Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Take Action On Free Speech, Clean Water, Campaign Events

Action alert from IEC: Water quality has been in the forefront of the news in Iowa this summer: beaches filled with toxic algae, high nitrates in drinking water, and water use restrictions. As a state, we have been grappling with … Continue reading

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Stop The CAFOs! Come To The JFAN Annual Meeting!

JFAN ANNUAL MEETING! STOP THE CAFOS! How the Buffalo National River Did It (And how Iowa can do better) Thursday, October 16 7:00 – 8:30 pm Via Zoom – Register Here GORDON WATKINS President and Co-founder Buffalo River Watershed Alliance … Continue reading

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ICE Seizes Immigrant Worker At Bread Garden Market In Iowa City

ICE violently seizes an immigrant worker at Bread Garden Market in Iowa City By Paul Brennan “Shortly before 11 on Thursday morning, two men who eventually identified themselves as “federal agents” violently seized a worker at Bread Garden Market on … Continue reading

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Save America March Across Iowa Seeks To Build Unity

Save America March seeks to build unity, one step at a time DES MOINES, IOWA — On Monday, September 29, talk show host and former state rep Ed Fallon begins a five-week trek through Iowa. Fallon sees the Save America March as an … Continue reading

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Opposition Update And Actions

Go to Indivisible.org to join Indivisible and to find your local Indivisible group. And now a word from Ezra Levin at Indivisible. This week’s actions are all about fighting bravely and pushing others to be brave with us — from … Continue reading

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Helping Endangered Species In Iowa

Action alert from Iowa Chapter Sierra Club.  Follow them on Facebook.  Join the Friday weekly Lunch and Learn every Friday at noon. Today Wally Taylor, Sierra Club Iowa legal chair discusses what we can do to help endangered, threatened, and … Continue reading

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A Live Conversation With HCR and Adam Schiff

This conversation was live yesterday on the Substacks of Heather Cox Richardson and Adam Schiff Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack… Find Senator Schiff on Substack here: https://substack.com/@senschiff

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Connecting The Dots On Why Trump Is Trying To End Cancer Research

In Iowa, we’re kind of concerned about cancer due to our high cancer rates. Check out Iowa Starting Line’s investigative series, Cancer in Iowa Why would Donald Trump want to end cancer research? Maybe because… “Both as vice president and … Continue reading

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Kathy Dolter: “Attack Policies Not People”

Laura Belin at Bleeding Heartland has been interviewing Democratic candidates running for office in 2026.  You can find the interviews on the Bleeding Heartland YouTube channel along with a summary of the interview and transcript. They are a good way … Continue reading

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September 17th Is Constitution Day

September 17 is Constitution Day. It’s the day that marks the birth of American democracy — the day that the foundational rules of our rights and freedoms were signed into law. But Constitution Day is about more than just history. … Continue reading

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