Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Two Major Anniversaries This Week

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dave Bradley

RFK Assassination and D-Day. We have been somewhat inundated recently with 1968 retrospectives. My guess as to why is because we are nearing the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Coming as it did some two months after … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Dick Tuck Passes Edition

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dave Bradley

More on Tuck in the quiz. Sam Bee made waves by using a pejorative for presidential daughter, senior administration advisor and receiver of special favors from China. The context in which Bee used the pejorative was a rant on the … Continue reading →

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The Importance Of Voting: Virginia

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Remember about six months ago when Virginia shocked the nation with a thorough repudiation of the Republican Party in their state legislative and gubernatorial election? Virginia and New Jersey hold elections for state offices in odd years which somewhat suppresses … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Remembering The Fallen

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Dave Bradley

This is the weekend to remember those who sacrificed their lives to keep our country safe. We thank them all. Unfortunately this should now also become a time to remember those who have been uselessly murdered at what should be … Continue reading →

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Telling Stat: US Birth Rate Falling

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Amid all the crap about Dear Leader that dominates our news media day in and day out, there are sometimes some extremely important stories that slide almost unnoticed during the news cycle. Such was the story last week when the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Children, economic inequality, Economic Justice, Economy | Tagged falling US birth rate | 1 Comment

Inequality Kim

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Dave Bradley

In the year or so that Kim Reynolds has been in charge of the state government and for the 6+ years that she was Branstad’s top lieutenant one thing seems to stand out as her main focus: widening the inequality … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Saving Chinese Jobs Edition

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Well shoot, if you are going to take a bribe maybe you shouldn’t do so in such a blatant fashion as our Dear Leader did last week. Taking to twitter to announce that he was so concerned about … Continue reading →

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Losing Internet Neutrality: The Worst Is Yet To Come

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Video @ 5 minutes We are two weeks away from losing internet neutrality. Monday June 11th is the date that the reigns of the internet are handed over to the corporations in this country. Expect them to wring out every … Continue reading →

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Presidential Dehumanizing Of Immigrants Terrorizes Communities

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Dave Bradley

An email from LULAC: LULAC Denounces President Trump’s Remarks Calling Undocumented Immigrants “Animals” Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Trump referred to undocumented immigrants as “animals” during a White House meeting with California leaders who oppose sanctuary city policies. “We … Continue reading →

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