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Cortney McKee

@cortneymckee.bsky.social

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From the Arkansas Delta. Lifelong activist. Vegetarian. Serial candidate. public policy & nonprofit. Working class advocate. Lots of cussing. mom; wife; daughter; sister; ally. It isn't about one election, it's a movement. Join me at: McKeeforArkansas.com

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · Jan 18

go.bsky.app/8E2xhtY
#arpx starter pack.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 6 people are killed in separate shootings

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 13h

4 dead, 12 hurt in Leland, Mississippi, shooting after homecoming game

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4 dead, 12 hurt in Leland, Mississippi, shooting after homecoming game - UPI.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13h

Four died in a mass shooting at a homecoming game in the hometown of Kermit the frog in Leland, Mississippi, last night.

Two others died in a shooting at Heidelberg's homecoming Friday night.

Another Mississippi campus saw a shooting last night in Rolling Fork. Unclear if there were casualties.

Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h

Four people dead in shooting during Mississippi homecoming celebration

Sixteen people were also injured in attack that occurred after high school football game in small city of Leland Four people have been killed and 16 others injured in a shooting in western Mississippi during a high school football homecoming celebration, according to local officials early on Saturday. The incident took place around midnight on Friday, John Lee, the mayor of Leland, a small city in Washington county, said to the Guardian in a telephone interview on Saturday morning. At least 12 of the wounded were being treated at nearby hospitals. Continue reading...

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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 7h

MaybeTrump should send the National Guard to Mississippi:

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h

Four dead, 12 injured after a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, following a homecoming football game. (NYP)

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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 19h

At a good 4 inches across, the rubbery blossoms of the Golden Chalice Vine bring big shots of color to a fence. As actual chalices, though, they're destined for spillage.
🌱📷

A bright yellow blossom of Solandra maxima is shaped like a cup on its side, rimmed with a raggedy turned-back edge. The opening is almost perfectly round. A prominent stamen and anthers protrude from the center.

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Kate @herbygardens.bsky.social · 18h

Harvested the last of the amaranth before the freeze. 🌱

I put the stems in paper bags to let them dry out a bit, and in a week or two I will harvest the seeds.

#bloomscrolling
#vegetablegarden

A large red amaranth plant with several stems of flowers in a garden. In the background are more amaranth plants and corn stalks.

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Kate 🩸’The Brood’🩸 Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 17h

The last of my calibrachoa before the frosts 🌱

Fuchsia and purple calibrachoa with bright green segmented leaves in a planter

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 8h

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.

Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.”
Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.”

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 6h

Come to Hot Springs Arkansas!

Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 11h

The bottle did! And pretty fkn dumb.

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 12h

#YSLbeauty #arpx #perfume #iceraids #arpx #arbluedots re-skeet for attention please. #Arkansas #Opium

Photograph of an article about a man who was arrested by police for a bottle of Opium perfume they mistook as an actual hard drug, in a nice labeled bottle. He was then taken into custody by ICE.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 14h

This guy thinks the girls ‘with blue hair and five nose rings’ are unattractive. I know they’ll be crushed.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #KidRock

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

I’m old enough to remember the $21M Trump Seven Springs Estates conservation easement tax crime.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 13h

Who is ready??? #NoKings2.0

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 13h

#ARpx #ARBluedots #NoKings @50501arkansas.bsky.social @indivisible.org No Crowns. No Thrones. No Ballrooms. #NOKINGS
See you in the streets!!

Event graphic for No Kings Hot Springs. Protest takes place from 2 pm to 4 pm on October 18th in downtown Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Event is hosted by Indivisble and Hot Springs Rising. A link is included for optional registration.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

If a pharmaceutical company could mass produce whatever compassion pills Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to have been taking lately, we could save the world

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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