@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/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/  Marion County Record newspaper office raided for no real reason other than…that’s the question that’s now being investigated by the Kansas Fantastic interview with Kansas Reflector editor in chief. Reflector is the Kansas equivalent of the MO independent. https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/16/marion_county_record_raidIt’s a great interview and unpacks all the ridiculousness that led to the Marion police potentially illegal raid of a newspaper.The “criminal matter” was referred to the Kansas Bureau of Investigations (KBI) and also Kris Kobach in a weird position; way to go, Marion Police: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/17/kobach-kbi-looking-into-possible-data-breach-in-kansas-newspaper-case/Marion County prosecutor has already withdrawn the charges after it was referred to the KBI:https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article278300178.html?ac_cid=DM835277&ac_bid=-579791093So…magistrate judges in Kansas. That’s…weird. They don’t have to be lawyers to be judges in Kansas? Anyway, no one understands why any judge signed off on the warrant. Late update from a good yahoo news article https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-newspaper-police-raid-warrant-withdrawn-equipment-released-marion-county-record-140050314.htm What Caught Your Eye?RachelSorta related: U.S. backing down on Trump administration’s indictment of Julian Assanage maybe:https://theintercept.com/2023/08/14/julian-assange-plea-deal/  And from the always great and indelible James Risen: https://theintercept.com/2023/08/15/marion-county-record-raid/AdamSt. Charles Co. library resolutionhttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/08/15/community-uproar-leads-st-charles-county-to-admonish-library-to-be-non-political/MO supreme court ruling on county standing on health ruleshttps://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-07-12/mo-supreme-court-weighs-who-can-appeal-ruling-on-state-health-regulations