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Victim Pitted Against Victim in Funding Battle

1 year 3 months ago
A fund supporting terrorism victims has claimed Justice Department settlement money. If successful, an already-depleted fund that assists domestic violence and rape survivors could lose out.
Eloise Goldsmith

Maplewood History: More Ultra Rare Images from the Varilek Collection!!

1 year 3 months ago
More unbelievably rare images of early Maplewood come to light! Laura Varilek, a Sutton family descendant, sent more images by email a few days ago.  Regular readers of this blog may recall that some of the rarest images that I have ever uncovered came from Laura’s collection.  She’s sent eight more. I want to impress […]
Doug Houser

Pete Hegseth’s future may not be in an E-ring office after all

1 year 3 months ago
Looks like maybe the jig is up for Pete Hegseth, who possesses the unique combination of being both the biggest asshole and the most aggressively unqualified nominee in history to run the Defense Department: NEW: The nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense is in trouble, a senior Trump transition source told CNN. ...continue reading "Pete Hegseth’s future may not be in an E-ring office after all"
Kevin Drum

Jingle

1 year 3 months ago

JINGLE! will give St. Louis an extra dose of joy this holiday season. The spectacular, multisensory experience will completely transform O’Fallon’s CarShield Field with an immersive holiday light maze made […]

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Rachel Huffman

Debate over proposed Wash-U development in Clayton continues

1 year 3 months ago
Residents in Clayton who live next to Concordia Seminary are still fighting hard against a plan by Washington University to build a number of baseball and softball fields near their homes. Last week, the city’s board of aldermen discussed the plan for a second time, and neighbors again voiced their concerns.
Max Diekneite

Why Generative AI’s Lack Of Modularity Means It Can’t Be Meaningfully Open, Is Unreliable, And Is A Technological Dead End

1 year 3 months ago
One of the most important shifts in computing over the last few decades has been the increasing use of open source software on nearly every platform, from cloud computing to smartphones (well, I would say that). For the distributed development methodology pioneered by Linus Torvalds with Linux to work, modularity is key. It allows coders […]
Glyn Moody