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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 22h
“The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment.” apnews.com/article/vati...
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Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“This decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
usccb.org
USCCB President Condemns Plans for Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution as ‘a Barbaric Promotion of a Culture of Death’
“In no way can Hasan’s actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.”...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How a serum to save lives ended up killing St. Louis kids rwklose.com/2026/10/08/h...
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How a serum to save lives ended up killing St. Louis kids
The first published hint of the rapidly unfolding tragedy appeared in a short story in one of the city’s morning newspapers.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“… inventions are changing the normal human into an abnormal specimen — cogs of flesh and bone to fit smoothly into cogs of steel and iron.”
A feature on modern-day ailments caused by new technology, headlined “Chauffeur’s Wrist, Typewriter Back and Telephone Ear,” was published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Nov. 18, 1906.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Of the six states involved in HSI’s attempt to transfer data to Palantir, only Missouri had given the DOJ its unredacted voter rolls. All others involved refused and were sued by the department.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE tried to share voter data with Peter Thiel’s Palantir, new documents show
The documents said the company was preparing to enter the data into a highly controversial surveillance tool it developed for ICE.
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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oct. 6, 1926: Babe Ruth stages the greatest show of slugging seen in a World Series, belting three home runs in the N.Y. Yankees’ 10-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Babe launches solo homers his first two at-bats, then a mammoth two-run drive in the 6th inning. The series is tied, 2-2.
Ruth hitting his first home run in the first inningRuth
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Contemporary Christian nationalism presents its demands as ancient: Christian rule, Christian law, Christian families, Christian schools, Christian borders, a Christian nation. The history tells another story.” mikefoxcatechist.substack.com/p/how-white-...
mikefoxcatechist.substack.com
How White American Protestant Theology Created the American Right
Part 3: How White American Protestant theology led to Christian Nationalism and inflitrated the American Catholic Church.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“They come back to us.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/b...
nytimes.com
Wendell Berry’s Message to Readers: All We Need Is Here (Gift Article)
Barbara Kingsolver remembers the man she counted among her most important literary mentors.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Haven’t seen it like this, but I don’t visit regularly.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Missouri was filthy near the confluence with the Mississippi today. Wonder why.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Suicide carp.
Dead silver carp, an invasive species, by the Alton Slough.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Three Cadillacs and a Buick.
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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oct. 3, 1926: The Rev. Charles Coughlin begins broadcasting a Sunday radio show, “The Golden Hour,” from the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Mich. What begins as folksy sermons and catechism lessons will develop into one of the most popular programs in the U.S.—and one of the darkest.
Coughlin in the 1930sThe Shrine of the Little Flower, named in honor of St. Therese of LisieuxDavenport, Iowa, Democrat and Leader
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
St. Louis Police Chief Eugene Camp, in 1976: “The days of the pot-bellied apple-snatchers are gone. We’ve had a noticeable improvement in the physical condition of our officers in the last few years. The fat man today is an exception in the department.”
Post-Dispatch story on an IACP survey looking at the physical condition of police officers was published on Oct. 3, 1976.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So weird. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1d0...
The U.S. taxpayer-financed Trump “Love Me” advertisement, which promises “America will never be a communist country,” includes a picture of Trump shaking hands with Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Asked how many times he had voted for Trump, Kyle Bos held up three tattooed fingers. But he said he’s done with the president. “Something has to change politically in this country,” Bos said. “Seems like it just kept getting worse and worse and worse.” apnews.com/article/trum...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I thought this was a joke. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Marsha Blackburn’s lawsuit claims Arctic Frost mocked Trump’s orange complexion.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tennessee has a clear choice. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The first major shipment of U.S. military weapons — thousands of US Army M1 Garand rifles — arrived in Vietnam #OnThisDay 75 years ago (Oct. 1, 1951). #vietnam #war
The AP reports the first shipment of U.S. military weapons to the Vietnamese national army on Oct. 1, 1951.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Historical fascism’s lust for violence didn’t make it repulsive but extremely attractive to a lot of German voters. We are seeing similar things with the AfD today, where fantasies of violent retribution seem to be integral to campaign events on market squares.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong
In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This seems super dumb. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
St. Louis flic.kr/p/2sB3RoB
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Jones House of Shining Stars, 4683 St. Louis Ave.
taken with ca. 1978 Nikon FE using Kodak UltraMax 400
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dumb and Dumber, 2026 edition.
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As US troops leave Iraq, questions remain over militias, foreign forces and the country’s future security. www.dw.com/en/iraq-us-t...
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Iraq: US troops withdraw after 12 years as Baghdad delays disarming Iran-backed militias to June 2027
As the US completes its military withdrawal from Iraq, Baghdad declares a new era of sovereignty. But as US troops leave, questions remain over militias, foreign forces and the country's future securi...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Voters … are showing a growing determination to repudiate the Trump presidency.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out (Gift Article)
Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A “completely humiliating moment” for US Sen. Eric Schmitt x.com/samstein/sta...
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Sam Stein (@samstein) on X
A completely humiliating moment for Sen. Schmitt just now. He accused Jack Smith of attending an Atlanta Hawks game as cover to be in Atlanta to meet with Fani Willis. He then accused him of perjury...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
OMG: Republican Senator Schmitt accused Jack Smith of being in ATL to conspire with Fani Willis b/c he got a text from JP Cooney about a “Hawks” game (Falcons?). Schmitt had a big visual aid but didn’t keep it up long. BUT smith was at an IOWA HAWKEYES game to see Caitlin Clark in Maryland HAHAHA
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The deportation of thousands of migrants from the US to third countries has set off a “cascade of human rights violations” that could have “deadly” consequences, two dozen UN human rights experts have warned. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warn
Sending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says report
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kash Patel and Andrew Bailey “did not get along, and often went long stretches without speaking to each other, according to multiple people familiar with their interactions who spoke on the condition of anonymity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
nytimes.com
Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job (Gift Article)
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On paper, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been in effect for almost a year. In reality, Israel has entrenched and expanded its control in the Palestinian territory — and its leaders say they have little intention of withdrawing any time soon. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
How Israel Has Taken Over More of Gaza Despite the Cease-Fire (Gift Article)
The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its leader to deny reports that he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group’s attack on southern Israel. apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com
Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held an hourlong meeting with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a secret weekend visit to the UAE capital...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world.’ He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some, at one point.” apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Netanyahu is said to have been warned about Hamas attack before Oct. 7 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“This is the beginning of the end. This is the decline.... The country does not have a positive outlook right now. In fact, the negativity and pessimism among voters has reached a point that is unparalleled since Jimmy Carter.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Graphic shows Trump’s net approval rating has plunged just weeks ahead of the midterms.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Me neither. That said, the Nicolas La Strada allegations should be concerning.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Missouri impeached Secretary of State Judy Moriarty in 1994 for official misconduct. She was a Democrat, as were the governor, the attorney general, and a majority of the Missouri House and Senate.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
US Supreme Court: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins “was well aware that conducting the August primary election with the 2025 map carried significant risks.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s over. For this year.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International documents widespread human rights violations during Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The rights watchdog calls for ICE to be abolished. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
lemonde.fr
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Joseph Weydemeyer was more than a Union Army colonel. As an officer, he commanded the 41st Missouri Volunteer Infantry and oversaw the fort-building that helped keep Missouri in the Union. He was Marx and Engels’s chief publisher and literary champion in the US. www.peoplesworld.org/article/marx...
peoplesworld.org
Marxism’s deep roots in U.S. history
“We need to reject socialism whether it comes from the left or the right,” The Hill declared on Thursday, Aug. 27, in an op-ed by economist Benjamin Powell arguing that socialism has failed everywhere...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‘Germany’s Zohran Mamdani’ vows to be a mayor for all Berliners www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Elif Eralp’s candidacy for Die Linke has helped propel the party from the doldrums and turned her into a household name. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Mutual trust … cannot be achieved through words only, but by abstaining from using double standards…. The nuclear weapon is in Israel, but the inspectors in Iran. Israel kills, but Iran is subject to sanctions.” (13:20) gadebate.un.org/en/81/iran-i...
Masoud Pezeshkian, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2026.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The old political order is dying in Germany. peoplesworld.org/article/tale...
peoplesworld.org
Tale of two elections: Fascism and socialism battle for Germany’s future
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” These opening lines to the classic novel A Tale of Two Cities seemingly also reflects the tale of two German elections, one in Berlin and the oth...
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“This putrid lie-fest comes from the very top of Missouri’s political power structure.” www.stltoday.com/opinion/edit...
stltoday.com
Editorial: Shameless trans ad shows how low they'll go to trick voters on abortion rights
Elsewhere in today’s opinion section is an essay by Michael A. Wolff, retired chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, explaining the various deceptions being used to win support for
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shameful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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U.N. Live Updates: ‘Annihilate’ Iran or Strike a Deal, Trump Says to General Assembly (Gift Article)
President Trump delivered the remark before a gathering where world leaders typically present themselves as champions of global harmony. Earlier, António Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, called o...
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Bridgette Dunlap @bridgettedunlap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hanaway dropped this lawsuit today. I wrote about what offensive trash it was when she filed it:
missouriindependent.com
Missouri attorney general wants to rewrite history and redefine who counts in the Census • Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit seeking to require the Census Bureau to “redo” the $14 billion 2020 Census.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I agree with President Trump. The Oval Office should not be “defiled by Third Rate Clowns.”
Part of a long Trump post excoriating the news media.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decides Missouri hasn’t had its fill of election chaos.
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The curious case of a Ponzi schemer’s glowing profile in a Missouri newspaper missouriindependent.com/2026/09/21/t... by @jasonhancock.bsky.social
Scott Faughn, testifying in 2018. Photo by Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Trump administration proposal to exclude some types of immigrants from the 2030 census might not expand the congressional map for Republicans, and could even result in fewer House seats in red states. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Census Proposal to Exclude Some Immigrants Could Cut Seats From Red States (Gift Article)
A Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found.
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