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Some Arkansans working for the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs were fired as a result of efforts to shrink the federal workforce, and a Saturday email sparked concern that more cuts are on the way.

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My ideal weekend is: reading, napping, pretending to be productive, more reading, and judging my unread books.

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The evening sky from my backyard at 5:45p in the unincorporated town of Gibson, Pulaski County, Arkansas, on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.

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Very good question.

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I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.

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I just successfully hosted my family, at my house, for a Christmas / Kwanzaa / Hannukah / New Year’s celebration meal! It took me (and my older brother, & my 9-year old son, who helped me) three days to plan and prepare for the three-hour event. And, I absolutely loved each and every second of it!

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appeared in 1939 when Montgomery Ward department store asked one of its copywriters, 34-year-old Robert L. May, to create a Christmas story the store could give away to shoppers as a promotional gimmick. www.si.edu/newsdesk/sna...

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Pope Rummaging Through Vatican Basement For Plastic Nativity Scene Figures theonion.com/pope-rummagi...

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Gabbard’s scattershot political views and policy positions—which defy categorization and, at times, explanation—raise fundamental questions about her beliefs.

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Good @sulliview.bsky.social piece laying out some thoughts and principles for ordinary people to act politically in the face of the ongoing information crisis and what's coming at us next year: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/you-asked-...

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The wealthy have seized America because critical thinking and good sense gave way to false fear and hate from regular folks who stopped absorbing the truth long ago.

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“In a 30-page order, Judge Dale E. Ho rebuffed arguments by Mr. Adams’s lawyers that the prosecution’s case fell short of meeting the federal definition of bribery.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/n...

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After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge. meidasnews.com/news/bottoms...

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Because of MAGA attacking Bud Light, the #1 beer brand in America is now Modelo. Because of MAGA voting for Trump and his tariffs, Modelo will now cost 25% more.

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Two new friends arrived today.

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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance. Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.

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I continue to grow Lorne's collection of HBCU apparel for him to wear to school on Fridays when students can dress down out of their uniforms, only if they wear collegiate t-shirts and sweatshirts. Today, Prairie View A&M University and Howard University arrived.

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The leopards are on the move

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Very cool initiative in Los Angeles has provided new opportunities for homeless people to vote by bringing polling centers directly to shelters & service centers, and reminding people that they can legally vote without having to demonstrate a fixed physical home address:

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It’s an indictment of our failures as a society that Baldwin and King’s commentaries on the brokenness of the US in the 1960s are as incisive and meaningful now as they were then. Sixty years and we haven’t fixed what’s wrong.

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ICYMI, Pete Hegseth attends a church that belongs to the CREC (Communion of Reformed Evangelicals Churches). CREC is the denomination co-founded by Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, a self-professed Christian Nationalist. Here are some Doug Wilson quotes. h/t @edwam.bsky.social 1/

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I’ve been covering the ins and outs of the legal challenges to bans on gender-affirming medical care for trans minors for the past two-plus years at Law Dork. To support my work, which I know has helped inform many other people’s work, please consider a paid subscription to Law Dork today.

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Tonight, I made Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpeas with Farro and Kale topped with Toasted Pistachios.

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Here's a look at the partisan makeup of House and Senate standing committees for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 2025 Regular Session is set begin at noon Monday, January 13, 2025. #ARpx

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Have you contacted your state representative and state senator to introduce yourself? Let them know which issues you care about most and what you’ll be watching for during the upcoming legislative session? Do you know which committees you’re gonna want to watch and when and where they meet? #ARpx

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Five hours and 20 minutes after it began, South Korea's martial law declaration formally ended with a vote of the President's Cabinet. What stopped President Yoon Suk Yeol? People power.

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It's Giving Tuesday! Here's my case for supporting Bolts: On Nov. 1, we set a goal of $60K by the end of 2024 to shore up our journalistic expenses in 2025. We had a great November, but we still have $27K left to raise. Here's why I'm asking, & what we'd use it for. boltsmag.org/donate

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president tries to seize power in south korea? significant resistance. president tries to seize power in brazil? president is arrested and banned from running again. president tries to seize power in america? the courts grant him total immunity and the voters reelect him with an allied congress

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Looks like our governmetal officials are going from being DEI (Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive) in how they present themselves to, and for, the citizenry with whom they serve to being WPI (White, Privileged & Inept) in how they present themselves to, and for, the citizenry over whom they rule.

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Just turned my EJI calendar to the correct month and am pleasantly pleased to see the Little Rock Nine helping us to close out the year.

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For tonight's dinner, which I made while my brother and I watched "P-Valley," we have Curried Ginger Tilapia smothered with a Coconut Mango Sauce and Cashews on top of a bed of Jasmine Rice and Peas.

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Lorne fell in love with my water bottle that I bought in the ATL at few months ago, to the point that when he is with me, I barely have access to it because he always has it within his ownreaching distance. Yesterday, UPS helped us graduate to a father-son combo so he can leave my shit alone!

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Because they are

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Can we remember that US pharmaceutical companies like Purdue Pharma invented the opiate crisis

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Two untold stories about Black self-help in the South, particularly during the Reconstruction era, are the role that the U.S. Post Office and Sear & Roebuck Co. played. I hope this article speaks to this. I will not be positioned to sit down and read it until next week.

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@arkansasworker.bsky.social, thank you for the education! New and useful knowledge is the best gift I can receive.

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I got the high score today after just two tries!

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The next shipment of HBCU gear came in today for my 9-year old son to wear to school.

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This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is already doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1888...

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