Roland Klose
@rwklose.bsky.social
editor/writer | ex-P-D CA IT RFT etc. | St. Louis | https://rwklose.com
German immigrant Otto Brandenburger sold “toys, fancy goods & notions,” as well as cigars and tobacco, from this business and residence at 515 S. Broadway. His sister, Wilhemina, was a “sales lady” there; she could be the woman in the second-story window. They left for Los Angeles around 1902-1903.
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
German immigrant Otto Brandenburger sold “toys, fancy goods & notions,” as well as cigars and tobacco, from this business and residence at 515 S. Broadway. His sister, Wilhemina, was a “sales lady” there; she could be the woman in the second-story window. They left for Los Angeles around 1902-1903.
Why Israel’s state institutions have become increasingly aligned with — and at times directly complicit in — violent settler actions against Palestinians. theconversation.com/west-bank-vi... by @aperliger.bsky.social via @theconversation.com #palestine
West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
Reluctance to address settler violence is the outcome of deep social, political and cultural changes, a scholar of Israeli extremist groups argues.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Why Israel’s state institutions have become increasingly aligned with — and at times directly complicit in — violent settler actions against Palestinians. theconversation.com/west-bank-vi... by @aperliger.bsky.social via @theconversation.com #palestine
“Hoosiers don’t cheat.” 😀 apnews.com/article/indi...
Indiana Republicans block Trump’s redistricting push in a rare break with the president
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House itself, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 e...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Hoosiers don’t cheat.” 😀 apnews.com/article/indi...
St. Louis in 1950 was gearing up for a potential A-bomb attack. As a major railroad center, the city was seen as a prime target and Union Station was likely ground zero. A study conservatively estimated 50,000 would die. A link to the full story -> www.newspapers.com/article/st-l... #atomic #stlouis
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
St. Louis in 1950 was gearing up for a potential A-bomb attack. As a major railroad center, the city was seen as a prime target and Union Station was likely ground zero. A study conservatively estimated 50,000 would die. A link to the full story -> www.newspapers.com/article/st-l... #atomic #stlouis
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A politically connected company that runs illegal gambling machines is a top sponsor of a fundraiser for St. Louis police and firefighters. Because Missouri ... www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A politically connected company that runs illegal gambling machines is a top sponsor of a fundraiser for St. Louis police and firefighters. Because Missouri ... www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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75 years ago, President Harry S Truman responded to a music critic’s review of his daughter’s recital by threatening to beat him up: “Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” #missouri
December 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
75 years ago, President Harry S Truman responded to a music critic’s review of his daughter’s recital by threatening to beat him up: “Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” #missouri
75 years ago, President Harry S Truman responded to a music critic’s review of his daughter’s recital by threatening to beat him up: “Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” #missouri
December 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
75 years ago, President Harry S Truman responded to a music critic’s review of his daughter’s recital by threatening to beat him up: “Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!” #missouri
A politically connected company that runs illegal gambling machines is a top sponsor of a fundraiser for St. Louis police and firefighters. Because Missouri ... www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A politically connected company that runs illegal gambling machines is a top sponsor of a fundraiser for St. Louis police and firefighters. Because Missouri ... www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
“If you believe a Palestinian child is equal in dignity and worth to an Israeli or American child, it is no longer possible to support this Israeli government while hiding behind platitudes about peace.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o... by @rhodesben.bsky.social
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
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December 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“If you believe a Palestinian child is equal in dignity and worth to an Israeli or American child, it is no longer possible to support this Israeli government while hiding behind platitudes about peace.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o... by @rhodesben.bsky.social
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support the pardon of the former Honduran president?
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support the pardon of the former Honduran president?
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
John Roberts “has shunned the role of neutral umpire and instead spearheaded a rightwing judicial revolution that took a wrecking ball to many precedents, laws and institutions. Some have called him the worst chief justice since Roger Taney.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
John Roberts has badly weakened our democracy. Will he ever stand up to Trump? | Steven Greenhouse
Under the chief justice, the US supreme court has bolstered authoritarian agendas while undercutting the voice of voters
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December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
John Roberts “has shunned the role of neutral umpire and instead spearheaded a rightwing judicial revolution that took a wrecking ball to many precedents, laws and institutions. Some have called him the worst chief justice since Roger Taney.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The military has not said what type of aircraft launched the first strike, and it is not known if the survivors could have identified it. But officials who have watched the video said it is also not clear if the survivors even knew the initial explosion was an attack. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
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December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The military has not said what type of aircraft launched the first strike, and it is not known if the survivors could have identified it. But officials who have watched the video said it is also not clear if the survivors even knew the initial explosion was an attack. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
A reminder: More than 150,000 Missourians are at risk of losing some amount of food aid because of the new federal work requirement approved this year by the Republican-led Congress and signed into law by President Trump. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... by Samantha Liss of @kffhealthnews.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A reminder: More than 150,000 Missourians are at risk of losing some amount of food aid because of the new federal work requirement approved this year by the Republican-led Congress and signed into law by President Trump. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... by Samantha Liss of @kffhealthnews.org
More than a year after Missouri voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution, the vast majority of Missourians seeking the procedure are still traveling out of state. @michelemunz.bsky.social explains why. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
Missouri legalized abortion, but most residents can't get appointments and go elsewhere
State figures show 80 abortions took place in Missouri clinics through October. Most Missourians seeking abortions are still traveling to other states.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
More than a year after Missouri voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution, the vast majority of Missourians seeking the procedure are still traveling out of state. @michelemunz.bsky.social explains why. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
Residents of eastern Congo said fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement that was signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump in attendance. apnews.com/article/cong...
Renewed fighting in eastern Congo threatens 'historic' peace deal brokered by Trump
Residents of eastern Congo say fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, D.C., with U.S.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Residents of eastern Congo said fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement that was signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump in attendance. apnews.com/article/cong...
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St Louis Mayor Spencer FR- at a venue paid for by public school children via tax abatement- makes me so angry. And I have called out electeds that I like for using such venues, not just picking on her. Incestuous relationships between electeds & corporate welfare queens is an awful way to run govt.
Elected officials & candidates for office should be barred from holding campaign events at property that is benefiting from public subsidies & tax breaks.
FYI for attendees at tonight’s fundraiser at #UnionStationTIF by Mayor Spencer: the public is paying the bill for your complimentary parking.
FYI for attendees at tonight’s fundraiser at #UnionStationTIF by Mayor Spencer: the public is paying the bill for your complimentary parking.
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
St Louis Mayor Spencer FR- at a venue paid for by public school children via tax abatement- makes me so angry. And I have called out electeds that I like for using such venues, not just picking on her. Incestuous relationships between electeds & corporate welfare queens is an awful way to run govt.
“The rightful owners will ultimately prevail and will restore the U.S. Institute of Peace and the building to their statutory purposes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
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December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“The rightful owners will ultimately prevail and will restore the U.S. Institute of Peace and the building to their statutory purposes.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Just weeks after a Waymo vehicle killed a Mission District bodega cat, KitKat, another Waymo hit a small unleashed dog elsewhere in San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2025/12/waym...
Waymo hits dog in S.F. weeks after killing Mission bodega cat
After a Waymo killed legendary Mission District bodega cat, KitKat, its vehicle hit a dog in San Francisco. Its condition was unknown.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just weeks after a Waymo vehicle killed a Mission District bodega cat, KitKat, another Waymo hit a small unleashed dog elsewhere in San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2025/12/waym...
True then, true now. theweek.com/speedreads/8...
Presidential historian: Trump joins Andrew Johnson 'as the most racist president in American history'
The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
True then, true now. theweek.com/speedreads/8...
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Trump: "I think affordability is the greatest con job."
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump: "I think affordability is the greatest con job."
Many European leaders worry that if Putin gets what he wants in Ukraine, he will have free rein to threaten their countries, which already have faced incursions from Russian drones and fighter jets, and an alleged widespread sabotage campaign. apnews.com/article/russ...
Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys
Ukraine and its European allies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Many European leaders worry that if Putin gets what he wants in Ukraine, he will have free rein to threaten their countries, which already have faced incursions from Russian drones and fighter jets, and an alleged widespread sabotage campaign. apnews.com/article/russ...
“The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.” apnews.com/article/sett... #palestine
Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks
Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers. In recent months, villagers say, the town of Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily assaults by settlers.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.” apnews.com/article/sett... #palestine
“Whiteness and Westernness ... are a fragile reed on which to base the politics of 350 million diverse Americans, all of them ultimately descended from black people.” savageminds.substack.com/p/sorry-whit... by @jricole.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“Whiteness and Westernness ... are a fragile reed on which to base the politics of 350 million diverse Americans, all of them ultimately descended from black people.” savageminds.substack.com/p/sorry-whit... by @jricole.bsky.social
“Missouri’s leadership is not interested in preventing children from coming into foster care.” — Darrell Missey, former head of the Children’s Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services. www.thenation.com/article/soci... by @brycecovert.bsky.social
“Nobody Blames the Landlord. They Just Take Away the Kids.”
All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster care.
www.thenation.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Missouri’s leadership is not interested in preventing children from coming into foster care.” — Darrell Missey, former head of the Children’s Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services. www.thenation.com/article/soci... by @brycecovert.bsky.social
In the hands of a clever poet, AI can help unleash all kinds of horrors. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In the hands of a clever poet, AI can help unleash all kinds of horrors. www.wired.com/story/poems-...