Tag Archives: Ukraine

Ukraine, Not Immigration

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Paul Deaton

I am a Cold War warrior. I was in the U.S. Military during the period NATO stood down Soviet forces at the West German border. Based on intelligence received from friends who spied on Soviet troops, we believed we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Ukraine, Not Immigration

President Biden Addresses The Nation

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Timothy Snyder American historian and author of On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom, on Biden speech: “People will pick and parse but I thought it was a wonderful speech… I’m frankly grateful that he’s the president at the moment.”

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on President Biden Addresses The Nation

A Tale Of Two Parties As Iowa Gears Up For 2024

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Analysis by MSNBC on December 26, 2022 (7 minutes) Hard to avoid the facts: President Biden had a sterling year as president. Huge number of accomplishments as mentioned above. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment is barely mentioned until the end. That … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, Biden-Harris | Tagged , | Comments Off on A Tale Of Two Parties As Iowa Gears Up For 2024

Major Storm Coming?

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is a kind of stream of consciousness that has been floating in my mind all morning. Feels like the only way I can get rid of it is to put it down on paper. It is finally looking like … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Climate Change, Economy | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Existential Worries

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is a submission from occasional contributor Ed Flaherty. Ed is the secretary of Veterans for Peace in Iowa City. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has some static in the background that many only whisper about. Russia has nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear Disarmament | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Iowa Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Senate Democrats Wednesday the Iowa Senate unanimously approved the following resolution in support of Ukraine: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105 A Resolution reaffirming Iowa’s commitment to its relationship with the Ukrainian people and supporting Ukraine’s efforts to remain an independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Iowa Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine

The High Five!

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As the legislature grinds on, ProgressIowa sends these daily updates. We will post Friday’s weekly to remind us all of what Republicans are doing: Happy Friday! It has been another long week dealing with the divisive and harmful agenda of … Continue reading →

Posted in iowa legislature 2022, Kim Reynolds | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Trump-Putin Network

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Dave Bradley

 The Lincoln Project (2 minutes): A most interesting article in Thursday’s Guardian explores the deep ties between associates of the former president and the Kremlin with current leader Vladimir Putin. This is information that has been out in the cyber … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Kim Reynolds | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Trump-Putin Network

Scrambled Thoughts As Russia Invades Ukraine

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dave Bradley

I am putting some thoughts down on paper to maybe help clear my mind as Russia invades Ukraine. In my humble opinion, it is similar naked aggression Germany used in Poland. It is scary. My first thought is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Scrambled Thoughts As Russia Invades Ukraine

Loebsack: Whistle Blower Allegations “Game Changing”

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Loebsack Statement on the Whistle Blower Complaint Regarding President Trump and Ukraine Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today in response to the recently revealed whistle blower complaint that was made against President Trump after his … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Loebsack: Whistle Blower Allegations “Game Changing”