Karly
@karlycay.bsky.social
they/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈, writer, dog person and cat person. Views are my own, don't get me in trouble
I don't know how we got to this place where they're fighting over just enough funding to cut transit *only a little* right after bragging about the transit options for the World Cup. So messed up.
But I credit Sunrise Movement and KCUR for keeping the benches top of mind for these negotiations
But I credit Sunrise Movement and KCUR for keeping the benches top of mind for these negotiations
Kansas City will provide more than $13.3 million in additional funding to cover buses and the city’s rideshare service, IRIS. This is the second installment of funding the city and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority agreed to in a contract they signed in August.
Kansas City is giving transit agency more money, but not enough to stop bus cuts
The city is giving the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority an additional $13 million as part of a contract agreed on in August. But the KCATA still plans to cut two bus lines and limit hours on more than a dozen others.
www.kcur.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don't know how we got to this place where they're fighting over just enough funding to cut transit *only a little* right after bragging about the transit options for the World Cup. So messed up.
But I credit Sunrise Movement and KCUR for keeping the benches top of mind for these negotiations
But I credit Sunrise Movement and KCUR for keeping the benches top of mind for these negotiations
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They say they’re protecting kids. They’re not. They’re harming these kids by blocking their access to health care.
These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages.
If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.
These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages.
If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
They say they’re protecting kids. They’re not. They’re harming these kids by blocking their access to health care.
These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages.
If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.
These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages.
If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.
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Missouri, your dumb ass MAGA Rep Graces said "we are not gonna be spending money on bike paths or walking paths. Call his office and tell him to quick sucking the the tail pipe of big auto! His DC office (202) 225-7041
His KC office (816) 792-3976
His KC office (816) 792-3976
December 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Missouri, your dumb ass MAGA Rep Graces said "we are not gonna be spending money on bike paths or walking paths. Call his office and tell him to quick sucking the the tail pipe of big auto! His DC office (202) 225-7041
His KC office (816) 792-3976
His KC office (816) 792-3976
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Joe Bob has fuckin had it with this defunding and he's right #thelastdrivein
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Joe Bob has fuckin had it with this defunding and he's right #thelastdrivein
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Our Holiday Catalog is a great way to honor someone in your life!
$10 - one bike helmet for a kid
$35 - bike repair kit for one adult in need
$75 - teach one local kid to bike safely
$100 - send an advocate to a local City Hall
$300 - a bike for an adult in need
give.bikewalkkc.org/gift-catalog
$10 - one bike helmet for a kid
$35 - bike repair kit for one adult in need
$75 - teach one local kid to bike safely
$100 - send an advocate to a local City Hall
$300 - a bike for an adult in need
give.bikewalkkc.org/gift-catalog
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Our Holiday Catalog is a great way to honor someone in your life!
$10 - one bike helmet for a kid
$35 - bike repair kit for one adult in need
$75 - teach one local kid to bike safely
$100 - send an advocate to a local City Hall
$300 - a bike for an adult in need
give.bikewalkkc.org/gift-catalog
$10 - one bike helmet for a kid
$35 - bike repair kit for one adult in need
$75 - teach one local kid to bike safely
$100 - send an advocate to a local City Hall
$300 - a bike for an adult in need
give.bikewalkkc.org/gift-catalog
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This is (a) hilarious and (b) sort of hopeful of the Star Trek esque future where we can look back to this era with horror.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This is (a) hilarious and (b) sort of hopeful of the Star Trek esque future where we can look back to this era with horror.
I love when Jes comes home so I can tell her everything I wanted to yell at podcasts while I was working from home alone all day
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I love when Jes comes home so I can tell her everything I wanted to yell at podcasts while I was working from home alone all day
It's cat-sitting-in-front-of-the-space-heater degrees outside
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's cat-sitting-in-front-of-the-space-heater degrees outside
This year and every year
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This year and every year
Time to display this framed letter to Santa from like first grade?? Honestly not much has changed from wanting my own little TV, bike, puppy, and kitten. But I'm no longer a girl.
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Time to display this framed letter to Santa from like first grade?? Honestly not much has changed from wanting my own little TV, bike, puppy, and kitten. But I'm no longer a girl.
My in-laws have slowly replaced every seat in their living room with recliners. One recliner, one recliner loveseat and one recliner couch.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My in-laws have slowly replaced every seat in their living room with recliners. One recliner, one recliner loveseat and one recliner couch.
So the city can remove bus benches and close businesses because the KCPD is called too much? And that's business owners' problem? What a great precedent this sets www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
Can Kansas City curb violent crime by cracking down on nuisance businesses? The mayor says yes
Kansas City lauded its new “collaborative public safety” model for breaking the lease of a downtown convenience store, which attracted 184 police calls over two years. But Downtown Market, at 11th Str...
www.kcur.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So the city can remove bus benches and close businesses because the KCPD is called too much? And that's business owners' problem? What a great precedent this sets www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
And the Internet is full of better recipes! The dude reads "lemon pasta with cherry tomatoes" and puts the tomatoes in a separate container 🤦
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And the Internet is full of better recipes! The dude reads "lemon pasta with cherry tomatoes" and puts the tomatoes in a separate container 🤦
For any NASA nerds out there, NOVA on PBS had two episodes about near-disasters on the international space station this month 😍
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For any NASA nerds out there, NOVA on PBS had two episodes about near-disasters on the international space station this month 😍
I chose to watch Mission Impossible on the plane and Jes chose Life of Chuck Jes, 10 minutes in: idk about your movie but my movie is better
Me: except you're crying so much in public
Jes:🖕
Me: except you're crying so much in public
Jes:🖕
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I chose to watch Mission Impossible on the plane and Jes chose Life of Chuck Jes, 10 minutes in: idk about your movie but my movie is better
Me: except you're crying so much in public
Jes:🖕
Me: except you're crying so much in public
Jes:🖕
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Missourians are fighting to veto the state’s new GOP gerrymander at the ballot box, but Republicans are in a “bare-knuckle brawl” to stop them. Their recent tactic? Creating legal delays that could sabotage voters’ efforts ahead of a critical deadline.
Republicans in ‘Bare-Knuckle Brawl’ to Stop Missourians From Voting on Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Missourians are fighting to veto the state’s new GOP gerrymander at the ballot box, but Republicans are in a “bare-knuckle brawl” to stop them. Their recent tactic? Creating legal delays that could sabotage voters’ efforts ahead of a critical deadline.
I want to support the KCATA but they come across so antagonistic every single time they make a statement www.kcur.org/housing-deve...
Kansas City activists build DIY bus stop benches to help riders — in defiance of transit agency
About 75% of Kansas City bus stops don't have anywhere to sit while you wait, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority keeps removing benches despite complaints from riders. Sunrise Movement ...
www.kcur.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I want to support the KCATA but they come across so antagonistic every single time they make a statement www.kcur.org/housing-deve...
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Missouri’s referendum on minimum wage and paid sick leave last year won by a margin of 58 to 42 percent statewide. Under a proposal advanced by the GOP, it would have failed because it didn’t win more than 50 percent in every congressional district.
Under this GOP Measure, All of Missouri’s Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed
Lawmakers just advanced a constitutional amendment to drastically raise the bar for approving citizen ballot measures. Voters get to weigh in on the scheme next year.
boltsmag.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Missouri’s referendum on minimum wage and paid sick leave last year won by a margin of 58 to 42 percent statewide. Under a proposal advanced by the GOP, it would have failed because it didn’t win more than 50 percent in every congressional district.
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"Study finds Kansas City fare-free bus policy attracted new riders, increased overall use"
news.ku.edu/news/article...
news.ku.edu/news/article...
Fare-free policy brought new riders, increased community equity in KC
A KU study found that KC's fare-free bus policy brought new riders, increased use, had equity benefits.
news.ku.edu
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Study finds Kansas City fare-free bus policy attracted new riders, increased overall use"
news.ku.edu/news/article...
news.ku.edu/news/article...
Gotham FC turned me into a Batman supervillain
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Gotham FC turned me into a Batman supervillain
We have many good reasons to not shop at Target but "smile and greet within 10 feet" is not one of them. This has been retail policy for literal decades. Everyone who's worked as a store associate has heard something like this. I think people just like being mad.
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We have many good reasons to not shop at Target but "smile and greet within 10 feet" is not one of them. This has been retail policy for literal decades. Everyone who's worked as a store associate has heard something like this. I think people just like being mad.
Literally my face when I saw it
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Literally my face when I saw it
Touching grass and filling out ballots this morning (not Aggie though, she doesn't have an ID)
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Touching grass and filling out ballots this morning (not Aggie though, she doesn't have an ID)
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November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's Monday and I'm shadowboxing E*ra Klein again. It's how I get my energy
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's Monday and I'm shadowboxing E*ra Klein again. It's how I get my energy