Another week, another whirlwind. If you blinked, you mightāve missed one or two of these ā but donāt worry. Hereās your cheat sheet to everything weāve stirred up on the Soapbox over the past seven days:
š§Æ New City Police Board Awash In Scandal ā And It Hasnāt Even Met
Posted: June 27 ā¢ 12.1K views ā¢ 45% open rate
The ink wasnāt even dry before the Cityās new Police Board got splattered with scandal. Political double-dealing, public contracts, and a headline-grabbing no-show ā and they havenāt even had their first meeting.
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š Donald Trump for the Nobel Prize in Gaslighting
Posted: June 26 ā¢ 15.5K views ā¢ 56% open rate
Iran, executive power, and the art of rewriting reality in real time. I unpack the daily whiplash from Trumpās latest media manipulation campaign ā and why so many are still buying the show.
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š§Ø Trumpās Blowing Some Crazy Smoke About Iran
Posted: June 24 ā¢ 17.1K views ā¢ 59% open rate
The bluster is loud, the facts are thin, and the risk of sleepwalking into war is real. This one got folks talking ā and a few yelling.
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ā ļø How Missouri Is Killing Its Own CitizensāStarting With Its Kids (Paid)
Posted: June 22 ā¢ 14.3K views ā¢ 44% open rate
This one's behind the paywall for a reason. A tough look at preventable deaths in Missouri, from infant mortality to teen suicide ā and a state government asleep at the wheel.
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Hi Ray. Is there a way to share what you wrote about how Missouri is killing people with their low cigarette tax and their policies? I live in Missouri so this is important to me. This is notes āFor paid subscribersā.