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Heartland POD: Yeah…No

23 Monday May 2022

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Adam Sommer, Heartland POD, podcast

Hit The Reset Button With The Week of “Yeah…No…” From State Legislators to DNC Messaging…

Politics is local

22 Sunday May 2022

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And retail.

John Hart (D) – candidate for Johnson County, Missouri Presiding Commissioner

Last Thursday the Johnson County (Missouri) Democratic Club held their first in-person monthly meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started over two years ago. The meeting took place outdoors in a park shelter in Warrensburg.

In addition to the usual club business and announcements, local candidates who show up have an opportunity to speak to club members and take questions.

John Hartt, a Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Presiding Commissioner, showed up. He spoke and took questions.

John Hart (D) has previously served on the county commission.

Experience and institutional memory matter.

He spoke about the nuts and bolts of running the county and the importance of listening to the concerns and opinions of every constituent. He fielded questions that reflected the pragmatic concerns of most county residents – the county budget, the Sheriff’s office, roads and bridges – including paving, road drainage, and the proper use of the right of way.

You know, practical concerns about practical things.

Previously:

Wut? (April 12, 2022)

“Life begins at conception and ends at birth” *

19 Thursday May 2022

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Congress, HR 7790, infant formula, missouri, republican hypocrisy

* from somewhere on the Internets

[….] H.R.7790 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)

Introduced in House (05/17/2022)
Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides $28 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to (1) address the current shortage of FDA-regulated infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States; and (2) prevent future shortages, including by taking the steps that are necessary to prevent fraudulent products from entering the U.S. market.

The vote late last night in the House of Representatives:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 220
[….]
H R 7790 YEA-AND-NAY 18-May-2022 9:36 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

—- YEAS 231 —

Bush
Cleaver
Wagner

—- NAYS 192 —

Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)

—- NOT VOTING 5 —
[….]

You’d think addressing an infant formula crisis would be a “pro-life” priority. You’d think.

Correlation

17 Tuesday May 2022

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America, billboards, highways

On the road:

“Over 3000 guns”

“Trust”

“18 days”

“The only way”

“Recovery is possible”

“Boots, bullets, britches, bologna”

Sara Walsh (r): withdrawing from the 4th Congressional District race

16 Monday May 2022

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Sara Walsh (r) [2018 file photo].

This morning:

Sara Walsh @SaraForMissouri
CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Dear Friends, it is with a somber heart that I announce that I am withdrawing my candidacy for Congress…
[….]
11:00 AM · May 16, 2022

Previously:

Aspirational, but not achievable during our lifetimes… (March 26, 2021)

A Grifter is gonna keep on grifting

13 Friday May 2022

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billboard, Donald Trump, Grifter, Nashville, right wingnut, Tennessee

On an industrial scale.

In every way possible.

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

Civility

09 Monday May 2022

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abortion, Kansas City, missouri, protest, Roe v Wade, Supreme Court

Late on Monday night a week ago an extensive U.S. Supreme Court draft majority opinion by Samuel Alito was leaked indicating the court will reverse Roe v Wade (1973). On Tuesday the Supreme Court confirmed that the document was authentic.

Yesterday in Kansas City several hundred pro-choice demonstrators gathered at Mill Creek Park for a rally and picketing.

At one point early in the demonstration one individual approached from the north in the park.

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AntiChoiceCounterProtesterKCMO050822.mp3

…Someone never fails to make that mistake – berating a large gathering of pissed off women. They didn’t back down. Which seemed to upset him even more…

The audio is from a digital audio recorder via a lavalier microphone. Wind noise, street sounds, and the camera shutter are also audible in the recording.

Previously:

Stare decisis don’t mean shit (May 2, 2022)

Into the streets (May 2, 2022)

Gleeful handwringing (May 3, 2022)

It’s the GOP’s world, now you just get to live in it (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 2 (May 3, 2022)

A statement (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 3 (May 3, 2022)

BREAKING NEWS: Pearl-clutcher clutches pearls (May 3, 2022)

Heartland POD: SCOTUS Abortion Case (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 4 (May 4, 2022)

Into the streets, part 5 (May 5, 2022)

McCullen v Coakley (2014) gently weeps (May 5, 2022)

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

Pro-choice demonstration in Warrensburg, Missouri – May 6, 2022, part 2 (May 7, 2022)

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

Pro-choice demonstration in Kansas City, Missouri – May 8, 2022, part 2 (May 9, 2022)

Heartland POD: Abortion politics

09 Monday May 2022

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Abortion Politics for Dems; Dr. Oz Gets Booed At His Own Event; Fired Up Base for 2022 Dems?; Is Abortion Issue What GOP Really Wants?

Pro-choice demonstration in Warrensburg, Missouri – May 6, 2022, part 2

07 Saturday May 2022

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From 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. yesterday a grassroots pro-choice demonstration, organized online and by word of mouth, took place on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in downtown Warrensburg. Over 100 individuals participated.

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

Most passing traffic signaled their support by honking their car horns. A few anti-choice individuals shouted what appeared to be unintelligible talking points which were usually meet with sharp retorts.

This was a much younger crowd and mostly female. They are awake and motivated. It would be a big mistake to ignore or discount their activism.

They were fearless. And fierce.

“Pro Roe”

Law enforcement, across the street:

Cliché. An anti-choice counter-protester, across the street:

“When will the fight end? This is healthcare. This is a right to privacy.”

“Women are not your incubator to regulate”

Fearless:

“My body, my choice”

“Keep my uterus out your effing mouth”

“Pro-choice saves”

“Keep abortion safe and legal”

“Their body, their choice”

Previously:

Stare decisis don’t mean shit (May 2, 2022)

Into the streets (May 2, 2022)

Gleeful handwringing (May 3, 2022)

It’s the GOP’s world, now you just get to live in it (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 2 (May 3, 2022)

A statement (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 3 (May 3, 2022)

BREAKING NEWS: Pearl-clutcher clutches pearls (May 3, 2022)

Heartland POD: SCOTUS Abortion Case (May 3, 2022)

Into the streets, part 4 (May 4, 2022)

Into the streets, part 5 (May 5, 2022)

McCullen v Coakley (2014) gently weeps (May 5, 2022)

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

MoGOP’s Book Patrol

07 Saturday May 2022

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critical race theory, CRT, Missouri Republican Party, missouri school book bans

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