Ron Frerker

The May 16, 2025 St. Louis Tornado A detailed analysis of the first deadly tornado in the City of St. Louis since 1959 and its impact on our city.

Cool interactive website from the StL NWS regarding the May 16 tornado!

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Federally Declared Disaster DR-4877-MO

Plus I’m an alum. So you know it’s an awesome program!

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May 2025 Newsletter — AmeriCorps St. Louis In this Issue: St. Louis Tornado, Trail Projects, Upcoming Events, 2025-26 AmeriCorps Member Positions  

Especially when this administration cuts funding for basic services like AmeriCorps and FEMA assistance, it would be really great to support non-profits that help disaster survivors, complete conservation work, and support homeless people.

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Donate if you can!

April 23, 2025 After previously suggesting that the U.S.

April 23, 2025

We are looking for participants for a survey designed for military families raising autistic children, or children with developmental delays or intellectual disabilities. Again, please share with others!

If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.

Man Brings Lunch From Home To Cut Down On Small Joys RICHMOND, VA—Speaking with reporters while opening Ziploc baggies of pretzel twists and baby carrots, local man Stan Keppler said Monday that he has started bringing in lunch from home to cut down on his small joys. “Making your own lunch each day is a great way to reduce your simple pleasures throughout the week—it’s already made a huge difference for me,” the 38-year-old insurance underwriter said as he unwrapped a plain turkey sandwich from aluminum foil that he had woken up 15 minutes early this morning to prepare. “I used to go out for lunch with coworkers and actually enjoy myself every day, but now I just sit at my desk and eat something I packed from home. It’s quick, easy, and has cut my weekly sense of gratification by at least half.” Keppler went on to say that he is considering canceling his cable service as well, which would save him 90 hours of genuine relaxation time a month.

Man Brings Lunch From Home To Cut Down On Small Joys
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Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who misses having a President who didn't start dumb trade wars, because he was too busy creating 16 million jobs, signing infrastructure and manufacturing bills, and putting a $35/month cap on insulin.

We were better off under Joe Biden.

It’s probably easier if they only exist to launder money.

They are eating the stocks , they are eating the retirement accounts.

And every time the billionaires got richer…

Zelenskyy, of course, is 1,000,000,000 (add as many more zeroes as you want) times the man that Trump will EVER be! bluevirginia.us/2025/03/sund...

The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr

Trump held his first Cabinet meeting and even invited President Musk!

This is funny. Way to be relevant again MapQuest!

A tiny handwritten sign at the Tesla dealership as a big crowd protests Musk reads “We hate him too” yup 👍

Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window

While the cherry tree story certainly teaches an important lesson about what character traits we should value in a president, a leader, and one another, isn’t there a tinge of irony Weems may have completely fabricated the story?

Stephen Miller Enraged After Discovering Cantaloupe He’s Fucking From Mexico

Stephen Miller Enraged After Discovering Cantaloupe He’s Fucking From Mexico

Trump’s willingness to break the law as a private citizen, long before he announced his candidacy in 2015, and as a politician since then, is a feature, not a flaw, that MAGA Republicans support.

They want autocracy and chaos, not law and order, as long as the autocrat supports their agenda.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Yup

I’m shocked!

100%

👀 the words behind her.