Jaz Hays
@jazhays.com
Programmer in the Northland of KCMO. I post maps sometimes and talk about local politics.
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Jaz Hays
@jazhays.com
· Nov 22
Here's the presidential election results mapped in the Kansas City metro area.
Half of the KC metro is in Missouri, where voters approved measures to legalize abortion and increase the minimum wage.
In this 🧵 you'll find maps of the ballot measures and a link to an interactive version of this map.
Half of the KC metro is in Missouri, where voters approved measures to legalize abortion and increase the minimum wage.
In this 🧵 you'll find maps of the ballot measures and a link to an interactive version of this map.
Reposted by Jaz Hays
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
I yearn for nothing like I yearn for the total abolition of the private health insurance industry
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I yearn for nothing like I yearn for the total abolition of the private health insurance industry
Same location, 104 years apart
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Same location, 104 years apart
A neighbor shared this photo from 1921 of the Moscow station of Kansas City's interurban railroad.
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A neighbor shared this photo from 1921 of the Moscow station of Kansas City's interurban railroad.
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.
So excited
There’s a "femininomenon" coming to Kansas City. It's one of just three cities Missouri-born pop star Chappell Roan is playing in the United States as a part of her “Visions of Damsels and Dangerous Things” tour.
Chappell Roan is taking over Kansas City. Here's where you can join the 'femininomenon'
Kansas City is one of just three cities on the U.S. leg of Chappell Roan’s “Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things” tour — and it's something of a homecoming for the Missouri-born pop star. Ahead of this weekend’s shows, local businesses are celebrating with parties, special drinks and menus, and a “Pink Pony Express streetcar.
www.kcur.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So excited
The streetcar has a wrap for the Chappell Roan concert!?
More than 30,000 Midwest Princesses will be at each night of this sold out concert.
Getting to Chappell Roan’s Kansas City shows: Tips for parking, streetcar & bus
More than 30,000 Midwest Princesses will be at each night of this sold out concert.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The streetcar has a wrap for the Chappell Roan concert!?
I made a website and a blog to go with it. There's also a bunch of my KC maps on there as well. Check it out!
Hello world!
My first post.
jazhays.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I made a website and a blog to go with it. There's also a bunch of my KC maps on there as well. Check it out!
This is a good video
August 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is a good video
200 years of homes in Kansas City
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
200 years of homes in Kansas City
I tried uploading an animated map here, but bluesky's compression completely goofed it up. We'll see if I can fix it
August 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I tried uploading an animated map here, but bluesky's compression completely goofed it up. We'll see if I can fix it
It's so confusing to me that someone like this would exist. Why??
This is what happens when sidewalks and traffic calming, as part of an evidenced-based policy with #VisionZero principles, comes to an inner urban area of 1950s homes in Ottawa.
July 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's so confusing to me that someone like this would exist. Why??
I'm glad that in addittion to performing in KCMO, Chappell Roan was able to find time to stop in a couple of lesser cities as well and make it a small tour
July 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm glad that in addittion to performing in KCMO, Chappell Roan was able to find time to stop in a couple of lesser cities as well and make it a small tour
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Adults deserve summer break, too
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Adults deserve summer break, too
I'm confused why did this get so many likes wtf
July 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I'm confused why did this get so many likes wtf
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something i need everyone to get straight is that wrong and illegal are different categories, and wrong is the one that matters
June 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
something i need everyone to get straight is that wrong and illegal are different categories, and wrong is the one that matters
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never kill yourself you must outlive the terrorist state of israel
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
never kill yourself you must outlive the terrorist state of israel
Update: my code was merged.
Find me in the changelogs 😎
Find me in the changelogs 😎
I submitted my first pull request to a major open source project 5 days ago and the maintainers still haven't reviewed it.
June 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Update: my code was merged.
Find me in the changelogs 😎
Find me in the changelogs 😎
Reposted by Jaz Hays
"Tenants in Kansas City are declaring victory after eight months on rent strike—the longest such action in the city’s history...an outcome that lends momentum to efforts to adapt labor union strategies for housing fights."
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win
A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.
inthesetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Tenants in Kansas City are declaring victory after eight months on rent strike—the longest such action in the city’s history...an outcome that lends momentum to efforts to adapt labor union strategies for housing fights."
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
I'm pretty sure sadism is listed as a job requirement for cops.
June 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm pretty sure sadism is listed as a job requirement for cops.