Author Archives: Trish Nelson

One Iowa Legislative Action Alert For Tuesday

From our inbox: Apparently stripping Iowans of their rights is a top priority in the legislature this week, because the Senate hearing for the Iowa Civil Rights Removal Act (SF418) has just been set for tomorrow, Tuesday February 25th at … Continue reading

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On Tyranny Lesson 14: Establish A Private Life

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #14 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. “Nastier rulers will use what they know … Continue reading

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When RFK, Jr. Was A Passionate Environmentalist

These are such strange times. One of the strangest things that I still can’t wrap my head around is RFK, Jr.’s transition from a committed environmentalist fighting for clean water to a MAGA Trumpster.  How he went from the person … Continue reading

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What A Difference A Democrat Makes

This is Democratic State Senator Mike Zimmer who just won the special election in SD 35, a seat previously held by Republican Chris Cournoyer who was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Kim Reynolds.  He’s talking about the 2% school funding bill. … Continue reading

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Iowa House Democrats Weekly Update

Follow the Iowa House Democrats on Facebook for weekly updates on what is happening in the Iowa legislature and what you can do. Sign up for more information and the weekly BlueAlert emails here.  Here is this week’s update with … Continue reading

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Stop The Cancer Gag Act

ACTION ALERT – EPA: Deny a Petition that Would Provide Pesticide Companies Immunity Submit a Public Comment by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, February 20. While Bayer and other chemical companies are trying to pass the pesticide immunity bill, known … Continue reading

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Our Reps Need To Choose: It’s Musk Or Us

An urgent action suggestion from Indivisible – Please share. Congressional recess isn’t a vacation — it’s an accountability tour. From Friday, February 14, through Sunday, February 23, your House Representative will be back home, trying to dodge tough questions, meet … Continue reading

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On Tyranny Lesson 13: Practice Corporeal Politics

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #13 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads. corporeal:  having, consisting of, or relating to … Continue reading

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Showing Up For Democracy Every Day

Follow Simon Rosenberg one of the great leaders of the #resistance 2.0. A transcript to this video with resource links is here.  Hopiumchronicles.com. Follow on Substack – paid subscribers get to participate and ask questions on Zoom calls. Also follow … Continue reading

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Trump Is Traumatic

Editor’s note:  At BFIA we try to not post Trump photos.  It would be nice if social media could find a way to share information about what is happening without an accompanying Trump photo. This article has excellent information about … Continue reading

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