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ALEC And The Destruction Of Net Neutrality

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Trish Nelson

http://thedemocraticstrategist.org/2018/05/poltical-strategy-notes/ We shouldn’t be surprised that the biggest corporate advocates of destroying Net Neutrality — Verizon, Comcast and AT&T — are also deeply involved in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which provides “template” voter suppression legislation and other Republican-friendly … 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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Dave Loebsack Co-Sponsor Of Net Neutrality Resolution

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson

I wrote to Iowa’s only Democrat in congress, Dave Loebsack, IA 02, about his support for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Doyle (PA),  to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) … Continue reading →

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Republicans Just Don’t Get it

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Have you ever noticed that Republicans at least since the days of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and probably long before that always seem to take the wrong lesson from major events? Based on previous experience one could expect that Republicans will … Continue reading →

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Protests Against FCC Plan To Kill The Internet Dec. 7 in Ames, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Click here to find a protest nationwide or RSVP.  Here are the protests planned so far in Iowa: Des Moines Verizon Protest, Thursday, Dec 7 5:00pm Verizon. 3714 Merle Hay Rd Des Moines Protest outside Verizon store against the rollback … Continue reading →

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Vote To End Net Neutrality Scheduled For December 14th

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Merry Christmas from the extreme right No one likes cable or satellite TV service. Think you will like it when the internet is like that? ~10 minutes One of the least discussed issues at stake during last year’s election was … Continue reading →

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End Of Net Neutrality Nearing Just Before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Bradley

On November 22nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is likely to announce the new rules they’ll use to end the Internet as we know it.1 Continue reading →

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The Lies Republicans Tell To Keep Control In The Hands Of A Small Group Of Billionaires

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Trish Nelson

The Thom Hartmann Program is the leading progressive talk radio show for political news and comment about government and politics, plus special guests and callers. The Thom Hartmann Program can be heard on stations across all states and three continents, … Continue reading →

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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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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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