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NPR, via KCUR: Trump tries to ban state AI laws via executive order. Hawley has called that idea ‘terrible’

The Hill: GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt, wife Jaime read mean tweets: ‘Bet you were bullied in middle school’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric and Jaime Schmitt read mean tweets (link opens at 11:30 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Thick thighs save lives: Springfield area newsgal Carissa Codel goes viral after reading viewer feedback on her sturdy frame (link opens at 4:45 mark)

Christmas stocking stuffer for yourself, your boss, your staffers: Mean tweets getting under your skin? Learn how to release your desire for social media approval, control and security (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Ann Wagner blocks out the noise, passes INVEST Act legislation with 80+ Democrat votes (link opens at 2:25 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on health care policy, congressional redistricting and more

Fox News: Progressive powerhouses launch primary war against Democratic establishment ahead of 2026 elections; Justice Democrats supports former Rep. Cori Bush’s comeback campaign vs. Wesley Bell

Missourinet: Dorothy Yeager, Executive Director of OATS Transit, expresses anxiety over federal and state budget cuts

USA Today, via SNL: Missouri weekly unemployment claims data

St. Louis Public Radio: Judge freezes case over whether Hoskins can deny some redistricting referendum signatures

People’s World: People Not Politicians: 300,000 demand Missouri referendum to overturn GOP gerrymandering; map would redraw district of “Emmanuel [sic] Cleaver”

People’s World “About Us” page: We are “a voice for progressive change and socialism in the United States … People’s World continues to feature Marxist analysis and opinion developed by the Communist Party”

P-D: Video shows brawl between St. Louis County Democrat lawmakers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

stltoday on Instagram: Video: Sen. Angela Mosley (D-Florissant) and St. Louis County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb (D) land “haymakers” in Bellefontaine Neighbors brawl

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Missouri taxpayers to stop subsidizing junk food next October (link opens at 8:55 mark)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri troopers seize 221 pounds of marijuana during I-70 traffic stop (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: New rules take aim at ‘predatory’ contracts in Missouri cannabis microbusiness program

KSHB: Missouri Attorney General expands investigation into kratom, synthetic 7-OH businesses (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

KCTV: Investigation into Missouri kratom retailers expands, says AG Catherine Hanaway

KSGF (Springfield): Rep. Darin Chappell (R-Rogersville) on expectations for 2026 legislative session

LISTEN LIVE at 10 a.m. – Missouri Farm Bureau annual meeting elections; Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn’s “Dear Santa” Christmas wish list for producers; Trump’s $12 billion “bridge payments” plan; USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on regenerative ag application changes’ – The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show with John Combest on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties)

SNL: Missouri school board considers using letter grades to score districts

P-D: Missouri to combat Kansas City graffiti with drone before World Cup (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: State employees donate $25K to animal shelter

KRCG: Family businesses present Missouri grown Christmas tree & wreath to Governor Kehoe

JCNT: Caroling kindergartners celebrate Christmas at Capitol

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Scott Miller (R-St. Charles) makes clear that artificial intelligence is not human

The Missouri Times: AWS responds to Montgomery County Commission with detailed water use commitments

KSDK (St. Louis): New records reveal Festus data center plans were kept behind closed doors by officials, developer; Gov. Mike Kehoe showed interest in topic

P-D: Downtown St. Louis charter school cleared to reopen after safety violations (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Operations over outreach: How JC, Cole County spend opioid settlement funds

Missouri Independent op-ed: Dalton Ezell: Energy costs crushed my smelter job and now threaten Missouri farms

SNL letter: Springfield septuagenarian expresses outrage at Schmitt and other “MAGA Senators”, says she would not “have coffee with them or host them for a dinner party”

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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