Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

On The Ground With Liberty And Justice In Davenport

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Here is a live report from Molly Regan on the Not My President’s Day protest: We received great media coverage from two local tv stations at our ‘Resist Fascism” rally on Monday February 17th at 4PM. On Wednesday February 19 … Continue reading →

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One Iowa Legislative Action Alert For Tuesday

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Apparently stripping Iowans of their rights is a top priority in the legislature this week, because the Senate hearing for the Iowa Civil Rights Removal Act (SF418) has just been set for tomorrow, Tuesday February 25th at … Continue reading →

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On Tyranny Lesson 14: Establish A Private Life

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #14 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube. They are all short videos, no ads. “Nastier rulers will use what they know … Continue reading →

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When RFK, Jr. Was A Passionate Environmentalist

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Trish Nelson

These are such strange times. One of the strangest things that I still can’t wrap my head around is RFK, Jr.’s transition from a committed environmentalist fighting for clean water to a MAGA Trumpster. How he went from the person … Continue reading →

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What A Difference A Democrat Makes

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Trish Nelson

This is Democratic State Senator Mike Zimmer who just won the special election in SD 35, a seat previously held by Republican Chris Cournoyer who was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Kim Reynolds. He’s talking about the 2% school funding bill. … Continue reading →

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Iowa House Democrats Weekly Update

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Follow the Iowa House Democrats on Facebook for weekly updates on what is happening in the Iowa legislature and what you can do. Sign up for more information and the weekly BlueAlert emails here. Here is this week’s update with … Continue reading →

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Stop The Cancer Gag Act

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT – EPA: Deny a Petition that Would Provide Pesticide Companies Immunity Submit a Public Comment by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, February 20. While Bayer and other chemical companies are trying to pass the pesticide immunity bill, known … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Bayer chemicals, corporate immunity, EPA pesticide petition, JFAN | 2 Comments

Our Reps Need To Choose: It’s Musk Or Us

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Trish Nelson

An urgent action suggestion from Indivisible – Please share. Congressional recess isn’t a vacation — it’s an accountability tour. From Friday, February 14, through Sunday, February 23, your House Representative will be back home, trying to dodge tough questions, meet … Continue reading →

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On Tyranny Lesson 13: Practice Corporeal Politics

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #13 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube. They are all short videos, no ads. corporeal: having, consisting of, or relating to … Continue reading →

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