D.R. Bartlette
@drbartlette.bsky.social
True crime writer, YouTuber. I have friends everywhere. Check out my newest book, "The Dumond Affair" at https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dumond-affair-how-lies-and-politics-freed-a-killer/5da3e2911838a408?ean=9781964730356&next=t
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D.R. Bartlette
@drbartlette.bsky.social
· Mar 23
The Dumond Affair: How Lies And Politics Freed A Killer|Paperback
In 1984, teen Ashley Stevens survived a brutal attack by Wayne Dumond-a predator with a violent past. Corruption set him free, and two more women paid the ultimate price. This is a chilling true crime...
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If you're interested in where this Christian Nationalist movement started, and how it spread to become the bedrock of the GOP, check out my newest book, The Dumond Affair.
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It's cute that Arkansas farmers think Chump is going to give them any money. I guess they figured since he bailed them out (from his own stupid tariffs) last time, he'd do it again.
www.4029tv.com/article/arka...
www.4029tv.com/article/arka...
Arkansas farmers support $12 billion relief amid economic struggles
"You know, you can't have farmers lose money year after year after year."
www.4029tv.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's cute that Arkansas farmers think Chump is going to give them any money. I guess they figured since he bailed them out (from his own stupid tariffs) last time, he'd do it again.
www.4029tv.com/article/arka...
www.4029tv.com/article/arka...
I'm sure if they just invest in one of his cryptocurrencies, those "Problems" could go away. Amirite?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share, Trump says
President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix last week to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm sure if they just invest in one of his cryptocurrencies, those "Problems" could go away. Amirite?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
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SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This raccoon is my spirit animal!
apnews.com/article/drun...
apnews.com/article/drun...
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This raccoon is my spirit animal!
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apnews.com/article/drun...
It's important to know that former governor and Evangelical preacher Mike Huckabee does not "believe in" Palestine. He says "if" Palestinians want a sovereign state, then it should be given to them by surrounding Muslim nations, like Egypt.
www.axios.com/local/nw-ark...
www.axios.com/local/nw-ark...
Ambassador Huckabee reflects on Israel following ceasefire
The former Arkansas governor said that Israel is "relatively calm" and the remaining violence is "isolated."
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's important to know that former governor and Evangelical preacher Mike Huckabee does not "believe in" Palestine. He says "if" Palestinians want a sovereign state, then it should be given to them by surrounding Muslim nations, like Egypt.
www.axios.com/local/nw-ark...
www.axios.com/local/nw-ark...
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Happy Black Friday: Reminder we are blacking out all money spending until December 2.
Eat teh Rich
Eat teh Rich
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy Black Friday: Reminder we are blacking out all money spending until December 2.
Eat teh Rich
Eat teh Rich
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We have the power to send a message through our holiday spending! Women in the U.S. account for 85% of consumer spending and we’re ready to show corporations that we DON’T support racist, anti-immigrant, and anti-worker policies. If it’s from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target, #WeAintBuyingIt!!
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have the power to send a message through our holiday spending! Women in the U.S. account for 85% of consumer spending and we’re ready to show corporations that we DON’T support racist, anti-immigrant, and anti-worker policies. If it’s from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target, #WeAintBuyingIt!!
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
Cool cool cool. Now do the NRA.
abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...
abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...
Fugees rapper sentenced to prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contribu...
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Cool cool cool. Now do the NRA.
abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...
abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...
In a sane country, we'd be protecting our sovereignty against foreign spies. But when we have one in the White House...
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In a sane country, we'd be protecting our sovereignty against foreign spies. But when we have one in the White House...
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"To our representatives: We don't want any more excuses. We don't want to hear that impeachment is unpopular because it's not.
We don't want to hear that you're worried about your reelection. Our lives are more important than your campaign."
- Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social
We don't want to hear that you're worried about your reelection. Our lives are more important than your campaign."
- Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"To our representatives: We don't want any more excuses. We don't want to hear that impeachment is unpopular because it's not.
We don't want to hear that you're worried about your reelection. Our lives are more important than your campaign."
- Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social
We don't want to hear that you're worried about your reelection. Our lives are more important than your campaign."
- Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social
So the Chump regime is cutting funding for homeless folks, so they'll end up on the street, where they'll be subject to being rounded up and sent to some sort of camps. Got it. CoreCivic and Geo Group sure getting their investment back.
www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/t...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/t...
Trump administration to divert billions of dollars from homeless housing programs
Plan prioritizes programs that impose conditions including work requirements and mental health treatment.
www.mercurynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So the Chump regime is cutting funding for homeless folks, so they'll end up on the street, where they'll be subject to being rounded up and sent to some sort of camps. Got it. CoreCivic and Geo Group sure getting their investment back.
www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/t...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/18/t...
#EconomicBlackout Black Friday though Cyber Monday - buy nothing from big retailers! If you need to buy, shop local!
And if you can, call in sick those days!
And if you can, call in sick those days!
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#EconomicBlackout Black Friday though Cyber Monday - buy nothing from big retailers! If you need to buy, shop local!
And if you can, call in sick those days!
And if you can, call in sick those days!
How is this legal?
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How is this legal?
So now Chump's spokesbarbie is trying to say the redacted name of the victim is Virginia Giuffre, and Giuffre said Chump never did anything with her...well, if that's true, why not just unredact her name? Because I don't buy it.
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Donald Trump 'Knew About the Girls' and Spent Time with a Victim in 3 Newly Released Emails
New questions about Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with President Donald Trump have arisen as the result of just-released emails obtained by Congress. On Nov. 12, Democrats on the House Oversight Comm...
people.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So now Chump's spokesbarbie is trying to say the redacted name of the victim is Virginia Giuffre, and Giuffre said Chump never did anything with her...well, if that's true, why not just unredact her name? Because I don't buy it.
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
people.com/jeffrey-epst...
"Effective Altruism" is a misnomer - or gaslighting. If they truly want to do what the data overwhelmingly show is most effective, they would just give money to poor people. newrepublic.com/article/2024... via @newrepublic.com
What Happened to Effective Altruism?
A new book recovers the origins of a movement recently championed by Sam Bankman-Fried.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Effective Altruism" is a misnomer - or gaslighting. If they truly want to do what the data overwhelmingly show is most effective, they would just give money to poor people. newrepublic.com/article/2024... via @newrepublic.com
When Hitler was coming to power, he publicly portrayed himself as anti-war, while privately doing everything he could to instigate a war. Because fascists love war. They get expanded, unchecked powers, plus, they just like hurting people. newrepublic.com/post/202515/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Wants to Drag the U.S. Into a Brand New War
Donald Trump is considering a serious escalation in his boat strikes.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Hitler was coming to power, he publicly portrayed himself as anti-war, while privately doing everything he could to instigate a war. Because fascists love war. They get expanded, unchecked powers, plus, they just like hurting people. newrepublic.com/post/202515/... via @newrepublic.com
I don't disagree with any of the great points here. But I think they left out a VERY big one: the failure to hold Chump and his cronies accountable. Biden and Garland played it so timid, they freed a wannabe dictator to come back to power.
newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer.
A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don't disagree with any of the great points here. But I think they left out a VERY big one: the failure to hold Chump and his cronies accountable. Biden and Garland played it so timid, they freed a wannabe dictator to come back to power.
newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
This is what Chump and MAGAts want: cops who have total immunity, who approach every encounter with guns drawn. I hope this woman's suit is successful.
www.localmemphis.com/article/news...
www.localmemphis.com/article/news...
Dashcam shows 'dangerous' police encounter that sparked lawsuit in Arkansas
A lawsuit from 27-year-old Payton Mallia said she was wrongfully detained at gunpoint at a Fayetteville gas station while with her 4-year-old child.
www.localmemphis.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is what Chump and MAGAts want: cops who have total immunity, who approach every encounter with guns drawn. I hope this woman's suit is successful.
www.localmemphis.com/article/news...
www.localmemphis.com/article/news...
This is horrifying. The mass industrialization of ethnic cleansing.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is horrifying. The mass industrialization of ethnic cleansing.
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UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
So this just got posted in the building I work in, at the University of Arkansas. It's not just "good rules to live by." It literally starts with "I an the Lord thy god." Fuck that and fuck them.
October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So this just got posted in the building I work in, at the University of Arkansas. It's not just "good rules to live by." It literally starts with "I an the Lord thy god." Fuck that and fuck them.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ladies and gents, I give you "the art of the deal":
newrepublic.com/post/201995/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/201995/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Threw Zelenskiy’s Maps While Melting Down During Their Meeting
Donald Trump reportedly cursed Volodymyr Zelenskiy out while trying to get him to concede land to Russia.
newrepublic.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ladies and gents, I give you "the art of the deal":
newrepublic.com/post/201995/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/201995/... via @newrepublic.com
@nytimes.com, how many times are you going to keep giving the same terrible advice?
Democrats, how many times are you going to fall for it? Maybe don't take advice from people who support your enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Democrats, how many times are you going to fall for it? Maybe don't take advice from people who support your enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@nytimes.com, how many times are you going to keep giving the same terrible advice?
Democrats, how many times are you going to fall for it? Maybe don't take advice from people who support your enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Democrats, how many times are you going to fall for it? Maybe don't take advice from people who support your enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...