Monthly Archives: June 2018

#FamiliesBelongTogether Protests Next Saturday

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dave Bradley

From an email from Democracy For America: Donald Trump put on quite a show this afternoon. But the executive order on child detention that he signed — under nearly unbearable public pressure — won’t do anything to help the humanitarian … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Calls to Action, Democracy for America, Refugee | Tagged families belong together | Comments Off

Rise Up: Fight Against Child Imprisonment

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dave Bradley

June 20th, 2018 From: Progress Iowa It’s easy to feel powerless when each day brings more and more horrific stories about the parents and children who are detained while peacefully seeking asylum. But there is something you can do to … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst, Progress Iowa, Republican Policy | Tagged separating children from parents at the border | Comments Off

Art Cullen on Naig v Gannon for Agriculture Secretary

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Please read and share this column by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Art Cullen, of The Storm Lake Times “We poured corn into Mexico until they choked on it through NAFTA. Now, when the peasants we plundered show up at our … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Iowa agriculture, Mike Naig, Secretary of Agriculture, Tim Gannon | 1 Comment

Toddlers Are Not A National Security Threat

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Trump has to go and take his Republican friends with him. Here’s a message from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – There is no universe in which forcibly separating now thousands of young children from their parents is acceptable. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged border crisis, DSCC, Keeping Families Together Act | Comments Off

Contact Senators Grassley and Ernst

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CCI: U.S. Senators are scheduled to debate its version of the 2018 Farm Bill this week on Wednesday, June 20. This bill doesn’t propose the same sweeping changes as the failed House Farm Bill – which attempted to eliminate the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Chuck Grassley, Farm bill 2018, joni ernst | 1 Comment

Iowa’s Puppy Mill Problem

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Trish Nelson

A note from Mary LaHay, founder of Iowa Voters for Companion Animals. I founded Iowa Voters for Companion Animals (IVCA) almost 10 years ago after discovering the extent of the puppy mill problem in our state. We had many good … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Iowa animal welfare, iowa puppy mills, IVCA | Comments Off

Some Days You Just Want To Scream!

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Dave Bradley

(2:20 – Not sure if this fits, but I wanted to post it and this seems like a good spot) Mondays in June are the days that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reveals its answers to the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, SCOTUS, voter suppression | Tagged Neil Gorsuch, voter purge | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Cult Edition

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Dave Bradley

From Michael Tomasky via dailykos’ Abbreviated Pundit On a final note, don’t miss Michael Tomasky’s latest on the blind loyalty the GOP has to Trump, even in the face of unprecedented corruption and incompetence: Remember the “cult of Obama”? Of … Continue reading →

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Steve King Stinks Up Iowa

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Once again Iowa’s top racist lets it fly. I simply do not understand how anyone with a conscience could vote for this guy. Yet to Iowa’s shame, he has been returned to congress over and over. An even bigger shame … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Racism in America, Steve King | Tagged Iowa-04, JD Scholten | Comments Off