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What a putz

20 Tuesday Dec 2022

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An obsession about what?

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

This evening:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Rebel against liberal culture: Quit porn. Start a real relationship. Start a family. Have your own ideas – and stand up for them.
[….]
8:32 PM · Dec 20, 2022

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce

Some of the responses:

I will never run out of Josh Hawley jokes.

Hawley has a habit of always projecting.

So only liberals watch porn? Oh Josh.

Is this the best Republicans have to offer?

Why are you so obsessed with porn.
Please make your browsing history public.

Porn is “liberal culture”? Dude, either somebody lied to you, or you’re lying to everybody. I’m guessing someone needs a signature issue as he ramps up for a presidential bid and wants to be known for something other than his L’il Insurrectionist turn.

I don’t take advise from a Nazi.

Like your an expert on life choices?
Get a grip and mind your business.
What’s with your obsession with porn?

Why do you seem like you’re looking for an excuse to watch more porn?

You and Tucker should both just get a room, for Chrissakes.

JFC I’m almost embarrassed for him.

Liberal culture? The main thing I want is Universal Healthcare, you can keep your porn.

Chuckle. Look up where porn is consumed the most. It ain’t liberal, He Who Runs Away. [….]

Why are you so obsessed with porn? Lmao

Oh you need a hobby

You’re such a boring prude.

How about you worry about your own personal life and stay the fuck out of other people’s lives.

Why are they obsessed with sex

Everybody’s sex life
What goes in others bedrooms
Why?

Previously:

Moral scold says what? (December 18, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 2

20 Tuesday Dec 2022

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2022. That’s it.

We thought we’d provide a retrospective of what we tried to cover this past year.

June

A former newsreader runs for office.

Retail politics (June 1, 2022)

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Bigots.

“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians, they are so unlike your Christ.” (June 4, 2022)

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Drag Queens!

Pride Festival – Warrensburg, Missouri – June 4, 2022 (June 4, 2022)

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Guns.

“…How many kids have you killed today”

March for Our Lives – Madison, Wisconsin – June 11, 2022 (June 11, 2022)

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Polo, Missouri – June 26, 2022.

Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go… (June 26, 2020)

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Yeah, the right wingnut dominated U.S. Supreme Court really stepped in it.

“Girls Just Wanna Have FUNdamental Human Rights”

Pro-choice Demonstration – Sedalia, Missouri – June 30, 2022 (June 30, 2022)

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July

Oh, they stepped in it. Big time.

“You will never have the comfort of our silence”

Pro-choice Demonstration – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – July 2, 2022 (July 2, 2022)

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“Keep your rosaries off my ovaries”

“Abort the patriarchy”

Pro-choice Demonstration – Jefferson City, Missouri – July 3, 2022 (July 3, 2022)

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“Abort the Court”

“When did my privates become so public?”

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 4 (July 4, 2022)

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“My body, my choice”

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 9, 2022 (July 9, 2022)

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Crazy.

American history summed up in one image (July 15, 2022)

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In Kansas (July 26, 2022)

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We get mail.

东方红 (July 29, 2022)

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The year in pictures – 2022 (December 19, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022

19 Monday Dec 2022

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2022. That’s it.

We thought we’d provide a retrospective of what we tried to cover this past year.

January

Eric Schmitt (r) campaigns for the open U.S. Senate seat with state money:

Giving Eric Schmitt (r) his due.

illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov – RSMo § 610 – Missouri Sunshine Law – email submissions – part 7 (January 11, 2022)

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Subject: Mask mandate

Please be advised that I have a student at Saint Louis University and the school continues to mandate masks be worn indoors at all times, including the library, classrooms and residential housing common areas. The mask mandate remains in place although the campus also mandates all students be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk removal from the university.
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It’s a private institution. Clueless.

illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov – RSMo § 610 – Missouri Sunshine Law – email submissions – part 8 (January 13, 2022)

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Eric the Frivolous (January 28, 2022)

Brett Penrose nails it. Again.

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February

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III. 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Winter visitor (February 5, 2022)

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Putin starts a war. Big mistake. Huge.

Stand With Ukraine – Kansas City, Missouri – February 26, 2022 (February 26, 2022)

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Solidarity (February 26, 2022)

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March

F 9.0, 5.0 sec, ISO 400, 70 mm.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.

Lightning (March 5, 2022)

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Do they accept abandoned Russian armor as a trade-in? (March 8, 2022)

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May

Then, it hit the fan. The right wingnut dominated U.S. Supreme Court leaked.

“Abortion is health care”

Pro-choice demonstration in Warrensburg, Missouri – May 6, 2022 (May 6, 2022)

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“Don’t tread on me”

“Fuck the patriarchy”

Pro-choice demonstration in Kansas City, Missouri – May 8, 2022 (May 8, 2022)

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Civility (May 9, 2022)

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Guns, of course.

“Over 3000 guns”

Correlation (May 17, 2022)

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The cult.

Cognitive dissonance (May 31, 2022)

Moral scold says what?

18 Sunday Dec 2022

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Dating advice, apparently.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

This evening:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Yes. I did. And I’m right.
[….]
6:29 PM · Dec 18, 2022

Eeew. Like there’s some sort of an equivalence? There are quite a few degrees of seperation between the two.

Some of the responses:

Strange, politicians now telling us how to find dates…not sure i get behind that one.

Gosh you’re so manly Josh. Tell us more.

You turned off the porn? This might shock you but women watch it too

We see what you did there.

Why are you acting like it’s one or the other? Weirdo. And I don’t know how to break this to you but women watch porn too. Sometimes a couple will even – gasp – watch porn together.

Sure, why spend time doing something to improve the lives of your actual constituents when it’s so much easier to rake muck, project, and fear-monger?

Who decided you get to define how other people live?

Yeah, Hawkey. Like you’re believable. You are an arrogant, indecent COWARD. I left the Republican Party because of you, tRUMP and your ilk. Never again. Never.

And here is Hawley wasting time not doing anything for the state of Missouri as usual

The last person I would take advice on dating and women from is Running Adolph.

Dude gutting the rights of 3,000,000+ Missouri women and little girls gives advice on dating.. [….] swipe “left” ladies..

We see what you did there.

Do you have time to tell me more or do you gotta run?

Except you’re not right and you need to stop projecting your porn addiction off on everyone else.

You’re an idiot.

Our top twenty traffic posts – 2022 – part 2

18 Sunday Dec 2022

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It’s that time of year.

The continuation of our top twenty traffic posts for Show Me Progress in 2022:

11. Vicky Hartzler (r): “Your awl reely stoopit.” (March 17, 2022)

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

She’ll be back.

“We’d better get back ’cause it’ll be dark soon and they mostly come at night. Mostly.“ – Newt

12. This is far from over (July 5, 2022)

“…Because you get none”

Abortion. It ain’t over.

13. “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” (May 11, 2022)

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Dumbass. Josh (r). Again.

14. Former County Sheriff Publicly Denounces “No one is above the law” (August 10, 2022)

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Hee haw. Law and order. Not.

15. Trudy Busch Valentine (D) in Jackson County, Missouri – August 13, 2022 (August 13, 2022)

Trudy Busch Valentine (D) [2022 file photo].

Grassroots campaigning immediately after the August primary.

16. Virginia. Ohio. Same difference. (August 28, 2022)

Josh (r). Again.

The third senator from Virginia in Ohio.

17. 17,124 Missourians could not be reached for comment (February 1, 2022)

Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Pandemic? What pandemic?

Hee haw. Sociopath.

18. Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

Redistricting. Gerrymandering.

19. Stupidity may be inherited, ignorance is a personal choice, expoitation of either for power is evil (December 10, 2022)

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Fascist pig.

20. We could have had six years of Valentine (D), instead we all get a pile of Schmitt (r) * (November 9, 2022)

A missed opportunity.

Previously:

Our top twenty traffic posts – 2022 – part 1 (December 18, 2022)

Our top twenty traffic posts – 2022 – part 1

18 Sunday Dec 2022

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It’s that time of year.

The top twenty traffic posts for Show Me Progress in 2022:

1. It’s a cult (January 19, 2022)

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

2. Anyone from Missouri on that list? (June 10, 2022)

Pardon me, or so they said.

3. Yale called, Josh, they want their law degree back (November 16, 2022)

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

4. Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2022)

Lunacy.

5. That’s the matter with Missouri (October 5, 2022)

Mike Parson (r) [2022 file photo].

When all else fails, continue.

6. Is that how it is in Virginia? (February 18, 2022)

Pearl clutching.

7. Missouri gets what it votes for (April 20, 2022)

If we ignore it, it no longer exists. Right?

8. Campaign Finance: “I spent a week in Buffalo, Missouri one day…” (April 23, 2022)

9. Be careful to not mention anything about Missouri farm land to Eric Schmitt (r) (November 29, 2022)

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Yes, it’s Josh (r). Again.

10. Eric Schmitt (r) gets pwned…again (September 23, 2022)

Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Beer. Beer in Missouri. Beer in the U.S. Senate race.

Same tune, different right wingnut

17 Saturday Dec 2022

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Nothing has changed. Not a thing.

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Last night:

Mark Alford @markalfordkc
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10:49 PM · Dec 16, 2022

Dumped on a Friday night, the true believers might have missed it.

Comments, so far:

No to McCarthy.

Mistake.

Pass the popcorn.

Useless Idiot

16 Friday Dec 2022

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“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
The Government doesn’t get to outsource censorship. Period.

This is the fight.
5:50 PM · Dec 16, 2022

Sure, Chad.

A response:

So why are gop and Russian talking points nearly the same?

Interesting.

The First Amendment would like a word.

You’re the guy who covered up your travel records as MO AG, right?

Eric the Grifter knows as well as you do that our government hasn’t censored anyone on Twitter. Repeating the lie is part of the extreme right’s war on our democracy. Don’t fall for the grift.

So what do you want? To mandate your ability to amplify your propaganda?

For a lawyer you’re pretty not smart

What?
You literally want to outsource public education, healthcare, agriculture, & elder care. You have no issue with the Trump administration having stories squashed. He’ll Trump paid $130,000 to censor Stormy Daniels.
Do you ever stop to see how stupid you look?

Heh.

Churning

16 Friday Dec 2022

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
The Senate’s defense bill ended up pretty lousy – failed to do right by our service members wrongly kicked out over the #covid vaccine & was full of climate garbage – BUT one thing I’m delighted about is we got the duck boats bill passed, after 3+ years of work
9:36 AM · Dec 16, 2022

Some of the responses:

Well at least @elonmusk is doing his part [….]

“Once you’ve sided with traitors, your input in our political discourse is no longer valid.”

We should pass a bill that bans all coward insurrectionists from public office for life. [….]

The R’s are horrible at politics.
We literally have no representation in DC.

Hey, remember when you tried to overturn an election in an attempt to overthrow the government?

Virginian says weee weee weee all the way home.

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce

Sooo the defense bill hurt our defense, saved us from imaginary climate dangers and we got some duck boat bill in exchange? …what would ya say ya do here?

Plenty of money in the DOD budget. Always has been, always will be. Speaking of has been’s, I’m surprised you’re even out there in public after your 40yd dash. Pretty cowardly, Josh.

This is the dude that gave a “HEIL HITLER” salute to the insurrectionists, and was then seen running for his worthless life in the Capitol Building.
Get a job Hawley. You’re a total waste at what you are doing now..

What is wrong with Josh Hawley?

Wow, really impressive, now my family has a better standard of living, thanks so much

All you do is campaign/complain.

It’s a ladder climbing thing.

As a recently retired US Army, I‘m glad the service members who disobeyed a lawful order received UCMJ actions. We don’t need to set a new norm for future Service Members thinking it’s okay to disobey lawful orders with zero accountability.

Asshole

Who really benefits?

15 Thursday Dec 2022

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Jason Smith (r) [2022 file photo].

FRAC analysis of 2017 American Community Survey data:

Table 1. Number and Percent of People Below Poverty by Congressional District, 2017

Missouri 2908 Congressional District 8 People Below Poverty 142,608 20.1% People Below 185% of Poverty 295,331 41.7%

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Table 2. Number of Children Below Poverty by Congressional District, 2017

Missouri 2908 Congressional District 8 Children Below Poverty 44,546 27.7% Children Below 185% of Poverty 86,053 53.5%

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Today:

Rep. Jason Smith @RepJasonSmith
The American people fired Nancy Pelosi.

In just a few short weeks when @HouseGOP takes the majority, we will rein in the reckless spending and start taking America in a new direction!
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12:50 PM · Dec 15, 2022

Misdirection, distraction, and dishonesty.

Squirrel!

Revenue reduction and tax cuts for billionaires. As if….

Some responses:

In a few short weeks, the House GOP will be better positioned to do what they do best.
Lie and spew misinformation to protect Republican tax cuts on millionaires and billionaires.
Offset lost tax revenues with borrowing and debt and blame Democrats.

No you won’t.

Classy as fu&*

Someone is paying attention.