Brendan Pastor
@beingscotty.bsky.social
Dad to three dogs and some barely alive houseplants. St Louis #STL | Sustainability | Urbanism | YIMBY
My favorite feature of St Louis Lambert airport is the inexplicable translation of loudspeaker announcements into French, with exactly 0 flights arriving from France.
July 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My favorite feature of St Louis Lambert airport is the inexplicable translation of loudspeaker announcements into French, with exactly 0 flights arriving from France.
Reason #3695 why America and America’s cooks are the greatest creations on earth.
July 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reason #3695 why America and America’s cooks are the greatest creations on earth.
Account hacked, somehow. Apologies for the shitty spam messages.
July 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Account hacked, somehow. Apologies for the shitty spam messages.
Almost no other policy issue matters anymore since the Supreme Court will knock any democratic administration down, so yea, my only vote is for whomever chooses a fucking pitbull AG to prosecute everyone
Turning into a single issue voter for 2028, where the issue is which Democratic candidate will vow to nominate the most rabidly partisan, vengeful and hate-filled AG you can possibly imagine
July 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Almost no other policy issue matters anymore since the Supreme Court will knock any democratic administration down, so yea, my only vote is for whomever chooses a fucking pitbull AG to prosecute everyone
I shouldn’t be surprised but here I am, another GOP administration, with my jaw on the floor as I read the details of the proposed bill www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I shouldn’t be surprised but here I am, another GOP administration, with my jaw on the floor as I read the details of the proposed bill www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is what the Paper of Record™ chose to publish for the 10th anniversary of Obergefell
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June 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is what the Paper of Record™ chose to publish for the 10th anniversary of Obergefell
archive.ph/AqDLU
archive.ph/AqDLU
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It's actually really easy to compare STL to a growing city like Nashville. Both have vibrant bar and music culture, arts, universities, lower cost of living, four seasons, public infrastructure & transit, and regional job centers. Why does one grow while the other shrinks?
‘We are in trouble.’ St. Louis region’s slowing population growth spurs call for action
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the St. Louis region’s top planning group, is being urged to take the lead on addressing population growth.
www.stltoday.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's actually really easy to compare STL to a growing city like Nashville. Both have vibrant bar and music culture, arts, universities, lower cost of living, four seasons, public infrastructure & transit, and regional job centers. Why does one grow while the other shrinks?
Good. Now let's get 10 more by the end of the decade. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Exclusive | New York to Build One of First U.S. Nuclear-Power Plants in Generation
Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed the state’s public electric utility to add at least 1 gigawatt of new nuclear-power production.
www.wsj.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good. Now let's get 10 more by the end of the decade. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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A lot of my friends, family, colleagues don’t understand why I’m so optimistic about this situation.
When the hammer falls, those prepared to fight for this country will outnumber these assholes a few thousand to one, minimum. We’re going to crush them like bugs.
When the hammer falls, those prepared to fight for this country will outnumber these assholes a few thousand to one, minimum. We’re going to crush them like bugs.
there are a lot of good people in this country
we will win
we will win
June 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A lot of my friends, family, colleagues don’t understand why I’m so optimistic about this situation.
When the hammer falls, those prepared to fight for this country will outnumber these assholes a few thousand to one, minimum. We’re going to crush them like bugs.
When the hammer falls, those prepared to fight for this country will outnumber these assholes a few thousand to one, minimum. We’re going to crush them like bugs.
June 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
It’s actually relatively easy & fast to become a journeyman in the electrical union. Problem is availability of work: if there are no jobs, you sit on unemployment for months until the list clears.
Know what solves this problem? Abundance 😎
Know what solves this problem? Abundance 😎
It's telling that most of the trades that draw high wages are the ones that have very restrictive pipelines for licensing. You can't just take a training course and start working as an electrician, it's years and years of training and apprenticeships before you can make real money
This is a lesson for those trying to to flood people into the trades via tech schools. Plumbers won't get paid much if too many graduate!
June 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s actually relatively easy & fast to become a journeyman in the electrical union. Problem is availability of work: if there are no jobs, you sit on unemployment for months until the list clears.
Know what solves this problem? Abundance 😎
Know what solves this problem? Abundance 😎
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the amount of hate mail I got for this piece shocked me. drivers just fucking love killing pedestrians and they do not ever want to feel bad about it for even a second www.motor1.com/features/713...
Cars Kill Pedestrians at an Alarming Rate. We Must Fix It
With 7,500 pedestrian fatalities in America every year, we must consider the safety of people outside our cars with the same attention we give to occupants.
www.motor1.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
the amount of hate mail I got for this piece shocked me. drivers just fucking love killing pedestrians and they do not ever want to feel bad about it for even a second www.motor1.com/features/713...
One of my favorite content creators @potatomcwhiskey.bsky.social opens up about depression, the truly unhinged cruelty and negativity in the gaming community, and surprisingly, housing reform. Thank you for sharing your heart, stay strong! youtu.be/Ro3yVfE-oxQ?...
Channel Update - Why I haven't Played Civilization 7 in 44 days
YouTube video by PotatoMcWhiskey
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June 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
One of my favorite content creators @potatomcwhiskey.bsky.social opens up about depression, the truly unhinged cruelty and negativity in the gaming community, and surprisingly, housing reform. Thank you for sharing your heart, stay strong! youtu.be/Ro3yVfE-oxQ?...
But… that’s the point. That’s why he did it. He’s a eugenicist at heart and he does not care about sustaining lives of those he sees as inferior.
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
But… that’s the point. That’s why he did it. He’s a eugenicist at heart and he does not care about sustaining lives of those he sees as inferior.
The knee jerk reaction is to say these companies will immediately start fucking the environment again but the reality is they’ve already sunk enormous capex into reducing emissions and pollutants, and are subject to activist shareholder pressures that will keep them focused on long term decarb plans
The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the U.S., according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times.
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The knee jerk reaction is to say these companies will immediately start fucking the environment again but the reality is they’ve already sunk enormous capex into reducing emissions and pollutants, and are subject to activist shareholder pressures that will keep them focused on long term decarb plans
This is a great thread and perfectly summarizes why voters continue to reward republicans despite seeing their material conditions deteriorate under their leadership!
The political theory behind IRA was roughly as follows: We have lost control of the information landscape and can no longer win rhetorical or purely political battles; however, if we make substantive policy progress that directly touches voters' lives, they will notice and reward us.
May 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is a great thread and perfectly summarizes why voters continue to reward republicans despite seeing their material conditions deteriorate under their leadership!
Screwing over the gays and people of color for the confederate flag crowd, only to realize that crowd never shops at Target anyway. Brilliant corporate strategy guys.
Target is battling a fast-changing trade policy. But it’s also become a focus for angst over corporate rollbacks of diversity efforts.
The retail chain’s net sales slumped 2.8 percent to $23.8 billion in the first quarter, with foot traffic and sales declining, the company said.
The retail chain’s net sales slumped 2.8 percent to $23.8 billion in the first quarter, with foot traffic and sales declining, the company said.
Target sees tariffs and backlash over DEI changes hitting its bottom line
Target now expects a “low single-digit [percentage] decline” in sales for the fiscal year; it previously forecast 1 percent growth.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Screwing over the gays and people of color for the confederate flag crowd, only to realize that crowd never shops at Target anyway. Brilliant corporate strategy guys.
In the context of human history, there is no better time to be alive. In the context of popular American music, I really came of age during troubling times...
May 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In the context of human history, there is no better time to be alive. In the context of popular American music, I really came of age during troubling times...
A good start, but targeting douchebags on ATVs is easy. We need to see enforcement of basic driving laws like, idk, stopping at red lights and stop signs?!
Mayor Cara Spencer is vowing a bigger crackdown on reckless driving in St. Louis even as police put ATVs and "slide shows" on notice. Story by @ryankrull.bsky.social for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/mayor-s...
Spencer Promises Bigger Crackdown On Reckless Driving In St. Louis | St. Louis Magazine
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer says she has a message for anyone driving recklessly on city streets. “We’re coming from them,” she says.
www.stlmag.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A good start, but targeting douchebags on ATVs is easy. We need to see enforcement of basic driving laws like, idk, stopping at red lights and stop signs?!
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Dear god let this man cook.
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dear god let this man cook.
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Nothing to be scared of here in political terms. One of the least popular presidents is now even less popular than he was in his first term. People need to come out from under rocks.
April 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Nothing to be scared of here in political terms. One of the least popular presidents is now even less popular than he was in his first term. People need to come out from under rocks.
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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
April 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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