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Iowans Want September To Be Declared Labor Union Appreciation Month

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Progress Iowa <press@progressiowa.org> Wed 9/1/2021 2:00 PM For Immediate Release: September 1, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org Iowans Want September To Be Declared Labor Union Appreciation Month More than 80 elected officials, organizations, and businesses sign on in support at … Continue reading →

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Quick Hitters

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Somehow I missed that Karl Marx wrote “Mein Kampf” in 1848. I always thought it was Groucho Some short thoughts on our current state of affairs: Did you ever think that if the Supreme Court had not appointed George W. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Science Guy Edition

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Arizona is another state that is working hard to kill their kids. (Note: I have skin in the game there). So far schools have found a loophole that allows them to mandate masks until September 30th. Most school districts have … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: The Real Socialism In America

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

I have made no bones about my admiration for Robert Reich. He tells the true story of how workers fare in the US. That story for the most part is no good. Here Reich talks about the real welfare queens … Continue reading →

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Real Life Horror Story

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

The numbers are starting to come in from the superspreader event in our neighboring state of South Dakota known as the Sturgis Bike Rally. They are frightening. If the those fiction writers who wrote some of the classics of the … Continue reading →

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Weaponizing Covid

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Why has the right chosen Covid-19 to use as an issue divide the country in what has become known as “the culture wars?” Also, why have they chosen to use the Covid-19 virus as their weapon of choice in this … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Back To School Edition

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Wish this were a normal back to school situation. Many parents know that their kids are being set up for a probable brush with the Covid virus. Maybe one of the best things that the kids will learn this year … Continue reading →

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Will Reynolds Join Indiana’s Republican Governor

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dave Bradley

And Back Schools On Mask Mandates? From our friends at: Progress Iowa For Immediate Release: August 18, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org Will Reynolds Join Indiana’s Republican Governor, And Back Schools On Mask Mandates? Republican Gov. Holcomb describes mask mandates … Continue reading →

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Second Of A Couple Of Videos on Covid

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dave Bradley

This second video is from the CBC of Canada. Today’s first short video is below. It is well worth clicking on. As the pandemic rages many of us are going to masks again. This videos warns us that there are … Continue reading →

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First Of A Couple Of Short Videos On Covid

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dave Bradley

These will be posted separately since posting videos together can cause loading to stall. The first video is a 30 second video put out by the Australian government on the reality of suffering with Covid: As Thom Hartmann described it … Continue reading →

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