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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

@rencer_speed Squeeze a TV, PS5 and mini fridge in there and what more could you ask for

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

3 years

Landlords are complaining because the people they exploit are getting organized and fighting back. I got some news for them: we ain’t done yet.

Mike Hendricks ↙️

@kcmikehendricks

3 years

Kansas City landlords say KC Tenants sets housing agenda | The Kansas City Star

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

I grew up in the Northland not far from where Ralph was shot. One of our neighbors had Confederate-themed dice cubes dangling from his truck’s mirror. It’s sad to see that kind of hate still exists there, and this captures the paradox of organizing in the Northland. (1/4)

The Kansas City Defender

@KCDefender

1 year

A massive crowd has amassed in front of the white man's home who attempted to murder 16 year old Black boy Ralph Yarl in Kansas City Missouri

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

What happens to the folks struggling to survive in KC if/when the World Cup comes to town? Are we going to forget about them?

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

It’s a new day in Kansas City. Voters chose solidarity over cynicism last night, and future of the city looks truly promising. @DuncanforKC took on a career politician and won by a hefty margin. Our ground game in this district was unparalleled, and it shows in the results 🧵1/5

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

It is ludicrous that these plans are changing *as votes are rolling in* and that alone is reason to vote no. People in this city who work for a living ought to feel insulted that the owners thought they could get away with forcing this half-baked proposal down our throats.

Sam McDowell

@SamMcDowell11

7 months

Mayor Lucas has been clear that the Royals' plans shouldn't disrupt Oak Street. The team's initial renderings had their ballpark district closing the road in the Crossroads. John Sherman announced today that they plan to change the design to keep Oak Street open.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

One of these days we need to talk about the fetishization of Black people on dating apps and how dehumanizing it feels.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

If there’s one thing you need to know about @KCTenants , it’s that we won’t hesitate to pull up on the opps (in this case Sherman) wherever they may be. Vote NO on April 2nd!

KC Tenants

@KCTenants

6 months

BILLIONAIRE BALLPARK? THAT AIN’T RIGHT. NOW: KC TENANTS ACTION AT ROYALS OPENING DAY. VOTE NO ON APRIL 2

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

3 years

Some personal news: I have a new email address! My organizing fellowship with @KCTenants started today, and I’m excited to learn and grow alongside some of the coolest people in town.

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@brandon_kcmo

7 months

If I had a dollar for every time a Johnson County resident urged a Jackson County resident to vote yes on this Jackson County sales tax, I could end homelessness *and* pay for renovations to these stadiums myself.

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

Good morning Jackson County! To all the haters who doubted @KCTenants and told us we’d lose yesterday, a brief message:

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@brandon_kcmo

4 months

Landlords are still not legally required to provide AC in Kansas City. That needs to change, and slumlords need to be held accountable for not providing it.

When Are We Going to Protect Renters From Extreme Heat?

Tenants often lack protections like maximum temperature regulations, and can even be barred from installing air conditioners themselves. As the world warms, that’s increasingly dangerous.

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

Economic incentives are a good example of the prisoner’s dilemma. Nobody benefits from elected officials offering taxpayer $ to billionaires. If every politician in the country united and said “we’re not giving you these incentives anymore” think of how much money we’d save. 🧵

WFAA

@wfaa

6 months

NEW: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson - in response to the Kansas City Chiefs stadium vote failing - says North Texas can support a second NFL team, "especially a franchise (and an owner) with deep roots here." Full story:

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@brandon_kcmo

7 months

Sales taxes are a tax on the working class because they take a bigger share of a poor person’s income than a rich person’s. Furthermore, if you live in Jackson County you will pay more in the long run than the folks from Overland Park who swing by to go to a game occasionally.

Connie Jo

@cjkc_life09

7 months

@KCTenants Your claim is misleading propaganda. Every dollar spent in Jackson County by people from all walks of life, all "classes"...will pay the .038 cent tax, including tourists, visitors, thousands who do not live in Jackson County, MO. It's a worthy tax investing in our city's future.

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@brandon_kcmo

3 years

If it’s not the city’s job to intervene when tenants have their rights violated, then who’s job is it? Slumlords will continue to thrive in KC until our municipal government decides to fight back.

KCMO 311

@KCMO311

3 years

@CDTrish @TMTraughber The city usually doesn’t get involved with landlord-tenant relations but here are the resources we have: . Feel free to reach out to the tenant advocates.

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

It’s a new era in KCMO politics. Like it or not, @KCTenants is here to stay and we won’t forget what happened today. Be ready.

KC Tenants

@KCTenants

2 years

BREAKING: @QuintonLucasKC had Tiana Caldwell arrested for chanting in a public building while KC Tenants disrupted the Council meeting during a vote to sell our city to the highest bidder.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

We have officially reached the point of the campaign lifecycle where shame no longer means anything. I got this blatantly false mailer today claiming that Truman Sports Complex “will become blighted and attract crime” if this vote fails.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

If a tenant fails to pay rent, they’re sent to court. If a landlord neglects their property resulting in *19* complaints to 311 within a year and *2* fires, it’s business as usual. Kansas City has a slumlord problem and we need to elect people who will do something about it.

KCUR

@kcur

2 years

An electrical fire knocked out the heat in a Northeast Kansas City apartment complex Friday, leaving residents — most of whom are Burmese immigrants — in the cold indefinitely.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

This isn’t really a flex when all your canvassers are paid 😬

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

Gonna start a recurring series where I compile the greatest hits from @hartzell965 ’s replies/QTs, starting with this beauty

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

@MannyAbarcaIV I recommend you pause, reflect on your mistakes and follow the leadership of @KCTenants before you try to introduce a 3/8 cent sales tax for housing. We will all appreciate you for it.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Today, I’m feeling grateful that I chose not to go to law school after graduating college. We aren’t going to win our future in the courts. We’re going to win it in the streets.

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

@KCTenantsPower is proof that a new type of electoral politics is possible. In less than a year we managed to force a realignment of power in this city. With more time to grow, to sharpen our skills, to deepen our relationships with one another, we’ll become unstoppable. 4/5

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

It used to be that you could brand someone a “defund the police” candidate and that’d be enough to win your election. Our opponents tried it, and voters rejected it. The implications this has for the debate around policing not just in KC, but across the country, is huge. 3/5

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

@JenayforKC ran the most progressive campaign this city’s ever seen and nearly upset the establishment. Labor, police, legacy political orgs all got in line behind her opponent, and Jenay still won 48% of the vote. The days of calling @KCTenantsPower a fringe group are over 2/5

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

The message is clear: if you want to win an election citywide or south of the river in Kansas City, you gotta go through us. We ain’t going anywhere anytime soon. You mess with the bull, you get the horns. 5/5

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

3 years

What happens when the average rent goes up by 26% in one year while wages remain comparatively flat? People get displaced. They get evicted through lease non-renewals. It’s a crisis this city should be addressing with more urgency.

The Kansas City Star

@KCStar

3 years

This map shows how rents have changed near you in the past year around Kansas City. Spoiler: They’ve probably gone up.

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@brandon_kcmo

3 years

48 hours after MLK Day and we got white councilmembers swearing at their Black colleagues during committee. Go ahead and be mad, we aren't backing down and we won't settle for anything less than we deserve. #HouseThePeople

Erin Royals 🌹

@royalserin

3 years

finance committee was hot this morning with shields pushing her ordinance through. unfortunately, this is how this committee goes much too often.

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@brandon_kcmo

5 months

I’m sorry, but there’s no way this shit is that serious. My conspiracy theory is the AG’s actual job is so boring that he latches onto these culture war crusades to pass time.

FOX4 News Kansas City

@fox4kc

5 months

The Missouri Attorney General's Office is demanding Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas turn over all documents, records and communications relating to his office's X post on Wednesday regarding Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker.

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

I’m sorry @hartzell965 but I gotta give credit where it’s due, this the funniest shit I seen on this app in a minute. Somebody took time out their day to make this 😭

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

The old way of doing politics in Kansas City is done. We’re organized, disciplined, effective and we ain’t going anywhere anytime soon.

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

We are so serious about winning the city we deserve. We believe another Kansas City is possible, if we’re willing to fight for it. Today 270+ people joined us in our fight. A tremendous opportunity for the candidates who showed our and a shame for those who didn’t. We WILL win 🚀

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

@MannyAbarcaIV Are the teams meeting with NO voters to better understand them? Or are they meeting with folks in KS looking to fleece their voters instead of ours? If these meetings are only people in KS, why should we care? Do you have any answers or is this just PR after last night’s L?

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@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@QuintonLucasKC Maybe now is the time we start doing things differently, though.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Over 1200 doors knocked in 2.5 hours. We are going to redefine how politics works in Kansas City.

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

THE STAMPEDE. Right now we have 53 people on the doors, talking about the April 4 primary, our tenant champions, and our vision for the city. We plan to hit 30,000 doors before the primary. Another Kansas City is possible, if we’re willing to fight for it.

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

@QuintonLucasKC Here’s what needs to happen: you need to drop the charges against Tiana and formally apologize to her. @KCTenants

KC Tenants

@KCTenants

2 years

CALL TO ACTION: Today Tiana Caldwell called on @QuintonLucasKC to issue a formal apology for her arrest, and to drop the charges against her. Take five minutes right now to send an email to cc1 @kcmo .org (the Mayor, City Council, staff) to demand an apology and dropped charges.

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Highlight of the day was when someone saw me working the polls in a @KCTenants shirt and called me a communist lmao

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

“If Manley and Duncan win their races, they could form a new coalition in City Council that pushes policies supported by KC Tenants and renters, like a ban on source of income discrimination or policies that support municipal social housing.”

What’s at stake in Kansas City elections? How the city prioritizes housing and development

A primary contest in April kicks off a 2023 election cycle that will add several new members to the Kansas City Council, the results of which could affect the direction of the city and Mayor Quinton...

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@brandon_kcmo

9 months

KC Tenants W to start the year ✅ Double-digit support among members of City Council ✅ The worst people you know crying about how they can’t discriminate anymore ✅

KC Tenants

@KCTenants

9 months

KC TENANTS WINS SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION BAN!!!

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

I just went for a ride on a @RideKCBike and it was surprisingly fun! It definitely makes you see the city, cars and traffic in a new way. I’d ride one to work if I felt comfortable riding down busy roads.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@Jeremy_Danner People are upset because the implication from Mark is that the teams bear no responsibility for the “nothing has popped up” issue when in fact they do. If the teams themselves admit that stadiums don’t spur economic development, why should we give them public money?

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

Spoiler alert: it’s Dan Tarwater. If you live in the 6th District and support access to abortion and gender affirming healthcare, vote @DuncanforKC on June 20.

The Kansas City Star

@KCStar

1 year

One City Council candidate has a track record of laughing at the concerns of at-risk communities. | Opinion

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

Personally, I believe it’s a place worth investing in and fighting for. But if a volunteer told me they were too scared to go there, I wouldn’t blame them. I hope Ralph makes a full recovery, and I hope no one has to go through this ever again. (4/4)

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

4 months

Side note, the city needs to find a way to employ more folks without 4-year degrees. This is important if we want employees who really get the issues we’re facing.

Mayor Q

@QuintonLucasKC

4 months

Lots of jobs available at the city--from public health to public works and civil rights. Join us!

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

If you haven’t voted early yet, do it! And make sure you vote for the @KCTenantsPower slate while you’re at it.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

If you approach any random person on the street and ask them if $1200 for a 1br apartment is affordable, they’ll laugh in your face. The Mayor knows this, so rather than defend his position on the merits, he retreats to this “other people are doing it” line. It’s weak sauce.

Mayor Q

@QuintonLucasKC

2 years

@wilsonvance We're staying consistent with US Department of Housing and Urban Development measures that are used for all housing programs, including Housing Authority vouchers, CDBG eligibility, etc. This also is the same HUD affordability definition on which current housing policy is based.

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@brandon_kcmo

5 months

Our freedom is inseparable from the American South. It is the heart of oppression in this country, which also makes it the heart of resistance. When we become truly free, it’ll be due to people like these pro-Palestine students who refused to abandon the South.

Violet K. Jira

@JiraViolet

5 months

HAPPENING NOW @OleMiss : Pro-Palestinian protestors are radically outnumbered

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

Got myself out of bed early this morning to cast my NO vote on Question 1 🫡 For details on how to vote early or the issues surrounding the sales tax, check this voter guide out

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@brandon_kcmo

7 months

We all knew it would come down to this. The teams, in their desperation to fix the damage *they* inflicted to their campaigns, will get much more explicit with their threats to leave. Me personally, I think they’re bluffing.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Never before in KCMO history has a coalition like this one assembled for a municipal election. Come join us this Saturday and be a part of this special moment!

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

🚨KCMO MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION IS 8 DAYS AWAY🚨 This Saturday, KC Tenants Power is joining forces w/ @SEIUhciimk , @SEIULocal1 , @ProChoice_MO , @SierraClub , @DecarcerateKC , and @sunrisemvmtkc to knock our neighbors’ doors to get out the vote for the April 4 election. Come thru!

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

The Northland is more diverse than it was when I left for college in 2017. Despite that, many organizations in KC are now faced with a choice. Do we continue to try building relationships with folks up north, or is it too dangerous for nonwhite people? (3/4)

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

This article is really interesting, and this chart in particular speaks to what’s happening here in Kansas City. More and more this city is becoming a safe haven for those fleeing large cities like NYC, Chicago or LA at the expense of the local working class.

Emily Badger

@emilymbadger

1 year

It’s been clear for years that workers without a college degree have been migrating away from the most expensive parts of the country. In this project, @gebeloffnyt @jshkatz + I show that *college-educated workers* are now migrating away from them, too.

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Profiteers and slumlords after seeing who’s on the @KCTenantsPower slate:

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

TENANT ALLIES: Today KC Tenants Power announced its second round of endorsements for the 2023 City Council elections: Melissa Robinson (3rd In District), Eric Bunch (4th In District), Michael Kelley (5th At Large), and Andrea Bough (6th At Large) are our Tenant Allies.

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@brandon_kcmo

5 months

@QuintonLucasKC y’all better not fire whoever tweeted this banger out!

Jaz Hays

@JazHays

5 months

Losers on the internet bullied @KansasCity into deleting their best tweet ever. This isn't doxing, man

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@brandon_kcmo

7 months

Here’s the thing about politics; you need some nerve if you wanna last long. Big time players make big time plays. I see a lot of mayoral candidates in waiting on this list, but none of them will make it far until they learn how to be brave and stand on business.

barb shelly

@bshelly

7 months

Check out this list of no responses, no comments and non-answers from KC and Jackson County elected leaders on the stadium vote.

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Saying goodbye to the 96 tabs I have open on my computer like

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

Why stop with $$$ breaks for home buyers? Why not offer help for city employees struggling to pay rent/facing rent hikes? We should be more imaginative about the type of society we want to build. That means building up the rental market as a viable alternative to homeownership.

The Kansas City Star

@KCStar

1 year

KC could join others that provide financial breaks to city employees seeking to buy a home. | Opinion

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@MannyAbarcaIV Manny, who are you trying to lecture about getting things done in this town? Please get over your ego and engage with the (valid) questions in good faith.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

In every major US city, the pro cop faction stokes fear and anger among their supporters because that's all they know how to do. That's why the work we’re doing in this election is so radical. We believe a better world is possible and our enemies don't. I feel sad for them.

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

1 year

Our opponents are scared. We're starting to see them resort to dog whistles, misinformation, and fear mongering. Our opponents are scared. They should be. We've ushered in a new day in Kansas City. Thousands of our neighbors believe a better Kansas City is possible. We will win

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@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Everyone thinks they’re tough until they get to the final scene in La La Land.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

On one hand, there are people in the Northland like my family. They don’t deserve to be written off because some of their neighbors are racist. On the other hand, if I’m knocking doors up there I’m not 100% sure who’s answering. It only takes visiting the wrong house once. (2/4)

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Wow, today was gorgeous! Can’t wait to see what the rest of the week looks like, lemme check the weather app real qui-

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

why do y’all stand up as soon as the plane lands? just to be standing around for like 20 minutes? is there something i’m missing?

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

Instead, we race each other to the bottom begging for crumbs from people who got warehouses full of bread that they’re hoarding to themselves. Billionaires win, taxpayers lose. It doesn’t have to be this way, though.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Comparing us to Republicans in Jefferson City is embarrassing man, you have lost the plot.

Mayor Q

@QuintonLucasKC

2 years

The all the city politicians are corrupt thing, which is offensive and tired, makes you sound more like Jefferson City conservatives--who say the same thing--than anyone looking to work and at times compromise for solutions to a problem I haven't forgotten.

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

@downtownkc Why do the Royals struggle to fill their stadium while the Chiefs in the stadium next door do just fine? How does TSC hurt one team but not the other?

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

You know you’re doing something right when you got the landlord lobby whining about your influence.

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

1 year

Candidates asked about KC Tenants Power & our vision for KC. The question included the statement, “KC Tenants is having an outsized influence in this election.” When poor & working-class people influence the decisions & elections that affect them, it’s not outsized, it’s RIGHT

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

21 days until April 4 and we just dropped the most thorough, insightful, honest voter guide you’ll find this election cycle. If you have any questions about what’s on the ballot or who all these candidates are, check it out!

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

PRIMARY VOTER GUIDE IS LIVE: Today we released our voter guide for the primary on April 4. The guide includes political education, a sample ballot, and an in-depth look at all candidates and ballot questions.

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@MannyAbarcaIV @JCEFrankWhite How is asking the teams to chip in for this debacle of an election “creating last minute obstructions”? Seems like a fair ask to me, especially given the rushed nature of this election.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

As a Leo, I can confirm that I too would have a sandwich named after me in honor of my birthday if given the power

Mayor Quinton Lucas

@MayorLucasKC

1 year

It’s Leo Season! The Mayor Q39 Sandwich is available NOW through 8/31 at Q39, in time for the Mayor’s 39th birthday on 8/19.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

I was the Mayor! I remember a lot of my job was signing stuff. I had this neat signature that took a few minutes to do, and after an hour on the job one of the adults sat me down, scribbled on a paper and said “Here, you don’t need to spell every letter out when you sign stuff”

Guy’s Snacks

@GuysSnacks

1 year

Who of you that grew up in KC went to Exchange City, and what job did you have?

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@brandon_kcmo

1 year

Whoever came up with this hate graphic was in their bag fr, gets a chuckle out of me every time I see it

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

Debate was a refuge for me in high school. It’s tragic that kids these days have nowhere safe to go explore the world. Athletic games, debate competitions, concerts, parades, festivals, they all carry the risk of being shot. Guns shouldn’t be this easy to come across.

NKC Speech & Debate

@nkcspeechdebate

7 months

I am so very grateful for our coaching community. All coaches and debate students are safe. There was a shooting incident during this afternoon’s basketball games hosted at North Kansas City High School that happened while CX finals were happening and LD/PF were about to begin.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

4 months

Got my inbox down from 278 to 0 today 🙏🏽

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@brandon_kcmo

6 months

Folks are gonna call me naive or delusional for feeling this way, but I don’t know. I’d rather live my life naive than content with how the world as it is works for people like me.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

I think that more people would choose to rent if we regulated the rental market to provide the same long-term stability that homeownership offers. Rather than creating even more incentives for homeownership, we should start with regulating rent.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Our municipal government is taking direction from a private sports franchise when it should be the other way around. Who’s in charge here?

Kansas City Business Journal

@KCBizJournal

2 years

While the #Royals sort out their options for a potential downtown baseball stadium, other projects in #KansasCity are forced to wait, City Manager Brian Platt says.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Our canvassers are the toughest and our candidates are the realest. For those in KC who don’t know, @KCTenantsPower is about that action!

Mr. G

@13ThatGuy

2 years

Gotta give props to @KCTenantsPower out here in the Northland knockin’ doors for their endorsed candidates when there’s a windchill of 8°F. Stay warm, y’all and vote April 4!

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

In 61 days, KC will decide who represents us in City Hall. @KCTenantsPower knocked 12,000+ doors and made 8,000+ calls leading up to the primary election. Last night this crew worked on our plan to go even harder for the runoff election. A thread on how we got here below (1/11)

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

9 months

On one side, you have the HUD Secretary supporting the SOI ban that our City Council votes on this week. On the other side, you have the local realtors association pushing out emails with quotes comparing this legislation to *Nazi Germany*. The choice could not be more clear.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@JDuncanKC This is some refreshing moral clarity from an elected official (no offense). Proud to call you a comrade 🔥

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

There is not a binding CBA/lease agreement between the teams and the county. Even if this changed tomorrow, thousands of voters will cast their votes prior to receiving/processing this info. Voters can’t take their vote back after voting. In other words, their vote is *binding*

David Marcus

@dlm_bmlawkc

7 months

@jspence1234 Do you think voters are being asked to sign a contract? Because that isn’t what’s happening.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

Yet another sign that the teams are political novices. Real ones know Jeff has been washed for years. The campaign equivalent of the Warriors signing 2023 Chris Paul hoping to make a run at a championship.

Mike Hendricks ↙️

@kcmikehendricks

7 months

Jeff Roe’s firm is running Royals, Chiefs sales tax campaign | Kansas City Star

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

@dylan_pyles Someday soon, FOP money is gonna be seen as a liability rather than an asset for candidates. We’ll make it so.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@MannyAbarcaIV @JCEFrankWhite I would take it from the billionaires who own the teams. They got 2 million to campaign for the vote, they can pony up some money to help run the election easily. These folks are not penny pinching.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

11 months

Coming off a 1-week break with my stolen car back in my hands, all emails + signal messages read, groceries in the fridge, my work plan finished, bout to tear this week UP

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

It’s easy to internalize this racism as a good thing (“lol white women love me”) but at the end of the day it’s racism.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

6 months

This is an opportunity for people across the country to stand up to these owners and their demands for public $. Again, if nobody offered these deals to them, it’s not like they’d all pack up and go to Europe. They might whine, they might pout, but they would have to accept it.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

@jspence1234 Don’t expect him to reply to this one but two can play that game!

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

7 months

I expect this kind of fear mongering from Jeff Roe and his crowd, but what’s disappointing is this was paid for by the “Democratic Coalition Kansas City” group.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

5 months

Lying aside, I remain impressed by Ashcroft’s anti-charisma. It’s like listening to a sentient rock try to pass as a human

Jay Ashcroft

@JayAshcroftMO

5 months

There will be NO SANCTUARY CITIES when I am Governor.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

@KCTenants

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

If you aren’t at the TENANT TAKEOVER this Saturday then what are you doing?? Come join us as we share our plan to win the power we need to make our city work for us.

KC Tenants Power

@KCTenantsPower

2 years

TENANT TAKEOVER: They got the money. We got the people. Join us this Saturday October 8, 1 PM at Ilus Davis Park (just north of City Hall) 👀

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

@aaronnarraph we need an amendment to the constitution barring any former student government president candidate from any elected office until they’re 30, perhaps even 40

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

3 years

Y’all need to do yourselves a favor and keep your tweets in the drafts until the morning, cause some of these takes are very bad!

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

All of this is to say that the tweet I quoted is correct: there are a lot more reasons to own rather than rent. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. There’s big $$$ invested in making sure renting never becomes a viable long-term option, but we’ll make it happen anyways.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

If community input was reduced to voting, we would be excluding people most impacted by society’s problems from deciding on the solutions they need. Undocumented people, youth, elderly, people with felony convictions / disabilities. Voting has always been exclusionary by design.

Trevor Acorn 🔰🌹🇺🇸🌎🥥🌴

@trevoracorn

1 year

A great form of community input is the election itself! If we vote in a politician, that’s a statistically significant data point for what the neighborhood values.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

3 years

When we talk about reducing violence in Kansas City, the KCPD’s victims are almost never considered. To say that we must increase KCPD’s budget to combat violence is a confession that you don’t believe the KCPD itself is a perpetrator of violence.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

1 year

When you see folks praising our police department’s response to this situation, this is what they’re praising.

Keith Boykin

@keithboykin

1 year

Andrew Lester told police he heard the doorbell ring, picked up his .32 caliber revolver, opened the interior door, “saw a black male,” was “scared to death,” and shot twice within seconds. He was released less than two hours later.

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Brandon

@brandon_kcmo

2 years

Homeownership as a wealth-building tool works for some, but it’s exclusionary by design and cannot work for all of us. If every resident of KC owned a single family home, it would drastically increase sprawl which comes with negative impacts, particularly to our climate.

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