Dan in Kansas City
@daninkc.bsky.social
Living in Kansas City | Hoping to survive the collapse of the United States | Civil War Historian | Proud Son of Union Veterans | Loyal to the Republic | Wide Awake
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Dan in Kansas City
@daninkc.bsky.social
· Feb 10
110,100 men gave their lives in battle fighting for the Union and to defeat the Southern Oligarchs. Don’t let their deaths be in vain 160 years later. #Resist #History #USCivilWar #MartyrsForFreedom #USA
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that they didn't realize that Trump taking over would make their positions even more toxic among those they'd taken for granted is just mind-boggling arrogance
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
that they didn't realize that Trump taking over would make their positions even more toxic among those they'd taken for granted is just mind-boggling arrogance
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normie Democrats could support modern Israel in the abstract, but pro-Israel Dems gambled on them not objecting to being supporters of the carnage in Gaza and being fine with silencing critics of Israel increasingly authoritarian ways
that was a very bad bet.
that was a very bad bet.
I know I've said it a million times now but between Mamdani and Schumer, the median Democratic voter is far closer to the former than the latter on Palestine today. The pro-Israel bloc makes a mistake, on a fundamental level, by raising the salience of the issue.
January 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
normie Democrats could support modern Israel in the abstract, but pro-Israel Dems gambled on them not objecting to being supporters of the carnage in Gaza and being fine with silencing critics of Israel increasingly authoritarian ways
that was a very bad bet.
that was a very bad bet.
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RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office.
Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines.
Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines.
Robert F Kennedy cancels flu vaccination ad campaign and key vaccine policy meeting
The new US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt its publicity campaign encouraging uptake of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine...
www.bmj.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office.
Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines.
Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines.
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![RapTV spoof: "Amazon MGM Announce New James Bond" and it's Stavvy [aka Stavros Halkias].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreibzsgdu33uefalmhv6dlqt5aslwfsey5hdgmrkhkkobxg2h7gxvlm@jpeg)
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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I just saw a video talking about the Tesla door safety problem and the number of comments that are like, "well you should read the manual" are...shocking.
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I just saw a video talking about the Tesla door safety problem and the number of comments that are like, "well you should read the manual" are...shocking.
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
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anyone in KC who can help my friend?
okay I am desperate to do laundry at my own home again, I can’t afford to keep going to the laundromat when I could be using that money towards a washer. would any of yall be able to help repair my washer or have a lead on a cheap used one that works???
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
anyone in KC who can help my friend?
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This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
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Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
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Manufactured Age of Consent.
by Noam Chomsky
by Noam Chomsky
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Manufactured Age of Consent.
by Noam Chomsky
by Noam Chomsky
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"51% of the vote in one election does not empower you to destroy a city or culture or society" -- Mark Levin after Mamdani won 50.8% of the popular vote
"We have rejected, completely, utterly, undeniably, the Democrat Party" -- Mark Levin after Trump won 49.8% of the popular vote
"We have rejected, completely, utterly, undeniably, the Democrat Party" -- Mark Levin after Trump won 49.8% of the popular vote
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"51% of the vote in one election does not empower you to destroy a city or culture or society" -- Mark Levin after Mamdani won 50.8% of the popular vote
"We have rejected, completely, utterly, undeniably, the Democrat Party" -- Mark Levin after Trump won 49.8% of the popular vote
"We have rejected, completely, utterly, undeniably, the Democrat Party" -- Mark Levin after Trump won 49.8% of the popular vote
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Look, all I'm saying is I figured out that fella was a loose cannon long before we came to "invents a thing that lets users generate non-consensual pornography and even CSAM"
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Look, all I'm saying is I figured out that fella was a loose cannon long before we came to "invents a thing that lets users generate non-consensual pornography and even CSAM"
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congrats to everyone who had "day one elon musk child porn scandal" on their 2026 bingo free space. which is, i feel safe to assume, everyone.
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
congrats to everyone who had "day one elon musk child porn scandal" on their 2026 bingo free space. which is, i feel safe to assume, everyone.
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There are a lot of things wrong with this post, but from a librarians perspective let me just very plainly state that library late fees are a tax on the poor people and children who use libraries and a barrier to entry for many more who avoid libraries because of economic anxiety over late fees.
The Arlington library is quite woke in terms of the children’s books they choose to highlight, but imo the place where they’ve really gone off the rails is they’ve gotten rid of fines.
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
There are a lot of things wrong with this post, but from a librarians perspective let me just very plainly state that library late fees are a tax on the poor people and children who use libraries and a barrier to entry for many more who avoid libraries because of economic anxiety over late fees.
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Trillions will be invested in LLMs when it may be worth billions. The difference could have paid for the whole world to be fed for a decade.
January 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Trillions will be invested in LLMs when it may be worth billions. The difference could have paid for the whole world to be fed for a decade.
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there really is no natural law that dictates that Elon Musk can never be arrested or meaningfully punished
Yeah, arresting the guy who built the massive industrial scale CSAM production machine seems like something we have laws for and could do at any time we choose to.
January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
there really is no natural law that dictates that Elon Musk can never be arrested or meaningfully punished
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To be clear the 'let's do a anti-Somali pogrom!' push would be garbage racism even if they did have an actual new instance of some sort of fraud (of the sort that seems to happen and get caught from time to time in other states and communities).
But there's, like, not even that?
But there's, like, not even that?
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
To be clear the 'let's do a anti-Somali pogrom!' push would be garbage racism even if they did have an actual new instance of some sort of fraud (of the sort that seems to happen and get caught from time to time in other states and communities).
But there's, like, not even that?
But there's, like, not even that?
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So trying to understand this narrative about supposed daycare fraud in Minnesota - am I right that no one seems to have uncovered any fresh instance of fraud?
All I can find is a 2022 case which has already resulted in convictions, where the ringleader wasn't Somali.
All I can find is a 2022 case which has already resulted in convictions, where the ringleader wasn't Somali.
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
So trying to understand this narrative about supposed daycare fraud in Minnesota - am I right that no one seems to have uncovered any fresh instance of fraud?
All I can find is a 2022 case which has already resulted in convictions, where the ringleader wasn't Somali.
All I can find is a 2022 case which has already resulted in convictions, where the ringleader wasn't Somali.
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The least surprising thing of all time possibly.
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The least surprising thing of all time possibly.
Not a drag queen
In Oklahoma, yet another MAGA Republican officeholder is caught and charged with sex crimes involving children. Nearly all his victims were under 10. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Warr Acres City Council member arrested, accused of child sex crimes
A Warr Acres City Council member is behind bars, accused of disturbing sex crimes involving children.
kfor.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Not a drag queen
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People are being intentionally obtuse about Mamdani’s inauguration speech and his wife’s shoes, and an easy prediction is this will continue for four years
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
People are being intentionally obtuse about Mamdani’s inauguration speech and his wife’s shoes, and an easy prediction is this will continue for four years