Matt Elder
@mattelderkc.bsky.social
Former news/talk radio broadcaster in Kansas City. Strident political progressive. News and political junkie. KC Royals and Chiefs fan. Election worker.
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Matt Elder
@mattelderkc.bsky.social
· Nov 19
11/6/2024: We are now a culturally and socially lost nation.
The US electorate has chosen chaos over competence, fantasy over expertise, cruelty over compassion, authoritarian impulse over executive prudence.
Hold on to your wallets, keep those you love safe…and buckle up.
The US electorate has chosen chaos over competence, fantasy over expertise, cruelty over compassion, authoritarian impulse over executive prudence.
Hold on to your wallets, keep those you love safe…and buckle up.
It appears the Republican Party is sending unsolicited text messages to Missouri voters attempting to scare people from signing legal petitions to block the state congressional gerrymander.
Don’t be intimidated by Trumpist political fear mongering!
#Missouri #Gerrymander
Don’t be intimidated by Trumpist political fear mongering!
#Missouri #Gerrymander
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It appears the Republican Party is sending unsolicited text messages to Missouri voters attempting to scare people from signing legal petitions to block the state congressional gerrymander.
Don’t be intimidated by Trumpist political fear mongering!
#Missouri #Gerrymander
Don’t be intimidated by Trumpist political fear mongering!
#Missouri #Gerrymander
My wife cancelled our Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions the other day and now ABC is allowing Jimmy Kimmel back on the air starting tomorrow night.
So can we reverse our cancellations right away, or do we gotta wait and make sure Disney doesn’t also bring back “Song of the South” as a balance???
So can we reverse our cancellations right away, or do we gotta wait and make sure Disney doesn’t also bring back “Song of the South” as a balance???
September 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My wife cancelled our Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions the other day and now ABC is allowing Jimmy Kimmel back on the air starting tomorrow night.
So can we reverse our cancellations right away, or do we gotta wait and make sure Disney doesn’t also bring back “Song of the South” as a balance???
So can we reverse our cancellations right away, or do we gotta wait and make sure Disney doesn’t also bring back “Song of the South” as a balance???
Woah!
I love that this happened…but how were these protestors able to get within six feet of Trump???
This is a huge screwup!
#TrumpProtest
I love that this happened…but how were these protestors able to get within six feet of Trump???
This is a huge screwup!
#TrumpProtest
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Woah!
I love that this happened…but how were these protestors able to get within six feet of Trump???
This is a huge screwup!
#TrumpProtest
I love that this happened…but how were these protestors able to get within six feet of Trump???
This is a huge screwup!
#TrumpProtest
Lots of concern tonight about Missouri further gerrymandering state congressional districts by splitting Kansas City three ways…but the ‘Missouri Indepedent’ is reporting the GOP plan is likely illegal under the state constitution—something that’s not being reported widely elsewhere.
Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional map • Missouri Independent
Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol to gerrymander the state’s congressional map in the hopes of creating a new Republican seat.
missouriindependent.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Lots of concern tonight about Missouri further gerrymandering state congressional districts by splitting Kansas City three ways…but the ‘Missouri Indepedent’ is reporting the GOP plan is likely illegal under the state constitution—something that’s not being reported widely elsewhere.
America has entered into a war it doesn’t belong in and there will be consequences.
And to our peril, it’s presently amateur hour within America’s entire national security apparatus as the current administration has sidelined expertise in favor of sycophants and charlatans.
#Iran
And to our peril, it’s presently amateur hour within America’s entire national security apparatus as the current administration has sidelined expertise in favor of sycophants and charlatans.
#Iran
June 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
America has entered into a war it doesn’t belong in and there will be consequences.
And to our peril, it’s presently amateur hour within America’s entire national security apparatus as the current administration has sidelined expertise in favor of sycophants and charlatans.
#Iran
And to our peril, it’s presently amateur hour within America’s entire national security apparatus as the current administration has sidelined expertise in favor of sycophants and charlatans.
#Iran
We were among a few thousand attending the ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Kansas City where, despite the Missouri governor trying to fool people to believe otherwise, it was a peaceful rally—with zero police and National Guard presence.
#NoKings #KansasCity
#NoKings #KansasCity
June 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We were among a few thousand attending the ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Kansas City where, despite the Missouri governor trying to fool people to believe otherwise, it was a peaceful rally—with zero police and National Guard presence.
#NoKings #KansasCity
#NoKings #KansasCity
My wife has been chomping-at-the-bit to counter the Trump flag at the house caddy-corner from us and today her garden flag finally arrived.
I know we’re not changing any minds…just representing.
I know we’re not changing any minds…just representing.
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My wife has been chomping-at-the-bit to counter the Trump flag at the house caddy-corner from us and today her garden flag finally arrived.
I know we’re not changing any minds…just representing.
I know we’re not changing any minds…just representing.
HEADLINE: “Trump orders pause on all future military aid to Ukraine”—just as the acting US president was instructed to do by his Russian handlers.
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
HEADLINE: “Trump orders pause on all future military aid to Ukraine”—just as the acting US president was instructed to do by his Russian handlers.
A guy at Costco wearing a profane anti-Trump shirt asked me to stop and shake hands, he said my shirt was better.
March 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A guy at Costco wearing a profane anti-Trump shirt asked me to stop and shake hands, he said my shirt was better.
I was asked my take on Trump and JD Vance lecturing Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House today, my response is below:
Trump and JD put on a show for Putin…and that’s about it.
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Trump and JD put on a show for Putin…and that’s about it.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I was asked my take on Trump and JD Vance lecturing Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House today, my response is below:
Trump and JD put on a show for Putin…and that’s about it.
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Trump and JD put on a show for Putin…and that’s about it.
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I’m seeing Blue-MAGA all over social media blasting Jake Tapper’s book calling out Biden’s failure to save the country from Trump II.
Administratively, Biden was an excellent president; politically he was a colossal failure—Democrats need to come to terms with the reality of the Biden presidency.
Administratively, Biden was an excellent president; politically he was a colossal failure—Democrats need to come to terms with the reality of the Biden presidency.
February 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I’m seeing Blue-MAGA all over social media blasting Jake Tapper’s book calling out Biden’s failure to save the country from Trump II.
Administratively, Biden was an excellent president; politically he was a colossal failure—Democrats need to come to terms with the reality of the Biden presidency.
Administratively, Biden was an excellent president; politically he was a colossal failure—Democrats need to come to terms with the reality of the Biden presidency.
On the bright side for many of us who are Kansas City Chiefs fans tonight…we’ll not have to suffer the indignity of seeing our favorite football players visiting the White House this year.
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
On the bright side for many of us who are Kansas City Chiefs fans tonight…we’ll not have to suffer the indignity of seeing our favorite football players visiting the White House this year.
It’s like this entire Trump II administration is one long Vladimir Putin wet dream…
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s like this entire Trump II administration is one long Vladimir Putin wet dream…
The numbers have now resumed rolling in after a weekend break and now the quantifiable harm begins as the realities of the Trump/MAGA trade war take hold.
February 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The numbers have now resumed rolling in after a weekend break and now the quantifiable harm begins as the realities of the Trump/MAGA trade war take hold.
Jim Acosta announces he is leaving CNN.
My greatest hope is he fulfills the role Brian Williams used to have at MSNBC.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
My greatest hope is he fulfills the role Brian Williams used to have at MSNBC.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Jim Acosta announces he is leaving CNN.
My greatest hope is he fulfills the role Brian Williams used to have at MSNBC.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
My greatest hope is he fulfills the role Brian Williams used to have at MSNBC.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
A meteorologist working for CBS58 in Milwaukee was fired after she posted on her private Instagram criticism of Elon Musk’s Nazi salute.
CBS58 is owned by Weigel Broadcasting whose Wikipedia page has been recently updated…
CBS58 is owned by Weigel Broadcasting whose Wikipedia page has been recently updated…
January 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A meteorologist working for CBS58 in Milwaukee was fired after she posted on her private Instagram criticism of Elon Musk’s Nazi salute.
CBS58 is owned by Weigel Broadcasting whose Wikipedia page has been recently updated…
CBS58 is owned by Weigel Broadcasting whose Wikipedia page has been recently updated…
Hey people of KANSAS…⬇️ see there on how Trump just turned on one of your own ⬇️
January 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey people of KANSAS…⬇️ see there on how Trump just turned on one of your own ⬇️
Just like reports yesterday of mass ICE activity turned out to be unsubstantiated, so were earlier claims about Facebook forcing people to follow the new acting president.
Don’t let fear of Trump II lead you by the nose—be vigilant, but also be careful with what information you share.
Breathe…
Don’t let fear of Trump II lead you by the nose—be vigilant, but also be careful with what information you share.
Breathe…
January 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just like reports yesterday of mass ICE activity turned out to be unsubstantiated, so were earlier claims about Facebook forcing people to follow the new acting president.
Don’t let fear of Trump II lead you by the nose—be vigilant, but also be careful with what information you share.
Breathe…
Don’t let fear of Trump II lead you by the nose—be vigilant, but also be careful with what information you share.
Breathe…
It usually takes a while for a Republican administration to wreck the economy…Trump II might sink the economy in record time.
So much for lower food prices. Trump’s immigration actions are scaring farm workers already. Many are not showing up to work.
newrepublic.com/post/190555/...
newrepublic.com/post/190555/...
Trump’s Immigration Plans Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry
Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It usually takes a while for a Republican administration to wreck the economy…Trump II might sink the economy in record time.
A lot of sketchy noise on social media today about ICE raids occurring in POC neighborhoods throughout Kansas City.
If there’s reporting from legitimate news outlets, share it.
If it’s randos with no reporting credentials…don’t share—bad actors are promoting panic among vulnerable populations.
If there’s reporting from legitimate news outlets, share it.
If it’s randos with no reporting credentials…don’t share—bad actors are promoting panic among vulnerable populations.
January 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A lot of sketchy noise on social media today about ICE raids occurring in POC neighborhoods throughout Kansas City.
If there’s reporting from legitimate news outlets, share it.
If it’s randos with no reporting credentials…don’t share—bad actors are promoting panic among vulnerable populations.
If there’s reporting from legitimate news outlets, share it.
If it’s randos with no reporting credentials…don’t share—bad actors are promoting panic among vulnerable populations.
Hey police unions…this is exactly what he said he was going to do as president and you voted for him anyway! 🤬
January 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hey police unions…this is exactly what he said he was going to do as president and you voted for him anyway! 🤬
So this should do wonders for addressing the bird flu and lowering the price of eggs…
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So this should do wonders for addressing the bird flu and lowering the price of eggs…
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Given a certain vote count from November 5th, I now have 77 million grievances cued up for airing…but instead I’ll just call it a day for Festivus 2024.
December 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Given a certain vote count from November 5th, I now have 77 million grievances cued up for airing…but instead I’ll just call it a day for Festivus 2024.
News Headline: “1 in 4 parents use threat of no gifts to manage kids' behavior around holidays, poll finds.”
I’m pretty sure a more accurate poll would show closer to nine of ten desperate parents resorting to this tactic…
I’m pretty sure a more accurate poll would show closer to nine of ten desperate parents resorting to this tactic…
December 17, 2024 at 8:38 PM
News Headline: “1 in 4 parents use threat of no gifts to manage kids' behavior around holidays, poll finds.”
I’m pretty sure a more accurate poll would show closer to nine of ten desperate parents resorting to this tactic…
I’m pretty sure a more accurate poll would show closer to nine of ten desperate parents resorting to this tactic…
In Platte County, Missouri (which is home to the NW corner of the Kansas City Metro), a county commissioner who attained his position with 22,000 votes callously explains his stance for squashing a children’s services tax that 32,000 voters approved just last month.
Typical Missouri GOP “logic.”
Typical Missouri GOP “logic.”
Platte County Commission overrules voters on children's services tax
The three-person Platte County Commission voted Monday to not implement a 1/4-cent sales tax for children’s services.
www.kshb.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:17 AM
In Platte County, Missouri (which is home to the NW corner of the Kansas City Metro), a county commissioner who attained his position with 22,000 votes callously explains his stance for squashing a children’s services tax that 32,000 voters approved just last month.
Typical Missouri GOP “logic.”
Typical Missouri GOP “logic.”