Arkansas Blog
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Account of Max Brantley, retired senior editor of the Arkansas Times. Have covered Arkansas news for 52 years. Louisiana native.
How to Respond, Right Now, to Trump’s Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | How to Respond, Right Now, to Trump’s Boat Strikes
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December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
How to Respond, Right Now, to Trump’s Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
A would-be book banning former Crawford County library board member — a supposed paragon of Christian family values — jailed for faking a kidnaping of her disabled daughter to terrorize her Internet use. Take it national. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Crawford County book banner arrested in bizarre faked kidnapping - Arkansas Times
Tamara Hamby is accused of faking a kidnapping of her daughter in hopes of scaring her out of talking with strangers on the internet.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A would-be book banning former Crawford County library board member — a supposed paragon of Christian family values — jailed for faking a kidnaping of her disabled daughter to terrorize her Internet use. Take it national. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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Trump was born on third base and managed to steal second.
Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump was born on third base and managed to steal second.
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“.. At the center of President Trump’s contentious plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war isn’t peace: it’s profit.”
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November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“.. At the center of President Trump’s contentious plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war isn’t peace: it’s profit.”
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You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
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R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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"WE'RE GOING TO LIBERATE THE OIL COMPANIES! And, uh, sure, I guess the people there too? Whatever."
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"WE'RE GOING TO LIBERATE THE OIL COMPANIES! And, uh, sure, I guess the people there too? Whatever."
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
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The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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My question is, when Trump does stuff like this, which he does constantly, why are his advisors always to blame - going all the way back to 2017. There has been a revolving door of advisors, but the common denominator is Trump. When is he held accountable by his own supporters?
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My question is, when Trump does stuff like this, which he does constantly, why are his advisors always to blame - going all the way back to 2017. There has been a revolving door of advisors, but the common denominator is Trump. When is he held accountable by his own supporters?
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Is it worth it for Pulaski taxpayers to spend $108,000 in tax money with Democrat-Gazette to distribute the delinquent tax list in 16,000 papers? www.facebook.com/share/p/1Gtk...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Is it worth it for Pulaski taxpayers to spend $108,000 in tax money with Democrat-Gazette to distribute the delinquent tax list in 16,000 papers? www.facebook.com/share/p/1Gtk...
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yes. and the people did not buy their old bs playbook.
Billionaire "Dark Money" is in Denver's school board race-to privatize the school system. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @network4pubed.bsky.social @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @palan57.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
yes. and the people did not buy their old bs playbook.
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All those millions in reformy dollars were wasted on the Denver school board race. hooray www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Union-backed candidates leading in Denver school board election results
Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board were up for election.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
All those millions in reformy dollars were wasted on the Denver school board race. hooray www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Benton public schools hide books from students after parent’s complaint, citing two Arkansas laws arkansasadvocate.com/2025/11/05/b...
Benton public schools hide books from students after parent's complaint, citing two Arkansas laws | Arkansas Advocate
The decision came around the same time North Little Rock School District administrators ordered dozens of LGBTQ+ books hidden from students.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Benton public schools hide books from students after parent’s complaint, citing two Arkansas laws arkansasadvocate.com/2025/11/05/b...
As Trump’s tariffs worsen farm crisis, Arkansas Republicans ignore the elephant in the room arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
As Trump’s tariffs worsen farm crisis, Arkansas Republicans ignore the elephant in the room - Arkansas Times
The degree to which Arkansas Republicans are prepared to downplay, ignore or excuse the effects Trump’s tariffs are having on farmers would be comical — if agriculture were not our state’s largest ind...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
As Trump’s tariffs worsen farm crisis, Arkansas Republicans ignore the elephant in the room arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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Next week, it's a Versailles-themed party.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Next week, it's a Versailles-themed party.
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Straight up “papers please” harassment of people doing their jobs and assault and brutalizing of people who tied to intervene. Abolish DHS.
On Halloween, ‘state-sponsored terror’ in Chicago and the north suburbs
Despite pleas from Gov. JB Pritzker to pause federal immigration enforcement operations while children celebrate Halloween, Border Patrol agents tore through Chicago and the suburbs.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Straight up “papers please” harassment of people doing their jobs and assault and brutalizing of people who tied to intervene. Abolish DHS.
Judge rules against governor, sets special election to fill House District 70 seat for March 3 arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Judge rules against governor, sets special election to fill House District 70 seat for March 3 - Arkansas Times
Johnson explicitly rejected the state’s argument that the governor also has the discretion to decide on which day beyond 150 days to hold a special election.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Judge rules against governor, sets special election to fill House District 70 seat for March 3 arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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Charities, on Tuesday: "We can't fill the gap."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
#Arkansas food banks warn that they don't have enough resources to feed hungry Arkansans if Trump administration refuses to fund SNAP benefits amid govt. shutdown: “The charitable system simply cannot fill in that gap and cannot replace that magnitude of food resources."
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Charity alone can’t fill the gap if SNAP benefits lapse next month, Ark. food bank leaders warn - Arkansas Times
Arkansas's food banks and food pantries are efficient and effective, but they only provide a fraction of the aid that SNAP does.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Charities, on Tuesday: "We can't fill the gap."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
SNAP benefits run out in days. Arkansas has billions in reserve funds. What will Sarah Sanders do? (Update) arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
SNAP benefits run out in days. Arkansas has billions in reserve funds. What will Sarah Sanders do? (Update) - Arkansas Times
Arkansas has the money to pay for food assistance if SNAP lapses. The state could also make up for a loss of federal child care funds.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
SNAP benefits run out in days. Arkansas has billions in reserve funds. What will Sarah Sanders do? (Update) arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...