Hosts: Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker, & Sean Diller discuss political topics from the week that was.

1. Adam's Open - The Basics

2. True Or False : Focus on local elections for Dems will help turn the tide in states like Missouri, Iowa, Ohio

1. Yeah…No: J.D. Vance is pushing white replacement theory while losing the Ohio senate primary

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/06/jd-vance-immigration-ukraine-great-replacement/

1. Buy or Sell : The teacher attacks are reaching the tipping point and are rubberbanding against the attackers

1. Teacher fired in Missouri for “teaching CRT”

2. It made the news in New York

1. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-missouri-teacher-fired-refusing-discriminate-lgbtq-students-20220316-4h5x5xhb7vgtlpms44wdwvqtj4-story.html

2. https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2022/04/07/greenfield-missouri-teacher-kim-morrison-accused-teaching-critical-race-theory-crt-loses-job/7264924001/

3. Folks are standing up to it, teachers are refusing to even interview for the jobhttps://twitter.com/CRileyNL/status/1512094528290889732?s=20&t=gqqCh8B7QAWttWJtYsN5BA

1. Tucker Carlson says men should go to schools and attack teachers

1. The Big One : The world is burning down and America wants more oil

Nebraska is on fuckin fire, yo (shits on fire meme)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-wildfire-continues-to-blaze

Tennessee is on fire, Dollywood is in the possible path

Climate Scientists are pleading, and getting arrested

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/06/climate-scientists-are-desperate-were-crying-begging-and-getting-arrested

But… gas is more expensive this year.

The Last Call - culture wars

Disney has planted a flag, that flag is lgbtqi+

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/05/america-politics-culture-wars-republicans-democrats

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the United States Supreme Court | MO School Board elections elevate some wing-nuts | Red states rush to pass anti-choice bills | Kansas lawmaker calls out colleague for misogyny | Tennessee considers creating a new heteros-only marriage certificate they can give out | President Biden announces student loan payments will stay paused | Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel is the smarmiest dude in the Buckeye State probably

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Adam Sommer is joined by Missouri Rep. Robert Sauls (D) from the 21st district in Missouri. Rep. Sauls talks about his work in support of unions, some of the issues in the Missouri Legislature you should be following, and even a little BBQ love for Harry Truman.

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Kristina and Nicholas relive last week's humorous vacation to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a family of five full of slushie reboots, train station tears, and endless lines.... and reflect on the political participation lines teach children.

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Sara Sirota, investigative reporter from The Intercept, is wading into the world of Missouri Politics. Rachel Parker is here to guide her, and help change the conversation in Missouri. https://theintercept.com/2022/03/30/missouri-senate-trudy-anheuser-busch-ball/

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HOSTS: Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker, & Sean Diller

Adam's Open: The Circus, The Church, & The Pothole

Talkin' Politics:

1. True Or False: The Entry of Trudy Busch-Valentine actually provides a useful contrast that boost’s Kunce’s populist messaging?

1. https://theintercept.com/2022/03/30/missouri-senate-trudy-anheuser-busch-ball/

2. Fox article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-senate-democrat-busch-beer-heiress-enters-race-trudy-busch-valentine

3. Kunce’s burglary and shift in his language - now he can attack the elite class directly

4. Does this new addition open a lane for Toder, Dr. Gena Ross, or Jewell Kelley? Sifton and Shepard are out - already endorsed

5. Our twitter poll - Kunce from 1st on Monday to 3rd by the end of this week https://twitter.com/TheHeartlandPOD/status/1509983025928540164?s=20&t=dkEJ2K3_I4NgWEw2vR6Auw

1. Yeah…No… : Ben Shapiro… that’s it, that’s the Yeah…NO.
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/31/daily-wire-kids/
   Counter programing! Who needs Disney when you’ve got the Daily Wire!
   Let’s spit ball some funny movies/shows/characters they will develop

1. Daily KOS: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/3/30/2089175/-Why-Pizzagate-Disney-and-Why-We-Should-Care

1. White Plight - the story of a young boy who’s embracing difference and tolerance but spends the weekend with his uncle who teaches the young boy that his white and therefore his way of life is under attack

1. Buy or Sell : Kansas Senate candidates signing term limit pledge is something important

1. Mark Holland, a Democrat and former mayor of Unified Government of Wyandotte County, and Joan Farr, a Republican who ran previously for Kansas governor and an Oklahoma seat in the U.S. Senate, agreed to support a limitation of three terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate.

2. https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/two-u-s-senate-candidates-from-kansas-sign-term-limit-pledge/

3. Average service report from 2021 https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41545.pdf

4. Over time, trends have been to stay longer than 200 years ago

1. The Big One : Mitt Romney proposes changing social security retirement benefits - Gerontocracy strikes again

1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/31/mitt-romney-cut-back-retirement-benefits-younger-americans

2. https://www.usa.gov/about-social-security

3. For anyone born 1960 or later, full retirement benefits are payable at age 67.

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Missouri Supreme Court takes CAFO case | TN might stop shackling pregnant women | Gov Mike Parson's plan to raise teacher pay gets nixed | Ohio Governor candidates Nan Whaley, John Cranley, and Gov Mike DeWine debate | Missing Trump phone records from Jan 6th | Far-right candidates have some wins in MN, Fully inclusive amusement park in St Charles County MO | Nebraska and Iowa experiencing bizarre cat rumor phenomenon

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Rachel Parker and Adam Sommer hop on the mics for a mid-week session of Talkin' Politics to cover the madness of the last week in Missouri's political scene. Plus, Adam did a tweet and got a response that was unexpected.

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Sen Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep Susie Lee run on pro-choice platforms in Nevada | President Biden proposes big funding boost for Interior Dept | New Mexico Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham talks cannabis sales in tribal pueblos | Colorado Gov Jared Polis joins legislators from both parties to announce fentanyl bill | Colorado Charter Schools want special education funding

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Jeffrey Sites joins Adam Sommer for a chat about Jeff's run for congress from the Ohio 4th District, a race that will include a head to head matchup against Republican incumbent, Jim Jordan, in November. Jeffrey is a genuine down to earth, everyday sort of hero who's done his duty in military service, and as a family man and community leader. Jeffrey's coming from the warehouse to run for a seat in the halls of power - and attempt to bring a real Ohio voice back to D.C.

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