsey Halligan wasn't properly appointed, the Fourth Circuit briefing won't even be completed until mid-March — with any oral argument sometime after that. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
NOTE: In DOJ's appeal of the dismissal of the Comey/James cases because Lindsey Halligan wasn't properly appointed, the Fourth Circuit briefing won't even be completed until mid-March — with any oral argument sometime after that. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Just a reminder when news like this comes out that corn farmers will be getting payments from at least 3 farm subsidy programs in 2026. Corn prices being lower and input prices being higher is far from the whole story. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/01/usda...
USDA Says 2025 Corn Production Hit 17 Billion Bushels, Likely to Keep Prices Low - Farm Policy News
Corn futures plunged to the lowest levels since August after USDA stunned the market by boosting its 2025 U.S. crop estimate above 17 billion bushels for the first time, signaling a heavy supply outlo...
farmpolicynews.illinois.edu
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Just a reminder when news like this comes out that corn farmers will be getting payments from at least 3 farm subsidy programs in 2026. Corn prices being lower and input prices being higher is far from the whole story. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/01/usda...