Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Why Republicans Avoid Town Hall Meetings

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Constituent 1: Grassley 0. Thank you, ISL for capturing this conversation. Whoever that individual is, he represents Iowa values far better than our senator.  It’s nice to see some folks in the room without gray hair.

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Putin’s War Leading To Electric Car Surge

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Europe is moving more quickly than the U.S.  The time is now.

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Must See: The Dead Malls Video Series

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Trish Nelson

This is not a typical BFIA post. It’s not about politics. But the video really spoke to me as a reflection of our shallow, wasteful, disposable, unsustainable, American culture. Google dead malls and you will get image after scary image … Continue reading →

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Election Expert: Machine Counted Paper Ballots Plus Post-Election Audits Is Best

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Trish Nelson

“The combination of machine-counted paper ballots with rigorous post-election audits is far more likely to give us a trustworthy vote count than the complete abandonment of machine-counted ballots.” Guest column published in the Des Moines Register  by Douglas W. Jones … Continue reading →

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Urgent Action Alert From Friends Of The Earth

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Trish Nelson

The USDA has continued a dangerous Trump-era program that will allow a number of pork processing plants to increase their “line” or “processing” speeds. This means more animals will be slaughtered and prepared for human consumption per minute — at … Continue reading →

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Democrats Are Under Attack In Iowa

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from United Rural Democrats: We are excited to announce the newest member of our board, Todd Prichard. Todd is a Democratic representative serving Iowa’s 52nd district in the Iowa House of Representatives. More importantly, he is one of … Continue reading →

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Iowa Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Senate Democrats Wednesday the Iowa Senate unanimously approved the following resolution in support of Ukraine: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105 A Resolution reaffirming Iowa’s commitment to its relationship with the Ukrainian people and supporting Ukraine’s efforts to remain an independent … Continue reading →

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J.D. Scholten Announces Run For Iowa House District 1 Sioux City

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Followo JD on Twitter https://twitter.com/JDScholten I grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. I graduated high school, attended college here, and even played professional baseball for the Sioux City Explorers. I love this city through and through. When my dear friend … Continue reading →

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Watch This Week’s Blue Statehouse Alert Live

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa House Dems are committed to keeping Iowans informed of what is going on every week in Des Moines. Sign up for weekly updates.  https://iowahouse.org/sign-up-for-the-blue-statehouse-alert/

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One Way To Stand Up To Putin

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  Click on the image above to donate to Meduza. Tucker Carlson—whose prolific record of spewing racist, inflammatory, and generally awful bile … Continue reading →

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