Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C253509 05/09/2025 Friends of Dusty Blue Dusty Blue 22928 Cunningham Road Mexico MO 65265 self employed Contractor 5/9/2025 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Well, that’s one friend for now.
09 Friday May 2025
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C253509 05/09/2025 Friends of Dusty Blue Dusty Blue 22928 Cunningham Road Mexico MO 65265 self employed Contractor 5/9/2025 $100,000.00
[emphasis added]
Well, that’s one friend for now.
02 Wednesday Apr 2025
Posted in campaign finance, social media
Yesterday:
Wisconsin State Supreme Court General Election
Last Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 6:19 AM
> 95% est. reportingCandidates Party Votes Pct.
Susan Crawford NPA 1,284,744 55.1%
Brad Schimel NPA 1,046,105 44.9%
Total 2,330,849
[….]
Election Date: 4/1/2025
[emphasis added]
People voted. There you go.
Elon Musk @elonmusk
The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary
12:23 AM · Apr 2, 2025
Should have spent more money.
10 Monday Mar 2025
Posted in campaign finance
In the past week or so:
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission
C211728 03/10/2025 Back on Track America PAC Great Northwest PAC P.O. Box 52 Jefferson City MO 65102 3/8/2025 $16,500.00
[emphasis added]
Not happening anytime soon.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.
Own it.
16 Thursday Jan 2025
Posted in campaign finance
At the Missouri Ethics Commission:
232436 01/10/2025 Missouri Law Enforcement for Good Government Mike Rayner 167 Lamp and Lantern Village Suite 216 Town and Country MO 63017 Retired 1/10/2025 $1,000,000.00
[emphasis added]
A201614 01/15/2025 Jason Law for St. Charles County Michael L Rayner 167 Lamp & Lantern Village Suite #216 Town Country MO 63017 Retired Retired 1/14/2025 $400,000.00
[emphasis added]
243251 01/15/2025 Progress Chesterfield Michael Rayner 14800 Sugarwood Trails Dr. Chesterfield MO 63017 self-employed Agribusiness 1/14/2025 $15,000.00
[emphasis added]
It’s a new year.
In 2024:
C222296 01/18/2024 Liberty and Justice PAC Mike and Carolyn Rayner PO Box 5628 Minneapolis MN 55440 Retired Retired 1/17/2024 $500,000.00
C232436 03/27/2024 Missouri Law Enforcement for Good Government Mike Rayner 167 Lamp and Lantern Village Ste 216 Town and Country MO 63017 Retired 3/27/2024 $1,000,000.00
C222296 06/06/2024 Liberty and Justice PAC Mike and Carolyn Rayner Lamp & Lantern Village Suite 216 Town and Country MO 63017 Retired Retired 6/6/2024 $250,000.00
C180684 07/10/2024 American Dream PAC Michael Rayner 167 Lamp & Lantern Village Suite 216 Town and Country MO 63017 NA Retired 7/10/2024 $250,000.00
[emphasis added]
Everything, everywhere, all at once.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Pennies from Minnesota (March 2, 2023)
Campaign Finance: Minneapolis and other distant places (April 1, 2023)
Campaign Finance: $1,000,000.00 here, $1,000,000.00 there, pretty soon you’re talking about some serious money (March 27, 2024)
Campaign Finance: What price? (June 7, 2024)
14 Saturday Dec 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
17th Senate District, campaign finance, Clay County Commonsense, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right wingnuts
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C242748 12/13/2024 Clay County Commonsense PAC Elect Republicans 8000 Maryland Ave Ste 1120 Saint Louis MO 63105 12/13/2024 $5,001.00
It’s fundraising, all the time.
In the last election:
“Whatever it is, it ain’t local.“ Clay County is on the western side of Missouri, across the state from St. Louis.
Well, that didn’t work:
State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on December 05, 2024Office/Candidate Name Party Votes % of Votes
State Senator – District 17 59 of 59 Precincts Reported
Jerry Nolte Republican 39,650 47.002%
Maggie Nurrenbern Democratic 44,709 52.998%
Total Votes: 84,359
[emphasis added]
This time.
19 Tuesday Nov 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
American Promise PAC, campaign finance, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, Rex Sinquefield, right wingnuts
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C232396 11/18/2024 American Promise PAC Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Ln. Westphalia MO 65085 Retired Retired 11/18/2024 $25,000.00
[emphasis added]
The ballots are still warm.
09 Saturday Nov 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
abortion, Amendment 3, anti-choice, campaign finance, forced birthers, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, women's health care, women's reproductive health
On Tuesday:
State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024
Unofficial Results
as of 11/9/2024 10:47:37 AMConstitutional Amendment 3 3572 of 3572 Precincts Reported
YES 1,527,096 51.605%
NO 1,432,084 48.395%
Total Votes: 2,959,180
[emphasis added]
Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the forced birth entities opposing Amendment 3 (women’s reproductive health and abortion rights) which was approved by Missouri Voters on Tuesday:
C243093 11/08/2024 Vote No on 3 DDI Media 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway St Louis MO 63114 11/7/2024 $95,286.00
[emphasis added]
Meanwhile, from a majority of Missourians:
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, 2024)
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)
Campaign Finance: guess what’s next (April 29, 2024)
This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions (May 3, 2024)
This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions – part 2 (May 3, 2024)
Abortion Rights Rally in Jefferson City – May 3, 2024 – Press Gaggle (May 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: coming up on the agenda (August 6, 2024)
Reproductive Freedom and Health Care will be on the November Ballot (August 13, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the tide (August 14, 2024)
Campaign Finance: for the November wave (August 22, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Bam! (August 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Dayam (August 24, 2024)
Campaign Finance: no one has forgotten (August 30, 2024)
Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $10,000.00 there (September 1, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: On an express train back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $250,000.00 there (September 5, 2024)
Campaign Finance: throw down the gauntlet (September 5, 2024)
Campaign Finance: seriously all in (September 6, 2024)
Campaign Finance: “We will not go back” (September 9, 2024)
Missouri Supreme Court: Amendment 3 is on the November 5, 2024 ballot (September 10, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the road to November 5th (September 12, 2024)
Campaign Finance: apparently a guy thing, mostly (September 14, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (September 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: a friend (September 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: wedge issue (September 24, 2024)
Campaign Finance: no time to waste (September 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: time is almost up (October 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Who would have thought? (October 7, 2024)
Campaign Finance: unequal and opposite> (October 9, 2024)
Campaign Finance: not messing around (October 10, 2024)
Donald Trump’s (r) World: they want you to continue to live in it (October 15, 2024)
Campaign Finance: In 20 days (October 16, 2024)
Campaign Finance: even more for choice (October 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: what she said (October 25, 2024)
Campaign Finance: after that forced birth, you’re on your own (October 25, 2024)
Campaign Finance: everyone knows someone (October 27, 2024)
Campaign Finance: making it their business (October 28, 2024)
Campaign Finance: gird your loins (October 29, 2024)
Campaign Finance: To spend on what?
Fuck You, Fuck You, Very, Very Much (October 30, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the forced birthers spend their money (November 2, 2024)
On the same ballot (November 6, 2024)
And here you thought you were safe (November 8, 2024)
05 Tuesday Nov 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
091068 11/05/2024 House Republican Campaign Committee, Inc GoPAC Election Fund 1201 Wilson Blvd Ste 2110 Arlington VA 22209 11/4/2024 $40,000.00
[emphasis added]
Virginia. Josh Hawley’s (r) neighbors? Just asking.
Previously:
This time, vote like your whole world depends on it. (November 5, 2024)
A tipping point. (November 5, 2024)
And then there were five (November 5, 2024)
02 Saturday Nov 2024
Posted in campaign finance
Tags
abortion, anti-choice, campaign finance, forced birth, forced birthers, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Stands With Women, Vote No On 3, women's health care, women's reproductive health
From late-stage campaign finance reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission by the various forced birth entities opposed to the initiative on women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion now on the November ballot as Amendment 3:
Missouri Stands with Women is a united coalition of diverse citizens and organizations across the state rooted in the firm belief that the well-being of women and girls is paramount, and they deserve protection from the potential risks posed by unrestricted abortions with poor medical oversight.
Vote No on 3:
Missouri Right to Life Political Action Committee:
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, 2024)
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)
Campaign Finance: guess what’s next (April 29, 2024)
This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions (May 3, 2024)
This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions – part 2 (May 3, 2024)
Abortion Rights Rally in Jefferson City – May 3, 2024 – Press Gaggle (May 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: coming up on the agenda (August 6, 2024)
Reproductive Freedom and Health Care will be on the November Ballot (August 13, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the tide (August 14, 2024)
Campaign Finance: for the November wave (August 22, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Bam! (August 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Dayam (August 24, 2024)
Campaign Finance: no one has forgotten (August 30, 2024)
Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $10,000.00 there (September 1, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: On an express train back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $250,000.00 there (September 5, 2024)
Campaign Finance: throw down the gauntlet (September 5, 2024)
Campaign Finance: seriously all in (September 6, 2024)
Campaign Finance: “We will not go back” (September 9, 2024)
Missouri Supreme Court: Amendment 3 is on the November 5, 2024 ballot (September 10, 2024)
Campaign Finance: the road to November 5th (September 12, 2024)
Campaign Finance: apparently a guy thing, mostly (September 14, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (September 19, 2024)
Campaign Finance: a friend (September 23, 2024)
Campaign Finance: wedge issue (September 24, 2024)
Campaign Finance: no time to waste (September 26, 2024)
Campaign Finance: time is almost up (October 4, 2024)
Campaign Finance: Who would have thought? (October 7, 2024)
Campaign Finance: unequal and opposite> (October 9, 2024)
Campaign Finance: not messing around (October 10, 2024)
Donald Trump’s (r) World: they want you to continue to live in it (October 15, 2024)
Campaign Finance: In 20 days (October 16, 2024)
Campaign Finance: even more for choice (October 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: what she said (October 25, 2024)
Campaign Finance: after that forced birth, you’re on your own (October 25, 2024)
Campaign Finance: everyone knows someone (October 27, 2024)
Campaign Finance: making it their business (October 28, 2024)
Campaign Finance: gird your loins (October 29, 2024)
Campaign Finance: To spend on what?
Fuck You, Fuck You, Very, Very Much (October 30, 2024)
Vote “yes” on Amendment 3.
01 Friday Nov 2024
Posted in Uncategorized
To the penny.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the committee promoting Amendment 2 (sports betting) on the November ballot:
C242679 10/31/2024 Winning for Missouri Education St. Louis Blues Hockey Club 1401 Clark Avenue St Louis MO 63103 10/30/2024 $333,333.33
C242679 10/31/2024 Winning for Missouri Education Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation One Royal Way Kansas City MO 64129 10/30/2024 $333,333.33
[emphasis added]
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C242679 11/01/2024 Winning for Missouri Education St. Louis City SC 326 S 21st St St Louis MO 63103 10/31/2024 $333,333.33
C242679 11/01/2024 Winning for Missouri Education St. Louis Cardinals, LLC 700 Clark St St Louis MO 63102 10/31/2024 $333,333.34
[emphasis added]
Go figure.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Not really (October 25, 2024)