Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Getting Ready For #HandsOff Saturday April 5th

If you prefer to read instead of watching a video,  a written version of the Indivisible Guide can be found here: https://indivisible.org/resource/guide If you are already on board and ready to take action click here for our list of Iowa … Continue reading

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Tim Walz Holds Raucous Texas Town Hall With Beto O’Rourke

This event was A-MA-ZING.  An incredible amount of fired up energy for fighting back against oligarchy and taking on Trump and Elon. It went on for almost two hours so it may be too long to just sit and watch. … Continue reading

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On Tyranny Lesson 19: Be A Patriot

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #19 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. In his explanation of this lesson he … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann On America’s Trump Tragedy

Here is an excerpt from Thom Hartmann’s most righteous rant, leaving nothing out about the Republican party’s historical sins – none comparing to Trumpism.  Can’t post the whole article here but the entire rant is required reading.  Check it out … Continue reading

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Iowa First District Organizing Call With Team Bernie

From Team Bernie Sanders: Bernie Sanders has hired an organizer in Iowa to coordinate and assist efforts to spread the word about the radical Republican agenda. We’re kicking things off with a First District organizing call next Wednesday, April 2, … Continue reading

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“Engaged Citizens And Principled Leaders”

Elissa Slotkin delivered the Democratic response to DT’s SOTU address. I didn’t watch at the time, but Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles whose political opinions I greatly respect has mentioned on several occasions what a remarkable speech it was. It’s … Continue reading

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Grassley At Town Hall: Trump Is “Not Above The Law”

You’ve probably seen several so-called “highlight” videos of what happened at Senator Grassley’s Hampton town hall last Friday including these I posted here.  The internet likes short videos, reels and memes.  This is part of the problem of getting our … Continue reading

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Two Actions You Can Take To Help Elect Democrats Now

From our inbox an important message from Ken Martin, DNC chair – This isn’t a fundraising email. Instead, I want to take a minute to share an update on what Democrats are doing, the DNC’s role in this fight, and … Continue reading

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On Tyranny Lesson 18: Be Calm When The Unthinkable Arrives

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #18 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. “Modern tyranny is terror management. When a … Continue reading

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Iowans To Chuck Grassley: “Where is Congress?”

While Chuck was inside trying to defend his conservative credentials because his constituents are really Trump and Musk, the folks outside who think they are the real constituents are shouting “traitor!”  Why did Grassley voluntarily point out to the room … Continue reading

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