Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Pork Industry Deregulation: Less Protection For You

Regulations are protections.  

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If This Is Your First Caucus

It’s caucus time.  February 3rd. The moment we’ve been waiting for. In November 2018 our votes made it possible to take back the House of Representatives which allowed impeachment of this accidental president.  In November 2020 we must take back … Continue reading

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Is Trump Buying Farmers’ Votes?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-money-buying-silence-farmer-subsidies-933019/ “‘Trump money’ is what we call it,’ Missouri farmer Robert Henry told NPR of the taxpayer-funded subsidies sent to him and other farmers by the Department of Agriculture. Farm subsidies have now hit a 14-year high after the USDA … Continue reading

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A New Iowa Tradition: The Ruth And Tom Harkin Hero Award

Pretty cool idea from Progress Iowa. “Progress Iowa is honored to create the Ruth and Tom Harkin Hero Award, to be given each year to an elected official in Iowa who follows in their footsteps. The Harkins received the first … Continue reading

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Best Headline Of 2019

Happy New Year from Blog for Iowa! Quick message from the Iowa Democratic Party. Make sure your voter registration is updated before caucus night. Click here to check your voter registration status.  Click here for online voter registration.  Never underestimate … Continue reading

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Eddie Mauro Shows Leadership In Campaign To Defeat Joni Ernst

Eddie Mauro is a Des Moines Democrat working to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst in November. I do not believe he is the chosen one of the DSCC or the Iowa Democratic establishment to win the primary. But I like him … Continue reading

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It’s Time To Get Serious About Electing Democrats In 2020

In Washington, the people’s house has been working hard passing legislation even while the country is mesmerized with impeachment and Dear Leader’s daily twitter rants.  According to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the House passed 300 bills that Mitch … Continue reading

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Chuck Todd Attempts To Explain Why He Let Republicans Lie On Meet The Press For Years

“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”  Gary Kasparov  You’ve probably heard by now about The Rolling Stone interview with Chuck Todd, host of … Continue reading

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NRA Could Be Be Shut Down

Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell both did special pre-recorded shows for Christmas eve in order to cover stories that haven’t been given much air time due to impeachment. Here is one of Rachel’s segments about how the NRA could be … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas From Blog for Iowa

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