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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 1h

Good evening. Can see the 🌱 Salvia again after cutting back the giant Compass Plant clump. Also can see the Russian Sage again. Planting mistakes were made last Spring. Mistakes in gardening are how we learn.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 1h

The Mr. has safely returned from Colorado with the rebuilt #LandYacht. It no longer leaks water over the bed.

The Land Yacht, a tiny house on a big truck

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 1h

Rest In Peace Pierre Damas Bel I don't recommend reading this article because it's mostly about white people feels. It just reinforced my opinion that Trump voters are not redeemable and made me sadder and angrier. But for those looking to find out what the hubbub is see the gift read.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 5h

I may have seeded too much 🌱 Crimson Clover territorialseed.com/products/clo... as cover crop for 8x4 garden beds. 🤣 It germinated in 24-48 hours in Zone 7a Missouri. Impressive.

Dozens of Clover seed leaves in garden bed

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 7h

Good afternoon. 🌱 Thai Siam Queen Basil is sooo pretty and smells sooo good and tastes sooo good. And the pollinators love it.

Cluster of small maroon and pink flowers on basil plant

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 9h

The problem with 'big surprise' when it's Trump saying it is that you have no idea whether it's complete BS or a new gold coin he's selling, stealing midterm election, more federal thugs in cities to punish them,...

nbcnews.com

Trump, campaigning in Ohio, says the midterms will bring a ‘big surprise’

The president rallied Saturday for Sen. Jon Husted, who faces a tough race against Democrat Sherrod Brown, and for GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 9h

Forest ReLeaf does such important work in St. Louis. 10:30 am to Noon, October 17th, Forest ReLeaf Persimmon Festival at Scott Joplin House. You must Register for the Free 🌳 Tree Distribution. moreleaf.org/event/persim...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 10h

I guess most of my Bluesky mutuals are on IG or FB. Sigh.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 10h

Updated St. Louis Plant & Seed Swaps & Sales 🌱 Monday Deadline to order Daffodil & Tulips from Brightside 🌱 Next Weekend is Best of Missouri Market at @mobotgarden.bsky.social. Mo Wildflowers Nursery is a vendor 🌱 Saturday St. Charles County Library Seed & Plant Swap 🌱 Mo Conservation Tree Sale

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St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales

Going on now. Missouri Conservation Department Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale. Spring delivery or pick up. American Beautyberry, Red Bud, Rose Mallow (native hibiscus), Witch Hazel still available.…

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning. Some sunny yellow 🌱 Lantana plantfinder.mobot.org/PlantFinderD... to start our Sunday. That's volunteer Ha'Ogen melon vining thru this Lantana, which was growing under the Tomatillos now removed and composted.

A Lantana plant with dozens of clusters of tiny sunny yellow flowers

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's not just Eric Schmitt who is an embarrassment. That the St. Louis Post-Dispatch publishes crap like this is also an embarrassment. 🧵

Outline map of Missouri with caption:

Missouri
Zero
Days
Without
Being A
National
Embarrassment

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Good evening. Big red volunteer 🌱 Zinnia in Zone 7a Missouri. Who else still has Zinnia flowering? Show us your Zinnia!

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Also made pecan brownies today. Sending everyone a virtual slice who wants one.

9 x 9 inch glass baking dish with brownies

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Carpenters Union dumped $75,000 into Missouri Leadership PAC www.mec.mo.gov/MEC/Campaign..., a MAGA #moleg legal money laundry in Springfield run by Trevor Christ. But wait. There's more.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The said garden goodness leeks and chard quiche is out of the oven.

Quiche in glass pie pan on cooling rack.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Making garden goodness spaghetti sauce, meal prep for The Mr.'s return tomorrow from Colorado/Wyoming with rebuilt #LandYacht. All the ingredients are from garden except the ground beef from Amish farm, mushrooms from CSA farm, and black pepper from store.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's 🌱 garden harvest Sad Chard. The bugs are taking full advantage of butterfly season (no DE or Neem use). The chard is going into leek and chard quiche for The Mr.'s return tomorrow. Bonus onions. That's what we call onions that escaped my vision during harvest.

Nine stalks of Rainbow Chard with yellow veins and stalks + four small red onions

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good afternoon. I don't know what kind of tall 🌱 grass this is but I thought it was pretty. I have only come across this one 5 foot high clump at the lake park on my walks.

Large clump of seeding tall grass swaying in thr wind

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On arrival, she was treated to the traditional Burger King greeting: an agitated, un-uniformed security guard yelling "please get off our property." LMAO

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's a beautiful day for Pomme de Terre Chamber of Commerce 🎣 Crappie Tournament. $1,750 in prize money. About 3 doz trucks w/ boat trailers at public boat ramp nearest us. Most anglers are parked at a marina, tournament HQ. Saw three heron and two 🦅 eagles, picked up lots of beer cans, on walk.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

😱 Horrible news for growing diverse via immigrants Springfield Greene County Sheriff now part of ICE program, allowing deputies to carry out immigration enforcement Parkview HS is 60% white. Central HS is 62% white. Springfield News-Leader article via Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.10.02-1...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Humphrey's at 3700 Laclede is part of the massive St. Louis University redevelopment corporation area known as Midtown Redevelopment nextstl.com/2016/09/st-l...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey, St. Louis area gardeners 10 am to 4 pm Today, Saturday, 10/03, STL Seeding Frenzy event in Sunset Hills 👩🏾‍🌾 👨‍🌾 Homesteaders Hoedown 🌱 Cutting & Plant Exchange (bring something, take something; wrap your cuttings in damp paper towels). 🌱 4 Gardening Classes

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Homesteaders Hoedown and Back to Basic classes

Find tickets & information for Homesteaders Hoedown and Back to Basic classes. happening at Sunset Hills Community Center, Sunset Hills, MO on Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am CDT. Register or Buy Ticket...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good morning. Monarch Season is in full swing in our Zone 7a Missouri garden. There were close to two dozen yesterday! Their favorite plants this year are 🌱 pink Zinnia and orange Mexican Sunflower. Learn to tell the difference between Monarchs and Viceroys www.saveourmonarchs.org/blog/monarch...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So beautiful Translation at rsa.fau.edu/amar-rabbi-e... Shabbat Shalom

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"There comes a point where even people who tend to believe that everyone's acting in good faith, I think, struggle to explain all of the behavior in this case" A fascinating deep dive into the Federal judges. St. Louis Post-Dispatch article via Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.10.02-1...

Screenshot of St. Louis Post-Dispatch article online.

Headline: Federal judges in St. Louis kept GOP-drawn voting map alive with 'novel' orders

Byline: Jacob Barker | Post-Dispatch

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good evening. Native 🌱 New England Asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... are bringing big color now. Highly recommend these and Aromatic Asters mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... (later blooming) as great, long living, low maintenance shrub alternatives to Chrysanthemum.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Come for the croissant, stay for the magnificent big ass trees!

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The vote on Today's useless Tyus Censure by St. Louis City Board of Alders Yes: Schweitzer, Cohn, Devoti, Velazquez, Sonnier, Clark Hubbard, Aldridge, Green No: Tyus, Keys, Boyd Present: Narayan Did Not Vote: Cox Antwi, Browning Absent: Oldenburg, prolly at his real job, VP at US Bank

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some cool, NOT embarrassing news for Missouri.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌱 Garden update 🍠 Did another test dig in sweet potato patch. Not ready. 🌻 Chopped down the native Compass Plant mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat... for this year. It produced many dozens of flowers and had grown to 9 feet tall (measured the stalks). ☘️ Seeded two more garden beds with Crimson Clover.

Two berms of sweet potato vines spread out across garden

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This happens a lot in St. Louis City for Board of Alders hearings and City corporate welfare boards.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This ⬇️ 🧵 is an extra super good read

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Mr. is on his way back from Colorado with the rebuilt #LandYacht. These are his text responses to Trump bribe check. "Will it bounce?" "Where da fuk are my DOGE and Tariff refunds?" Finally, "What an asshole. Take away my ~$20K tax deduction and give me $500. Thanks a lot orange buffoon."

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"If it were up to me, Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt’s monumental face-plant would play in a constant loop on all television networks until he resigned in shame and disgrace." - @elienyc.bsky.social Amen

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good afternoon. Neighbor's 🌱Salvia & Celosia, or whatever this is, garden. The Salvia is perennial here in Zone 7a Missouri and peak color is September to first frost. It's not reseeding, same plants as last year. She added Celosia, or whatever that is, this year and it grew tall to compete for sun.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Mr. got one of Trump's Bribe Voters MAGA Campaign Checks.

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"According to city data, only 2% of the estimated 2,674 homes in need of repair have been completed. Since the team last gave an update on recovery in March, 19 new repair jobs have been completed" The #STLtornado report was given at the 9/30 Budget Committee. IMO, the item wasn't properly noticed.

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Julie in STL @hyperhouse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I swear the noise pollution of having Spire on my street for the last few years is turning me feral. How many times can one company drill the same corner? Why do they need to drag steel plates everywhere (destroying sidewalks and streets in the process)? Can they stop beeping all the time?

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🚩 The Independent unsuccessfully attempted to contact the donors to understand why their names had been listed so many times.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

David Hoffman had an opportunity to praise Post-Dispatch staff who won Missouri Press Association awards. Instead, he made it all about him. Again. The Post-Dispatch was a vanity purchase, an expensive toy. St. Louis Post-Dispatch owner's column via Wayback Machine archive.today/2026.10.02-1...

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Man Walking Sadly in Barren Landscape

Alt: The Walk of Sad, unofficial gif of St. Louis

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey, St. Louis area gardeners 🌱 Today, Friday, 10/03, Final Day of Extended Brightside Daffodil & Tulip Bulb Sale 🌱 Saturday STL Seeding Frenzy’s Homesteaders Hoedown with Cutting & Plant Exchange at Sunset Hills Community Center 🌱 Ongoing Tree Seedling Sale by Mo Conservation

greatstateofstlouis.com

St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales

Order Deadline extended to Friday, October 2nd- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, …

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Neither St. Louis City's ordinance on security cameras nor MAGA Governor Kehoe's order covers special tax district funded license plate readers. Good luck finding #TransparencyFail Dutchtown CID updates on their plate reader. They quit posting Notices & Minutes last year. dutchtownstl.org/cid/

stlmag.com

Concerns about Flock continue in Missouri, despite governor's order

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund. Flock Safety’s automatic license plate readers have been hailed as a game changer for law enforcement. But privacy concerns are so perva...

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10 am Today, Friday. 10/02, St. Louis Full Board of Alders www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event... Mayor Spencer's appointees to #TransparencyFail Baden Market Centre Special Business District should be rejected and tax district dissolved. 😡 They have no website, post no meeting notices to City Calendar

b) Office of the Mayor

I have the pleasure to submit the following individuals for appointment to the Baden Market Centre Special Business District: the appointment of Kimberly Jones, Theresa Myers, Tamara Keefe, Larry Johnson and the appointment of Tyanna Broadway.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning. The 🌱 Pot Marigolds (Calendula officinalis) plantfinder.mobot.org/PlantFinderD... appreciate yesterday's rain.

Daisy-like yellow flowr with orange center

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