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About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Grassley, Ernst Vote To Shut Down Government

Should come as no surprise. The government was anticipated to run out of money a week from tomorrow, October 18th. At that time the government of the United States of America would have quit paying its bills in what would … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Paul Simon Turns 80 Wednesday Edition

“And the signs say the words of the prophets  Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls  And echo in the dwell of silence” Those are some of the words that introduced many of us to the poetry and … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich On Friday’s Jobs Report

Robert Reich started a newsletter last week. While he said the letter would land only a couple times a week, so far he has sent out some truly pithy comments daily – even Saturday. When I saw this, I felt … Continue reading →

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History Doesn’t Repeat, But It Rhymes

This video has 3 parts. The first two parts while very interesting are not totally relevant to the article below. The third part starts at 4:40 and goes about 6 minutes. As the Covid pandemic continues with Republicans weaponizing the … Continue reading →

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Iowans, It’s Saturday. Do You Know Where Your Governor Is?

Kim Reynolds has much better things to do than hang around and govern Iowa. She is now a national leader. Seems like just the other day she was down on the border protecting Iowa from the scourge of immigration. Hey … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: The Cause Of Economic Collapse

Once again Robert Reich hits the nail on the head concerning the REAL causes behind our problems. At the bottom line of nearly every problem in this country is money. Imbalance in wealth and income ripples throughout the economy causing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Finally Fall Edition

So sorry I was out last week. Actually the computer decided to take the day off on Thursday. When this happened I was able to make what should have been a relatively minor problem into a crisis. Good old American … Continue reading →

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Women’s March & Gay Pride In Downtown Iowa City Today

There must be some kind of confluence of the heavens today. A daily double for those who care about humanity. Iowa City will be hosting a very belated Gay Pride celebration starting at noon today, continuing until 11 tonight. This … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Republicans Vote To Shut Down Government

It should come as no surprise that Iowa’s Republicans Thursday voted to shut down the government by voting against extending the debt ceiling. The reasoning that Republicans have for using the debt ceiling as a hostage is not logical. Also … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: The $3.5T Bill Corporate America Is Terrified Of

Once again Robert Reich explains economic impacts on citizens that the rich fight tooth and nail against (4:40) As you may already know, three “moderate” Democrats voted against the drug pricing portion of the legislation that would have allowed Medicare … Continue reading →

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