Kansas City Afterglow: Haters Target Chiefs Early & Axis Moves Against MAGA

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Kansas City ALWAYS Underestimated

Analyst says Chiefs won't make playoffs next season

The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for the 2025 NFL season, hoping to make the playoffs for the 11th consecutive year in a row. With Patrick Mahomes under center, Travis Kelce catching balls, and Andy Reid calling plays, this team has seemingly been the most competitive in the last decade.


Golden Ghetto Crook Discounted

Overland Park man sentenced for abusing incentive rewards program

An Overland Park man was sentenced for causing a $1.2 million loss to a company by submitting false invoices in connection to a performance incentive rewards program.


Show-Me Nowhere Near Here

These are Missouri's 10 safest cities for 2025, according to Safewise

Home security company Safewise recently released its annual "Safest Cities in Missouri" list for 2025.


Local Gift Of Life

Kansas City Current star Chawinga tackles water crisis in Malawi, her home country

Soccer fans are used to the Kansas City Current's star forward, Temwa Chawinga, putting smiles on their faces.


More Local Carbs Offered

KC coffee shop, bakery just closed. Now it's reopening, with some changes

Midtown bakery Enchante is now Soli Deo, featuring Chingu Coffee beans, pastries, and a welcoming space designed for the Kansas City community.


Angel Endures Quarter Century

It's Refreshing To See Bar Refaeli Doing What She Loves, Modeling Lingerie & Sharing It On Instagram

We don't want to scroll through Instagram and have a Bar Refaeli post come up where she's releasing a statement about tax evasion accusations or going toe-to-toe with models like Bella Hadid.


MAGA Talks Head Check

Trump says he took a cognitive test as part of his latest physical

President Trump had his first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.


Meet New Bosses?!?

How Democrats' potential presidential contenders are scoping out different paths to 2028

The dozens of potential 2028 candidates break down into four broad buckets, from those trying to resist Trump at all costs to others trying to carve out other paths.


Border Reinforced

Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land along US southern border | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump sent a memorandum to four federal department heads Friday night instructing them to allow the military to use and take jurisdiction of federal land along the US-Mexico border.


Holy Land Curses On Campus

Princeton student says anti-Israel protesters called her 'inbred swine' and told her to 'go back to Europe'

A Princeton lecture by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was cut short after protesters pulled a fire alarm and shouted antisemitic slurs.


Iran From Peace Deal

US and Iran to begin critical nuclear talks as Trump threatens war | CNN Politics

Iran and the United States will begin crucial talks on Saturday to reach a new nuclear deal in an effort to ease tensions and avert another conflict in the Middle East that could further engulf the wider region.


Low-Key WWIII?!?

Chinese soldiers quietly creep into Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 150 Chinese citizens were fighting for Russia.


Harsh Times Persists South Of Border

Ecuador's next president faces rampant drug violence and few resources to combat it

Ecuador's runoff vote pits Trump ally and incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist challenger Luisa González, in an election dominated by the issue of security in a highly polarized political landscape.


Hipsters Discover Overrated Live Music Experience

Coachella mayhem boils over as festival-goers brave 12-hour lines and near-record temperatures: 'Literal hell'

Coachella attendees were trapped in traffic for up to 12 hours as they struggled to enter 2025 musical festival only to face near-record heat.


GOING OUT WITH BANG!!!

My friend with terminal cancer slept with 100 men after her divorce

As best friends of almost 20 years, fortysomethings Nikki Boyer and Molly Kochan could tell each other anything.


Local Puppers Turn Profit

Why this KC e-commerce team adopted a dog supplement brand as its own

The Morgans - the family behind Marknology, a bootstrapped digital marketing firm specializing in Amazon sales - are taking a dog supplement brand that they built as a client to the next level now as owners, they shared.


Weekend Warmup Underway

Windy & turning very warm this weekend

Strong southerly wind gusts up to 30 mph will warm highs into the mid-70s today. We remain windy tomorrow, but will be much warmer in the 80s!

Lenny Kravitz - Let It Ride is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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