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Sunday Funday: Seems Like A Civil War Again Edition

Doesn’t it feel like a civil war again? This time it is the wealthy against the rest of America. the wealthy weapons are the bought and paid for members of congress and the state legislatures, the judiciary that is being … Continue reading

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Joni Ernst: I Am So Out Of Touch!

Wednesday night I checked my email. Mostly these days we are getting appeals to call or email our senators on the Republican trashing of the health care bill. Here’s a helpful hint on contacting them: call their offices in Iowa; … Continue reading

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AHCA Will Hit Iowans Hard

By Iowa Fiscal Partnership 6/22/17 Coverage losses in House AHCA sets low bar for Senate, White House; AHCA would impose dramatically higher costs for Iowa and Iowa residents {Ed. Note: The following are excerpts from a PDF posted by Peter … Continue reading

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PBS Airing RW Sponsored School Privatization Propaganda

video 15:30 Thanks to an alert from the Thom Hartman radio program (https://www.freespeech.org/ 11AM to 2PM daily) we were able to find an article at Media Matters that detailed the story of these privatization propaganda. So let’s go to Media … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Fair And Balanced Edition

Fox News has dropped its “Fair and Balanced “ slogan. It seems the slogan is more a victim of the purge of the Roger Ailes stench than it is that they are finally recognizing what a joke it was I … Continue reading

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Pride Parades In Iowa This Weekend

Iowa City Pride Saturday, June 17 Corner of Linn St. and Washington St.; Iowa City, IA Heartland Pride Parade – Council Bluffs Saturday, June 17 Council Bluffs, IA

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King Once Again Disgraces Iowa

The most covered story of the week is yet another mass shooting in America, but this one gets coverage because a congressman was shot. That wasn’t even the worst mass shooting of the day. America today is so awash in … Continue reading

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Summer Of Citizenship Continues

Reminder the Summer of Citizenship headed up by Iowa State Sen. Robb Hogg is just hitting its stride. Below is is the remaining schedule. Today is the 2nd district workshop and Hall of Fame Dinner in Ottumwa. There are then … Continue reading

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Quick Observations On Senate Intelligence Hearings

Ever wonder why the Constitution enshrined civilian control over the military? Watching Admiral Rogers Wednesday and hearing the exploits of General Flynn over the past several months makes it pretty clear. With guys like these on our side we are … Continue reading

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Kim Reynolds: Rubbing Our Noses In It Right Off The Bat

Over at bleedingheartland.com, desmoinesdem does a great analysis of the hypocrisy of the Kim Reynolds inauguration speech after Reynold’s swearing in on May 24th. This is an excellent read and well worth the 15 minutes or so it will take … Continue reading

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