Tag: Ricky Dana

  • Republicans Are Quietly Trying to Privatize Social Security

    Republicans are working behind the scenes to privatize Social Security—through secret votes, staffing cuts, and risky investment schemes. Here’s what they’re doing and how it affects you.

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  • When the President Uses Power to Punish the Press

    Trump is using lawsuits, executive orders, and federal agencies to silence the press. Cutting funds to NPR and suing the WSJ are just the start.

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  • Who Really Funds Mark Alford? A Deep Dive into Out-of-State Donations

    Explore how more than half of Mark “Awful” Alford’s individual campaign contributions flow in from outside Missouri—and what that means for Missouri’s 4th District.

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  • Time to Ask the Question: Who’s Really Representing Missouri’s 4th?

    Your Congressman isn’t from rural Missouri—and it shows. I’m Ricky Dana, your Missouri-grown candidate, and I’m running to represent all of us, not PACs or political insiders.

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  • My Opponent Votes Against Missouri’s Farms—Again and Again

    My opponent—who wasn’t born in Missouri and still doesn’t live in rural Missouri—cast another round of votes that help big corporations and hurt the working families of MO-4. In

  • Trump and Epstein: A Closer Look at the Connections

    Trump has never been charged in connection with Epstein’s crimes — but that doesn’t mean he was far from the action. This diagram maps his known links to the Epstein scandal.

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  • Trump’s MLK File Dump Sparks Well-founded Epstein Distraction Accusations

    Donald Trump dropped a massive batch of FBI files on MLK Jr.—but critics say it’s a diversion. Why now? Epstein victim Maria Farmer says she reported Trump to the FBI as early as 1996. This post connects the dots between the headlines and the hidden history.

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  • Putting Rural Missouri First: A Plan for Missouri’s 4th District

    An overview of my plan for Missouri’s 4th District: boosting farm exports, cutting farm taxes, expanding rural healthcare, and upgrading roads and broadband to strengthen our communities.

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  • MAGA Republicans Are Trying to Dumb Down America.

    MAGA Republicans are trying to dumb down America. H.R. 4 slashes nearly $8 billion, wiping out PBS & NPR funding and cutting vital services in rural Missouri. Act now to defend our lifelines.

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  • Tariffs, Lost Contracts, and the Real Cost on Our Tables

    Missouri farmers are losing income, families are paying more for groceries, and local stores are getting left behind. Tariffs are hurting us all. It’s time we support local food, local jobs, and safer choices for our families.

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