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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
On Tyranny Lesson 9: Be Kind To Our Language
From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, lesson #9 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube. They are all short videos, no ads. Posting on Tuesday this week due to … Continue reading
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Tagged #resistance2.0, On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder
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Dr. Bernice King Says We Must Stay Vigilant
Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. joined The Weekend ahead of the holiday honoring her father to discuss why she thinks Americans must pay attention to both his legacy and Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Inspiring words for … Continue reading
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Tagged MLK Day 2025
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Lawrence O’Donnell’s Unedited Interview With President Biden
Mandatory viewing. Please watch or listen to this amazing, unedited interview of President Biden for these reasons. 1 – If you were a democrat calling for him to step down because of so-called cognitive decline, you can now learn how … Continue reading
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Tagged Lawrence O'Donnell, President Joe Biden
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President Biden Warns America About The Coming Oligarchy
Thank you, President Biden. This was an amazing speech. Please watch and share.
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Tagged oligarchy in America, President Biden Farewell Speech
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Newspapers Matter
Newspapers are one of the pillars of democracy and I’m sorry, but digital versions do not provide the same community experience for a variety of reasons not covered here today. Yesterday subscribers of the Cedar Rapids Gazette were informed they … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar Rapids Gazette, Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, legacy media, local newspapers
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Ben Wikler And David Hogg For DNC Chair And Vice-Chair
The DNC is headed by a chairperson, five vice chairpersons, a treasurer, a secretary, and a national finance chair, who are all elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee itself. 448 DNC members will vote on a … Continue reading
On Tyranny Lesson 8: Stand Up And Stand Out
From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, lesson #8 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube. They are all short videos, no ads. “Stand out. Someone has to. It is … Continue reading
Marc Elias Speaks With Ben Wikler In DNC Chair Candidate Series
Democrats are voting for a national chair next month. Marc Elias of Democracy Docket is doing a DNC chair candidate series. Thanks to Dave Bradley for passing this on; we hope everyone gets a chance to watch. It is critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Wikler for DNC chair, Democracy Docket, DNC 2025, DNC chair election
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Defending Democracy Without Fear
Substack is no replacement for newspapers but it is a place to find good writing and good people fighting for democracy. It’s free or you can choose to be a paid subscriber to whoever you like. And it’s nice that … Continue reading
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Tagged #resistance 2.0, #savedemocracy, Adam Kinzinger, The last republican, Trump fear mongering
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Feed The Kids
From the January 2025 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard copy for $15/yr. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for archived … Continue reading
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Tagged child hunger, Governor Reynolds child hunger, Iowa GOP, SUN Bucks, The Prairie Progressive
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