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Instagram has a pedophile problem

2 years 6 months ago
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Instagram "helps connect and promote" a huge network of pedophile sites: Pedophiles have long used the internet, but unlike the forums and file-transfer services that cater to people who have interest in illicit content, Instagram doesn’t merely host these activities. Its algorithms promote them. Instagram connects pedophiles and ...continue reading "Instagram has a pedophile problem"
Kevin Drum

Update: Missing Holiday Shores Boy Found Safe and Sound

2 years 6 months ago
HOLIDAY SHORES - Update: The missing Holiday Shores juvenile has been found safe and sound as of 7 p.m. Wednesday. Below is the previous story: The Madison County Sheriff's Office has released information about a missing Holiday Shores juvenile/runaway. The boy - Cannon Miller - age 12, is 5-foot-11 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. He has a buzz cut with blond hair and hazel/green eyes. The sheriff's office said Miller was reported as a missing/runaway to the Sheriff’s Office on the morning of June 7, 2023. Miller provided a note that he intended on running away from his residence off of High Point Drive, Edwardsville, in the Holliday Shores Subdivision. "He was observed on video surveillance leaving the residence alone wearing a red “Adidas “logo t-shirt, dark blue or black shorts and red shoes w/ blue yellow accents at about 7:03 a.m.," the sheriff's office said. "The image of Miller and associated clothing has been provided in this release. If anyone

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Bubba Wallace wins fans during Enjoy Illinois 300 weekend

2 years 6 months ago
Before Bubba Wallace competed in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, he spent a hot Friday afternoon with McDonald’s uber-entrepreneur Jimmy Williams and members of the East St. Louis community Wallace is honored to represent…
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Henry's Ra66it Ranch is Hopping

2 years 6 months ago
STAUNTON - With Edwardsville’s Route 66 Festival coming this Saturday, Rich Henry encourages visitors to travel down the route to Henry’s Ra66it Ranch in Staunton. The Ranch is a Route 66 visitor’s center as well as a rabbit rescue. The Ranch welcomes visitors from all over the world who want to experience Route 66. Many people who make the classic Americana road trip from Chicago to California will stop at the Ranch to learn more about its history. “It’s not about making money. It’s about making friends,” Henry said. After traveling on Route 66 to California, Henry built a storage building at the edge of his property along Route 66 in 1994. The building was stylized to look like a 1940s gas station. Soon, people began stopping by to see the building and chat with Henry about his vintage cars and Route 66 knowledge. He was soon receiving visitors from around the world. Henry boasts that he’s met people from every major countr

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Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults

2 years 6 months ago
submitted by DarraignTheSane to stlouis
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https://www.ky3.com/2023/06/07/missouri-governor-parson-signs-legislation-regarding-transgender-children/

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/1168894

Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.

Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri healthcare providers won’t be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Most adults will still have access to transgender health care under the law, but Medicaid won’t cover it.

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