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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Destroying Medicare: The MAGA WISeR Scam
Make no doubt that there have been two top targets for Republicans of all stripes since the New Deal became ensconced in our country. The first, of course, is Social Security. Target numero uno since it was signed into law … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2026 election, Medicare for all, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged medicare, WISeR, wiser program
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The Scheme To Raise Grocery Prices
Tip of the hat to Justin Stofferan at “You’re Probably Getting Screwed.” I had several videos concerning the newest weapon corporations have to wrench every last nickel from our fingers. The practice of “surveillance pricing” is being brought out in … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance
Tagged AI, corporate greed, inflation, surveillance pricing
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Sunday Funday: Hanukkah Starts Today Edition
Randy Rainbow’s newest (6 minutes, but a 2 minute commercial from @ :40 to 2:30) Hanukkah is perhaps the longest continuously celebrated festival among humans. Celebrations go back to 164 BCE (before common era). The celebration goes back to the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Humor
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Harkin Still Packs A Punch
Tom Harkin speaks at the Iowa Farmer’s Union last weekend: “My friends, I am not overstating it to say we are at our most perilous time in saving our constitution, in saving American democracy, in securing for future generations the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2026 election
Tagged Iowa Farmers Union, Tom Harkin
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“Intellectual Freedom”? Maybe Not So Much
The University of Iowa opened what is called a “Center For Intellectual Freedom” at the university. As I understand it, the idea came from the Iowa legislature last year. Like so many projects fostered by the extremist right of this … Continue reading
Rescheduled Union Vote For UnityPoint Nurses In Des Moines Today
A big load of thanks to Amie Rivers of iowastartingline.com for sending out the reminder email about the union vote taking place starting today and going through Tuesday, December 9th. The very fact that we have a situation where professionals … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Health Care & Medicare, union busting
Tagged for profit health care, Iowa labor unions, Nurses union in Des Moines, unions
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Sunday Funday: December Holidays Edition
6 minutes: Boy, do we ever need some diversion from the dismemberment of our government and society being led by the Felon in the White House. As the spectacles unfold of Republican politician’s unlawfulness and corruption, including a march to … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Humor
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Nebraska (Iowa?) Is On A Roll
This is a reprint from Markos Moulitsis on dailykos.com from Saturday November 29th. Dailykos does allow reprints of their articles. Without too much imagination, you should be able to see that what is ailing Nebraska is also ailing Iowa. Nebraska … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Republican Policy
Tagged Iowa economy, Nebraska economy
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Ramblings Of A Polluted Mind
After watching the video that Trish Nelson posted on here Thursday morning concerning Iowa’s heavily polluted waterways, I also ran into some stories concerning Trump administration’s recent efforts to roll back rules that concern pollution or are adjacent to pollution in … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Iowa Legislature 2025, Iowa Legislaturę 2026, Republican Policy
Tagged air pollution, Environment, Pesticides, pollution, water pollution in Iowa
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Sunday Funday: Nursing Not A Profession? Edition
Marsh Family “MTG Has Broken Cover” 4 minutes The Onion caught wind of the soon to be dispensed with Education Department’s drive to claim Nursing was not a profession (follow that? Good!) and gave it coverage as only the Onion … Continue reading
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