@IowaAction

2015-2018: student activist org in Iowa City | Present: promoting ideas for a better future

 Iowa City, IA
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Joined May 2016
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Here’s the Iowa City FY 2021 proposed budget for the General Fund. The Iowa City police accounts for 25% of all costs. Iowa City spends over 23 times more money on the police than it does transportation services. #defundthepolice
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This has been an issue for over a decade. So embarrassing for @uiowa. witness.usatoday.com/story/n…

UI's current lowest wage for student employees? $8.20

Over half of the 10,000-plus undergraduate student employees at the University of Iowa make less than $10.10 per hour this year, according to data recently released by the university.

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The Daily Iowan@TheDailyIowanApr 1
The University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution asking the university to increase the minimum wage of student workers from $8.20 to $14 an hour. dailyiowan.com/2026/03/31/us…

USG calls on UI to increase student worker wages

The University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government called on the university to raise the minimum wage of student workers after passing a resolution at their March 31 meeting. The resolution asks...

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The student wage data we had to pay for in 2017 can still be found here: dropbox.com/sh/aud0g5yug44f5…

UIowa Student Wages

Shared with Dropbox

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The Associated Press
@AP10 Sep 2025
BREAKING: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, a spokesperson says. apnews.com/article/charlie-k…

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.”

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Weilein secures Iowa City City Council seat, defeating Nusser in special election press-citizen.com/story/news…

Weilein secures Iowa City City Council seat, defeating Nusser in special election

Thirty-year-old Oliver Weilein secured 60 percent of the vote on Tuesday to defeat Ross Nusser in a special Iowa City City Council election.

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Me if getting elected to city council was illegal
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IOWA CITY: Today is the day. Go vote OLIVER in the special election @ your normal polling place. Anyone in Iowa City can vote, and if you voted in the primary in district C, vote again! Let’s show the real estate establishment in Iowa City that we think housing is a human right.
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Starting this Tuesday all Iowa City public transit is FARE FREE. Here’s me chillin on one of the cities cool new all electric busses
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fake fan adam@fakefanadam24 Apr 2023
another bad week for the city of Des Moines in court. the city (and metro police) keep losing in lawsuits over 2020 protests. desmoinesregister.com/story/…

In massive George Floyd protest lawsuit, Iowa judge rules police made questionable arrests

Judge Stephen Locher granted summary judgment to plaintiffs on several claims and ruled others should go to trial in suit over May 31, 2020, arrests.

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Tonight there is “Chalk-a-ganza” to spread the word about the counter protest to oppose openly bigoted fascist lunatic Matt Walsh who is scheduled to speak on Wednesday at University of Iowa
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ACLU of Iowa@ACLUiowa14 Apr 2023
BREAKING: The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously determined today that Gov. Reynolds cannot violate Iowa's Open Records law by failing to respond to journalists' public information requests.
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Des Moines Register@DMRegister13 Apr 2023
Opinion: Shouting down speakers with objectionable viewpoints is often not the best response, writes Randy Evans. desmoinesregister.com/story/…

Opinion: Have we forgotten how to agree to disagree?

Opinion: Shouting down speakers with objectionable viewpoints is often not the best response, writes Randy Evans.

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University of Iowa students are putting up flyers around campus of leaked @Iowa_YAF communications where newly appointed chair of Iowa College Republicans @UIowaCRs Samuel Haack uses slurs to describe trans people
Image of flyer posted on Iowa campus where Samuel Haack is seen complaining about “upset Tr*nnys trying to stop chalking”

ALT Image of flyer posted on Iowa campus where Samuel Haack is seen complaining about “upset Tr*nnys trying to stop chalking”

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Unless you want an abortion, want to make a decent wage, or really anything else that has to do with baseline standards of living. ☺️
Gov. Kim Reynolds
@IAGovernor15 Mar 2023
Efficient, Effective, and Small. That’s what government should be! Under my watch, state government will work FOR YOU! Not against you.
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KCRG-TV9@KCRG1 Mar 2023
Iowa lawmakers look to ban same sex marriage kcrg.com/video/2023/03/01/io…

Iowa lawmakers look to ban same sex marriage

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Today Iowa Republicans proposed to amend the constitution to ban gay marriage. Saying “In accordance with the laws of nature and nature’s God, the state of Iowa recognizes the definition of marriage to be the union between 1 human biological male and 1 human biological female.”
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Iowa government said: bring back child labor!
More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS7 Feb 2023
A new Iowa bill would roll back child labor laws, allowing 14 to 17-year-olds to work in mining, meatpacking, demolition, operating guillotine shears, and other dangerous jobs. Under the business-backed bill, employers wouldn't be civilly liable if kids are injured or killed.
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pokey pup@Whatapityonyou28 Jan 2023
So “defund the police” was way too extreme but the police going around murdering people in cold blood year after year is what?
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