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Politico: How Turning Point, once spurned by the RNC, is becoming Trump’s ‘force multiplier’ in battleground states; insights from Missouri’s Gregg Keller

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday morning (A block): Turning Point Action notes: Eric Burlison speaks; Valentina Gomez vs. Marcos Zelada-Rodas; Brad vs. John on GOP gatekeeping

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Schmitt joins Democrats in pushing legislation to aid disabled (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star condemns Republican votes to restore Confederate monument

Fox News: Cori Bush claimed her faith healing helped a sick toddler walk, healed woman’s tumors

NY Post: ‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush claimed she miraculously healed woman with tumors in bizarre resurfaced TV interview

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Why Cori Bush won’t compromise – and after her 2022 primary victory, doesn’t need to

This Week in Missouri Politics: Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann on why he’s running in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary (0:30); John Lamping wins $20 bet (2:45); abortion (4:15); primary criticism of Ann Wagner (6:00); why pro-life laws violate separation of church and state (8:30); Wagner’s flip-flop on Donald Trump (16:00); Democratic primary and union endorsements (19:00); “real possibility” of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee getting involved (20:00); Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) (22:00); Weldon Spring Cracker Barrel (23:40); overview of Coldwater Creek issue (24:00); RECA legislative timeline and Wagner’s role (26:00); Wagner’s flip-flop on Jim Jordan (31:30); abortion (33:30); Hartmann vs. Faughn on Ameren’s Labadie plant and hippies (36:00); Ray Bozarth and Larry Walker (39:00); Ray agrees with Scott’s modest proposal on state money for Busch Stadium (40:00); viewer feedback on Scott’s Donnybrook appearances (42:45)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Recap of Ray Hartmann on This Week in Missouri Politics

St. Louis Business Journal via KSDK: Former Riverfront Times staffers Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull land jobs at St. Louis Magazine

Brad & John Show, Monday morning (B block): why and when hipsters will come flocking back to the Riverfront Times; Brad on St. Louis leaders luring Kansas City Chiefs to #stl; #Juneteenth is adorable (kayfabe); more

Brad & John Show, Monday morning (A block): #mogov debates over debates; Claudia Kehoe > Lady Bird Johnson; Missouri EV fast facts; #stl earnings tax prostate exam

Brad & John Show, Monday morning (C block): Anti-Israel protesters outside Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s house in Arnold and Ted Cruz’s house in Houston; convergence of social media and cowards’ fear of face-to-face conversations; Brad at Occupy St. Louis protest; more

Combest book: “In most cases, (the anonymous coward) is terrified of speaking to you face to face. Even if (the coward) mustered up the courage to speak to you in person, they’d have a hard time keeping up the façade of their fearless, uber-confident social media voice.” – Chapter 10 in Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Secretary of State hopeful Shane Schoeller touts election administration experience

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Apple podcasts

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

Missouri Independent: Missouri’s abortion ban does not violate separation of church and state, judge rules

Missouri Independent: Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transsexual youth medical records

Missouri Independent: Feds to scrutinize Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation Medicaid application delays

KC Star: Missouri begins major expansion project on I-70 – here’s when and where construction will be (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: St. Louis to study earnings tax alternatives. Mayor to form ‘advisory council.’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis mayor to name task force that will study city revenue streams

Missouri Independent: Warden of Missouri prison replaced after investigation of inmate death

P-D: Farming operation co-owned by Rep. Scott Cupps (R-Shell Knob) loses court case to lender after failing to show (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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