Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Amy And Tina Together Again

ICYMI – Comedy can be a powerful form of social commentary, particularly in repressive or politically polarized environments. The cool and talented queens of comedy, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, hilariously nail Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem on SNL “My … Continue reading

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David Hogg Praises Chuck Schumer

That and more on this episode of  The Al Franken Podcast. David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, has reason to be cynical and yet he’s not. In the podcast today he explains some of the lesser … Continue reading

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Heart Of Iowa Dems Host Q And A With Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann and Laura Belin answered attendees’ questions in this event hosted by the Heart of Iowa Democrats yesterday. Both Thom and Laura are highly knowledgeable, as you all know. A variety of topics were covered including how we got … Continue reading

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What Is The Way Back From Concentration Camps To Democracy?

Andrea Pitzer is the author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, and The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov. Times being what they are, lately when I read I … Continue reading

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MMM: “When Hell Freezes Over”

From our inbox: Press release from Christina Bohannan for Congress October 7, 2025 press@bohannanforcongress.com WHEN WILL MILLER-MEEKS HOLD A TOWN HALL? MMM: “WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER” Bohannan: “It’s time to stop hiding from Iowans, come forward, and defend your record … Continue reading

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Free Webinar: How To Have A Role In Iowa Water Quality Standards

You’ve heard a lot about water quality in Iowa this summer: nitrates in our waterways, record numbers of beach advisories, forever chemicals, fish kills, federal rollbacks of water protections, and more. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now requesting … Continue reading

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Has Miller-Meeks Lost Her Swagger?

I noticed while watching an interview of Rep. Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01) on local news station KWQC that she seems to have lost some of her past cheery bravado of late, at least since her appearance on Iowa Press in the 2022 … Continue reading

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Public Health Research Suppressed?

Follow Cornhole Champions, Iowa Starting Line’s weekly podcast. “On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith sits down with investigative journalist Carey Gillam, editor-in-chief of ⁠The New Lede⁠ and author of “The Monsanto Papers” and “Whitewash.” She spent 17 … Continue reading

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Beneath The Surface Of Iowa’s Water Crisis

Video by Environmental Working Group (EWG). Follow EWG on their YouTube channel.  Check out their website https://www.ewg.org/

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The Flying Hope Monkeys

Allison Gill of Mueller She Wrote and Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles are two of the best people to follow on the internet. Allison was a guest on Simon’s podcast this weekend.  You’ll learn where the name Hopium Chronicles originated, … Continue reading

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