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Sinclair Broadcasting And Its History Of Using Local TV To Influence Elections
Below are excerpts from a long, well-researched article, The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire, by Sheelah Kolhatkar in the New Yorker about Sinclair Broadcasting that dates all the way back to the 2004 election and the company’s interference in … Continue reading
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Post Election The Mind Wanders
If Matt Whitaker had any ability as a lawyer he would understand that he is about the least qualified person in the US to be Attorney General. Of course the man who promoted him is only interested in fealty and … Continue reading
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Sunday Funday: Happy Thanksgiving Edition
This year Thanksgiving Day coincides with the 55th anniversary of President Kennedy’s murder. So for many of us Thursday will be a day of mixed feelings. While the media created fantasy of Americans on Thanksgiving Day is that of happy … Continue reading
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Indivisible: How We Win In 2020
Once again from the email pile comes some good news for 2020: Short-version: Now that we won a ton of elections(!), we’re launching two new, big guides outlining the Indivisible strategy for the next two years. Indivisible on Offense demystifies … Continue reading
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NARAL: Stop New Rules On Birth Control
“The Trump administration introduced new rules this month (November 14th) — similar to rules already blocked by federal courts — that would allow non-profits, private businesses, and universities to refuse to cover birth control in their insurance policies based on “moral … Continue reading
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Iowa’s Animals Deserve Better
Action alert from Iowa Voters for Companion Animals Iowa’s two most pressing companion animal issues are weak cruelty laws and a lack of oversight of commercial dog breeding facilities. Companion Animal Cruelty Laws Iowa’s companion animal cruelty laws are weak. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal abuse in Iowa, Iowa animal welfare, iowa puppy mills
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Congresswoman-Elect Cindy Axne On Iowa Press
ICYMI: Friday, November 9 Iowa Press
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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Mid-Terms Review
And now a word from Ed Fallon. First, I want to thank Matt McCoy for calling out Matt Whitaker (President Trump’s new acting Attorney General) for Whitaker’s politically-motivated witch hunt against McCoy in 2007. Whitaker was a U.S. Attorney at … Continue reading
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Why You Must Never Retweet or Repeat Trump’s Gibberish
I am a big fan of George Lakoff. We’ve been posting his work on BFIA for years. I agree with everything he says about language. But having said that, I would like to add that I’ve noticed that he and … Continue reading
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Donald Trump versus Robert Mueller
by Ralph Scharnau On May 17, 2017, Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference in U.S. elections and related matters. Since then, President Trump and some GOP state and congressional officials have expressed unhappiness with … Continue reading
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