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Narratives of doom get set in stone almost instantly these days. Why?

2 years 8 months ago
Over the past year or two I've commented on three conventional narratives that strike me as dead wrong: The Afghanistan withdrawal was a disaster. The CDC's response to COVID-19 was atrocious. Silicon Valley Bank was a time bomb waiting to go off. The common thread for all of these was an almost instant desire to ...continue reading "Narratives of doom get set in stone almost instantly these days. Why?"
Kevin Drum

Victim's Child to St. Louis Serial Killer: 'How Did You Live With this Secret?'

2 years 8 months ago
In 1995, St. Louis County prosecutor Doug Sidel won a life sentence against Gary Muehlberg for murdering an acquaintance named Kenneth “Doc” Atchison whom Muehlberg lured to his house under the pretense of selling him a car. At the time, Sidel had no idea he was putting away an infamous serial killer. At the time prosecutors had no information tying Muehlberg to other crimes, a court spokesperson says.
Ryan Krull

Saint Louis Zoo Is Moving Ben the Bear to Texas

2 years 8 months ago
Much like my exes, the Saint Louis Zoo has decided it cannot handle a strong-willed individual and decided to part ways with Ben the Andean Bear. Ben, who escaped his enclosure twice during his time in St. Louis, will be moved to a zoo in Texas. The zoo is citing his “unique personality” as a reason for the move, which is code for too much to handle.
Jenna Jones

Missouri House votes to cut corporate, personal income taxes by $1 billion

2 years 8 months ago

The Missouri House gave first-round approval to a $1 billion personal and corporate income tax cut Tuesday, as Republicans pushed the bill through despite Democratic warnings that vital services would be starved for funds. The bill would cut the top rate on personal income taxes, cut the corporate income tax rate in half and exempt […]

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Rudi Keller

Peacemaker Lobster & Crab: Don’t Overlook the Salad

2 years 8 months ago

Beach Memories Walking into Peacemaker Lobster and Crab sends my mind whirling back to those summers, that I spent at the beach when I was a kid  Toss a little sand on the restaurant floor and blow in a salty, sea breeze and you’d swear you were in a crab shack on the Eastern Shore... 

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Jean Carnahan

TSA Confirms Biometric Scanning Soon Won’t Be Optional Even For Domestic Travelers

2 years 8 months ago
Ah, mission creep. The government loves it. Keeps people employed, keeps citizens on their toes, keeps privacy-focused sites in business, etc. In 2017, the DHS began quietly rolling out its facial recognition program, starting with international airports and aimed mainly at collecting/scanning people boarding international flights. Even in its infancy, the DHS was hinting this […]
Tim Cushing