The KC Star interviewed residents of deep red Abilene, Kansas, about the ouster of the Eisenhower Museum director. They are pissed. A small break in the wall. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Ouch. This is a mistake. I can almost guarantee it.

I am waiting...waiting...waiting for Senate Republicans to state that American cities cannot be used as training grounds for combat.

Very good story here.

Re: the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Best wishes for his recovery. And I hate what our country is becoming.

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

Well. This is a polite way to frame Roberts' tenure. Actually, it's a whitewash.

This is your regular reminder that the majority of mass shootings are carried out by white males. Thank you for your attention. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I just heard a news reporter talking about the Missouri legislature debating "initiative petition reform." Don't do that, people. Republicans want to destroy our initiative petition process. It is not reform.

Missouri has eight congressional districts, and Democrats hold two. The new map would split Kansas City, which is currently entirely in the 5th District and represented by 11-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, into three districts where Republicans would have an electoral edge. #moleg #mogov

And here it is. Obeisance to the Trump edict that even state Republicans don't want to follow. But the leader has spoken. apnews.com/article/texa...

Ladies and gentlemen. We will take a short pause from the horror of America's slide toward autocracy to celebrate the engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. We all need a joy booster.

Missouri Republicans know that redistricting is a bad idea. They're going to do it anyway. The president has spoken. My column in the Missouri Independent. missouriindependent.com/2025/08/18/t...

Just shockingly cruel. apnews.com/article/air-...

I don't even know how to process this. apnews.com/article/kenn...

Come for Columnist Bridgette Dunlap's definitive piece about state AG Andrew Bailey's efforts to make the workforce more white and more male. Stay for a surprising twist. All in the Missouri Independent. missouriindependent.com/2025/08/04/m...

We are losing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has helped educate, inform, and entertain millions of Americans. Instead, we’re getting a vulgar new gold ballroom, which none of us will ever see.

Makes more sense to fire Trump after a weak jobs report. Let's do it! www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

This is a historic stain on America. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Another instance of the Trump/Miller xenophobia and cruelty: newly arrived refugees are soon to be ineligible for SNAP and Medicaid. From me, via the Missouri Independent. missouriindependent.com/2025/07/21/t...

Where are the privacy advocates of old? Gone silent. This is outrageous. apnews.com/article/immi...

The AP does good work. This is a sad situation. I hope it backfires spectacularly. apnews.com/article/cfpb...

He’s a liar.

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

Good. Let him duel it out with Vance. That would be ugly.

Sign of the times, but disturbing..."One former student, who graduated in May, had his post-graduation job offer rescinded by a large law firm when he told them he had spoken to The New York Times for this article..." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

I don't get why these guys can't get it into their thick skulls that they are ALWAYS on video

People of Iowa, cut this woman loose!

Good question, good piece.

The suspect in the Minnesota political assassinations is a white guy in his 50. Obviously a very dangerous criminal. We will not see a widespread dragnet of 50-something white guys. Unlike immigrants, white guys are not judged as a group by the worst actions of their peers.

Kansas City showed up for a huge, PEACEFUL protest. Our governor looks like an idiot for calling up the National Guard.

As a Missourian, I can say with confidence this is a big mistake. apnews.com/article/bill...

Gotta love this story about Roger Federer. Forever the class act. www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...

The speech and the reaction were terrifying.

Leave it to Steve Lopez to say it all, just perfectly. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Missouri Republicans are fixated on trans kids. They've even given them an unwanted starring role in the abortion conflict. My column in the Missouri Independent: missouriindependent.com/2025/06/09/m...

Citizens not subjects.

Just saying.

Republican lawmakers in Missouri proudly stand against the will of the people. Again and again. Read about it here: missouriindependent.com/2025/05/26/w...

Fun fact: Democratic women make up only 22% of the House of Representatives, but have submitted 52% of the 537 amendments to this heartless reconciliation package. We’re almost 20 hours into this rules debate and still bringing the heat 🔥 and the heart ❤️ to this fight!

News for Royals fans. We have scored 8 runs and it's only the 5th.

Another Oval Office setup. How disrespectful and appalling. Don't go in there, people. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

I can't stop watching this. As a Missourian, I can tell you that Billy Long's career should have peaked as an auctioneer.

Oh hell yes. Also for the Missouri legislature, which just opted for another long weekend.

I volunteer with refugees who have endured violence and trauma, spent years in camps and faced difficult decisions to split up families in order to come to the U.S. This makes me so angry. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

Well, well, well. Many thanks to the Haverford faculty and The Guardian for looking into this: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"A bunch of crazy people who get paid to write and report." Keep up the good work, journalists.

Yes! Missouri rising. Sort of, not really