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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
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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

The Fleeting Utopia: Navigating The Euphoria Of New Digital Communities

2 years 6 months ago
Joining a new digital community can be an exhilarating and empowering experience. This has been observed on numerous occasions when people join new platforms such as Nostr, BlueSky, Farcaster, Post.news, Tribel, and many others, as well as older social media platforms such as blogs, Usenet, LiveJournal, Xanga, AOL, Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Initially, these […]
Mike Masnick