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Andrew Arkills
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Really great adaptive reuse of a really high visibility property at the SE corner of Arsenal and Kingshighway across.
Great job everyone, no notes. 🙄
Picture of a Domino’s pizza sign newly placed on the marquee of a building being rehabbed at the SE corner of Arsenal and Kingshighway across from Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Was it on purpose? If not, you could have a catch and work on her throwing form.
A corner or a room with nearly every surface covered in blood. A caption reads “caption this with the 2nd to last text you sent.
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I’m sure this is fine and that every precaution is being taken to ensure that the security of the PEOC isn’t compromised, right?

Right?

This isn’t the behavior of an administration that:
a) cares, and
b) ever intends to leave.
Aerial view of the East Wing, pre-Trump Ballroom construction. Text which reads: “The East Wing of the White House in 1992 In September 2025, work began on a state ballroom expansion. During the construction, the East Wing is planned to be "modernized."[1] [2][3) Social and touring visitors to the White House usually enter through the East Wing. The East Wing was built on top of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, a secure emergency underground shelter for the president. 4) As part of a major renovation project, demolition of the east wing began in October 2025 to accommodate the addition of a new state ballroom. Visitors touring the White House entered through the wood-paneled lobby, where portraits of presidents and first ladies hung. They went through the Garden Room and along the East Colonnade, which had a view of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, past the theater to the Visitors' Foyer.”
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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This CA State Park is just north of Santa Cruz. We visited 3 summers ago. You can ride a steam engine train into downtown Santa Cruz and back.

www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=546
Screenshot of a map showing Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in relation to Santa Cruz, CA. Picture of redwood forest in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. Picture of redwood forest in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. Picture of redwood forest in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park.
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
andark.bsky.social
Just insane levels of prostration at the feet of a wannabe dictator, just for the sake of doing it!
As a result, the average consumer likely will not benefit from the Trump administration's deal, says Ameet Sarpatwari, an assistant professor of population medicine at Harvard Medical School who specializes in pharmaceutical policy. "I think it's more underwhelming than what the president is touting," he says. "I think it's more window dressing than the transformational sort of reforms that are needed to really provide relief to Americans struggling with high prices." Pfizer CEO Bourla also pledged to launch new drugs at the same price in the U.S. as in other developed countries, and to offer drugs to Medicaid at most-favored-nation pricing, drawing praise from the Trump administration officials for being the first CEO to strike a deal. "He really created a template for corporate responsibility, for putting public health ahead of his individual interests," said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They'll be available through a website operated by the federal government called TrumpRx.gov. He said similar deals with other drugmakers are in the works. The new website is part of a broader initiative the administration says is aimed at bringing prices paid by Americans, including Medicaid patients, more in line with those paid in other developed countries. The idea is sometimes called most-favored-nation pricing. Under the deal, Pfizer agreed to charge the same price for new drugs in developed countries and the U.S.
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Fake image depicting a Halloween costume labeled ""CONSERVATIVE GUY SCARED OF CITIES" -Saw that thing on the news -Too many of "those" people there -Can't park Ford Super Duty -Not Scared, Bro
September 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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This at the end of my block, however, is indeed someone doing the Lord’s work.
Intersection of Alfred and Arsenal. Alfred is a one way street that terminates at Arsenal. Someone painted turn lanes going left and right to prevent people from blocking both turning options by straddling the middle, turning right from the left side, or left from the right side.
September 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
andark.bsky.social
Wow. There is steaming hot fresh garbage, and then there is whatever this trash is….
Lynn Schmidt: The tornado devastated Black neighborhoods. Where was BLM? Lynn Schmidt • Aug 17, 2025 There are many quotes about showing up, from the anonymously sourced "The world is run by those who show up" to Woody Allen's "90% of success is showing up" to Aaron Sorkin's "Decisions are made by those who show up." What all the quotes have in common is the conveyance of the importance of being present. And anyone who has faced a personal trial or tragedy knows that you remember who was there to help and support you, as well as knowing who didn't.
August 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
andark.bsky.social
It’s pretty great!
Photo of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
August 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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#STL peeps:
Boil water order in effect for some
of South City for at least the next 24 hours.
Map of south city boil order for June 19, 2025. Portions of the following neighborhoods included: The Hill, Southwest Gardens, Northampton. The City Water Division has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for portions of its service area due to low water pressure caused by a broken 20" water main. The neighborhoods affected area under the precautionary boil water advisory are: • The Hill • Southwest Garden • North Hampton The area is bounded by Hampton Ave. on the west, Interstate 44 on the north, Macklind Ave. and Brannon Ave. on the east, and Fyler Ave. on the south. The Water Division has not detected any contamination to the water supply and has issued the boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution. The boil water advisory is in effect until further notice. The Water Division will analyze water samples before determining when to lift the boil water advisory. Test results will be in 24 hours. Details can be found @ stlouis-mo.gov/ and https://www.stlwater.com.
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
andark.bsky.social
Yelp thinks that the only important part of Kansas City is in Kansas.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

While there is a Kansas City, Kansas; the much larger and more well-known Kansas City is in Missouri.
Google would have told them this.
A map of the US showing the top 10 BBQ cities. Kansas City is incorrectly placed in Kansas. While there is a Kansas City, Kansas, the much larger and more well-known Kansas City is in Missouri.
June 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
andark.bsky.social
It’s at the end of our block. I’ve never seen this many cop cars fly in over here. Literally taking up most of the grass area between Morgan Ford and Portis, Arsenal and Southwest Drive.
May 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
andark.bsky.social
Westminster Presbyterian has no roof now.
Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Westminster Presbyterian after the tornado. Gabled roof has been peeled off. Satellite picture of Westminster Presbyterian.
May 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Walking down Union.
Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Kingsbury Place looking west from Union. Tornado damage in St. Louis.
May 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
andark.bsky.social
My wife was at a medical building on Delmar between Debaliviere and Union for work.
She had to walk down to Forest Park so I could pick her up. Absolute carnage.
Delmar:
Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis. Tornado damage in St. Louis.
May 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
andark.bsky.social
This next generation is going to be incapable of tying their shoes without consulting ChatGPT first. 😔
Tweet text: Steve McG... & @sfmcgui... • May 13 An NYU professor Al-proofed his assignments. The students complained they were too hard and that "he was interfering with their 'learning styles." Image with text: THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Earlier this semester, an NYU professor told me how he had Al-proofed his assignments, only to have the students complain that the work was too hard. When he told them those were standard assignments, just worded so current Al would fail to answer them, they said he was interfering with their "learning styles." A student asked for an extension, on the grounds that ChatGPT was down the day the assignment was due. Another said, about work on a problem set, "You're asking me to go from point A to point B, why wouldn't I use a car to get there?" And another, when asked about their largely Al-written work, replied, "Everyone is doing it." Those are stories from a 15-minute conversation with a single professor.
May 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
andark.bsky.social
Taps chart for the 500th time.
Chart showing that Gen X has statistically higher levels of lead exposure compared to those older and younger.
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
andark.bsky.social
I thought this was just about grocery prices? 🤔🧐
www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Orange juice/32 oz. Chicken breast/1b Bacon/lb O chicken eggs/dozen Fresh ground beef/lb Bread/loaf Grocery product prices and trends Product Price trend Latest price average (change since a year ago) $6.47 (+$2.63) $5.75 (+$.30) $6.09 (+$.57) $4.94 (+$.42) $4.62 (+$.31) $3.06 (+$.06) nbcnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
andark.bsky.social
Yeah, for example if you fly American, you’re going to go through Charlotte, DFW, LAX, etc. unless your final destination is one of those places.
Southwest’s route map looks more like a spider web.
American Airlines route map. Southwest Airlines route map
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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212 pieces!!!
Picture of a Lego brick Aldi semi truck.
February 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
andark.bsky.social
Very normal things that happen in a functioning democracy.
The board is planning to fight Trump's order, three of those people told The Washington Post. In an emergency meeting Thursday, the board retained outside counsel and gave instructions to sue the White House if the president were to remove members of the board or attempt to alter the agency's independent status. Trump's order to place the Commerce Department in charge of the Postal Service would probably violate federal law, according to postal experts. Another executive order earlier this week instructed independent agencies to align more closely with the White House, though that order is likely to prompt court challenges and the Postal Service by law is generally exempt from executive orders. Members of the Postal Service's bipartisan board are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
February 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
andark.bsky.social
These guys working for free, or is Elon projecting with the “waste, fraud, and abuse” bullshit again and awarding himself a no-bid contract?
Photo shows a SpaceX vehicle which exploded after launch, raining down as lots of little fiery pieces.
February 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
andark.bsky.social
I’m nothing if not petty AF 😂
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February 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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*taps lead exposure by birth year chart again*
(mathewhauer.com/publication/...)
Charts showing levels of lead exposure along various dimensions, including: birth year, percent of total population by year, age distribution and total population.
February 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Donald Trump campaigned, in part, on returning political power to American Christians. "If I get in, you're going to be using that power at a level that you've never used before, " Trump promised a room full of religious news broadcasters in February 2024. "With your help and God's grace, the great revival of America begins on November 5." At different campaign events, he vowed both that Christian leaders would have a line "directly into the Oval Office and me" and that he would create a federal task force to "stop the weaponization of our government against Christians." Now, not even three weeks into his new term, he has begun down quite the opposite path. Among the Trump administration's first efforts were orders that delivered a stunning blow to humanitarian organizations, including the suspension of foreign aid pending review, the halting of refugee-resettlement programs, the dismantling of USAID, and the freezing of all federal grants that normally flow to nonprofit organizations such as Catholic Charities USA, the official domestic relief agency of the Catholic Church. Catholic Charities represents a network of 168 local groups nationwide oftering disaster assistance, meals, and housing for people in need, and refugee services and programs for migrants. According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the freeze was part of a broader effort to root out "wokeness," though it's difficult to match that descriptor to this particular organization. In fact, the tendency of humankind to be self-serving and deceitful is part of what makes me believe that Christianity is at its purest and most beautiful when it is counterintuitive and unwieldy—that is, when it is least amenable to human convenience. The command to love even those who aren't your kith and kin is an excellent example of just that. The command to serve the weakest and most outcast members of society is another. [Thus, the decision to love and serve the stranger, the refugee, and the foreigner with charity is a hallmark of the Christian faith, such that a government crackdown on this work seems to be a threat to Christian practice itself, or an attempt to reshape it into something else altogether.
February 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM