Hi guys, im so sorry but I need...a lot of help this time. Due to my IIH ive become near partial blind & need new glasses, I cant afford them on my own. I also still need to pay bills. As well start saving for inevitable surgery later this year. Im sorry to constantly ask for help.
02.03.2026 23:28 — 👍 410 🔁 440 💬 3 📌 4
While we wait for more results (I promise a bunch of calls are sure to be around the corner), my usual Election Night note:
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We didn’t need to do this again. My work this week took me back 20 years to standing over my best friend’s casket, looking at his young children, his wife, his parents and brother fighting through their grief. We didn’t need to do it then either, and who thinks that was worth it?
01.03.2026 15:16 — 👍 324 🔁 70 💬 3 📌 0
They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).
01.03.2026 15:06 — 👍 19418 🔁 6077 💬 1668 📌 478
Democrats should say that Trump’s attacks on Iran are unconstitutional.
The American people do not want a war in Iran. The Congress did not authorize a war in Iran. It is an entirely illegitimate action that has no legal or constitutional basis. It is the act of a lawless regime.
These are maximalist aims. A country is at its most dangerous backed into a corner facing an existential threat, which Trump appears to have unleashed. What is the off-ramp from the escalation ladder here? 2/ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...
28.02.2026 11:54 — 👍 359 🔁 72 💬 3 📌 7
A major thank you to everyone who has stood with us in this moment. It is clear that the public outcry prompted the owner to reach out and at least express her intent to meet our demands.
Now we wait for tangible actions. (4/4)
For reference (because I have been much more vocal about this on FB and IG), we asked for 3 things:
1) full refund for the amount we paid
2) rescind the trespass order
3) public apology (with our input) on their website and social media
(3/4)
The owner indicated that she would be willing to meet all of our demands for accountability on the call, but Johanna and I won't be convinced until those steps actually take place. (2/4)
27.02.2026 21:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thank you to @torianoporter.bsky.social for writing this piece.
Last night, I spoke with the owner of the Wandering Vine at the Castle. 🧵 (1/4)
It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow
It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker
This was never about woman's sports
They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.
25.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 12648 🔁 6098 💬 56 📌 331historical detail I can't help but bring up: by some accounts, the event that instigated the British soldiers to open fire on Crispus Attacks and the rest of the crowd in the Boston Massacre was a soldier being hit by a snowball
25.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 3250 🔁 804 💬 49 📌 16
Never forget that the primary tactic of this movement is distraction. They point to medical statements, procedural wins and tangentially related anecdotes because *they have no evidence of their core claim*
If lots of kids were transitioning without assessment they would be talking about that.
NEWS tonight: Democrats have successfully defended state House seats in Maine and Pennsylvania.
Dems have narrowest of majorities in each of these 2 chamber. A GOP gain in either would have meant that Dems' majority is over soon.
More details in my Bolts guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Unclench your jaw.
Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea.
Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish.
Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles.
Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.
The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 #BlackHistoryMonth is an opportunity to learn about Black men & women who made contributions to society that do not appear in history books. Today, we honor Major Elizabeth Allen, U.S. Army.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
I spent a bunch of the Olympics trying to convince myself it's ok if Americans win things because the athletes aren't the politicians but then Kash Patel parties in the locker room and the White House does this
22.02.2026 18:41 — 👍 1242 🔁 200 💬 39 📌 12
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Gift article: Denmark Rejects Trump’s Plan to Send Hospital Boat to Greenland - @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...
22.02.2026 13:13 — 👍 72 🔁 32 💬 6 📌 4Advocacy Alert for my transportation/urban planning friends in #KCMO! Speak up for Ordinance 260219!
20.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Normalize checking people‘s accounts before you reply to them. If they’re replying to you with incendiary shit and you see that they have no posts on their feed — block them. they WANT the engagement & your reaction. They want to sew Discord. They are, in fact, both a purposeful agitator and a plant
19.02.2026 02:33 — 👍 1012 🔁 264 💬 9 📌 7
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 Since 1641, the Black man's ability to perform in combat was questioned by White commanders. The question should have been not whether he could fight—but why.
Meet Black patriot First Lt. John R. Fox. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
@bikewalkkc.bsky.social documented the process and steps to do this in other communities in the How-To Guide. Check it out (big thanks to Safe Routes Partnership for supporting the development of the guide):
www.saferoutespartnership.org/sites/defaul...
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by @kcur.org for this podcast!
Decriminalizing #jaywalking wasn't just a big step for #KCMO, it also paved the way for similar steps in Denver and New York City.
www.kcur.org/history/2026...
What's the matter with Kansas?
18.02.2026 21:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
As gentrification pushes longtime residents out of the neighborhoods where the tradition was born, chiefs and tribes use the art of masking to hold fast to the community, history, and joy that built Black New Orleans.
capitalbnews.org/mardi-gras-i...
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
