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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Robert Reich On The Debt Ceiling
Five truths about the pending debt-ceiling fight that the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know “Both-sides”ism is rampant. And it’s seriously misleading the public. For his Tuesday sub stack newsletter former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich takes on the … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged medicaid, terrorist tactic
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Marketing Death Machines To Children
Got this email the other day from Everytown For Gun Safety. This on the heals of one 6 year old child shooting his teacher in Virginia and a video showing a 4 year old child in diapers wandering around his … Continue reading
Posted in gun control, gun safety
Tagged every town for gun safety, marketing guns to kids
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Sunday Funday: 50th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade Edition
PBS Newshour – a quick history of abortion in the US – 8:35: Also a little more detailed version from an NPR segment on a podcast from earlier this week. Seems that outlawing abortion was a business decision for doctors … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Humor
Tagged Roe v. Wade
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Absurd? Yes!
Greta Thunberg: It’s ‘absurd’ that we think the oil companies causing the climate crisis have a solution to it From Marketwatch: Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, age 20 and arguably the face of a generation that wants to roll back … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Exxon climate predictions, Exxon Mobil, greed, Greta Thunberg
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When People Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them
Most people recognize that line from Maya Angelou. It has been repeated frequently during the past few years. Republicans threaten to do things – like assault the capitol of the US and then do them. Before the action many people … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged debt ceiling, debt ceiling hostage, medicaid, ways to fund Social Security and Medicare
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Labor Gets A Rare Victory
While you weren’t looking, the Biden administration ended involuntary servitude It happens so seldom that when labor does get a victory it is often overlooked. In the era of multi-billionaires and Mergers & Acquisitions worth hundreds of billions victory that … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged non-compete agreements, Robert Reich
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Sunday Funday: MLK Day Edition
“I Have A Dream” (17.5 minutes) August 28, 1963: Half of our nation still refuses to accept the humanity of those who are different from them whether it be because of color, language, religion or sexual orientation. But I still … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Humor
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Democratic Leaders Reaction To Reynolds’ Voucher Plans
Since the Democrats have such small numbers in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature this session and since Kim Reynolds made such a big show of personally campaigning against Republicans who had an ounce of sense and voted against her … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature, Kim Reynolds
Tagged dismantling Iowa's public schools, Matt Sinovic, privatized schools, Ross Wilburn, school vouchers, Senator Zach Wahls
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Reaction To Dismantling Iowa’s Public Schools
The first thought that crosses my mind when I hear about Kim Reynolds half baked scheme to take OUR tax money and hand it over to privatized schools is ‘what’s in it for her?’ There certainly isn’t anything good for … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Choice, dismantling Iowa's public schools, privatized schools, separation of church and state
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New Year, Mass Shootings On Pace
Well, this should came as no surprise. The changing of the calendar had no effect on America’s bloody lifestyle. Five days into the New Year and we have 10 mass shootings in the country. I can’t seem to copy the … Continue reading
Posted in gun safety
Tagged gun suicides, mass shootings, public health
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