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The TKC Communiqué - Springtime For Whoever . . .

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The TKC Communiqué - Springtime For Whoever . . .
By Tony • Issue #52 • View online
As one of my favorite old school hip-hop celebrities once sang:
It’s Spring Again.
Congratulations to those of us who (barely) made it through the “dark winter” promised AND DELIVERED by Prez Biden.
This season of hope has many challenges ahead and so we share these links, stories and pithy insights in order to help our blog community decipher our world … Or at least provide a worthy distraction during family gatherings.
Now, let’s check the news together …

Cowtown highlights . . .
Counterintuitive Considerations
Kansas City Public Transit Free Rides Limit Growth Potential?!?
With gas prices hitting record levels, the callous answer from environmental activists is simple and probably correct: Take the bus if you can’t afford it.
In Kansas City that’s not so easy.
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More Deets On Worker Demands
Overland Park Starbucks' employees go on strike
Starbucks employees at the location of West 75th in Overland Park closed up temporarily to go on strike.
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Tragic Legacy In Kansas
Allegations Confront Kansas Priest As Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis Persists
A blog about Kansas City politics and culture.https://www.tonyskansascity.com/2022/03/kansas-city-public-transit-free-rides.html
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Show-Me Victory Over Masks?!?
Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools
Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the more than 40 lawsuits he filed against Missouri school districts over mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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State House Political Chat Snoozer . . .
To be fair, we wouldn’t link it if we didn’t think it was important. HOWEVER, if the insights were actually worthy of debate, they’d be on the blog. This one is just for political junkies who want the MSM list of people on the ballot without much excitement.
4Star Politics: Status check with 6 months to general elections
FOX4’S John Holt and Dave Helling with the Kansas City Star discuss issues and races in the 2022 general election that will impact Kansas and Missouri.
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Cinematic Renaissance For 18th & Vine?!?
Black Film Series and Black Movie Hall of Fame to be Launched at the 2022 Kansas City Film Festival | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
An article about the establishment of a Black Movie Hall of Fame and Celebration of Black Cinema film series to be launched at the 2022 Kansas City International Film Festival.
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PENNIES FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?!?!
Making a Change: Pitch your plan to improve KCMO
Making a Change: Pitch your plan to improve KCMO
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In Other News . . .
Supreme Debate Ahead
What to expect from the Senate confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson : NPR
Next week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has tapped as his Supreme Court nominee.
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Show-Me Local Connection To Supreme Fight
Republican Hawley’s attack on supreme court nominee Jackson is wrong, says senator | US supreme court | The Guardian
Senate judiciary committee chair Dick Durbin says Hawley’s attacks should be ignored in confirmation hearings this week
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RINOs Rebuked
How the GOP's dirtiest slur got a new life - POLITICO
An insult once reserved for Republican moderates has been weaponized.
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Top Doc Warning Repeated
Fauci warns Americans could face more lockdowns amid spread of new COVID-19 variant
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned Americans this week that they could soon face additional COVID-19 lockdown measures should a new strain of the virus cause case numbers to increase.
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Blue Wave Recedes
Democratic gains in legislative maps might not last long | AP News
DENVER (AP) — The surprising advantage Democrats gained during the torturous process of rewriting the nation’s congressional maps may be short-lived, creating the potential for more frequent clashes over how political power should be distributed across the United States.
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Belt Tightening Mean Tweet Clap Back
Twitter bashes Bloomberg's advice on how to deal with inflation: Eat beans, take the bus, skip getting chemo for your sick dog
Everyone is being straddled with the hardships of staggering inflation. Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index increased 7.9% over the past 12 months – reaching a new 40-year high for inflation. A Bloomberg Opinion piece provided Americans with advi…
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Safety Concerns Downplayed?!?
Women This Week: Violence Against Asian American Women Sparks Concern, Fear | Council on Foreign Relations
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 11 to March 18.
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Spring Shootings Bounce
3 wounded in Miami Beach Spring Break shooting
Gunfire on a Miami Beach street crowded with spring breakers left three people wounded early Sunday, police said.
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Dire Prediction From War Zone
Volodymyr Zelensky warns of WWIII if another round of Ukraine peace talks fail with Russia | Daily Mail Online
Kyiv’s wartime leader told CNN on Sunday that he was ready to meet Putin in whatever format it took to get the autocrat face-to-face.
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Escalation Overhead
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons | AP News
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year. The United States is in a race with Russia and China to develop these weapons, which travel at speeds akin to ballistic missiles but are difficult to shoot down because of their maneuverability.
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Refugees On The Move
Mariupol says thousands deported from besieged Ukrainian city | Reuters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia’s siege of the port city of Mariupol was “a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come”, while local authorities said thousands of residents there had been taken by force across the border.
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Sky Still Falling
Both of the planet's poles experience extreme heat, and Antarctica breaks records : NPR
Parts of Antarctica were more than 70 degrees warmer than average, and areas of the Arctic saw temperatures that were more than 50 degrees warmer than average.
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Tee Time Questions
Controversial Saudi-Backed Tournament Reportedly To Be Held At Trump Golf Course
After the Capitol riot last year, organizers announced they were yanking the 2022 PGA Championship from the same course in New Jersey.
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When You’re Not Watching The News
A pastor finds joy through the Lenten practice of birdwatching | Earthbeat | National Catholic Reporter
I struggle to sit still and pray. That’s a tough thing for a pastor to admit, but here we are. I’ve worked in ordained ministry for more than…
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Jackson County Disqualifications . . .
We wanted to make this facet of the blog just a bit more useful, so let’s talk about disqualifications for the upcoming Jackson County Primary.
KICK-ASS readers have noticed:
Stephanie Burton is OUT in the 2nd District At-Large Race.
Draque Murff didn’t make it the cut for the 1st District.
It’s uncertain if this qualifies as news but it’s worth considering given that new district lines are going to make at least two of the upcoming primaries a bit more interesting than usual.
Here’s the narrative that mainstream news will pick up on in a couple of months …
The Jackson County Democratic Party stronghold is becoming more diverse as more power shifts to people of color.
However, the implications of the transitions are unclear. Missouri remains an avowedly red state and let’s not forget that Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted to keep the Andrew Jackson statues despite controversy and outcry over racist symbolism. So this isn’t exactly “Portland on the Plains.”
At least not yet.
As always, we hope you found some of this useful. Have a good Sunday.
Peace,
Tony
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