Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Nationwide Weekend of Action: ICE Out For Good

(an email from Indivisible Friday at 11 AM) Last night, over 35,000 people joined an emergency organizing call to respond to the horrific killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE and the escalating violence of Trump’s secret police force in … Continue reading

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2025: Third Hottest Year On Record

From WION (World Is One News) (4 minutes) Upper 40s to middle 50s in early January? Early January used to be some arctic blasts. Looks like climate change is really here. This has happened in decades, not centuries or millennia. … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Dry January Edition

2 minutes:   Tuesday is the last of the holidays surrounding the end of the year festivities that celebrate the return of the undying sun or as the old Romans would call it, Sol Invictus (the unconquered sun). For americans … Continue reading

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Promising Progress On Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Disease is in the cross hairs of science. In recent years there have been some really great steps forward. Unfortunately, the policies of the current administration have done all they can to stop such progress. Yet, progress may be … Continue reading

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Justice Delayed Begets Current Mess

Here is hoping that no Iowans or any other Americans forget what Tuesday marks. Beyond the astronomical and the religious meanings, Tuesday marks the 5th anniversary of one of the darkest days in the history of this country. As most … Continue reading

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Santa Claus for Billionaires, Debt for You: Thanks Trump 

From Thom Hartmann on Christmas Eve:  The playbook that showers the rich, spikes the debt, then demands you sacrifice Social Security and healthcare… On Christmas Eve Thom Hartmann recounted the story of how Republicans turned economics on its head and … Continue reading

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No Quiz This Week

We are having a nice laid back Holiday season this year. In order to do that, like so many of us I need to get away from Trump for a while. We all need to refresh and prepare ourselves for … Continue reading

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Message From Accountable Iowa Concerning Pesticides

  From December 22: The pesticide industry’s “science” is falling apart How cancer families uncovered the truth Bayer wants buried As independent science continues to demonstrate the cancer-causing effects of chemical pesticides, the ghostwritten “studies” from the chemical pesticide industry … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday:Happy Chrismahanukwanza And Winter Too Edition

Anyone else here remember the radio program that IPR used to carry on Saturday nights known as the Vinyl Cafe? I always think of The Vinyl Cafe Christmas stories this time of year because they are gentle, uproariously funny and … Continue reading

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It Is Way Beyond Time For Universal Health Care

3 minutes: Following on my previous post concerning the looming implementation of major changes in traditional medicare in 6 states (but I think we can be assured that Republicans will push hard for full implementation quickly) I think it is … Continue reading

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