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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Democracy Is Natural To Humans And Animals
I’ve posted about this before, but I find this topic so fascinating. Thom discusses the research on The David Pakman Show. “They’re all voting with each wing beat… literally every wing beat is a vote and the votes are constantly … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Democracy and nature, Democracy works
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President Biden Addresses The Nation
Timothy Snyder American historian and author of On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom, on Biden speech: “People will pick and parse but I thought it was a wonderful speech… I’m frankly grateful that he’s the president at the moment.”
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Tagged #gaza, #hamas, israel, Ukraine
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Democrat Sarah Corkery Enters IA-01 Congressional Race
Sarah Corkery has a powerful story and an authentic style. A two-time breast cancer survivor, in her opening salvo she nailed Hinson who she had a Zoom meeting with during Covid to ask her to be a co-sponsor on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #corkeryforcongress, #IA01, #iowademocrats
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All Four Iowa Republicans Vote In Lockstep for Jim Jordan
Excellent article about Jim Jordan in The Guardian. All four Iowa representatives in congress voted for Jim Jordan for speaker yesterday. Jordan did not have enough votes to win on the first round. They are voting again today at 11:00. … Continue reading
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Tagged #gymjordan, #iowareps, Feenstra, Hinson, MAGA, Miller-Meeks, Nunn
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America’s Favorite Historian Discusses Her New Book
“On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti moderated a conversation with historian Heather Cox Richardson about her new book, Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. Following the phenomenal success of her newsletter “Letters from an American,” Richardson continues her mission … Continue reading
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Tagged #americanhistory, #protectdemocracy
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DNR Should Say No To C02 Pipeline Water Permits
From our inbox here is an urgent action alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI): Water is one of our most important resources – we drink it, we bathe in it, we recreate in it. But in Iowa 94% … Continue reading
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Tagged #iowawater, C02 pipelines, DNR
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Brenna Bird Uses The Word “Squeal” In Official Filing
Iowa Joins Pork Producers’ Court Challenge of Massachusetts Law by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 11, 2023 Iowa is challenging a new Massachusetts law that bans the sale of pork that doesn’t meet strict hog-confinement requirements. In July, a … Continue reading
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Jamie Raskin Interviews Cassidy Hutchinson
These interviews are good but they don’t do justice to her story. This conversation with Jamie Raskin starts a bit slow and gets better as it goes along. I recommend watching it and also highly recommend her bestselling book.
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Only Four Weeks Away From Election Day
Action alert from Zach Wahls – Believe it or not, but we’re only four weeks away from Election Day. As part of our No-Off Years campaign, we’re doing everything we can to educate voters ahead of the November 7 elections … Continue reading
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Of Climate Deniers And Doomers
Nobel prize winning climatologist Michael Mann who has a new book, Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, was Al’s guest on the Al Franken Podcast Oct. 7. This was a useful … Continue reading
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