5 min 20 sec - Opening Statement - The Nature of Progress

10 min 15 sec - Talkin' Politics

1. Yeah, NO…

1. Facebook Failing and Trump starts a media company

2. Zuck was hands on with Cambridge Analytica

3. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/business/media/trump-spac-social-media-venture.html

4. New names for Facebook?

1. The Boomer Meme Machine

2. The Metaverse

3. Just straight up “The Matrix”

1. True or False: Bannon In Contempt

1. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/577894-the-9-republicans-who-voted-to-hold-bannon-in-contempt-of-congress

1. Filibuster Parfait Strikes Again - Biden entertains changes during his “Town Hall” on CNN

1. filibuster on voting rights

2. Nuke it, or at least make it speaking style

3. https://trib.al/eNyDOI6

1. Joe Manchin The Type Of Dude that…

1. Adam Takes a Reluctant Victory Lap on Bipartisan plan v BBB plan

2. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/senator-joe-manchin-democratic-party-exit-plan-biden-infrastructure-deal-exclusive/

3. Manchin says he’s not leaving

1. (50 Min) CHARTER SCHOOLS LOSE SPONSOR - The school choice folks continue to push this fake narrative

1. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/arch-community-charter-school-in-north-st-louis-loses-its-sponsor-could-close/article_6763928c-0181-56bb-a0bb-a2706335757e.html?recip_id=5763890#tncms-source=login

2. New “study” from Show Me Institute

1. https://moschoolrankings.org/

2. Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy.

3. https://ballotpedia.org/Show-Me_Institute#:~:text=The%20Show%2DMe%20Institute%20(SMI,state%20and%20local%20policy%20issues.%22

1. (1 hr 11 min) - Missouri Democrats raising major questions on Lucas Kunce

1. https://twitter.com/LynzforCongress/status/1452124251847335939?s=20

2. https://twitter.com/HafnerMO/status/1451676116113055751?s=20

3. https://missouriindependent.com/2021/10/19/top-fundraiser-in-missouri-senate-race-last-quarter-was-democrat-lucas-kunce/

4. While the attention in the race for MO's U.S. Senate seat has been on the GOP primary, Democrat @LucasKunceMO quietly out-raised the field last quarter.

5. But he still trails in cash on hand, with Rep. @VickyHartzlerMO w/ $1.6M.

1. Obama stumps in VA - polling shows folks on the left are not as excited as folks on the right - Dems waiting for perfection? The perfect bill?

1. Dems in love - Shepherd mentioned this last week - Dems and folks on the left need to think like food - is a perfectly cooked steak for a meat eater perfect? Yeah, but ya know what, sometimes I gotta eat a bowl of soup because that’s what works for that day and the goal is to eat food, which either way I’ve accomplished

2. https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1452049583593246728?s=21

Final thoughts:

Adam - Colin Powell legacy

Sean - Local elections, get out there!

Rachel - Tragic death on film set

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