Category Archives: #trumpresistance

Occupy the World Food Prize 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Impeachable Offenses: Failure To Uphold The Law

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

http://bradblog.com/?p=12337 start at 4 minutes ends at 22:15. from bradblog: First up, Trump’s recent comments and actions to sabotage American health care are, as I argue, in violation of his sworn oath to “protect and defend the Constitution”, which includes … Continue reading →

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Ernst And Grassley Vote To Cut Medicare And Medicaid

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

As part of the budget bill passed late Thursday night by the senate Medicare will be cut by a massive $500 billion over the next ten years and Medicaid will be cut by an even more massive $1 Trillion over … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Charles Grassley, David Koch, economic inequality, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Republican Policy | Tagged medicaid | Comments Off

How Do Republicans Get Away With The Lying?

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Their strategy is based entirely on lies. Forty per cent of Americans are believing the lies. How can this be? The right wing eco-system, including radio, helps Republicans get away with lying. We’re not the only ones saying it. List … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance | Tagged republican lies, right wing propaganda machine | 1 Comment

Breaking The Grip of Corporate Ag on Rural Iowa

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Inc. P.O. Box 811, Fairfield, IA 52556 jfan@lisco.com • http://www.jfaniowa.org • 641-209-6600 Award-winning agricultural journalist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual Meeting Factory farming has a stranglehold on rural Iowa, … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Farming | Tagged big ag in Iowa, corporate ag, corporate greed, Factory farming in Iowa, Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Rural Iowa | Comments Off

Republican Credits Dave Loebsack For Persistence on Rural Wireless

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Trish Nelson

We all know what our Republican representatives – Blum, Young, King, Ernst, Grassley – are doing in congress. They are either doing nothing or making things worse. Here’s what Iowa’s only Democratic congressman is doing. Working across the aisle to … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance | Tagged Data mapping legislation, Iowa Democrats, Iowa second district, Rep. Dave Loebsack, The Rural Wireless Access Act | Comments Off

Free Press, Licensing, Corporations And Net Neutrality

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Dave Bradley

This is the concept of Net Neutrality that is under fire from the current FCC (3 minutes). From 2015: The current president (who, thanks to his own Secretary of State, should be referred to as the Effing Moron) caused quite … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Democratic Events in Sioux Center, Okoboji, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Marion, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Trish Nelson

A note from Senate Democratic leader Rob Hogg “Taste of Fall” Wednesday in Des Moines plus Upcoming Events in Sioux Center, Okoboji, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Marion, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids Dear Friends: Please join me for the Iowa … Continue reading →

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The Five Extra Words That Can Fix The Second Amendment

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Time once again to review the second amendment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010. This essay is excerpted from his book, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Ajit Pai Reconfirmed For Five Years

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Dave Bradley

From This Week Tonight from last May 20 minutes Expect An All Out Assault On Internet Neutrality Next From Lucia at FreePress.net: Yesterday (Monday) the Senate reconfirmed Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai. The 52–41 vote split mostly along party lines, with … Continue reading →

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