Tag Archives: AI

Physicians For AI Safety

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Paul Deaton

At the Make America Healthy Again summit on Sept. 29, 2026, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that AI offers a second opinion “much better informed than any doctor in the country” and claimed an OpenAI … Continue reading →

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Three Things About Iowa Politics This Fall

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Paul Deaton

Three things are on my mind now and for the remaining 31 days until the general election. In case you missed it, last Wednesday was the closing day of the fund raising quarter. I had to tell Mary Peltola, Sherrod … Continue reading →

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With Little Or No Concern

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox an important message from Chris Jones – Iowa is already experiencing a major water quality and serious public health emergency. Now, trillion-dollar tech companies want to build massive AI data centers across our state that will consume … Continue reading →

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Beyond Joe Trippi’s Technology

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: Due to a glitch in the platform, this post was up last week, but not seen. I am running it again because the message remains important. Joe Trippi’s 2004 work to mine the internet and empower supporters of … Continue reading →

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Progressive AI

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Paul Deaton

Joe Trippi’s 2004 work to mine the internet and empower supporters of the Howard Dean campaign was revolutionary. As he described it, it was an “open-source revolution” that went beyond the dissemination of campaign messages. Using Meetup.com, blogs, and other … Continue reading →

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The Scheme To Raise Grocery Prices

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Tip of the hat to Justin Stofferan at “You’re Probably Getting Screwed.” I had several videos concerning the newest weapon corporations have to wrench every last nickel from our fingers. The practice of “surveillance pricing” is being brought out in … Continue reading →

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Indivisible A huge, huge story broke just before the holiday weekend, but hardly anyone is talking about it. Let’s change that, shall we? Here’s the story: Donald Trump and Dr. Oz* are rolling out a pilot program … Continue reading →

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Winning The Disinformation War

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Trish Nelson

You can find Barbara McQuade’s book Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America at Amazon and other outlets.  Follow her on Twitter. “AI gives the ability to dupe people into believing things that are not true but we are … Continue reading →

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Local Panel Discusses AI On Ethical Perspectives

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“ChatBot Boundaries” Ethical Perspectives On the News – 05.14.2023 – KCRG Cedar Rapids Inter-Religious Council of Linn County Moderator: Beth Parker Panelists: Dara Schmidt, Cedar Rapids Public Library Director; Leon Tabak, Professor of Computer Science Cornell College; Jackson, 9th grade … Continue reading →

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