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The Heartland POD

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  • American politics from a Heartland perspective. Always dedicated to the people doing the work and helping lift up voices across the often forgotten middle of the map, and highlight the "flyover" country stories that legacy media and coastal voices miss. Hosts are Adam Sommer, a lawyer and family man; Rachel Parker, a writer and marketing expert; and Sean Diller, a political pro and father. All three are born in Missouri with various life experiences including Rachel's 20 years in L.A. before returning to St. Louis, and Sean's time spent moving from Missouri, to New Orleans, to New York, and a spot of time in Seattle before settling in Denver, while Adam has slowly moved from the east to west side of Missouri through his education. New shows MWF with special regional focuses on Friday shows. NOTE: THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE SPEAKER ONLY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF ALL HOSTS ON OUR NETWORK. NO REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYER IS MADE FROM ANY HOST ON ANY SHOW.
    2024
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  • July 1, 2024 | Confirmation Bias

    July 1, 2024 | Confirmation Bias
    Jul 1 2024
    Missouri 2024 GovernorGOP side: Kehoe has major money and virtual tie in polling with Ashcroft while Ashcroft maintains HUGE name IDhttps://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-governors-race-heats-up-as-polls-show-tight-race/Undecided: 45%: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/your-local-election-headquarters/missouri-poll-shows-no-clear-front-runner-in-gop-governor-race/Democrat side: All the chatter on Hamra is that he just basically sucks, Quade meanwhile continues to rack up endorsementsAND - A debate is cominghttps://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/democrats-hamra-quade-agree-to-televised-debate-in-primary-race-for-missouri-governor/63-b6626e79-59e1-44fe-b767-c8d8393d7272Quade endorsements: https://crystalquade.com/endorsements/Hamra page: Couldn’t find endorsement section: https://hamraformo.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwhIS0BhBqEiwADAUhcwFJL1xrKaEGcTTnx12HODQZWfx8WULCmc1pqUW5QHYWatIWBADUzhoCpmAQAvD_BwEhttps://theheartlandcollective.com/Bankruptcy WeekAlex Jones and Info Warshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-infowars-shut-down-bankruptcy-court-b2568483.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-jones-infowars-shutdown-looms-sandy-hook-families-seek-collect-co-rcna158891https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-blocks-sandy-hook-parents-from-alex-jones-payoutThe Heartland Connection: Gateway Pundit https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/27/gateway-pundit-defamation-case-bankruptcy-hearing2024 Election EraDid you guys hear that there was a debate on CNN last Thursday? The sky is falling - I didn’t watch in real time and still have a dozen text or message convos going Thursday night (Adam)Biden gives a fiery speech (Saturday)Obama backs his guy (Remember 2012? That was the first week of October)Headlines: Biden’s disastrous debate: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/biden-trump-presidential-debate-analysis/index.htmlAlarm and amusement: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/biden-debate-performance-alarms-us-allies-worried-trump-win-rcna159387No fact checking: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/27/cnn-tapper-bash-debate-fact-check/Biden self deprecated: https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-debate-age-democrats-b93d7ffaad75fd423ea3953fe16287f0Biden “bounces back”https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/g-s1-7202/biden-bad-debate-drop-out-raleigh-rallyRe-energized Biden: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/28/biden-seeks-to-project-confidence-amid-concerns-over-debate-performanceLet’s talk post-debate fundraising, shall we? $14M to $8M. Ahem. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4746935-biden-trump-debate-fundraising/Where are we now?Chumbuwamba has entered the race: https://x.com/JDCocchiarella/status/1806776640657076600 Let’s play it out… replacing BidenKander post: https://x.com/JasonKander/status/1807243145312117006 Logistics - it would need to happen right nowReality - Who’s the pick?Let’s build a ticket @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam 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/
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more

    Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more
    Jun 28 2024
    Biden bombs, Trump pounces in first debate of 2024 | Supreme Court rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media platforms | The unemployment rate in Kansas has been under 3% for 30 months | Sean Diller mourns the senseless loss of another progressive Colorado Democrat, as incumbent State Representative Elisabeth Epps was defeated in a primary this week | IL Gov JB Pritzker announces new Department of Early ChildhoodFrom Eugene Daniels at Politoco: Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performancehttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/biden-debate-opening-concerns-00165595One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”President Joe Biden stands on stage during a commercial break in a presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICOBy EUGENE DANIELS06/27/2024 10:15 PM EDTUpdated: 06/27/2024 10:27 PM EDTPresident Joe Biden opened the debate with a raspy voice and disjointed, rambling answers, reigniting Democratic concerns about his age and ability to take on former President Donald Trump.Many of the president’s answers were hard to follow. At one point, seemingly losing his train of thought, Biden said “we finally beat Medicare,” misspeaking about his own policy on earned benefits.In text messages with POLITICO, Democrats expressed confusion and concern as they watched the first minutes of the event. One former Biden White House and campaign aide called it “terrible,” adding that they have had to ask themselves over and over “What did he just say? This is crazy.”Another veteran Democratic operative texted, “Biden seems to have needed a few minutes to warm up. I wonder if the lack of an audience was the right decision. And poor guy needs a tea. Maybe a whiskey.”An attorney and Democratic activist from New Hampshire said, “Biden is toast — calling it now.”Biden’s rambling answers provided Trump multiple opportunities to jump in with retorts. At one point, after an answer ostensibly on immigration, Trump said, “I don’t know what he said at the end there. I don’t think he knows what he said.”The president’s performance was widely panned online and will likely reinforce the impression that he’s lost a step. The 81-year-old president’s age has long been a liability, with poll after poll showing even many Democrats concerned about his age.Biden aides and allies had hoped the on-stage split screen between the two men would help to focus voters’ attention on the race. But during the debate, many Democrats have begun to doubt that strategy would actually work out in Biden’s favor.A person familiar with Biden’s health claimed that his performance is due to a cold. But the president’s team hadn’t mentioned that to reporters until Biden began to answer questions in the debate.One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”Better call the waaaambulance! Supreme Court rejects Missouri AG’s petition trying to connect the government, to social media, to his own challenges and inadequacies.https://missouriindependent.com/2024/06/26/scotus-rejects-suit-alleging-federal-government-bullied-social-media-into-censoring-content/SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring contentThe lawsuit was filed in 2022 by Missouri and Louisiana, along with seven people who were either banned or throttled by social media companiesBY: JASON HANCOCK - JUNE 26, 2024 9:15 AMThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by Missouri and Louisiana that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading and dangerous information online.In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who were co-plaintiffs in the case were able to demonstrate any harm or substantial risk that they will suffer an injury in the future.Therefore, they do not have legal standing to bring a case against the federal government.Plaintiffs failed to prove that social media platforms acted due to government coercion, Barrett wrote, rather than their own judgment and policies. In fact, she wrote, social media platforms “began to suppress the plaintiffs’ COVID–19 content before the defendants’ challenged communications started.”Plaintiffs cannot “manufacture standing,” Barrett wrote, “merely by inflicting harm on themselves based on their fears of hypothetical future harm that is not certainly impending.”The ruling overturns a lower court decision that concluded officials under Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove deceptive or inaccurate content out of fears it would fuel vaccine hesitancy or upend elections.Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called the federal government’s actions “the biggest violation of the First Amendment in our nation’s history.”But those arguments were greeted ...
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    11 mins
  • June 26, 2024 | Quilts For Democracy with Sally Brooks

    June 26, 2024 | Quilts For Democracy with Sally Brooks
    Jun 26 2024

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    Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads)

    Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads)

    Sean Diller (no social)

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    Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium

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