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SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 12h

Hats off to the user who reported the Eva Marie Saint trending topic for sexual content. Lady, you've still got it

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 12h

Carpenters Union dumped $100,000 into two MAGA PACs associated with MAGA consultant Sophia Shore bsky.app/profile/miss... and Mo Senate candidate Lori Rooks sgfcitizen.org/government/e...

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 13h

“Just a cat” is not a thing.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 14h

All good friend. It went well and I’ll probably make a return shortly before the holidays.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 14h

In France, leaders are supporting school children who are protesting horrible building conditions; in St Louis County Laborers Local 110 leaders decide to endorse MAGA Christo-nationalist Brad Christ. A pox on their house. ☠️

Clint McBride and Laborers Local 110 endorse a right-wing Christo nationalist.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Vincent Price handing out hot dogs at Dodgers Stadium in 1965.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 19h

I saw a beautiful blow-up Candy corn decoration in a south STL yard last night, maybe 5ft tall. 😍

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 19h

Yes! I think the city needs to mention more often that it is the home of Tums.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 20h

I am scheduled to be on KMOX radio around 2:10pm today, talking #stl and toys in general, maybe a shout-out to candy corn.

1120am and 104.1 fm. Also Facebook livestream.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 20h

Made in St Louis, MO, and no you cannot tour the factory because it’s considered a pharmaceutical/medicine. 🫠

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23h

EU calls it “concerning”. I’m more concerned about that reaction.

Ulf Kristersson @SwedishPM • 2h
Earlier today, two commercial ships were struck by drones in Bulgaria's Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea. One sank and the other was seriously damaged. The origin of the drones is still under investigation.
I have just spoken with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev about this serious attack. Sweden stands in full solidarity with our NATO Ally Bulgaria.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 22h

Yes. We are a hot mess.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The IDF came into my Twitter replies to try & boost their fake report accusing Palestinian journalists they murdered of being Hamas. But when Piers Morgan invited them to debate the so-called evidence with me, they didn't show up so... he empty-chaired them. And then I debunked their 'study':

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 22h

I saw a planet above the moon early this morning. A Missouri star tracking group which appears to mostly be using Ai assistance was almost evenly split in thirds, 1/3 said it was Mars, 1/3 said Jupiter, 1/3 said Saturn. One guy said the North Star. Good job everyone. 🌙

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Iconic Moon Face from Classic Film

Alt: Iconic Moon Face from Classic Film

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Ben West @westbywest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Data center developer Trent Overhue is *suing* a private citizen after she spoke up about a project in Springfield. Which also probably means that particular project is now only running on (expensive diesel) fumes and near the point of becoming nonviable. www.ozarksfirst.com/news/develop...

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Developer alleges $1M in losses over social media posts about Springfield data project

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A legal battle over a proposed Springfield digital infrastrucutre project centers on one question: Did another facility connected to the developer actually have two recent fire i…

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 22h

🇾🇪 🇸🇦 Yemen's Iran-backed #Houthi rebels on Monday said they had conducted strikes targeting Riyadh's international airport and an Aramco oil refinery in #SaudiArabia as forces led by the kingdom intensified attacks on Houthi positions.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 23h

Earth Firsters, ☎️

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 23h

Trump’s DHS destroying Native American tribal land and old growth trees for another secondary border wall in Arizona. ☠️

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 23h

It's not very often that I get to say this but good on St. Louis Archdiocese. 🫡

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026

A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In lighter news, there are reports that a wallaby has been seen near Marthasville, MO. There are a couple questionable animal safari (Tiger King style) outposts in the wilds of Missouri… as they say here, if the wallabies don’t get ya, the dingos will. 🦘 (Pic below is not a wallaby)

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Cute Quokka Nomnom Eating

Alt: Cute Quokka, not a wallaby

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.” @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/10/2026

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. Read more: nbcnews.to/4hIn9Um

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CRSTL.FM @crstlfm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Coming up at 9 PM on Community Radio St. Louis: Mystery Train with Tim Rakel. Listen live: crstl.fm

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Collaborators can give their statements at a trial.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 05/10/2026

Prolific soap opera actor and St. Peters resident Robert Kelker-Kelly is dead at 62. Best known for playing Bo Brady on nearly 600 episodes of “Days of Our Lives," he was more recently employed as a flight instructor in the St. Louis area. In a 2013 interview, he also said he was working as a c...

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Prolific soap opera actor Robert Kelker-Kelly dies in St. Peters home

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026

Two of our reporters were pepper sprayed at yesterday's shitshow. As always—it's only your voluntary contributions that keep us going and fund their work and aftercare. Please consider us today:

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ORSON WELLES roasts the crap out of DEAN MARTIN in 1974 with the lyrics to Dean’s huge hit — “Thats Amore”.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sweet! I’ll be sitting in on KMOX tomorrow talking toys, but regular shop hours Wednesday through Saturday.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Please don't pick up canisters shot at you by police. Even if you can differentiate between tear gas and stun grenades, both of those canisters burn hot or explode and can seriously injure you Throwing it back at the cops might be rad, but the mvmt also needs you with all of your limbs intact

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So Ken Paxton in Texas is a puppet - hand-picked by Trump to run against Sen. Cornyn, with his campaign managed out of DC. Why? Because he's a willing tool. He was for Jan 6 too. Paxton was the only state AG who'd agree to front the lawsuit to overturn the election - who'd stoop that low. 1/

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The episode ends with a woman in a dark colored cape and mask slewing Elon with what appears to be a sword, and Pokey is saved and rehabilitated. ⚔️

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Grove Resident 🇺🇦 @smb-grove.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

City of STL contracted with a Wentzville contractor 🙄 to stabilize Virginia Theater in Dutchtown. I wonder if we could require contractors & vendors receiving City funds to maintain an office in the City w/ certain # of employees to be eligible for contracts? www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...

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St. Louis approves ARPA funds for Virginia Theater, land bank operations center - St. Louis Business Journal

The 1910 theater has suffered from water damage and deferred maintenance. Separately, the land bank's current facility is described as dilapidated and rapidly failing.

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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Episode 667, Elon Musk kidnaps Pokey and forces Pokey to wear an experimental horse-to-human translator box which slowly drives Pokey insane.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m just so baffled by the St. Louis train horn debacle, and it raises Qs about tech handovers. When someone leaves city hall, do they just immediately decommission the email? Do they not set up an auto-reply for a given period of time? Do they not set up email forwarding to the new incumbent? #stl

A Facebook post from Cara Spencer, mayor of St. Louis, on why all of a sudden train horns are blaring through the city all night and day:

There have been several surprises during my time as mayor, and having the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) blast train horns throughout the city is definitely one of them.
These train horns are occurring day and night, and are disrupting businesses, residents, and entire communities.
Under federal laws, trains can be silent while passing through a city if the railroad crossings meet federal safety standards. Like so many of the city's deferred maintenance issues, crossings have been deteriorating for over a decade and the FRA has been warning the city about this. Unfortunately, they had been sending emails to the previous administration's director of operations, and my office was not aware that the quiet status was in jeopardy until the day before the status was lifted.
Within 24 hours of that notice, we held an emergency meeting with mayoral staff and City department leaders. We got to work on a plan to upgrade all crossings so we can regain our quiet status as quickly as possible. Our Street
Department has already begun removing out-of-date railroad bars, inserting stop bars, and has ordered all necessary signs. We are focusing on residential areas first, and hope to have all installations done by mid-December.
I know this is incredibly frustrating. I would like to assure you, we are doing everything we can to fix this as quickly as possible. You can follow our progress with
facebook.com
on our website
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 05/10/2026

I always thought my first appearance on public radio would be telling a droll little anecdote for the introduction to an episode of This American Life, but I suppose talking about the horrors visited by our monstrous federal government upon my neighbors is the next best thing.

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Jonathan Hammer-Slay (Halloween '26 edition)👻🎃🧛🦇🔪 @jhammersley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Have posted about this before, but nothing freaked me out in the late 70s/early 80s (age 4 or 5) like Woodsy owl commercials. Had literal nightmares that he was waiting in the large rocking chair in our living room late at night, and I was afraid to walk by it in the dark 👀😳

Woodsy the owl staring with his huge eyeballs and sharp beak. Somehow the cute green hat doesn't make him less frightening

Woodsy the owl staring with his huge eyeballs and sharp beak. Somehow the cute green hat doesn't make him less freaky looking

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