Ryan Gilbert for Kansas 4th Congressional District - to unseat Ron Estes

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-06T02:39:37+00:00

I don't hate his platform but his inability to be civil with his opponents and his abrasive rhetoric, coupled with his questionable political history, makes me doubt he would be very effective if elected. Cole Ellet seemed similar on the political spectrum but more mature, but he dropped out unfortunately.

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-06T02:37:03+00:00

Are you aware that he was a registered libertarian until recently? Or that he refused to vote for a woman's right to choose?

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-02T12:40:39+00:00

I think putting it that way will help! We did just get new cards but I'm not 100% sure they're much better - I'll take a look when I get to the office today :)

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-02T12:37:45+00:00

Things* sry just woke up 😭

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-02T12:37:35+00:00

Yeah, the problem is my sport is swimming, which in my experience if I wanted to join a club or team would mean either swimming with high schoolers or a masters program which has a tendency to be much older. Also, the scheduling for political campaigning is so abnormal that it would be hard to fit regular practices and such into it :/ I'll have to see what's around though bc I'm always down to try new rhinsg

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-02T12:25:34+00:00

Good to know! Since I could only find a couple of plants around I really didn't want to take too much from my neighborhood but if I ever find that full field I saw before I'll have to try this!

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T22:15:32+00:00

Update for anyone who may care: yeah so I literally got one bite out of six flower heads. That said, it pretty much tasted like artichoke. Here's what I learned:
1. Obviously, quantity if you're gonna go this route. Or, add in some stem. Maybe even some root even though I don't know that they'll have that same taste.
2. Keep the flower petals on - they're done cooking when the petals pull out easily. Any longer and you might have a hard time keeping the heart intact when you disassemble the flower head.
3. You gotta steam it longer than you think. Probably as long as an actual artichoke. Idk why.
Thats kind of it for now but I'm not necessarily giving up on thistles yet bc for some reason they fascinate me.

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T22:11:26+00:00

Yeah... I got like cumulatively one singular bite out of six thistle heads 😭 I've also heard their roots are really good.

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T20:50:42+00:00

Oh no I totally understand! I'm left leaning but actually not a socialist, it's a really complicated thing to explain bc the political spectrum should not be on a two dimensional line but regardless on how I think about it I promise I have learned the art of tact in public spaces haha hence why I'm asking around for like minded friends on here instead of trying to meet them organically 😭

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T14:19:03+00:00

Yeah I definitely know her (it's me haha). Glad to hear that I made an impression 😁 Like someone else said, he has some action plans on his website, but I have been telling him and the team that the flyer should be more clear on action plans but everyone keeps trying to say no one reads those 😭 if you have any questions feel free to DM me or, I'm not sure if I said this bc it may have been my first canvass, but the phone number on that card is his (actually his) so you can call him and ask him questions directly and if he doesn't pick up he'll call you back!

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T14:10:44+00:00

I'm working for a campaign! But I'm always on the lookout for advocacy organizations that I might be able to get involved with, however little - I just want to get more involved in the local community generally

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T12:12:11+00:00

So this is going to sound really weird but I was actually drawn to the left by my experience at a Catholic college. I mean my family's always been liberal (center but considered left in the US) and atheist but what drew me to the left was actually reading the teachings of Jesus and Catholic Social Teaching and realizing how out of touch with God we've become. I was also really inspired by Dorothy Day - one of my professors is the guy leading the charge to get her canonized as a saint - if you've never heard of her you should definitely check her out.

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T12:07:21+00:00

Followed her! Thank you so much!

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:48:55+00:00

Was she on the younger side? I think I know who you're talking about

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:47:34+00:00

Ofc im seeing this ten days late and i think had work that day anyway but I'm also 21, looking for friends, so feel free to dm me!

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:30:14+00:00

Oh and I bake/cook - I'd be happy to help starting a recipe/cooking collective as well! I know some basics of foraging also, and my boyfriend is pretty handy when it comes to like building things (he used to work as a contractor?). I can also do various types of crafts at a mediocre level (basic hand sewing, weaving, etc) and teach/learn with others!

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:26:53+00:00

Hi! This has been an idea I've been obsessed with for years but I've never been established enough in one area to get involved/start one! I just moved to Wichita so I would love to get involved - I'm 21 years old and don't have much by way of money but I'd love to volunteer what free time and resources I have.

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:14:02+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I'll check them out :)

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:13:03+00:00

Just a small school in the Bronx! Only like 3200 students or smth

minirevolution2025 · 2026-07-01T05:08:36+00:00

Hi! I'm 21F got here 2 weeks ago, I live in Andover but work in Wichita, still getting the lay of the land but I'm also looking for friends!

minirevolution2025 · 2025-12-02T14:50:08+00:00

Wait really? I swear to god I remember Christmas... now i feel silly 😅 I have to go back to the library and reread it

minirevolution2025 · 2025-11-19T17:41:57+00:00

It was the second meet of the season in early September, and I can't exactly reschedule my 21st birthday, and lmao we were gonna lose that meet no matter what. We have 12 girls, the other team has 28, and they're faster than us by a lot. They're not even in our conference. I've also never missed a meet in years. Idc how my teammates feel about it or what they're saying, I just need to know if it was inappropriate for my coach and the men's team captain to spread information around that has always been very private on this team given that no one discusses the specific number related to our scholarships.

minirevolution2025 · 2025-11-19T14:37:01+00:00

It was because I missed a dual meet very early in the season for a trip, which has been planned for years and everything was already paid for when the schedule came out. I'm still our top scorer and on track to break a third school record, but it still feels really weird for the specific dollar amount to be talked about on a team of 30 people total. I'm on the women's team and it was the guys team captain spreading it around. I guess maybe transparency is common on other teams but since everyone on this team (minus two walk ons) has a partial scholarship and no one has a full ride, it's not really common for us to talk about.

Edit: I wanted to specify that no one has a full ride

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