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 -...
May 06, 2024•58 min
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 Missouri abortion petition hits the mark on signatures - not the next challenges begin Kansas Legislature allows Governor Kelly’s veto to stand https://kansasreflector.com/2024/04/29/kansas-house-fails-to-override-veto-on-bill-that-would-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-kids/ Missouri state senator accused of blocking appointments in favor of himself Missou...
May 03, 2024•1 hr
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. Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on i...
May 01, 2024•49 min
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) Examples Kim hit on are infrastructure, good governance type issues What about when a major financial player comes out to say the economy is booming? https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/jamie-dimon-says-us-economy-is-unbelievable-and-booming/ Dimon (this is Rachel saying this) has a short f*cking memory: “I would like t...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min
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 Missouri’s GOP-run legislature moves forward on silencing voters The tough guy Olympics between two of Missouri’s state-wide GOP candidates Biden admin moves to protect workers' wages The Supreme Court hears the Presidential Immunity arguments 1. Missouri state house GOP has sent the initiative petition “reform” bill back to the senate with languag...
Apr 26, 2024•51 min
Learn more about Maggie Nurrenbern: Maggie For Mo Info for MO Initiative Petition: Missourians for Const. Freedom Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opinions that reflect on that of the s...
Apr 24, 2024•37 min
SHOW NOTES Quick Hits Justice Thomas skips court: Adam wrote a thing 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 T...
Apr 22, 2024•58 min
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 ...
Apr 19, 2024•10 min
Mark Bland on the web, listen to The Q Show: http://theqnow.com/ Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opinions that reflect on that of the speaker and the purpose of the show is to provide ...
Apr 17, 2024•50 min
SHOW NOTES Quick Hits: Sign up to help restore abortion access in Missouri: https://moconstitutionalfreedom.org/ T/F - The Arizona Abortion outcome was the event horizon for 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/10/trump-arizona-abortion-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/democrats-abortion-voter-arizona-florida?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Missouri petition going to November www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-04-11/missourians-likely-wont-v...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min
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 Wo...
Apr 12, 2024•23 min
I believe we had that… the lab grown meat outrage is cultural https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/09/us-states-republicans-banning-lab-grown-meat?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Two pack of I believe we had that…Biden reelect is so much bigger than any one issue https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/09/energy-department-loans-biden-00150180 Trump, champion of the Supreme Court who overturned Roe and previous endorser of national bans, continues to change stances on abortion in nakedly politi...
Apr 10, 2024•52 min
SHOW NOTES Quick Hits Woke Meat and The Twitter media sinkhole (THC highlights) 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 i...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 32 min
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 NOT...
Apr 05, 2024•22 min
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 New...
Apr 03, 2024•50 min
TALKIN’ POLITICS Quick Hits White House Moving On Art. Intelligence https://www.semafor.com/article/03/27/2024/white-house-orders-agencies-to-tap-chief-ai-officers Sam Bankman-Fried is going to PRISON: https://www.semafor.com/article/03/28/2024/sbf-sentenced-to-25-years-in-ftx-fraud-case True or False… Public Education attacks will be a sneaky factor in the erosion of GOP power in red states Missouri: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/03/28/opposition-remains-for-sprawling-education-bill-expa...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min
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: Fertilizer spill kills hundreds of thousands of fish Missouri GOP cuts taxes… for corporations Kansas Man Sues Tennessee l...
Mar 29, 2024•26 min
Brianna from Moms For Missouri joins Adam for a chat about the activation of a very powerful interest group in politics: The MOMS. Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opinions that reflect...
Mar 27, 2024•38 min
TALKIN’ POLITICS Quick Hits Harris visits abortion clinic https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/15/kamala_harris_abortion_reproductive_rights_2024 True or False - The GOP resignations are designed to hand the house to the dems to cut Trumps legs out from his plan to get the election pushed to the house? https://www.newsweek.com/ken-buck-teases-more-republican-resignations-coming-1878601 Yeah… yeah They are dropping like flies… another GOP lawmaker leaving DC as the rats flee the ship https://www.p...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min
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 Misso...
Mar 22, 2024•21 min
Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opinions that reflect on that of the speaker and the purpose of the show is to provide space for discussion that may include statements or opinions shar...
Mar 20, 2024•46 min
SHOW NOTES TALKIN’ POLITICS Quick Hits Hartman jumping into MO-2nd Race https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/ray-hartmann-is-running-for-congress-to-oust-ann-wagner-42102094 Missouri GOP working to eliminate possible ranked choice voting by selling possible amendment based on a BS problem https://senate.mo.gov/24info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=433 SJR78 would totally eliminate RCV in the future - not actually for sure it winds up on the ballot this year but it could, this is one ...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Lauren Boebert won't compete in special election to replace Rep. Ken Buck | MO voters favor abortion rights | Kansas GOP’s flat tax favors the wealthiest 20% | JB Pritzker wants to end prior authorizations in mental health | Texas right-wing billionaires get their way ELECTION 2024 Missourians back initiative to restore abortion rights by small margin, new poll finds The St. Louis University/YouGov poll found many undecided voters as ballot campaign gathers signatures. The poll also found strong...
Mar 15, 2024•15 min
STL Post article about vouchers - read me first https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/expansion-of-school-vouchers-charters-on-tap-for-debate-in-missouri-senate/article_c0976038-dbe3-11ee-b39d-cfac2843deb4.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_stltoday All the Missouri Bills - nothing too crazy mostly vouchers expansion https://legiscan.com/MO/pending/house-elementary-secondary-education-committee/id/2228 https://www.heathersfleming.com/ https://www...
Mar 13, 2024•46 min
TALKIN’ POLITICS True Or False Katie Britt… https://www.axios.com/2024/03/08/katie-britt-biden-state-of-the-union-response Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) gave a rebuke of President Biden's border and immigration policies in her Republican State of the Union response from her home. Why it matters: The speech from the freshman senator is a stark example of how Republicans continue to make immigration and border security their top election year issue. Britt also took aim at Biden's economic record, hitt...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 20 min
A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: State of the state of the union; Wisconsin fake electors foiled; Missouri water threatened; Alabama IVF protection law; Missouri private school horror; the ugly reality of school choice; Florida MAGA gator chomped; Iowa lawmakers funds to feed kids… wait sorry Iowa Lawmakers paying to arm teachers SOURCES Missouri independent, the heartland collective, associated press, axios, nbc news, the Des Moines register SOTU Quick reactions: Wisco...
Mar 08, 2024•40 min
Talkin’ Politics SCOTUS Highly Predictable Let Down The US supreme court issued its decision in the Trump/Colorado ballot case by now you’ve certainly herald about it - the court issued it’s per curium opinion on Monday, March 4th and since then the reactions have been about as expected, most folks on the left are pissed and Trump thinks he won reelection basically so let’s start there Rachel: What was your reaction and what thoughts did it leave you with? The opinion: https://www.supremecourt.g...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of The Heartland POD, for Monday,March 4, 2024 - Missouri senators attack innocent manAlabama Supreme Court race draws major money; Missouri Gov parson plays favorites, again; Starbucks unionization ; Joe Manchin catches up to reality; Trumps immunity case ; 2024 election coverage era rolls on and Trump has a short list for VP. PLUS a last call preview SHOW NOTES TALKIN’ POLITICS True or False: Missouri’s freedom caucus Senators owe a major apology https://missouriindependent.com...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Flyover Friday, March 1, 2024 A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: Texas Is On Fire | Colorado Oil Wells Are Not So Well | Missouri Meat Packing Ponds Stink | Kansas legislators behave like bullies | Texas AG Making Lists Of Undesirables SOURCES: The heartland collective, Missouri independent, Kansas Reflector, Colorado Sun, Associated Press, Advocate and journalist - Erin Reed’s blog, Erin In the Morning Every thing is bigger in Texas, Including The States Largest Ever Wil...
Mar 01, 2024•26 min
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/24/trump-gop-extreme-maga-ivf-cpac-putin https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/23/josh-hawley-anti-abortion-arguments-embryo-ruling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice f...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min
