Category Archives: #nevertrump

Sunday Funday: Trump Trashes Our Legacy Edition

  Well, today Donald Trump will show his disdain for the country, for our government, for the formerly hallowed ground of the White House and many, many other norms and traditions of our country as he stages (let me look … Continue reading

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Tom Lehrer Relevant In Today’s Iowa

(2 minutes)   Hey, you oldtimers, do you remember folk singer and mathematician Tom Lehrer in his heyday of the early 60s wrote some of the best satirical songs concerning the then issues of the day. One that has stayed … Continue reading

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Statement On Social Security

The following statement was issued on Tuesday by the Social Security watch site socialsecurityworks.org: According to a report issued Monday by the Social Security Trustees, Social Security will no longer be bringing in as much as it expends in about … Continue reading

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Dave Dawson For Congress In Iowa Congressional District 4

Folks, we have an open seat in Iowa’s 4th congressional district. It is open because Randy Feenstra chose to sort of run for governor and not for reelection as the representative from Ia-04. This district has been Iowa’s most reliably … Continue reading

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All I Can Do Is Laugh At Them

I am laughing at Republicans. This guy is serious (30 minutes): Holy cow! I woke up Wednesday morning and after the morning ablutions I checked to see who won what in the primaries Tuesday. Like most here I was really … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget: June Is Pride Month

1 minute: Even as the pall of the Donald Trump regime casts its darkness across the land, we still have hope. The Trump administration’s scrutiny of corporate DEI programs has intimidated corporate sponsors from their normal sponsorship of Pride festivals. … Continue reading

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Today Is D-Day +82 Years

  I am posting this speech by a true hero – Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois – as she discusses the current president. This video is from a speech on the Senate floor recorded by CSPAN on April 16th. (17:20) … Continue reading

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Give Me A Receipt For That Tariff!

Just a short thought on a summer’s day before school starts. Now that tariffs are beginning to be nearly fully implemented I would call on retailers and restaurants and online stores (How about you, Amazon?) to add a line item … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Don’t Take Their IPERS Edition

(1:15) – While MAGA legislators deny wanting to cut IPERS, history indicates their word is not their bond: School is about to start- it starts next week in Iowa. When I think of schools I think of teachers. As most … Continue reading

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No Surprise Here: Walmart To Raise Prices

  Not as if we didn’t know this was coming. The question was just how to sell it and when to do it. But we all knew that the tariffs that King Donald is using to create mass confusion throughout … Continue reading

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