@jomannies.bsky.social
Semi-retired journalist based in St. Louis. Formerly worked for St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis Public Radio.
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Lawmakers in about two dozen states passed new child care programs this year, often backed by business leaders concerned with recruiting and retaining workers.
See which states help subsidize child care:
See which states help subsidize child care:
States invest in child care more than ever to help parents with rising costs
About half of states passed some legislation related to child care this year, a sign of growing political momentum.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Lawmakers in about two dozen states passed new child care programs this year, often backed by business leaders concerned with recruiting and retaining workers.
See which states help subsidize child care:
See which states help subsidize child care:
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The Epstein Files aren't about what Trump *knew*.
The Epstein Files are about what Trump *DID*.
This is an important distinction to remember. We can't let them shift it.
The Epstein Files are about what Trump *DID*.
This is an important distinction to remember. We can't let them shift it.
December 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Epstein Files aren't about what Trump *knew*.
The Epstein Files are about what Trump *DID*.
This is an important distinction to remember. We can't let them shift it.
The Epstein Files are about what Trump *DID*.
This is an important distinction to remember. We can't let them shift it.
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An online creator in Illinois who struck and killed a pedestrian with her car during a livestream she was hosting on TikTok was charged this week with two felonies, the police said.
Driver Livestreaming on TikTok Is Charged After Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Police Say
The driver, who is known to her followers as Tea Tyme, was charged with two felonies in connection with the crash last month, the police in Illinois said.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An online creator in Illinois who struck and killed a pedestrian with her car during a livestream she was hosting on TikTok was charged this week with two felonies, the police said.
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I fear today we no longer have a democratic republic. We have the appearance of a democracy. Proof? Look at the issues that have +50% public support that Congress won’t act on. When big corporations and wealthy donors want something, Congress jumps.
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I fear today we no longer have a democratic republic. We have the appearance of a democracy. Proof? Look at the issues that have +50% public support that Congress won’t act on. When big corporations and wealthy donors want something, Congress jumps.
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I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
December 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Fyi
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
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I've yet to see major media note that just about the only man who SHOULDN'T have been in any files released tonight was Clinton, as Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles just exonerated him AND Trump putting him under investigation means releasing info on him is a DOJ violation
Yet Bill was EVERYWHERE
Yet Bill was EVERYWHERE
December 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I've yet to see major media note that just about the only man who SHOULDN'T have been in any files released tonight was Clinton, as Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles just exonerated him AND Trump putting him under investigation means releasing info on him is a DOJ violation
Yet Bill was EVERYWHERE
Yet Bill was EVERYWHERE
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Researchers and activists increasingly fear that under the Trump administration, the U.S. government is abdicating its historic role as a clearinghouse for reliable information.
Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat
The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Researchers and activists increasingly fear that under the Trump administration, the U.S. government is abdicating its historic role as a clearinghouse for reliable information.
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I do not envy the next Democratic president. The task of bringing all these criminals to justice while trying to piece back together the very foundations of our government and institutions will be daunting.
December 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I do not envy the next Democratic president. The task of bringing all these criminals to justice while trying to piece back together the very foundations of our government and institutions will be daunting.
Soo sad, and pointless. The world lost a great mind who could have achieved a lot of good.
The MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was killed at his home by an old classmate on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said. Loureiro “was like an Einstein without the crazy hair,” his former colleague said.
Nuno Loureiro, Slain MIT Professor, Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Soo sad, and pointless. The world lost a great mind who could have achieved a lot of good.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | Donald Trump Is Very Unhappy With You
It’s all over but the shouting.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“When Americans put Trump back in office, they expected him to turn the page back to the prepandemic status quo, not make the country his personal fief,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
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"The Bondi Beach shooting could have followed a grimly familiar script," a reader writes in #PostLetters.
"Instead, something rare happened. The focus shifted to the actions of one man, Ahmed al Ahmed."
"Instead, something rare happened. The focus shifted to the actions of one man, Ahmed al Ahmed."
Opinion | After mass violence, what does courage actually look like?
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"The Bondi Beach shooting could have followed a grimly familiar script," a reader writes in #PostLetters.
"Instead, something rare happened. The focus shifted to the actions of one man, Ahmed al Ahmed."
"Instead, something rare happened. The focus shifted to the actions of one man, Ahmed al Ahmed."
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
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Offering the Trump family the middle of fantastical phantom "deals" is how Russia finally got control of US foreign policy, all now written in the Kremlin.
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Offering the Trump family the middle of fantastical phantom "deals" is how Russia finally got control of US foreign policy, all now written in the Kremlin.
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"Health policy decisions are no longer being rooted in solid science, but in speculation and suspicion," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3MJbFnN
Opinion | The CDC’s change to hepatitis B vaccination is even worse than it seems
The new recommendations portend even more harmful shifts ahead.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"Health policy decisions are no longer being rooted in solid science, but in speculation and suspicion," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3MJbFnN
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The DC shooter is a man whose work *for the United States* drove him crazy from guilt. That work, conducted at the direction of *our* CIA, allegedly involved murdering civilians. So for Trump to now say that the DC shooting confirms that *Afghans* categorically have shitty values is.... beyond vile.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The DC shooter is a man whose work *for the United States* drove him crazy from guilt. That work, conducted at the direction of *our* CIA, allegedly involved murdering civilians. So for Trump to now say that the DC shooting confirms that *Afghans* categorically have shitty values is.... beyond vile.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will face a new round of U.S. pressure next week to reach a deal to end Russia’s war as a corruption scandal engulfs his inner circle.
Zelensky faces political peril as corruption scandal consumes top aide
Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will face a new round of U.S. pressure next week to reach a deal to end Russia’s war as a corruption scandal engulfs his inner circle.
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Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
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Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
Yep...
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Yep...
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I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
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November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
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⚡️Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims.
"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was reportedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was reportedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims
"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was allegedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
kyivindependent.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
⚡️Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims.
"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was reportedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was reportedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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Mark Epstein: "You know, they used to fly in each other's planes. ... They say Donald was on Jeff's plane like seven times, but... have they checked Donald's flight logs from those days to see how many times Jeffrey was on [Donald Trump's] plane? ...
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Mark Epstein: "You know, they used to fly in each other's planes. ... They say Donald was on Jeff's plane like seven times, but... have they checked Donald's flight logs from those days to see how many times Jeffrey was on [Donald Trump's] plane? ...
