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KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Missouri’s Josh Hawley embraced Christian nationalism in speech. What does that mean? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Senator Hawley says Kansas City Star is ‘joke, disgrace’ amid quote controversy

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Thursday morning: The “Donald Trump hates (Trump-endorsed) Bob Onder” TV ad (link opens at 14:40 mark)

P-D: St. Louis Fed president praises progress on inflation but isn’t ready for interest rate cuts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Livestream replay: Missouri governor candidate forum: Bill Eigel vs. Jay Ashcroft vs. Chris Wright

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: The one person Bill Eigel should text today (link opens at 16:00 mark)

The Missouri Times: Engineer files complaint against Ashcroft

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Jay Ashcroft says engineer controversy “all about the swamp being threatened”

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: analysis of the Jay Ashcroft engineering controversy (0:30); state of the #mogov primary (10:35); the Missouri State Convention/Republican National Convention delegate brouhaha, why Milwaukee sucks and how Sophie Shore wins in both scenarios (17:00); Trump’s value in GOP primaries (25:30); Karla Eslinger, DESE and the Cornman Defender Alliance, Mike Lodewegen and Kate Casas (28:00); new Dean Plocher logo (35:55); the Crystal Quade “Show Missouri Truth” billboard (41:00); the one (1) secret to dealing with John Combest (42:30); hypothetical Georgia resident and Missouri Department of Insurance (51:45)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Follow the money from the “Crysal [sic] Quade” billboard group to the Missouri House Democratic Campaign Committee (link opens at 9:45 mark)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday morning: Follow up on “Crysal [sic] Quade” billboard – group name, treasurer and ties to current state rep revealed (link opens at 4:50 mark)

TonysKansasCity.com: Show-Me Kansas City Missouri Democratic Party state Senate primary slap fight: Patty Lewis vs. Pat Contreras

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Gov. Mike Parson on keeping the Royals and Chiefs in Missouri

Joplin Globe: 7 people indicted for meth distribution in Southwest Missouri: 3 “Mexican nationals” plus Jaime Francisco Figueroa and amigos busted for drugs and guns (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: House holds first hearing on illegal immigrant crimes

JCNT: House committee expands scope to include crimes against illegal immigrants

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: AYYE ESE! KC Starbois versus Missouri Reeepublicans on eeemigration! (link opens at 8:00 mark)

JCNT: Gov. Parson signs bill aimed at preventing veteran suicide

P-D: Missouri governor signs law putting focus on suicides by military veterans (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: New law allows state to license pediatric extended care facilities

Missouri Independent: Missouri governor allows ‘flawed’ bill on drug discounts to become law

Missouri Independent: Missouri AG ‘weighing legal options’ after judge orders him to sit for deposition

P-D: Frank Cusumano heads to KTRS to do general news-talk radio show with Wendy Wiese (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Colleen Schrappen: Lake Saint Louis man cashes in on transgender clothing line inspired by his son; Jeff Bender says son started using “she/her” pronouns in second grade (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Recap of nonbinary-transgender clothing promo piece (link opens at 4:45 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of KMOV interview with Tishaura Jones and some gay guy on a bike (link opens at 1:40 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: Institute for Black Liberation makes space to heal from racism — and celebrate black joy; director celebrates status as “the black old gay guy in the room”

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Heads-up on the coming August 2024 St. Louis area riots (link opens at 17:15 mark)

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: “Thank God that state-affiliated media isn’t a meritocracy, or (Jason) Rosenbaum might be hosting (St. Louis on the Air) episodes on ankle bracelets making immigrants’ hair fall out or the institutional racism of public toilets.”

Joplin Globe editorial: Remember, help is as close as 988 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s David Mastio: Josh Hawley’s ‘Christian nationalism’ is just cover for his liberal populist economics (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: David Mastio articulates the one cringeworthy thing about Josh Hawley speeches (link opens at 8:20)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: It’s already illegal for noncitizen migrants to vote. Ignore ‘great replacement’ scares (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star’s Katie Moore: A judge says Sandra Hemme should be free. Why is Missouri AG keeping her in prison? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

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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