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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:01 AM Jul 22

Fly Over Country Values [View all]

An Excerpt from Page 1 of the 16 July 2025 Topeka Capitol Journal

A Topeka Mayoral Candidate is defending his posts on X, which include photos of partially clothed women, claims that former President Obama isn’t black, transphobic statements and reposts from white nationalists and self acclaimed white supremacists. He also used AI to mock the heritage of Mayor Michael Padilla who was born in Topeka and served on the Police Force for 34 years. And he also claimed that WNBA Player Brittney Griner is a man

The paper reached out to A J Bauer, an expert in partisan media and a professor at the University of Alabama. His summation after reviewing McClures work:

THIS IS KIND OF THE BASELINE REPUBLICAN PARTY AT THIS POINT.

And I’d say it’s kinda like living in a septic tank.











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