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The Year in Pictures – 2023

24 Sunday Dec 2023

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2023. That’s it.

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

January

Women’s March – Warrensburg, Missouri – January 22, 2023

February

Lucas Kunce (D) – Kansas City, Missouri – February 9, 2023

We all had a visitor:

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Bishop William Barber.

Bishop William Barber – Warrensburg, Missouri – February 27, 2023 – Epilogue

March

“Trans Liberation Now”

In front of the capitol in Jefferson City.

Protest for Trans Rights – Jefferson City, Missouri – March 29, 2023 – part 3

April

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council – April 24, 2023 – part 2

May

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 – part 5

June

“…no peace”

“This pastor loves you”

"Say gay, Protect trans kids, Read banned books. Teach all history. Show love."

“Say gay, Protect trans kids, Read banned books. Teach all history. Show love.”

Warrensburg, Missouri Pride Festival – June 3, 2023

Warrensburg, Missouri Pride Festival – hand wringing, pearl clutching, and sign waving in the noonday sun – June 3, 2023

Then, they changed their target.

Trails Regional Library – Board of Trustees – Holden, Missouri – June 21, 2023

Town Hall on Homelessness/Unhoused – Warrensburg, Missouri – June 29, 2023

August

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

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Mark Alford (r) – Town Hall – Warrensburg, Missouri – August 31, 2023 – a self-sustaining information feedback loop

September

Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 11.0, 1/6 sec, ISO 200, 70 mm.

Late last night

Crystal Quade (D) for Governor – Warrensburg, Missouri – September 22, 2023

Representative Cori Bush (D),

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) – UAW Local 2250 Stand Up Strike Rally – Wentzville, Missouri – September 24, 2023

October

Lucas Kunce (D).

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

Lucas Kunce (D) – 4th Congressional District Democrats – October 1, 2023

Elad Gross (D) – 4th Congressional District Democrats – October 1, 2023

Richard Brown (D) – 4th Congressional District Democrats – October 1, 2023

December

Downward

Dude, you just started a three week vacation

Here’s to 2024. Let’s hope we make it.

Campaign Finance: Sure, why not?

22 Friday Dec 2023

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C222296 12/22/2023 Liberty and Justice PAC Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Ln Westphalia MO 65085 Retired Retired 12/22/2023 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

An unending supply, apparently.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: spreading the wealth (November 6, 2023)

Campaign Finance: “…if only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes” (November 13, 2023)

Campaign Finance: spreading the wealth (November 26, 2023)

Campaign Finance: the Ministry of Silly Walks PAC hasn’t been established yet (November 28, 2023)

Campaign Finance: the new normal (December 8, 2023)

Campaign Finance: not a surprise (December 12, 2023)

Campaign Finance: rinse, repeat (December 12, 2023)

Campaign Finance: give it another (December 20, 2023)

Campaign Finance: “…Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder…”

21 Thursday Dec 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance, meta

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campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, Wonderdog PAC

Oh, wait…wrong dog.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

211648 12/21/2023 The Wonderdog PAC SNK Real Property Holdings LLC 103 North Olive Meta MO 65058 12/21/2023 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Meta. Heh.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: “There’s no need to fear – Underdog is here!” (September 9, 2023)

Campaign Finance: home grown

21 Thursday Dec 2023

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Bill Eigel, BILL Pac, campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right wingnut

For a change.

Out-of-state donors fuel pair of GOP candidates running for Missouri governor, AG
Bill Eigel has faced accusations that his gubernatorial campaign used deceptive fundraising tactics, drawing a rebuke from former President Trump’s lawyers. The firm behind that strategy also raised cash for attorney general hopeful Will Scharf
BY: RUDI KELLER – OCTOBER 2, 2023 5:55 AM

[….]
The number of individual donations for Eigel, BILL PAC and Scharf far surpass those of any other announced or potential candidate seeking one of the five statewide constitutional offices on next year’s ballot. Missouri residents, however, gave only a tiny fraction of those individual donations, an analysis by The Independent shows.

More than 90% of the listed individual donations for Eigel and Scharf’s campaign are from people living outside Missouri.

For BILL PAC, almost 99% of the donations were from outside the state.
[….]

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Strong Law 901 E Saint Louis Street #1900 Springfield MO 65806 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Langdon & Emison LLC 911 Main Street Lexington MO 64067 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC The Simon Law Firm 800 Market Street Suite 1700 Saint Louis MO 63101 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC DiPasquale Moore LLC 4600 Madison Ave Suite 1200 Kansas City MO 64112 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Dollar Burns Becker & Hershewe LLC 1100 Main Street Suite 2600 Kansas City MO 64105 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Shamberg Johnson & Bergman 2600 Grand Blvd Suite 550 Kansas City MO 64108 12/20/2023 $10,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Brown & Crouppen PC 211 N Broadway Suite 1600 Saint Louis MO 63102 12/20/2023 $10,000.00

C190784 12/21/2023 Believe in Life and Liberty – BILL PAC Gary Robb 550 Ward Parkway Kansas City MO 64113 Robb and Robb 12/20/2023 $20,000.00

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Oh, there’s a bill that comes due eventually (August 22, 2019)

Campaign Finance: sending the BILL (July 20, 2023)

Campaign Finance: a PAC here, a PAC there… (September 27, 2023)

Trump’s Stocking Stuffer

21 Thursday Dec 2023

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2024 Republican Primary, capitol insurrection, Cartoons of Donald Trump, Donald Trump, MAGA, Orange Jesus, Republican Party, Trump Ketchup, Trump Lawsuits

Campaign Finance: give it another

20 Wednesday Dec 2023

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campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, PULSE PAC, Rex Sinquefield, right wingnut

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C232603 12/19/2023 PULSE PAC Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 12/19/2023 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

It’s alive!

In November:

C232603 11/06/2023 PULSE PAC Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 11/6/2023 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: spreading the wealth (November 6, 2023)

Campaign Finance: “…if only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes” (November 13, 2023)

Campaign Finance: spreading the wealth (November 26, 2023)

Campaign Finance: the Ministry of Silly Walks PAC hasn’t been established yet (November 28, 2023)

Campaign Finance: the new normal (December 8, 2023)

Campaign Finance: not a surprise (December 12, 2023)

Campaign Finance: rinse, repeat (December 12, 2023)

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley [r] and a live microphone”

18 Monday Dec 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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Fascist pig, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, seditionist, social media, U.S. Senate, Virginia

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

Heh.

Today:

Senator Josh Hawley
[December 18, 2023]
Hunter’s alleged influence-peddling campaign seems to be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Biden family crime syndicate.
Americans deserve to know the full story.
[….]

As always, there is much hilarity in the responses:

Wish there was a thumbs DOWN option for this post. Crime family? What a crock of….

A crime family syndicate from Hawley and Ingraham……two people who would not know the truth if it slap them upside their backside. Trump taught them both how to lie.

Fox News Josh the GOP party – give Trump a pass – took ladies rights away, to send a mob to the use Capitol US officers beaten, Trump took top secrets papers home and shared them. Trump ask Putin to find dirt on Biden. The GOP party don’t give D-M about this. Josh needs to be kick out congress. For letting this happen.

Old fist pump is nothing more but a frightened sad little buffoon Desperately Seeking attention where was his outrage when Ivanka and Jared Kushner we’re making a billion dollar deal with the Saudis

Yes, we do. We still have little or no conclusive evidence, even from the investigation done recently, but that does not matter, it seems. Logic would tell us that the most likely cause for impeachment is that your party wants revenge for impeaching trump twice. You certainly have accused the President over and over, but not brought forth any evidence yourself. So what is your excuse for trying to undermine our government, our voting system and our system of justice?

It’s how they do things in Virginia.

More like the whole of the ice cube. After a year of investigation, Comer and his clowns have nothing on Joe Biden. Meanwhile the RAPIST that Hawley supports is under 4 indictments and 91 felony charges.

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

The projection of Trump is astounding and everyone knows that sociopaths like him and hawley will stop at nothing to kill our country for the benefit of a few .

WHERE IS THE PROOF?? Been looking for 6 years into Hunter and 3 years into Joe. I REPEAT…. WHERE IS THE PROOF?? Dumb A$$ES!!

Grassley admits he has no evidence. House repugs have been investigating for years, and they’ve got nothing. Y’all just look desperate.

Still goin on about this? You’ve been wrong about everything so far…

After 5 years? You got nothing, spineless wimp

Josh is a full blown LIAR

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Dude, you just started a three week vacation

17 Sunday Dec 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

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[December 16, 2023]
This week’s episode is with Congressman of the 1st district of Texas, Nathaniel Moran!
– We discuss a wide range of topics like:
– What do you Think Makes America so Special?
– Funding Ukraine?
– What’s Happening at the Border?
– The Biden Crime Family
[….]

Seems like there’s work to be done that isn’t.

Some of the responses:

talk about the missing file, while you’re at it!
[….]

Yeah, that’s a big one.

why don’t you talk about Giuliani’s $148 million defamation loss too?
[….]

Oh Texas the great state where they will sacrifice the life of a mother to save a dead fetus.

There’s that.

We are the United States of America….. NOT Mark Alford’s America, stop acting like Hitler.

How about Women’s rights to safe and appropriate healthcare like abortion?

Biden Impeachment Inquiry is a Crucial Step in Pretending to Have a Reason to Impeach

This is so embarrassing

Gas prices anyone?

Campaign Finance: Got game?

16 Saturday Dec 2023

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

A233059 12/15/2023 Osage River Gaming and Convention RIS, Inc. 12 Allen Road Eldon MO 65026 12/14/2023 $250,000.00

A233059 12/15/2023 Osage River Gaming and Convention Bally’s Corp. 100 Westminster Street Providence RI 02903 12/15/2023 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Where the money is.

Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure

Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to an Osage River Gambling Boat License, version 4 11/5/2024 To allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam and require all state revenues derived from issuance of the gambling boat license to be appropriated to early-childhood literacy programs in public institutions of elementary education. City of Eldon Support

Does that include early-childhood numeracy programs, too? What are the odds? Just asking.

Way off the mark

16 Saturday Dec 2023

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

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4th Congressional District, appeasement, former newsreader, gaslighting, Hypocrisy, Mark Alford, performative bullshit, Quisling, right wingnut, Russia, social media, Ukraine

As usual.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[December 15, 2023]
Earlier this week, President Zelenskyy was in Washington asking for more money.
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again — we cannot allocate any more money until two things happen.
1. We need strategic clarity. What does victory look like?
2. More funding for our own border.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Your “questions” are stupid and have been answered multiple times. Border funding is a DOMESTIC issue – I guess if you’re GQP, your own “clean bill” BS doesn’t apply to YOU. Tearing down is easy – any fool can do it. Putin has your number.

Mark’s probably getting campaign cash through the RNC from Putin.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Mark Alford pushing has to make a stand and it’s either with Ukraine or Putin
He knows who he’s helping by acting like this and that may be the point

that’s the Neville Chamberlain head in the sand stand down plan to appease a dictator
Didn’t work out well historically

Why you support Putin and insult our Military?

When will the House GOP investigate Congressman Comer’s million dollar shell company that he forgot to report on? That violates House rules.

Maga mark is a joke

The ex fox tv morning show host laying down his expertise and judgement. Now that he has opened his mouth, he has to prove it. When he can’t, he should be removed immediately. Alford also likes to place people is historical record books. I would say it is safe to say, Alford has made himself the most embarrassing thing to ever come out of area 4 in Missouri. A complete do nothing, finger pointing, pandering, hide in small coffee shop, literally do a TV style show called “Mark Alford’s America (not Missouri, not ours, but Mark Alford’s), and spend the rest of his time on social media, Fox, Newsmax, and what ever else would let him read from a teleprompter. He uses little woke slogans, bullies CBP agents, mocks the military, and wants to form everything around HIS specific religious believes, which he pushes down everyone’s throat. I understand the “party people” that can’t think on their own, or who have to have someone else to blame will say Alford is doing great. They have to. But when they go to bed at night, or slip up and think on their own about what Alford has and has not done, they are going to be embarrassed, just like so many other Missourians.

And I thought Vicky was bad [….]

Dear Santa, Please bring us a Representative who is smart enough to spell words as simple as “yea” and “Reagan”.

please explain how and why YOU are against working on the current Budget, funding for Ukraine? What legitimate and solid ideas do YOU have, and proposed for INCREASED border security? Just holding out for more funds and whatever else you seek that’s not border security related.
If YOU are NOT part of the solution,
then YOU are the PROBLEM.

where’s that missing file Marky? [….]

The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump [December 15, 2023]

Maybe investigate that?

With your destructive ultra right/ Trump views, there is no way I will vote for you. I love my country too much.

We can allocate money to Ukraine and should, as soon as possible.

I received a mailer from you last week saying how Biden was failing our allies. You have also repeatedly stated that there should only be single topic bills yet you explicitly link non-related items by demanding the border security issues be dealt with before supporting an allied nation fighting for its very existence. I never thought I would see the day where the Republican Party openly supported actions enabling Russian aggression. Your positions directly threaten the western alliances that we have painstakingly built since WWII and paid for with the lives of thousands of Americans.

our taxes paid for him to send that crap out too.

Why isn’t your name on this list of representatives who voted against warrantless surveillance of American citizens this morning?

Mark, I have a suggestion for you. Apply the strategic clarity concept to the border. After doing that, does Ukraine have anything to do with the US border? I thought so.

Mark (and others) have bought into “…the big, beautiful plans and programs…” Trump has. They have drank so much of the Kool-Aid they are his Trolls.

So you are attaching border funding to Ukraine funding? Weren’t you just complaining about that a couple of weeks ago? I guess it doesn’t count when it’s you and not a Democrat. Hypocrite.

another putz comment from the Trump Putin lover! You’re a disgrace to the US Congress!

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

Mr. Alford – Do you understand that by his own choice, Putin is an enemy of the US and is waging an asymmetrical war against us, and that the war in Ukraine is just a part of his strategy?
If you abandon an ally now, you position the US as an unreliable partner when it comes time to help Guyana, Taiwan, Western Europe, or any other target of aggression. That gives Putin and Xi more influence, not less.
So perhaps you’d like to tell us what YOUR strategic objective is as it relates to Ukraine? And Russia. And China.
Because for all the posturing and puffing, as it relates to Putin and Xi you appear either a strutting peacock, a pandering fool, or a complicit cooperator. Which is it?

Al the above!
Alford like most other Republicans, especially Trump are ignorant and don’t care. They don’t see, let alone understand the big picture, world politics nor the global economy.

Say hello to Cleta Mitchell and Leonard Leo next time you collect for your participation in this b.s.

They’re not impressed. At all.

Previously:

Performative (December 12, 2023)

Dancing like a child desperately searching for a restroom after chugging a 2 liter bottle of caffeinated soda (December 13, 2023)

Fiddling while the world burns (December 13, 2023)

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