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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Long Term Prospects
Wisconsin had an election to chose a member of their Supreme Court. Since it was a statewide election Republicans could not gerrymander districts such that even if they lost the vote they could still win the election by districts. In … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged democracy, Gen Z, gun violence, Millenials, Protasiewicz, Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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Reynolds on Trump: Wrong
50 seconds: The short clip above is our extreme right highly partisan governor weighing in on the arraignment of a former president. The Governor makes a claim a couple of times that America has a two-tiered justice system. I, for … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2024 election, Kim Reynolds
Tagged equal justice, Nixon
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Sunday Funday: April Fool Edition
BBC: 1957 Spaghetti Harvest (3 minutes). Perhaps one of the best April fools joke ever: Well, anybody get pranked yesterday? Wherever did this custom come from? Snopes.com takes a look at how the day came to be. They have many … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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“What Happened To Iowa Nice?” Another View
A few weeks ago I wrote a post concerning “Iowa Nice.” That is the perception that Iowans are by their nature nice people. That is a perception that is getting an update as the nation is astonished by … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2023, Kim Reynolds
Tagged extreme policies in Iowa, Iowa nice, tax cuts
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Sick Of The Murders Of Children? Do Something!
Rep Jamaal Bowman calls out Republicans as cowards (2 minutes): Do you remember a little over a month ago when far right Republicans were displaying pins depicting assault weapons as if they are some kind of fun toy? I do … Continue reading
Posted in Children, gun control, gun safety
Tagged contact your representative, mass shootings, school shootings, thoughts and prayers
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“BULLY IN CHARGE SIGNS BATHROOM BILL:”
Thus headlines Progress Iowa’s on Kim (“I really care about families that’s why I screw them over”) Reynolds signing two bills that punched down really hard on transgendered kids and their families on their Thursday High Five newsletter. In … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
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Sunday Funday: No Arrest Edition
cattle.blogspot.com This may seem surprising to some, but justice prognosticator Donald T(for treason) Trump failed magnificently in his prediction that he would be arrested for one of his hundreds of crimes. Mr. Trump caused multiple networks to drop coverage of … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Humor
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Poverty By America
Matthew Desmond interviewed on a Barnes and Noble video (55 minutes): Matthew Desmond has been making the interview rounds the past couple weeks as his new book “Poverty By America” debuts. While I have not had a chance to read … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, poverty
Tagged can we end poverty, Matthew Desmond, Poverty By America
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David Cay Johnston On Bitcoin And Bank Failures
David Cay Johnston on SVB failure and bitcoin (24 minutes) One of the people who really cuts through the BS in the economic field. In an article at his DC Report, Johnston takes a critical view of “magic money”: The collapse … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged bank failures, bitcoin, David Cay Johnston, magic money
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Perspective – The Pale Blue Dot
Here is a video to help add perspective to our daily travails. When I see man’s inhumanity to man – and especially the inhumanity to women – I often wonder do these people (those being inhumane) understand that we live … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Carl Sagan, fragile planet, man's inhumanity to man, pale blue dot, perspective
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