Author Archives: Dave Bradley

About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

A Tale Of Two Parties As Iowa Gears Up For 2024

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Analysis by MSNBC on December 26, 2022 (7 minutes) Hard to avoid the facts: President Biden had a sterling year as president. Huge number of accomplishments as mentioned above. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment is barely mentioned until the end. That … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, Biden-Harris | Tagged high employment, Ukraine | Comments Off

A Story For Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Who doesn’t enjoy a good funny story at Christmas. Last year I found a treasure trove of hilarious stories from a series called the Vinyl Cafe. Some of you folks may remember Canadian story teller Stuart McLean who told stories … Continue reading →

Posted in BFIA | Tagged christmas, Merry Christmas, Stuart McLean | Comments Off

Merry Christmas! No Politics Today Or Tomorrow

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Didn’t anyone tell these people that cats and Christmas trees don’t mix? The very curious partially wild animal and an indoor tree with baubles and shimmering lights. What could possibly go wrong? Let’s relax a bit for a few days … Continue reading →

Posted in BFIA | Tagged cats and Christmas trees, christmas, Merry Christmas | Comments Off

More Good News From The Science Front

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Last week I posted a list of some of the things that were good news during the last year. Some were politically related, some were science related. Right after I posted that story a couple of other stories came … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump | Tagged base editing, fusion, incurable cancer, science | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Last One Before Christmas Edition

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Shelter Kitten gets all the presents (2 minutes): Man, what a great gift idea a certain former president came up with for this year’s gift giving! An NFT of himself dressed up in kiddie playtime outfits. Only $100! Great for … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, Humor | Tagged christmas | Comments Off

Yes, People Are Leaving Evangelical Churches Due To Politics

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is the time of year when Christian Churches put on their finery and make a great show of the connection between what their beliefs and the reason that people are so joyful and full of anticipation. But this year … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, church and state, Joni Ernst | Tagged evangelicalism, people leaving churches, religion and politics | Comments Off

Good News: Breakthroughs Of The Year

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

When it seems as if humanity couldn’t be doing more to lead ourselves to a mass extinction, along comes an article that reminds us that human ingenuity is doing some incredible things to keep our species alive and kicking, Atlantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged advances in sciences, breakthroughs, cancer, science | Comments Off

Sunday Funday Light Is Returning Edition

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

There are so many day during December that are markers for the sun (the invincible sun?) returning. Thus the ancients were reassured hat life would indeed go on. One of the more interesting ones happens this week as St. Lucy’s … Continue reading →

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Domestic Terrorism: Electric Substations Under Attack

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Last Monday, Rachel Maddow did a 12 minute segment on attacks on America’s electric infrastructure. Attacks on our electric system is not new. They are sure vulnerable. Folks may remember that there have been cyber attacks on our electric systems … Continue reading →

Posted in gun control | Tagged Domestic terrorism, electric substations, North Carolina | Comments Off