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Washington Examiner: GOP rallies around escalating Biden investigations; Eric Schmitt: “This guy had the nuclear codes and got lost in the bathroom.” (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt’s hearings on Biden autopen/dementia begin June 18 (link opens at 17:00 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of weekend ICE protest stories, starring little Chinamen kids’ signs (link opens at 16:50)

Apple Podcasts: Follow the Brad & John Show to hear radio segments with timestamps AND transcripts

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Josh Hawley tells Jason Rosenbaum that FEMA is ‘slow-walking’ disaster declarations (link opens at 11:25 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Gov. Mike Kehoe talks with Scott Faughn and Jake Kroesen about stadium deal (1:15), reaction to House Bill 19 (8:55), tax cuts, much more

Missouri Independent: Deal to pay for Chiefs, Royals stadiums fractures Missouri Freedom Caucus

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Freedom Caucus fissure story, plus new Freedom Caucus chairman revealed via Jake Kroesen’s Whispering Gallery (link opens at 11:40 mark)

FOX4 (Kansas City): Missouri Independent’s Rudi Keller on what to expect from the Missouri House this week on stadium deal

KC Star: KC’s new city manager says Royals should move downtown & he knows just the spot – Washington Square Park

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe, Missouri Senate adjust disaster relief funding amid uncertain federal responses

P-D: Missouri is set to use $100 million for St. Louis tornado aid. How will it be spent? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio “race, culture & identity” content creator Andrea Henderson: “Journal of Economic Studies” paper from 2021 shows how tornadoes can exacerbate racial segregation and increase displacement

Last week: St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson: Why black St. Louis tornado victims are likely to face disproportionate mental health impacts

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: weather is racist

Missouri Independent: Retired educators to continue substitute teaching in Missouri without losing benefits

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad meets Kehoe alum Nick Perryman; Brad vs. John on Greater St. Louis, Inc. (link opens at 3:50 mark)

P-D editorial: Foot-dragging on tornado aid is what happens when we delegitimize government (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Oklahoma City’s Freedom From Religion Foundation Action Fund’s Mickey Dollens: Missouri voters must stop Republicans from overturning their will (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Barbara Shelly: Missouri Republicans throw transgender kids into line of fire on abortion debate

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Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (paperback)

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