Kansas City Threads: Local Conversations, MAGA Collab & Mass Layoffs

Right now 25-year-old fashionista & diva in the making & hottie Sabrina starts our weekend by way of pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Will Local MAGA Shows Steely Resolve?!?!

Kansas City businesses brace for impact of President Trump's aluminum, steel tariffs

Kansas City businesses are assessing the potential impact of President Trump's new tariffs on aluminum and steel.

East Side Remembers American History

Kansas City barber reflects on Black History Month while fostering change for new generations

Joey Thomas, owner of 180V Barber Salon located at 18th and Vine and founder of The Know Joey Foundation, has not only helped people look good, but also feel good.

Golden Ghetto Deserves Break

Johnson County homeowner relief programs - What you need to know

Here's a look at some of the homeowner relief programs offered to Johnson Countians, both at the county level and at the city level.

Juicing Community Profits

Ruby Jean's Juicery will add 65 more Whole Foods locations - Kansas City Business Journal

Ruby Jean's Juicery will appear in 65 additional stores, including in a handful of major metro areas.

End Game Considered

Should Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce retire? Well, yes, of course he should.

Travis Kelce is one of the best tight ends of all time. But his performance in Super Bowl 59 was indicative of how far his game has fallen.

MAGA Intelligence Against Diversity

Intel Agencies Begin Dismantling DEI In Response To Trump's Order

Multiple intelligence agencies are scrapping DEI initiatives in response to President Trump's executive order, the Daily Caller has learned.

Bureaucracy Pushes Back

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration's latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.

MAGA Owns Big Apple

The Memo: Firestorm grows over Trump DOJ's deal to drop charges against Eric Adams

The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine. The decision by Trump's Justice Department to halt the prosecution of New York...

Left-Wing Mourns Skyfall After Horrific Holy Land War

Israel's destruction of Gaza has created an environmental nightmare

Contaminated water, raw sewage, ruined soils, toxic rubble, and a land denuded.

South Of Border Legal Fights

Mex. to Expand Suit Against U.S. Gunmakers if Cartels Designated Terrorists

Mexico claims it will expand its lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers if the Trump administration designates the cartels as terrorists.

Old School Bedroom Rules Exposed

The secret to great sex isn't really a secret. It's asking the right question, 81-year-old sex professor says | CNN

A professor of human sexuality, known for his expertise in intimacy and connection, finds himself navigating the tender and uncharted territory of dating after loss.

NextGen Duo Debuts

Dolly and Mini-Dolly Are Beggin' Please, Please, Please

Sabrina Carpenter and Dolly Parton twang their way through a new version of 'Please Please Please,' leading us to think that the new 'Dolly' musical should maybe just star Carpenter.

Royal Ransom For New Baller

Cole Ragans signs three-year, $13.25 million contract

The deal buys out two years of arbitration.

Sketchy Weather Weekend

Wintry weekend with rain, snow, and cold. But it's next week's winter storm that has our attention

Our weekend won't be pleasant, but it also won't be so bad that you won't be able to get out.

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please ft. Dolly Parton is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.