You can post a random building and the bricks will give away its origins. Chicago is so Chicago and it’s ruined me. If people could build these beauties in 1915, no way am I settling for junk.

dmercer.bsky.social@dmercer.bsky.social · 3d ago

From time to time, I offer to do a little research on buildings in Chicago that you might be curious about. It has to be in Chicago and it can't be something that has its own Wikipedia page. If there's a building you've been curious about, let me know and I'll see what I can find.

It brings me great pleasure to share “No salary information” on these types of ads. I’m failing to remember but it was someone on the before place that influenced me to do that. POST THE SALARY RANGE

Matthew Noe@noethematt.bsky.social · 14h ago

My MLS students would like you to know that if you don't post a salary with your job posting, they aren't likely to apply.

Apparently it’s unprofessional to have a murdered son

Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 11h ago

Christine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...

LAWSUIT ALERT: Several Arkansas voters filed a lawsuit today asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to step in and order that signatures submitted last month for the Arkansas Ballot Measure Amendment be counted.

The New Madrid earthquake of 1811-12 was so powerful, it caused whole sections of land in Northeast Arkansas to shift and sink. These “sunk lands” created shallow lakes with tree tops rising above the water. #earthquakes #seismicactivity #faultlines

Ack. Went over $30 in PACER search fees this past quarter. This will be a “fun” exercise in attempting to be reimbursed. IT will say “how dare you have an external account!” Receipt folks will say, “what do you mean the federal government doesn’t provide receipts showing paid and $0 balance.”

Any university folks here who have had to pay for PACER?

Good for this reporter asking more about what “outsider” means.

Missouri Independent@missouriindependent.com · yesterday

Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes #moleg #mogov

Good news for Missouri citizens!

St. Louis Public Radio@stlpublicradio.bsky.social · yesterday

JUST IN: Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The failure of Amendment 4 means future proposed constitutional amendments brought by the public will still need a simple majority of a statewide vote to pass:

Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion

Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have made members of the state’s Supreme Court electable by popular vote — a seemingly technical issue that had become a proxy battle for the future of abortion rights in the state, Decision Desk HQ projects. https://bit.ly/4c3fG0d

Kansas voters reject another attempt to reshape the state’s abortion landscape

Reproductive rights supporters framed the ballot measure to elect state justices as an attempt to weaken abortion rights.

19thnews.org

Illnesses linked to the cyclospora parasite is having a ripple effect across the farming industry as consumers avoid fresh produce. On CapRadio,Trevor Suslow, emeritus produce safety specialist @ucanr.edu, discusses the difficulty of tracing the source www.capradio.org/news/insight...

How Cyclospora is Impacting Ag | Benefits of Beavers | Studio Sessions: Squid Saves The Planet

We learn more about the economic impacts of parasite outbreak on California ag producers. Plus, the role beavers play in drought and wildfire mitigation in the environment. Finally, eclectic emo band ...

capradio.org

Lost in the chatter about Todd Blanche and Trump's slush fund is the fact that anti-abortion Senators have demanded Blanche do a whole mess of things for them. The judiciary committee votes Tuesday morning. We're in the danger zone

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · last wk.

In the past month, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee have asked Todd Blanche to: *review DOJ's stance on the Comstock Act, a law antis claim bans all abortions *force FDA to end abortion pills via telehealth to settle a lawsuit *fan flames about abortions later in pregnancy this is all Bad News

He’s working to make sure women have no bodily autonomy.

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Amid AG confirmation battle, Todd Blanche assured anti-abortion activists that he's working to make Dobbs 'permanent in every single state.' Admin will act 'soon' to limit mail-order abortion drugs. w/ @alicemiranda.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

I have been working on a book on race and real estate for a few years (Property Wrongs) and am in the course of revisions on it. One of my challenges (as with any book) is that there are SO MANY really excellent moments and people that I want to write about. Today I am going over... 1/n

Tomorrow’s ballot in Missouri includes a GOP-backed proposal that would kill the popular initiative process that allows voters to use referendums to enact the policies that lawmakers refuse to act on: boltsmag.org/missouri-ame...

Under this August Measure, All of Missouri’s Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed - Bolts

Republicans have dominated Missouri’s legislature for over two decades, but they haven’t entirely controlled state lawmaking, in large part because Missouri empowers citizens to petition for ballot re...

boltsmag.org

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins forecasts 32% turnout — potentially the highest vote for a primary since 2004 — as nearly $40 million floods Amendments 4 and 5 and outside money reshapes congressional races. #moleg #mogov

Missouri turnout could hit 1.4 million as ballot measures drive primary interest • Missouri Independent

Missouri election officials expect as many as 1.4 million voters will cast ballots by the time primary election polls close Tuesday night.

missouriindependent.com

The northern sea oat is beautiful and aggressive. I plan on digging these up this fall for new homes and going low key with black eye Susan or phlox.

The Last Ship is now dealing with red rust. Must be because the extension service didn’t exist in their new countries.

This is quite a time to be watching The Last Ship. Also, Arkansas does NOT look like western mountain ranges.

$55 billion (with a B) in bond debt, in a town of 9,600 people? To underwrite a data center? What could possibly go wrong? #Arkansas #arpx #arnews

Clarksville officials approve up to $55 billion in bonds for planned $6.6 billion data center | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

CLARKSVILLE -- The Clarksville City Council on Thursday approved the issuance of up to $55 billion in industrial revenue bonds to support a data center under construction.

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Texas and Florida have recently designated the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the largest Muslim civil rights groups in the U.S., as a terrorist organization. The new state-level effort to make such designations has triggered fresh civil liberties concerns from some legal scholars.

CAIR, a Muslim Nonprofit, Gets a Terrorism Label in Florida and Texas

The federal government designates terrorism groups. But Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have gotten in the game, and a focus is CAIR, a nonprofit.

nyti.ms

It seems an unforced error killed this citizen initiative. I hope to hear soon WHAT happened!

Arkansas Times@arktimes.bsky.social · 7d ago

BREAKING: Secretary of State says sponsor of initiative-protection amendment failed to submit ANY valid signatures due to having wrong title on the signature sheets.

Scientists warn that ships stranded for months in the Strait of Hormuz have accumulated unusually large amounts of marine life on their hulls. When they return to service, they could transport invasive species to ports around the world. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n... @whoi.edu @unep.org

Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New analysis says thousands of stranded vessels may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide

whoi.edu

Via Ralph Chapoco: The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a statement on Tuesday that there is a “reasonable concern” that the opening of a 4,000-bed men’s correctional facility in Elmore County could be delayed.

Alabama Department of Corrections: 'Reasonable concern' $1.25 billion prison will be delayed | Alabama Reflector

Lawmakers say the cost of the delays will likely be borne by the contractor responsible for building the new facility and not the state.

alabamareflector.com

Family Reunion Day 1: I’m today years old learning that polo and horse stables were a thing in my grandfather’s Chicago. I also learned he used an alias for FIVE YEARS after running away to the Pacific Northwest following a fight with a high school teacher. His alias became my dad’s first name.

Entergy official's threat to condemn property of landowners who refuse to sell right-of-way for power lines to serve new data center near Little Rock went down rather less than well at planning commission meeting, per Dem-Gazette. #Arkansas #arpx #arnews buff.ly/TXLYB6c

Additional context: they bought up local banks over the past 30 years and offered the best hours and free checking. Now shorter hours, lobbies closed on weekends, and $5 monthly fees if you don’t have $5k of monthly deposits.

The Shumater@theshumater.bsky.social · 2w ago

FEEING FRENZY: Bank owned by the uber-rich Walton family slapping new fees on lower-income customers: "It just feels like they are trying to nickel and dime us." #Arkansas #arpx #arnews www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...

corey ruiz memorial, night 4

Now Bentonville cant afford to have Meals on Wheels for senior citizens but we sure effing need a ball room — Plans for Bentonville Ballroom, downtown square projects earn Planning Commission’s approval | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/ju...

Plans for Bentonville Ballroom, downtown square projects earn Planning Commission’s approval | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BENTONVILLE -- The Planning Commission decided Tuesday to move two downtown-area projects forward.

nwaonline.com