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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12h

Gonna need arch supports to last through American Pie ...

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12h

These people are - literally - trying to kill us ...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12h

He also sat through Rock and Roll Part 2. What's your point?

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12h

And, you're higher on the list than God!

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 12h

They ate the dogs! They ate the cats! Now, they're eating the clock!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

BREAM: Open enrollments starts in November. People are already getting notices about what they may pay. I mean, that's gotta be resolved.

MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October

(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Displaced? Displaced is finishing fifth in a swim meet because four other people swam faster than you. These children were ripped from their parents' arms and kidnapped.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Arkansas legislative committee rejects move to restore $650,000 in state funding to 43 small municipalities that lost money for not turning in water & sewer audits. Towns have struggled to find accountants to perform audits, jeopardizing funding under law passed in 2023.

Arkansas lawmakers continue to withhold funds for municipalities behind on audit reports | Arkansas Advocate

The joint committee's decision comes after the state attorney general claimed its September vote to conditionally restore funding had no legal authority.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Judge will allow previous accuser to testify in child molestation trial of former Little Rock Immanuel Baptist Church staffer Patrick Stephen Miller. Fallout over church leadership's handling of allegations tore congregation apart, led to departure of senior pastor.
#Arkansas

Accuser allowed to testify against former Immanuel Baptist Church employee in kidnapping, sexual assault trial | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

A person who previously accused Patrick Stephen Miller of improperly touching her will be allowed to testify at the kidnapping and sexual assault trial of the former Immanuel Baptist Church ministry…

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

CONSISTENT IN HER ARROGANCE: Gov. Sanders disenfranchises 30,000 people in N. Little Rock/Sherwood by holding open vacant House seat until June, ignoring clear deadline in state law. She's also holding open Senate seat in River Valley to help push through her Franklin Co. prison.
#Arkansas

Governor again ignores state law, schedules special election for House vacancy 100 days past deadline - Arkansas Times

The special election to fill Rep. Carlton Wing's seat in the state House of Representatives will take place on June 9, 2026.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Dismissal of Conway police officer fired for alleged slow response to April mass shooting upheld by city's civil service board on tie vote. Family of woman who died in shooting says former officer Brittany Byrd is being "used as a scapegoat" for faulty police investigation.
#Arkansas

Conway commission upholds termination of officer Brittany Byrd after mass shooting response | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

CONWAY — After 30 minutes of deliberation Friday the Conway Civil Service Commission voted 2-2 regarding the termination of former Conway Police Department Officer Brittany Byrd for her response to…

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

If this be "terrorism" ... let us make the most of it!
#NoKings #Resist

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Who knew C-SPAN viewers were this feisty?

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

C-SPAN's call screener is probably on a plane to South Sudan ...

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1d

Unless he gets Trump to deport Adelita Grijalva to South Sudan ...

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

We won't cry for Argentina, but we will buy $20B worth of its worthless currency ...

U.S. buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under fire from U.S. farmers and Democratic lawmakers, has insisted that the credit swap isn't a bailout.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

@arkansasadvocate.com's @sonnyalbarado.bsky.social hits Gov. Sanders for playing politics with Senate vacancy: "Is Sanders so calculating and vindictive that she’d deprive nearly 86,000 ... residents, many of whom are strong supporters, of legitimate representation?"
#Arkansas
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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

UA-Little Rock changing sports conferences for second time in three years; leaving Ohio Valley for new United Athletic Conference, creating in-state conference rivalry with UCA.
#Arkansas
www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/oc...

University of Arkansas at Little Rock leaving Ohio Valley athletics conference for United Athletic Conference | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will leave the Ohio Valley Conference -- which it joined in 2022 -- next year for a new athletics conference following unanimous approval by the University of...

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

Conrad Reynolds, Arkansas' leading crusader for hand-marked paper ballots, charged with misdemeanor for questioning voters at polling place in Batesville during 2024 election. His attorney says he was conducting "exit polling."
#arpx

Paper ballot advocate faces Arkansas misdemeanor charge related to 2024 election | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Thursday his office has obtained warrants to arrest two men, including paper ballot advocate Conrad Reynolds, on a misdemeanor charge related to the…

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

SHE'S ANTIFA!

The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

Federal prosecutors in Arkansas won't oppose request by Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Bigo Barnett -- the grinning fool who sat with his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk -- to recover the restitution he paid after jury convicted him for his role in Capitol attack.
#arpx

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant ‘Bigo’ Barnett asks judge to refund his restitution, fees | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Richard "Bigo" Barnett of Gravette has filed a motion asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to return the $2,455 in restitution and fees he paid after a jury convicted him of eight charges in…

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

Young black bear that attacked & killed Franklin Co. man in Sept. was malnourished & had neurological issues which "suggests the bear was not functioning normally," Game & Fish officials say. 1st reported fatal bear attack in Arkansas in nearly 20 years.

Bear who killed Franklin County man was malnourished, suffered neurological issues

Following the death of a Franklin County man after a bear attack, the AGFC's investigation found that the bear showed signs of poor health.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

@jonesforar.bsky.social kicks off his campaign to unseat Fancy French Hill: "We want to send representation to Washington that actually represents us."
#Arkansas #arpx

Chris Jones kicks off congressional campaign in Little Rock with block party, town hall | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Kicking off his campaign for Congress Thursday evening, Democrat Chris Jones said he would forgo "putting on my rousing speech hat" and instead began his campaign via workshopping with volunteers and…

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

Honk if you've been indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia ...
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Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charges

James, a Democrat, has clashed with President Donald Trump after she brought civil charges against him in New York.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 2d

Getting an early start on the Red River Rivalry ...

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