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David Hogg Praises Chuck Schumer

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Trish Nelson

That and more on this episode of The Al Franken Podcast. David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, has reason to be cynical and yet he’s not. In the podcast today he explains some of the lesser … Continue reading →

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It’s The GUNS!

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Dave Bradley

The Much Misunderstood Second Amendment (13 minutes): Heather Cox Richardson Guy Zapoleon Posted on Facebook By Heather Cox Richardson 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮. by John Pavlovitz Sadly, this sentence is evergreen at this point, … Continue reading →

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ENOUGH!!!

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Dave Bradley

David Hogg from Thursday (3 minutes): The school shooting in Georgia Tuesday was the 416th such shooting since the attack on Columbine on April 24th, 1999 some 25+ years ago. Four hundred sixteen shootings. Over 370,000 students have been exposed … Continue reading →

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The Problem Is Perceiving The Problem

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Dave Bradley

2 minutes: And a thanks to Kamala Harris for a forthright assessment: Once again that which only happens in America happened in America Wednesday. Yep someone with a gun – well not just a gun but a weapon specifically made … Continue reading →

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Thank You, March For Our Lives And Iowa WTF

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Dave Bradley

1 minute: We here at blogforiowa would like to extend our thanks and admiration for the young people that stood up to the Republican controlled legislature after Republicans passed yet another insane bill that puts more guns into wider circulation. … Continue reading →

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Sick Of The Murders Of Children? Do Something!

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Rep Jamaal Bowman calls out Republicans as cowards (2 minutes): Do you remember a little over a month ago when far right Republicans were displaying pins depicting assault weapons as if they are some kind of fun toy? I do … Continue reading →

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Shooter Drills

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dave Bradley

One of the really bad bills that the Trumpublican Party is trying to get enacted in the Iowa legislature this session is a two pronged bill that would first eliminate the need for a concealed carry permit and second end … Continue reading →

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Wear Orange Weekend Starts June 1st

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Dave Bradley

From a Friday email: Last week, 10 students and staff members were killed at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. 13 more people were injured, and a community — and country — were left grieving. Time and again, we’re … Continue reading →

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Controlled Experiment Shows Good Guy With Gun Doesn’t Fare Well

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Dave Bradley

From the blurb on youtube.com for this video: Published on Apr 21, 2010 The controlled study documented in these videos show that concealed carry permit holders are fooling themselves if they think they will be able to react effectively to … Continue reading →

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