30 Tuesday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
It’s that time of year.
American Goldfinch. Carduelis tristis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200. ISO 200, 600 mm.
American Goldfinch. Carduelis tristis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
F 6.3, 1/200. ISO 200, 600 mm.
Voracious little ones.
29 Monday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
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The statue of “Old Drum” in front of the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri.
That would be cruel to the statue.
29 Monday Apr 2024
Posted in campaign finance
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abortion, ACLU, campaign finance, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, Petition, Planned Parenthood, women's health care, women's reproductive health
Organizers and activists in Missouri have been gathering signatures for an initiative to place women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion on the ballot. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is the conduit for the petition drive.
The deadline for submitting the petitions is fast approaching.
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C232407 04/29/2024 Missourians for Constitutional Freedom American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. 125 Broad Street New York NY 10004 4/28/2024 $250,000.00
C232407 04/29/2024 Missourians for Constitutional Freedom Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes 4401 W. 109th St Overland Park KS 66201 4/28/2024 $825,000.00
[emphasis added]
$1,075,000.00 says they got all the petition signatures they needed…and more.
Nothing motivates people like taking their rights away.
“We will not go back”
Previously:
Chutzpah (Kansas) (August 4, 2022)
Campaign Finance: Not too sure about that (January 16, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – women’s rights initiative petition for 2024 ballot (January 18, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Remember Kansas? Missouri is next. (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: own it (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: We’re not in Kansas anymore (January 19, 2024)
Mark Alford (r) – failure to read the womb, again (January 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: More (January 22, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and more (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: It does, but not in the way you think. (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and even more (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: “No one expects the anti-choice imposition” (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: this is the beginning, not the end (February 1, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming (February 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: philanthropy (February 6, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – volunteer training, petition signing, rally – Kansas City, Missouri – February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2023)
Rev. Holly McKissick – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Rabbi Doug Alpert – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Dr. Iman Alsaden – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Hartzell Gray – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the world in which they want you to exist (February 9, 2024)
Signing, Everywhere, All at Once (February 10, 2024)
Campaign Finance: definitely a global impact (February 16, 2024)
Campaign Finance: forward (February 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: still more (February 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: more forward (February 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (March 5, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Sedalia, Missouri – March 17, 2024 (March 17, 2024)
Campaign Finance: there’ll be more (March 20, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Warrensburg, Missouri – April 5, 2024 (April 5, 20204)
Campaign Finance: sign the petition (April 10, 2024)
Sign the Petition (April 15, 2024)
Signing the petition in Lexington, Missouri (April 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: on several levels (April 27, 2024)
Signing the Petition in Raymore, Missouri (April 28, 2024)
29 Monday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
On Saturday evening Cass County Democrats hosted their “Back to Blue” dinner in Belton.
Rep. Patty Lewis (D).
Rep. Ashley Aune (D).
Yvonne Reeves Chong, Vice-Chair, Missouri Democratic Party.
Local office holders and candidates, General Assembly candidates, and candidates for statewide and Federal office attend Democratic Party events like these. It’s an opportunity for candidates to convey who they are and their message and it’s an opportunity for individuals attending to engage in longer one-on-one conversations with those candidates.
Rep. Barbara Phifer (D), a candidate for Secretary of State.
Mark Osmack (D), a candidate for State Treasurer.
Rep. Richard Brown (D), a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Elad Gross (D), the Democratic Party candidate for Attorney General.
Jeanette Cass, a Democratic Party candidate in the 4th Congressional District.
Mike McCaffree, a Democratic Party candidate in the 4th Congressional District.
Ray James, the Democratic Party candidate in the 31st Senate District.
The keynote speaker, Rep. Ashley Aune (D), addressed the legislative session, candidate recruitment, and the 2024 election:
Rep. Ashley Aune (D).
28 Sunday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
abortion, initiative, missouri, Petition, Raymore, women's health care, women's reproductive health
Organizers and activists in Missouri have been gathering signatures for an initiative to place women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion on the ballot. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is the conduit for the petition drive.
Today, at a drive up petition signing event in Raymore, Missouri:
Passing traffic overwhelmingly honked in support.
A passing anti-choice zealot yelled from traffic at the volunteers gathering signatures:
A few hours into the event a pair of anti-choice protesters showed up and faced in the wrong direction, eliminating any persuasive effect:
Sign it.
Previously:
Chutzpah (Kansas) (August 4, 2022)
Campaign Finance: Not too sure about that (January 16, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – women’s rights initiative petition for 2024 ballot (January 18, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Remember Kansas? Missouri is next. (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: own it (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: We’re not in Kansas anymore (January 19, 2024)
Mark Alford (r) – failure to read the womb, again (January 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: More (January 22, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and more (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: It does, but not in the way you think. (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and even more (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: “No one expects the anti-choice imposition” (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: this is the beginning, not the end (February 1, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming (February 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: philanthropy (February 6, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – volunteer training, petition signing, rally – Kansas City, Missouri – February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2023)
Rev. Holly McKissick – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Rabbi Doug Alpert – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Dr. Iman Alsaden – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Hartzell Gray – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the world in which they want you to exist (February 9, 2024)
Signing, Everywhere, All at Once (February 10, 2024)
Campaign Finance: definitely a global impact (February 16, 2024)
Campaign Finance: forward (February 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: still more (February 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: more forward (February 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (March 5, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Sedalia, Missouri – March 17, 2024 (March 17, 2024)
Campaign Finance: there’ll be more (March 20, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Warrensburg, Missouri – April 5, 2024 (April 5, 20204)
Campaign Finance: sign the petition (April 10, 2024)
Sign the Petition (April 15, 2024)
Signing the petition in Lexington, Missouri (April 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: on several levels (April 27, 2024)
28 Sunday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
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Yesterday the Warrensburg community held an Earth Day celebration at the University of Central Missouri farm. In the early afternoon, between thunderstorms, individuals and families attending browsed vendors’ offerings and participated in educational displays.
“Reduce Single Use Plastics”
Warrensburg Mayor Bruce Uhler read a city proclamation commemorating the day’s activities.
Warrensburg Mayor Bruce Uhler.
Working for a Sustainable Community”
27 Saturday Apr 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
abortion, campaign finance, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Petition, women's health care, women's reproductive health
Call it like it is.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the anti-women’s reproductive health, anti-choice, ironically named PAC:
C242689 04/26/2024 Missouri Stands With Women, Inc. Raymond Ruddy 26 Rolling Lane Dover MA 02030 Retired Retired 4/26/2024 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Mansplaining (we assume) from Massachusetts. Sure, that’ll do it.
“They won’t stop at Roe”
Previously:
Chutzpah (Kansas) (August 4, 2022)
Campaign Finance: Not too sure about that (January 16, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – women’s rights initiative petition for 2024 ballot (January 18, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Remember Kansas? Missouri is next. (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: own it (January 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: We’re not in Kansas anymore (January 19, 2024)
Mark Alford (r) – failure to read the womb, again (January 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: More (January 22, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and more (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: It does, but not in the way you think. (January 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: and even more (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: “No one expects the anti-choice imposition” (January 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: this is the beginning, not the end (February 1, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming (February 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: philanthropy (February 6, 2024)
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – volunteer training, petition signing, rally – Kansas City, Missouri – February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2023)
Rev. Holly McKissick – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Rabbi Doug Alpert – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)
Dr. Iman Alsaden – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Hartzell Gray – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the world in which they want you to exist (February 9, 2024)
Signing, Everywhere, All at Once (February 10, 2024)
Campaign Finance: definitely a global impact (February 16, 2024)
Campaign Finance: forward (February 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: still more (February 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: more forward (February 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (March 5, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Sedalia, Missouri – March 17, 2024 (March 17, 2024)
Campaign Finance: there’ll be more (March 20, 2024)
Signing the Petition – Warrensburg, Missouri – April 5, 2024 (April 5, 20204)
Campaign Finance: sign the petition (April 10, 2024)
Sign the Petition (April 15, 2024)
Signing the petition in Lexington, Missouri (April 23, 2024)
26 Friday Apr 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
You were expecting poetry?
Denny Hoskins (r) [2022 file photo].
Jay Ashcroft Is a Chickenshit, GOP Senator Says Repeatedly on Video (April 21, 2024)
Video Shows 2nd Confrontation Between 2 Missouri GOP Officials (April 22, 2024)
Missouri lawmaker caught on video cursing out fellow Republican (April 23, 2024)
Jay Ashcroft (r) [2021 file photo]
We’re rooting for a scoreless tie.
26 Friday Apr 2024
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House, social media
Tags
80th Legislative District, Fascist pigs, General Assembly, immunity, Peter Meridith, sovereign immunity, Trump, U.S. Supreme Court
Peter Merideth (D) [2021 file photo].
Yesterday, from Representative Peter Merideth (D):
Peter Merideth
April 25, 2024]
Friendly reminder: Trump and his lawyers openly argue in court that as president he could order the murder of his political rivals and be immune from prosecution. That as president he is entirely above the law.
This is the man that Republican politicians across Missouri continue to swear loyalty to and want to be president again. And that is why when we call them fascists, it is not hyperbole.
[….]
Some of the responses:
What do we need to do to break the fever?
This time, vote like your whole world depended on it. It will.
And our AG thinks he should be immune. [….] he used to be a fucking prosecutor.
Commer doesn’t believe in presidential immunity. He said he was going to send Biden’s investigation as a criminal referral. The right needs to make up their damn minds. Is the border a crisis or not? Do presidents have immunity or not?
Sounds like a Nixon
We noticed that, too.
I mean… “sovereign immunity” is not a power granted to the government…. and it is nowhere in the constitution. Ive been having that argument for as long as I have been a lawyer.
We have been warned (as a country)…our fate is in our own hands…
I realize his argument is a joke, but this court is as well, and I’m just waiting for them to twist the truth so they can rule in his favor. I have a hard time believing they’ll ever rule against him. It’s his court
There are other comments from apparent Trump supporter(s) defending Sauer’s (Trump’s attorney) arguments before the Supreme Court. Some of the responses to those:
Far too much of this discussion seems focused on things that don’t happen. No President has engaged in the behavior of the self-serving Trump and we need to avoid normalizing it.
I have people whom I used to respect that voted for Donald Trump; I even know some who would likely vote for him again and I’m aghast at the thought
I see people here attempting to draw a through line between the things Donald Trump did out of self-preservation, or to harm perceived enemies,or to personally
enrich himself and what other presidents did as part of their jobs I can’t believe what some of you people are saying…
There is not a lot here that is altering my perception of Republicans taking a simple or shat approach to reasoning.
Clear examples of how Donald Trump was elected in the first place…
Also with that 18th Century vestige of slavery, the Electoral College.
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
24 Wednesday Apr 2024
Posted in Josh Hawley, US Senate
“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce
On Tuesday:
Hawley Demands Biden Use National Guard to Protect Jewish Students Amid Pro-Hamas Campus Protests
Tuesday, April 23, 2024U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to mobilize the National Guard to protect Jewish American students in response to anti-Israel, pro-terrorist demonstrations that have broken out on college campuses.
“On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk […] In your statement on Passover, you stated that ‘in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.’ Now, you must take action to match those words,” wrote Senator Hawley.
He continued, “You must immediately mobilize the National Guard and any other authorities necessary to ensure the safety of Jewish American students and citizens.”
Last October, the Senate unanimously passed Senator Hawley’s resolution condemning Hamas and the antisemitic rhetoric emanating from campus student groups, which have continued to celebrate the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel. The passage of Senator Hawley’s resolution came after Democrats initially blocked the measure.
[….]
You think he’s rooting for May 4th? Just asking.
Run along, Josh (r), run along.
