Mayor Q

Relevant each day, as one branch gives up all authority—and all constitutional accountability in the process.

Who has ever said they like regime change wars? Even those who start them claim they’re objectionable.

My suggestion is more a refutation to what the administration will likely claim, as they did in Venezuela, that successes largely in air war mean that they’ve “won,” and that we need not worry about long term peace. I think the US likely will win the air war. Disaster still likely after.

Same.

The Administration claim they “won” in Venezuela a few weeks ago. And the administration will claim the same here.

My suggestion is more a refutation to what the administration will likely claim, as they did in Venezuela, that successes largely in air war mean that they’ve “won,” and that we need not worry about long term peace. I think the US likely will win the air war. Disaster still likely after.

I think regime change wars are dumb and rarely work out. I also think Trump already got us in one. My ask is that Congress shows up to halt or at least not to deepen it.

Why, because we don’t like regime change wars and having no plans for what comes after the initial bombs are dropped?

I agree on the regime change point. I viewed the line “regime change war” as pejorative.

Thank you! And same to you.

I do believe in prayer. A large number of us do, particularly people in the community I grew up in. It’s not bad to do so while doing all you can yourself to make a difference.

Interests are largely avoiding the terrorism and chaos something like this is likely to unleash.

I wish we actually worked to make it a career endingly bad take for those actually pushing war, but I get your focus. This is a regime change attack. That’s why they try to kill a leader. It’s an inane approach if you have no plan for what happens next. Generally, the entire point.

Praying for our servicemembers and all civilians in conflict areas. Hoping Congress ensures that a regime change war toppling tyrants, which Iranian leaders are, does not lead us down a path of long-term occupation and risk to our troops and interests. We can win wars. We must also win the peace.

As we close Black History Month, I’m proud of our Black employee resource group, ASSET, creating a fair for Black-owned businesses in Kansas City and building connections and respect for all of our employees. They almost got me out to two step.

Thank you! We’re proud to lift every voice each day.

Nothing better than a school visit. I love hearing from brilliant and witty young people like Lidianysh and Jamiylla and meeting caring and dedicated educators and staff. Thanks to everyone investing in our kids and our community.

Proud to recognize a grant to Mattie Rhodes Center to place more behavioral health interventionists at Kansas City Public Schools Northeast Middle and High School. The investment will help support our kids, our families, and our schools.

Keep your head up, y’all.

Have a great Friday, Kansas City and surrounds.

I’ll never pretend to speak for my state, but I will for my city. You are welcome. You are loved. You are respected in Kansas City. Everyone. That’s what I learned from my family, from my church, from Hutchinson, from life here in KCMO.

We are here for you. ❤️

Did I?

Compromise must include strong revenues for our public schools and libraries, and continuing development in our City and competitiveness with other jurisdictions.

We're proud of our local, diverse workforce. We'll keep engaging to create consistent opportunities for all.

I've been proud in recent weeks to join organized labor, groups supporting hiring for underrepresented women and minority workers, our schools, and the City's economic development agencies to guarantee fair wages, hiring opportunities for all. www.kcmo.gov/Home/Compone...

There are a great many issues impacting our incentive agencies and our police. I’m not sure either party needs to take over for the other. While I always support greater local control of policing in KC, it should reside with City Council, not in the economic development realm.

I thank Costco for the first of what should be a series of meetings held today with their leaders about the future of the Midtown Costco store in Kansas City

The Midtown Costco has served Kansas City families for generations, and the City and Costco are working hard to maintain a long-term presence

The bipartisan consensus against ICE detention warehouses in cities large and small proves Kansas Citians, like most Americans, believe this DHS approach should be jettisoned and detention should align with Constitutional and policy standards in existence well before 2025.

Kudos to Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) and the people of Wilson County along with Sen. Wicker (R-MS), Gov. Ayotte (R-NH) and leaders of all perspectives nationwide in aligning with Kansas City to ensure ICE detention warehouses aren’t forced upon communities that do not want them.

Kansas City is blessed with a robust bistate heavy rail network that brings you to the core of our community, to the surrounds, and cities far beyond. Commuter rail regionally should benefit from that legacy. Working to see how it can come to be.

No.

When the going gets tough, the imitation tough attack a marginalized ethnic group with next to no ability to defend themselves.

A reminder: almost all crime in America is committed by our fellow Americans; often by our neighbors and folks we know.

Amazing to see half of Congress stand up and applaud giving away their own power.