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Charles P
@stllegend.me
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I am large, I contain multitudes.

Early 40’s #stlmade MarTech Pro who’s into beatmaking and combat sports.

stllegendmusic.com for music and creative things

These are just my opinions, not representative of employers or affiliations past or present.
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Charles P @stllegend.me · Nov 14
Oh hi!

I see I'm getting an influx of new followers from the Starter Packs so let me introduce myself if you didn't follow me on Twitter/X (bka Stllegend)

I usually focus #stl stuff but it's not out the realm I chat randomly about the state of the world, pro wrestling, music, plus buses and trains
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
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...
Zuckerberg: The AI Slop Will Continue Until Morale Improves
"I think we’re going to add a whole new category of content, which is AI generated."
www.404media.co
October 31, 2024 at 5:47 PM
stllegend.me
Also out to those servant leaders in the community. You know them when you see them
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
stllegend.me
Shoutout to those folks who are failing upwards…

Y’all are the real heroes 🙃
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
stllegend.me
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.
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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dennycarter.bsky.social
Jamelle was cooking.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
If they win, Democrats will have to use their newfound authority to rethink, even dismantle, agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. They may need to walk back the Bush-era decision to consolidate those agencies and others under a single department, given the wild abuses perpetrated under this administration and its predecessors. It will need to give serious thought to major political and social reform, including D.C. statehood, a federal ban on partisan gerrymandering, a new voting rights act and federal protections for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy, including the rights of gender and sexual minorities. Democrats will also need to embrace the legislature’s constitutional authority to structure the executive branch and the judiciary, up to and including Supreme Court reform. If they win next year, Democrats will need to treat the next Congress not as a return to the status quo ante but as the beginning of a new era in which the principal task is to roll back the president’s effort to create and consolidate a personalist dictatorship. They’ll need to fortify the American political system against future attempts to play dictator and lay out a project of genuine democratic renewal. None of this is possible without a willingness to use power rather than just hold it. What we’ve seen this week is that there are still too many Democrats whose instinct is to retreat to normalcy rather than face the conflict at hand.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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ericklinenberg.bsky.social
The great sociologist Kai Erikson has died at 94. Kai is known for his pioneering research on the impact of disasters on communities. His book, *Everything in its Path,* remains a landmark contribution to social science and a model to all of us who work to understand the human costs of crises. RIP
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social
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)
screen grab of Sun Sport artilce about IOC ban for trans women including a picture of Cisgender Boxer Imame Khelife
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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missouriindependent.com
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
Missouri hemp businesses fear new federal THC limits will destroy the industry • Missouri Independent
Thousands of Missouri food establishments and stores would be impacted by federal THC limit on hemp products.
missouriindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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justinthewise.bsky.social
new data from DoorDash??
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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edroso.bsky.social
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
Sarah Kendzior • 4m I've been suspended from BlueSky. I don't know why. I wasn't online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explanation. It seems there's a crackdown. If you enjoy my work and want to make sure you can access it, subscribe! It's free - I would never paywall in times of peril — and voluntary paying subscribers keep it going. It would be great to have your support at this time. Thanks!
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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ybytata.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...
Interactive Legend
slustl.maps.arcgis.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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ironspike.bsky.social
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...
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
The Telegraph Headline: New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats Subhed: The discovery of a ‘furin cleavage site’ suggests the mutation which helps the virus adapt to humans is naturally occurring
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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ybytata.bsky.social
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.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
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.
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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rainofterra.gay
Increasingly the difference between Democrats and Republicans in 2025 is that Democrats won't misgender you on the way to the showers. Allyship ✊🏻
May 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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hyperhouse.bsky.social
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.
A photo of an old boarded up St. Louis home Woman Is Named City Undertaker /St., Louis, Mo., Apr.—(ANP)-Virs. Pinkic L. Toney, who conducts an undertaking establishment at 3129 Lucas Avenue, became city undertaker last Saturday, through an appointment made by Willlzm V. Dover. who was elected: Coroner of St. Louis on the Republican ticket in a recent city clection. Mrs. Toney, a nailve of Humboldi. Tenn.: is recorded as being the first woman lo have such oflicial distine-tion. A newspaper clipping with a photo of Mrs. Toney
October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
I've meaning to transfer my playlists off of Spotify for a while, and the ICE ads finally gave me the nudge I needed.
October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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fightful.com
The way Darby Allin bounced off the commentary table!!!!

#AEWWrestleDream
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
stllegend.me
Seeing this live was wild…
fightful.com Fightful Wrestling @fightful.com · 28d
The way Darby Allin bounced off the commentary table!!!!

#AEWWrestleDream
October 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
stllegend.me
We in here #aewwrestledream
Wrestledream at Chafietz arena in St. Louis, MO
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
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/...
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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hangmanpage.bsky.social
fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:

help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/

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HBO Max | Feedback
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October 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
Oct. 15, 2025 PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION STATEMENT Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution. The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all. PPA
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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catieosaurus.bsky.social
I leave a proud legacy behind me
stockroom.bsky.social The Stockroom @stockroom.bsky.social · Oct 9
We learned the term "praise kink" from @catieosaurus.bsky.social , and it's not restricted to any one gender; no matter your partner's gender, the occasional "good job" will do wonders in bed or the dungeon.  

 https://f.mtr.cool/rfxzjsffkh
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM