“What’s the role of a poet in times like these?”

"Journalism is better when it's backed by live markets" Who has ever said that in a conversation?!?!?

Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.

Czech clarinetist Jaroslav Škuta was denied U.S. entry at Detroit airport last summer, forcing him to cancel concerts in Nebraska and Ohio. Organizers say visa delays, rising fees, and fear are making U.S. performances harder for international artists. NPR's Midwest Newsroom reports:

Added “Catherine O’Hara is dead but Donald Trump is still alive” to my ‘Proof There is No God’ list

St. Louis-area officials are warning that dangerously cold weather will pose health and safety risks this week. Wind chill values at the start of the work week could go as low as 25 degrees below zero, with wind gusts approaching 10 miles per hour.

#stlwx Schnucks closing at 5:30 pm Today & Tomorrow/Sunday

Watching The Smashing Machine and I feel like it would be great for them to re-release the documentary.

anyway as i have said many times — and literally just wrote on saturday — i think we should abolish ICE as well as unravel DHS and i welcome elected officials who embrace both outright but i am also aware that any senate majority will contain moderate and conservative democrats who need an on-ramp.

Dateline STL: Derk Brown reports animal control is trying to find several exotic monkeys roaming #stl city. I don’t even know what is happening these days.

For those who don't know!

Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...

UMSL confirms St. Louis police chief Robert Tracy has a new side gig as an educational consultant. No word (yet) on salary, reports @ryankrull.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/robert-...

NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In "Chapter 2: Stop the Steal," we look at how false claims of a stolen election mobilized Trump supporters.

Merry Christmas

Do you remember when the entire internet could fit under 14 categories?

Michael Menna asks: does copyright or antitrust better protect musicians from exploitative label deals like 360 contracts? 📄 Read his paper ⤵️ digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/jipl/vol32/i...

I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott

Exciting news: Mark Zuckerberg confirms AI spam is part of the strategy, more is coming, and Instagram & FB will become even less about your friends and who you interact with and more about shoving AI slop into every corner of every product www.404media.co/zuckerberg-t...

Also out to those servant leaders in the community. You know them when you see them

Shoutout to those folks who are failing upwards… Y’all are the real heroes 🙃

Catching up on YouTube and hearing @lilbill.bsky.social saying “There ain’t no cookout” in his rant really hit my soul in the best way possible.

Jamelle was cooking. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...

Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)

State officials estimated last year that 40,000 food establishments and smoke shops and 1,800 food manufacturers were selling products that would be banned under the proposed federal regulations. #moleg #mogov

new data from DoorDash??

In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

I received many requests for a SNAP map, here’s an interactive map of households receiving SNAP benefits (ACS 2023 5-Year). You can toggle categories on/off using the interactive legend. The data are mapped using a quantile distribution. slustl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Word. Aldi's has a deal to feed 10 for $40. The Target deal is 4 for $20. Not only is Aldi's better financially, it's not run by simpering ring-kissers. corporate.aldi.us/newsroom/new...

Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The trends show that STL City is entering a period of quiet but deep change. Among Black residents, more people are dying than babies born to Black mothers. When the 2024 death records are released, it is expected that the same will be true for White residents.

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Increasingly the difference between Democrats and Republicans in 2025 is that Democrats won't misgender you on the way to the showers. Allyship ✊🏻

Today this home caught fire. It’s one of the last original homes on this block and now it’s gone. A past owner became the first female undertaker for St. Louis City, especially meaningful as she was the first Black woman to own an undertaking business in the city.

I've meaning to transfer my playlists off of Spotify for a while, and the ICE ads finally gave me the nudge I needed.

The way Darby Allin bounced off the commentary table!!!! #AEWWrestleDream

Seeing this live was wild…

We in here #aewwrestledream

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts. We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

I leave a proud legacy behind me

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics. More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

If you need my thoughts on Musicians created by AI… No. Just no.

Opting out of having your copyrighted material used in Sora isn’t how copyright works.

Your life isn’t over and you aren’t a failure because things you expected to happen for you already HAVEN’T. The reality is when it finally happens, you’ll be better prepared to navigate/deal with it than if it had when you initially expected it. You’ll only fight the dragon on a much higher level

JFC