@samzeff

“Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”― George Orwell @KCUR & host of @Archiverpodcast.

 Kansas City (where else?)
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I remember Escobar's inside the park homer like it was yesterday. Wait, it was. #Royals #worldseries #midnightbaseball @kcur
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ICYMI: Late, over budget and still not open? Oh my… kcur.org/news/2026-10-21/kan… #kcmo #kcpd #moleg

Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

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New - Governor poll - Kansas 🔵 Cindy Holscher 47％ 🔴 Ty Masterson 47％ Global Strategy Group (C) 🔵 - LV - 10/21
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Does this mean he’s conceding the 3rd district?
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrumpOct 22
TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF KANSAS, MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE FOR:   – Roger Marshall for U.S. Senate – Ty Masterson for Governor – Tracey Mann for U.S. Congress (KS-01) – Derek Schmidt for U.S. Congress (KS-02) – Ron Estes for U.S. Congress (KS-04)   These Great Patriots have my Complete and Total Endorsement — They will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP swampthevoteusa.com/kansas/

KANSAS: MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE!

Election Day in Kansas is almost here, and it’s time to make your voice heard. Make a plan to vote!

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CJ Warnke@cjwarnkeOct 23
🚨🚨🚨 @CookPolitical shifts 19 SEATS towards Democrats ⤵️ #KY06/#TX35 Lean R ➡️ TOSS-UP #AKAL/#AL02/#AZ02/#CO04/#NV02/#TX23 Likely R ➡️ LEAN R #AZ06/#CO08/#NC11/#TX34/#VA02/#WI03 Toss-Up ➡️ LEAN D #NC03/#NC13 Solid R ➡️ Likely R #CA13/#TX28 Lean D ➡️ Likely D
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Oh dear. Did he get that wrong?
Sherman Smith@sherman_newsOct 23
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall claimed during Wednesday night's debate that tariffs were helping Great Plains Manufacturing in Salina. The company's chief financial officer says that's not the case. | #ksleg via Anna Kaminski kansasreflector.com/2026/10/…

Kansas manufacturing business responds to candidates’ conflicting accounts of tariff effects •...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two major party candidates for U.S. Senate diverged in a debate Wednesday night on whether tariffs were helping or hurting a Salina manufacturing business they both visited.  A...

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I’ll answer that one. It doesn’t. Comic strips may be easier to understand than statutes, but the law is clear: the only part of the ban with an expiration date is the subsection referring to cross sex hormones and puberty blockers. Surgery ban is permanent. Read the damn bill.
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@RGreggKellerOct 23
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Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date kcur.org/news/2026-10-21/kan… #kcmo #kcpd #jail #moleg

Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

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A Dem poll, but this is an unexpectedly close race.
Political Polls
@PpollingNumbersOct 21
New - House poll - Missouri (MO-02) 🔵 Fred Wellman 46％ 🔴 Ann Wagner (Inc) 45％ 🟡 Not Sure 10％ Public Policy Polling (B) - LV - 10/20
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sam zeff
@samzeffOct 21
Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date kcur.org/news/2026-10-21/kan… #kcmo #moleg #jail

Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

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Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date kcur.org/news/2026-10-21/kan… #kcmo #moleg #kcpd

Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

kcur.org
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Oh my… washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Cops left the force. They kept tracking people with a powerful camera network.

Police kept access to Flock’s vast surveillance system long after they left the force. Some used it to track the locations of romantic partners.

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Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date kcur.org/news/2026-10-21/kan… #kcmo #moleg #jail

Kansas City's $22 million temporary jail is late, over budget and still has no opening date

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

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Trump uses antisemitic slur to defend Marshall’s medical suits in Kansas rally kansascity.com/news/politics…

Trump uses antisemitic slur to defend Marshall’s medical suits in Kansas rally

The rally in Kansas marked the second time Trump has publicly used the term and his comment immediately sparked blowback.

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share.google/ufWgzp9K7Ajo5ve…

Bush family royalty backs Democrat in battle to flip Texas blue

James Talarico's Texas Senate race PAC received a donation from Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, in a surprising cross-party boost.

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Trump uses antisemitic slur to defend Marshall’s medical suits in Kansas rally

The rally in Kansas marked the second time Trump has publicly used the term and his comment immediately sparked blowback.

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Sen. Roger Marshall’s latest campaign finance filing is largely missing spending entries typical of nearly all campaign reports: Those described as wages, salaries or payroll. washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…

Who’s Running Roger Marshall’s Campaign? His Campaign Filings Don't Say.

The Republican, who is in a heated race in Kansas, is facing questions about whether his Senate office is fueling his reelection campaign.

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US Senate Kansas fundraising totals for Q3 2026 🟦Adam Hamilton: $11M 🟥Roger Marshall: $800k (incumbent)
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#KSPol: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is going up with a coordinated #KSSen ad buy with Adam Hamilton. They've reserved $476K so far.
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sam zeff
@samzeffOct 14
Another day, another city tightens restrictions on license plate reader data. ACLU calls it a ‘significant step forward’ kcur.org/news/2026-10-13/ove… #flock #overlandpark #police #aclu

Overland Park tightens restrictions on license plate reader data. ACLU calls it a ‘significant step...

Regulations for automated license plate readers have been revised twice this year by police Chief Doreen Jokerst, who took over the department in October 2024.

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Another day, another city tightens restrictions on license plate reader data. ACLU calls it a ‘significant step forward’ kcur.org/news/2026-10-13/ove… #flock #overlandpark #police #aclu

Overland Park tightens restrictions on license plate reader data. ACLU calls it a ‘significant step...

Regulations for automated license plate readers have been revised twice this year by police Chief Doreen Jokerst, who took over the department in October 2024.

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