Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Tell The FCC: Block The Sinclair Deal

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CREDO A conservative media empire that reportedly cut a shady 2016 deal with the Trump campaign is poised to grow even larger – giving it the power to distort news coverage in markets all across the country.1 … Continue reading →

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Kris Kobach Mastermind Of Interstate Crosscheck

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Greg Palast (Rolling Stone, Guardian, BBC) is the author of The New York Times bestsellers, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, now out as major motion non-fiction movie. Trump picks Al Capone of Vote Rigging … Continue reading →

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Say No To Trump TV

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from FreePress Donald Trump’s favorite local-TV chain is about to get a lot bigger thanks to … Donald Trump! Trump’s FCC is paving the way for Sinclair Broadcast Group — already the nation’s largest TV conglomerate — to … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Would Kill Net Neutrality

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Trump’s FCC Chair Ajit Pai said he would like to” take a weed whacker” to FCC regulations making internet providers common carriers.  

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Flood The FCC With Comments For Net Neutrality

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps: Donald Trump’s new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman wants to give big cable companies like Comcast and Verizon the power to censor what you can see and say online, or to charge … Continue reading →

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The Republican Contempt For Voters in Muscatine

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Trish Nelson

    Hard-hitting editorial by QCTimes. http://qctimes.com/editorial-in-muscatine-an-abuse-of-power-in-the-making/ Quad-City Times editorial board May 7, 2017Q Hours of testimony. Reams of documents. Months-worth of email chains. The past 18 months of political upheaval in Muscatine has been laid bare because of the … Continue reading →

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Blum Faces Angry Constituents In Cedar Rapids: Full Video

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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Congressman Blum Can’t Take Heat

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Was Blum really that upset by the natural and logical follow up question from a local TV reporter?  Some say his outrage was phony and staged. I tend to agree.  Blum found himself backed into a corner and decided the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Asks Irrelevant Questions of Sally Yates

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Grassley’s questions start at around 19:00.  

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The Greater Evil

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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