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AZ AG Kris Mayes: This is a coup by Trump against our Constitution, because they are violating not only the separation of powers but also the court orders We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.

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26 Arkansans died from flu over the past week, as flu outbreak remains "very high"; 73 deaths reported during flu season so far. My Ly reports in D-G. #Arkansas #arnews www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/fe...

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Donald Trump’s petty threats are beneath the Office of the President. Governor Janet Mills embodies servant leadership. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

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SHS Higher Education bill is crap. Love how she claims to have fixed k-12 education. My grandkids still haven't got the reading tutors she promised two years ago. More performative and harmful bullshit. #arbluedots governor.arkansas.gov/news_post/sa...

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USDA nukes program that provides tuition assistance for UAPB students from rural communities who want to study agriculture. 19 HBCUs are losing funding. #Arkansas #arpx #arnews #arleg www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

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A federal judge announced Friday she will extend a temporary restraining order that prevents the National Institutes of Health from capping indirect costs paid to research universities and medical schools that receive funding from the federal agency.

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We aren’t all farmers…

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are waging an attack on American consumers — we won't stand quietly by.

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Gov. Sanders' 112-page higher ed bill is a bit of a Christmas tree, loaded with substantial changes in K-12 public education as well. Perhaps some of our education experts & activists can find the red flags. Link below: arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail...

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Industrials in Arkansas are also fighting Entergy, saying that the utility's proposal to eliminate almost all regulation could raise their bills by 25%. Is it good or bad when a utility pisses off their largest existing customers in multiple states? www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/fe...

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Gov. Sanders' higher ed bill bars national independent accrediting agencies from considering diversity criteria in evaluating Arkansas colleges & universities. So if these agencies won't bend to her will, state institutions' accreditations could be at risk. #Arkansas #arpx #arleg #arnews

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EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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I write a legislative newsletter. The Kansas City Star calls it “readable.” The Orlando Sentinel says “it’s fine.” My wife sometimes reads it when I ask her if she can at least click on it to help improve my open rate. Sign up at gregleding.com/newsletter.

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Trump administration freezes $383M in federal highway money earmarked for Arkansas; Mississippi River bridge projects in Helena, W. Memphis may be affected. Amir Mahmoud reports in D-G. #Arkansas #arpx #arnews #arleg www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/fe...

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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They didn't "save money." They starved kids and fired watchdogs. That all costs us more in the long run.

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“I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. “I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.”

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Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”

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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Rep. Jasmine Crockett exposes near $1 billion in new contracts for Musk in just 2 weeks: "This is nothing more than a money grab. He's not out there trying to save money for the American people, he's lining his pockets."

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Well, isn’t this just a bunch of lies? The White House moved to clarify Musk’s role within the DOGE after a court filing this morning stated that the tech billionaire is neither an employee nor an administrator of the commission and has “no actual or formal authority to make government decisions.”

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Acosta: It’s hard to see somebody out-Spicer Sean Spicer or out-Huckabee Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but Karoline Leavitt—she’s making a run for it. Unless they’ve already done it on SNL, I have to think something like that is in the works, because the skit writes itself.

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Indiscriminate mass layoffs by Elon Musk are ravaging key programs, depriving our people of nuclear safety inspectors, air traffic controllers and food safety inspectors. These cuts crush democracy and devastate the livelihood of tens of thousands of public servants.

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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

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First 4 minutes covers individual farmer experiences facing uncertainty in their business before a macro-level perspective from the Kansas Farmers Union after the 4 minute mark. Neat historical mention of the 1953 Food for Peace program that has continued 70 odd years, feeding more than 4B(!)

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OMG!! This child is not just a smart mouth…He’s smart! This video needs to be SHARED!!

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If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

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picking up from SB208 thread here.

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A bad faith actor…

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The processing fee for a passport is $130 but there can be other costs and you have to get documents establishing your citizenship like a birth certificate and a photograph. This is the new pull tax if the SAVE act passes.

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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

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Fired by Musk’s DOGE ops—Arkansas NPS Ranger Stacy Ramsey, a probationary employee at Buffalo Point on the Buffalo River #arpx

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Fire in the Belly! This! Love me some @michaelsteele.bsky.social

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The rumor is that there are protests at the state capitol at noon every wednesday. Does anyone know who is organizing this? Plus a couple of democratic clubs i belong to are starting an action team. We're thinking of using slack, anyone know of a better alternative? #arpx

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National Day of PROTEST: NW #Arkansas Presidents Day, Monday, Feb 17th 12:00 -12:45 pm Washington Co. Courthouse Corner of College Ave. and Dickson St. Organized by For AR People, Indivisible NWA, and Second Helping NWA, we stand in solidarity. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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ZELENSKYY: The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe? ZELENSKYY: Yes

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“Take my healthcare, my reproductive rights, and my kid’s schoolbooks, but don’t you DARE take my goddamn bendy straw!” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

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I will fight for every woman and girl in this state all while refusing to bare my own demons to the jackasses in suits who sit and smirk at survivors during hearings. The legislators who scroll on their phones while a survivor recounts a gang rape. F'ck them. jesspiper.substack.com/p/cast-not-p...

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Just 12 states have a higher per-capita balance of payments than Arkansas. What does that mean? It means Arkansas gets a lot more money back from the federal government than it puts in.

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This. Especially Senate Republicans.

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