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What's Up with MOEpisode 9 – Are we ready for this moment?Key government functions are being stripped apart, the Department of Education is under attack, people are being sent to prison work camps with no due process, and universities are told to crackdown on protestors or lose funding. Are we actually ready for this moment in history?
Then we talk about key legislation to watch in Missouri that is making its way through the legislature.
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What's Up with MOEpisode 8 – Regressive Republican Recession Ripe with RepressionOn this episode we unveil Joe’s new “Big Board” to track key legislation making its way through the Missouri legislature. We also discuss the GOP plan to drive the US into recession, continue a consolidation of wealth at the top, target the most the vulnerable among us, defund valuable medical research, and attack free speech. So, a real uplifting episode.
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What's Up with MOEpisode 7 – We are not OKIs Missouri leading the march to authoritarianism? The US government wants to ban words. In Missouri and nationally there is effort to crack down on protest. The president is disregarding the balance of powers and illegally defunding the federal government, which has direct impact on Missouri. The Missouri Attorney General is targeting companies for being “more female and less white” and attempting to remove legal protections for people with disabilities… I’m fine, we’re fine, its fine…
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What's Up with MOEpisode 6 - Education in the Show Me State with our guest, Jess Piper!This week we have a special guest! Former teacher, author, writer, and executive director for Blue Missouri, Jess Piper. We discuss the effort to defund and privatize education in Missouri, plus a bunch more.
You can find more from Jess on the major social media spots or below.
https://jesspiper.substack.com/
https://bluemissouri.org/
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What's Up with MOEpisode 5 - MO GOP takeover of cities and immigration crackdown, more wild bills to prepare for, and presidential tech scamsWe can't help but talk national politics a little. Did you get your Trump coin? Are we back on tiktok? Then we discuss some things to watch for coming out of the MO legislature in the coming weeks. Finally, we dig into the MO house committee hearing on the state takeover of the St. Louis police department.
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What's Up with MOEpisode 4 – MO utility companies hunt for more profit, the House elects a speaker, the state robs inmates, and the GOP really hate DEI.We discuss the selection of a new speaker in the Missouri house, the law that allows the state to rob inmates, Eric Schmitt’s plan to reduce regulation, LA wild fires, and how much the Missouri GOP hates diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If you want to help victims of the California wildfires:You can donate to the Red Cross on your phone via text by messaging "REDCROSS" to 90999.
LA Regional Foodbank - https://secure.lafoodbank.org/
California Wildfire Relief Fund - https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/california-wildfire-relief-fund/
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What's Up with MOEpisode 3 -Missouri's own to head the IRS, names & games for MO highways, and how immigration policy impacts MOWe discuss renaming of MO highways after Trump, Billy Long is chosen to head the IRS, MODOT's ability to do its job, and how new immigration policy could impact Missourians.
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What's Up with MOEpisode 2 - MO's inefficient government efficiency demands more GOP control, according to Republicans in powerEpisode 2: We discuss the GOP effort to remove a ban on silencers, the Missouri "committee on government efficiency, and the continued GOP effort to consolidate power in their hands and remove local voter control.
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What's Up with MOEpisode 1 - Prefilled Bills in Missouri Legislature & MO loves Dem policy but votes for GOP repsIn our first episode we discuss the wild bills that have already been prefilled in the Missouri legislature, Hawley and Warren's partnership, MO GOP continues plan to focus on anti-trans legislation, and why Democrats continue to lose with Missouri voters.
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What's Up with MOWhats up with MO - PreviewWhats Up with MO with Pete and Joe is a weekly podcast discussion about Missouri politics and the future of the show me state. Pete Joe are here to help you make sense of what is happening in the Missouri government because it is wild.2024-12-1802 min