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Join Adam, Rachel, and Sean with stories from Missouri's initiative petition updates, Nebraska's interesting new Senate candidate, Anti-Trust issues hot in the streets, Biden camp's possible pivots. SHOW NOTES BTW - Over 380,000 signatures submitted on the abortion rights IP… doubled up the requirement Quick Hit: Missouri AG might be stepping RIGHT in it: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/02/missouri-ag-will-defend-senators-sued-for-defamation-over-posts-about-chiefs-parade-shooting/ T/F - Anti Trust Is The Defining Issue Of The Biden Admin https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/the-latest-sign-that-the-us-is-in-a-new-antitrust-era Yeah Yeah: Missouri group gathers signatures for wage hike initiative petition https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/01/group-turns-in-signatures-to-put-minimum-wage-hike-paid-sick-leave-on-missouri-ballot/ https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/pro-sports-teams-submit-petition-signatures-to-legalize-sports-gambling-in-missouri/ Buy or Sell: A democrat winning a Nebraska Senate seat https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/29/dan-osborn-nebraska-senate-elections?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 2024 Election Era https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/30/biden-administration-said-to-be-on-the-verge-of-easing-marijuana-regulations/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/02/trump-michael-cohen-key-witness/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/may/02/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-stormy-danielshttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/02/biden-messaging-strategy-ukraine-funding-00155638https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/02/red-senate-wave-mcconnell-2024-november-00155478https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/02/desantis-trump-republican-candidate-fundraising-00155590 @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

The Heartland POD, Friday May 3, 2024: Flyover Friday On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, May 3, 2024 - a Flyover Friday including https://kansasreflector.com/2024/04/29/kansas-house-fails-to-override-veto-on-bill-that-would-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-kids/ Missouri governor says Democrat senator blocked appointments after seeking one for himselfVictory! Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina and West Virginia Can’t Deny Transgender People Coverage for Medical Care - Lambda LegalColorado bill to establish migrant welcome grant program passes HouseFreedom Caucus ends filibuster in Missouri Senate without action on its demandsMarjorie Taylor Greene to force vote next week on ousting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson • Missouri IndependentU.S. House Democrats vow to back Speaker Johnson if Republicans try to oust him • Iowa Capital Dispatch @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Adam Sommer intros a throwback episode pulling a prior "Big One" from the vault all about Trump's indictment. You know, the BIG indictment. Plus Adam talks a bit about what he's seeing in the Missouri Legislature, and also that it looks like signatures are IN on the abortion access ballot initiative petition!, but why that is not the end of the battle in restoring women's rights in Missouri. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

SHOW NOTES True or False: There is a way for Democrats to reach independent voters/swing voters who are NOT moved by abortion as an issue(listener submission from Kim Goodman) https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/jamie-dimon-says-us-economy-is-unbelievable-and-booming/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.htmlYou Don’t F***ing Say…. https://www.axios.com/2024/04/24/gateway-pundit-bankruptcy-lawsuitYeah… Yeah! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/23/summer-lee-wins-pennsylvania-primary?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other2024 Election Era https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/apr/24/supreme-court-abortion-emergency-biden-trump-latest-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://dnyuz.com/2024/04/26/biden-taunts-trump-calling-him-a-loser-trying-to-get-under-his-skin/https://www.nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/chris-christie-says-trump-looks-terrible-amid-new-york-trial-former-gop-presidential-candidate-university-of-chicago-gop-president-white-house-washingtonhttps://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/nationalhttps://www.axios.com/2024/04/28/white-house-correspondents-dinner-biden-trump-gaza @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

The Heartland POD, Friday April 26, 2024: Flyover Friday On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, April 26, 2024 - a Flyover Friday including 1. Missouri state house GOP has sent the initiative petition “reform” bill back to the senate with language called “ballot candy” reinserted https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/25/missouri-initiative-petition-bill-ballot-candy-reinstated/ From article: The bill was initially approved earlier this year after Democrats ended their 21-hour filibuster in exchange for the removal of “ballot candy” provisions — referring to unrelated additions to a ballot measure designed to win voters who are skeptical of a proposal’s main focus. On Thursday, the House added language to the bill that would ask Missourians if they want to change the constitution to define legal voters as citizens of the United States as well as whether they want to prohibit foreign entities from sponsoring initiative petitions. Democrats called the additions “unnecessary” and “deceptive.” “This feels to me like another situation where this body is being asked to bend to the will of the Senate,” said state Rep. Eric Woods, a Democrat from Kansas City. “We are putting this bad stuff back on to send it back over there and watch the Senate explode again as if we aren’t already in enough turmoil in this building.” After the Senate vote in February, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Colemen, a Republican from Arnold and the bill’s sponsor, asked the House Committee on Elections and Elected Officials to reinstate the “ballot candy.” The committee complied. After an hour-long debate Thursday morning, the bill ultimately passed, with House Majority Leader Jon Patterson of Lee’s Summit the lone “no” vote among his Republican colleagues. 2. Missouri Republican elected officials are fighting hard… at least with each other First Hoskins vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rID2bvi1VEs&t=41s Second Hoskins vid: https://youtube.com/shorts/cZ2iiL5pt7M?si=Wy3alsOWnpr9B1rH Special uncovered 3rd video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fopvzf77b8&rco=1 https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/jay-ashcroft-is-a-chickenshit-gop-senator-says-repeatedly-on-video-42376787 3. New FLSA rule from Biden/Harris admin to protect low wage salary employees from being taken advantage of: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240423-0 4. US Supreme Court held a special session on April 25, originally not set as an argument day, in the appeal regarding “Trump v. US” - certainly an appropriate naming - regarding presidential immunity Transcript of argument: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/23-939_l5gm.pdf What some of the media is saying CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/politics/takeaways-trump-immunity-supreme-court/index.html Fox: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scotus-sees-dangerous-precedent-trump-immunity-case-presidents-prosecute-rivals-experts NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1246376720/donald-trump-supreme-court-immunity Meanwhile in another Courtroom: https://www.threads.net/@griffinkyle/post/C6MLx6Ru7og Pecker’s testimony: https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/april-25-new-york-trump-trial-supreme-court-immunity Funny stuff: https://www.threads.net/@gtconway3/post/C6MDMCHOXZ6 @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Learn more about Maggie Nurrenbern: Maggie For Mo Info for MO Initiative Petition: Missourians for Const. Freedom @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

SHOW NOTES Quick Hits https://theheartlandcollective.com/2024/04/19/an-open-letter-to-clarence-thomas/Volkswagen plant in Tn votes to unionize https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/business/economy/volkswagen-united-automobile-workers-union.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Get last call episodes by signing up as a member, $5/month gets you access to most of our extras. Get signed up to enjoy last call episodes by going to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE dot com clicking the signup button in the top right corner, or going directly to Patreon and searching for the Heartland collective. We appreciate your support and all of our patrons who help make our independent media network possible. True or False People understand the current assault on public education Missouri’s new, we’ll call it an education bill, is likely to be signed https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/18/missouri-house-narrowly-sends-private-school-tax-credit-charter-expansion-to-governors-desk/ Yeah…No What do you do with the kids who aren’t in school? Put them to work of courses and in Louisiana if you're a CHILD at work things just went from already bad because you’re a child at work, to worse https://www.nola.com/news/politics/legislature/la-lawmakers-vote-to-remove-lunch-breaks-for-child-workers/article_ef234692-fd9e-11ee-99f5-771c7366107a.html HUH… Mike Johnson, Whaaaa Happppennnn? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/politics/mike-johnson-turnaround.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/politics/ukraine-aid-mike-johnson-house-speaker-israel-taiwan/index.html https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/20/johnson-mvp-house-foreign-aid-00153497 2024 Election Era Senate map edition Buy or sell: The map is in flux as we speak Florida, could it be a race? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/debbie-mucarsel-powell-interview-democrat-florida-senate-abortion Missouri could it be a race? What is a realistic list of key Senate races? Jan. Article https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/politics/senate-race-rankings-january-2024?cid=ios_app Early April NY times https://www.nytimes.com/article/senate-races-2024-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Cook Political https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings Last Call: Trump Trial Trickles On @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Missouri’s House Speaker accused of absolute obstruction | Sarah Huckabee Sanders Podium Continues To Dominate | Michigan GOP can’t take a hint on right-to-work | While Trump’s In Court, women put his policies on trial in Wisconsin | Another GOP Congressman is headed for the door The Heartland POD, Friday April 19, 2024: Flyover Friday Learn more about our shows and sign up to become a PODHead Patreon supporter today by visiting patreon.com/theheartlandcollective - sign up today for extra shows and access including a member’s chat, and more. 1. Missouri House Speaker Plocher The Blocker https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/15/speaker-dean-plocher-accused-of-absolute-obstruction-in-house-ethics-investigation/ BY: JASON HANCOCK - APRIL 15, 2024 9:34 PM On Monday of this week, bipartisan leaders of the House Ethics Committee alleged that Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher obstructed an investigation of his official acts through pressure on potential witnesses and refusing to issue subpoenas. Some potential witnesses allegedly refused to speak out of fear Plocher would use his power as speaker to retaliate against them. And Plocher refused to cooperate with the attorney hired to collect evidence for the committee. A report laying out findings from the ethics committee’s months-long investigation that was released Monday night concluded the committee lacked direct evidence of ethical misconduct in Plocher’s advocacy for a six-figure software contract, in his firing of a former staffer, or in years of filing false expense reimbursement reports. But Republican state Rep. Hannah Kelly of Mountain Grove, the committee’s chair, and Democratic state Rep. Robert Sauls of Independence, the vice chair, said the report demonstrates “absolute obstruction” that hindered the committee’s efforts to get to the truth. Plocher, a candidate for secretary of state, declined to comment. The report recommended a formal letter of disapproval for Plocher, that he hire an accounting professional to manage his expense reports moving forward, and that he refrain from retaliation against any legislator or House employee who cooperated with the committee. The report also recommended further review by the House into allegations of threats made against legislative employees during the course of the investigation. The report states Plocher’s actions “substantially impair public confidence in the General Assembly,” Plocher’s troubles spilled out into the public in September, when he was accused of engaging in “unethical and perhaps unlawful conduct” as part of a months-long push outside the normal bidding process to get the House to award an $800,000 contract to a private company to manage constituent information. As part of that contract push, Plocher allegedly threatened the jobs of nonpartisan staff who raised red flags. A month later, The Missouri Independent reported Plocher had on numerous occasions over the last five years illegally sought taxpayer reimbursement from the legislature for airfare, hotels and other travel costs already paid for by his campaign. As for the threats against nonpartisan staff, there was also no direct evidence implicating the speaker, though the report states that several employees testified under oath about threats and a “negative work environment.” The attorney hired to collect evidence for the committee marveled at the overarching fear of retaliation among House staff, saying “I have not encountered more unwilling witnesses in any investigation in my career. The level of fear expressed by a number of the potential witnesses is a daunting factor in completing this investigation.” 2. Speak into the mic Mrs. Sanders, The People Paid Good Money For it https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2024/04/17/podiumgate-audit-sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas Alex Golden The Arkansas Legislative Audit this week wrapped up its investigation into the purchase of a $19,000 podium by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders'...

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SHOW NOTES Quick Hits: Sign up to help restore abortion access in Missouri: https://moconstitutionalfreedom.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/10/trump-arizona-abortion-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/democrats-abortion-voter-arizona-florida?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherwww.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-04-11/missourians-likely-wont-vote-on-abortion-legalization-until-novemberhttps://thehill.com/homenews/house/4583318-schiff-unveils-ai-training-transparency-measure/?ref=platformer.newshttps://www.npr.org/2024/04/08/1243374931/vatican-sex-change-surrogacy-gender-theory-grave-threats-abortion https://www.axios.com/2024/04/12/student-loan-cancellations-7billion-bidenhttps://missouriindependent.com/briefs/in-wisconsin-biden-underlines-plans-to-help-college-students-with-unsustainable-debts/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/gun-show-internet-sale-mandatory-background-check https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/12/trump-anti-mail-in-voting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://apnews.com/article/president-biden-election-small-events-652f2b2ebfc54dd92ff8a48688308a88 @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

SOURCES: The heartland collective - pro publica - arkansas advocate - indiana capitol chronicle - wisconsin examiner - missouri independent - cnn Arkansas tries to hold private schools accountable while in Idaho public schools crumble https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/04/08/arkansas-groups-declare-neutrality-opposition-to-proposed-education-ballot-initiative/ https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-students-educators-show-us-effects-of-underfunded-schools Wisconsin Gov. Evers Vetos Bill That Would Have rolled back labor laws for children https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/04/08/evers-vetoes-bill-that-would-have-eliminated-work-permits-for-younger-teens/ Indiana DNR Identifies Wasting Disease In The Wild https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/dnr-reports-first-ever-positive-case-of-deadly-chronic-wasting-disease-in-indiana/ Michigan Parents Held Accountable for child’s action in school shooting https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing-04-09-24/index.html Water Wars Coming To Missouri? https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/10/the-water-wars-are-coming-missouri-looks-to-limit-exports-from-rivers-lakes/ @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/09/us-states-republicans-banning-lab-grown-meat?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/09/energy-department-loans-biden-00150180https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/08/trump-says-abortion-policy-should-be-left-to-the-states-backing-away-from-national-ban/https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4582854-appeals-court-rejects-trumps-bid-to-delay-hush-money-trial-over-gag-order/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4581611-johnson-gauntlet-greene-ouster-threat/BE WELL @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

SHOW NOTES Quick Hits https://theheartlandcollective.com/news/Get last call episodes by signing up as a member, $5/month gets you access to most of our extras. Get signed up to enjoy last call episodes by going to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE dot com clicking the signup button in the top right corner, or going directly to patreon and searching for the heartland collective. We appreciate your support and all of our patrons who help make our independent media network possible. True or False 2024 will be seen as a “reset” election County to County movement from Blue to Red: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/04/swing-states-see-newcomers-as-americans-move-from-blue-to-red-counties/ Sean and Adam discussed Daily Yonder article in Friday’s flyover show Yeah…No Nebraska’s (almost) unique electoral college set up is on the Trump team’s radar for nefarious reasons https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2024/inside-the-battle-over-nebraskas-electoral-college-votes Six months ago, Nebraska Republican Party Chairman Eric Underwood pitched Ronna McDaniel on a simple idea that could help the GOP win the presidency again. Since 1991, Nebraska had split its electoral votes; two for the statewide winner, then three for the winner of each congressional district. Trump lost the Omaha-based 2nd district in 2020, and if the GOP lost it again in 2024 — even if it flipped Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia — it would lose the presidency by a single vote. There was a bill frozen in the state legislature that could change that, assigning all five electors to the statewide winner, if Republicans rescued it. Underwood’s question for the RNC chair and its legal counsel was: Would the national party help? But wait… there’s more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/04/05/sources-say-trump-sought-to-directly-pressure-nebraska-state-senator-over-winner-take-all-proposal/ Sources say Trump sought to directly pressure Nebraska state senator over winner-take-all proposal Yeah…Yeah The Green Bank Funding from Biden Admin: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/04/biden-climate-green-bank Related positive environmental news traced directly to Biden’s pen: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/06/indigenous-american-tribes-funding-manage-ocean-coasts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other YDFS - Jon Stewart left apple show because he’s still Jon Stewart: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118814/jon-stewart-apple-tv-plus-daily-show-lina-khan-interview 2024 Election Era https://www.npr.org/2024/04/06/1243189101/biden-trump-campaign-moneyhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/01/republican-election-integrity-denier?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.axios.com/2024/04/06/trump-campaign-rnc-2024-electionhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/06/donald-trump-speech-analysis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.axios.com/2024/04/03/george-conway-biden-donation-fundraiser-campaignhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/03/trump-media-es-family-trust-2022-loans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-media-stock-price-truth-social-djt/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nothing-in-markets-goes-without-saying-chart-of-the-week-120047479.html @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

No Labels has No Candidates and is No More | One Suit, Two Suit, Red Suit Defamation Suit Filed against Missouri Lawmakers | Wisconsin Voters Restrict Themselves | Iowa State Senate Favors Chemical Creators over Citizens | Missouri House Speaker Investigation Continues | Tennessee woman sues over abortion access | Kansas Newspaper Raid Investigation Wrapping Up SOURCES: The Missouri Independent, KMBC news, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Kansas Reflector, St Louis Post-Dispatch, and The Guardian SHOW NOTES https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/04/three-missouri-state-senators-sued-for-defamation-over-posts-about-chiefs-parade-shooting/https://www.kmbc.com/article/olathe-kansas-man-wrongly-identified-as-chiefs-parade-shooter-sues-3-missouri-lawmakers/60388311Three Missouri Republicans – including one running for statewide office – are being sued for defamation over social media posts incorrectly identifying a Kansas man as an undocumented immigrant and the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration.On Tuesday, Denton Loudermill of Olathe, Kansas, filed federal lawsuits against state Sens. Rick Brattin of Harrisonville, Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg and Nick Schroer of Defiance. Loudermill last week filed a similar complaint against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee. The four lawsuits are almost identical in their allegations against, which involve the lawmakers using social media platforms to repost a photo of Loudermill in handcuffs shortly after the shooting. “The publication of the false representation that plaintiff was an ‘illegal alien’ and a ‘shooter’ was not made in good faith nor was it made by defendant with any legitimate interest in making or duty to make such assertions,” the lawsuit against Brattin states. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/04/wisconsin-amendments-harmful-voting-elections?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherWisconsin voters enshrined in the state constitution on Tuesday two amendments that election officials and voting rights advocates worry will hurt election administration in the state.The first bans election offices from accessing private grants – a source of revenue that election officials relied on in 2020 to run elections during the pandemic and have since used to stock voting equipment in polling places.During the 2020 elections, election offices across the country – already chronically underfunded – accessed grants from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a non-profit organization funded by Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO, and his wife, Priscilla Chan. The grants were doled out with the explicit purpose of funding Covid-19 mitigation in polling places, and election offices used the money for things like personal protective equipment and to set up drive-through, contactless voting. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/02/iowa-senate-votes-to-limit-lawsuits-over-roundup-other-farm-and-lawn-chemicals/A bill that would partially shield the maker of a widely used agricultural and lawn herbicide from lawsuits over its health effects was adopted by the Iowa Senate on Tuesday.Senate File 2412 would protect Bayer against claims it failed to warn people about the potential health effects of Roundup so long as its product is labeled as required by federal regulators.The legislation would apply to all domestic producers of herbicides and pesticides, but eliminating the failure-to-warn claims is part of Bayer’s public strategy to “manage and mitigate the risks of Roundup litigation,” according to its website.The company hopes the U.S. Supreme Court decides that the claims are overruled by federal law, which the company predicts “could largely end the Roundup litigation.” But a federal appeals court rejected that argument in February.Bayer says about 167,000 lawsuits have been filed by people who claim their exposure to Roundup caused ailments such as cancer, often non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The herbicide has been used to kill weeds for about four decades. The litigation has cost the...

Trump’s takeover is now complete RNC also reshaped for election issues not just money: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/01/republican-election-integrity-denier As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has cemented its hold on the Republican National Committee (RNC), alarms are being raised about the organization’s tapping of the fervent election denialist Christina Bobb to run an “election integrity” unit. Bobb is a former Trump lawyer and ex-reporter for the far-right One America News Network, who gained prominence after Trump’s 2020 loss for promoting bogus fraud charges in Arizona, Wisconsin and elsewhere, and was part of Trump-backed efforts to substitute fake electors for ones that Joe Biden won in some states. Read more Bobb helped spread phoney voting fraud claims with Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the former campaign operative Mike Roman, both of whom along with Trump and others face charges in Fulton county, Georgia, of conspiring to overturn Biden’s win there; Bobb was not charged. Last year Bobb wrote Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024, a book that was chock full of baseless charges about 2020 election fraud. Trump allies pro-white supremacy plans: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/01/trump-reverse-racism-civil-rights Exit Polls show major issue for Trump: https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1765139166910713997?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA Anemic Campaign: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4568360-trump-rnc-tease-campaign-activity-uptick-but-offer-few-details/ RNC Socials Are Pure MAGA now: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/rnc-research-social-media-maga-rcna145622 100% all in on the border as THE issue for 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/02/trump-biden-bloodbath-website-immigration And now…Charlie Kirk. Fucking Moron. https://www.threads.net/@bidenharrishq/post/C5RcLsrJbLw @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

TALKIN’ POLITICS Quick Hits https://www.semafor.com/article/03/27/2024/white-house-orders-agencies-to-tap-chief-ai-officershttps://www.semafor.com/article/03/28/2024/sbf-sentenced-to-25-years-in-ftx-fraud-casehttps://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/28/opposition-remains-for-sprawling-education-bill-expanding-missouri-private-school-tax-credits/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/28/republican-lawmakers-vacate-full-tennessee-state-university-board/73124246007/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nicole-shanahan-rfk-jr-running-mate-ivf-1234996038/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/texas-woman-abortion-murder-sueshttps://www.axios.com/2024/03/29/abortion-pill-supreme-court-case-pollhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/takeaways-from-the-supreme-court-arguments-over-the-abortion-drug-mifepristone/index.html#:~:text=The%20Comstock%20Act%20has%20not,criminal%20prohibitions%20on%20mailing%20drugshttps://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/29/birth-control-poll-missouri-contraceptives/https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/trump-legal-fees-scam-rnc-republicans-know-ithttps://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-has-a-big-problem-with-gop-votershttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/28/rnc-nbc-convention-ronna-mcdaniel-00149620https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/nationalhttps://nypost.com/2024/03/28/opinion/president-bidens-25m-fundraiser-with-annie-leibovitz-is-the-height-of-dem-elitism/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/29/pro-palestinian-protesters-interrupted-bidens-glitzy-new-york-fundraiser-00149706https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/28/trump-mail-early-voting-republicans/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/2943777/2024-an-election-about-elections/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/28/trump-mail-early-voting-republicans/Which leads to the question: What is election integrity? Is it Democrats worried that Trump and Republicans will cheat? Is it Republicans worried that Biden and Democrats will cheat? It appears to be both, in roughly equal force. Given that, it seems reasonable to expect both Biden and Trump to highlight it in their campaigns. In some ways, 2024 will be an election about elections @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Fertilizer spill kills 750,000 fish | Missouri GOP wants to eliminate corporate income tax | Kansas Man Sues Tennessee GOP Congressman | Missouri legislature defunding STL? | Texas Immigration Law Back On ICE | Alabama Election Blowout Win… for a Democrat? | Missouri AG gets slammed On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, March 29, 2024 - a Flyover Friday including: SOURCES: Missouri Independent; Lawdork.com; Kansas City Star; 1819 news; Democracy Now, associated press; St. Louis pos Revisiting A story From last week: 750,000 fish have died in the fertilizer spill https://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/28/fertilizer-killed-more-than-750000-fish-iowa-missouri/ A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and Missouri conservation officers. That is the biggest fish kill in Iowa in at least a decade and the fifth-largest on record, according to state data. And it could have been worse: Fish populations were likely smaller than normal when the spill happened because of cold water temperatures and low river flows. “Thank goodness, in a way, it happened when it did,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ fisheries bureau. “But this is a big one. It’s a lot of river miles that have been impacted.” Missouri GOP Tax Cuts To Phase Out Corporate Taxes https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/missouri-house-again-votes-to-cut-corporate-income-taxes/ The bill sponsored by state Rep. Travis Smith of Dora would cut the tax rate, currently 4%, to 3% on Jan. 1 and make another one percentage point cut each year until the tax is eliminated in 2028. “When you reduce the corporate income tax you are helping workers more than anything else because the corporation is not going to be paying those taxes,” Smith said. “They’re putting it back in improving their facilities and paying wages.” The corporate income tax is paid by larger companies with many stockholders. A fiscal note for the bill estimates it would reduce state revenues by at least $884 million when fully implemented. The state collected $13.2 billion in general revenue in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The bill passed on a 100-50 vote with Republicans voting for it and Democrats opposed. “We are one of the lowest corporate income tax states in the nation,” said state Rep. Joe Adams, a University City Democrat. Legally, Adams noted, corporations are people with many of the same rights as humans. “As people they should pay part of the freight for the operation of the government of this state,” Adams said. Texas Immigration Law On ICE https://www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circuit-texas-sb4-stay-denial Texas’s new immigration law creating Texas crimes of “illegal entry” and “reentry” and setting forth a process for removal of people convicted of those state laws will remain blocked for now, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Tuesday night in a decision holding that Texas’s S.B. 4 is likely preempted by federal law on multiple grounds. “The Texas laws at issue permit state authorities to prosecute an individual for being unlawfully present and remove individuals who are unlawfully present or removable, without any consultation or cooperation with the Attorney General of the United States,” Chief Judge Priscilla Richman, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote for the court’s 2-1 majority keeping S.B. 4 on hold. it is the first ruling of substance analyzing S.B. 4 from an appeals court, which is good whenever courts take actions — but particularly when those rulings are affecting the enforcement of national and state laws. And, second, this is same panel of judges that will be hearing the merits of the S.B. 4 next week, meaning we have a fairly good idea that the same outcome will likely result from the full appeal. The immediate question is whether Texas seeks further review, from the...

Brianna from Moms For Missouri joins Adam for a chat about the activation of a very powerful interest group in politics: The MOMS. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

TALKIN’ POLITICS Quick Hits https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/15/kamala_harris_abortion_reproductive_rights_2024https://www.newsweek.com/ken-buck-teases-more-republican-resignations-coming-1878601https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-early-00148586https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5110647/user-clip-biden-beats-obama-trump https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-leads-donald-trump-eight-polls-1882336https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-courtroom-over-the-campaign-trail-inside-trumps-broken-schedulehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/politics/biden-trump-campaign-contrasts/index.htmlhttps://www.meidastouch.com/news/new-settlement-opens-alina-habba-up-to-potential-lawsuithttps://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-claims-2024-will-be-rigged-putting-republican-turnout-at-risk-830b213dhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-budget-raise-age-retirement-social-security-medicare-rcna144341?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=65fbf71a0a67fa0001b5e39d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterhttps://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/ivf-veterans-house-republicans-freedom-caucushttps://rhimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Criminalized-Care-Full-Report-March-2024.pdhttps://www.semafor.com/article/03/19/2024/the-viral-bloodbath-clip-and-the-rise-of-the-liberal-video-influencer @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: Missouri’s new presidential primary; Iowa’s massive fertilizer spill; Hawley signals some break with Trump on Jan 6th; Missouri town paying big for open record violation; Texas immigration law seesaw; Sustainability in St. Louis; Turns out, young white republicans at turning point events MIGHT be a bit racist SOURCES - river front times, missouri independent, missouri democrats.org, nbc news, newsweek, and WOWT Ohama channel 6 news https://www.missouridemocrats.org/mdp-primary-information-2024https://www.wowt.com/2024/03/19/experts-detail-environmental-impact-fertilizer-spill-southwest-iowa/massive 1,500-ton liquid nitrogen fertilizer spill near Red Oak, IowaNew CooperativeEast Nishnabotna Riverhttps://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article286871930.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/15/phelps-county-town-drops-appeal-of-80000-missouri-sunshine-law-judgment/Berger’s rulingFreedom Center of Missouri https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/appeals-court-blocks-texas-immigration-law-supreme-court-action-rcna144193brief orderhttps://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/bloomberg-taps-st-louis-as-1-of-25-american-sustainable-cities-42136549 St. Louis Development Corporation. https://www.newsweek.com/black-gay-republican-says-missouri-republican-heckled-him-maga-event-1879832Turning Point USA @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/