Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Black Presidents’ Day Edition

He’s back with a special guest! Randy Rainbow (4 minutes)  Lookie there! It is Black History Month and Presidents Day rolled into one – Black Presidents History weekend, I guess. Quick, can you name the presidents who have also coincidently … Continue reading

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This Week’s The High Five

As noted before, The High Five is a daily email from Progress Iowa that keeps the public abreast of what is going on in the Iowa Legislature. In this time of Iowa’s Republican domination , it is smart to keep … Continue reading

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So Let’s Give Biden Some Credit

I was reminded Wednesday that exactly one year previous we had gotten our first Covid vaccination. When we realized that it had already been a year we started remembering what was happening prior to getting our shots. It was a … Continue reading

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Testing Out Insurgency Tactics? 

Can’t help but look at what is going on in Canada in recent days and wonder if this is some isolated incident or is it another in a long series of acts of anarchy that are being used to probe … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Olympics Edition

Ow! (50 seconds) One thing I have enjoyed seeing during the little bit of Olympics I have watched is that when NBC does a look in on the families of American athletes, we have athletes from all sorts of backgrounds. … Continue reading

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Killing Public Schools In Iowa?

Once again the Iowa legislature is in session with an overwhelming Republican trifecta for passing bills. They have a wide majority in both Houses and a governor whose only concern seems to be pleasing the extreme right of the Republican … Continue reading

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“Legitimate Political Discourse”

I frequently check in on Robert Reich’s Inequality Media. His videos are dedicated to how working folks and the poor are getting screwed in this country.  This week his focus was a bit different. He focused on the absolutely insane … Continue reading

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High Five: Progress Iowa’s Daily Take On Iowa News

Progress Iowa adds a daily email take on what is happening in Iowa – and especially the legislature. This issue is from Friday. Much better than reading the mainstream media whose mission seems to be not pissing off Republicans. Thank … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Covid Kim Stops The Pandemic Edition

Covid Kim is magic in the way that many 4 year olds are magic. If you have a problem, you can ignore it and it will go away. This is a formula that has been tried with varying degrees of … Continue reading

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O Woe Is Iowa As The Legislature Revs Up

Trying to focus in on an idea to pontificate about for the week and the only thing that keeps going through my mind is that the legislature has been let loose in Iowa again. Best I can figure, they are … Continue reading

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