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P-D: Hundreds of immigrants are filling jails in outstate Missouri after ICE arrests (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Good news – some counties profit by hosting illegal aliens before deportation (link opens at 13:20 mark)

P-D: Teen visits St. Louis for “No Kings” rally, gets killed downtown; “unsanctioned rooftop loft party” leads to fights and gunplay after rapper “Sexyy [sic] Red” event; police investigating role and responsibility of teen’s friend’s mom in mingling with urbanites (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Who brings a teenager around urbanites on Wash Ave at 1 a.m.? (link opens at 15:45 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: No apparent savagery at weekend #stl “No Kings” protests – was a specific demographic missing? Plus, a recap of Andrew Bailey on Annie Frey’s show (link opens at 10:45 mark)

P-D: St. Louis health provider cuts DEI practices in response to Trump actions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt sets up hotline seeking tips about Joe Biden’s ‘mental decline’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could wreak havoc on key funding source for Missouri Medicaid

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on surviving NPR town hall, plus Iran vs. Israel

P-D’s Joe Holleman: U.S. Reps. Wesley Bell, Sam Graves take aim at foreign adversaries (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Eric Burlison re: AWFLS, Iran vs. Israel and cutting CPB/NPR (link opens at 1:25 mark)

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

Brownfield Ag News: U.S. ethanol demand could grow as U.S. negotiates trade deals; thoughts from Missouri Corn Growers’ Bradley Schad

The Missouri Times: 2026 Statewide Bench

JCNT: Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) to run for Cole County clerk

St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem: Temporary ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors could become permanent if Missourians vote to amend the state’s constitution in 2026

Combest, The Missouri Times, August 2023: Reject the opposition’s approved buzzwords: “Do you really think your local public radio reporter was sitting alone at her desk one day, brushing vending machine snack crumbs off her FUPA, and came up with ‘gender affirming care’ on her own?”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Overview of 2026 Missouri hemp ballot initiative, and what both sides say (link opens at 9:00 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: 2026 Missouri hemp ballot initiative, part 2; the decline of Ladue Crossing (link opens at 11:00 mark)

KC Star: Sports Beat KC podcast: After the Missouri stadium vote, ball’s in Royals/Chiefs’ court

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on stadium deal, national anti-Trump protests, more

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri could become 14th state to offer alternative health plans for farmers

USA Today: MoDOT, agencies in other states warn against text scams

JCNT: Construction of Missouri’s multi-agency laboratory ahead of schedule

Missouri Independent: Progressive group criticizes Missouri’s health system

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Brad vs. John on Mizzou NIL and college athletes being compensated (link opens at 8:30 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: John confronts Brad about Brad lifting content from Missouri Independent’s Annelise Hanshaw without acknowledgment or attribution, Brad putting his own byline on the content, and Brad posting it to his own website; Brad blames “plug-in” (link opens at 18:45)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: In a show of decency, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt denounces Minnesota shootings

P-D op-ed: Amazon STL8 warehouse worker Denise Eitniear: An Eric Schmitt advisor named Nathan Hochman is a secret white nationalist – and let me tell you about the time I went into my boss’ office at the Amazon warehouse and told him what’s what (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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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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