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@jomannies

Semi-retired journalist based in St. Louis. Formerly worked for St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Public Radio.

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2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

09.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Updates: U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

06.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Duke Always Wins Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Lady Anna Elmont, the dowager Countess of Wexford, has only one wish: to remain safely a widow. Having spent two years under the control of her manipulative...

Hey! Check out "The Duke Always Wins". I just gave it 5 stars 🌟✨

www.audible.com/pd/B0DDQJ2DK...

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The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...

24.02.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a great opportunity for Kamala Harris, right now, to separate herself from Gavin Newsom and support the 5% Wealth Tax, which Newsom is spending money to oppose. Yet her active "headquarters" profile and personal profiles aren't even talking about the Wealth Tax.

Almost like she opposes it.

19.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 689 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 169 πŸ“Œ 23
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US trade deficit surged in December, ending 2025 nearly identical to 2024 after year of erratic Trump tariff policy Trade deficits were volatile throughout 2025 as importers responded to President Trump's shifting tariff announcements.

US trade deficit surged in December, ending 2025 nearly identical to 2024 after year of erratic Trump tariff policy
www.yahoo.com/finance/news...

19.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Among Democrats - "Should Kamala Harris run for president again in 2028, or has she had her shot?"

She had her shot: 66%
She should run again: 34%

Embold / Jan 16, 2026

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Opinion | Presidents’ Day doesn’t exist Plus, readers on saving historical art, climate change and the β€˜endangerment finding.’

"As patriots, let’s honor our first president by calling the holiday what it really is: Washington’s Birthday," a reader writes in Post Letters. https://wapo.st/4cuF6Vt

15.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to know...

15.02.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Depravity of Trump’s Immigrant Detention The president’s immigration dragnet is vicious but not surprising.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The Trump administration is β€œusing detention to inflict pain on anyone β€” immigrant or citizen β€” caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.

15.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 408 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 8
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Why Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid aren’t β€˜revenge’ for Kyiv’s deep strike campaign After its largest winter mass attack on Feb. 3, Russia's Defense Ministry said the strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure were carried out "in response to terrorist attacks by Kyiv on civilian obj...

After its largest winter mass attack on Feb. 3, Russia's Defense Ministry said the strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure were carried out "in response to terrorist attacks by Kyiv on civilian objects" in Russia. Some state media described the attack as "another act of retribution."

15.02.2026 07:34 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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California now bypassing Trump to help Ukraine with billions.

15.02.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 2739 πŸ” 678 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 37
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I'd post alot on this platform if it ever functioned properly.

9 out of 10 times, vids cant be added. Also, cant add a vid AND an image in the same post, then there's the character limit.

This app could really grow if they just sort those issues

15.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 826 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 7
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Deep in China’s Mountains, a Nuclear Revival Takes Shape Satellite imagery of secretive nuclear facilities reveals Beijing’s efforts to expand its arsenal, just as the last global guardrails on nuclear weapons vanish.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

15.02.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump’s Disingenuous Promise to Champion Free Speech It is Donald Trump’s systematic campaign to stamp out dissent and punish those who disagree with him that will be remembered as among the most singularly un-American aspects of his disruptive tenure.

Lost amid the noise is the fact that the president just tried to throw six members of Congress in prison because he didn't like what they said. Per @sbg1.bsky.social you have to go back to 1798 to find a congressman prosecuted for exercising his right to free speech www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

13.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1669 πŸ” 509 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 10
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HHS Casts Doubts On mRNA Products, But Funds Studies On Debunked Ideas It's conspicuous that HHS refuses to review Moderna's application for regulatory approval of an mRNA-based flu vaccine while it prioritizes research on debunked theories.

HHS Casts Doubts On mRNA Products, But Funds Studies On Debunked Theories www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

13.02.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Dozens of Democrats call for removal of newly appointed OB-GYNs from vaccine advisory panel thehill.com/policy/healt...

13.02.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fyi

13.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

13.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Updates: Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years

Sad.....https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/08/world/jimmy-lai-sentenced-hong-kong

09.02.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Symbol of Hope in St. Louis Is Now One of Renewal, Too

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/a...

06.02.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We helped create Medicare Advantage. Here’s how to fix it Medicare Advantage is a vital program, and policymakers must focus on stabilizing the program over undermining it, write former HHS secretaries.

Opinion: We helped create Medicare Advantage. Here’s how to fix it www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/m...

06.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Musk’s Starlink Blocks Russian Troops’ Internet Access at Ukraine’s Request

So Elon Musk is suddenly very publicly angry at Russiaβ€”for the first time everβ€”*just* as we find out that the honeypot operation that almost ensnared him (and that he has, in any case, had his reputation further destroyed by) was a Kremlin production?

That... well, actually that tracks.

06.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 955 πŸ” 306 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 12

Meanwhile, the crypto bros have parked about a quarter billion into a spending cudgel to reward their friends and punish their enemies in the midterm elections. (Their $40M backing of Bernie Moreno played a factor in his defeat of Sherrod Brown, for one.)

06.02.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Bitcoin hit a high of $126,000 last year. Then it dropped to $120K, $110K, $100K, $90K, $80K, $70K and is no hovering around $60K.

More than a trillion in notional "value" wiped out.

There is no Fed or Treasury ready to bail it out.

But Congress is close to blessing it...

06.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 300 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 3

Fyi .. Lawsuit?

06.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fyi... Missouri lawmakers may want to pay attention to Ohio's tax fight, and the potential impact. Similar debate under way in Missouri...

06.02.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's meme coin keeps falling. Now $3.36. It was >20X higher around Inauguration Day last year. If you bought then and held, you've gotten crushed.

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