Eric Greitens: Now officially lost in Republican-land in MO
Many Missouri Democrats have been wondering about Eric Greitens—the former Navy SEAL who is considering running for Governor in 2016. A few years ago, when he emerged onto the political scene, he...
View ArticleSt. Louis Man Plotted to Kill Police & Frame Ferguson Black People for it
Some criminals are just so dumb, and weird, that it's literally painful to observe what they've done, and what it is they think is a really great idea.Take this guy for example. His really great idea...
View ArticleHistoric Preservation Ain't for Sissies
click image to enlarge An Almost Completely Bernie Free Diary Ten months have passed since I posted this, in a diary titled, We Must Be Nuts: Mrs. Left and I are contemplating acquiring a rundown 19th...
View ArticleFerguson Police Victim Who Was Charged With Bleeding on an Officer's Uniform...
On a day in 2009, Henry Davis, pictured here, was captured by Ferguson Missouri police in an effort to execute a warrant. Pulled over for being stopped on the highway after missing his exit, his name...
View ArticleBreaking: Protestors Shut Down I-70 in St. Louis
Protestors took to the highways today, to block Interstate 70 heading into the metro. Police officers and wagons were called in as the backup caused a significant backup which still continues.
View ArticleGuess what happened when heavily armed white men decided to roam the streets...
Don't worry! We're white and fully armed, no need to arrest us! Not a damn thing. Late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, a group of heavily armed white men calling themselves "Oath Keepers" showed...
View ArticleFerguson: Press & Protestors Arrested; But Police Give Way As Oathkeeper...
It is often difficult to express to people what creates a situation of White Privilege. Last night, in Ferguson, however, the Oathkeeper militia took to the streets as police pulled back and escalated...
View ArticleInterrupting The Latest Drama to Report Something Is Happening in St Louis...
Mothership diary: Update. #MansurBallBey. pic.twitter.com/mdxzKYQBEU— deray mckesson (@deray) August 20, 2015I don't know how much longer I will be up tonight, but Deray McKesson is now tweeting on...
View ArticleWhen will it end?
Back on July 18, 2014 I just happened to be home from work and the video came across my newsfeed. I was so outraged that I posted a short diary - something I rarely do. I wanted the community to share...
View ArticleCongressional Republican Eats Booger on Live TV
Ann Wagner, R MO-2 It's not exactly breaking news when a Republican Congresscritter turns out to be a total dumbass, but they don't always do it with such a spectacularly fitting gesture. The gesture,...
View ArticleAsked how officers shot a teenager in the back, St. Louis chief admits he...
Mansur Ball-Bey, alive and well Today an autopsy confirmed the early eyewitness reports that St. Louis police officers shot teenager Mansur Ball-Bey in the back. Every person there who saw the...
View ArticleBig Changes to Ferguson Courts-All pre-2015 Arrest Warrants Withdrawn
I didn't see this diaried elsewhere but this is great news. The new Ferguson judge, Judge Donald McCullin, has ordered significant changes in the city's municipal court.Here is the city's statement....
View ArticleThe first report from the Ferguson Commission is surprisingly poignant,...
From the front page of the Ferguson Commission website Earlier Monday morning, the first report from the nonpartisan Ferguson Commission was released. From pretty much the first page until the very...
View ArticleMen shout the 'N word' at Mizzou student president, sparks awesome...
University of Missouri Student Body President Payton Head Payton Head is the University of Missouri Student Body President and he says last weekend he was harassed by a group of men in the bed of a...
View ArticleThe Realization of a Once Secret Dream
I feel like a dog that just caught its first car. This appears in the post We Must Be Nuts, in September, 2014, Restoring a deserving but neglected, historically significant property has been a secret...
View ArticleSt. Louis DA McCulloch allegedly had former ACLU lawyer illegally removed...
A recent lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri alleges that St. Louis District Attorney Bob McCulloch illegally tampered with a grand jury. McCulloch made headlines last year when he failed to indict...
View ArticleHistory and Paint: A Tale of Two Colors (with images and poll)
The work on our historic restoration project has begun and one of the first pressing problems we faced was selecting the exterior paint colors. Simple, right? The Hell, you say! First off, as one can...
View ArticleNo charges for officers who killed St. Louis man 10 days after Ferguson shooting
Much of the country's attention was focused on Ferguson, Missouri, in August of 2014, after former officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 19-year-old Michael Brown and protestors took to the streets...
View ArticleEven after a DOJ investigation, the racial kleptocracy in St. Louis suburbs...
Just months after a Department of Justice investigation found that Ferguson, Missouri, authorities were involved in an extensive traffic ticket racket exploiting black citizens, a new lawsuit alleges...
View ArticleUpdate: University of Missouri president resigns amid protests
Today, faculty, students, graduate students, and student-athletes at the University of Missouri will be engaged in protests as the Board of Curators calls a special meeting to address a long-simmering...
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