Minerva @ Midnight: strange times in the Show Me State

What is it with Missouri? Extortionist governors, seditious Senators, child abusing state legislators, and now gun-toting, bee-killing ex-yuppies
Mark McCloskey, gun-toting St. Louis lawyer, considering Senate bid https://t.co/xYyZpVCfrd
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) April 21, 2021
Mark McCloskey — the gun-toting St. Louis attorney who drew headlines last year for brandishing an assault rifle at Black Lives Matter protesters — says he’s looking at running for Missouri’s open Senate seat.
“I can confirm that it’s a consideration, yes,” McCloskey said in a brief interview on Tuesday evening. McCloskey, a wealthy personal-injury lawyer, said that he had no timeline for making a decision about whether to enter the race for the seat from which Republican Sen. Roy Blunt is retiring. This past weekend, McCloskey spoke at a Jackson County GOP dinner, which also drew former Gov. Eric Greitens and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, both of whom have announced their candidacies.
The couple became a cause célèbre for conservatives and won the support of then-President Donald Trump, who used the incident to advance a central theme of his reelection campaign — that far-left activists were overrunning upscale communities. Trump retweeted video footage of the incident and defended the couple in a televised interview, saying it was “disgraceful” they were facing legal action.www.politico.com/…

If Greitens wins the Missouri senate seat and Gaetz hasn’t been sentenced yet 2023 could see the beginning of the bicameral revenge porn caucus.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 16, 2021
Kimberly Guilfoyle will serve as national chair of the Senate bid for Eric Greitens, the disgraced former GOP governor of Missouri who resigned from office in 2018 following a probe into alleged sexual and campaign misconduct. https://t.co/Xlfr6L3Epc
— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) April 19, 2021
It's almost as if Josh Hawley knew exactly who he was catering to when he spoke out against certifying the election and spreading misinformation. His campaign made money off a deadly insurrection, and we will never forget that. https://t.co/nys9vlq7zv
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 18, 2021
Excellent!
Let's talk about the Big Lie. #TheBigLieIt's the only thing I can think about when anyone talks about lying! #BigLie pic.twitter.com/KwVdh4fffv
— Jzikah (@jzikah) April 21, 2021
Missouri House member faces expulsion after probe finds he sexually, physically abused his children https://t.co/kElW0EhdKj
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 20, 2021