It's Your Call for June 13
The Missouri Department of Conservation decision to close Pigeon Hill Shooting Range stops public access to a free public use area with safety as a convenient excuse. What's next? You can't fish in the Missouri River because it's too deep. You might drown. You can't duck hunt. If it's too cold, you might get frostbite. The truth is, the Missouri Department of Conservation doesn't remember we all pay the tax that funds them, and I, for one, think that money could be spent more productively.
For the criminals
I remember when I was growing up, the Democrats were for people who respected the law. Now the Democrats are for the criminals.
Completely unfair
I like the way the city of St. Joseph says they're going to raise our server rates starting July 1, and I get my serve bill for June that is due July 1 and they already raised my server rate from $92 to $100 and something just simply because I guess it's due July 1. That is cheating me and that's totally, totally unfair.
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Boston Globe
24 minutes ago
- Boston Globe
Trump really wants to stop talking about Epstein: A timeline
July 22 In his most recent attempts to redirect the conversation from Epstein, the president has unleashed a barrage of attacks against former President Barack Obama — an old but reliable target for Trump. For years, Trump promoted the lie that Obama was not legitimately elected because he was not born in the United States, a publicity stunt that significantly raised his profile in the Republican Party before his 2016 run for president. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up On Tuesday, during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines on trade issues, Trump accused Obama of treason, and said that the time had come for his opponents to face criminal charges. Advertisement Later that evening, during a reception with Republican members of Congress, Trump renewed his attacks against Obama, falsely claiming he had used deception in the 2016 election. He also plainly stated his intent to use the attacks against the former president as a means to distract reporters and deflect from negative news coverage, suggesting to his fellow Republicans that they respond to 'inappropriate' questions by reporters by saying, 'Oh by the way, Obama cheated on the election.' Advertisement July 20 On Sunday, Trump spent the day posting on social media about pretty much everything other than Epstein. He started by celebrating strong poll numbers, then went on to urge the Washington Commanders football team to take back its old name, the Redskins. (In another post, he threatened to derail a deal for the NFL team to build a new stadium in Washington, D.C., if it did not comply.) 8:07 a.m. My Poll Numbers within the Republican Party, and MAGA, have gone up, significantly, since the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax was exposed by the Radical Left Democrats and, just plain 'troublemakers.' 10:17 a.m. The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. Later that afternoon, he resorted to attacking longtime political foes such as Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and posted a fake video of Obama being arrested in the Oval Office. He also posted a three-minute compilation video of stunts. An hour later, he was back to political attacks, this time targeting Samantha Power, the former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. 2:03 p.m. Adam Schiff is a THIEF! He should be prosecuted, just like they tried to prosecute me, and everyone else. 7:56 p.m. HOW DID SAMANTHA POWER MAKE ALL OF THAT MONEY??? July 17 Following The Wall Street Journal's report that Trump sent a letter with a lewd drawing to Epstein for his birthday decades ago, Trump fired off a number of posts on Truth Social that follow a well-worn playbook for responding to reporting he disagrees with: Deny, attack and threaten to sue. Advertisement 8:33 p.m. The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued. First, Trump declared the report fake and threatened to sue, which he did the very next day. He also offered a concession for those in his base who have been demanding the release of all information about the Epstein case: 9:07 p.m. Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now! Many of Trump's supporters had been openly flirting with revolt, which could be one reason he also directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the public release of grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Epstein. In his post, Trump made it clear that he still thought this was unnecessary. (A federal judge in Florida denied the administration's request Wednesday.) In his last post that evening, Trump primarily reiterated his first post, although he included an interesting denial: 'I don't draw pictures.' 9:57 p.m. The Wall Street Journal printed a FAKE letter, supposedly to Epstein. These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don't draw pictures. I told Rupert Murdoch it was a Scam, that he shouldn't print this Fake Story. But he did, and now I'm going to sue his ass off, and that of his third rate newspaper. Advertisement Trump regularly donated drawings to charities in New York in the early 2000s. Moreover, the drawings, many of which appear to be done with a thick, black marker and prominently feature his signature, are not dissimilar to how the Journal describes the image on the birthday note to Epstein. July 16 After becoming increasingly exasperated by reporters' questions about Epstein's death, as well as attacks on Bondi, Trump went from gently coaxing his supporters to move on from the case to actively attacking those who continued to speak out about it. He castigated them as 'weaklings' and disavowed them as 'PAST supporters' that 'have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker.' 9:43 a.m. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore! Later that day, he also made an announcement that took Coca-Cola by surprise. 4:19 p.m. I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You'll see. It's just better! A spokesperson for Coca-Cola would not immediately comment on whether it had agreed to do so, and Trump's version of events ultimately proved somewhat misleading. On an earnings call days later, the company said that it would begin offering a cane-sugar version of Coke in the United States this fall 'to complement the company's strong core portfolio.' But it is not replacing high-fructose corn syrup in existing products. Advertisement July 12 5:21 p.m. What's going on with my 'boys' and, in some cases, 'gals?' They're all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We're on one Team, MAGA, and I don't like what's happening. After days of bruising attacks on Bondi from influencers within Trump's far-right political coalition for failing to produce promised new evidence on Epstein's death, Trump addressed his supporters directly, wondering aloud why they were choosing to undermine his administration by going after one of his own top officials. The post came after a simmering battle between Bondi and Dan Bongino, the deputy head of the FBI, burst into public view over the Epstein case. This article originally appeared in .
Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Trump administration delves into MAGA distractions in deviation from the so-called Epstein files
President Donald Trump and his administration have been delving into distractions for their Make America Great Again base in deviation from its handling of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges related to the trafficking and sexual abuse of dozens of minor girls. His life and death have been the center of conspiracy theories, notably among Trump's base, as the feds have been tight-lipped about the evidence collected. The Trump administration has been facing backlash after the Justice Department and FBI said in a memo released earlier this month there was no client list of Epstein's associates who may have partaken in his crimes and Epstein did indeed die by suicide. Trump announced last week he had requested Attorney General Pam Bondi to release certain Epstein files, 'subject to court approval.' 'Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!' he wrote on Truth Social. Trump and his administration have instead worked to focus on other issues, from civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination to the names of Washington and Cleveland sports teams, to one of his Democratic foes, former President Barack Obama. The White House denied these moves are a distraction, telling the Independent, 'It's absurdly rich for the media to speculate about attempts to distract the American people when that has been their modus operandi for decades.' On Sunday, Trump took to social media to attack Senator Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, Samantha Power, former administrator of the U.S.A.I.D., and he also posted a bizarre AI-generated video of Obama being arrested and thrown in jail. Regarding the fake Obama video he posted, Trump appeared to have been referring to comments made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures Obama had orchestrated a 'years-long coup' to keep Trump from the White House. On Friday, Gabbard announced she was referring Obama administration officials, including ex-FBI Director James Comey, to the Justice Department for prosecution over allegations they had 'manufactured' intelligence to substantiate the idea that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election to help Trump beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Trump won the election over Clinton and became president in 2017. House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes, a Connecticut Democrat, rebuked Gabbard's claims. 'It's a day that ends with 'y' and Donald Trump desperately wants to change the subject, so Director Gabbard is rehashing decade-old false claims about the Obama Administration,' Himes said in a statement Monday. Himes said every 'legitimate' probe into the matter found 'no evidence of politicization and endorsed the findings of the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment.' Trump has also called for the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians to revert their names to the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians, respectively. He even went as far as to threaten the Commanders' new Washington, D.C. stadium deal, writing on Truth Social Sunday: "I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington.' On Monday, the Trump administration released more than 230,000 pages of federal documents related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination. Former Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who has been critical of Trump, called out the irony. 'Trump releases MLK Jr files…. Didn't limit it to 'pertinent' and 'grand jury.' So do the same for Epstein,' he wrote on X late Monday. Also on Monday, the Justice Department announced it honored Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's request for information related to the FBI's handling of its probe into Clinton's emails. The FBI had investigated Clinton's use of a private email server for official communications during her time as secretary of state under Obama. No charges were filed against Clinton. When asked if the administration is trying to distract from the Epstein drama, Harrison Fields, special assistant to the president and principal deputy press secretary, told the Independent, 'It's absurdly rich for the media to speculate about attempts to distract the American people when that has been their modus operandi for decades, which is why no one believes the garbage being spewed at them. The only distractions are the media's continued obsession with non-stories and their refusal to report on what's actually happening: the execution of the most consequential six months of any administration and the success of the President's agenda.' House Democrats have also criticized their Republican colleagues for blocking efforts to force the release of the Epstein files. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told progressive political YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella Monday, 'For years Republicans promised to release the Epstein files…now they have the opportunity…and they refuse to do so,' adding, 'I have a simple question for the Speaker and Republican leaders and members of the House of Representatives on the GOP side: What are you hiding from the American People?" Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, wrote on X late Monday, 'Ummm so let me get this straight: Republicans have ground Congress to a halt and are considering adjourning the entire House for 6 weeks to avoid releasing the info they have on Epstein? What is going on here?' She was responding to an X post from Politico's Meredith Lee Hill, in which she wrote, citing unnamed sources, the House Rules Committee will likely not meet at all this week amid the Epstein drama and other issues. Congress will recess for August. Hill said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, 'confirms to me it's 'not likely' Rules return - meaning House would leave without advancing immigration and several other bills.' Most Americans think the Trump administration is covering up evidence in the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's federal case, according to a new poll. A poll conducted by The Economist and YouGov from July 11 to 14 found 67 percent of Americans believe the government is hiding evidence related to the late financier. Only 8 percent of respondents believe the government is not covering up evidence about Epstein, while 25 percent are unsure. When asked if the government should release all documents relating to the feds' Epstein case, 79 percent of respondents said it should. Only 5 percent said the government shouldn't release the files, and 17 percent were unsure.
Politico
25 minutes ago
- Politico
New York's Kathy Hochul opens the door to redrawing House lines
'I'm not surprised that they're trying to break the rules to get an advantage,' Hochul added. 'But that's undemocratic, and not only are we calling them out, we're also going to see what our options are.' Jeffries, in a podcast interview Monday, said Democrats should keep Republicans politically 'on the run.' 'I'm in conversation with members of the New York delegation, as well as the governor, to explore what, if anything else, can be done to ensure that New York does its part with respect to fair maps across the country,' Jeffries said. 'And every single state is going to have to do the same thing because Republicans are desperate.' The potential tit-for-tat move by blue New York would be a heavy lift before the midterm elections — and would almost certainly be subject to legal challenges. The state's constitution stipulates redistricting may only be done once a decade and should be based on the most recent census data. The governor's remarks drew a rebuke from statehouse Republicans. 'Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats are experts at rigging the rules to protect their power and silence voters,' state Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt said. A speedy redistricting of New York's House lines would be an unlikely bank shot. Legal challenges forced New York's redistricting commission to redraw the state's House map, which was finalized in early 2024. A court order following another legal challenge to the existing House map could once again reopen that process. But such a development would require an extremely tight turnaround to redraw the map ahead of the 2026 elections.
