Thread by @ProudIdealist

Is central control of the shadow government being run out of a small town of 23000 on the Mississippi, in flyover country Iowa, home of the first caucuses? Simply too many coincidences to ignore. @realDonaldTrump @GenFlynn
*UN
*Media & AP
*XiCCP
*Electoral direction/Dem Party

Since 1972, Iowa has held the first presidential nominating contests in the country. This new direction was decided at the 1968 Dem Natl Convention. npr.org/2016/01/29/464…

XiCCP has not one, but two keys to this city, a surprising small town visit for a world leader. The first in 1985, and again in 2012 as VP to visit "his old friends." muscatinejournal.com/muscatine/news…

Also a surprising location for Stanley Center for Peace and Security (frmly Stanley Foundation), conferring from 1965- 2008 on the direction of the UN's role. stanleycenter.org

Famous people hailing from here include diplomats, an ivy league college and World Bank president, connex to Heinz, and the founder of the 4th largest newspaper group in the US.

Aside from the pearl button factory for which this city was once famous, today it boasts the largest Heinz factory outside of Pittsburgh.

Alfred Wilson Lee's original 1890 local newspaper is now Lee/BH Media (Berkshire Hathaway media having sold to Lee earlier this year prompted the name change from Lee Enterprises and elevation to 3rd largest newspaper group).

Lee Enterprises financial restructures during which their Arizona Daily Star (acquired thru Pulitzer buy) was collateralized. a-mountain.com/?tag=mary-junck

Pulitzer had sold its newspapers to Lee Enterprises in 2005.

Joseph Pulitzer had bought the New York World in 1883 from Jay Gould tho August Belmont I (frmly Schönfeld, Rothschild US envoy and DNC head 1860-1872, had been buying up stakes of it to make it more represent Dem party interests). haaretz.com/jewish/.premiu…

Associated Press, while founded in 1846 had significant organizational changes in 1892 as the newspaper industry evolved into one of increased distribution and competition (and increased sensationalism) controlled was by media moguls, including Pulitzer, Hearst, etc.

Current Chair of Lee Media is Mary Junck.

Mary Junck currently serves on the Associated Press Board of Directors and served as Chair from 2012-2017.

Quite a bit happening and quite a bit of power wielded in this small Midwestern city of 23000, don't you think?

Bonus: the city houses what was the largest mother-of-pearl button factory in the US. Such buttons are often made from the murex snail which is the source of the famous Tyrian purple dye.

Unroll this meandering thread about what I'm sure is but a wee humble button factory town along the Mississippi @threadreaderapp.