Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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Sunday Funday: The Queen Is Dead Edition

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Meeting the Queen – a good laugh (3 minutes): Since there has already been billions of words uttered on the death of the Queen and the new King, I will not bore you with more. Just one observation: in this … Continue reading →

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Will Republicans Accept Their Losses This Fall?

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Just doing a little musing. We still have a former president and I hope future inmate running around all over the country trying to get his picks elected to congress. In elections, his main claim is that elections are rigged. … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Is 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Richard Clarke talks about Bush Administration failure (3 minutes) Tomorrow will be the 21st anniversary of the attack on America that took place in 2001. There will be the usual remembrances that will pour out the deep sense of sadness … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Economy, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy | Tagged FBI investigation, Top Secret document stolen, Top Secret documents | Comments Off

If You Are Voting Absentee, Request A Ballot NOW!

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Dave Bradley

In case you have not been paying attention, Republicans in the Iowa Legislature changed the voting process for this year. Absentee voting has been drastically shortened from a former beginning in late September to the new start date of October … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Labor Day Edition

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Robert Reich: Corporate Lies About Unions (4 minutes): Well, once a year America takes its hat off to Labor. The rest of the year they are pretty much ignored except to bitch about them. This year Labor in general has … Continue reading →

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Climate The Overriding Issue

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From the headline on msn.com Thursday: 2021 saw record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels and ocean heat, new report shows When you turn on the news today, after you get by the stories of our former treasonous president, there are the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Climate Action, Climate Change, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy | Tagged climate crisis | 2 Comments

New Labor Report Not Kind To Iowa

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dave Bradley

The rise and fall of the middle class in the US has almost exactly tracked with the rise and subsequent gutting of labor unions in the US. Although this chart is a few years old, the trend has not changed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Education, Kim Reynolds, Labor, union busting | Tagged Deidre DeJear, unions | 1 Comment

DeJear: A Governor Who Will Lead on Education

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Many Iowans may have been pleasantly surprised Thursday morning to hear stories about Deidre DeJear’s plans to start Iowa on a trek back to the top of the educational heap in America. Education used to be one of Iowa’s bragging … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Guns In Schools Edition

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Randy Rainbow’ thoughts on thoughts and prayers (4 minutes): (not safe for work) That was quite a news story to wake up to Friday morning: The Spirit Lake School Board voted to arm (meaning carry guns) ten members of their … Continue reading →

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