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St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri jails play key role in deporting illegals; Phelps County Presiding Commissioner Joey Auxier “tickled” with ICE payments for housing detainees; local liberal ladies offer moral support to jailed illegals

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Guatemalan alien dies in Perryville industrial oven (link opens at 6:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Hawley on Senate budget’s “goodies” and Green New Deal items; speculating on Hawley 2028 presidential campaign rollout (link opens at 13:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Shooting in The Grove spurred by fight at Pride gathering

KSDK (St. Louis): 2 women shot in The Grove during PrideFest weekend

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of PrideFest girl-on-girl gunplay (link opens at 2:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (5/30/25): PrideFest erects (pause) a wall to protect against violent heterosexuals – PLUS what the gays are calling themselves these days (link opens at 2:50 mark)

P-D (6/26/23): Same-sex fight leads to stabbing in The Grove after PrideFest; 21-year-old woman says she stabbed galpal in self-defense (get around stltoday paywall here)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Scott Faughn is joined by Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen, Sharon Jones of Jones Advocacy, Republican strategist/fundraiser extraordinaire Casey Burns of Leadbelt Strategies and Senate Majority Counsel Bryce Beal on Gov. Kehoe’s police board (0:30); Andrew Bailey vs. St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery (7:00); Kansas City stadiums deal (16:25), Melanie Stinnett vs. Betsy Fogle (22:45), Speaker Jon Patterson considering taking on Keri Ingle for state Senate (26:20); who won the week: Gov. Kehoe, Sharon’s niece, Rep. Mike Jones (R-Kansas City), St. Louisans, Chad Perkins (27:15)

Instagram reel: “Still Tippin'” by (the other) Mike Jones ft. Casey Burns & Jake Kroesen

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Jamie Corley on #TWMPDaily explaining pharmacy benefit managers and the “Guess the Price” traveling game (link opens at 3:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: Kehoe expects Missouri trade mission to France to pay off

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) on Senate Dems’ anger over PQs; KC stadiums proposal; 2026 state Senate races in Springfield and Jackson County; more (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (6/5/25): How Doug Beck and the Missouri Senate Democrats are like some of your favorite lady friends (link opens at 10:05 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Small-town newspaper continues multi-generational tradition

KC Star editorial: Could Kansas sweeten stadium offer to Chiefs in 11th hour? Why they shouldn’t; Royals and Chiefs should stay in Missouri, “which has offered its own incentive package in good faith (even though it was, of course, developed in secret.)” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Abby Ehrhardt: Coverage without care: What Medicaid expansion missed in Missouri

Investigate Midwest/”Report for America” content creator Monica Cordero, via Missouri Independent: Why Trump’s second trade war could be worse for US farmers; comments from University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Director Patrick Westhoff

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

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

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

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