Working Class News, Opinion & Media Critique Covering the Des Moines Metro
Des Moines, IA
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Josh Turek is still running that transphobic ad in the Des Moines media market as of Tuesday night. Ignoring the backlash and doubling down. If they don't want your vote, don't give it to them.
Turek ad irks Democrats as Iowa candidates shift on transgender sports desmoinesregister.com/story/…
Per guidelines any crime story involving DMPD's use of ALPR cameras must emphasize that they ARE NOT Flock cameras. We use a different brand (Motorola) with the same associated problems.
Driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in Des Moines on Wednesday desmoinesregister.com/story/…
Just to clarify, neither the police or fire department is cutting staff as a result of this budget reallocation. Both departments are operating on a larger budget than previous years. Misleading reporting. (1/2)
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Prepare for headlines about 'Cuts to Public Safety.' The police are simply being told to move (not cut) three officers to patrol and accept fewer people in their next recruiting class that they never fill anyways. The police budget increases every year (20% since 2021).
Sand has a remarkable ability to apply the golden mean fallacy to every issue he's expected to have a position on. Let 'the market' resolve mass surveillance is a patently absurd take. He insists the correct answer between good and bad things ALWAYS rests in middle. (1/2)
On Thursday a reporter asked @RobSandIA about the privacy concerns associated with Flock cameras (automated license plate readers). #IAGov
After an entire summer of Fear City copaganda stories in corporate media the police practically evaded any budget reduction at all. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_C…
Parizek claims here that DMPD has officers volunteering their free time like vigilantes to hunt down cocaine traffickers. Good thing he's lying because that would be illegal!
Recent cocaine seizures in Des Moines part of larger national trend desmoinesregister.com/story/…
Can't write a local police story these days without providing Paul Parizek a platform to overtly lobby for a larger police budget. No matter the relevance, there it is.
Recent cocaine seizures in Des Moines part of larger national trend desmoinesregister.com/story/…
The City proposed moving (not cutting) cops from their Officer Friendly Division for adults to patrol and hiring 3 less recruits from an upcoming class (staff that doesn't exist yet) saving $500k, savings that will be quickly consumed by overtime anyways. (1/2)
How much has Des Moines found in cuts to contend with $12M shortfall? desmoinesregister.com/story/…
Somewhere deep inside Turek headquarters they've decided campaigning with the Epstein Class in support of ICE is a winning strategy. Sand/Turek/Drone Garriot victories in Nov. would signify a permanent shift to the far right for Iowa Democrats.
Turek's vote for that 2024 GOP immigration bill was used against him in the Democratic primary for #IASen but is now the basis for a positive ad.
(The law making "illegal re-entry" a state crime is currently on hold pending litigation in federal court)
Worth noting that Iowa liberals have attempted this 'arguement to moderation' during campaign cycles in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024 only to be annihilated each time on election night. What's one more try?
We need more centrists in politics.
Not everyone fits neatly into “left” or “right.” You can be fiscally responsible and support a strong safety net. Support secure borders and legal immigration. Support gun rights and reasonable safeguards.
Good policy doesn’t require ideological purity. It requires pragmatism, compromise, and a willingness to admit the other side might occasionally have a point.
We need fewer politicians playing to the extremes and more willing to govern from the middle.
The Sand campaign doesn't want your vote if you're anywhere left of Democrats. What could go wrong?
Thanks for sharing! Some of my favorite parts ⬇️
Fox News: Sand holds "moderate views on several hot-button issues," "clarifies his moderate policy stances," and "reject[s] Democratic socialism." #IAGov
foxnews.com/video/6403649317…
Civility politics making a triumphant return! #bothsidez
More than willing to throw marginalized people in the ditch in order to appeal to reactionaries who are going to hate her either way. The IDP sees this as a winning strategy.
IA Dem House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott says she opposes “letting men in women's locker rooms” in her latest ad
In 2023 she voted AGAINST legislation that prohibited men from accessing women’s locker rooms.
Anything to say about your voting record, @SarahforIowa ?
It's important to understand we're being subjected to an intense propaganda campaign designed to make us believe crime is tied to budget cuts when DMPD's budget has actually been INCREASED annually with members receiving yearly raises around 8%. share.google/wXN3wi7xCQ37vrw…
Astonishing he won't take a position on this 82 days out after spending the last 8 years campaigning on the dangers of insiders and special interest.
Despite serious 'staffing concerns' and 'budget cuts' authorities will dedicate 30 officers, the Fairgrounds Police and the State Patrol to combat drug dealers and human trafficking at the State Fair. kcci.com/article/des-moines-…
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