It's St. Louis Free Store Weekend!

In November, Missouri voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution that provided the right to reproductive freedom, legalizing abortion. Yesterday, the House Republicans voted to essentially repeal that, making abortion illegal in Missouri again, with limited exceptions. Here's more from St. Louis Public Radio.

https://flip.it/hvixH7

#silentsunday #mobot

Best month at Missouri Botanical Garden

Barely a week after being traded to Brooklyn, Ducky Medwick played his old team the Cards. During the first game he is beaned to the point unconsciousness, carried off the field, and hospitalized. #stlouis #stlcards #baseball

https://socprofb.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/colorizing-early-st-louis-baseball-the-swagger-of-ducky-medwick/

Sigh. My bike was stolen. It's not fancy/expensive/valuable, but I would love to have it back. It's recognizable — I just had a black cargo rack installed over the back wheel last fall.

Anyway, it's a long shot, but if you're in Ferguson / North St. Louis County and see it anywhere, give me a shout!

#stl #stlouis #noco #ferguson #314

#StLouis! You’re up tonight. Will you get #SoulCoughing to play #Wichita4Slowdog?

https://play.wichita.for.slow.dog

1930s Hall of Famer and Gas House Gang Member Joe “Ducky” Medwick #stlcards #stlouis #baseball

https://socprofb.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/colorizing-early-st-louis-baseball-the-swagger-of-ducky-medwick/

As Missouri lawmakers consider studying the proliferation of billboards on I-70, I took a stab at mapping billboard density along all the state's highways.

My map is attached to Kurt Erickson's story:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_ab1c59c0-4fc9-400b-bdff-ef526e97c989.html

Warning: "Significant, multiple violent Tornado" Threats. The major cities of #Cincinnati, #Indianapolis, #StLouis, #Nashville, #Memphis & #LittleRock and their suburban and rural neighbors are all within this risk. #Weather #WX

Eastern Rural #Cincinnati #Ohio, esp counties bordering the Ohio River, expect the worse to hit around 1AM tonight. The storms are supposed to start around 7pm Wednesday through 5am Thursday for the Cincinnati area

This area is where there is a greater probability for violent tornadoes today

Voting early? Doing your research for next Tuesday? Make sure you consult the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Voters Guide.

https://lwv.thevoterguide.org/v/stlouispd25/build.do

Profiles of hundreds of candidates, and summaries of dozens of ballot issues across the area.

Public service announcement for my Missouri and Metro East friends. The Arnold Police Dept bought themselves a tricked out 2025 Ford Mustang in white with black cowl induction scoop on the hood. It's being used between Imperial Main St and Meramec Bottoms Rd on I-55 for interdictions.

It has no markings you can visibly see until you get really close to it making it impossible to spot as a cop car until it's too late.

#Missouri Officials Seize Control of #StLouis #Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms

The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control *urban* areas."

#law #WhiteSupremacy #racism #AbuseOfPower #Republicans #MikeKehoe
https://boltsmag.org/missouri-state-control-of-st-louis-police/

"Some of the best conversations happen over a good meal, and for Alex Rich and Ben Poremba, that’s exactly the idea behind “#Jews in the Lou.”

Filmed at Deli Divine and produced in partnership with #StLouis #Jewish Light, the social media series brings real conversations with real St. Louis Jews to #Instagram and #YouTube. Each episode features unfiltered dialogue with community leaders, business owners, creatives, coaches and changemakers—anyone with a compelling story and a connection to Jewish life in St. Louis."

https://stljewishlight.org/jewishfood/jews-in-the-lou-real-conversations-over-pastrami-pickles-and-jewish-identity/

"The solution is to put the people directly in control of their community safety, including community control of the police. A revolutionary reorganization of society that empowers this model of governance is possible under socialism."
#socialism #communism #capitalism #stlouis #missouri

https://liberationnews.org/undemocratic-st-louis-police-bill-will-hurt-working-class-immigrants/

https://www.lovenhl.com/1346831/ NHL Highlights | Blues vs. Predators – March 27, 2025 #blues #Blues8StraightWins #CentralDivision #Faksa700thGame #FowlerGoal #hockey #HollowayNineGamePointStreak #nashville #NashvillePredators #NashvillePredatorsVsSt.LouisBlues #NationalHockeyLeagueHighlights #NationalHockeyLeagueScoresAndStandings #NHL #NhlHighlights #NHLHighlights|BluesVs.PredatorsMarch272025 #NhlHighlightsTodayYoutube #predators #SkjeiGoal #StLouis #St.LouisBlues #SvechkovGoal #WesternConference