Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

More And More Consolidation In The Media

30 seconds: When you wake up Monday morning the long time locally ownder Cedar Rapids Gazette will be under a new ownership – Adams Multi-Media from Minneapolis will be taking over one Iowa’s most iconic news sources. Like many media … Continue reading

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Comparing Mark Kelly To Ashley Hinson

It has been hard to avoid Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona in the news or being interviewed on news programs this past week. Kelly along with 5 other former military or intelligence officers in congress put out a video simply … Continue reading

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Miller-Meeks: Care, Not Cuts Food Drive Protest

Monday November 24th 12 to 1 PM at Miller-Meeks Davenport office –  201 W. 2nd Street Davenport, Iowa  Got this notification from the Muscatine County Democrats: About this event  https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/870533/ Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted to take away SNAP benefits from … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Thanksgiving Day Edition

Robert Reich: We can’t afford McDonald’s (3:40) First: Remember not to shop from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2nd. If you must shop try not to go to Amazon, Home Depot or Target (I would add Walmart to that list). Try … Continue reading

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63 Years Ago Today, President Kennedy Died

A montage of TV and radio bulletins from November 22, 1963: I am among the generation that was sitting in a classroom when the principal interrupted our day with the announcement that the President had been shot. About 10 minutes … Continue reading

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Fasten Your Seatbelts, Folks. It Will Get Bumpy

19 minutes . Heather Cox Richardson, as most of you know, is perhaps America’s best current interpreter of the historic value of America’s daily events. In this excerpt from her daily video, HCR confronts the two questions that everyone has: … Continue reading

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Black Friday Boycott

WE’RE PULLING THE PLUG ON  CORPORATE CONTROL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WESHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM // SYSTEM ERROR: CONNECTION TO CAPITALISM LOST This is a coordinated economic shutdown—a collective refusal to participate in a system that profits off our pain, exploits … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Church, State, Separation Edition

John Fugelsang has written a book that no one wanted to publish. He finally found a publisher and apparently there was a huge audience just waiting for such a book. So I will steal his thunder for today’s quiz intro. … Continue reading

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It’s Eugenics, Stupid

The Politics of Deciding Who Deserves to Live {editor note – I found this on a discussion forum. It is an analysis of the current administration’s policy in a historical light comparing it to eugenics policies of the past. The … Continue reading

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Miles Bruner Quits The Republican Party

 A very interesting insight into a party operative who finally realizes how what he did affects his country and his family’s future. Miles Bruner interviewed by Sam Stein of the Bulwark (28:36):     The above video is coupled with … Continue reading

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