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Why was there so little reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the election?

2 years 7 months ago
Daniel Friedman writes today about whether Twitter blew it by suppressing tweets about Hunter Biden prior to the election: [Steve] Bannon in October 2020 gave data from Hunter’s laptop to Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese mogul. Guo then oversaw an effort by his own subordinates to post that material, much which consisted of explicit material—like ...continue reading "Why was there so little reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the election?"
Kevin Drum

Groundbreaking Ceremony Announced for New Godfrey Firehouse Building

2 years 7 months ago
GODFREY - Gerard Fischer with the Godfrey Fire Protection District gave an update on the progress and groundbreaking ceremony for the new Godfrey firehouse and administrative building during the public comment portion of the Feb. 7 Godfrey Village Board meeting . The new firehouse and administrative building will be located at 3023 Godfrey Road in Godfrey. Fischer announced they’ll be hosting a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 16, and the public is invited to attend. “ want to just give you an update with what’s happened with the firehouse. I’m sure going up and down Godfrey Road, you’re seeing a lot of construction from Walmart all the way up to QuickTrip, so we’re joining the fun up here,” he said. “There’s stakes out there already, some pipes are out there and everything. “We are having our groundbreaking ceremony next Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m.,” he continued. “Everybody’s invited.

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St. Louis Woman Whose Racist Hammer Attack Went Viral Is Now Charged

2 years 7 months ago
An arrest warrant was issued today for a St. Louis Hills woman who went viral for her racist harassment of a Latino family living in south city — including banging a hammer against their door. Yesterday, the Post-Dispatch chronicled the harassment that Fatima Suarez's parents faced at their Princeton Heights home. A doorbell camera at the home captured video of 54-year-old Judy Kline banging on the door.
Ryan Krull

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 7 months ago
My latest bit of astrophotography is an image of the M81 Group, which consists of three big galaxies and a bunch of dwarf hangers-on. The big one in the picture is M81, aka Bode's galaxy. The smaller one (seen side-on)  is M82, aka the Cigar galaxy. I'm not posting this because it's an especially good ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum