This whole spectacle, even if there had not been an attempted shooting, was a vivid indictment of elite media. Clueless, out of touch, amoral and soulless.

For decades, Carleton College in Minnesota has had a place where students and others, at nearly any hour, will find a pantry stocked with the ingredients for making chocolate-chip cookies. nyti.ms/4mLM9wh

Less than a month before it was due to close, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced that it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open.

Journalists at ProPublica, one of the largest nonprofit newsrooms in the U.S., walked off the job on Wednesday after more than two years of negotiations that failed to yield a deal for a union contract. The core disagreements were over wage increases, layoff protections and the use of A.I.

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Today is the deadline to apply for the Visuals Editor opening at @propublica.org. This is a vital role in our newsroom, requiring someone who can move between high-level art direction and precise photo editing across multiple desks. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Chris Graville is a judge. He’s also a prosecutor and a city attorney—and he’s making a lot of money advising the St. Louis Police Board of Commissioners.

Moxie Media says the former St. Louis mayor owes it $98,000, with interest.

I've always been influenced by the work of Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. To my surprise, and frankly delight, two were side-by-side at the Sheldon Museum of Art today in Lincoln, Neb.

According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.

If this surprises you then you haven’t been paying attention to the past 20 years. This isn’t about the demise of perceived left or right leaning news outlets. It’s about a perceived 1A right that doesn’t exist. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most...

33rd Annual Pet Parade in Soulard. #mardigras

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

“Across Mr. Trump’s administration, racist images and slogans have become common on official sites. The White House, Labor Department and Homeland Security Department have all promoted social media posts that echo white supremacist messaging.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society

90 apts were promised. Only 30 were delivered. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?

Time has pretty much run out on Anselm Kiefer's 'Becoming the Sea' at the St. Louis Art Museum, which closes Sunday. A couple dapper visitors looked over the sculpture hall last night. This one has been a treat.

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. 📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Social media CAN be magic. It just performed a good service as the community helped to find a lost dog. Have a good week all!

Twitter crashed. The day is looking up.

This morning's suggestion.

St. Louis water costs are soaring, rates not keeping up, officials say www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... via @ahuguelet

Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.” They haven’t.

Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according those with knowledge of their decision. nyti.ms/4qUl36Z

How one man fed St. Louis from a street corner after the tornado, via Liz Rymarev www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

@charlotteclymer.bsky.social is spot on: “It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of a “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers.”

When newsroom leadership is tied into ppl of power, coverage is tainted. I’ve seen this firsthand at local media in my old newsrooms. Maybe it starts w/ an editor cutting a line from a story or saying “x isn’t newsworthy enough.” That thinking quickly becomes embedded. Death by a thousand cuts

CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls 60 Minutes story Weiss said investigation had to include comments from Trump administration 60M's ⁦‪Sharyn Alfonsi‬⁩ said multiple US agencies refused to comment - and this lets WH veto coverage My NPR story www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...

This is about 1/4 of the line at the STL County building for tax payments. Got in line online, given a 2 hour wait, then texted to window 18 to pay, finding another huge line. Workers say it's a temporary glitch but there's paper on the wall indicating it's not new.

2025: 1/3 of a Year in Pictures After exiting daily journalism in April after 38 years at 4 newspapers, this year's installment of 'A Year in Pictures' is a bit stunted, mixing news photos with those later found on the road. www.kodacohen.com/14089033-202...

If you walked into the voting booth and put a fucking check mark next to "Donald J. Trump" for President, you cannot fucking say "I didn't vote for this". YES YOU DID. You checked the box, you posted the memes, you owned the libs, and now we are all being rewarded for your hatred and racism. Thanks.

Messenger: Missouri man goes to Congress to fight deportation of his Irish wife: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

You read the news in the morning & you know that we live in an age of terrorism. By individuals, by groups, & perhaps especially by states. Damn them all.

Don't want to be hyperbolic and say every single legal turn on this is important, but this one imho is really big. If Hanaway and SOS Hoskins lose an inevitable lawsuit and the new map has been frozen since Tuesday, then the new lines are probably dead in 2026.

“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

President Trump was not invited the memorial service for Dick Cheney on Thursday, and Vice President JD Vance was also not in attendance. Cheney, a once-powerful Republican, turned on Trump last year by announcing he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

A Tennessee judge has temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis — siding with state and local lawmakers who argued Gov. Bill Lee had overstepped his constitutional authority in sending troops to the city.

Please reinstate Sarah Kendzior immediately. There was no reason to suspend her account. @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team

I've been told we only turn 60 once...therefore we journeyed to #Japan. More photos in the link below the post.

Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is

Schumer responded on the Senate floor today:“For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to get out of having to pay SNAP benefits for hungry kids is pathological levels of vindictiveness. This crisis is in the administration’s hands. It’s all them, not anyone else.” C-SPAN

"The situation has no parallel in American history" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Anyone got a tile installer in STL? Thanks.

No pix because I was driving but here's some background on the eye-catching billboards.

All vaxxed up with no questions axxed!