Lholtt
@lholtt.bsky.social
A Democrat in Rural Missouri. Retired Healthcare toiler and a life-long STL Cardinal fan. Twitter 2009-24.
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Sports executive Tim Leiweke faced charges of rigging the bid for a $375 million basketball arena.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Exclusive | A Round of Golf Changed Trump’s Tone on the Concert Industry
The president’s pardon of sports executive Tim Leiweke ended a major case from his Justice Department.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sports executive Tim Leiweke faced charges of rigging the bid for a $375 million basketball arena.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
Leiweke's lawyer raised the case to Trump after a round of golf together.
Weeks later, Trump pardoned Leiweke.
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A reminder to continue to boycott Home Depot who works hand-in-hand with the Gestapo.
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A reminder to continue to boycott Home Depot who works hand-in-hand with the Gestapo.
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This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it:
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
In 1909, Cora Shoop moved from Steelville,Mo to Washington state. She was almost 18 and had earned her teaching certificate in Springfield, Mo. Her mother's sister had moved to Washington in 1905. She lived with them. She taught in rural Oaksdale and Rosalia. I think these students are from Rosalia
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In 1909, Cora Shoop moved from Steelville,Mo to Washington state. She was almost 18 and had earned her teaching certificate in Springfield, Mo. Her mother's sister had moved to Washington in 1905. She lived with them. She taught in rural Oaksdale and Rosalia. I think these students are from Rosalia
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If only American journalists had the same amount of integrity, or ANY integrity.
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If only American journalists had the same amount of integrity, or ANY integrity.
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Ignore the werewolf at your peril.
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ignore the werewolf at your peril.
For the first time in years, I'll not be watching.
President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show. n.pr/48z1No2
The Kennedy Center Honors are coming up. This year's event will be different
President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For the first time in years, I'll not be watching.
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“The Martin Act gives the NY Attorney General power to investigate any securities fraud “within or from New York.” Private equity funds are securities. If Affinity Partners conducted any fundraising, investor communications, banking transactions, or meetings touching NY, the AG has jurisdiction.”😈
"Kushner is getting millions of dollars from foreign governments and influencing US foreign policy on their behalf. The Martin Act gives states the individual power to hold him accountable."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to Put Jared Kushner in Handcuffs
What if I told you that one email, one phone call, and one social media post could help put Jared Kushner in handcuffs?
substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“The Martin Act gives the NY Attorney General power to investigate any securities fraud “within or from New York.” Private equity funds are securities. If Affinity Partners conducted any fundraising, investor communications, banking transactions, or meetings touching NY, the AG has jurisdiction.”😈
Lol. What me and millions of others have said for decades. Suddenly, he sees the light. He'll change his mind by the end of the week, though.
“Get insurance companies out of it. We don’t need a middle man. They’re like the mob, taking their cut off the top.”
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
@RepTimBurchett unwittingly makes the case for MEDICARE FOR ALL as Republicans flail for a way to deal with skyrocketing health care costs.
(H/T @PabloReports)
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Lol. What me and millions of others have said for decades. Suddenly, he sees the light. He'll change his mind by the end of the week, though.
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You’re missing the bigger picture:
Seal Team 6 commander Adm. Bradley is now compromised as he’s going to need a pardon by DT or risk going to Leavenworth under a future Dem Admin, so DT & Hegseth have him by short hairs.
Remember Sotomayor’s questions about Seal Team 6?
DT now has Seal Team 6.
Seal Team 6 commander Adm. Bradley is now compromised as he’s going to need a pardon by DT or risk going to Leavenworth under a future Dem Admin, so DT & Hegseth have him by short hairs.
Remember Sotomayor’s questions about Seal Team 6?
DT now has Seal Team 6.
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
You’re missing the bigger picture:
Seal Team 6 commander Adm. Bradley is now compromised as he’s going to need a pardon by DT or risk going to Leavenworth under a future Dem Admin, so DT & Hegseth have him by short hairs.
Remember Sotomayor’s questions about Seal Team 6?
DT now has Seal Team 6.
Seal Team 6 commander Adm. Bradley is now compromised as he’s going to need a pardon by DT or risk going to Leavenworth under a future Dem Admin, so DT & Hegseth have him by short hairs.
Remember Sotomayor’s questions about Seal Team 6?
DT now has Seal Team 6.
The spears have emerged from storage. While still a botany student at Washington University in the late 1920s, Julian went to Central America. First Panama, then Guatemala a few years later. Meanwhile, Cora had been a teacher for years and loved to travel. Julian and Cora met in 1930 at Mizzou!
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The spears have emerged from storage. While still a botany student at Washington University in the late 1920s, Julian went to Central America. First Panama, then Guatemala a few years later. Meanwhile, Cora had been a teacher for years and loved to travel. Julian and Cora met in 1930 at Mizzou!
A day late, as usual. I highly recommend this play if you get a chance. We saw it at kirkwood high many years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. As the mom of a theater major, I've seen
hundreds of plays. Not all are memorable
Lonely Planet (play) - Wikipedia share.google/9IFc7oijAgBe...
hundreds of plays. Not all are memorable
Lonely Planet (play) - Wikipedia share.google/9IFc7oijAgBe...
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A day late, as usual. I highly recommend this play if you get a chance. We saw it at kirkwood high many years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. As the mom of a theater major, I've seen
hundreds of plays. Not all are memorable
Lonely Planet (play) - Wikipedia share.google/9IFc7oijAgBe...
hundreds of plays. Not all are memorable
Lonely Planet (play) - Wikipedia share.google/9IFc7oijAgBe...
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This is bad. This is very bad.
Missouri’s almost 50-year-old Statewide Lake Assessment Program will end in March after losing federal funding.
The University of Missouri-run effort tests water quality in 65 lakes, tracking runoff and harmful algae.
The University of Missouri-run effort tests water quality in 65 lakes, tracking runoff and harmful algae.
Missouri to lose 50-year-old program that tests lake water after federal funding cuts
The program provides a long-term look at water quality in some of Missouri’s most famous lakes. It will end next year after a state agency stops providing federal funding.
www.stlpr.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is bad. This is very bad.
Guatemala 1920ish? Unearthed from mom's closet. I have too much stuff.
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Guatemala 1920ish? Unearthed from mom's closet. I have too much stuff.
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We? Who’s we? I didn’t pardon nobody—don’t think senators have that power either. Is some elusive, unspeakable Eldritch horror who shan’t be named responsible for this pardoning?
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We? Who’s we? I didn’t pardon nobody—don’t think senators have that power either. Is some elusive, unspeakable Eldritch horror who shan’t be named responsible for this pardoning?
This ass. He'd happily destroy the World Heritage site where my Aunt Cora is buried. Bombing Caracas. What next?
whc.unesco.org/en/list/986/
whc.unesco.org/en/list/986/
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This ass. He'd happily destroy the World Heritage site where my Aunt Cora is buried. Bombing Caracas. What next?
whc.unesco.org/en/list/986/
whc.unesco.org/en/list/986/
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Happy 80th anniversary, Pete Hagueseth!
Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
The Peleus War Crimes Trial
After sinking the Greek steamer Peleus in 1944, the captain ordered his crew to attack the survivors, three sailors survived and faced their attackers in a war crime trial.
www.usni.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Happy 80th anniversary, Pete Hagueseth!
A postcard from Caracas 1960. Not a shithole country.
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A postcard from Caracas 1960. Not a shithole country.
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“It will be up to Gov. Mike Kehoe to schedule a special election for Sparks’ seat. There are currently five vacancies in the House.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“It will be up to Gov. Mike Kehoe to schedule a special election for Sparks’ seat. There are currently five vacancies in the House.”
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I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
Us. I need to get rid of books.
Do you have staircase piles? You don’t need all the width of a staircase to walk up…
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Us. I need to get rid of books.
I mean, really? He's just another scammer.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I mean, really? He's just another scammer.
Two of the most hateful, messed up humans on the planet. Happy I'll never end up at a party with them.
I can see the confusion. He thinks it's a machine that makes fun of people but actually it's a mockery of human life
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Two of the most hateful, messed up humans on the planet. Happy I'll never end up at a party with them.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952