HAPPENING NOW: We're blocking all entrances to Boeing Building 598 outside St. Louis, the facility that manufactures Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) and Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs for Israel to drop on Gaza. If politicians won't block the bombs, WE WILL!!
We DEMAND Congress and @potus call for an immediate ceasefire and stop arms sales and funding to Israel. We call on all communities to take direct action to shut down Boeing and other companies that profit from Israel's genocide and occupation.
update at 9 am—
WE SHUT IT DOWN !! All workers have been sent home and deliveries stopped at @boeing building 598.
セントルイス by DOU [Twitter/X]
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EDITED TO ADD: St. Louis University posted the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award ceremony; Neil’s talk starts about 40 minutes in. (Thanks DanGuyF)
In an interview before the event [Neil] Gaiman said that when he started writing comics, he “wasn’t even in the gutter.”
He said: “I used to look up and admire the people in the gutter. The science-fiction people were in the gutter, the children’s literature people were in the gutter, too, and I was so far down, I was in the storm drain.”
Great writeup by Jane Henderson from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sharing highlights of Neil’s talk at the St. Louis Literary Award!
You are frightened. It’s all right, Percy. Your father sent me to tell you, it’s all right. Just breathe. Your father is here. He’s always been here. It is so hard for him to stand back. To see you struggle. It is so hard for us all. But he’s here. And he’s so very proud. Trust him. Trust yourself. Just… breathe.
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS 1x04: I Plunge to My Death
Child labor was quite common in America deep into the 20th century. One of the most important reformist organizations was the National Child Labor Committee, created in 1904. Its leaders, many of whom were key figures in the progressive movement, understood that they would need to expose the realities of child labor in a visceral way. So they hired a photographer named Lewis Hine, whose photographs created a haunting record of American child labor.
One of the most common jobs for young boys was as a newspaper seller. Though this was not as grueling as factory work, it did have definite downsides. The day started early — here are some St. Louis newsboys beginning work at 5 am:
The newsboys were often exposed to bad habits on the streets:
Newspaper sellers, unlike most child laborers, did have some protections — “Newsboys’ Protective Associations” formed in many cities, and served as a sort of union and fraternal organization for the kids. Here, the Cincinnati Association is training kids in the “manly art of self-defense:”
content warning prison and police violence - 7/18/23
Longtime disability rights activist and longtime prisoner in St Louis MO, Dawn Dziuba has been put under "partial guardianship" of a state administrator who's working to keep her incarcerated in a forensic ward. Because of her work to help other detainees in St Louis get due process, contacting lawyers about possible class action suits, and other 'jailhouse lawyering,' the state is cutting off her library access, threatening her with dangerous psychotropic drugs, and isolating her from her family.
Some of her writing is here and a human rights alert was issued about her case by the Shield project. @bananapeppers @noncompliance @bioethicists These are her current needs / demands :
DAWN MUST BE ABLE TO:
- Make her own medical decisions, including the decision to reject a powerful psychotropic drug.
- Change or terminate her guardianship
- Leave the ward in order to visit the library.
- Enjoy unrestricted access to a computer and use of email account.
- Be allowed to live independently
WHO PROFITS OFF DAWN'S GUARDIANSHIP?
SEAN RAPP, (phone 314-622-4989) is a ST. LOUIS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR who profits off the detention of Dawn and other disabled people.
We also need supporters to call:
- Abigail Schweiger : 314-982-8294 [email protected] - Rachel Linneman, Program Director : 314-877-5971
[email protected]
- Dr. Amy Taylor Medical Director (psychiatrist) : 314-877-0522
[email protected]
TO DEMAND DAWN'S NEEDS , LISTED ABOVE, ARE RESPECTED!
It's probably a good idea to save these images since they might be deleted by the site. Reposts elsewhere would be hugely helpful. They want to be able to isolate her without people finding out what's happening. Information is also posted at https://mindfreedom.org/front-page/shield-alert-for-dawn-dziuba-in-st-louis-missouri/
hey y'all. how about instead of talking about the fucking wizard game and jk rowling until the heat death of the universe, we talk about real legislative threats on our freedoms that are happening right fucking now.
republicans in my state, missouri, have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for teachers to teach anything about lgbtq issues to students from kindergarten all the way to fucking 12th grade. only licensed mental health professionals, *with parental permission*, can broach the subject to students.
a seperate bill proposes that trans kids be forced to play sports with other kids of their assigned gender at birth, banning any gender affirming care for minors, and criminalizing public drag performances by up to a year in jair and a $2,000 fine.
no doubt adding fuel to the fire, very recently an ex-practitioner at the gender clinic that quite literally saved my life has written a hit piece about washington university's transgender clinic. republicans are calling her a whistleblower. her name is jamie reed, and she describes herself as a queer woman and a progressive, and is apparently married to a trans man. here's an article about that as well, but it is flawed in my opinion (claims with no source that the effects of hrt and puberty blockers are unknown), so read it critically: here.
i cannot stress enough that this clinic saved my life when i was younger. i say that with full sincerity. i've received hrt and top surgery from them and i could not be happier. they connected me to a gender affirming therapist when i desperately needed one. i have friends who transitioned through the same clinic as well, and they are thriving in their gender identities. i suspect that the clinic is going to come under fire soon-- more than it already has. i'm honestly at a loss for what to do here. best i can say is spread the word, be there for your trans friends and family, and donate to the saint louis childrens hospital who saved my life. thank you.
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