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SNL: Missouri Department of Agriculture clears Santa Claus’ reindeer for in-state travel

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on federal tax package, Billy Long, more

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday: Eric Schmitt issues warning to St. Louis City fraudsters misusing federal ARPA money (link opens at 2:35 mark)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: For Cori Bush, departure from U.S. House isn’t an exit from public activism

Brad & John Show, Friday: Takeaways from Holly Jones interview: Freedom Caucus not endorsing Justin Sparks for Speaker; why Jones is voting for Jon Patterson; Sparks not texting or calling to give Jones and other Freedom Caucus members a heads-up; RINOs & GINOs; ungrateful “grassroots” activists attacking Jones on social media when they should be standing up for her, and which snack Holly wants you to bring her on Jan. 8 (link opens at 12:10 mark)

Combest book: “When we’re operating under covert contracts, we are like children lining up toy soldiers for a pitched battle. How dare our friends and acquaintances not dutifully take up arms, visibly and publicly, when we are attacked!” – page 92

P-D: Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) floats plan to end taxes on tips (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Even after sentence was commuted, Eric DeValkenaere’s unlikely to join police force again (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: St. Louis-area Starbucks workers plan rolling strikes through Christmas Eve (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D photo: Union turns out seven (7) for Starbucks protest: Morbidly obese amorphous androgynous human completely blocks view of normal-sized protester; obese Caucasoid woman with purple-red hair holds pre-printed sign; two (2) androgynous humans wear COVID masks outdoors

Brad & John Show, Monday: What to tell the white women in your life about the SBUX “strikes,” plus Ladue vs. Richmond Heights (link opens at 3:25 mark)

P-D: Francis Howell School District could lose its conservative majority this spring; conservative and liberal PACs do battle (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Hill op-ed: Former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon: Will Scharf and Trump’s other lawyers are the unsung heroes of his electoral victory

ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler and Alex Mierjeski: Billy Long, Trump’s nominee to lead IRS, touts credential tax experts say is dubious

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jessica Rogen: 24 in ’24: St. Louis Public Radio’s top stories: Andrew Bailey “scuttling” murderer Marcellus Williams’ freedom, Veiled Prophet’s “racist past,” etc.

St. Louis Public Radio “digital editor” Jessica Rogen and morning newsreader Abby Llorico (9/26/24): Josh Hawley falsely claims that abortion amendment is about transgender health care at Missouri event

The Heartlander’s Michael Ryan: Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) secured $6 million in state budget funding for National Law Enforcement Foundation, which Sparks has listed as an employer

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