Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Surprise: SCOTUS Sides With California In Pork Suit

(3 minutes) Video from when the case was taken up by SCOTUS: Thursday brought a surprise from the US Supreme Court in the case of Pork Producers v. California – actual case name National Pork Producers v. Ross.  With a … Continue reading →

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Biden Press Conference After Debt Ceiling Talks

  We bring the press conference to you to highlight a few things: The President is already making huge cuts in the deficit The press often pays little attention to what the President says – see the exchange that begins … Continue reading →

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No One Is Above The Law?

(6 minutes) As we all know one of the basic tenets or perhaps one of the basic myths that undergird the United States claim of democracy and equality has been the idea that no one is above the law. No … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Republican Of The Week Edition

Inequality Media (Robert Reich) 2 minutes: Who will it be? Clarence Thomas for his work is demonstrating how underpaid Supreme Court justices are and how they must take on extra work (such as being an NFT) to make ends meet? … Continue reading →

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Child Labor And Wage Theft: Labor In Iowa

Iowa has been the center of negative national attention this legislative session for many egregious act, not the least of which is changing child labor laws to put kids to work earlier, in more dangerous situations and for longer hours. … Continue reading →

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LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead

Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution.  Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading →

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Thank You, March For Our Lives And Iowa WTF

1 minute: We here at blogforiowa would like to extend our thanks and admiration for the young people that stood up to the Republican controlled legislature after Republicans passed yet another insane bill that puts more guns into wider circulation. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: International Workers Day Is May 1st Edition

7th grader stops school bus after driver passes out (1:30) Tomorrow May 1st is International Worker’s Day often more commonly known as May Day. No plan to go into a long discussion of the day, just to note that while … Continue reading →

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One More Thought On The Debt Ceiling

Few have the credibility that Professor Robert Reich has on the economy (3 minutes): We need to add some thoughts about what has gotten us into this media frenzied Republican exploited so called “debt crisis.” No matter how anyone looks … Continue reading →

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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading →

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