I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

I didn’t realize how much I miss Winchell’s donuts.

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded. “A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected. “Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed” 🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

North Florida dads, Brads and Chads gotta be mad. #chiefs

Deplorable. Once upon a time, if a president had use a speech to a military academy for partisan purposes, it would be considered a disgrace by both parties.

Abilene, Kan. “But the library declined to release it or any other original artifact in its collection, on the grounds that they are the property of the U.S. government, which the library is obligated by law to preserve for the American public.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

Sixteen column inches to say something simple and obvious: The president has lost his mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

“If you’ve caught yourself thinking twice before sharing your political views with others, you’re suffering the chilling effect of political violence and the government’s retaliatory crackdown on dissent.” kansasreflector.com/2025/09/28/w...

There's been growing attention on state supreme courts, as spaces that are more insulated from SCOTUS, & can develop different approaches to the law & people's rights. Do you know how your state supreme court works, why it matters, & why you should care? We at Bolts put together a 🔥 explainer!

Real post on another network:

Good column on free speech the hypocrisy of KS GOP leaders. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/26/t...

“In a highly unusual move for a top federal prosecutor, [Halligan] personally presented the case against Mr. Comey to the grand jury, according to two people familiar with the matter.” Likely because career prosecutors refused to present the case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

“In 2022, Masterson said it was important to keep a united Johnson County at the core of the 3rd District held by Davids.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/23/k...

Cartoon by Ivan Ehlers Via Samuel Long

College football needs a pitch clock.

As a (mostly) lifelong Kansan, I can say with certainty that Ezra Klein is a f’ing idiot.

MAGA will still praise Dear Leader.

The quintessential straight-arrow AP compares an American president to autocrats. apnews.com/article/trum...

Good column. “With the company promising the use of artificial intelligence to analyze footage, it’s reasonable to worry about how that powerful technology would be deployed by a private company.” kansasreflector.com/2025/09/19/a...

Seems like the @royals.com have had to put a starting pitcher on the injured list at least 47 times this season.

It’s sad and shocking that this is a real headline in a first world country. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Next week’s New Yorker cover.

“Kansas once had members of Congress who understood that abuse of power can come from within one’s own party and acted against it.” kansasreflector.com/2025/09/18/a...

I never thought Karl Rove would be a voice of reason and moderation.

One constant about 2025 America is that every day is worse than the one before.

cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11

The bill is set for a hearing on Wednesday. colombiaone.com/2025/09/14/l...

A prescient and precise William Allen White column from 103 years ago. Good on @kansasreflector.com for running it today. “Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.” kansasreflector.com/2025/09/14/d...

Rare that the Texas legislature looks like a paragon of competence

“In Bunker Hill, Kan., (population 103), the public TV station may eventually have to cut ties with PBS….” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

The rules are different for MAGA.

“‘I haven’t seen something like this on social media in America, really ever — it’s a unique moment.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

The Evergreen High School shooter’s social media accounts were filled with white supremacist content, posts exhibiting a fascination with mass shootings and reposted videos that “were explicitly antisemitic or depicted people in Nazi uniforms. coloradonewsline.com/briefs/everg...

Thomas and Scalia clerks, warming up their drafts: “The Constitution never specifically referenced ‘quick trials,’ so ….”

The radicalized shooter few are talking about today.

There is a real possibility that Charlie Kirk’s death will serve as a pretext for authoritarian purges. And our political culture does not have much experience with that. Mainstream reporters and politicians are not in the habit of recognizing or naming it.

“The government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture or car washes…and who do not speak much if any English.” -Justice Kavanaugh

Good column on Roger Marshall’s pandering and deadly anti-vax rhetoric. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/10/k...

“‘It’s almost like a slap in the face of the people from the MAHA movement who legitimately care about pesticide exposures and how that impacts their kids.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/w...

JFC, @washingtonpost.com This is embarrassing.

I thought this image was a fake at first—no group of people could celebrate such depravity. But it’s real. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

“Under the Fourth Amendment, government agents may not stop and detain people without reasonable suspicion that there is a legal basis to do so.” This was an accurate statement of black letter criminal law until today. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

It’s a cult.

“‘The attorney general is known for not doing his homework or placing priority on protecting Kansans’ private data.’” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/k...

Spoiler alert: None of them will lift a finger to fix this mess.

Baltimore might be good.