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In Donald Trump's mind, there is only him. He is everything. Everything is his. Everything is about him. Nothing else, no one else, matters.

In his own mind, he is the law. Everyone must follow him. He is the only one who gets to say what is right and what is wrong. ...

Good News: A Court Rejects Trump's Effort To Suppress The Vote In March, Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.” Predictably, it was designed to do anything but that.

There is some good news on the voting front today and it’s important news. It shows us that the courts can still lead, and the rule of law is not broken. No matter what Trump wants you to think. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The most secretive presidency.

fuck your Gatsby party, you tone-deaf fuck who thought this would be a good idea?

here's today's post: "fuck your Gatsby party, you tone-deaf fuck" — who thought this would be a good idea?
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BRENNAN: Should Americans have safety concerns about flying at this point?

DUFFY: That's a great question. We work overtime to make sure the system is safe. But we have to be honest. Does it add more risk to the system? Sure it does. We don't want crashes.

Jackson County prosecutor works to charge domestic violence cases before they get deadly After Kansas City saw a rise in homicides connected to domestic violence, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson is collaborating with local municipalities to be proactive in charging before a situation escalates. Johnson also spoke with KCUR's Up To Date with her initiatives to reduce violent crime and efforts on property crimes.

After Kansas City saw a rise in homicides connected to domestic violence, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson is collaborating with local municipalities to be proactive in charging before a situation escalates.

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones POISONING Our Freedom: The Big Tech Addiction War

Algorithms make us hate each other. Lies spread 6x faster than truth. Surveillance capitalists manipulate our beliefs.

If we’re going to save America, it will REQUIRE dealing with the monetization of our attention.

FDR talked about Freedom from Want.

How about Freedom from Manipulation?

Sunday Morning Wrap-Up As we gear up for another busy week, here’s the highlight reel of the past week’s posts and events.

All of the Civil Discourse posts from last week, in one convenient place, in case you missed any of them. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Nurse practitioners say Missouri’s physician oversight rules are blocking access to patient care Nurse practitioners and midwives have been pushing to get the law changed in Missouri, but haven’t made any progress. Now, one Columbia nurse is suing the state.

Nurse practitioners and midwives have been pushing for decades to change a Missouri law that requires advanced practice nurses to have oversight from a physician.

Now, one Columbia nurse is suing the state. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)

While Trump throws Gatsby themed parties for his billionaire friends, Americans are having to turn to crowdfunding platforms to pay for essentials.

On the Precipice: America's Imminent Civic Recalibration The people - not the political class or the oligarchs - must "re-found" America, before it's lost.

I have some things to get off my chest, so... I started my own substack called "Re-Founding America".

I invite you to check-it out!

A heavy-but-hopeful Sunday morning read:

André’s chocolatier celebrates 70 years in Kansas City: 'What we do is not cookie-cutter-ist' André’s Confiserie Suisse, a family-run chocolatier for 70 years, helped redefine accessible luxury in the Midwest. While the Overland Park location is set to close at the end of the year, the brand has no plans to slow production.

André's Confiserie Suisse, a family-run business for 70 years, helped to redefine accessible luxury in the Midwest.

While the Overland Park location is set to close at the end of the year, the brand has no plans to slow production. (@startlandnews.com)

Latest Kansas City Street Takeover Ruins Waldo Improvements A blog about Kansas City politics and culture.

cars ruin everything and drivers like these are antisocial assholes.

www.tonyskansascity.com/2025/11/late...

LIVE: Trump Shock BOUNTY SCHEME is BLOWN WIDE OPEN YouTube video by MeidasTouch

TODAY: 3:30 PM PT / 630 PM ET I'll be live on @meidastouch.com with The Breakdown. Today, a cop admits to covering up a shooting, ICE mulls cash bounties on immigrants, Trump weighs invoking the Insurrection Act, and DHS is caught red handed fabricating propaganda. www.youtube.com/live/jjFct5f...

Bobblehead of Temwa Cawinga at CPKC stadium

Who would have thought we would see this day with KC having the best women's NWSL team in history with the first and best dedicated women's stadium when we were sitting at SM North, or UMKC, Swope Park, CA Ball Park or even sharing Sporting Park! Proud to be KC, proud to be an original supporter!

Billie Eilish announces $11M donation to environmental groups, urges billionaires to do the same "If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Eilish asked the audience as she accepted an award at the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards.

www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainmen...

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

US farmers face $44 billion in losses as costs rise and markets shrink • Missouri Independent Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.

Trump's tariffs did this. missouriindependent.com/briefs/us-fa...

US farmers face $44 billion in losses as costs rise and markets shrink • Missouri Independent Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.

Trump's tariffs did this. missouriindependent.com/briefs/us-fa...

Voter guide: Get ready for the Wyandotte County and Johnson County, Kansas, General Election on Nov. 4. Kansans will head to the polls on Nov. 4 for the 2025 general election. The Beacon has put together candidate Q&As, explainers and a few other stories to help you prepare for Election Day in Wyandotte...

thebeaconnews.org/kansas-gener...

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes “Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"

taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/

Not sure who needs to hear this but nick fuentes is human garbage and the Nazis are burning in hell.

Also Russia was on the Nazis side until 1941

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

A federal judge in Washington issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a rule that would have required proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms. The requirement stemmed from an executive order Trump signed in March.

Here’s what it means in plain terms:
The U.S. Constitution gives states (not the president or the federal executive branch) control over how elections are run, including voter registration rules. While Congress can set certain standards for federal elections

(like creating the Election Assistance Commission or setting some baseline rules through laws such as the National Voter Registration Act), the president cannot unilaterally change those laws or impose new requirements through executive order.

own neighborhood."
Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, said that the operation would not be temporarily halted.

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois made a plea to the Trump regime: Leave Halloween alone.
"Illinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear. No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick-or-treating in their breakingone.com/partners/nyt...

The Great Gatsby and the GOP Careless people...

In light of Trump's Gatsby Party last night, I thought you might like this one...

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“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”