Bill Z. Stephens 🏳️🌈
@bstingstl.bsky.social
•Former Alderman, St. Louis City.
•Former Chair, MO Dem LGBTQ Caucus.
•Former Secretary, St. Louis Young Dems.
•Constitutional Law/American Studies/Classical Studies.
•Humanist.
You being here means a great deal to me. 🏳️🌈🐝
•Former Chair, MO Dem LGBTQ Caucus.
•Former Secretary, St. Louis Young Dems.
•Constitutional Law/American Studies/Classical Studies.
•Humanist.
You being here means a great deal to me. 🏳️🌈🐝
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We Are St. Louis | A Campaign for the Missouri Historical Society
YouTube video by Missouri Historical Society
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One of my favorite videos about St. Louis. Fitting that it be formally (re?)released on her 261st birthday!
To all of the non-St. Louisans out there, give this video a watch. We are St. Louis — and I don't believe we've met!
youtu.be/p6pScnN9jmo?...
To all of the non-St. Louisans out there, give this video a watch. We are St. Louis — and I don't believe we've met!
youtu.be/p6pScnN9jmo?...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: modern politics and, by extension, political campaigns, are acts of class warfare.
more people should question how someone ends up in the position to run for president.
January 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: modern politics and, by extension, political campaigns, are acts of class warfare.
Not even home for a full twelve hours and we have a 3.5 magnitude earthquake 😵💫
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January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Not even home for a full twelve hours and we have a 3.5 magnitude earthquake 😵💫
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Almost back home to St. Louis! First time getting an @amtrak.com roomette and, let me tell you, this is absolutely the way to end a trip. Definitely my favorite way to travel by far. #TexasEagle #Forever21
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Almost back home to St. Louis! First time getting an @amtrak.com roomette and, let me tell you, this is absolutely the way to end a trip. Definitely my favorite way to travel by far. #TexasEagle #Forever21
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January 18, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I have the uncanny ability to find the guy with a doctorate, or perhaps some other advanced degree, at the bar. I then regale them with the tale of Pruitt-Igoe, Johnson's Great Society, the Housing Act of 1949, and more.
"Oh, you're a solicitor visiting from London? Well, let me tell you..." 😈
"Oh, you're a solicitor visiting from London? Well, let me tell you..." 😈
flirting with people so I can get them to read my work
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I have the uncanny ability to find the guy with a doctorate, or perhaps some other advanced degree, at the bar. I then regale them with the tale of Pruitt-Igoe, Johnson's Great Society, the Housing Act of 1949, and more.
"Oh, you're a solicitor visiting from London? Well, let me tell you..." 😈
"Oh, you're a solicitor visiting from London? Well, let me tell you..." 😈
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Messenger: He raised a fist and then ran away. That's the Josh Hawley way. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: He raised a fist and then ran away. That's the Josh Hawley way.
Twice in the past year, Missouri's senior senator has stood against Trump in defiance, and then backed down.
www.stltoday.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Messenger: He raised a fist and then ran away. That's the Josh Hawley way. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
At a Bear bar in Chicago, looking like a long-haired college professor in my red button-up with a thin sweater, cuffs and sleeves halfway up my forearms. No one would ever suspect that I hail from a once-prominent lumberjack family from Southern Missouri. Stolen valor! 😂
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 AM
At a Bear bar in Chicago, looking like a long-haired college professor in my red button-up with a thin sweater, cuffs and sleeves halfway up my forearms. No one would ever suspect that I hail from a once-prominent lumberjack family from Southern Missouri. Stolen valor! 😂
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January 18, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Today we visited the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, which had a phenomenal exhibition on the local LGBTQ+ Community.
I just so happened to have my Descovy pill with me. I took a photo of it in front of an ACT UP/Chicago flyer.
Neither Instagram nor BlueSky will let me post the photo.
I just so happened to have my Descovy pill with me. I took a photo of it in front of an ACT UP/Chicago flyer.
Neither Instagram nor BlueSky will let me post the photo.
January 18, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Today we visited the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, which had a phenomenal exhibition on the local LGBTQ+ Community.
I just so happened to have my Descovy pill with me. I took a photo of it in front of an ACT UP/Chicago flyer.
Neither Instagram nor BlueSky will let me post the photo.
I just so happened to have my Descovy pill with me. I took a photo of it in front of an ACT UP/Chicago flyer.
Neither Instagram nor BlueSky will let me post the photo.
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An ad just said “three decades ago in 1996” and I’m down for the count.
January 18, 2026 at 12:38 AM
An ad just said “three decades ago in 1996” and I’m down for the count.
'Hommage to Didion', or, 'Two Gay Men Awake Too Early in Chicago' (2026)
January 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
'Hommage to Didion', or, 'Two Gay Men Awake Too Early in Chicago' (2026)
Another gaslight, more like. I've always thought that we needed to frame universal healthcare as asserting our self-assigned superiority over Europe.
"What, we're just going to let THOSE EUROPEANS(🌩️) outdo AMERICA(🦅) on HEALTHCARE?"
Alas, we're hellbent on self-destruction. Très de la mode.
"What, we're just going to let THOSE EUROPEANS(🌩️) outdo AMERICA(🦅) on HEALTHCARE?"
Alas, we're hellbent on self-destruction. Très de la mode.
I’ve been told my whole life that in the US the trade-off for not having public healthcare is timelier and better care. But I need to see a rheumatologist - six months’ wait. A neurologist- same thing. Like what the fuck? Another broken promise.
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Another gaslight, more like. I've always thought that we needed to frame universal healthcare as asserting our self-assigned superiority over Europe.
"What, we're just going to let THOSE EUROPEANS(🌩️) outdo AMERICA(🦅) on HEALTHCARE?"
Alas, we're hellbent on self-destruction. Très de la mode.
"What, we're just going to let THOSE EUROPEANS(🌩️) outdo AMERICA(🦅) on HEALTHCARE?"
Alas, we're hellbent on self-destruction. Très de la mode.
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
We need this iteration (and these members) of the Democratic Party to fail just as much as the Republican Party. Schumer is the torchbearer of feigned opposition.
I want a Rebuilders of America Party, composed of those who will actually have to someday rebuild the nation that Schumer, et al. broke.
I want a Rebuilders of America Party, composed of those who will actually have to someday rebuild the nation that Schumer, et al. broke.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We need this iteration (and these members) of the Democratic Party to fail just as much as the Republican Party. Schumer is the torchbearer of feigned opposition.
I want a Rebuilders of America Party, composed of those who will actually have to someday rebuild the nation that Schumer, et al. broke.
I want a Rebuilders of America Party, composed of those who will actually have to someday rebuild the nation that Schumer, et al. broke.
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Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something."
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
January 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something."
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
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Everything they do is for Content. It’s all TV to them. They’re playing characters in a show and they think the coolest characters are the villains
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Everything they do is for Content. It’s all TV to them. They’re playing characters in a show and they think the coolest characters are the villains
While I won't contest Steve's points (mostly because I don't care), I would point out that when sundials were introduced in antiquity, the elderly likewise complained. "I need only my stomach to tell me when to eat" 🙄
Fast forward 2000 years and enter: Steve Herman.
Fast forward 2000 years and enter: Steve Herman.
It's 2026.
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
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Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
While I won't contest Steve's points (mostly because I don't care), I would point out that when sundials were introduced in antiquity, the elderly likewise complained. "I need only my stomach to tell me when to eat" 🙄
Fast forward 2000 years and enter: Steve Herman.
Fast forward 2000 years and enter: Steve Herman.
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🇺🇸 🇻🇪 L'armée américaine est à l'origine d'une série de frappes menées tôt samedi contre la capitale vénézuélienne Caracas, selon CBS News et Fox News. Le Venezuela a dénoncé une "très grave agression militaire" après les explosions qui ont secoué la capitale.
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🇺🇸 🇻🇪 L'armée américaine est à l'origine d'une série de frappes menées tôt samedi contre la capitale vénézuélienne Caracas, selon CBS News et Fox News. Le Venezuela a dénoncé une "très grave agression militaire" après les explosions qui ont secoué la capitale.
Someday we'll have the opportunity and duty to rebuild this broken nation. Everything that we do as individuals and as Americans must prepare us for the day that bitter but necessary work begins.
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Someday we'll have the opportunity and duty to rebuild this broken nation. Everything that we do as individuals and as Americans must prepare us for the day that bitter but necessary work begins.
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please be critical of even your favorite politicians. democracy can only function if we are constantly demanding better.
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
please be critical of even your favorite politicians. democracy can only function if we are constantly demanding better.
See you in 2027!
January 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
See you in 2027!
2026 better be boring as hell, I swear to God.
January 1, 2026 at 6:08 AM
2026 better be boring as hell, I swear to God.
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
Nothing says 'Merry Christmas!' like 65°F and bombing another nation. Just like Jesus would've wanted, I'm sure.
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nothing says 'Merry Christmas!' like 65°F and bombing another nation. Just like Jesus would've wanted, I'm sure.
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Merry Christmas!
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Merry Christmas!
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.
The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.