Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

   It's over!  Anthony Fauci has quietly informed Senator Ernst from Iowa and the White Coat Waste project that the NIH will stop using Beagle puppies for inhumane research not related to animal health.   They're going back to using lab mice.  What a win!
   There's a problem in yards all over the state of Kansas as www.tonyskansascity.com reports vandalism and sign stealing over the Value them Both Amendment has gotten out of control.
   With so many positive stories leaking about the future of the Big 12 it most certainly feels like incoming commissioner Brett Yormark is making a difference already.
   And how much lower can you go than talk show host Dan LeBatard?  This man is actually bashing a rival member of the media that died.  wow. 

   While most people think the Big 12 is in a good position to expand, nobody really knows.  And in ACC country... well... one headline reads "The ACC is Screwed" while another story indicates the ACC and Pac 12 may be working on a total merger.  I like my plan, you like yours.  Who the heck knows?
    Another prominent sports journalist in KC has quit media and gone to work for a team they covered.  It's easy to see why this is happening.
    A damning voicemail is released that Joe Biden left for his son Hunter regarding their seedy China dealings.  You have to hear this story the White House will NOT comment on.
   Kansans are signing up to vote in pretty big numbers since Roe was overturned.  It's thousands and thousands state wide... the question is... which way are they voting?
   And Mayor Q comes up with a really good idea that could increase safety in KC and immediately gets blasted by the left.

   It was a different kind of Independence Day in America where so many people demonstrated for anti America positions, violence broke out and the rest of us sort of muted our enthusiasm.  What's going on here?
   A report out of Tucson says four current Pac 12 schools are negotiating with the Big 12 this week to join and make it the Big 16.  We'll tell you which schools want in.
   Joey Chestnut not only won the hot dog eating contest this year, he paused to tackle a demonstrator as he was eating.  The emcee would call Chestnut, "a monument to our existence" at the event.  This is so fun and over the top.
   And a Major League pitcher walks out of the dugout and onto the field wearing a giant American Flag.  When you find out who it was.... you may like him now.

   With USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten, the Big 12 suddenly finds itself in solid position as the third most stable conference in college athletics.  That means one thing and one thing only... it's time to get aggressive and expand.  I've got two plans for you.
   Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, who lives in KC, brings up the possibility of the SEC going after two more giant football schools like Clemson, Notre Dame, Florida State or Miami and booting Mizzou and Vanderbilt to make room for them.  This is getting crazy.
   We had a pair of Amtrak derailments and thousand of flights cancelled this week, so what is our transportation secretary talking about?  A billion dollar project for anti racist roads.  Unreal.
   And the Atlanta Fed says the quarter GDP dropped, which could be considered the first actual indicator of recession.  Also, Tim Allen blasts the woke new "Lightyear" movie and Kenny Chesney is headed to Arrowhead.

   We know violent crime in America is through the roof but there is a shocking new murder statistic that could be the key to why so many people are not afraid to commit these crimes.
   The G7 leaders and Vladimir Putin keep trading jabs at each other mocking their lifestyles.  Are these really the people with nuclear codes or 8 year olds on a playground?
   Royals pitcher Zack Greinke hits quite a milestone as the Royals beat the Rangers.
   The Big 12's hiring of Brett Yormark is a pretty clear move that this league is moving away from football and toward basketball as the emphasis and identity of the league.
   And shock jock Howard Stern says he's probably running for president.  Wait until you hear his three issue platform.

   We've received a lot of feedback from residents near Mendon, Missouri where the Amtrak train crashed killing 4.  I'll share a couple very personal emails about living in rural places where deadly train accidents are part of life.
   "Value Them Both" is on the Kansas ballot August 2 and unless there's a smarter way to campaign for the Yes vote, thousands of people are going to read it and have no idea which way to vote.
   The Kansas City Missouri City Council is going to vote to approve $300 to any city employee that wants an abortion so they can go across the state line into Kansas to have it performed.
   And something wild happened at the K on Tuesday night as Vinnie Pasquantino made his Major League debut.  He got a standing ovation and his appearance also sold a whole bunch of walkup tickets.  Also... the LIV Golf tourney this week in Portland has a way better field than the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour.  This is getting interesting.

   A reporter covering the Stanley Cup Finals crossed the line in the locker room celebrating with the Avalanche players and then posted it on social.  There has to be more to this story.
   Royals pitcher Zack Greinke has allegedly dissed a Royals fan in a big way.  Some think its funny.
   Meanwhile, Vinnie Pasquantino has arrived at the K in his 2015 Ford Escape.  His journey to KC is one to celebrate and he's easy to root for.
   The Amtrak crash about an hour from KC has killed three and injured 50.  All the locals say they predicted this would happen and one man has been trying to get signals at three crossings there for over two years.
   And there's one more SCOTUS case that we're waiting on and for me, this is a bigger deal than the cases grabbing the headlines.   I'll fill you in on one that could change America for the better going forward.

   Nancy Pelosi pushed new Congresswoman Mayra Flores' daughter at a photo op, treating the little girl like a dog.  This move says it all.
   The lead singer of rock band Green Day says he's moving to England over the SCOTUS decision on abortion.  Just one problem for this knucklehead, he hasn't compared England's abortion laws to California's where he lives.  What a fool.
    Over a million Dems have re-registered as Republicans this year and it's all over the country.  The loudest alarm bell is in the suburbs.  Uh oh.
   The Royals lose two of three and will be on a unique Peacock streaming event this Sunday, the Stanley Cup is held high by Colorado, Kaepernick had a workout described as a "disaster" and LeBron James is going to have to rename his new company because the name he picked is wildly offensive..... in Africa!  Wait until you hear this translation.

   This historic year for KU hoops continues with a smashing success at the NBA Draft as Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun get picked in the first round.  These KU teammates were AAU teammates for years and now they are famously national champs and draft buddies.  What a story.
   The Washington Post has targeted KC as the biggest winner of the World Cup and says with migrants pouring into the middle of the country, we are the perfect place  to the "the new heartland's cultural hub."  And a local billionaire agrees.
    Joe Biden's team clearly prints out note cards for dummies.... it's amazing how they speak to him on those cards.  It's all so avoidable as are most of his gaffes.
   In Arizona, Kari Lake is running for governor and the strong conservative had a phenomenal response to a CNN reporter that asked for an interview.  We'll play it for you.
   And Ron DeSantis leads Trump in a GOP poll in New Hampshire.  What is going to happen with these two candidates going forward?
 

   A major ruling from the Supreme Court protects the Second Amendment and it's just an appetizer before a couple more huge rulings are expected to be announced.
   Mayor Q says he wants to double the amount of women employed at the police department.  He's trying to act like a progressive looking for gender equity but he's not.  We give the real reason he wants more women.
  The Royals got the best of Shohei Ohtani this week.  This freak show drove in 8 runs and then the next night struck out 13 batters.  He's truly one of a kind.
   And former Chief Tyreek Hill just keeps flapping his mouth... this time... he's lashing out at Chiefs fans.