Kansas City Link Pool: Airport Day Pass & MAGA Wins TikTok

In this quick update we offer a bit of respect to hottie diva Dua along with a peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Cowtown Ticket Debuts

Kansas City International Airport's Guest Pass program takes flight

MCI's Guest Pass is a single-visit, electronic ticket allowing a person to shop, dine, explore, and accompany a loved one to their gate.

Everybody Can Be B-List

Casting calls suggest 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 could be filming in Kansas City

One of the biggest shows in television doesn't have a release date announced yet, but it may be filming in Kansas City soon.

Buy Out Bill?!?

One of KC's oldest buildings, haunted and full of history, is up for sale

Bill Nigro, owner of 4112 Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, is selling the Westport building for $2.49 million. Some say it's the oldest in the city.

Local Love For Biker

Thousands from KC tattoo, motorcycle community come together to grieve

Thousands of people and hundreds of motorcycles gathered at Stillhouse Farms in Oak Grove to remember Chris Melchert, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in early June.

Suburban Retrospective . . . 

A Lee's Summit artist illustrated his daily life for the last 45 years. See what he drew

Professional artist and sign maker Dave Eames says diligent journaling has helped him download and remember important moments, cringeworthy mishaps and the mundanity of life. His work has garnered millions of views online.

Celeb Defies Online Prudes

Dua Lipa Sparks Complaints In Sheer String Dress That's 'Trashy'

Dua Lipa has fans saying she changed careers to become a trashy beach model after posing in a see-through dress.

MAGA Saves Social

Trump says he found a TikTok buyer

President Trump said in a Sunday interview that he has found a buyer for TikTok, the popular video-sharing app that Congress voted to ban if China-based parent company, ByteDance, did not divest from the platform.

Progressive Midterm Fear

New York mayoral candidate Mamdani defends campaign despite Democratic unease

Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory over former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo has some party figures worried that his democratic socialism could feed Republican attacks on Democrats as too far left ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Tragedy Aftermath

Authorities find man dead with firearm nearby hours after Idaho firefighters killed in ambush

Idaho firefighters ambushed by sniper while responding to brush fire near Canfield Mountain, leaving two dead and one injured as authorities urge residents to avoid the area.

Holy Land Warning . . . 

Tens of thousands flee Gaza City after Israel warns of major offensive

Israeli forces urge people to evacuate eastern areas before 'military operations that will escalate and intensify'

No Holds Barred In Eastern Europe

Ukraine moves toward withdrawing from treaty banning anti-personnel mines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree withdrawing from a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing Russia's use of such weapons.

Hip-Hop Hateration Revealed

BBC says it should have pulled Bob Vylan's Glastonbury livestream over 'antisemitic' chants

The BBC says it should not have livestreamed a controversial performance by rap duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival.

End Game Science?!??

Men more likely than women to orgasm from anal penetration, study finds

Receptive anal intercourse is more common than often assumed, with about a third of women and a quarter of men reporting experience. A new study highlights shared zones of rectal pleasure and differences in orgasmic potential between genders.

Forecast To Start Week . . . 

First Warn for scattered rain and storms, seasonally cool this afternoon

Two batches of rain and thunderstorm activity are possible today, the first this morning and the second this afternoon to evening. We remain on the seasonally cool side with highs in the low 80s.

Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.