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buzzycrumbhunger

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9. Well, back in the day, IA was heavily blue...
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:22 PM
Jun 25

It was only when Rush Limpballs appeared that people there started cultivating ignorance and falling prey to the right-wing agenda (i.e. keep ‘em stupid and pander to their prejudices). Before that, the state was a model of educational excellence. I cringe to think what the results of the yearly Iowa Basic Skills Test look like now—if they even bother anymore.

I miss a lot about Iowa, but that doesn’t include the people… including what’s left of my family. Don’t see myself ever yearning to go back, even 30 years later.

Not that Florida has panned out any better.

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