We collected well over 180,000 signatures to put it on the ballot. It passed by 57%. These assholes don’t care about us. STOP VOTING FOR THEM.
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Where can I get more information about what this means and what our next plan of action should be. I will NEVER quit fighting for bodily autonomy.
may 15, 2025, 1:47 am • 58 2 • view
Hold every policy/bill/executive order/public statement/social post accountable to the "Moral Algorithm" written into the DNA of the USA themoralalgorithm.com/moral-algori...
may 15, 2025, 4:04 pm • 2 0 • view
This is not a complete answer to your question, just a quick news article I found. www.missourinet.com/2025/05/15/p...
may 20, 2025, 12:19 pm • 1 0 • view
Missouri would have a better economy if they quit doing s*** like that. Spent eight months there not even a full year and I left because there is no economic opportunity let alone a livable wage.
may 15, 2025, 10:26 am • 1 0 • view
Paid leave, free healthcare, child care, fair wages, equality not based on race, gender or anything other than being human. How do you convince a population these are bad things? We need to create a gov we can trust, because trusting the elite to let it trickle down isn’t working.
may 15, 2025, 11:31 am • 0 0 • view
How can they do this? Is there legal recourse??
may 15, 2025, 11:45 am • 0 0 • view
And yet poor Rs keep voting for this crap. It is beyond me why.
may 15, 2025, 3:00 am • 7 1 • view
Dems openly advertise that they want to help everyone. Republicans openly advertise they want to punish brown and gay people (whom talk radio, FoxNews, their church, and their friends hate). It's that simple.
may 15, 2025, 5:51 am • 0 0 • view
Well, the hate message resonates and the help message clearly does not. 🤷♀️
may 15, 2025, 8:29 pm • 0 0 • view
Bigotry and hate, that's the why.
may 15, 2025, 3:17 am • 4 0 • view
It blinds people. Strips them of their humanity.
may 15, 2025, 3:18 am • 4 0 • view
Republican politicians are very open about their policy preferences etc SO they are not the issue, its the VOTERS that vote based on HATE vs WHAT'S IN THEIR BEST INTEREST
may 15, 2025, 1:36 pm • 1 0 • view
If there is anything we've learned in the 21st century, it's that the majority of white voters will chose white supremacy over all other considerations, even their own economic welfare.
may 15, 2025, 2:27 am • 5 0 • view
😡
may 15, 2025, 5:40 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes, spot on. Unless we can rip the Republican voting habit from their brains we are going to just keep sinking lower and lower.
may 15, 2025, 10:26 am • 11 0 • view
Wow, why bother voting for anything good in Misery if Rs just reverse the people's will? Might want to stop electing Rs. Sorry they have no representation there.
may 15, 2025, 11:18 am • 1 0 • view
👎🤬👿
may 15, 2025, 2:13 am • 4 1 • view
Only third world countries don't pay sick leave!
may 15, 2025, 1:00 pm • 1 0 • view
I think they must be in direct contact with FL legislators (or paid off by the same lobbyists).
may 15, 2025, 9:54 am • 3 0 • view
Wowwwwww. That's FUCKED UP!
may 15, 2025, 5:09 am • 0 0 • view
I hope the magats enjoy their time off with no pay.
may 15, 2025, 2:20 am • 8 0 • view
Keep voting RED, Missouri. You’re doing great. 🚫🤦🏻♀️
may 15, 2025, 6:57 am • 2 0 • view
Ballot initiatives are illegal here in TN (even though like 67% or something believe in exceptions) & they also held FEMA funds hostage for 4m until they agreed to pass the voucher scam. Oh and they passed a law making it illegal to vote against Trump. 😩
may 15, 2025, 11:15 am • 19 4 • view
TN got problems. Don’t get me started on school vouchers.
may 15, 2025, 12:17 pm • 14 1 • view
Florida here losing all our small A rated and best public schools
may 15, 2025, 10:27 pm • 1 0 • view
I’ll start. $7,000 voucher when tuition averages $15,000 is not choice. It’s a coupon for the rich. Not to mention rural areas—most of TN—don’t have private schools. Lee will claim success and they’ll pass full bill next year. Disenfranchised kids continue to suffer for the crime of being poor.
may 15, 2025, 12:58 pm • 14 3 • view
But they will sure stop those trans kids…meanwhile kids lose school lunch, books, computers, history and electives….smdh🙄
may 15, 2025, 2:14 pm • 5 0 • view
What? Illegal to vote against that man how is that constitutionally legal?
may 15, 2025, 12:27 pm • 2 0 • view
Our reps aren’t allowed to. Bill lee is a fucking fraud Nazi just like that alcoholic meth head cunt Marsha Blackburn.
may 15, 2025, 1:30 pm • 3 0 • view
That doesn't sound real
may 15, 2025, 10:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Look it up. We can’t do ballot initiatives nor can our reps vote against Trump. And you can also look up the controversy about the FEMA funds being held for 4m until the school voucher program passed. It’s all there.
may 15, 2025, 10:30 pm • 1 1 • view
No I believe you! But this is fucking unbelievable
may 16, 2025, 1:47 am • 1 0 • view
They’ve also lowered the consent age to 13, & even though it hasn’t passed, but it hasn’t died yet, they want to lower the marriage age to 12. It’s all ridiculous. The TN govt is crooked AF and all these people care about here is if they can beat their wives & fuck their kids & marry their cousins.
may 16, 2025, 2:45 am • 1 1 • view
Holy shit
may 16, 2025, 10:00 am • 0 0 • view
The GOP & the rethugs. They’re racist SOBs.
may 16, 2025, 2:41 am • 1 0 • view
No one can force people to vote or not vote for anyone. It’s BS.
may 15, 2025, 2:44 pm • 0 0 • view
I don’t know who has the bigger assholes—Texas or Missouri.
may 15, 2025, 11:44 am • 4 0 • view
Do they know what it took to get that?
may 15, 2025, 3:37 am • 0 0 • view
How does this help anyone? Neither employers nor employees. Culture war.
may 15, 2025, 10:59 am • 2 0 • view
Oh cool; now people will be going to work when they’re sick; otherwise they won’t get paid! Just like in the good old days before working folks had any say about working conditions!! 🙄😳🫣
may 15, 2025, 4:49 pm • 1 0 • view
If we allow this next time, I swear we deserve it. 🇺🇸 It is outrageous to expect the American people to take this “chainsaw abuse”. #PeoplePower #EndGOP 🛩️
may 15, 2025, 7:49 am • 2 0 • view
They will continue to do this as long as they feel no repercussions. Congratulations Missouri, you played yourself. Maybe stop voting for the fascist GOP who ignore the will of the people and the courts
may 15, 2025, 5:45 pm • 4 0 • view
That would suppose some courage and intelligence. All sorely lacking in the Missouri voters. Because they keep doing it over and over.
may 15, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Is there any likelihood that the US will move past the 1920s anytime soon?
may 15, 2025, 6:08 am • 0 0 • view
Vote every republican out of every office
may 15, 2025, 6:35 pm • 18 1 • view
Grind the repugnut party to dust. Eliminate them! They are not a political party, rather they are a pack of greedy self serving turd. They are why America can't have nice things like universal healthcare.
may 15, 2025, 9:52 pm • 4 0 • view
💯
may 16, 2025, 1:33 am • 0 0 • view
I really really hope that once this shit show is over you all can deal with the repugnuts. They have held back your country and citizens for decades. Good luck!
may 16, 2025, 5:26 am • 1 0 • view
In case you want to voice your frustrations for the people of Missouri: missouri.gop/contact/
may 15, 2025, 9:45 pm • 2 0 • view
Oh I'm 100% percent sure they delete any message that doesn't fit their narrative. The GOP is not beholden to voters anymore, so the only solutions is removal. You can't talk to this level of stupid and get anywhere.
may 20, 2025, 6:21 pm • 2 0 • view
Absolutely- I used the space to let them know how cowardly I think they are. I’m sure they’ll roll their eyes at it but enough people might annoy them enough to have to address it finally. The squeaky wheels get results even if it has to be a whole semi truck of wheels
may 20, 2025, 6:38 pm • 2 0 • view
Cause that's what Jesus would do. Praise the Lord Allelujah!
may 15, 2025, 5:22 am • 0 0 • view
Congratulations!!
may 15, 2025, 3:06 pm • 0 0 • view
thye get voted bc of the abortion issue
may 15, 2025, 2:19 am • 2 0 • view
We repealed that too. And now they are trying to walk this back too
may 15, 2025, 2:26 am • 3 0 • view
Wait what???????
may 15, 2025, 2:39 am • 2 0 • view
Wow you don’t have sick leave either. Who exactly is American govts working for.
may 15, 2025, 11:20 am • 1 0 • view
Not a single individual who calls themself a republican in this country is qualified for office. Those in office are complicit in the criminal acts of those in the white house. The pushback MUST be overwhelming.
may 15, 2025, 9:43 am • 3 0 • view
Keep voting Republican and keep losing rights!! The American dream, it was never go woke and go broke…that was yet another projection. It’s really go red and you’re dead.
may 15, 2025, 1:19 pm • 16 1 • view
It's wild that the MO electorate keeps voting for stuff (ballot initiatives) that MO republicans actively fight against while simultaneously sending republicans back to the state house. I've lived here for 20 years, and I'll never be able to square that circle.
may 15, 2025, 1:47 am • 97 5 • view
1 word. Gerrymandering
may 15, 2025, 1:48 am • 31 0 • view
I'd love to blame gerrymandering for this, but it's not the problem as it relates to ballot initiatives (it's a problem for many other reasons).
may 15, 2025, 1:52 am • 22 0 • view
I mean it is likely the reason the legislature keeps being all GOP despite them opposing popular policies
may 15, 2025, 1:53 am • 10 0 • view
Kehoe and Republicans won by over 20 points. That's the thing, they don't even need to gerrymander to be at or near a supermajority. The weirder issue is them winning by 20+ points while abortion, minimum wage, paid sick leave, etc. ALSO pass by 15-20 points. The dichotomy is unhinged.
may 15, 2025, 2:01 am • 39 3 • view
Ok yeah that makes no sense. I hate how many people in this country vote against their own interests
may 15, 2025, 2:08 am • 16 1 • view
They vote against their own interests because they think it hurts the people that they hate. Hate doesn't just destroy the target of the hate, it's self-destructive too.
may 15, 2025, 2:00 pm • 3 0 • view
Maybe they have to actually suffer the consequences of their vote in order for them to change their voting pattern
may 15, 2025, 2:28 am • 1 0 • view
Propaganda is a hell of a drug. Dems are evil and bad is all some people know about politics.
may 15, 2025, 5:14 am • 1 0 • view
It is gerrymandering. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
may 15, 2025, 3:40 am • 0 0 • view
Ohio just ignored their voter passed reforms on redistricting. Democrats even dropped the fight.
may 15, 2025, 10:41 am • 1 0 • view
When was the last time Dems fought for anything? All talk no action. The oligarchs dictate everything for the Democrats too. jacobin.com/2025/05/demo...
may 15, 2025, 10:50 am • 0 0 • view
How can they repeal a ballot initiative that passed? My guess is through a gerrymandered state legislation. But I don't see the details anywhere.
may 15, 2025, 3:33 am • 1 0 • view
Each state varies. In some ballad initiatives are just advisory and others their law unless the legislature overrides them. Obviously if they were for a constitutional amendment that's different but not all states allow that via ballot measure
may 15, 2025, 3:39 am • 3 0 • view
Unless the initiative is amending the constitution the legislature has the right to legislate.
may 15, 2025, 10:40 am • 0 0 • view
There ought to be a ballot initiative to bounce every member of legislature that votes against a ballot initiative.
may 15, 2025, 2:00 pm • 0 0 • view
That would be an interesting constitutional amendment.
may 15, 2025, 3:26 pm • 1 0 • view
Extreme gerrymandering
may 15, 2025, 3:01 am • 0 0 • view
Since the ballot initiatives come with no party label, voters can decide based on the policy, usually a good outcome. But other than blue cities Kansas City & St. Louis & Columbia, most of the rest of the state is rural red. Their reps form the Republican majority in the legislature. Big disconnect.
may 15, 2025, 4:13 am • 8 0 • view
Because it makes no sense and never will.
may 15, 2025, 3:35 am • 1 0 • view
I know. I’ve lived in MO most of my life, unfortunately. It seems to be the norm. If you are wealthy, or a business, the state offers all sorts of benefits.
may 15, 2025, 3:49 am • 0 0 • view
Floriduh does the same damn thing. They don’t give a shit how we vote, they’ll do what the f they want with some kind of workaround. 🤬
may 15, 2025, 10:04 am • 1 0 • view
Well, I’ll believe republican voters don’t support this and have a spine to speak off when they vote against republicans. Until then they prove themselves to be spineless wimps or abjectly evil and anti-American
may 15, 2025, 5:36 pm • 1 0 • view
@piperformissouri.bsky.social Seriously - though #Bluesky is great for sharing #resistance ideas and building community, it's like shouting at the choir. Do a GoFundMe, put up 1 billboard along the interstate, hit #MAGA and non-voters alike.
may 15, 2025, 6:56 pm • 0 0 • view
I bet, if you were to start a gofundme to lay out this post as a billboard around Missouri, you'd see success.
may 15, 2025, 6:37 pm • 3 0 • view
Missouri Republicans … wtf, why repeal paid sick leave ?!?! Paid sick leave is SMART policy.
may 15, 2025, 3:19 pm • 4 1 • view
The voters of Missouri can change this if they want. If not, it is on their heads. But the suffering and the spread of sickness when ill people are not out of the workplace recuperating will cost a lot.
may 15, 2025, 10:30 am • 2 0 • view
Voters are not well informed !
may 15, 2025, 7:33 pm • 3 0 • view
Missouri got Diddyed
may 15, 2025, 9:43 am • 0 0 • view
US civilisation is visibly crumbling - paid sick leave is a right and a hallmark of a decent society. Am afraid US workers are becoming the new serfs - low wages and no rights enforced by what is increasingly looking like a partisan para military police force.
may 15, 2025, 12:45 pm • 2 0 • view
Magaism at it's worse
may 15, 2025, 8:45 am • 3 0 • view
"Sure it hurts to live because Nurgle is in charge of health and I have to finance my groceries through Klarna but... Oh hold on I have to watch an ad or get evicted... Where was I? Oh yeah - at least we owned those libtards!"
may 15, 2025, 10:26 am • 10 0 • view
3rd world democracy!
may 15, 2025, 2:31 am • 3 0 • view
And yet these folks keep voting RED!!
may 15, 2025, 4:09 am • 9 0 • view
Can this be taken to court??
may 15, 2025, 2:59 pm • 1 0 • view
may 15, 2025, 2:28 am • 16 1 • view
F then fers!
may 15, 2025, 2:15 pm • 0 0 • view
Fire every member of the GOP. EVERYWHERE
may 15, 2025, 12:56 pm • 0 0 • view
Republicans don't give a damn about the will of the people, they only care about themselves. Period!! Vote every single one of them out of office.
may 15, 2025, 1:58 pm • 1 0 • view
may 15, 2025, 6:10 am • 3 0 • view
They won’t stop voting for them until they all feel the pain…
may 15, 2025, 2:53 am • 3 0 • view
Let red states rot
may 15, 2025, 3:25 am • 2 0 • view
TrumPutin GOP.. the party of death!
may 15, 2025, 3:58 pm • 0 0 • view
How do people justify voting Against their own interests?
may 15, 2025, 2:44 am • 2 0 • view
"If you vote and you elect dishonest, incompetent people into office who screw every thing up, you are responsible for what they have done. You caused the problem; you voted them in; you have no right to complain." George Carlin
may 16, 2025, 3:59 am • 2 0 • view
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
may 15, 2025, 4:02 am • 0 0 • view
I can't wait until I leave Missouri forever.
may 15, 2025, 2:22 am • 2 0 • view
WTF, I was considering moving back to MO. Think I won't.
may 15, 2025, 5:55 am • 3 0 • view
I hate the State of Missouri. I hate America.
may 15, 2025, 3:13 am • 5 0 • view
The Republican led Ohio state legislature tried to pull the same thing by introducing legislation that subverted the will of the voters on issues 1 & 2 last November. Issue 1 certifying abortion rights in the state constitution passed 56-44% & issue 2 legalizing recreational Marijuana passed 65-35%
may 15, 2025, 1:14 pm • 1 0 • view
☹️
may 15, 2025, 2:22 am • 3 0 • view
That is just horrible. We have got get control away from these repugnantcans. I hope someone of influence is working on Democracy 2026. We have a huge agenda that we need to implement ASAP.
may 15, 2025, 3:05 am • 2 0 • view
We need a "Fuck That" button.
may 15, 2025, 8:29 pm • 3 0 • view
Doesn't even benefit anyone to repeal it either.
may 15, 2025, 10:32 am • 0 0 • view
I'm in California.Small town, surrounded by maggots. I get so angry when they talk shit on California! They rather have this. I swear to God, Trump/Fox has somehow brainwashed them to believe workers rights are just selfish people taking advantage or a left wing conspiracy. It's fucking insane.
may 15, 2025, 7:16 am • 16 0 • view
Vote them out! The only way they will understand is if we fire them!
may 15, 2025, 2:25 am • 0 0 • view
The only way rural Missourians will stop voting for Republicans is when Republicans stop running for office. They're going to vote red no matter how much it hurts them. :(
may 15, 2025, 6:52 pm • 9 0 • view
Same is true with the MAGAts in the entire country. They will never stop. If it means the death of a spouse, siblings, children or grandchildren. All hail the 🍊🤡. 24/7 brainwashing by Fox News complete and will continue going forward.
may 15, 2025, 9:40 pm • 1 0 • view
But why? Why would you vote against your own best interests? How dumb is that?
may 15, 2025, 9:49 pm • 2 0 • view
Exactly. That is how stupid every person who voted for the 🍊🤡 is. From head to toe. PST will never ever learn their lesson.
may 15, 2025, 9:54 pm • 1 0 • view
Believe me, I ask that question a lot.
may 15, 2025, 9:55 pm • 2 0 • view
Me too. It's masochistic to vote against your own best interests. Unrelentingly stupid.
may 16, 2025, 2:17 am • 0 0 • view
More Republicans trying to make this a shithole country. Trump can’t do it alone.
may 15, 2025, 5:32 pm • 3 0 • view
Bet you win with Supreme Court. Always, keep going.
may 15, 2025, 5:35 am • 0 0 • view
Kansas here, have to save vacation hrs in case I get sick. Sucks I’ve gotten sick more than I’ve taken a vacation
may 15, 2025, 8:34 am • 6 0 • view
Who the fuck do they work for?
may 15, 2025, 5:08 am • 3 0 • view
The Republican legislators get paid sick leave when they don’t come to work.
may 15, 2025, 3:50 pm • 4 0 • view
Unfortunately these people have in fact rigged the election system they're now undefeatable
may 15, 2025, 5:14 am • 15 2 • view
We need to focus on creating new voting
may 15, 2025, 7:35 am • 0 0 • view
Ah, that's where you're wrong. There are 350 million of us, and most of us (like over 70% at least) don't support these nazi fucks. We can stop it, without even having to get violent about it if we hurry, but everybody's gonna have to put their money where their mouths are. generalstrikeus.com
may 16, 2025, 10:12 pm • 0 0 • view
That pledge count has been sitting at around 340,000 for the last 4 months. It needs to be at 11 million in order for it to effect any kinda change.
may 16, 2025, 10:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Have a word with your fellow Missourians.
may 15, 2025, 6:51 am • 2 0 • view
Well this won't end well.
may 15, 2025, 1:37 pm • 0 0 • view
We have had the same arrogance here in AZ. Public votes on a proposition and the GOP Legislature countermands it.
may 15, 2025, 4:37 pm • 4 0 • view
I'm glad I live in a country where workers have rights.
may 15, 2025, 6:23 am • 2 0 • view
Fuck Republicans. Just fuck Republicans. Sorry, I've tried be genteel here as compared to "there," but it just keeps getting more difficult to maintain decorum. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
may 15, 2025, 3:06 am • 11 4 • view
What's the point of ballot measures if the legislature has the power to repeal them? In most states that would violate the state constitution, I would think, as a cancellation of the right to representation.
may 15, 2025, 1:28 pm • 1 0 • view
It can’t be legal to repeal something decided on by a vote of the people. It’s not a bill in Congress. It’s a ballot issue. People have given their direct input into what they want. The elected officials have no role here.
may 15, 2025, 5:55 am • 2 1 • view
Sick leave was "only" a law enacted by approved proposition.
may 15, 2025, 4:56 pm • 0 0 • view
Well, they are looking to also repeal abortion rights (which voters put into the constitution) by putting a referendum in the 2026 election. abcnews.go.com/Health/misso...
may 15, 2025, 4:55 pm • 0 0 • view
Also ridiculous. You can’t ask people what they want and they be like, “nah… tough titties.” No one is elected to assert their will on the people. They’re elected to facilitate the will of the people. They’re administrators, not rulers
may 15, 2025, 5:01 pm • 1 0 • view
"They" (GOP) clearly don't think that. "We" call that fascism.
may 15, 2025, 5:05 pm • 0 0 • view
Because it’s true.
may 15, 2025, 5:06 pm • 1 0 • view
BINGO!
may 15, 2025, 5:06 pm • 0 0 • view
It’s important to remember that Missouri republicans are considered subhuman even among subhuman republicans. They truly lead by example.
may 15, 2025, 4:09 am • 3 0 • view
The root cause of why the DEMs are so ineffective themoralalgorithm.com/why-thanedar...
may 15, 2025, 3:59 pm • 1 0 • view
Why would anyone vote for a GOP MAGA cult member. They serve one person only and they rob from their voters to make him happy.
may 15, 2025, 3:23 am • 3 0 • view
Typical Republican treason.
may 15, 2025, 10:02 am • 2 0 • view
It’s so gross. But a significant portion of Americans are idiots.
may 15, 2025, 9:47 am • 1 0 • view
$20 and my left nut says they’re gonna start taxing Girl Scouts for selling cookies soon!!
may 15, 2025, 4:29 am • 4 0 • view
A shameful decision. They will approve slavery next, won't they, unless they already have? 😡🤬
may 15, 2025, 1:30 pm • 3 0 • view
Easy. VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE IN YOUR STATE!
may 15, 2025, 3:32 am • 5 0 • view
Weakening or abolishing OSHA will be even worse for American Workers. I don’t understand why people vote against their own best interests and their needs, their families needs, their neighbors needs, their communities needs???
may 15, 2025, 7:56 am • 5 0 • view
🤬🤬🤬🤬
may 15, 2025, 5:43 pm • 1 0 • view
😡💯
may 15, 2025, 6:05 am • 3 0 • view
It is hard to imagine who would push the repeal of paid sick leave. Business doesn't benefit from sick employees working. Not paying people going through medical issues creates a moral, recruitment or PR issue. Even if the state doesn't mandate paid sick leave it still is a good business practice.
may 15, 2025, 2:27 pm • 9 0 • view
WTF? I was looking forward to finally having that again. How can they repeal something we VOTED FOR!?!?!?!?! Assholes!
may 15, 2025, 1:15 pm • 2 0 • view
Those mandates get so confusing for them.
may 15, 2025, 11:18 am • 1 0 • view
Missouri you suck!
may 15, 2025, 11:18 am • 1 0 • view
Great message, now the important question is how do we make this heard by traditional republican (you know those who says I don't like him but this is how we voted in this house since I was a baby) voters in red states?
may 15, 2025, 10:49 am • 8 1 • view
So all Missouri Republicans are rich! Good to know!
may 15, 2025, 3:26 am • 1 0 • view
Great. Now MO employers can cultivate disease outbreaks at their offices and factories. The owner class hates workers and wants us all dead—after they replace us with robots and AI, that is.
may 15, 2025, 1:39 pm • 1 0 • view
STOP VOTING FOR REPUBLICANS…. Your life depends on it
may 15, 2025, 6:34 am • 45 7 • view
Maybe look into how your votes are counted. Here in Colorado mail in ballots are used. Most people find a drop box near them to save on postage. I used a pen on mine so the chad wasn’t an issue when we went Blue. Turns out Jared Polis is a tool for the billionaires.
may 15, 2025, 10:24 am • 12 4 • view
I used the Dropbox by my house (CO); I am guilty of that. But I did also use a pen. Remember when they were burning dropboxes after so many of us voted? And then Tina Peters fucked with the votes. There was definitely some fuckery afoot out here.
may 15, 2025, 9:36 pm • 1 0 • view
Jason muthaf*cking Crow is in my cross hairs. I was protesting in RMNP. I asked him for some help. Until I told him I was gone call Jena and get some signature sheets to challenge his ass did a response. They want to make us felons so we can’t vote. Guess I should call her tomorrow. FML
may 15, 2025, 10:24 pm • 1 0 • view
That’s EXACTLY what they want. Looks like I’m calling his office tomorrow morning- sincerely lucky we have Rep Pettersen out here and happy to help call other reps; especially this a/hole now.
may 15, 2025, 11:20 pm • 0 0 • view
And the Supreme Court voted unanimously that Trump has to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. See a pattern here?
may 15, 2025, 3:43 am • 10 1 • view
They've already disobeyed the Supreme court. Congress is not pushing back. 2 of the 3 check's and balances are dead. The executive branch on its own is practically a dictatorship. Without a popular uprising the US is gone. I can understand why professors and researchers are leaving the country.
may 15, 2025, 6:39 am • 0 0 • view
Not to sound stupid, but how is that not illegal?
may 15, 2025, 1:52 am • 2 0 • view
Love you Jess! Keep rockin’ the Free World!!!
may 15, 2025, 6:12 am • 3 0 • view
But not for themselves, I'll bet.
may 15, 2025, 4:15 am • 3 0 • view
Opposing vaccines, opposing people staying home sick, opposing closing offices during a pandemic, it's like the GOP is being paid by viruses. I know it's really just unmitigated and short-sighted greed, but, if viruses were sentient, they'd be popping microscopic Champaign bottles right now.
may 15, 2025, 1:58 pm • 2 0 • view
To be honest, I’ve never had paid sick leave from an employer since 1995. Living in MI, WA, MD and now MS. Before that, I did, but it was in the USNavy.
may 15, 2025, 10:45 am • 2 0 • view
Nice. That's how you encourage infections diseases from restaurants. Everyone is looking forward to to more illness and no pay for sick days.
may 15, 2025, 7:08 am • 2 0 • view
Eeewwww...🤮🤮🤮
may 15, 2025, 11:20 am • 0 0 • view
WTF is wrong with these people. They claim to be pro life and pro family values then do everything in their power to prove they are not
may 15, 2025, 11:32 am • 0 0 • view
Next is their healthcare.
may 15, 2025, 11:34 am • 1 0 • view
REPUBLICAN POS!!!
may 15, 2025, 3:33 am • 1 0 • view
Wakey Wakey MAGA and pay attention with your eyes. Actions speak louder than empty promises.
may 15, 2025, 11:49 am • 0 0 • view
🤬🤬
may 15, 2025, 2:31 am • 3 0 • view
Who funds their campaigns? That's the root of the problem. Would they get elected without the money if a few big donors or certain biased media weren't in play?
may 15, 2025, 1:03 pm • 2 0 • view
Just goes to show how much disdain they actually have for democracy. They don't want the will of the people to matter at all.
may 15, 2025, 5:38 pm • 7 1 • view
But you red state folks keep voting for Republicans, time after time.
may 15, 2025, 4:37 pm • 3 0 • view
Come to California. It's still the law here
may 15, 2025, 4:46 am • 2 0 • view
When you learn politicians don't give F🤬k about you. Believe narcissism and thieves come in all colors and religions. You will start voting in your own best interest.
may 15, 2025, 12:28 pm • 7 0 • view
But there's a trans somewhere!!! /s
may 15, 2025, 4:26 am • 2 0 • view
What???! Who’s gonna vote for them?
may 15, 2025, 3:27 am • 1 0 • view
Republicans want people to come to work sick. 🥵 Republicans don't want you to wear masks when you're sick. 😷 THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU!
may 15, 2025, 2:08 pm • 0 0 • view
Golly gee willikers! If only someone, ANYONE had warned them about giving republicans power over anything.
may 15, 2025, 6:21 am • 3 0 • view
If all members of Congress , all executive judiciary branches, had a mandatory psych exam like for all commercial airline pilots, (4 protection of the public), including convicted, felon in the White House, what we are now concerned about would no longer be relevant! No corruption—vetted, solution.
may 15, 2025, 9:15 am • 0 0 • view
🤢🤮🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
may 15, 2025, 4:24 am • 1 0 • view
MAGA... Trump and Republicans don't give a shit about you. All they want is tax breaks for the RICH (and that ain't you).
may 15, 2025, 5:48 am • 16 0 • view
Sadly, people will keep voting for these people who keep hurting them. We are doomed as a species.
may 15, 2025, 3:21 am • 4 0 • view
Hey, Missouri! You’re state government thinks you are stupid. Do NOT stand for that!! Fight back!!
may 15, 2025, 3:07 am • 0 0 • view
Thank you for your work.
may 15, 2025, 1:45 am • 6 0 • view
Misery
may 15, 2025, 1:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Missouri = Texas lite
may 15, 2025, 12:40 pm • 6 0 • view
Missouri Republicans = Texas lite… There… fixed it!☝🏾👍🏽
may 15, 2025, 3:56 pm • 1 0 • view
better...thx 👍
may 15, 2025, 4:41 pm • 1 0 • view
They are wrong! of course you need paid sick leave.
may 15, 2025, 11:48 am • 2 0 • view
WE ALL NEED TO BAND TOGETHER AND SUE THE GOP TOGETHER! THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE GOP!
may 15, 2025, 8:39 pm • 3 0 • view
Wtf
may 15, 2025, 3:28 am • 1 0 • view
They are stealing elections, throwing out votes, making it harder for people to vote, & cheating, so not as many people as you think are actually voting for them.
may 15, 2025, 11:50 am • 20 2 • view
She Won
may 15, 2025, 12:50 pm • 4 0 • view
Congressmen and senators get paid leave
may 15, 2025, 4:28 pm • 9 0 • view
Yet, congresswomen can’t vote from home when they’re new moms.
may 15, 2025, 5:37 pm • 5 0 • view
Why does Missouri keep voting these Repugs in?
may 15, 2025, 4:33 am • 2 0 • view
May they all contract measles in the worst degree.
may 15, 2025, 10:03 am • 2 0 • view
This is from the pro-life party? Sure, they want to see us born and then watch us suffer for our life
may 15, 2025, 5:50 pm • 5 0 • view
I wonder if the Missouri Republicans get paid sick leave? Hell, if they do, they're not representing their constitutes in their best interest. BRING BACK, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!! They get their salary from the peoples taxes! $172,000.00 yearly.
may 15, 2025, 9:18 am • 12 0 • view
I remember one bragging about his 80% attendance record during a campaign. 80%? That gets you FIRED out here in the REAL WORLD.
may 15, 2025, 11:26 am • 4 0 • view
Republicans get private healthcare, probably. They don't care whether you plebs live or die, because they're alright, jack.
may 15, 2025, 10:27 am • 2 0 • view
The key point here is, stop voting for Republicans. Just stop it. Quit it
may 15, 2025, 1:06 pm • 2 1 • view
How does that benefit those fuckers? What is their endgame?
may 15, 2025, 1:46 am • 31 1 • view
All of this makes me so angry! 😡
may 15, 2025, 11:48 am • 4 0 • view
They get paid bribes by business owners. Er, sorry, lobbied by lobbyists.
may 15, 2025, 1:53 am • 95 2 • view
Yes you are correct they get bribes. It's the Republican way. Thuggery!
may 15, 2025, 9:25 am • 3 0 • view
it keeps workers poor, sick and desparate and it attracts employers who want their workers poor, sick and desparate
may 15, 2025, 2:42 am • 7 0 • view
Same as always, a white christian autocracy.
may 15, 2025, 7:55 pm • 0 0 • view
What a bunch of sick ass$@##!
may 15, 2025, 10:17 pm • 2 0 • view
What the fuck. Why do they hate employees so much?
may 15, 2025, 5:36 pm • 1 1 • view
Same thing in Florida with the recreational pot initiative Got a million more votes than the gov in the last election yet failed at 56% and now they're putting yet more restrictions on ballot access
may 15, 2025, 4:41 pm • 11 0 • view
And apparently the governor’s charity illegally funneled Medicaid settlement money to the PACs that opposed legalization. Highly sketchy stuff.
may 16, 2025, 2:20 am • 1 0 • view
I suppose they are all covered. Hypocrites.
may 15, 2025, 2:22 am • 0 0 • view
may 15, 2025, 11:40 am • 1 0 • view
This is how you rig the system to benefit your corporate masters. Screw the workers who are the actual constituents.
may 15, 2025, 12:14 pm • 1 0 • view
And stop supporting the Dems who vote in alignment with them.
may 15, 2025, 3:00 am • 4 0 • view
So employees need to find opportunities in states where that is a benefit and stop working for companies that don't offer that.
may 15, 2025, 2:51 pm • 2 0 • view
Well, that is a very privileged position. Most of the people in this state work for Walmart… they live in smaller towns and do not have that luxury.
may 15, 2025, 3:30 pm • 3 0 • view
Time to move to a location with better job opportunities. It’s not easy, but those who can manage it should go, find a better life
may 15, 2025, 3:49 pm • 2 0 • view
These people can not move- they are barely making ends meet where they are - and they do not have college educations - did you know that Walmart is the largest employer in most the southern states? And almost all their employees are on government subsidies because they don’t make enough money.
may 15, 2025, 3:57 pm • 2 0 • view
I didn’t have a college degree when I started working. I worked full time and went to college at night until I had a masters degree and a job I loved. I’m not the smartest person, but hard work and studying pays off. Too bad Trump never had to work that hard.
may 15, 2025, 4:04 pm • 2 0 • view
He never even did his own homework- that’s why he can’t read big words….🤦♀️
may 15, 2025, 6:21 pm • 0 0 • view
My husband worked on the railroad- away from home for almost 40 years- while I raised cattle and our children alone. We built our house with our own two hands and every other building on this farm. I worked temporarily jobs at the same time - for our few vacations, and yes now we are retired and -
may 15, 2025, 6:20 pm • 0 0 • view
-free of debt. I can still understand and realize that things have been harder for others - especially younger people.
may 15, 2025, 6:20 pm • 0 0 • view
When the corruption of the state ignores the majority vote the only way to gain back what’s yours is to organize and deny, degrade, and destroy the system of oppression and the people behind it.
may 15, 2025, 4:10 am • 2 0 • view
This is what fools voted for! and you will hear them believing and blaming Biden.
may 15, 2025, 12:20 pm • 8 1 • view
They’ve done that several times that I can remember. People gather the petitions, and vote for things, and Repubs simply change it.
may 15, 2025, 3:47 am • 14 0 • view
This is why you cannot trust REPUBLICANS
may 15, 2025, 1:53 am • 10 0 • view
How will this work? My company is based in MO.
may 15, 2025, 10:30 pm • 1 0 • view
People here aren't voting for them, but I swear the crazies are growing! I don't see how we ever get control again.
may 15, 2025, 3:09 am • 3 0 • view
You idiots voted for them… didn’t you know they wanted “slave” workers? People with no rights for days off overtime, etc.. you we’re warned… next time listen😡
may 15, 2025, 2:27 pm • 9 0 • view
Stop with this shit… the people who worked to get these signatures and the people who came out to vote this in did their jobs.. no this is on the Republican Supermajority and the gerrymandering that has been done to this state.
may 15, 2025, 3:26 pm • 10 1 • view
Vote them all out! Your fellow Missourian 👍
may 16, 2025, 12:39 am • 4 0 • view
😡
may 15, 2025, 11:40 am • 0 0 • view
Queue the "compensation should be negotiated between the employee and employer" morons. You want paid sick leave? You should've used the completely equal footing between you and your employer to get it. It's not THEIR fault you need basic necessities and will take any income you can get.
may 15, 2025, 3:37 am • 5 0 • view
I found out and plan on going into work sick. Dang! Nope! Thinking about plan b.
may 15, 2025, 7:33 pm • 4 0 • view
may 15, 2025, 5:53 pm • 4 1 • view
Maybe y'all should plead the second with those assholes
may 15, 2025, 4:47 am • 3 0 • view
GOP truly want to bring back the Old Confederacy and slavery under a different name.
may 15, 2025, 4:13 pm • 16 0 • view
I doubt if they'll choose a different name....Southern Pride and all y'know.
may 15, 2025, 9:41 pm • 0 0 • view
GOP=KKK, they couldn’t give up the three letter designation
may 15, 2025, 7:54 pm • 1 0 • view
GOP have controlled Missouri government for decades and it shows
may 15, 2025, 9:55 am • 9 0 • view
YIKES! Hope this will help you in your bid to win election.
may 15, 2025, 1:55 am • 0 0 • view
What are these people thinking? This is unacceptable to repeal paid sickleave. It’s too bad. We can’t repeal the congressman and senators paychecks.
may 15, 2025, 2:01 am • 39 4 • view
They certainly aren’t doing their job so why should they get paid?
may 15, 2025, 2:02 am • 30 0 • view
They are all bought, no controls over Congress
may 15, 2025, 3:17 am • 0 0 • view
What did 180,000 people think they were signing? Who would sign for this? I’m genuinely curious to know.
may 15, 2025, 2:09 pm • 2 0 • view
Missouri Republicans have a history of quietly overturning bills that the voters passed. I think they have been doing it for years. It’s time to shine a light on all their corruption!
may 15, 2025, 4:06 am • 23 4 • view
WTF Jess! This is crazy 😡
may 15, 2025, 4:38 am • 2 0 • view
Stop voting for any Republicans, anywhere. They want to kill you or work you to death, just like in the glory days of the Industrial Revolution, when labor was cheap and life was brutal. Gild this, mutherfuckas!
may 15, 2025, 1:08 pm • 48 3 • view
They just can’t grasp this high level of thinking. Hence why they love the uneducated.
may 15, 2025, 1:20 pm • 17 0 • view
Ferris Buehler was released in 1986. That future is now!
may 15, 2025, 1:40 pm • 7 0 • view
They have never cared about the will of the voters. I hate living in this state.
may 15, 2025, 5:57 pm • 0 0 • view
Everyone who is sick is now duty-bound to go to work and vomit in the boss’s office.
may 15, 2025, 5:36 pm • 4 0 • view
No, they don’t. And voting isn’t going to help. I’d advise folks to move & look into organizing fund raising for folks who can’t. Red States are a lost cause. I mean, folks did keep fighting in 1934 in Germany but it was already too late.
may 15, 2025, 10:55 am • 2 0 • view
If we do that who will represent our general 'hatred' towards just about everything? The Orange tiny handed Goddess can only speak for so many of us. He's busy selling crypto, just like all the young girl 'traders' on Bluesky!! We need our Reps to daytrade stocks, kill our SS, and whine nonstop.
may 15, 2025, 12:23 pm • 1 0 • view
Shameful.
may 15, 2025, 2:38 pm • 3 0 • view
Elected Republicans HATE regular everyday Americans. Just like Trump does...
may 15, 2025, 2:51 am • 7 1 • view
Nebraska is doing something similar. We voted and they refuse to put it in place. Same happened for medical marijuana and Medicaid expansion. They don’t give a damn about the will of the people.
may 15, 2025, 5:43 am • 25 1 • view
They don't want to represent. They've never wanted to represent. They want to rule, on behalf of their corporate owners.
may 15, 2025, 7:09 am • 9 0 • view
Disgusting
may 15, 2025, 5:28 am • 1 0 • view
Republicans: Laws are meant to be broken OR rewritten
may 15, 2025, 4:38 am • 2 0 • view
Bet the Missouri Trump voters are getting a sinking feeling in their stomachs. They’re getting what they voted for and I AM HERE FOR IT!! I am sorry they’re pulling the good ones under with them, though.
may 15, 2025, 4:24 am • 4 0 • view
I'm pissed. I'm tired of having to use my vacation as sick days.
may 15, 2025, 11:15 am • 13 0 • view