The Shumater
@theshumater.bsky.social
Digital raconteur posting about politics, news & media, with a focus on Arkansas. Educator, author, scholar. Radical centrist. Слава Україні
Feds, including Secret Service, join investigation into murder of Ft. Smith-area mother & her 6-year-old twins. Bodies found after Charity Beallis missed hearing in divorce case. Husband pleaded guilty to domestic battery charge in Feb., was under no contact order.
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Sheriff's office releases update on Arkansas mom, her 6-year-old twins found dead | The investigation so far
SCSO said the U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security are assisting the investigation.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another encouraging portent of impending Republican doom: Trump-backed Republican in Miami mayor's race loses by whopping 19 points, as majority Hispanic city elects its first Democratic mayor in 28 years.
Miami elects first woman mayor, marking first win by Democrat in 28 years
The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Another encouraging portent of impending Republican doom: Trump-backed Republican in Miami mayor's race loses by whopping 19 points, as majority Hispanic city elects its first Democratic mayor in 28 years.
HEADED FOR THE GRAVEL PIT? Rumblings that Kristi "Cricket Killer" Noem may be departing for one of those euphemistic "opportunities in the private sector."
Trump aides and allies float potential Noem successors as speculation grows over her tenure
Fox News contributor and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose term ends in January, are among the names being discussed.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
HEADED FOR THE GRAVEL PIT? Rumblings that Kristi "Cricket Killer" Noem may be departing for one of those euphemistic "opportunities in the private sector."
Um, people don't exercise in airports. They drink ...
Sean Duffy: "As people travel through our skies, we want to have the most enjoyable experience for them. Someone might want to come through and do a couple pull ups."
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Um, people don't exercise in airports. They drink ...
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File this under "coming back to bite you in the ass" ...
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
File this under "coming back to bite you in the ass" ...
"Empathy" for people stupid enough to be bamboozled by Donald Trump? I don't think so.
Allred: I have some empathy for folks who, in the last election, thought, “Maybe this guy really will make my costs go down.” The problem is they were lied to. Working folks across Texas know they’re working harder for less while these openly corrupt jackasses are out there doing all kinds of stuff
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Empathy" for people stupid enough to be bamboozled by Donald Trump? I don't think so.
Radiolab podcast coming to Little Rock Thur. for a program focusing on “the urgent science and human stories behind antibiotic-resistant bacteria." Event is a fundraiser for LR Public Radio. Ron Robinson Theater, Library Square, 6 p.m., $20.
Radiolab podcast heads to Ron Robinson Theater on Thursday for Little Rock Public Radio fundraiser - Arkansas Times
Don’t miss an in-person visit to Little Rock from the stellar podcast, which has a knack for holding your attention hostage with compelling tales you never even knew you didn’t know and now can’t…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Radiolab podcast coming to Little Rock Thur. for a program focusing on “the urgent science and human stories behind antibiotic-resistant bacteria." Event is a fundraiser for LR Public Radio. Ron Robinson Theater, Library Square, 6 p.m., $20.
@jonesforar.bsky.social takes "Crypto" French Hill to task for not calling out a neo-Nazi rally outsideLittle Rock Central High School: "Not a word condemning the hate that showed up in the community he was elected to represent."
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December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@jonesforar.bsky.social takes "Crypto" French Hill to task for not calling out a neo-Nazi rally outsideLittle Rock Central High School: "Not a word condemning the hate that showed up in the community he was elected to represent."
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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."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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
www.theguardian.com
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...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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