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Monthly Archives: May 2021
Jen Senko: Right Wing Media Is The Core Of Our Problem
Jen Senko’s excellent documentary The Brainwashing of my Dad about the purposeful rise of right wing media in America won a Webbie award this week. Please watch this conversation about the film. You can see Brainwashing on Prime and some … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Jen Senko, Right wing media, right wing propaganda, The Brainwashing of My Dad, Webbie awards
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Book Review: Demystifying Shariah
We moved to the Southeast side of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1985 to be closer to my work. My daily commute was still long and it took me past a number of churches and the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids. … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Arabs, book review, islam, muslims
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Abortion In The SCOTUS Target
With the stolen 6 to 3 majority on the US Supreme Court, it looks like the authoritarian wing of our political spectrum is ready and willing to do all they can to take Women’s freedom of choice away from them. … Continue reading
Posted in SCOTUS
Tagged abortion, abortion opponents get abortions, moral abortion
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Sunday Funday: Who’s A Hero Edition?
Please enjoy Al Franken’s comments on Liz Cheney as a hero: (10 minutes): Is there anybody in that party that can stand up to Trump? What a bunch of cowards from the local school boards to the county supervisors, state … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Covid-19, Humor
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Gawd-Awful Legislature Leaves Des Moines Finally
Considering that the Iowa legislature has a long-standing reputation of doing little of the work that Iowa needs done, this legislature far exceeded that reputation this year. I have tried to keep track, but it is nearly impossible. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, gun safety, Iowa legislature 2021
Tagged abortion, masking, racial disparities
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Infrastructure Fixes Badly Needed!
According to my casual reading last week we had a major train derailment in Sibley, Iowa with somewhere around 47 rails cars dumping all sorts of chemicals on the ground, into a lake and catching on fire thus polluting the … Continue reading
Posted in Biden-Harris, Joe Biden
Tagged bridges, charging stations, highways, infrastructure
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Progress Iowa Demands Records To Uncover Right Wing Influence
Requests to Governor, Secretary of State, Legislative Services Agency, and Legislators follows claims from Heritage Action that they Wrote Iowa’s New Voter Suppression Law Des Moines, Iowa — An advocacy group is demanding that public records be released to uncover … Continue reading
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Tagged Heritage Action, Iowa legislature 2021, Iowa vote suppression
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Biden’s Pro-Rural Agenda Could Win Democrats Rural Votes
The Daily Yonder covers rural America. “We like stories — and we love facts — about the people, economy and future of rural places.” Follow DY on Twitter Instagram and Facebook. They also have a podcast, Everywhere Radio and a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Rescue Act, Biden rural agenda, Rural policy, Rural voters
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Beating Trump And Saving Democracy
Action alert from Indivisible In just the past few weeks, we’ve seen some major strides on our top democracy reform priorities. From the For the People Act and the D.C. statehood bill passing in the House to continued momentum on … Continue reading
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Tagged For the People Act, Indivisible, S.1, voter suppression
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Senator Zach Wahls Schools GOP On Bipartisanship
Watch the video or read the text below. Zach Wahls, Senate Democratic Leader, addresses the Republican rejection of bipartisan policing reform in Iowa: Mr. President, colleagues of the Senate. We’ve been having this debate for a while here today, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa legislative session 2021, Iowa Republicans, Iowa Senate Democrats, Senator Zach Wahls
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