Jason Rosenbaum
@jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social
Political Correspondent for St. Louis Public Radio
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Many thanks to @npr.org's Weekend All Things Considered for having me on to talk about, among other things, how the MO GOP defense of their new congressional map resembles the "Air Bud Rule" that allowed Buddy the Dog to play basketball (and I suppose football, soccer, volleyball and baseball):
What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle? : Consider This from NPR
When the Missouri legislature began to redraw maps mid-decade, it reminded a reporter of a very specific movie scene. The film was Air Bud, and although the plot focuses on a loophole that allows a do...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Many thanks to @npr.org's Weekend All Things Considered for having me on to talk about, among other things, how the MO GOP defense of their new congressional map resembles the "Air Bud Rule" that allowed Buddy the Dog to play basketball (and I suppose football, soccer, volleyball and baseball):
On this day in 1988, the greatest song of all time was released.
"No money man can win my love ... it's sweetness that I'm thinking of..."
"No money man can win my love ... it's sweetness that I'm thinking of..."
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NenehCherryVEVO
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November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
On this day in 1988, the greatest song of all time was released.
"No money man can win my love ... it's sweetness that I'm thinking of..."
"No money man can win my love ... it's sweetness that I'm thinking of..."
yep
Mark my words: The 2026 election will be about affordabillity like 2025 was. But expect a lot more about utility bills and opposing data centers that cause electricity bills to skyrocket.
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
yep
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A judge in St. Charles County who resigned after photos revealed incidents of him wearing an Elvis Presley costume in the courtroom is now asking for a do-over — and defending his decision to dress up as the King of Rock and Roll.
A St. Charles judge admits he made mistakes – but wearing an Elvis outfit wasn’t one of them
In St. Charles, Elvis has left the courtroom.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A judge in St. Charles County who resigned after photos revealed incidents of him wearing an Elvis Presley costume in the courtroom is now asking for a do-over — and defending his decision to dress up as the King of Rock and Roll.
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On Politically Speaking: Rep. Jaclyn Zimmermann breaks down her first year in Jefferson City, the fight over abortion rights and redistricting, and why she believes Democrats could flip more seats in west St. Louis County.
Missouri state Rep. Zimmermann forecasts Democratic gains in west St. Louis County
The Manchester Democrat represents one of the state’s most competitive state legislative districts.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On Politically Speaking: Rep. Jaclyn Zimmermann breaks down her first year in Jefferson City, the fight over abortion rights and redistricting, and why she believes Democrats could flip more seats in west St. Louis County.
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A federal judge in St. Louis heard arguments Tuesday on whether a nonprofit can try to block Missouri’s new congressional map.
The state argues the group’s referendum effort is unconstitutional.
The state argues the group’s referendum effort is unconstitutional.
Federal judge weighing legality of attempt to block Missouri’s new congressional map
The federal case is one of multiple legal battles over the mid-decade redistricting.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A federal judge in St. Louis heard arguments Tuesday on whether a nonprofit can try to block Missouri’s new congressional map.
The state argues the group’s referendum effort is unconstitutional.
The state argues the group’s referendum effort is unconstitutional.
One AI expert I talked with said that a ban on state AI regulations would have made state data center law impossible.
Given how controversial those things are EVERYWHERE, I could see this type of proposal being even less popular among lawmakers than it was during the Big Beautiful Bill debate.
Given how controversial those things are EVERYWHERE, I could see this type of proposal being even less popular among lawmakers than it was during the Big Beautiful Bill debate.
"Populist Republicans, particularly those in the MAGA base, immediately saw how much Sacks had influence throughout the entire order, and how much the order would threaten any state." - @tinanguyen.bsky.social on the politics of last week's draft AI EO:
David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face
A leaked executive order reveals that the tech billionaire would have become America’s AI policy gatekeeper.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One AI expert I talked with said that a ban on state AI regulations would have made state data center law impossible.
Given how controversial those things are EVERYWHERE, I could see this type of proposal being even less popular among lawmakers than it was during the Big Beautiful Bill debate.
Given how controversial those things are EVERYWHERE, I could see this type of proposal being even less popular among lawmakers than it was during the Big Beautiful Bill debate.
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For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
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Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
If Clothiner asks me for an interview, I am retreating into Reynolds County, Missouri, woodlands and never returning to civilization again
Concerning the Chotiner is opening up new fronts
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If Clothiner asks me for an interview, I am retreating into Reynolds County, Missouri, woodlands and never returning to civilization again
An under-the-radar issue that could connect with a pretty eclectic group of voters is ... hating on A.I.
Is it good for transcribing audio and organizing documents better? Sure. But infusing AI into every corner of our lives? I think there's a pretty big backlash brewing...
Is it good for transcribing audio and organizing documents better? Sure. But infusing AI into every corner of our lives? I think there's a pretty big backlash brewing...
"the president has directed the Department of Energy to launch an AI project called the genesis mission" sounds like something out of a technothriller
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
An under-the-radar issue that could connect with a pretty eclectic group of voters is ... hating on A.I.
Is it good for transcribing audio and organizing documents better? Sure. But infusing AI into every corner of our lives? I think there's a pretty big backlash brewing...
Is it good for transcribing audio and organizing documents better? Sure. But infusing AI into every corner of our lives? I think there's a pretty big backlash brewing...
With the announcement that Guns N' Roses is coming back to St. Louis, this is my periodic reminder that Chinese Democracy is an unironically great album and not at all disappointing.
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With the announcement that Guns N' Roses is coming back to St. Louis, this is my periodic reminder that Chinese Democracy is an unironically great album and not at all disappointing.
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
We watched Homerpalooza last night. I HATED that episode when I was a kid. But given that all the bands featured in that episode are now considered "oldies" bands ... Grandpa Simpson's "with it" monologue hits especially hard for me.
One of the few episodes that became more classic over time.
One of the few episodes that became more classic over time.
a cartoon character is standing in front of a red door with a peace sign hanging on it .
ALT: a cartoon character is standing in front of a red door with a peace sign hanging on it .
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November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We watched Homerpalooza last night. I HATED that episode when I was a kid. But given that all the bands featured in that episode are now considered "oldies" bands ... Grandpa Simpson's "with it" monologue hits especially hard for me.
One of the few episodes that became more classic over time.
One of the few episodes that became more classic over time.
Wanted to work for the Chicago Tribune, the newspaper industry collapsed in on itself in 2008, eventually started working for a digital publication in St. Louis that got absorbed by @stlpublicradio.bsky.social.
Or magic. I dunno
Or magic. I dunno
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Wanted to work for the Chicago Tribune, the newspaper industry collapsed in on itself in 2008, eventually started working for a digital publication in St. Louis that got absorbed by @stlpublicradio.bsky.social.
Or magic. I dunno
Or magic. I dunno
the chicago pope rules
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
the chicago pope rules
Maybe the 'go anywhere' strategy of politics really is effective...
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Maybe the 'go anywhere' strategy of politics really is effective...
this cannot be a real thing right
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
this cannot be a real thing right
Oh wow I never thought an industry based around the concept of using real money to purchase fake money would have a crash
“.. Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up. .. You can’t make sense of it all now. There’s a general malaise with no exact catalyst to say this is why.”
@wsj.com #Crypto
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@wsj.com #Crypto
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Oh wow I never thought an industry based around the concept of using real money to purchase fake money would have a crash
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A Missouri Democrat is accusing Attorney General Catherine Hanaway of overstepping in a redistricting lawsuit.
Missouri Senate Minority Leader files misconduct complaint against Attorney General
The complaint, filed with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Council, says the Attorney General didn’t have the authority to list the Missouri General Assembly as a plaintiff in a redistricting lawsuit…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A Missouri Democrat is accusing Attorney General Catherine Hanaway of overstepping in a redistricting lawsuit.
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Eric’s book is an important part of the conversation that is being silenced by the political wonks who haven’t left the 20th century.
I've spent the last decade writing about autism and saying politicians should stop talking about vaccines. When my book came out, it felt like politics was moving there. But I feel like my life's work has been completely erased by RFK Jr., Trump and Bill Cassidy. I feel completely disoriented.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Eric’s book is an important part of the conversation that is being silenced by the political wonks who haven’t left the 20th century.
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The second full day of the Missouri Attorney General’s attempt to permanently oust St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got off to a rocky start filled with yelling, accusations of retaliation and testimony from deputies.
Jail incident 'got out of hand' says witness in St. Louis sheriff's removal trial
The second full day of the Missouri attorney general’s attempt to permanently remove St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got off to a rocky start filled with yelling, accusations of retaliation and…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The second full day of the Missouri Attorney General’s attempt to permanently oust St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got off to a rocky start filled with yelling, accusations of retaliation and testimony from deputies.
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they are our lost ‘60s flower children, our American hikkikomori generation. our Pig Lebowskis
I feel like we've got to a point where some millennial journalists cling onto their Twitter/X perches the same way boomers and older gen x tried to cling to print.
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
they are our lost ‘60s flower children, our American hikkikomori generation. our Pig Lebowskis
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6 months after a tornado struck her home, 13-year-old Dylan Nolan still hasn't slept in her bedroom.
“The tornado hit the back of the house first and went forward, and my room is in the back of the house...[My brother’s] room didn’t get touched! It’s favoritism!"
(via @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social)
“The tornado hit the back of the house first and went forward, and my room is in the back of the house...[My brother’s] room didn’t get touched! It’s favoritism!"
(via @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social)
6 months post-tornado, a north St. Louis family has its roof back and seeks answers
The Nolan family have a ways to go before they can move back in their home, but progress is being made.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
6 months after a tornado struck her home, 13-year-old Dylan Nolan still hasn't slept in her bedroom.
“The tornado hit the back of the house first and went forward, and my room is in the back of the house...[My brother’s] room didn’t get touched! It’s favoritism!"
(via @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social)
“The tornado hit the back of the house first and went forward, and my room is in the back of the house...[My brother’s] room didn’t get touched! It’s favoritism!"
(via @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social)
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It gets worse: It says "Though the cause of autism is likely to be multi-factorial, the scientific foundation to rule out one potential contributor entirely has not been established."
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It gets worse: It says "Though the cause of autism is likely to be multi-factorial, the scientific foundation to rule out one potential contributor entirely has not been established."
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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The CDC just updated its website saying "Scientific studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines contribute to the development of autism." Adds "this statement has historically been disseminated by the CDC and other federal health agencies within HHS to prevent vaccine hesitancy."
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The CDC just updated its website saying "Scientific studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines contribute to the development of autism." Adds "this statement has historically been disseminated by the CDC and other federal health agencies within HHS to prevent vaccine hesitancy."
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Please be gentle with the criminals in your life. They’re having a tough month.
NEW: Cryptocurrencies have lost >$1 TRILLION in market value since Oct. 6.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Crypto World Wipes Out $1 Trillion as Bitcoin Plunges Anew
The great crypto crash of 2025 entered a new phase on Wednesday, as Bitcoin plunged to its lowest level in seven months, extending the more than $1 trillion wipeout across the digital‑asset world.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Please be gentle with the criminals in your life. They’re having a tough month.