Roland Klose
@rwklose.bsky.social
editor/writer | ex-P-D CA IT RFT etc. | St. Louis | https://rwklose.com
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.
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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-...
“This is only one of 365 days to be thankful!”
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“This is only one of 365 days to be thankful!”
“A Hymn of Thanksgiving” (1899). Words by Fanny J. Crosby. Music by Ira D. Sankey. Composed and written expressly for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dfv... #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“A Hymn of Thanksgiving” (1899). Words by Fanny J. Crosby. Music by Ira D. Sankey. Composed and written expressly for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dfv... #thanksgiving
This story has liver pills and blood purifiers, bribery and election fraud, fighting Republicans and machine bosses, and a short-lived newspaper in St. Louis. rwklose.com/2025/11/25/l...
Last call for the Morning Call of St. Louis
A patent medicine mogul who wanted to keep a seat in Congress decided the best way to fight the press was to start his own daily newspaper. It was an expensive mistake. James Henry McLean, a native…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This story has liver pills and blood purifiers, bribery and election fraud, fighting Republicans and machine bosses, and a short-lived newspaper in St. Louis. rwklose.com/2025/11/25/l...
US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly “encouraging” a federal grand jury investigation into Justice Department official Ed Martin and FHFA Director Bill Pulte for potential misconduct in pursuing criminal charges against prominent Democrats. newrepublic.com/post/203502/...
“Embarrassed” Trump Attorney Wants to Investigate DOJ for Incompetence
Todd Blanche is worried that unforced errors could affect two massive cases.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly “encouraging” a federal grand jury investigation into Justice Department official Ed Martin and FHFA Director Bill Pulte for potential misconduct in pursuing criminal charges against prominent Democrats. newrepublic.com/post/203502/...
Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on such a scale. www.propublica.org/article/trum... by @jeremykohler.bsky.social of @propublica.org
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on such a scale. www.propublica.org/article/trum... by @jeremykohler.bsky.social of @propublica.org
A whimsical menagerie was proposed for the new Saint Louis Zoo by the Post-Dispatch #OnThisDay in 1910. They included gnus supplied by the newspaper, a dodo courtesy of the Cardinals and an octopus from tycoon John D. Rockefeller. #stlouis
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A whimsical menagerie was proposed for the new Saint Louis Zoo by the Post-Dispatch #OnThisDay in 1910. They included gnus supplied by the newspaper, a dodo courtesy of the Cardinals and an octopus from tycoon John D. Rockefeller. #stlouis
Israel plans to expropriate large swaths of Sebastia, a major archaeological site in the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers are celebrating the creation of a new, unauthorized settlement near Bethlehem. apnews.com/article/west... #palestine
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Israel plans to expropriate large swaths of Sebastia, a major archaeological site in the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers are celebrating the creation of a new, unauthorized settlement near Bethlehem. apnews.com/article/west... #palestine
Compliance failures by JPMorgan Chase during its nearly 15-year relationship with Jeffrey Epstein impeded law enforcement’s ability to examine the “financial infrastructure that enabled Epstein’s cross-border sex trafficking organization,” report says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
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November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Compliance failures by JPMorgan Chase during its nearly 15-year relationship with Jeffrey Epstein impeded law enforcement’s ability to examine the “financial infrastructure that enabled Epstein’s cross-border sex trafficking organization,” report says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Reposted by Roland Klose
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.”
Things happen. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Things happen. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Trump Praises Saudi Prince and Dismisses Question About Killing of Journalist
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November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.”
Things happen. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Things happen. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Israeli settlers on Monday rampaged through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, torching homes and cars in the latest in a string of settler attacks in recent weeks. apnews.com/article/isra... #palestine
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Israeli settlers on Monday rampaged through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, torching homes and cars in the latest in a string of settler attacks in recent weeks. apnews.com/article/isra... #palestine
The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care contributed to many of those deaths. apnews.com/article/isra...
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights gro...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care contributed to many of those deaths. apnews.com/article/isra...
Missouri charity closes after a 256-page report finds decades of abuse at its Mexican orphanages. Some of the most revelatory accusations are against Niños de México’s founders. The Post-Dispatch first reported on the problems in 2023. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m... via @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
Missouri charity closes after report finds decades of abuse at Mexican orphanages
The report chronicles accusations against 20 employees of Union-based Niños de México, including its Franklin County founders, that go back decades.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Missouri charity closes after a 256-page report finds decades of abuse at its Mexican orphanages. Some of the most revelatory accusations are against Niños de México’s founders. The Post-Dispatch first reported on the problems in 2023. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m... via @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
The Klan and the GOP (and St. Louis) rwklose.com/2025/11/15/t...
The Klan and the GOP
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 15, 1925 In 1925, Post-Dispatch reporter Paul Y. Anderson took note of the Ku Klux Klan’s apparent shift from the Democratic Party to the Republicans. The Klan, he wro…
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November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Klan and the GOP (and St. Louis) rwklose.com/2025/11/15/t...
Why make your children look freakish with cheap imitations
Why, indeed?
Why, indeed?
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Why make your children look freakish with cheap imitations
Why, indeed?
Why, indeed?
Mike Kehoe and the Missouri GOP did this. apnews.com/article/redi... #missouri
Different needs but similar fears arise in communities on both ends of Missouri's redistricting
The rush to redraw America's congressional maps has put a historically Black neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and a mostly white farming community 100 miles away in the same district.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Mike Kehoe and the Missouri GOP did this. apnews.com/article/redi... #missouri
“Mangled bodies have begun washing up on the beaches of Trinidad and Tobago after U.S. strikes in the region.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“Mangled bodies have begun washing up on the beaches of Trinidad and Tobago after U.S. strikes in the region.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Since his appointment, FHFA head Bill Pulte has sought to ingratiate himself with Trump. The 37-year-old scion of a homebuilding company fortune, he’s cultivated a reputation as a hyper-online millennial with a thirst for recognition and a desire to please the president. apnews.com/article/fann...
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Since his appointment, FHFA head Bill Pulte has sought to ingratiate himself with Trump. The 37-year-old scion of a homebuilding company fortune, he’s cultivated a reputation as a hyper-online millennial with a thirst for recognition and a desire to please the president. apnews.com/article/fann...
With little public scrutiny, the Trump administration is handing out hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to some of the country’s most profitable companies and wealthiest investors. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
With little public scrutiny, the Trump administration is handing out hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to some of the country’s most profitable companies and wealthiest investors. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Reposted by Roland Klose
Jack Dorsey's fintech firm Block Inc. told investors that it may take a financial hit from a multistate probe into its mobile payments platform CashApp.
Block Says Cash App Probe, Bigger SF Tax Bill Could Cost It - Law360
Jack Dorsey's fintech firm Block Inc. told investors that it may take a financial hit from a multistate probe into its mobile payments platform CashApp, and remains locked in a separate multimillion dollar tax dispute with the County of San Francisco over its bitcoin sales.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Jack Dorsey's fintech firm Block Inc. told investors that it may take a financial hit from a multistate probe into its mobile payments platform CashApp.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrest man in Los Angeles raid and drive off with his toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
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November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrest man in Los Angeles raid and drive off with his toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...