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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 18h

"Placing prohibitions on certain procedures for trans children in the [Missouri] constitution — would be unprecedented in the United States and likely impossible to reverse."

-- via Annelise Hanshaw @missouriindependent.com

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How Missouri became a battleground over gender-affirming care • Missouri Independent

Gender-affirming care for minors has become largely inaccessible in Missouri following national attention and political outcry.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

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Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 8d

Guess who's back?

It's me as host of the podcast "American Skyjacker," bringing you a NEW EPISODE and something very special: A never-before-revealed memoir, authored by notorious escape artist, plane hijacker, and manipulator Garrett Trapnell.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 8d

Guess who's back?

It's me as host the podcast "American Skyjacker," bringing you a NEW EPISODE and something very special: A never-before-revealed memoir, authored by notorious escape artist, plane hijacker, and manipulator Garrett Trapnell.

open.spotify.com/episode/6Qor...

Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 9d

Loved this interview. I started watching this doc over the weekend I can confirm that these are among chillest smoke sesh dudes who have ever seshed. On bong-rip clouds they have ascended to the levels Bill & Ted, Cheech & Chong, but with more birds and vanlife.

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 9d

A new documentary follows two brothers from Collinsville as they travel the U.S. attempting a “Big Year” — spotting as many bird species as possible in 12 months.

Quentin and Owen Reiser sat down with @stlpublicradio.bsky.social to talk about their journey.

A smoke sesh inspired Collinsville brothers' hit documentary on competitive birdwatching

Owen and Quentin Reiser spent a calendar year traveling across the U.S. to identify as many bird species as possible.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15d

To explain:

At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?”

Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15d

Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:

Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261
Filed 09/30/25
Page 1 of 161
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
1 9/S UNE 2025
TRUMP HAS PARDONS
AND TANKS..
WHAT DO
You
HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS -- HARVARD FACULTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AT NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS-AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, and
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiffs,
)
CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-10685-WGY
v.
MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and the DEPARTMENT OF STATE, KRISTI NOEM, in her official
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Emily Woodbury @emilywoodbury.bsky.social · 19d

Interested in a career in journalism and/or public media? STLPR (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) is accepting applications for spring internships re: talk show production, marketing, development, events (all #STL based), and a #moleg statehouse internship (in Jeff City).

Apply now, or spread the word!

Careers

We exist to help people become deeply informed about the issues that affect their lives, better prepared to make decisions and more engaged in our community.

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 17d

"ProPublica’s mission is impact. I don’t think any of us expected we’d help bring it about with my video. The question now is what will the government do the next time something like this happens." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse

I arrived in the U.S. eight weeks ago to report on how the administration’s immigration crackdown was playing out from the front lines. What I saw Thursday was the culmination of ICE’s aggressive beha...

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 19d

This week, one Franklin County town is a training ground for photojournalists from around the world.

Union is hosting the Missouri Photo Workshop for its 77th anniversary.

Missouri Photo Workshop focuses on Union for 77th annual documentary project

The program led by photojournalism industry leaders along with faculty and staff at the University of Missouri has documented small-town Missouri for more than seven decades.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21d

‘His Audience Was Really Trump’: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War talkingpointsmemo.com/news/andrew-...

‘His Audience Was Really Trump’: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War

This article first appeared at ProPublica, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom....

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 23d

“We lost Ms. Adams because of what I can only call a group of adult bullies gossiping and spreading rumors in the community — congratulations,” said CHS senior Jonah Velnosky, who considers Adams one of the best teachers at the school.

Metro East teacher faces backlash and resigns after alleged Charlie Kirk post

A Columbia, Illinois, teacher's alleged social media posts sparked a flurry of public comments at the school's board meeting this week.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 23d

"In April, St. Charles County voters cast out the conservative majority on the school board...

...Francis Howell community members said at the time of the election that the change in leadership was a signal of a desire to move past the culture wars."

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 23d

Missouri lawmakers and a PAC are offering Francis Howell students $1,000 to start a Turning Point USA chapter.

PAC, lawmakers offer $1,000 to Francis Howell students to start Turning Point USA chapter

The announcement comes after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the leader of the right-wing group that is popular across the nation's college campuses.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 23d

Tornado debris still covers parts of St. Louis and cleanup on private property is coming.

There is no start date yet, but the city says:
📄 Get your title in order
📁 Gather insurance docs
🚫 Stay out of red-tagged homes

St. Louis officials tell residents to prepare for private property tornado debris removal

St. Louis was recently awarded millions in support from the federal government to help clear debris from private property. City officials want residents to start preparing now for the upcoming debris…

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 28d

Folks may remember Stephanie Karr from her days as prosecutor in Ferguson. Now Hazelwood's prosecutor, Karr's office charged March with property damage for the hole his car put in the side of the PD's wall --- even though video shows March wasn't driving.

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Footage of the attempted carjacking of Phillip March's vehicle

YouTube video by St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU)

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 28d

Catch me on STLPR at noon today for a dive into a VERY unusual case involving surveillance video and an attempted carjacking in 2022 -- an incident that ends with a car crashing into the Hazelwood Police Department.

Surveillance video shows a violent attack and carjacking. Hazelwood is prosecuting the victim

Surveillance footage shows Philip March being pummeled and robbed of his car keys in 2022. Hazelwood is prosecuting him for property damage.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · Sep 10

Good morning friends, I've got some ✨ news ✨ www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

Jessica Lussenhop to Host Forthcoming ProPublica Weekly Podcast

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Sep 10

I had a marvelous time talking with author Susannah Cahalan about Rosemary Woodruff Leary, who so often was cut down to "one of the wives of Timothy Leary."

But she was so much more -- including, as I learned, a native of St. Louis.

www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

How Rosemary Woodruff Leary left St. Louis and became ‘The Acid Queen’

Susannah Cahalan’s “The Acid Queen” takes a fresh look at the psychedelic power couple.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · Sep 7

The friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death was shot and killed Sunday morning less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Brown.

Dorian Johnson, witness to Michael Brown’s death, killed in Ferguson

Dorian Johnson died due to injuries sustained during a shooting Sunday morning on Abaco Court, less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Michael Brown in 2014.

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Heather ♿📷 @missjupiter1957.bsky.social · Sep 7

💔 Rest in power, Dorian

2 photos of a young Black man with medium-length hair twists, Dorian Johnson, releasing a dove in Ferguson, MO on August 9, 2022; the 8th anniversary of his friend Mike Brown's death at the hands of a Ferguson police officer.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Aug 19

One of the protesters that day told me:

"I just want to say, with all this chaos is going on, I'm not going to blame it on the police. But I'm just saying, they [the police] need to get out here in the streets, they need to talk to people."

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Aug 19

The killing, on August 19, 2015, led to a landmark $19 million judgement against the officer who killed him. Instead of paying, the City of St. Louis is fighting for a new trial.

The protests the day of the shooting were some of the most chaotic I've covered. Tear gas and fires marked the night.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Aug 19

10 years ago today, I covered the protest and aftermath of a police shooting of 18-year-old Mansur Ball-Bey.

It was a privilege to interview Mansur's father Dennis on our show this week. He took us inside the tragedy of his son's death, but also shared with us some of the story of his life.

10 years and $19M later, Mansur Ball-Bey's family is still fighting St. Louis for justice

A jury awarded Mansur Ball-Bey’s family nearly $19 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Instead of paying, the city is seeking a new trial.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Aug 18

From March, Action STL's Kayla Reed:

"We're servicing about 500 people through the line, residents who are coming to pick things up, and we're getting double the number of cars to drop things off. We're feeding people lunch and dinner."

www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

A tornado tore St. Louis apart. Community relief efforts are bringing it together

After last week's tornado, organizers who “self-deployed” are now coordinating relief efforts with hundreds of volunteers.

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · Aug 18

As someone who has reported on the tornado response in St. Louis, and interviewed the organizers and activists who have led that relief -- people who invoke the legacy of Ferguson and Mike Brown in almost everything they do -- I find this op-ed entirely baffling.

www.stltoday.com/opinion/colu...

Lynn Schmidt: The tornado devastated Black neighborhoods. Where was BLM?

There are many quotes about showing up, from the anonymously sourced “The world is run by those who show up” to Woody Allen’s “90% of success is showing up” to

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