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Campaign Finance: an emphatic “NO”

02 Friday Oct 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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abortion, Amendment 3, campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, women's health care

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign to preserve access to women’s health care:

253512 10/02/2026 Stop the Ban The Fairness Project P.O. Box 21337 Washington DC 20009 9/30/2026 $3,000,000.00

[emphasis added]

Dayam.

Vote “No” on Amendment 3.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Next (August 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bring a nuke to the fight (September 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty more (September 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: even more (September 28, 2026)

Campaign Finance: be under no illusion (September 30, 2026)

“…None of your business”

“Yes” on 6, “No” on the rest

02 Friday Oct 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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Amendment 6, campaign finance, Constitution, Constitutional amendment, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of the initiative to preserve and expand Missouri voters’ voices:

C264382 10/02/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Americans for Fairness 6170 Joliet Rd, Suite 200 Countryside IL 60525 10/1/2026 $250,000.00

C264382 10/02/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Respect MO Voters Campaign PO Box 901802 Kansas City MO 64190 10/1/2026 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

On the November ballot:

Amendment 6

[….]

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

– expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
– allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits;
– prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers;
– prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, – without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and
– preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

Fair Ballot Language:

A “yes” vote will prohibit the people’s elected representatives from directly amending or changing any law enacted through the initiative process; require that any modifications to laws enacted through the initiative process be referred to the people by a vote of at least 80% of each chamber of the General Assembly; restrict the legislature from passing laws that limit the ability to pursue initiatives and referenda; maintain the current signature requirements of five percent of the individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a law; maintain the current signature requirement of eight percent of individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a constitutional amendment; and maintain the current requirement that a simple statewide majority of votes cast on a measure by individual legal voters is sufficient to enact any law or constitutional amendment.

[….]

It is a plan.

Vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment 6.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: off to the races (September 12, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 2 (September 14, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 3 (September 15, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 4 (September 17, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 5 (September 18, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 6 (September 18, 2026)

Joined at the hip

02 Friday Oct 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Mark Alford, social media

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

Today:

Remember that in November.

Quick, look over there!

01 Thursday Oct 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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#HawkeyeSchmitt, dumbass, Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, Jack Smith, missouri, social media, sycophant, Trump sycophant

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Senator Eric Schmitt
[October 1, 2026]

Fraudsters are bleeding American taxpayers dry.
President Trump and VP JD Vance are going after the criminals who got rich ripping you off.
You earned that money. They stole it.
[…]

Like a family of grifters ripping off rubes for billions in the last two years? Just asking.

Some of the responses:

It true! Some people are even making feral shit up in Senate hearings, and destroying their entire political future.

You are a #Dipschmitt.

Like the Atlanta Hawks?

Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.

So Trump and JD are going after each other??? I’m picturing a Spy vs Spy kind of scenario

Is someone a fraud if they falsely accuse someone of doing something they didn’t do?

Is it the Hawks or Hawkeyes that are bleeding us dry?

Can you help me settle a bet with a friend? They say your middle name Dip, and I think it’s The. Which is it?

it’s Dumb, with a “B”.

You mean like the Reflecting Pool?

The Lake of Warm Ooze.

So you’re saying they have Hawkeyes, not to be confused with just Hawks.

Where was this filmed, Atlanta or Iowa?

I didn’t think you’d have the balls to come out in public for at least a week

I’d start with the office of the President. That’s in Washington D.C by the way. (It’s next to Maryland, where I hear the Seahawks have played).

Attempted pivot.

Desperately trying to save his reputation, as if he had a good one to begin with

multiple pivots and he’s getting ROASTED each time he posts another one.

Rick Scott on the list?

Florida!

Yeah! I was gonna use that money to go see the Atlanta Hawks! Or, wait…was it the Iowa Hawkeyes?

I came for the comments…..

here for memes…I hope to find some … Thoughts and prayers for my meme journey please 🙏🏼

He was in Chicago to watch the Blackhawks. Or was it Kansas to see the Jayhawks? Or was it Seattle to see the Seahawks?

The irony here is hilarious. 😂

Satire?

Sadly, no.

Let’s ask the Hawkeyes

Are you going to see the Cardinals play at the Vatican?

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/1600, ISO 1250, 360 mm.

Arizona or St. Louis? Not that Eric knows the difference.

Yea? Who paid for that big poster about a Hawkeyes game in Maryland?

Put it on a poster so we can all see the “facts”

Did you learn this at the Hawkeyes game?

In Australia we call it tap dancing.

Squirrel!

The call is coming from inside the house…

Coming clean are we ? 🙄

Do you have receipts on this claim?

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…..

Gotta try to save face any way you can, right? Lol

🤫
i’m turning down the volume,
popcorn 🍿 in hand, here to read
the comments 🤡
🤣

Start at 1600 Pennsylvania ave.

Did you get the inside scoop from your colleague Rick Scott on that?

Florida!

Wondering: are those Hawks in the room with you now?

So Trump and Vance at the top of the list. This will be interesting.

Ah so this is a satire page

Are you going to make a poster about it.

“Only You Can Prevent Fascist Liars”
(2025)
Posterboard. Permanent marker, acrylic. 22 x 28.

Love it when Senators call themselves out like this. Heartwarming.

Dirtbag!!!!

Are we getting the tariff money back?

Sadly, no.

I’m so confused now about the basketball teams. Which is what and who’s on first?

Gaslighting at its peak

OMG! Too many hilarious comments! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Going to a basketball game anytime soon?

Question for you, how many pardons have been issued during Trump’s second term have been for individuals convicted of fraud? I’m just curious if we’re talking all fraud or just certain types of fraud.

Are the Buckeyes playing the Hawkeyes in Columbus Georgia this weekend?

Took a hawk eye to find that out 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It’s crazy how some people need no proof to believe a lie, but demand endless proof to accept the truth.

You should know.

Desperate attempt at damage control . . . but it’s not working.

Quick…change the subject…lol

Schmitt is watching them like a Hawk! 🤣😂😆

Previously:

Eric Schmitt (r) gets pantsed by Eric Schmitt (r) on national television (September 29, 2026)

On becoming a meme for epic stupidity (September 29, 2026)

#HawkeyeSchmitt (September 29, 2026)

Aaaaaiiiirrrrr balllll!!! (September 30, 2026)

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