<p><a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@mobotmuseum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mobotmuseum</span></a></span> - Exhibitions on plants from Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Gardens</p><p>➡️ @www.kmbc.com - News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate in Kansas City MO</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wx.social/@OakvilleWX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OakvilleWX</span></a></span> - Automated weather station in Oakville</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.edist.ro/@nws_lsx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nws_lsx</span></a></span> - Unofficial NWS feed for St. Louis</p><p>🌤️ Weather accounts for Missouri, follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline:<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://us.fedimeteo.com/ballwin__missouri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ballwin__missouri</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://us.fedimeteo.com/blue_springs__missouri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blue_springs__missouri</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://us.fedimeteo.com/branson__missouri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>branson__missouri</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://us.fedimeteo.com/cape_girardeau__missouri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cape_girardeau__missouri</span></a></span></p><p>🧵 1/3</p>
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<p>Court records show that interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin violated a judge’s order, ghostwrote online attacks on a judge and engaged in what experts called professional misconduct.</p><p>Such a track record might have derailed another lawyer’s career. Not so for this Trump prosecutor.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ed-</span><span class="invisible">martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a></p>
<p>ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that DHS rushed a revamped tool to check voters’ citizenship into use while it was still adding data.</p><p>As a result, the tool has made persistent mistakes, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked<br>—</p><p>Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/missouri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mis</span><span class="invisible">souri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War<br>—</p><p>City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/st-</span><span class="invisible">louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/civilwar/" rel="tag">#CivilWar</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a></p>
<p>A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes<br>—</p><p>Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-pregnancy-resource-centers-anti-abortion-tax-credit-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/missouri-pregnancy-resource-centers-anti-abortion-tax-credit-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mis</span><span class="invisible">souri-pregnancy-resource-centers-anti-abortion-tax-credit-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats<br>==</p><p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are going to attract the attention of Donald Trump.”</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#missouri</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#fbi</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mis</span><span class="invisible">souri-ag-andrew-bailey-trump-fbi-sam-page?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=8-27</span></a></p>
<p>“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War<br>---</p><p>Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/andrew-bailey-fbi-missouri-attorney-general-culture-wars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/andrew-bailey-fbi-missouri-attorney-general-culture-wars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/and</span><span class="invisible">rew-bailey-fbi-missouri-attorney-general-culture-wars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gender/" rel="tag">#Gender</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#Diversity</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a></p>
<p>Ahead of the FBI’s raid of an election center in Georgia, the prosecutor overseeing the investigation met with several Trump lawyers, including Ed Martin and Kurt Olsen, who helped the president try to overturn the 2020 election.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/thomas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tho</span><span class="invisible">mas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>