Among all US adults:
15% want federal gov't to declare the US a Christian nation
13% want to advocate Christian values
19% want it to stop enforcing separation of church and state

With 258 million US adults, that means *39 million* want to declare the US a Christian nation.

Thanks for having me!!

Trump is coming to Iowa

'Doctors don't tell you about the crotch slime.'

You won't want to miss tonight's FemTechFocus Book Club. Author Lyz Lenz will be popping in to say hello and answer some questions.

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'The success of the American home relies on unpaid and under paid labor. Someone is getting shortchanged: if it’s not the wife, it’s the nanny; if it’s not the nanny, it’s the housekeeper.' by Lyz Lenz open.substack.com/pub/lyz/p/what…

I love how Lyz Lenz talks through the differences between making a home as part of a nuclear family and now doing it on her own. I completely agree that home-making on your own is both a “labor and a luxury” and that it takes a community to make it work.

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“My mother and sister tell me I had a panic attack the night before my wedding… I have no memory of this, my body's last revolt.”

an excerpt from HERETIC is in Insider (complete with wedding photos):

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Two candidates changed their address to run in specific districts this November. One candidate claims to reside in a home that records show hasn’t used water since February.

FULL STORY:kcrg.com/2022/10/26/iow…

newsweek.com/dad-was-serial…
A southwest Iowa woman claims her late father murdered at least 50 women and buried their remains near rural Thurman. If the allegations are true, he's one of the nation's most prolific serial killers.

Iowa state and local authorities are investigating.

They touching grass. It’s working, everybody. Keep it up.

A federal policy dating back to Clinton’s Welfare Reform means some visa- and green card-holding pregnant immigrants don’t have access to Medicaid for prenatal care in states like Iowa. Iowa Public Radio Side Effects Public Media sideeffectspublicmedia.org/access-to-care…

I'm glad to see this story get reported out more fully and with important context theguardian.com/us-news/2022/o…

Happy pub day to Jeanna (pre-order Heretic!) Kadlec!!!