Mayor Q

Kristi Noem’s termination is welcome and overdue news. She should next face prosecution for mass violations of constitutional and human rights.

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Investing in our kids is THE way we build a better, safer, and healthier Kansas City long term. Proud to work with our friends at Mattie Rhodes Center and KCPS to secure funds for more counselors and social workers for families in our community.

I always love a good school visit! Started my day visiting with Kerav, the chair of Kansas City’s Futures Commission, and his classmates at Pembroke Hill. I received some wonderful questions from our young people.

Made it out to the opening set for the Big 12 Conference Women’s Tournament. Great game tonight with Arizona and Arizona State.

Come on down to T-Mobile Center now through Sunday. I got the whole family out tonight.

They tell me authenticity is where it’s at…

So, I’m excited for the Big 12 women’s and men’s tournaments starting this week and next, respectively, AND I can’t ball.

See y’all Downtown this week and next.

Predictably, state control has little to do with making the people of St. Louis safer (as crime was trending down already under local control), but a lot to do with taking authority, budget control, and accountability from the people

I see this story everyday in Kansas City. Keep working to change.

I look forward to more discussion with industry, including how similar laws in places like Washington, DC have not brought an end to their industry, but generations more of status quo are unacceptable for Kansas City neighborhoods, our residents, and our city.

Hearing at 10:30

I grew up in Kansas City neighborhoods where we saw the abundance of low-cost, single packaged beverages leading to many of the crime, trash, and nuisance problems that made folks leave—and more liquor sellers than any neighborhood should have to handle. 30 to 40 years later and the problem is worse

Today, Council takes up our proposal limiting sales of single serve liquor and malt beverages in neighborhoods where for years we have received complaints about trash, nuisance activity, and crime. Our proposal comes out of neighborhoods impacted and is for neighborhoods impacted.

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. ❤️

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