Episode Time GuideOpening Statement - 5min 20 secChat w/ Annie Keating - 10min 15 sechttps://www.anniekeating.com/Talkin Politics - 42 minLast Call - 1hr 16 minTalkin’ PoliticsAfghanistan - The unavoidable topic (10 min)Biden’s approvals slip to 49Most support withdrawal, but method has been underwater in pollingMedia coverage - Sean I watched Washington Week earlier today, that is a very smart show, even they couldn’t stay away from the “maybe it could have been better” gameSeems like no one can actually say there was a specific plan that was going to work and Biden changed that planGen. Milly, chair joint chiefs vocal defense of Biden’s decisions hereShort term v. long term here?Missouri 2nd Amendment Preservation Act (7 min)KC Star Article - Feds say Missouri police cutting off ATF from evidenceMissouri Independent laying out DOJ asking for Court to block lawSTL city and county sued to block law - basic argument here is supremacy clause, this state law is clearly in contradiction with established federal lawIrony - Sovereign Immunity, which IS a defense to killing a human being, is NOT a defense to violation of this law https://www.kansascity.com/article253578784.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/08/18/doj-asks-court-to-block-missouris-second-amendment-preservation-act/Peter Thiel’s Tech Firm Bought a Bunch of Gold (3 min)Story was highlighted first I saw it, by MO Senate candidate Spencer Toder$50 million in goldhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-thiel-tech-firm-just-193000754.htmlhttps://www.lbma.org.uk/prices-and-data/lbma-trade-dataWhat does it all mean?MASK MANDATES (5 min)STL County Mask Mandate - court case https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-deal-on-st-louis-county-mask-mandate-judge-issues-preliminary-injunction/article_42515a1c-080a-52f1-95ec-b05964c3a163.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_
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