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Advertisement Week of June 29 - July 5           Sweat-Drenched and High on Glob at Trump's Post-Roe Victory Rally By Daniel Hill This past Saturday, former President Donald Trump hosted his first post-Roe rally in the tiny rural town of Mendon, Illinois, where thousands of his sweat-drenched, heatstroke-addled fans endured blistering temperatures and the relentless oppression of an indifferent sun for the opportunity to celebrate their God's victory over evil, to which He responded by unleashing a thunderstorm on them. Alongside several fellow far-right goblins — including freshmen U.S. House Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and Mary Miller (R-Illinois), as well as pillow magnate/unhinged lunatic Mike Lindell — Trump used the June 25 event at the Adams County Fairgrounds as an opportunity to heap praise upon himself for installing three of the Supreme Court justices responsible for the overturned precedent, insisting that the ruling was but a culmination of his kept promises. Find out more Advertisement Latest Stories Post-Roe, St. Louis' LGBTQ Community Fears Losing Rights By Victor Stefanescu Friday's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade has left Amileia Ladd and others in St. Read more St. Louis County Prosecutor Will Not Enforce Missouri Abortion Ban By Monica Obradovic Moments after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, elected officials in several GOP states (including Missouri) rushed to criminalize most abortions. Read more Neglect at the Center of Alleged St. Louis Child Killer's Trial By Ryan Krull Two nurses who tended to Christian Ferguson in the year before he died painted a bleak picture of the nine-year-old's life with his father in Pine Lawn. Christian's father, Dawan Ferguson, stands accused of killing Christian in June of 2003 and then telling police an elaborate cover story of Christian being in the backseat of an SUV when it was stolen. Read more Missouri Man Charged With Filming Child Pornography, Gets Six Years By Ryan Krull A St. Peters man was sentenced to six years in prison today after pleading guilty to filming himself having sex with a 14-year-old in Franklin County. Read more More this week Advertisement Advertisement   Copyright © 2022 Riverfront Times, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list   update subscription preferences