David Morantz
@davemorantz.bsky.social
Father, husband, attorney, zookeeper.
Former #ksleg member at center of Trump’s latest food stamp cruelty.
“‘’To the extent states sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,’” wrote Patrick A. Penn, a top official at the Agriculture Department.”
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“‘’To the extent states sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,’” wrote Patrick A. Penn, a top official at the Agriculture Department.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Former #ksleg member at center of Trump’s latest food stamp cruelty.
“‘’To the extent states sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,’” wrote Patrick A. Penn, a top official at the Agriculture Department.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
“‘’To the extent states sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,’” wrote Patrick A. Penn, a top official at the Agriculture Department.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
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Wow
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Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
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Third-world stuff.
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Sources: Trump wants D.C. stadium named for him
A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the $3.7 billion dom...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Third-world stuff.
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The fifth takeaway: Candidates who dodge forums lost.
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5 takeaways from the 2025 local elections in Johnson County
Voters in some cities, particularly in Prairie Village and Overland Park, sent a clear message on election night. Here are the Post's big takeaways.
johnsoncountypost.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The fifth takeaway: Candidates who dodge forums lost.
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
Interesting story and timing of the announcement. The mayor was re-elected yesterday with 83 percent of the vote, which is likely more than Kobach has ever earned in Coldwater, Kan. #ksleg
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Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected • Kansas Reflector
The mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, is charged with committing voter fraud after voting when he is not a United States citizen.
kansasreflector.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Interesting story and timing of the announcement. The mayor was re-elected yesterday with 83 percent of the vote, which is likely more than Kobach has ever earned in Coldwater, Kan. #ksleg
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The Hunger Games books hit different today than they did during the Obama administration.
Peacekeepers, poverty, the beneficence of the Capitol…
Peacekeepers, poverty, the beneficence of the Capitol…
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Hunger Games books hit different today than they did during the Obama administration.
Peacekeepers, poverty, the beneficence of the Capitol…
Peacekeepers, poverty, the beneficence of the Capitol…
Another big MAGA loss last night.
NEW: Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has conceded. A stunning defeat for a MAGA media fixture who built a national profile on claims of a "complete gang takeover" of Aurora that led President Trump to visit and falsely proclaim the city "conquered" by an immigrant gang
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Another big MAGA loss last night.
Dining hall at Ft. Leavenworth closed because of government shutdown.
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Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
taskandpurpose.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Dining hall at Ft. Leavenworth closed because of government shutdown.
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Interesting way for the @nytimes.com to acknowledge it underreported last month’s rallies.
“If the huge No Kings protests last month were the shot, Tuesday’s election was the chaser….”
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“If the huge No Kings protests last month were the shot, Tuesday’s election was the chaser….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
The Democrats Just Took a Big Step Toward Getting Their Groove Back
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November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Interesting way for the @nytimes.com to acknowledge it underreported last month’s rallies.
“If the huge No Kings protests last month were the shot, Tuesday’s election was the chaser….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
“If the huge No Kings protests last month were the shot, Tuesday’s election was the chaser….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Excellent results in local JoCo races tonight, from school boards, to water boards, to city councils and mayors and trustees and endless Prairie Village drama.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Excellent results in local JoCo races tonight, from school boards, to water boards, to city councils and mayors and trustees and endless Prairie Village drama.
www.jocoelection.org/sites/defaul...
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This is fun but where were these voters a year ago?
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is fun but where were these voters a year ago?
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
Enough #ksleg House Republicans still have backbones.
Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins acknowledged Tuesday that he didn’t gather enough support from his Republican caucus to force a special session on Friday as planned #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
Kansas House speaker waves white flag on special session as congresswoman considers Senate run • Kansas Reflector
Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said Tuesday that he didn't gather enough support from his Republican caucus to force a special session.
kansasreflector.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Enough #ksleg House Republicans still have backbones.
Interesting report.
“The collective responsibility of society is to safeguard the health and safety of its members, including from firearm harms.”
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“The collective responsibility of society is to safeguard the health and safety of its members, including from firearm harms.”
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The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms
This Special Communication discusses the JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence and provides an innovations roadmap to lead to substantial reductions in firearm violence, injuries, and harm in the US by 2040...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Interesting report.
“The collective responsibility of society is to safeguard the health and safety of its members, including from firearm harms.”
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“The collective responsibility of society is to safeguard the health and safety of its members, including from firearm harms.”
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“We have mainstreamed hunger. We have left government benefits that partially solve this problem at the mercy of soulless political tacticians.”
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Food benefits skid to a stop in Kansas. Politics and government have utterly failed us. • Kansas Reflector
As people go hungry, does it really make sense for Democrats and Republicans to keep fighting a political battle?
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November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“We have mainstreamed hunger. We have left government benefits that partially solve this problem at the mercy of soulless political tacticians.”
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Steve Morris was a good man. #ksleg
Former Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, who served southwest Kansas for more than three decades as an elected school board member and state legislator, died Saturday. He was 79.
Former moderate GOP Kansas Senate President Steve Morris dies at 79 • Kansas Reflector
Former Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, who possessed a centrist's perspective on the formation of public policy, dies at home in Hugoton.
kansasreflector.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Steve Morris was a good man. #ksleg
But the Chiefs get all the calls.
November 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
But the Chiefs get all the calls.
That this sentence had to be written is insane.
“She went on to suggest it wasn’t probable Trump or the federal government could reschedule or cancel the 2026 election.”
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“She went on to suggest it wasn’t probable Trump or the federal government could reschedule or cancel the 2026 election.”
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Cook Political Report analyst skeptical redistricting solves Trump's midterm election • Kansas Reflector
LAWRENCE — Political analyst Amy Walter views the campaign by President Donald Trump to gerrymander congressional districts as a gamble unlikely to blunt historical precedent and prevent a Democratic ...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
That this sentence had to be written is insane.
“She went on to suggest it wasn’t probable Trump or the federal government could reschedule or cancel the 2026 election.”
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“She went on to suggest it wasn’t probable Trump or the federal government could reschedule or cancel the 2026 election.”
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“The problem with waiting to speak frankly is that ‘over time you normalize what’s going on.’”
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The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
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November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“The problem with waiting to speak frankly is that ‘over time you normalize what’s going on.’”
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Trump voters said he’d end endless wars.
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U.S. Eyes Striking Venezuelan Military Targets Used for Drug Trafficking
If President Trump decides to move forward with airstrikes, the targets would send a clear message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down, according to U.S. officials.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Trump voters said he’d end endless wars.
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“But if you keep voting for people who have explicitly stated they want to do the things that you don’t approve of, what do you think will happen?”
Good column on the recent Kansas Speaks survey. #ksleg
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Good column on the recent Kansas Speaks survey. #ksleg
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Statewide survey shows Kansans want progressive policy. But don't ask them to vote for Democrats. • Kansas Reflector
People of Kansas, we need to have a heart-to-heart conversation. I don't know what you want after looking at the latest Kansas Speaks survey.
kansasreflector.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“But if you keep voting for people who have explicitly stated they want to do the things that you don’t approve of, what do you think will happen?”
Good column on the recent Kansas Speaks survey. #ksleg
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Good column on the recent Kansas Speaks survey. #ksleg
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