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“Booms and Blooms” 25th Anniversary – Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri – June 29, 2019

30 Sunday Jun 2019

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Last night Powell Gardens, in Kingsville, Missouri, held its 25th annual (and final) “Booms and Blooms” concert and fireworks display celebrating the 4th of July. Several thousand people drove to the botanic gardens near Kansas City to spend the day and ultimately listen to the evening’s two hour outdoor concert performed by the Lee’s Summit Symphony Orchestra immediately preceding the extensive fireworks show.

Canon T4i, 1.8 50 mm.
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Previously:

Nazi punching music (June 27, 2019)

Administrative Hearing Commission – stay issued on Planned Parenthood license denial

28 Friday Jun 2019

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Wire coathangers on the fence at the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City – June 2, 2019.

A press release from Planned Parenthood:

BREAKING: Stay granted; Missourians’ abortion access protected for now
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2019

Today, the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) granted Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region a stay against a license denial that would have blocked abortion services at the last health center in the state to provide this care. The court and now the AHC have blocked the Department of Health and Senior Services’ unlawful decision denying Planned Parenthood a license to operate while the case is pending. For now, safe, legal abortion remains accessible at the St. Louis health center. Supporters, activists, and advocates will gather on the Eads Bridge at 4:30 p.m. CT today to celebrate this victory. They will drop a banner that sends a strong message to Gov. Parson and DHSS Director Randall Williams.

Statement from Dr. Colleen McNicholas, OBGYN, Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region:

“We are relieved to have this last-minute reprieve, which means patients can continue accessing safe, legal abortion at Planned Parenthood in St. Louis for the time being. This has been a week-to-week fight for our patients and every Missourian who needs access to abortion care. There are two things that remain unchanged in Missouri: the uncertainty our patients face, and our will to continue fighting for their right to access safe, legal abortion.

“Patients should never have to worry that they may lose access to health care tomorrow because of a politically driven campaign to end abortion access. Yet, here we are, facing this reality week after week because of Gov. Parson’s agenda to ban abortion. It is unjust and cruel, and as the court and now the Administrative Commission Hearing recognize, unlawful. Planned Parenthood will continue responding to these political attacks on reproductive rights and health care with unrelenting vigor. Because abortion is health care and every person deserves the right and freedom to decide when and whether to be pregnant — no matter what.”

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[….]

“Never again”

Previously:

HB 126 and HB 127: catering to their single issue base (December 3, 2018)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Alabama, hold my beer… (May 15, 2019)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): New York is shorthand for what? (May 16, 2019)

Medieval (May 17, 2019)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): post session victory dance over any individal woman’s personal medical decisions (May 17, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): the 13th Century GOP in 21st Century America (May 20, 2019)

HB 126: the elephant in the womb (May 24, 2019)

HB 126: “…here for the ratio” (May 25, 2016)

Missouri: Medieval (May 28, 2019)

ACLU: Referendum Petition filed on HB 126 (May 28, 2019)

Women’s Health Care in Missouri – 1, Gov. Mike Parson (r) – 0 (May 31, 2019)

Our nation turns its eyes to Missouri (June 1, 2019)

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): Gov. Mike Parson (r) and HB 126 – “…extreme and cruel.” (June 3, 2019)

In the Medieval State of Missouri (June 4, 2019)

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (r): Emergency! Emergency! (June 7, 2019)

Campaign Finance: fighting HB 126 (June 8, 2019)

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (r): “…it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less…” (June 12, 2019)

This morning at the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City (June 22, 2019)

Everyone for Reproductive Rights – Rally and March at the Capitol – Jefferson City – June 22, 2019 (June 22, 2019)

Everyone for Reproductive Rights – March to the Governor’s Mansion – Jefferson City – June 22, 2019 (June 22 2019)

Campaign Finance: For who and what now?

27 Thursday Jun 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a very well off republican oriented PAC:

C180490 06/27/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 2500 LOU MENK DRIVE AOB-2 FORT WORTH TX 76131 6/27/2019 $10,000.00

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Ah, Texas.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: they intend to make the rubble bounce (June 11, 2019)

Campaign Finance: For what now? (June 21, 2019)

Campaign Finance: follow the dog

27 Thursday Jun 2019

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C180536 06/26/2019 Old Drum Conservative PAC CL PAC 440 Medina Drive St Louis MO 63105 6/26/2019 $10,000.00

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Where doe CL PAC get some of its money?:

C171291 06/04/2019 CL PAC David Steward PO Box 1724 Maryland Heights MO 63043 World Wide Technology, Inc. Executive 6/3/2019 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Okay.

Back to the Old Drum Conservative PAC. Where do they get their money?:

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
10/29/2018 [Amended] Old Drum Conservative PAC

Responsible Building PAC 101 East High St Jefferson City MO 65101 8/17/2018 $2,000.00
Spire Missouri 700 Market Street St Louis MO 63101 8/2/2018 $1,893.68
Golden Entertainment, Inc 6595 S. Jones Boulevard Las Vegas NV 89118 9/11/2018 $678.22
HealthPAC PO Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 9/28/2018 $2,600.00

Las Vegas, Nevada?

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
10/26/2018 Old Drum Conservative PAC

Douglas Mitchell 500 NW 301 Rd Warrensburg MO 64093 Self-employed — Private Investigator 10/1/2018 $150.00
Clifford Harris 1309 Hollandale Drive Warrensburg MO 64093 Self-employed — Owns several vehicle dealerships 10/1/2018 $1,000.00
Quarter Master LLC 61 NW OO Hwy Warrensburg MO 64093 10/1/2018 $400.00
Robert Winkelman 1245 County Road 621 Linn MO 65051 Johnson Controls 10/1/2018 $880.00
Stephen Abney 700 Club House Dr Warrensburg MO 64093 Central Bank 10/1/2018 $150.00
Geter Done HVACR LLC 820 S Main St Warrensburg MO 64093 10/1/2018 $500.00
Hallmark Cards Inc. PO Box 419580 Kansas City MO 64141 10/1/2018 $1,000.00
Truman Title Inc. 313 N. Holden St Warrensburg MO 64093 10/1/2018 $400.00
Missouri Corn Growers Association State PAC 3118 Emerald Ln Jefferson City MO 65109 10/1/2018 $500.00
W-K Chevrolet 3310 W. Broadway Sedalia MO 65301 10/1/2018 $1,000.00
F & C Bank 1006 Eagle Crest Dr Holden MO 64040 10/1/2018 $500.00
Centurytel Inc. PO Box 4065 Monroe LA 71211 10/1/2018 $1,500.00
Missouri Soybean Association 3337 Emerald Ln Jefferson City MO 65109 10/1/2018 $2,500.00
Burns & McDonnell PO Box 219308 Kansas City MO 64141 10/2/2018 $5,000.00
Relax PAC 1675 Fenpark Fenton MO 63026 10/2/2018 $500.00
J & J Ventures Gaming of MO LLC 1400 S Raney St Effingham IL 62401 10/2/2018 $5,000.00
Kum & Go 6400 Westown Pkwy West Des Moines IA 50266 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Missouri Realtors PAC Inc. PO Box 30635 Columbia MO 65205 10/19/2018 $1,000.00

Illinois and Iowa?

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
12/4/2018 Old Drum Conservative PAC

HealthPAC P.O. Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/29/2018 $2,500.00
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 200 Commerce Street Smithfield VA 23430 10/29/2018 $1,000.00
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC 2400 SW 145th Avenue Miramar FL 33027 11/8/2018 $2,000.00
Progress In Video Electronics PAC P.O. Box 2302 Jefferson City MO 65102 11/8/2018 $500.00

Virginia and Florida?

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED
1/15/2019 Old Drum Conservative PAC

Alliance For Progress LLC 230 W McCarty St Jefferson City MO 65101 12/20/2018 $2,600.00
John Simon 32 Grantwood Lane St Louis MO 63123 The Simon Law Firm, P.C. — Attorney 12/20/2018 $1,000.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
4/8/2019 Old Drum Conservative PAC

CL PAC 440 Medina Drive St Louis MO 63105 2/22/2019 $2,000.00
Carey & Danis LLC 8235 Forsyth Blvd St Louis MO 63105 2/22/2019 $4,000.00
Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C. 156 N. Main St. Edwardsville IL 62025 2/22/2019 $4,500.00
Holland Law Firm LLC 300 N. Tucker St Louis MO 63101 2/22/2019 $4,999.00
Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP 100 S. 4th St St Louis MO 63102 2/22/2019 $4,000.00
OnderLaw LLC 110 E. Lockwood St Louis MO 63119 2/22/2019 $4,500.00
Weitz & Luxenberg PC 700 Broadway New York NY 10003 2/22/2019 $2,500.00
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 825 Berkshire Blvd Wyomissing PA 19610 2/22/2019 $500.00

Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania?

And what did they spend it on?

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE 10/29/2018 [Amended] Old Drum Conservative PAC

A. Expenditures of $100 or Less by Category
Deluxe Checks 25.75
B. Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
AuBuchon Law Firm, LLC 121 Madison Street Jefferson City MO 65101 9/5/2018 July-Sept Admin Fee $250.00✔
C. Contributions Made (Regardless of Amount
Luetkemeyer For Senate PO Box 14360 Parkville MO 64152 8/29/2018 $1,000.00
Luetkemeyer For Senate PO Box 14360 Parkville MO 64152 9/28/2018 $1,600.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE – SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
10/26/2018 Old Drum Conservative PAC

Team Justin Brown 1419 Huntleigh Drive Rolla MO 65401 10/3/2018 $2,600.00
Wieland Now 1015 Castleman Dr Imperial MO 63052 10/19/2018 $1,500.00
Missourians for Mike Cierpiot 214 NE Landings Circle Lees Summit MO 64064 10/19/2018 $1,500.00
Friends of Sandy Crawford PO Box 332 Buffalo MO 65622 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Dean Dohrman State Representative PO Box 234 La Monte MO 65337 10/19/2018 $2,600.00
Elect Bill White 2122 E 47th Street Joplin MO 64804 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Friends of Eric Burlison 4879 South Tanager Ave Battlefield MO 65619 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Friends of Lincoln Hough 1373 East Commercial Street Springfield MO 65803 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Missourians For O’Laughlin 499 North 4th Shelbina MO 63468 10/19/2018 $1,000.00
Friends of Michael Bernskoetter 429 West Miller Jefferson City MO 65101 10/19/2018 $1,000.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE – SUPPLEMENTAL FORM
12/4/2018 Old Drum Conservative PAC

Wieland Now 1015 Castleman Dr Imperial MO 63052 11/6/2018 $1,100.00
Missourians for Mike Cierpiot 214 NE Landings Circle Lees Summit MO 64064 11/6/2018 $1,100.00
Friends of Sandy Crawford P.O. Box 332 Buffalo MO 65622 11/6/2018 $1,600.00
Friends of Andrew Koenig 741 Sherwick Terrace Manchester MO 63021 11/6/2018 $1,000.00

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
4/8/2019 Old Drum Conservative PAC

B. Itemized Expenditures All Over $100
P.O. Box 931 Jefferson City MO 65102 1/14/2019 Fundraising Services $7,306.57
AuBuchon Law Firm, LLC 121 Madison St Jefferson City MO 65101 1/18/2019 December & January Admin Fee $200.00

C. Contributions Made (Regardless of Amount)

Johnson County Republican Committee P.O. Box 276 Warrensburg MO 64093 3/7/2019 $700.00
Warrensburg High School 201 S. Holden St. Warrensburg MO 64093 3/14/2019 $480.00

Heh. Corporate and PAC money for corporatists.

The statue of Old Drum in front of the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri.

The 2020 presidential election, summarized

26 Wednesday Jun 2019

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Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

From Donald Trump (r) this evening:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
BORING!
8:35 PM – 26 Jun 2019

One of many responses:

Jennifer Hayden @Scout_Finch
A dead father and daughter are “boring.”

Fuck you.
[….]
8:38 PM – 26 Jun 2019

That’s it.

We can remember what they do

25 Tuesday Jun 2019

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A year ago:

I really do care. Do U?

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Late yesterday, via Twitter:

Elie Mystal @ElieNYC
Had a conversation with my mom after she saw @chrislhayes basically pleading with that goddamn Republican to end the suffering of children at the hands of this administration.
People with voice and opportunity are saying the things. These @realDonaldTrump people just don’t care.
10:05 PM – 24 Jun 2019

Elie Mystal @ElieNYC
I don’t think people who aren’t *in it* everyday appreciate just how evil the Republican Party has become under @realDonaldTrump. There’s a stubborn and gleeful aspect to their cruelty now. They’re so far into it, they have to like it now.
10:07 PM – 24 Jun 2019

Elie Mystal @ElieNYC
I have no clue how to stop them. But I know pretending that these people have any shred of decency left is not the way. These people… you just don’t “come back” from terrorizing children. Once you realize you’re the kind of person who can defend that, you are gone.
10:10 PM – 24 Jun 2019

Elie Mystal @ElieNYC
All I can promise is that, when the wheel turns, I won’t forget what they’ve done. Many will. Many will try to go back to “normal” with these people. I will not. Not forgetting, and not letting them forget what they’ve done, will be the very least I can do.
10:12 PM – 24 Jun 2019

We can remember what they do. We should remember what they have done. We should remind them every chance we get until the end of time. And the monuments put in place to extol their great works should include the legend “cruelly supported and enabled separating families seeking asylum and placing their children in cages.”

Oh, and the Emma Lazarus sonnet, The New Colossus, should be permanently erased from the Statue of Liberty.

Sen. Josh Hawley (r): you can’t keep it straight

24 Monday Jun 2019

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

From Missouri’s junior right wingnut sycophant in the U.S. Senate:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
.@realDonaldTrump slapped new sanctions on Iran today. Showing toughness and strategic judgment, which is more than you can say for his DC critics. Keep up the pressure but on our terms. POTUS also right that other countries need to step up & help protect the Strait
12:02 PM – 24 Jun 2019

Somebody wins the Internets today. One of the responses:

American Carnage @Cynfulfan
Replying to @HawleyMO @realDonaldTrump
Is it Strait or Straight? You can’t both be right.
1:38 PM – 24 Jun 2019

Alrighty then.