Reminder: All messages sent to us are 100% anonymous. Your identity will never be revealed.

Because of that trust, we’ve been flooded with submissions — and let’s just say, if the walls of Cottleville could talk, they’d be blushing.

Here’s a taste of what’s been coming in:

• Disturbing details about what really went down at 1798 Restaurant — it’s not what the PR spin would have you believe.

• The crown for Cottleville’s “real bully” seems to be a three-way tie:

1. The verbal threats made against local business leaders who dared to criticize Stephen Manoj Thompson

2. A Facebook admin on a power trip, silencing voices and pushing an agenda

3. A current alderman whose intimidation tactics are earning them a reputation — and not the good kind. Shameful behavior.

• Multiple sources are coming forward with troubling accounts of Stephen Manoj Thompson — including a long-running pattern of lies, manipulation, and shameless reinvention. Many say this isn’t new behavior… just finally being exposed. Some have even attributed this to cultural tendencies — a controversial claim, but one that’s been repeatedly submitted.

• The recent lawsuit Thompson lost has only added fuel to the fire, with more and more people speaking out about his gross incompetence and the mess he’s left behind.

• And perhaps most eyebrow-raising: a tip involving Stephen Thompson’s closeness to the Mayor of St. Peters — along with a cryptic “what if” scenario involving annexation. If there’s truth to it, it’s nothing short of betrayal.

We’re digging. We’re watching. And we take every anonymous message seriously.

Stay tuned — this is just the beginning.