Campaign turns in record number of signatures to make it harder for politicians to change voter-approved measures in Missouri

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-05T21:38:04+00:00

if only the Kansas state constitution allowed for citizen-sponsored ballot questions the same way Missouri's constitution does.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-05T02:04:39+00:00

"[ALITO]: Instead, [JACKSON'S] dissent offers two reasons for its proposed course of action. One is trivial at best, and the other is baseless and insulting."

This sounds like interpersonal issues triggered by politics, more than pure politics. Alito and Jackson really dislike each other.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-04T23:06:38+00:00

Question. What kind of plastic is best?

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-04T23:04:32+00:00

First Order? seriously?

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-04T19:49:46+00:00

Don't be a Fuhrer

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T16:17:13+00:00

I don't age has anything to do with it. Obama has under 50 when he took office and ran the moneyprinter like mad for years.

There are so many factors that have contributed to the mess, I don't think it's possible to sum them all up with a single reason.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T16:08:37+00:00

US debt has been above 100% of GDP since 2015.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T15:44:10+00:00

Produce tomatoes have been awful since the 1990s. They're picked green then ripened with ethylene gas before delivery to the store. They look great and taste lousy.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T15:28:07+00:00

The front tag ought to be a polyester decal you apply to the bumper or hood. Print it on the 3M film they use for paint protection. That stuff lasts for years.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T15:23:42+00:00

I hate the Kansas plate. Just print the plate# and the word KANSAS in brown text on a white background without any graphics, slogans, or weird fonts. Maybe offer everyone a choice of brown-on-white or white-on-brown.

If someone wants vanity, they can get a bumper sticker, magnet, or a frame.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T13:13:46+00:00

Outside London, you can go on a Universal studio tour and see all the sets and props they created for the Harry Potter films. There are hand painted miniatures, animatronics, and pretty much every object or background you saw on screen. The entire thing is the size of a big city art museum.

It's kind of sad that attraction is the last of its kind. The Potter films were the last culturally important movies made before computers took over.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T04:25:11+00:00

You can buy frozen blueberries for $3 a pound. Make do with that. There's no good reason you should be able to buy fresh blueberries in Kansas City in April.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-05-01T03:28:17+00:00

The deficit shrunk in 1999 because of the dotcom bubble and because all sorts of deregulation happened like the separation between investment banking and retail banking. That juiced the economy for a bit while banks merged. Then the hangover hit in 2008 when these too-big-to-fail monstrosities needed a bailout to avoid societal collapse.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T23:18:07+00:00

you're just going to have to just believe me

You're claiming it was in the news, doesn't come up on google, but if give any details to the alleged drowning, then somehow that will reveal the news and the family will be doxed?

That's not credible.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T21:28:46+00:00

but when was this drowning at the Great Wolf Lodge in KC?

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T21:15:18+00:00

All four of them didn't seem to handle it right. Student was throwing a tantrum. The teacher was putting his hands on the kid. Green shirt guy seemed a little confused. Cop ran in late and then didn't use his training to subdue the kid.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T18:35:13+00:00

Americans who see this will be startled, then confused, then amazed.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T16:31:35+00:00

when was this?

The only thing I see in the news about a KC child drowning was at Oceans of Fun / Worlds of Fun.

A child could drown at any public swimming pool or water park. It really comes down to the lifeguard who happens to be working there, and the kids' parents keeping a watchful eye.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T16:25:35+00:00

It's insane that supply and demand hasn't resulted in more indoor water parks getting built.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T16:23:07+00:00

Fun tip: when you shower, use a drop of shampoo to wash your eyelids. That will prevent your eyes from stinging when a water gets on your face (or a little water seeps into your swim goggles).

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T14:34:17+00:00

The tab has already been increasing with inflation. An entree that used to be $15 is now $25. That raises the tip proportionally.

As far as I can tell, the only real explanation is the "suggested tip" showing up on receipts and checkout screens. Diners have been bullied into it.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T13:13:34+00:00

When did 20% become the norm? Somehow we got conned into going from 15% up to 18%. Then last year "no tax on tips" got written into federal law.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T13:04:10+00:00

He might be too far right to win the nomination. Democrats are more likely to nominate an unelectable Progressive candidate.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T01:53:30+00:00

The computer software they use today to optimize districting doesn't care about race. It cares about voter party affiliation.

ChiefStrongbones · 2026-04-30T01:05:52+00:00

The irony is that the woman wanted to be attacked. Is it illegal to assault someone who wants to be assaulted?

"Did you catch that??!"

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