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	<description>Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas. Anti-populist everywhere.</description>
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		<title>Consumer Confidence Craters in April: War Fears and Inflation Anxiety Drive Sentiment to Multi-Year Lows</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Consumer sentiment fell 11% in April 2026 to 47.6 as the Iran conflict rattled households. Inflation expectations surged to 4.8%. Here's what it means.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wichita City Council October 21, 2025: Housing Reform Delayed, Rental Registry Rejected</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wichita City Council met for nearly ten hours on October 21, 2025, taking up a landmark housing and property maintenance reform package that drew 38 public speakers. The council unanimously referred the core code reform to a new task force but voted 4–3 to reject both a rental registry and a source-of-income nondiscrimination ordinance.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump&#8217;s AI Jesus Image: What the Media Got Right, Wrong, and Missed</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Trump posted an AI image of himself as Jesus on Truth Social, eight major outlets covered the story — and reached very different conclusions. We compare their facts, sourcing, and framing to separate what's established from what's still contested.]]></description>
		
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		<title>FACT-CHECK: VP Vance at Turning Point Town Hall, Athens, Georgia — April 14, 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FACT CHECK: Vice President JD Vance appeared at a Turning Point USA town hall at the University of Georgia on April 14, 2026, defending widow Erika Kirk, describing Medicare fraud arrests in Los Angeles, and outlining Trump's Iran nuclear deal framework.]]></description>
		
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		<title>JD Vance at UGA: Iran Ceasefire, Medicare Fraud Arrests, and Defense of Erika Kirk</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance appeared at a Turning Point USA town hall at the University of Georgia on April 14, 2026, defending widow Erika Kirk, describing Medicare fraud arrests in Los Angeles, and outlining Trump's Iran nuclear deal framework.

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Vice President JD Vance appeared at a Turning Point USA town hall at UGA on April 14, 2026, defending Erika Kirk — widow of the late Charlie Kirk — describing Medicare fraud arrests in Los Angeles, outlining Trump's Iran nuclear deal framework after historic U.S.-Iranian talks in Pakistan, and claiming H-1B visas and asylum claims have fallen sharply under the Trump administration.

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		<title>Wichita City Council Recap: October 28, 2025</title>
		<link>https://www.wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-city-council-october-28-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eisenhower National Airport]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wichita City Council met October 28, 2025, approving nine consent agenda items, a Board of Bids report, and airport electrical study contracts. The council also created a Property Maintenance Advisory Task Force and scheduled a special meeting on November 10 to review city manager candidates in executive session.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">40263</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Trump&#8217;s Defamation Suit Against the Wall Street Journal Survives — But Just Barely</title>
		<link>https://www.wichitaliberty.org/politics/trumps-defamation-suit-against-the-wall-street-journal-survives-but-just-barely/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The ruling is a split decision: the case survives, but just barely, and only on a conditional basis.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump as Jesus: A Visual Rhetoric and Psychological Analysis of the AI Messiah Image</title>
		<link>https://www.wichitaliberty.org/politics/trump-jesus-image-visual-rhetoric-analysis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When a sitting president posts an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ performing miracles, it warrants more than outrage. This analysis breaks down the visual semiotics, psychological patterns, and influence strategies embedded in the image — and why the sacralization of political authority is the detail that matters most.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wichita City Council November 6, 2025: Lodging Licenses, Foster Youth Housing, and Event Center Capacity</title>
		<link>https://www.wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-city-council-november-6-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wichita City Council met November 6, 2025, passing a new lodging establishment license ordinance targeting problem motels on South Broadway, deferring a foster youth housing project using shipping containers, and approving a modified event center capacity amendment at 3207 East Douglas. Full coverage inside.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wichita City Council March 24, 2026: Road Project $3.9M Over Budget, Board Appointments, and Civility Resolution Proposed</title>
		<link>https://www.wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-city-council-march-24-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Weeks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lily Wu]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wichita City Council met March 24, 2026, debating a 143rd Street reconstruction project that came in $3.92 million over budget with only one bidder. The council approved it 5-2 over Mayor Wu's objection, made dozens of civic board appointments, and discussed a proposed civility resolution. #ICT
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