Srose
@sroses8.bsky.social
PGC -> STL
Housing wonk but generally easily delighted with new facts
Housing wonk but generally easily delighted with new facts
I lost my voice and now am forcing my coworkers to learn the ASL alphabet so I can communicate with them
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I lost my voice and now am forcing my coworkers to learn the ASL alphabet so I can communicate with them
sorry let me get this clear. It took two weeks for ANYONE from the state to come with *debris clean up* after a deadly tornado but 400 people protest and we get the full brigade?
“We respect, and will defend, the right to peacefully protest, but we will not tolerate violence or lawlessness in our state,” Gov. Mike Kehoe said.
With anti-Trump protests brewing, Missouri governor activates National Guard
“We respect, and will defend, the right to peacefully protest, but we will not tolerate violence or lawlessness in our state,” Gov. Mike Kehoe said.
www.stltoday.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
sorry let me get this clear. It took two weeks for ANYONE from the state to come with *debris clean up* after a deadly tornado but 400 people protest and we get the full brigade?
. @karisagh1989.bsky.social "Silence is consent"
May 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
. @karisagh1989.bsky.social "Silence is consent"
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He’s targeting Overdrive/Libby.
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is taking aim at a digital platform that lets Missourians download and read books on their smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Missouri secretary of state suspends e-book service over culture war concerns about minors
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is taking aim at a digital platform that lets Missourians download and read books on their smartphones, tablets and laptops.
www.stltoday.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
He’s targeting Overdrive/Libby.
this is absolutely wild. imagine saying "I am all for liberties but no speech but what I agree with." apnews.com/article/wash...
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and 'personal liberties'
The billionaire owner of The Washington Post is directing its opinion section to defend personal liberties and the free market in a shift that prompted the editor of that page to resign.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
this is absolutely wild. imagine saying "I am all for liberties but no speech but what I agree with." apnews.com/article/wash...
Post of STL Mayoral Candidate Forums:
(anyone know of any others?)
6th ward dems: fb.watch/xT7pQM0TnF/
Thomas Dunn/LWV (3rd ward): www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVA_...
Transportation forum pt 1: fb.watch/xT7h8pmrql/ Pt 2: fb.watch/xT7hTkJSng/
Upcoming:
(anyone know of any others?)
6th ward dems: fb.watch/xT7pQM0TnF/
Thomas Dunn/LWV (3rd ward): www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVA_...
Transportation forum pt 1: fb.watch/xT7h8pmrql/ Pt 2: fb.watch/xT7hTkJSng/
Upcoming:
February 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Post of STL Mayoral Candidate Forums:
(anyone know of any others?)
6th ward dems: fb.watch/xT7pQM0TnF/
Thomas Dunn/LWV (3rd ward): www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVA_...
Transportation forum pt 1: fb.watch/xT7h8pmrql/ Pt 2: fb.watch/xT7hTkJSng/
Upcoming:
(anyone know of any others?)
6th ward dems: fb.watch/xT7pQM0TnF/
Thomas Dunn/LWV (3rd ward): www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVA_...
Transportation forum pt 1: fb.watch/xT7h8pmrql/ Pt 2: fb.watch/xT7hTkJSng/
Upcoming:
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This video kicks ass: youtu.be/o2jzKo1RqWU?...
How Trying Became Cool Again
YouTube video by Nathan Zed
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This video kicks ass: youtu.be/o2jzKo1RqWU?...
Sometimes I wanna turn to the audience and dead pan "you seeing this too?"
February 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Sometimes I wanna turn to the audience and dead pan "you seeing this too?"
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
Warms my heart that the community I grew up in (BYM) is standing in their values
www.reuters.com/legal/quaker...
www.reuters.com/legal/quaker...
Quakers sue to keep US immigration agents out of houses of worship
Quaker groups sued on Monday to prevent U.S. immigration agents from carrying arrests and searches in houses of worship, after the Trump Administration rescinded guidance that protected churches and schools from his mass deportation campaign.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Warms my heart that the community I grew up in (BYM) is standing in their values
www.reuters.com/legal/quaker...
www.reuters.com/legal/quaker...
Anyone know whats up with this CID? Like whats the story here. @stlrainbow.bsky.social @gconnolly314.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Anyone know whats up with this CID? Like whats the story here. @stlrainbow.bsky.social @gconnolly314.bsky.social
www.stlouis-mo.gov does anyone know how long its been down?
www.stlouis-mo.gov
January 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
www.stlouis-mo.gov does anyone know how long its been down?
Nothing like returning to the DMV to remember that while it takes 15 min to get anywhere in STL city, it takes 30-45 min in most other cities
December 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Nothing like returning to the DMV to remember that while it takes 15 min to get anywhere in STL city, it takes 30-45 min in most other cities
In the last three days I’ve driven in: MO, IL, ID, OH, PA, WV, VA, MD, DE, and NY. Let me tell you, the drivers in some of these ARE objectively worse
December 24, 2024 at 6:53 PM
In the last three days I’ve driven in: MO, IL, ID, OH, PA, WV, VA, MD, DE, and NY. Let me tell you, the drivers in some of these ARE objectively worse
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People are more likely to believe a statement if it rhymes. I find this both devastating and adorable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme-a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme-a...
Rhyme-as-reason effect - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:53 PM
People are more likely to believe a statement if it rhymes. I find this both devastating and adorable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme-a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme-a...
Its wild to me that one can just get a sewing machine for 30 bucks. Like... This magic machine makes and fixes clothing!
December 5, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Its wild to me that one can just get a sewing machine for 30 bucks. Like... This magic machine makes and fixes clothing!
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“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”
Rebecca Solnit: When the Hero is the Problem
For an embodiment of the word singlehanded you might turn to the heroine of the recent movie Woman at War. It’s about an Icelandic eco-saboteur who blows up rural power lines and hides in scenic sp…
lithub.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”
Why did the update just ruin Apple’s Podcast app again. This is the second time! It’s taking so long to load it feels unusable!
November 30, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Why did the update just ruin Apple’s Podcast app again. This is the second time! It’s taking so long to load it feels unusable!
Do most folks have visceral memories of their parents hands and jewelry? or is this just very specific?
November 29, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Do most folks have visceral memories of their parents hands and jewelry? or is this just very specific?
In the last 8 years, I have stopped being a "poster" with "takes". In part because of the mediums (like twitter) just being worse but also from consciously stepping back (into group texts). Now I gotta decide if I come back or just swap my lurking to here
November 27, 2024 at 5:14 PM
In the last 8 years, I have stopped being a "poster" with "takes". In part because of the mediums (like twitter) just being worse but also from consciously stepping back (into group texts). Now I gotta decide if I come back or just swap my lurking to here
Because of a funny article about escalators, I, a non native of Wyoming, have been reading The Cowboy State Daily for nearly a year now. Here's a thread of some interesting articles
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Because of a funny article about escalators, I, a non native of Wyoming, have been reading The Cowboy State Daily for nearly a year now. Here's a thread of some interesting articles
How ought we go about shifting St. Louis twitter to Bluesky?
November 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
How ought we go about shifting St. Louis twitter to Bluesky?