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Cholera in the City

1 year 7 months ago
In the mid-1800s, St. Louis was notoriously filthy, but nowhere more so than the riverfront. On the riverfront it wasn’t just St. Louis’s own dirt to worry about, but the dirt, disease, and sickness from dozens of other towns, brought along with the residents of every incoming steamboat. In 1849, some of them were carrying …
Brittany Krewson

Trump opposes Arizona’s abortion ban. So what about Texas?

1 year 7 months ago
Donald Trump says he's in favor of states deciding abortion policy for themselves. Unless, that is, they're getting a lot of damaging attention for it: Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Arizona went too far after the state’s high court issued a ruling outlawing abortion.... “Arizona is definitely going to change, everybody wants that ...continue reading "Trump opposes Arizona’s abortion ban. So what about Texas?"
Kevin Drum

Putin Orders Russian Tech Companies To Somehow Make Competitive Game Console In 3 Months

1 year 7 months ago
Back when Vladimir Putin launched his aggressive war on Ukraine, even before western government sanctions began rolling out, the video game industry started its own mini warfront on Russia. Companies began suspending sales in Russia entirely and otherwise disallowing Russian citizens to participate in global gaming culture. Groups like Itch.io began selling game bundles with […]
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