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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:126-AM

STL: Friday, May 6, 2022

Events 📆

  • Cinco de Mayo is big on Cherokee Street, but the 7th will be bigger - KSDK
  • The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend, May 6 to May 8 - RFT
  • The best food and drink events in St. Louis this weekend: May 6-8 - feastmagazine.com

BuySTL 👜

  • St. Louis City SC's Centene Stadium on schedule to be completed in July - KSDK
  • Steve Goedeker says his old company trashed his superstore - stltoday.com

Restaurants 🍲

STLfood ⚜️

  • Herb Your Enthusiasm - Good Food St. Louis
  • Good Korean places? - r/StLouis
  • Any Ice Cream places that don't use the additive carageenan? - r/StLouis
  • Where are the best Chimichangas in St. Louis? - r/StLouis
  • Wally Knue, former owner/operator of the famous Wally’s Drive-In in Breese, IL, has passed away at age 95. - r/StLouis

STL99 😱

  • ‘You can’t replace this’: The St. Louis area’s last kosher deli faces the auction block - stltoday.com
  • 'It looks like a lake': Flash flooding hits parts of St. Louis region - FOX 2
  • Lux Living owners control Ely Walker building where shooting, parties have drawn city scrutiny - stltoday.com

STL100 💯

  • Annie Malone organization has been helping St. Louis children for 134 years - KSDK
  • Report: St. Louis ranks 4th in the world among cities with most affordable housing - FOX 2

WW99 😱

  • A Dictator’s Son Faked His Family History. Now He Could Win the Presidency. - VICE US
  • Vladimir Putin Explains Why State Media Is Better Than Wikipedia - VICE US
  • To Win the Next War, the Pentagon Needs Nerds - ACM

Police 🚓

  • 'Drive like your mom,' Missouri troopers warn ahead of safety campaign - FOX 2
  • 'When one falls, we all feel it': Fallen Illinois police officers honored - stltoday.com
  • Normandy High launching program to bring police, ministers on campus to help students excel - KSDK

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

  • BB 1 - City Annual Budget FY 2023 - Board Bills
  • Grand jurors: St. Louis prosecutor's actions 'reprehensible' - FOX 2
  • Homeless camps could soon be illegal in St. Louis if bill passes - FOX 2
  • Jones signs Reed’s North Side business aid bill in ceremony skipped by Reed - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis Mayor Signs Bill to Funnel $37 Million in ARPA Funding to North St. Louis - RFT

MoGov 🏛

  • Hawley: 'I would not support a federal ban on all abortions' - KSDK
  • Missouri lawmakers could raise teachers' starting pay - FOX 2
  • Missouri May Vote on Ranked-Choice Voting this Year - RFT
  • Senate floats $500 tax rebate plan for Missourians - stltoday.com

FedGov 🏛

  • Amazon Labor Union Leader Puts Lindsey Graham in His Place - Gizmodo

Covid19 Info 🦠

  • U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Dead From Covid-19 as Number of New Cases Climbs - Gizmodo

Jobs 📄

  • Architectural Manager - Jobs
  • City Planning Executive - Jobs
  • Clerk Typist - Jobs
  • Neighborhood Improvement Supervisor - Jobs

History 🦕

DIY 🪓

  • No, Software-Bricked Tractors Thwarting Russian Looters Is Not A Sign That Either John Deere Or Copyright Is Good - Techdirt

Sustainability ♻️

Infrastructure 🚽

  • ‘Huge project’ to finally add ticket gates to MetroLink kicks off - stltoday.com
  • $52 million Metroink safety plan moves forward - FOX 2
  • STL airport proposes dropping Terminal 2, holds public meetings - KSDK
  • What's included in the master plan that could transform Lambert Airport - FOX 2

Ecology 🦤

  • As fires scorch New Mexico, the West braces for another hellish summer - Grist
  • Elon Musk Isn't a Climate Hero - Gizmodo
  • Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years - Grist
  • Huge Groundwater System Discovered Under Antarctica - Gizmodo
  • Tech companies are spending big to suck carbon from the atmosphere. Should the government, too? - Grist

Twitter 🐦

  • Did you know Twitter has an open-source arm? This is what it's been up to - The Register
  • Musk Goes to Crypto Bros, Big Tech, and Saudis for Twitter Deal Funding - Gizmodo
  • Saudi Prince and Crypto Billionaire Invest in Elon Musk's Vision for Twitter - VICE US
  • Twitter buyout: Larry Ellison bursts into Elon's office, slaps $1b down on the desk - The Register

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

  • A Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory Is a Step Closer to Reality - Gizmodo
  • Alibaba launches collaboration suite for smart glasses - The Register
  • Apple, Google, and Microsoft Commit to Expanded Support for FIDO Standard - Daring Fireball
  • Does the right-wing or left-wing have better graphics? - Marginal REVOLUTION
  • Ford's New Ad Pokes Fun at Elon Musk's Loud Mouth and Thin Skin - Gizmodo
  • Google Assistant can now automatically change passwords - Engadget
  • Google, Microsoft, and Apple Say You’ll Soon Be Able to Use the Same Login on Any Browser - Gizmodo
  • ISPs end fight against California net neutrality law - Engadget
  • Josh Hawley Threatens Disney’s ‘Special Copyright Protections’ For Being ‘Woke’ - Techdirt
  • Meta Partly Blames Apple's iOS Privacy Changes for Slowing Its 2022 Hiring Plans - MacRumors
  • Noto: A Typeface for the World - kottke.org
  • Palantir expands from Covid role, wins $90m deal with US Department of Health - The Register
  • Priceless ancient Roman bust sold for $34.99 at a Texas Goodwill - Boing Boing
  • SafeGraph Stops Selling Location Data Of Abortion Clinic Visitors, But… - Techdirt
  • Space Force’s Mysterious Unit Logos, Ranked - Gizmodo
  • SpaceX Dragon capsule safely returns Crew-3 astronauts back to Earth - Engadget
  • Starlink users can now take their terminal on the road - Engadget
  • Starlink's Portability mode lets you take your sat broadband dish anywhere* - The Register
  • The German Confederation, 1815–1866. - Maps on the Web
  • The Starbucks Union Push Is So Successful It Could Start a Turf War - VICE US
  • This gyroscopic stabilizer aims to reduce boat roll in waves - Arduino Blog