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We can hardly wait…

23 Wednesday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, Town Hall

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4th Congressional District, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, that ridiculous hat, town hall, Warrensburg

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[August 23, 2024]
[….] Big Announcement
We are very excited to announce our upcoming Town Hall on August 31 at 7PM!
We’re looking forward to hearing directly from you, your thoughts, your concerns, and the issue is most important to you.
Join us for meaningful face-to-face conversations and let’s shape our future together.
Please find the time, date, and location below.
[….]

It’s been quite a while.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): town halls in Clinton and Warrensburg (August 10, 2011)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): town hall in Warrensburg, part 1 (August 11, 2011)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): town hall in Warrensburg, part 2 (August 12, 2011)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): town hall in Warrensburg, part 3 (August 13, 2011)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): town hall in Warrensburg, part 4 (August 14, 2011)

Heat

23 Wednesday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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heat, missouri, weather

This afternoon in west central Missouri:

Welcome to 21st century Missouri – in August.

Campaign Finance: Friends, Citizens, and Committees

22 Tuesday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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campaign finance, House Republican Campaign Committee, HRCC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission

Just to name a few.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC):

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Committee to Elect John Black PO Box 244 Marshfield MO 65706 8/19/2023 $5,175.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Citizens for Jeff Myers PO Box 572 Warrenton MO 63383 8/19/2023 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Committee to Elect Jamie Burger PO Box 453 Benton MO 63736 8/19/2023 $20,300.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Citizens for Dean Vanschoiack 11248 Highway 71 Savannah MO 64485 8/19/2023 $9,925.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Friends of Jeff Knight PO Box 709 Lebanon MO 65536 8/19/2023 $9,700.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Citizens for Falkner 3214 Miller Rd Saint Joseph MO 64505 8/19/2023 $6,035.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc CN-MO PAC 235 East High St Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 8/19/2023 $20,000.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Missouri Hospital Association PO Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/19/2023 $15,000.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc SOCO RED PAC 5040 Kirkey Ct Saint Louis MO 63128 8/19/2023 $5,200.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Citizens for Sean Pouche PO Box 29185 Parkville MO 64152 8/19/2023 $10,850.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Buchheit-Courtway for Missouri 3303 Pineyknot Dr Festus MO 63028 8/19/2023 $10,050.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Alex Riley for State Representative 3555 S Parkhill Ave Springfield MO 65807 8/19/2023 $34,675.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Pollitt For House of Representatives 2900 Katy Trail Ave Sedalia MO 65301 8/19/2023 $6,200.00

C091068 08/21/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Missouri United 414 Bogey Ln Saint Louis MO 63122 8/19/2023 $9,362.34

[emphasis added]

Alrighty then.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Beyond the dreams of avarice (August 19, 2023)

Campaign Finance: beer

21 Monday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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beer, campaign finance, Liberty and Justice PAC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C222296 08/21/2023 Liberty and Justice PAC Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association 2305 Expressview Dr Jefferson City MO 65101 8/21/2023 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

One of the original universal fuels of civilization…

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Minneapolis and other distant places (April 1, 2023)

The King’s English

20 Sunday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, that ridiculous hat

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

[image cropped]

Mark Alford
[August 19, 2023 2:32 PM]

Congressman Mark Alford
[….] 11:17 AM
Biden has been caught lying at every step:
Millions in Foreign Payments
10% for the “Big Guy”
Business Discussions & Meetings with Hunter
20 Shell Companies
Now he’s allegedly used pseudonym names. This is corruption at the highest level.

“…Allegedly used pseudonym names…”

Is that like ice cream cream? Just asking.

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

Living rent free inside Mark Alford’s (r) head.

Campaign Finance: You dance with them what brung ya

19 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

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campaign finance, HDCC, health care, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, organized labor, Solidarity, working people

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171047 08/18/2023 House Democratic Campaign Committee Pipe Fitters Local 553 Volunteer Political Fund 8600 Hillcrest Rd Kansas City MO 64138 7/26/2023 $15,000.00

C171047 08/18/2023 House Democratic Campaign Committee IBEW Local 124 Voluntary Political Fund 301 East 103rd Street Terrace Kansas City MO 64114 7/26/2023 $20,000.00

C171047 08/18/2023 House Democratic Campaign Committee MHA HealthPAC PO BOX 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/14/2023 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Well, yes, working people and accessible health care.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: It’s your money and you can do what you want with it (August 19, 2023)

Campaign Finance: Beyond the dreams of avarice (July 19, 2023)

Campaign Finance: Beyond the dreams of avarice

19 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

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campaign finance, HRCC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, the usual contributors

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc MO Republican Attorneys for Civil Justice PAC PO Box 1792 Jefferson City MO 65102 8/16/2023 $10,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc HTH Companies Inc. 239 Rock Industrial Boulevard Suite 108 Union MO 63084 8/16/2023 $10,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Conservative Leaders of Missouri LLC PO Box 651 Perryville MO 63775 8/16/2023 $10,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad 200 Meridian Centre Suite 300 Rochester NY 14618 8/16/2023 $13,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired Retired 8/16/2023 $30,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc MO Optometric PAC 100 East High Street Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 8/17/2023 $20,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Missourians for Shields 47 SE Erin Court Saint Joseph MO 64507 8/17/2023 $5,175.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Enterprise Holdings Inc. Political Action Committee 600 Corporate Park Drive Saint Louis MO 63105 8/17/2023 $15,000.00

091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Missouri Soybean Association 734 S. Country Club Drive Jefferson City MO 65109 8/17/2023 $20,750.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Xcaliber International LTD LLC One Tobacco Road 4747 NE 1st St Pryor OK 47161 8/17/2023 $15,000.00

C091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc David Steward PO Box 1724 Maryland Heights MO 63043 World Wide Technologies Chairman 8/17/2023 $10,000.00

Billionaires, corporations, tobacco, special interests, and ideologues. That’s more like it.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: It’s your money and you can do what you want with it (August 19, 2023)

Campaign Finance: It’s your money and you can do what you want with it

19 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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campaign finance, HRCC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, organized labor, WTF?

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

091068 08/18/2023 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area PAC 1401 Hampton Avenue Saint Louis MO 63139 8/16/2023 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Because the HRCC has always been about for looking after the interests of working people?

Richard Brown (D) in Warrensburg – August 17, 2023

18 Friday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House

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Assistant House Minority Leader, candidate, Lieutenant Governor, missouri, Richard Brown, Warrensburg

Representative Richard Brown (D), Assistant House Minority Leader and announced candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2024, spoke last night at the Johnson County, Missouri Democratic Club at its meeting in Warrensburg last night.

Representative Richard Brown (D), Assistant House Minority Leader.

Representative Brown (D) spoke in depth about the General Assembly, legislation, and the needs of the people in Missouri. He is optimistic about the prospects for Democratic Party candidates up and down the ticket in the 2024 election cycle, citing the U.S. Senate race, taking back the office of Governor, and additional offices falling into place. Among the issues facing Missouri are access to health care, affordable housing, living wages and economic development, support for public education, and bodily autonomy.

Representative Brown (r) reminded everyone that Republicans have controlled the Missouri General Assembly for over 20 years.

Representative Brown (D) is familiar with Warrensburg as an alumnus of the University of Central Missouri.

At the Missouri State Fair

17 Thursday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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missouri, Missouri State Fair, Sedalia

This morning:

The (now) annual shrine to Donald Trump (r) parked outside the entrance to the Governor’s Ham Breakfast this morning:

A small detail:

So many questions.

That’s what you’d call an obsession. Or perhaps, a product of watching too much of a particular cable news network’s content.

It’s a cult:

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