Jason Rosenbaum

How culture, trauma and social media add up to create the ‘Gen Z stare’ What you might perceive as rudeness from a young adult might just be them getting through the day.

This segment inspired me to start an informal Gen Z community council because I seem to really like asking what's up with Gen Z in some form or fashion: www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
Likely related to my previous career in youth services lol

IRS Commissioner Billy Long replaced after less than two months The Trump administration has replaced former Missouri Congressman Billy Long as IRS Commissioner, after less than two months on the job. It's the latest in a string of management shakeups at the tax ...

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Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long is out as IRS commissioner. He told me this in a text message he is "excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland."

"I am thrilled to answer his call to service and deeply committed to advancing his bold agenda. Exciting times ahead!” he added.

"I used to be frustrated by people’s lack of imagination. Now I’m frustrated by their rejection of it and replacements for it."

Missourian @sarahkendzior.bsky.social on the dangerous inanity of A.I.:

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Fun fact: @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social is a big Fortnite fan

Or, I guess, it could make MO5 a 7 to 1 state this year – but then prompt a ballot initiative to turn the process over to a commission as Sen. Webber mentioned earlier this week.

What's interesting about MO is Dems really don't have leverage to stop a redraw, but it could backfire in like six different ways: It could get struck down in court, it could make MO4/MO5/MO6 all competitive, it could keep MO2 competitive, it could prompt the DCCC to spend millions of dollars here.

I don't know the exact answer, but if the map isn't set in stone by a certain point in time it's very possible the courts may rule to keep the old map in place until it's sorted out.

Could Missouri get caught up in a redistricting frenzy? It’s looking likely If Missouri Republicans revamp their map to oust Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, it could backfire at the ballot box – and in court.

While WashU professor Travis Crum told me that prior mid-decade redistrictings have withstood equal population challenges, I do think the fact that none of these legislators can definitely say they're close to equal population is going to be an issue in court:

Not going to defend Illinois' map. If you like "fair maps," it absolutely sucks.

But at least Illinois Democrats used, ya know, fairly up to date Census data to draw their map in 2021. What are Texas Republicans using? 2020 Census data? How can they be sure that the districts are equal population?

STLPR raises $800,000 from 2,450 donors in strong showing of community support In an extraordinary showing of community support, St. Louis Public Radio concluded its urgent one-week fundraising campaign this past weekend with over $800,000 contributed by more than 2,450 donors i...

Also keep in mind that @stlpublicradio.bsky.social covers about a third of the state of Missouri – including Rolla and northeast Missouri. Our state House coverage is broadcast across the state.

If you value public media, consider donating to your local affiliate if you haven't already:

If the goal here was to kill all larger NPR affiliates, it failed for now. @stlpublicradio.bsky.social raised $800K in a week, much more than the $575K cut.

Can rural NPR affiliates with smaller staffs replicate these emergency fundraising drives? I have no clue, but I have my doubts.

When he was singing "All I Want," Dexter was talking about curing horrible diseases.

OK, I've seen a lot of variations of this YouTube template (white background, clip art graphics, etc). This has to be AI, right? Especially the voicing? There's something very suspicious about it all

Seriously, don't be this lazy. There are plenty of real, actual @sarahkendzior.bsky.social quotes on relevant current events you can link to from, say, her Substack:

sarahkendzior.substack.com

Fake quote from me on "Canada Resists"

Fake quote from me on Dean Blundell substack

Fake quote from me in (allegedly) Haitian website

A large number of articles with fake quotes from me have appeared on "Resist"/Dem accounts. I suspect they were written with AI because they are so formulaic. Other "experts" are cited -- all without links. If you see a quote from me without a link to the source, beware. Examples of fakes:

To Whom It May Concern, I became aware of your recent article “Trump posts fake video of Obama in jail, declares ‘treason’ and ‘crime of the century’ in AI-driven blitz” which contains a completely fabricated quote from me. The article attributes the following to me regarding Donald Trump’s AI video depicting Obama’s arrest: “This deepfake is political disinformation at its worst,” said Nina Jankowicz, disinformation analyst and former executive director of the US Disinformation Governance Board. “It erodes public trust, damages reputations, and poses serious threats to democratic stability.” I did not say this. In fact, I have not issued any comment related to this Trump AI video to your outlet or the public. The manufactured quote is incorrect and irrelevant, and it negatively impacts my professional reputation. Please remove the false quotation and append a correction to the article, stating that a prior version of this article included a quote falsely attributed to Nina Jankowicz. Sincerely, Nina Jankowicz

Can't believe I had to issue a request like this, but apparently news outlets are printing completely fabricated quotes now

This is absolutely insane

Rep. Cleaver slams Trump's push to redraw House maps in Missouri and split his district Missouri’s Freedom Caucus is calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special session to redraw Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district.

New this morning:

- @cleaver.house.gov says Trump-led push to redraw #MO5 part of a plan to push "one-party rule."
- MO Gov. Mike Kehoe open to a redistricting special session
- As @missouriindependent.com reported, Missouri state legislators getting lobbied by Trump administration on new map:

It is really interesting that when the Macho Man died I was genuinely upset and even put a photo of him as my iPad background.

Hulk dying really didn't make me feel much of anything, other than maybe remembering Bash at the Beach 2000

I read @chicagotribune.com every day as a youngster. The paper inspired me greatly into pursuing journalism.

Beyond sad to see it descend to these types of depths

As someone who really got into pro wrestling in the mid-1990s, my core memories of Hulk Hogan is his heel turn at Bash at the Beach – and how he buried basically everyone in his path from Bret Hart to Jeff Jarrett.

"That's not going to work for me, brother" is his immortal phrase among smarks.

Could Missouri get caught up in a redistricting frenzy? It’s looking likely. If Missouri Republicans revamp their map to oust Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, it could backfire at the ballot box – and in court.

Missouri may get caught up in a mid-decade redistricting frenzy.

Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison confirmed that the White House wants the General Assembly basically draw Democratic Congressman @cleaver.house.gov out of a job. Whether that would hold up in court, though, is an open question:

The @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Jubilee really laid this out for everyone to see, didn't it?

Read the bill here:

I know a lot of people on the Bluesky are pretty leery about AI (to put it mildly).

Well, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal are teaming up to allow people to sue AI companies for stealing their works without permission:

I did miss the memo.

I am also the rare St. Louis area resident who finds baseball to be very boring and just wants to see slam dunks

Honestly if MLB was like Savannah Bananas games I would actually watch it

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