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X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk’s purported support for free expression is nothing more than a “snake-oil salesman’s marketing scheme,” writes Freedom of the Press Foundation Executive Director Trevor Timm in The Guardian.

The most recent example of Musk’s hypocrisy on free speech was X’s brief suspension of several left-leaning journalists and commentators. That incident followed Musk’s frivolous lawsuit against Media Matters in November and a long line of other anti-speech antics. Musk “uses his power to retaliate against his critics more than anyone this side of Donald Trump,” Timm wrote. He’s also gutted X’s legal department and made its rules and procedures “opaque and arbitrary.” It doesn’t have to be this way, though:

Imagine Musk’s professed love for free speech wasn’t entirely fake. As the wealthiest person in the world, he could have huge leverage. He could create a transparent, robust appeals process for [X users] who allegedly break the rules and get suspended. He could employ a huge legal team to fight any and every government order for censorship around the world, while protecting the anonymity of his users against those who sue.

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To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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SPRINGFIELD - As the Iowa caucuses draw closer each election season, there’s usually lots of talk about caucuses and primaries - but what exactly are they, and what’s the difference between them? CJ Nasello, host of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com , recently sat down to clarify these terms for viewers and voters ahead of the 2024 election. “Caucus season and all that starts today,” Nasello said. “It kind of amazes me, because some of us - I’m not picking on you - just don’t know what the difference is. So what’s the difference between a primary and a caucus?” According to usa.gov , primaries and caucuses use different methods to accomplish the same goal - help states and political parties choose their presidential nominees. In a presidential primary, voters cast secret ballots to anonymously vote for their preferred candidate. Those votes are then taken into account by the state they were cast in before the state

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I want to try to discuss with you today some of the issues surrounding that struggle that is taking place not only in our nation but all over the world. Victor Hugo said on one occasion that there is no…

ALTON - Rosetta Brown, the Alton Branch NAACP First Vice President and Alton Alderwoman had a great way to sum up the Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Greater St. James Baptist Church: "It was incredible." While it was zero degrees outside with a wind chill 20 to 30 degrees below zero, the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive and well in the confines of the Greater St. Baptist Church. People of all ages were present - from very young to even a person in her 90s. The energy of Dr. King appeared present during the Alton ceremony from every speaker and participant. One speaker and participant seemed to naturally flow from one to the next and the beauty was the ceremony encompassed participation from all age levels. Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, said he was glad everyone gathered on Sunday to honor Dr. King despite the incredibly frigid conditions outside. Inside the Alton church on Sunday, he said it was a grea

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Lynn is the last remaining guy playoff participant from the 2011 World Series champions, the last Cardinals team to win the title. A rookie in 2011, Lynn also played on the 2013 team that won the pennant (and lost to…

ST. LOUIS -- Pockets of light snow and flurries are likely to overspread the region late this afternoon into this evening. The snow will be in and out quickly, only lasting a couple hours in any one location. Because of the bitter temperatures and time of day, what falls will stick and slick roads may [...]

WOOD RIVER - A man who made every Valentine’s Day and other occasion special for more than four decades has died. Jeffrey McElroy, owner of Jeffrey’s Flowers By Design in Wood River, left a lasting impact on the region. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced for the Wood River businessman. Kristen Burns, a marketing consultant for the City Of Wood River, said Jeffrey was the one who always handled flower arrangements for her kids during homecomings, proms and almost any family event. “He was a great guy,” she said. “I adored working with him. I never saw him when he didn’t have a smile on his face. "His work was always beautiful. He could make a bunch of daisies look beautiful. It was always so nice to see such a friendly face and such a sweet man. It is a huge loss for the community.” Wood River Mayor Tom Stalcup said Jeffrey was a friend of his family and Wood River in general for many years. “He was a great asset to the

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Lenny Kravitz recently commented that he feels “blessed” by his daughter Zoë Kravitz’s engagement to actor Channing Tatum. And while there’s no word on when they plan to actually tie the knot, Kravitz…

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ALTON - A burst pipe at Bluff City Grill called for an emergency response on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Alton Fire Department responded around 2:30 p.m. at Bluff City Grill, located at 424 E. Broadway in Alton. The restaurant was closed at the time of the break. With a high of only ten degrees on Monday, burst pipes are a common concern in the Metro East. Temperatures are not expected to rise above 15 degrees Fahrenheit until Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, before dropping back down to single digits on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The pipes at Greater St. James Baptist Church, the host of Sunday's Martin Luther King Ceremony also had a similar problem, the pastor reported at the beginning of the event. To avoid freezing and bursting pipes, keep your home above 55 degrees Fahrenheit if possible. Drip cold water in the faucets that are farthest from the main water valve. Open your cupboards to keep the pipes warmer. Open your outside valves and spigots, and close inside valves. If your

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The eatery Southern (3108 Olive Street) has closed its doors after more than eight years in Midtown St. Louis. The fast-casual spot pioneered Nashville-style hot chicken in St. Louis, long before national chains like Gus' opened up in town. With rising star Rick Lewis as its opening chef, the place drew rave reviews and devoted fans, helping provide an alternative to diners thwarted by the long lines at Pappy's Smokehouse next door and quickly drawing lines of its own.