Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

The GOP’s Plan To Steal The 2024 Election

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Trish Nelson

With all of the chatter about the Georgia vote suppression law passed by the Republican legislature making it a crime to give someone water who is standing in line to vote, a very scary and far more dangerous provision hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Private Company To Kick Iowans Off Of Food Assistance

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Senator Rob Hogg: Help stop the Iowa Republican attack on food assistance Please contact Iowa’s state legislators today to urge them to oppose Division XIII of Senate Study Bill 1267 Dear Friends: This is a special action … Continue reading →

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Is Iowa A Sacrifice Zone?

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Trish Nelson

I saw this comment below on the Raccoon River Watershed public Facebook group and it rang true to me, too. It would explain Reynolds’ and the Iowa Republicans’ extreme cynicism and cold-blooded policies.  Do they know that corporate ag has … Continue reading →

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How We Win Back Net Neutrality

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Sign the petition for a full functional FCC now by appointing and confirming a 5th commissioner ASAP. Fight For The Future:  This week, we are going over best questions people asked in our net neutrality AMA on Reddit, and discussing … Continue reading →

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Samantha Bee Takes On Anti-Asian Hate

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Hopefully loading 3 short YouTube videos won’t bog the system down too much. With that we present Samatha Bee’s Full Frontal from last Wednesday in 3 parts. 4 minutes, 4 minutes and 5 minutes respectively:   Thanks to the attraction … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Earth Day Next Thursday Edition

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Dave Bradley

About the cutest smile I have ever seen: You can’t see the forest for the trees and you can’t see the climate for the weather. It is cool in Iowa for April, so I guess we can bury our heads … Continue reading →

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Anamosa Prison Killings Direct Result Of Under-Staffing

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Inmates know when prisons are critically short staffed Highlights of testimony from Danny Homan, President of Iowa AFSCME Council 61, at a Senate committee meeting on April 14. Holman urges the Legislature to end years of under-funding that puts Iowa … Continue reading →

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Raccoon River One Of Most Endangered Rivers Of 2021

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Trish Nelson

BREAKING: American Rivers just named Raccoon River one of the most endangered rivers of 2021. Add your name to our petition calling on the EPA to address the factory farm pollution in the Raccoon River and all of Iowa’s 750 impaired waterways. We … Continue reading →

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Do Iowa Laws Exist Solely To Rubber Stamp Livestock Industry Interests?

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Environmental Council: At IEC, it is our job to be watchdogs at the legislature, with local governments, and rule-making agencies, monitoring whether their decisions make Iowa a better place to live, work, and explore. In 2021, … Continue reading →

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Democrats Should Take A Messaging Lesson From Jen Psaki

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Trish Nelson
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