Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Watch This Week’s Blue Statehouse Alert Live

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Go to Iowa House Democrats FB page and sign up for weekly updates.  

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Media, “Culture Wars” And Rural Voters

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Trish Nelson

The RuralVote.org folks don’t get into the whys, but I think we know why.  Fake news, Fox News, Facebook, conservative talk radio spreading anti-democratic propaganda.  But it’s too late to do much to change the mass media before November. So … Continue reading →

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Crafting A Response To COVID-19 And Its Variants

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau published with permission We are witnessing the onslaught of the COVID-19 virus at various locations around the world. The impact of COVID-19 has been most apparent over the last two years. The COVID-19 virus has truly reached … Continue reading →

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Historian Heather Cox Richardson Interviews President Biden

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Watch this amazing interview. You won’t be sorry. 30 minutes.

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Talking Union At REI

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Trish Nelson

REI workers in NYC voted to unionize on Wednesday. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/rei-union-rwdsu-soho/ Talking Union at REI by David Leshtz “For those of you who I have not had the chance to meet, I use he/him pronouns and I’m speaking to you today … Continue reading →

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DeJear Gains 10,000 Twitter Followers After Reynolds Speech

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Trish Nelson

What the hell was she even talking about?  The speech was total gibberish. It was not a response to what Biden actually said or any other real thing.  Yikes. The good news is Reynolds’ opponent in the governor’s race Democrat … Continue reading →

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Watch President Biden’s SOTU Address

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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Watch Iowa Press Reporters’ Roundtable

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Watch if you can stomach it.  So many people have told me they don’t watch anymore because they can’t stomach it. This weekend’s program wasn’t terrible off and on. They were a little snide about Republicans here and there but … Continue reading →

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Iowa Newspapers Create IowaCovidData.com

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Kim Reynolds put on a Dick Cheney worthy sneer when she responded to a question by James Lynch about the decommissioned state covid website.  Goodness she’s touchy!  No wonder they’re all afraid of her.  She stated on Iowa Press last … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Lead Pipes Will Be Replaced Thanks To President Biden And Democrats

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Follow Iowa Senate Dems on Facebook Iowa Senate Democrats President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill is sending Iowa $638 million dollars to replace ALL our state’s lead pipes and make other water infrastructure improvements. “There is no safe level of … Continue reading →

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