A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Unluckiest of Seats (Guthrie Center, Iowa)
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Fraud and Fundraising
In Frisco Texas, Karmelo Anthony, a 17 year old black, killed a White kid named Austin Metcalf after likely being caught stealing from his tent at a track meet. The online response flared up immediately. Blacks flocked to Karmelo’s defense, building a counter narrative that Karmelo was defending himself against aggressive White supremacy… or something. They launched a fundraiser which gathered nearly half a million dollars at the time of writing.
No Re-Industrialization Under The Civil Rights Regime
Cities are great for industry. High local population means comparatively cheap wages or at least pressure for lower wages, public infrastructure means you don’t need to create a company town, centralized power means fewer politicians to bribe, and so on. You CAN put a tire plant out on a river somewhere, but the best engineers and the largest labor pool is going to be available nearby a major metro. Which by the nature of the way humans create metropolises will possess the infrastructure you want. Cities are a great facet of industrial and technical civilization. Just not in America.
The Lake Kampeska Monster Rears It’s Ugly Head
A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Lake Kampeska Monster Rears It’s Ugly Head
The Peculiar Affair of the Crosswick Serpent
A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Peculiar Affair of the Crosswick Serpent.
The Curious Case of the St. Louis Mud Slingers
A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Curious Case of the St. Louis Mud Slingers.
The Great Dakota Mustache Competition of 1879
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Dakota Mustache Competition of 1879.
“The Great Mill Explosion of ’78: When Flour Fought Back”
A satirical weekly article highlighting ficticious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Mill Explosion of 1878
The Great Wisconsin Chair Heist of 1872
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Wisconsin Chair Heist of 1872
The Great Beer Flood of Milwaukee: When the Lager Fought Back
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history By Silas P. Whitmore, February 28, 1881 There are many things a Midwesterner fears: a failed corn harvest, a neighbor’s disapproving glare at a potluck, and, worst of all, the tragic waste of good beer. And so it was, on a fateful winter’s day in…