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KCUR intern Josh Marvine: As nativist rhetoric from Josh Hawley and others hits a fever pitch ahead of the 2024 election, immigrants and refugees in Kansas City question their safety

Combest, The Missouri Times, October 2021: Victimhood narrative prediction for 2024: “Kamala Harris’ first election campaign at the top of the Democratic ticket has experts worried about a potential surge in ‘hate crimes.'”

P-D: Why so many federal judge vacancies in St. Louis? Josh Hawley, White House trade blame (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Washington, Mo.), Friday morning: Highlights of Hawley-Kunce debate and Jon Hamm’s fly-in; BONUS: the unspoken status symbol for middle-aged men (link opens at 15:50 mark)

johncombest_com on Instagram: Photo: Don Draper pitches a bargain-bin knockoff

This Week in Missouri Politics Election Special: Panel of Ellinger Bell’s Stephanie Bell, Rep. Keri Ingle (D) and Kansas City politics reporters Mike Mahoney and Dave Helling join Scott Faughn to discuss Amendment 2 sports betting (0:50), Amendment 3 (8:10), Mike Kehoe’s margin of victory (19:45), Crystal Quade’s upcoming state Senate and/or statewide race (25:20), Senate District 17’s Robert Sauls vs. Joe Nicola (27:05), Senate District 11’s Maggie Nurrenbern vs. Jerry Nolte (31:05), Senate District 15’s Joe Pereles vs. David Gregory (35:45), Trump vs. Harris (37:35), Lucas Kunce’s disappointing campaign against Josh Hawley (49:00)

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Amendment 3 overview featuring Missouri Stands With Women’s Stephanie Bell, Amendment 3’s Rachel Sweet and pro-choice UMKC law professor Yvette Lindgren

KOLR (Springfield): Fact check: Missouri’s Amendment 3 and transgender procedures (link via Sam Lee on X)

P-D: Missouri voters poised to deliver a split decision on the GOP and abortion (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Bally’s Lake of the Ozarks casino could be two years away if Missouri voters say ‘yes’ Tuesday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Democrat David Tyson Smith unopposed in House District 46

Columbia Missourian: Democrat Kathy Steinhoff running unopposed, focuses on helping other Dems

AP: Judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit that sought watchers at early voting

P-D: Judge dismisses lawsuit over election observers in St. Charles County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to halt early voting in St. Charles County

Brad & John Show, Friday: 45-second tip: The special committee Speaker Jon Patterson should set up before January (link opens at 5:05 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Kacen Bayless does a thorough job on KC-area voting snafus (link opens at 11:55 mark)

KC Star: Your voting history is public in Missouri. See the laws on political messages (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star: Census data shows people moving to Missouri from Kansas, Illinois, Texas (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version via St. Joseph News-Press here)

P-D: Jamie Reed’s life changed after calling out transgender practices at WashU. But she’s pushing ahead. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Snackable items from Austin Huguelet’s piece on fake St. Louis food and “health” businesses; Eric Schmitt has called on feds to investigate St. Louis Development Corporation (link opens at 2:45 mark)

Brad & John Show: Friday show summary (via Instagram)

JCNT: Missouri releases new broadband map tool

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri AG Andrew Bailey asks CARB to reconsider Low Carbon Fuel Standard updates

Missouri Independent: EPA expands air sampling around Missouri battery plant fire, tells residents to shelter

The Missouri Times endorsement: Mike Kehoe (R) for governor

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Early voting proves popular in St. Louis region. What took so long? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Aisha Sultan: The advantage of voting early (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: In Hickman Mills’ accreditation fight, school leaders go on offensive against DESE (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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