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Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air”: Sen. Eric Schmitt says Congress needs to change spending mentality as another budget fight looms (1:30); IRS agents harassing business owners (3:55); DEI and Pentagon spending (4:20); how DEI is related to Marxism (6:00); Ukraine funding and “blank checks for endless wars” (6:30); Israel-Hamas (10:30); more about DEI (13:25); Trump and presidential immunity (14:25); voting irregularities (16:25); federal marijuana laws and SAFE Banking Act (18:00); rural health care (19:45); Missouri’s pro-life laws (20:45)

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Spotify: Eric Schmitt episode

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Spotify: All episodes

Joplin Globe: “Pulse of the Voters” 2024 feature: Four (4) Southwest Missouri residents weigh in on Trump, Biden and the issues (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KRES/KWIX (Moberly): USDA’s Farm Service Agency to host urban ag listening session in St. Louis City

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis aldermen approve demand for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Friday morning segments: Dean Plocher gives *everyone* a reason to vote for him (Segment A, begins at 13:00); Brian Seitz on liberal women, Draft Kings’ sports betting legislation, Travis Fitzwater for 3rd Congressional District (Segment A); Will Scharf has a sense of humor (Segment B); St. Louis County logo drama (Segment C)

Instagram: Follow the Brad Hildebrand & John Combest Show for summaries of every (EVERY!) episode

KC Star: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey promotes endorsement from Mark & Patty McCloskey (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

BJShow.com exclusive (1/5/24): Audio clip (45 seconds) : Mark McCloskey says he’s considering bid for Luetkemeyer seat, will consult with Freedom Caucus

Southeast Missourian’s Bob Miller: Rep. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) announces bid for state Senate, with David Barklage at the campaign helm; no mention of other announced or potential primary opponents (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: St. Louis Cardinals lead Missouri’s major teams to launch initiative on sports betting

Missourinet: Missouri sports teams begin the process to legalize sports betting

JCNT: Leaders of Missouri Senate Dems, GOP share common concern – the Freedom Caucus

Missourinet: Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) on legislative priorities

Southeast Missourian: Parents, child care providers, chamber directors and business owners all agree – Missouri Legislature must act on “child care crisis” (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KOMU (Columbia): Researcher finds data leak in safety app used by some Missouri school districts

P-D: St. Louis school for immigrant and refugee students nearly doubles in size (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Governor appoints Brittney Smith new circuit judge in St. Charles County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Beet juice? Why Missouri road crews use this secret ingredient to melt ice on highways (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell asks Missouri Supreme Court to delay execution while wrongful conviction unit investigates (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Murderpedia: Marcellus Williams broke into Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle’s home in University City, waited until she emerged from the shower, then stabbed her 43 times, “twisting the knife” inside her neck

St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Dan Hegeman gives hope to rural motorists

Joplin Globe editorial: Missouri lawmakers right to try and eliminate death penalty (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Marcellus Williams attorney Tricia Rojo Bushnell: Missouri, pass this law to prevent more unjust convictions like Marcellus Williams’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Washington University’s The Record: States with masking regulations performed better during pandemic; thoughts from Jeffrey Jones

The Atlantic’s Ronald Brownstein: Trump is coming for Obamacare again – and his own voters may be collateral damage; thoughts from Washington University’s Jeffrey Jones

Combest book: Sympathetic (Twitter-addicted and getting chubbier) male character’s “burden of managing … sock-puppet Twitter accounts, and the fear of getting found out, has become unbearable.” (p. 46 in paperback)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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