Photo: David waves a substantial red, white and black flag, which flutters in the breeze, causing motion blue as the wind makes it vibrate. The red and white are in fairly broad vertical stripes.The black is in letters on a white field across the flag's center: "ABOLISH ICE" The flag is mostly backgrounded and backlit by twilight sky. On the photo's right, the tail lights of a red pick up truck are pulling away up Linwood Boulevard.

A new (to your reporter) flag.
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#KanasCity, #Missouri
1 February 2026
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Photo: Gary, a former active duty Marine, in a forest green hoodie and black Corps ball cap, holds a hand-made, torso-sized sign that reads, in multi colored lettering, "Renee Good | Say Her Name."

Photo: Tara holds a hand-made sign with a depiction of an Aladinesque lamp and red letters that read, "The Nursing Lamp of Life Shines for Renee & Alex." In the background, at the top of a hill, the mostly brick, 11 (or more) storied KCVA-MC catches the fading glow of the setting sun.

A couple of new (to your reporter) signs.
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#KanasCity, #Missouri
1 February 2026
#LocalResistance #AbolishICE

Photo: Six members of the KC Handmaid Army, in their red regalia, stand with a speaker before the rest of the vigil attendees. Four of them hold sign reading (l-r): "Trans Right are Human Rights" "Hey! News Flash! Trump and GOP | No Due Process Deportation Is Human Trafficking" "SHAME" and "Fight For Good" with an illustration of something similar to an old Slurpee[™] cup, except it's labelled "FUCK ICE."

The KC Handmaid Army was out in force at the …
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#KanasCity, #Missouri
1 February 2026
#LocalResistance #AbolishICE

Photo: Thomas, in overalls, leans across the Respect MO Voters' table to offer a pen to a new recruit, in a white puff jacket and jeans, while John, in a yellow jacket, waits to pick up his clipboard and petition to start soliciting signatures. Respect MO Voters describes itself as "volunteer-led campaign to pass a ballot initiative for a state constitutional amendment that will BAN politicians from: Overturning initiatives that voters have already passed. Attacking citizens' ability to use the initiative process. Deceiving voters with confusing ballot language." You can find more information about this campaign here: https://respectmovoters.org/

Just to the west of the main gathering, Thomas and John, of Respect MO Voters, and a new recruit to the cause prepare to solicit signatures in support of a citizens' initiative to protect the citizens' initiative process.
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#KanasCity, #Missouri
1 February 2026

📢 NEW LOCATIONS!
🍎 KCVA Mobile Food Pantries
🚚 Now reaching more Veterans across KC!

🗓️2nd Wednesdays (12:30-2pm) & 4th Thursdays (1-3pm)
💙 ALL Veterans welcome, NO income requirements, and First come, First serve!

OP: x.com/VAKansasCity

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