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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports.

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Laura Burkhardt @lauraannstl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If a candidate in your district/state is running on “my opponent wants gender mutilation surgeries for minors on the taxpayer dime” they’re not a serious candidate and they have no policy to run on. Vote for their opponent. Bring your neighbors.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Why aren't any of our elected leaders more concerned about climate change? We are going to cook to death and no one seems to care.

7 day forecast showing high 90 and 100 degree high temperatures into September. For Kansas City. This is not right.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Headlines like this make me so anxious. The CPC recommended denial - they didn't block anything. The developer could still advance this project to the City Council (which the article does mention). And if that happens, the only public notice is the City Council docket.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Starting my vacation w/ a jaunt to Salina for Gillian Welch & David Rawlings. Does Paris have a little sister? Salina might be Little Sister of the Plains.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sometimes I wish more people would ask me about zoning and development issues because I have SO MANY THOUGHTS about the ins and outs of zoning and development review.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today was the longest Planning Commission meeting I've ever been part of - we started at 9am & adjourned shortly after 5pm. Thanks to the Commissioners, City staff, and especially members of the public who spent their day w/ us, in person or virtually.

Photo of the beautiful art deco wall clock in the Council Chambers, showing the time as 5:10.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Stacy Lake knocked on our door today (in this heat!) and she's got my vote. Knowledgeable and NOT a one issue candidate. We talked about transportation, property taxes, & home ownership. Let's get some *good* leadership in this election! @stacylakemo.bsky.social

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Real talk. They don't care if he tears this place down to the studs, as long as he hunts brown people, demonizes queer people, and erases Black people.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Should I get this shirt to wear for class #1 of Professional Practice this fall?

Shirt from Raygun that says "A.I. IS FOR LOSERS"

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

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Lament for the MIT Libraries - MIT Faculty Newsletter

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Property rights disruptors move fast and take things.

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Segregation by Design @segbydesign.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Check out "The Story of the BQE," a 40-min "documentary" I put together with the Institute for Public Architecture about the past, present, and future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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The Story of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Full Documentary)

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/04/2026

If we had taken all the money we put into AI and put it into trains, we would have such great trains. What a waste.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Back in DTW. I think I live here now. Time to learn airport planning.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Mayor Mary Sheffield, 1st female mayor of Detroit, welcomes APA to #NPC26. "Planning is not just a profession, it is a responsibility."

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Fueling up for the trip to Detroit with all my favorite planners. #NPC26

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Anjin is definitely the best restaurant in KC and if you haven't been, make a reservation now.

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

was once New Amsterdam.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Love to see concepts born during my time in NKC doing well.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

KCMO Parking overhaul ordinance passes 11-2!!!

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Pro tip for my development friends: when a woman gives you clear direction about your application, you can follow it or ask for clarification. Complaining to her male subordinates is not the way.

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katie eschbacher @hikatie.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

KC built environment nerds, this is very much a work in progress but I've started tracking whether identified buildings/houses in the 1940 tax photos have been demolished and we've got them displayed on a map: kc1940.org/buildings/de...

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Demolished Buildings | KC-1940

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Are we ready yet to admit that the public servants in our government are subject matter experts? And that subject matter experts can't all be replaced by content creators?

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The thing I miss most about President Biden is the feeling of waking up in the morning and NOT needing to brace myself for what absolutely shitty thing has happened.

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Matt Staub @staubio.com · 10/03/2026

The next time you're evaluating a city council candidate, pay attention to how they treat staff in public meetings. These are public servants with domain expertise that have dedicated their lives to making their cities better and they are so often dismissed or treated with contempt.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Publicly supporting women is nice, but what really matters is what men do behind closed doors. What matters is how they hold each other accountable. The men’s hockey team shouldn’t get a pass because they were in the locker room—that’s where women need their support the most.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Happy fourth anniversary of Sara Copeland Day! Celebrate appropriately. 🥳

Whereas Sara Copeland served as North Kansas City's first Community Development Director, and...
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Now Therefore, I, Bryant DeLong, Mayor do hereby proclaim February 1, 2022 to be Sara Copeland Day.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: The Cold War in American Film The Art & Science of Negotiation Electricity & Magnetism American Urban History Infrastructure

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026

fantastic piece from my colleague @polgreen.bsky.social that gets at something i have been thinking about. what, exactly, is the administration's strategic goal in minnesota? what does "victory" look like for trump and miller?

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Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I have to rave about the dinner we had tonight at Mineral Lounge. Absolutely delish and the wine & sherry pairings were perfect. Can't wait to go back! #KCRestaurantWeek

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hot take: performers in the Rose Parade other than marching bands should also be covered in flowers.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

It's my 2025 reading report! I started keeping track of books I read a couple of years ago and last year set a goal to read my age. I'm back to report! bsky.app/profile/skco...

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

So excited to be top 3% for book reading this year! 🙌 📖 ❤️

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Just finished Chasing Beauty, a biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra. I very much enjoyed this snippet from a letter she received from Henry Adams: "In the effort to give form to thought, one's object is not so much to teach as to learn."

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Just finished grading final papers & submitted grades for my 5th fall semester of UPD 413 (professional writing). Feels like the most complete semester of teaching -- and also the point where I can see how teaching is improving my own professional practice.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

14 year old just called Jack White "oldies music" and I've never felt a generational divide harder.

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Sara Copeland @skcopeland.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Finally participated in a KC tradition - 2am Plaza Lights!

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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow

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