Packed house here in Gowrie (pop. 1,037) as they discuss how to respond to their local grocery store closing.

This.

Charlie Brown and Lucy, a play in 372 parts.

I find it highly amusing that my coworkers angrily yell stuff like this and then clutch their pearls and cry when they are called out for their racism

If you read one thing from today, read this.

This map gives you a rough sense of all the ways U.S. land is used. Much of U.S. land serves specific purposes, such as the 2 million acres devoted to golf courses or the 3 million acres for airports.bloom.bg/37XnVYh

Dear Donald J. Trump: I served on active duty in the United States military. We are not mercenaries. We are not bargaining chips. We don’t deploy for money. Our troops exist to protect the Constitution and the national security of the United States. Get it? #SaturdayThoughts

To my friends in Davenport & Muscatine, yes, I'm still fully endorsing John Delaney as the "Real Deal" Democrat in the race for president. Please go meet & listen to him today. And for a good backgrounder, watch this 28-minute video: go.johndelaney.com/page/s/real-so….

The Force is Strong in this one.

Way to go Wolf. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Not ONE of them voted to confirm Scott Pruitt or Andrew Wheeler at EPA. YOU DID! And those votes help TRIPLE the number of #RFS waivers the EPA administered, to the detriment of ethanol demand. YOU helped close (ethanolrfa.org/2019/10/what-h…) ethanol plants. Shame on you.

You get some bad poll numbers today Joni? Stop squealing and pass it.

A wonderful reunion with a fellow naval officer, an expansive diplomat, a visionary senator, and a promoter of a progressive society for all... in Dike, Iowa. Thank you, Secretary John Kerry for being yourself amongst the like-minded people of rural #IASen

.J.D. Scholten stop tweeting and watch the #DemDebate man

Fear v. Reality. Joni Ernst "Siouxland Energy Cooperative, a producer owned company located in northwest Iowa, says it will idle production at its ethanol production facility in Sioux Center." brownfieldagnews.com/news/another-e… ethanolrfa.org/2019/10/what-h…

Ye olde "Pledge" And yet, U.S. Government reverses China's "Currency Manipulator status. Thank God we finally got a President to get tough with China. #hoodwinked #Acmesales #WileECoyoteSuperGenius #MyPresidentisImpotent bbc.com/news/business-…

Simply Pavlovian. Good Boy! #IA04

Hey, we know about half the people interviewed in this “Daily Show” video! Hello, Karen Lawton! Mary Weaver! Bill & Peg Raney!

Beans down 12 cents on the day so far. MFP 2020, anyone? #MFP