Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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Stand Up For Workers – Join Us For Labor Union Appreciation Month 2025!

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Dave Bradley

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” — Abraham Lincoln. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Labor Day Edition

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Dave Bradley

A song with a deep message (3:40) I would love to share some true pearls of wisdom on this weekend to celebrate labor, but let’s face it, anyone below the station of multi-multi-millionaire in this society is in some way … Continue reading →

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It’s The GUNS!

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Dave Bradley

The Much Misunderstood Second Amendment (13 minutes): Heather Cox Richardson Guy Zapoleon Posted on Facebook By Heather Cox Richardson 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮. by John Pavlovitz Sadly, this sentence is evergreen at this point, … Continue reading →

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Protests In Iowa On Labor Day Monday

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Found this Wednesday night. Not sure if this is the most current listing of events. Check here for the most recent. Trump’s invasion of America’s cities is a very scary ramping up toward fascism. Let’s let the MAGAs know … Continue reading →

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Target Dumps DEI, Pays Dearly

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Target decided to embrace the Trump ideology and forsake DEI. Wisdom on the street says everything Trump touches dies. Now it is Target’s turn to prove the truth of that nugget. About a year ago Target decided to forsake getting … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Back To School 2025 Edition

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Sunday Funday: Back To School 2025 Edition From way back but still so relevant (1:40). A great song written by Tom Paxton in 1964. Here it is sung by the great, great Pete Seeger. There are many parallels between when … Continue reading →

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Will Medicare Be Cut Because of OBB(U)B? YES!

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Dave Bradley

That is the One Big Beautiful (but really Ugly) Bill. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gives a brief explanation: !Minute: Remember how MAGAs claimed that the Trump bill that they ran through congress would not in any way affect Medicare? This may … Continue reading →

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Special Election In IA SD 01 Tuesday!

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Democratic victory could break the MAGA supermajority in the Iowa Senate: Here is a spot from Democratic Candidate Catelin Drey: (30 seconds): It would be easy to accidentally forget to vote in this special election. Having an election as the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance | Tagged Catelin Drey, Iowa Republican trifecta, Iowa SD01, Republican supermajority, special election, Woodbury County | 1 Comment

Give Me A Receipt For That Tariff!

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Just a short thought on a summer’s day before school starts. Now that tariffs are beginning to be nearly fully implemented I would call on retailers and restaurants and online stores (How about you, Amazon?) to add a line item … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, 2026 election | Tagged double taxation, MAGA economics bad for Iowa, Miller-Meeks, tariffs | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Don’t Take Their IPERS Edition

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Dave Bradley

(1:15) – While MAGA legislators deny wanting to cut IPERS, history indicates their word is not their bond: School is about to start- it starts next week in Iowa. When I think of schools I think of teachers. As most … Continue reading →

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