Michael Kelley
@mckelleykc.bsky.social
Husband | Father | Royals/Braves | Passionate about socks and multimodal transportation | He/Him
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Michael Kelley
@mckelleykc.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Okay, this is my *official* BlueSky introduction 🧵: Hi, I'm Michael and I work on multimodal transportation (👨🏾🦽🚶🏾♂️🚴🏾♂️🚌) in the bi-state Kansas City region. In this thread, I'll answer 3 questions:
1) What do I tend to post about?
2) Why BlueSky?
3) Where do things on this account go from here?
1) What do I tend to post about?
2) Why BlueSky?
3) Where do things on this account go from here?
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Great quotation from our chair @tah.bsky.social and other transit leaders in this article from The Beacon about transit challenges ahead of the World Cup in Kansas City next year.
Bottom line: we don't fund transit enough. The region needs a better funding model:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
Bottom line: we don't fund transit enough. The region needs a better funding model:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
As World Cup demands loom, transit leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra bus service
Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, and the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime.
thebeaconnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Great quotation from our chair @tah.bsky.social and other transit leaders in this article from The Beacon about transit challenges ahead of the World Cup in Kansas City next year.
Bottom line: we don't fund transit enough. The region needs a better funding model:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
Bottom line: we don't fund transit enough. The region needs a better funding model:
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
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Read more from @centeronbudget.bsky.social about why HSAs and other proposals won’t make coverage more affordable and do little to help the people who would hurt the most from expiring premium tax credit enhancements.
Expanding Health Savings Accounts Would Do Little to Improve Access to Affordable Health Care
Amid the urgent debate over whether Congress will act to prevent cost increases for millions of people in 2026 marketplace plans, some Republicans are promoting expansions of health savings accounts.....
www.cbpp.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read more from @centeronbudget.bsky.social about why HSAs and other proposals won’t make coverage more affordable and do little to help the people who would hurt the most from expiring premium tax credit enhancements.
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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"The law’s changes in immigrant eligibility for both Medicaid and marketplace health plans are expected to leave an estimated 1.3 million more legal immigrants without insurance." 1/2 www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
What’s In a Name? Challenges Facing Community Health Centers After HR 1 | Health Affairs Forefront
No monitoring and measurement effort will be more important to the long-term health of communities than understanding and bolstering the role of health centers in the primary care landscape and in com...
www.healthaffairs.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"The law’s changes in immigrant eligibility for both Medicaid and marketplace health plans are expected to leave an estimated 1.3 million more legal immigrants without insurance." 1/2 www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
GOP’s Shutdown Win May Backfire Over Soaring Health-Care Costs
Republicans, still celebrating their US government shutdown victory, are waking up to a health-care hangover that risks upending the balance of power in President Donald Trump’s Washington.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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WTF, the Kansas City Star is reporting that a mysterious group hired a fake 'campaign canvasser' who'd join the effort to collect signatures to halt the GOP's gerrymander... but who'd be a spy on the inside.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Inside mysterious push to block signature-gathering against Missouri redistricting
The source of the contract remains a mystery. But its existence has raised alarm as Missouri gears up for a potential statewide vote.
www.kansascity.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
WTF, the Kansas City Star is reporting that a mysterious group hired a fake 'campaign canvasser' who'd join the effort to collect signatures to halt the GOP's gerrymander... but who'd be a spy on the inside.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Black thinkers & activists have been saying the same thing for more than 150 yrs: the rights, laws, & programs passed by Congress are meaningless if white Americans remain unwilling to enforce them.
After the police chief in Columbia, SC murdered a Black resident in cold blood, an anonymous Black woman wrote to the govt in May 1866: "Our friends in Congress are wasting time & breath, & all the bills they may pass, will do us no good, unless men are sent here that will see these laws enforced."
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Black thinkers & activists have been saying the same thing for more than 150 yrs: the rights, laws, & programs passed by Congress are meaningless if white Americans remain unwilling to enforce them.
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The palliative care industry is COOKED. My hair dresser said one of her clients is the manager for a clinic that staffs nothing but Latino people and Black people. She said they are being given NO headsup when people dont come in (cause ICE has them) and she doesn’t know how to staff enough anymore
They also seem okay with deporting people who often work as caretakers and 14 year olds working more
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The palliative care industry is COOKED. My hair dresser said one of her clients is the manager for a clinic that staffs nothing but Latino people and Black people. She said they are being given NO headsup when people dont come in (cause ICE has them) and she doesn’t know how to staff enough anymore
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IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
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Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd
9 strategies to find free or low-cost food when money is tight
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd
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When I first started seeing #OzempicBabies trending on social media, I’ll admit I was confused. Were these people proudly proclaiming they were on these medications? Like a celebratory “Yeah, baby, I’m on Ozempic!”?
No. It turns out it referred to something entirely different… and far more complex.
No. It turns out it referred to something entirely different… and far more complex.
“I Got Pregnant on Ozempic”: The Science Behind #OzempicBabies
What we know (and don’t know) about GLP-1 drugs, fertility, and birth control
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
When I first started seeing #OzempicBabies trending on social media, I’ll admit I was confused. Were these people proudly proclaiming they were on these medications? Like a celebratory “Yeah, baby, I’m on Ozempic!”?
No. It turns out it referred to something entirely different… and far more complex.
No. It turns out it referred to something entirely different… and far more complex.
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We invited Sam Westby, a local bikey instagrammer, along on our HONKoween #BikeBus parade, and he produced this nice reel that’s getting some exposure over there. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzVB2A...
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We invited Sam Westby, a local bikey instagrammer, along on our HONKoween #BikeBus parade, and he produced this nice reel that’s getting some exposure over there. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzVB2A...
On Sunday, November 16 at 11am, @bikewalkkc.bsky.social will join members of the community to observe World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
The event is meant to remember those harmed by #trafficviolence and recommit to safe streets for all.
www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...
The event is meant to remember those harmed by #trafficviolence and recommit to safe streets for all.
www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...
Rally for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Honor victims of traffic violence and demand Kansas City invest in safer streets in 2026.
www.eventbrite.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On Sunday, November 16 at 11am, @bikewalkkc.bsky.social will join members of the community to observe World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
The event is meant to remember those harmed by #trafficviolence and recommit to safe streets for all.
www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...
The event is meant to remember those harmed by #trafficviolence and recommit to safe streets for all.
www.eventbrite.com/e/rally-for-...
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Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
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We...desperately need more low-income people in Congress who know what it's like to navigate health insurance problems. But we live in an ableist society where it's hard for younger disabled and chronically ill politicians to get elected.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We...desperately need more low-income people in Congress who know what it's like to navigate health insurance problems. But we live in an ableist society where it's hard for younger disabled and chronically ill politicians to get elected.
Schumer has got to go. Moreover, every single Dem Senator (and Angus King, who is officially an Independent, but caucuses with Dems) who voted for this deal should be primaried. 🧵 (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Schumer has got to go. Moreover, every single Dem Senator (and Angus King, who is officially an Independent, but caucuses with Dems) who voted for this deal should be primaried. 🧵 (1/4)
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Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
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After issuing guidance saying they were working on administering full benefits, USDA has now released guidance saying releasing full benefits was unauthorized, and states that did so must claw back funds.
More chaos and incompetence from this administration, harming the hungry.
More chaos and incompetence from this administration, harming the hungry.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
After issuing guidance saying they were working on administering full benefits, USDA has now released guidance saying releasing full benefits was unauthorized, and states that did so must claw back funds.
More chaos and incompetence from this administration, harming the hungry.
More chaos and incompetence from this administration, harming the hungry.
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Reposted by Michael Kelley
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
Wait, what? A RAT caught and ate a BAT? And there's video! What does it portend?
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans?
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
Missouri lawmakers have been warned for years that targeting members of the LGBTQIA+ community would have negative impacts.
Will they listen now?
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/m...
Will they listen now?
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/m...
Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find • Missouri Independent
Researchers and business leaders warn that discriminatory laws are pushing LGBTQ+ Missourians and employers to leave the state.
missouriindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Missouri lawmakers have been warned for years that targeting members of the LGBTQIA+ community would have negative impacts.
Will they listen now?
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/m...
Will they listen now?
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/m...
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@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM