Jeff Bezos last week: “What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Looks like a solid game. Too bad it's not accessible for free like other state-level events from another Iowa high school athletic union.

(Me, who knows nothing about boxing): BULL—— SERRANO WON THAT.

“Undisputed” pffft

The super non-HD clips of Tyson are good for context.

I dropped it again. What happened.

I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency Försäkringskassan accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) have reached a resolution in their media rights dispute. A joint statement ⬇️ iahsaa.org/ihsaa-ihssn-ag…

The City of Dubuque claims Iowa law requires it to keep those bids secret. But the Iowa Code section the city cites refers to *sealed* bids — not to bids that have been officially opened in the lead-up to awarding a contract.

Everyone knows the story is true. The Trump administration has acknowledged it. But the playbook says attack attack attack.

Who paid for the jet?

What happens after Gannett eliminates too many copy editors. (from the Sunday Des Moines Register)

Hey C-Span, can we get a multiview feed?

We are cooked.

I am into it. I would also chop the schedule down but I know I am in the minority there. But I don’t understand how people get into baseball the first couple months of the year. Go ahead, yell at me. 11) 100-game season.

Thanks to our inaugural Media Committee for spending the day with us to discuss media policies and practices ahead of 2025-26! Great group of professionals who provide essential community service and coverage in Iowa.

NASCAR driver KO’s himself trying to get out of his car 😭

Ryan Timms, driver of the No. 10 car from Oklahoma City, celebrates winning the 64th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2025. Timms became the second youngest driver to win the Nationals, at 18 years and 11 month’s old.

Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death. My latest story on the psychological impacts of AI chatbots: nytimes.com/2025/08/26/tec…