Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Julian Castro: Community At The Core

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

  NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June of 2019. This is the seventh in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Uterine Support System Edition

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

Sam Bee teaches sex education to senators: (10 minutes) Women will now be reclassified (hat tip to Mike Lukovich for this term) as “Uterine Support Systems.”  It is certainly too bad that humor can’t get through to the Trumpist Party … Continue reading →

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Farmer Off The Trump Train

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

You may have seen this video from CNN earlier this week.  CNN’s Kate Bolduan interviews Ohio farmer Christopher Gibbs. Gibbs is having a very hard time understanding the sense of Trump’s tariff policies, as I am sure many farmers are. … Continue reading →

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Kamala Harris Campaign Seeks Iowa Interns

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/kamala-harris-campaign-launches-paid-internships-in-iowa-20190510 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is launching a program in Iowa that pays interns $15 an hour to become involved in the campaign and recruit and train supporters. According to the campaign, the “organizing fellows” will be deployed across … Continue reading →

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Jay Inslee: Climate Leader For President

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo will host the first 2020 presidential primary debate in June of 2019. This is the fourth in a series of BFIA’s coverage and commentary of the announcement speeches by the declared Democratic candidates for president … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Happy Cinco De Mayo Edition

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Randy Rainbow takes on Bill Barr (4 minutes, but hilarious) Kind of strange that we will be having a holiday that celebrates Hispanic heritage where many of those celebrating would be people who would be more than happy to drive … Continue reading →

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Barr Sucks Up Attention; DOJ Continues Assault On ACA

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

The eyes of much of the politically attuned folks of this country were watching William Barr lying, misleading and omitting in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, doing his best to fill his role not as America’s top cop … Continue reading →

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Pelosi Looks Very Concerned In Her Weekly Presser

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi seemed very concerned during her weekly press conference held on Thursday morning. The previous day, Attorney General William Barr made no pretense that he would protect the president at all costs, including lying to … Continue reading →

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In Green News, Others Pass Us By

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Some quite interesting news around the world as other countries move away from fossil fuels and toward renewables for their energy.   From Africa we get news that the country of Zambia is celebrating a unique achievement – the elimination … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: A Stroll Down Memory Lane Edition

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Thanks to babylonsister over at democraticunderground.com for this memory:    “Senator Ervin then called on the president’s closest top advisers to appear. The president said they could not. They were protected, as he constitutionally is, by executive privilege. Senator Ervin … Continue reading →

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