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Jefferson County Man Calls 911 from Beneath Collapsed Garage

2 years 6 months ago
This morning, firefighters in Jefferson County used airbags and other hydraulic tools to rescue a Cedar Hill man whose garage had collapsed on him. According to a Facebook post from the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District, emergency crews got a call around 10 a.m. about a person trapped in a collapsed building in a residential area. Upon arriving at the scene on Ruble Lane, firefighters found that multiple buildings had collapsed and that the man who had called 911 was trapped beneath a detached garage.
Ryan Krull

Possible Reasons Why YouTube Has Given Up Trying To Police 2020 Election Misinfo

2 years 6 months ago
Judging by the number of very angry press releases that landed in my inbox this past Friday, you’d think that YouTube had decided to personally burn down democracy. You see, that day the company announced an update to its approach to moderating election misinformation, effectively saying that it would no longer try to police most […]
Mike Masnick

Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council

2 years 6 months ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.” The 11-4 vote just after 5 a.m. [...]
R.J. RICO, Associated Press

Bill Hardwick (2023)

2 years 6 months ago
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, state Rep. Bill Hardwick talks about fallout from the 2023 legislative session and what next year may bring. Hardwick is an attorney who was first elected to the Missouri House in 2020. The Waynesville Republican represents a portion of Pulaski County, including Fort Leonard Wood.

America’s Most Exciting Emerging Arts District Is In... St Louis?

2 years 6 months ago
submitted by Darraign to stlouis
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2023/06/05/americas-most-exciting-emerging-arts-district-is-in-st-louis/?sh=233b312d311f

“Forbes Contributor” (read: blogger) says STL is the “most exciting emerging arts district”, then goes on to describe art & culture… that we’ve always historically had? 🤔

https://midwest.social/u/Darraign

Quote of the day: “He jerked them around for a year and a half.”

2 years 6 months ago
Bill Barr, hardly a woke lefty, says that Donald Trump is getting exactly what he deserves in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case: Bill Barr on the classified documents investigation: "This is not a case of the DOJ conducting a witch hunt...This would have gone nowhere had the president just returned the documents, but he jerked ...continue reading "Quote of the day: “He jerked them around for a year and a half.”"
Kevin Drum