The Shumater
@theshumater.bsky.social
Digital raconteur posting about politics, news & media, with a focus on Arkansas. Educator, author, scholar. Radical centrist. Слава Україні
Blanchard Springs Caverns in Stone County will be added to Arkansas state park system, Gov. Sanders announces. Site contains more than 8 miles of explorable caves. @tessmvrbin.bsky.social reports in @arkansasadvocate.com
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North Arkansas' Blanchard Springs Caverns set to become state park | Arkansas Advocate
The Stone County cavern system receives more than 70,000 visitors per year, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Blanchard Springs Caverns in Stone County will be added to Arkansas state park system, Gov. Sanders announces. Site contains more than 8 miles of explorable caves. @tessmvrbin.bsky.social reports in @arkansasadvocate.com
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"Economic relief announcement"? Good gravy. We're spending $12B to bail out farmers hurt by Trump's tariffs. Interviewing @hallieshoffner.bsky.social, Tom Cotton's opponent and an actual farmer, would have been a great way to address that point.
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Arkansas farmers thankful, remain uneasy following Trump economic relief announcement | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- Arkansas agriculture leaders say they appreciate the Trump administration's $12 billion farmer relief package, but more financial assistance will be necessary as operations struggle…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Economic relief announcement"? Good gravy. We're spending $12B to bail out farmers hurt by Trump's tariffs. Interviewing @hallieshoffner.bsky.social, Tom Cotton's opponent and an actual farmer, would have been a great way to address that point.
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Arkansas Dept. of Human Services working to bring down error rate in SNAP food assistance program to avoid funding cut in Republican budget bill: "[It's] a huge problem that we need to address, because in the end, it’s going to cost the state money.”
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Arkansas SNAP payment error rate still above maximum to save money under new federal law | Arkansas Advocate
Department of Human Services officials said they are working on decreasing the error rate, including by seeking feedback from other states.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cutting off his travel is good, but it might have been more effective to take away the key to the liquor cabinet ...
Congress ups pressure over boat strike video with threat to Hegseth's budget
US lawmakers could withhold Pentagon travel funds until unedited video of a controversial incident is made public.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Cutting off his travel is good, but it might have been more effective to take away the key to the liquor cabinet ...
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SHARE NOW: Texas just got a whole lot louder. Jasmine Crockett is running for the United States Senate and Republicans should be terrified. She’s smart, fearless, relentless, and she doesn’t back down from anybody. This is the matchup Texas deserves. Let’s go.
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
SHARE NOW: Texas just got a whole lot louder. Jasmine Crockett is running for the United States Senate and Republicans should be terrified. She’s smart, fearless, relentless, and she doesn’t back down from anybody. This is the matchup Texas deserves. Let’s go.
If the White House is looking to misuse a Sabrina Carpenter song, "Manchild" would have been a better choice ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If the White House is looking to misuse a Sabrina Carpenter song, "Manchild" would have been a better choice ...
Trump Cabinet meeting ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump Cabinet meeting ...
Habba Dabba ... BYE!
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Habba Dabba ... BYE!
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How many dumpster fires does Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek have to light before someone finally takes away his matches?
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Social media reacts to Notre Dame’s CFP snub and bowl opt-out
Notre Dame football social media reacted to the new of the Irish not making the College Football Playoff then opting out of a bowl game.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A HEART 2 SIZES TOO SMALL: Arkansas US Sen Tom Cotton after watching video of summary executions of men on drug boat ordered by Pete Hegseth: "I didn't find it distressing or disturbing."
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Cotton backs strike on boat in Caribbean, says video proves survivors were ‘valid targets’ | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A video of a U.S. military strike on a reported drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows "nothing remarkable," the Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Thanks, Joe Biden, for speaking out against Republicans' shameful and bigoted efforts to target transgender Americans by whipping up fear and indulging ignorance to score political points: "There is nothing more American than the notion of equality."
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Joe Biden slams Republicans for turning transgender rights into ‘political football’
The former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on Friday
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December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks, Joe Biden, for speaking out against Republicans' shameful and bigoted efforts to target transgender Americans by whipping up fear and indulging ignorance to score political points: "There is nothing more American than the notion of equality."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Congregants at Little Rock Immanuel Baptist Church, rocked last year by child sex abuse scandal that led to departure of senior pastor Steven Smith, will decide Sunday whether to confirm selection of Charlotte megachurch pastor Kyler Smith to lead church. D-G's Frank Lockwood reports.
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Little Rock’s Immanuel Baptist Church will vote Sunday on panel’s pick for new pastor | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The pastor search committee at Little Rock's Immanuel Baptist Church has settled on a candidate who is vouched for by the president of the Southern Baptist Convention and two of its seminary…
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December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congregants at Little Rock Immanuel Baptist Church, rocked last year by child sex abuse scandal that led to departure of senior pastor Steven Smith, will decide Sunday whether to confirm selection of Charlotte megachurch pastor Kyler Smith to lead church. D-G's Frank Lockwood reports.
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Mary Kumpuris, wife of LR City Director Dean Kumpuris, says she's being stalked by college sweetheart she dated more than 50 years ago after they reconnected at a funeral in 2016. Henry Saine, 77, set to stand trial on misdemeanor stalking charges in Jan.
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Jacksonville man faces trial after he’s charged with stalking wife of Little Rock city director | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A Jacksonville man is set to stand trial in January on charges of stalking the wife of a Little Rock city board member who told police she dated the man decades ago and that he won't leave her alone…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AND WE FOOT THE BILL: Entergy customers across Arkansas will pay higher bills so utility can finance new power plant to serve Google's massive data center in W. Memphis, under plan approved by PSC. Google lured to W. Memphis with tax breaks.
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Public Service Commission approves Google, Entergy power contract | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved Entergy Arkansas Inc.'s special rate contract with Google to help power the tech giant's $4 billion West Memphis data center, but has asked the…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Springdale mayor clarifies police role in immigration round-ups after @apnews.com article highlights mass arrests in Benton Co. Officers don't patrol for violations nor demand proof of citizenship but will assist feds if asked, he says. City is 42% Latino.
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Springdale mayor responds to AP report on ICE activity
Mayor Doug Sprouse issued a statement Friday to clarify the role of the Springdale Police Department following an Associated Press report on immigration enforcement in Benton County.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Springdale mayor clarifies police role in immigration round-ups after @apnews.com article highlights mass arrests in Benton Co. Officers don't patrol for violations nor demand proof of citizenship but will assist feds if asked, he says. City is 42% Latino.
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ICE is using dogs to attack people. How the hell did we get here?
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
ICE is using dogs to attack people. How the hell did we get here?
Those "certain states" would be Dementifornia & Bullcrapavania ...
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Those "certain states" would be Dementifornia & Bullcrapavania ...
Protesters in NW Arkansas urge PSC to reject SWEPCO's request for 24% rate hike; utility would use part of the money to extend life of aging coal-fired plant. Phillip Powell reports for @arktimes.bsky.social
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Protesters urge state to reject SWEPCO rate increases that would extend life of NWA coal plant - Arkansas Times
SWEPCO is asking state regulators to let it raise rates by about 24%, increasing its revenue by around $85 million.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Protesters in NW Arkansas urge PSC to reject SWEPCO's request for 24% rate hike; utility would use part of the money to extend life of aging coal-fired plant. Phillip Powell reports for @arktimes.bsky.social
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Vibiest vibe since Trump's DC military parade!
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Vibiest vibe since Trump's DC military parade!
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Neither Benton Co. Judge Barry Moehring nor Sheriff Shawn Holloway were willing to defend or explain county's participation in Donald Trump's round-up of immigrants when the AP came around asking questions.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Neither Benton Co. Judge Barry Moehring nor Sheriff Shawn Holloway were willing to defend or explain county's participation in Donald Trump's round-up of immigrants when the AP came around asking questions.
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