“‘We will work to secure more stable working conditions, competitive pay and benefits, and enduring job protections in an increasingly volatile media market,’ members of KCUR’s four-person union organizing team said in a news release.”

McClatchy announces intent to merge with magazine publisher and distributor accelerate360, which publishes Us Weekly and is owned by Chatham Asset Management (Michael Wilner / The Miami Herald) miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo… mediagazer.com/240802/p13#a24…

Terrific Science Matters talk at @kclibrary by ⁦Celia Llopis-Jepsen⁩ about “Up from Dust” podcast, including some book recommendations. kcur.org/up-from-dust

The 8 levels of Midwestern Anger 8. “Woah woah woah” 7. “Hold your horses” 6. “Jeez Louise” 5. “No sh*t Sherlock” 4. “For Pete’s sake” 3. “Well, now wait a minute” 2. “For crying out loud” 1. “Listen here pal”

Justice Sotomayor’s side hustle during a hectic term? A kids’ musical. wapo.st/3T2UCxh The Coterie Theatre

Sneak peek of “Fibers of Being,” a new exhibition of works by Weavers Guild of Kansas City members, opens Sunday at KCMO Public Library’s Central Library.

Dogs love the pedestrian walkways across Cleaver, between Oak and Rockhill Rd. #kcmo

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Is Back. Here’s What Our Audio Experts Have to Say About Their Podcast Gear. | Wirecutter nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev… via NYT Wirecutter

Missouri High Court Restores Abortion Measure to Ballot The court ruled hours before the state’s deadline for printing ballots for absentee voters via @NYTimes #mo nytimes.com/2024/09/10/us/…

CDC stats for the US in 2021: 0.9% of abortions were at 21 weeks or later, 96.2% before 16 weeks. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

Harris was never made “border czar." (Yes, I know there are some 2021 articles saying she was.) She was given a more limited assignment, to lead a diplomatic effort to address “root causes” of migration in three Central American countries. cnn.com/2024/08/13/pol…

Pelosi never turned down an offer of 10,000 Guard troops There’s no evidence she ever got such an offer She wouldn’t have had the power to turn it down if she had: the DC Guard is under the command of the president, not the speaker The speaker is not in charge of Capitol security

Harris: “Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people.” Trump grimaces. He is definitely baited. Harris: “World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump.”

Harris was not sent to negotiate peace with Putin days before the war or ever. She met with Zelensky and US allies at the Munich security conference in Feb. 2022; she has never even spoken to Putin, according to the Kremlin.

23 of 32 NATO members are expected to hit the 2%-of-GDP defense spending guideline this year, per NATO - largely because of Russia's aggression, but nonetheless. It was 9 members in 2020, Trump's last year in office.

Kamala Harris - who has a Black father, was raised in a Black community, went to Howard University for college, and was president of the Black Law Students Association in law school - has never "put out" that she was "not Black."

Senator JD Vance said that economists disagree about whether tariffs lead to higher prices. So this week, the University of Chicago surveyed economists and asked them exactly this question.

In-person attendance for our upcoming event with Margaret Atwood is at capacity. Please beware of anyone claiming they have tickets to sell. Tickets were free and are nontransferable. 1/2