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YouTube: Former host of ‘The Man Show’ Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at Trump attorney Will Scharf’s smile (via Will Scharf’s Instagram)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Recap of Jimmy Kimmel mocking Will Scharf; what to tell your clients, candidates and execs about smiling on camera; sports betting on November ballot; Brad’s “Prostitutes for Education”; judge okays stacking marijuana taxes; Spanish Lake Easter eggs

P-D: Condemnation mounts for Washington University’s ‘appalling’ response to protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis mayor credits communication, SLU leadership for peaceful anti-Gaza war protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Valentina Gomez shows up at SLU protest; anti-Dean Plocher types seething; Gov. Parson vs. Steve Roberts; why we allowed black men to vote before women; ovulation appreciation; more

P-D: Coalition submits signatures to put sports betting on the Missouri ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Pro sports teams submit petition signatures to legalize sports gambling in Missouri

KC Star: Missourians likely to vote on sports betting as campaign drops off 340K signatures (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: Missouri AG’s office represents state senators accused of defamation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri AG will defend senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs parade shooting

P-D: Lawmaker who led probe of Missouri House speaker may be subject of complaint (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Republican who led inquiry of Dean Plocher may be subject of new ethics complaint

Missouri Independent: Former Rep. Wiley Price IV (D-St. Louis City) sues Missouri House over punishment doled out as part of his censure

Missourinet: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) drops out of Missouri Freedom Caucus

P-D: Senate blockade ends, but budget crunch has Missouri lawmakers worried (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: House Democrats complain about delay caused by Senate filibuster

JCNT: House supportive of changing term limits

The Missouri Times: Senate bill seeks to address DEI statements

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri Western DEI efforts remain as programs shut down elsewhere

P-D: Hazelwood schools files ethics complaint against AG Bailey over DEI investigation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

SNL: Here’s how filmmakers hope to tap into Missouri’s new production tax credit

P-D: Judge OKs extra pot tax, rules in favor of St. Louis, St. Charles counties (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House approves bill prohibiting eminent domain for solar, wind energy projects

Missourinet: Big improvement in Missouri drought conditions

P-D: OSHA cites St. Peters Amazon warehouse as federal lawmakers push for tighter regulations (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio “Race, identity & culture” content creator Andrea Henderson (6/20/23): Amazon workers in St. Peters threaten to unionize; 19-year-old former loading dock worker says hardships of her job involved “constantly moving (her) hands and feet” and standing on a concrete surface

St. Louis Public Radio: Event promo: Come support Betty’s Books in Webster Groves on Free Comic Book Day; LGBTQIA-friendly environment offers special attention to young creators “so their voices are heard”; “They/them” human with chartreuse hair praises “beautiful diversities in comics”

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P-D editorial: Is Megan Green a serious city leader or a professional protester? She should decide. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian op-ed: “American Atheists” Missouri State Director David Rosman: The state paying for religious or private education is wrong for Missouri

P-D letter: SLU coed says Ameren only cares about shareholders, is “blatantly destroying environmental and human health” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Brad on Ameren’s O’Fallon “Renewable Energy Center” – is it window dressing or legitimate?

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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