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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 1h

Good job #arkansas #democrats

Arkansas Democrats @arkdems.org · 1h

Arkansas Democrats and @YDArkansas are appalled at the violent & absolutely inappropriate content leaked from the Young Republicans leadership chat.

We strongly condemn these messages and call on every single one of these so-called “leaders” to step down or be removed.

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 1h

We may need to be moving to blue states

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1h

This is happening even quicker than I could have foreseen: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 3h

now tell me all you royal watchers how you can tolerate that ridiculous shit and then there is this

Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 5h

"Virginia Giuffre died by suicide on 25 April 2025."

"I’d show up, perform whatever sex acts Epstein wanted, then hang out beside his vast swimming pool while he got some work done. If Maxwell was there, I was often told to attend to her sexually as well."

- She was 16

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 3h

that should be an attempted murder charge

The Independent @the-independent.com · 3h

Federal agents delayed and threatened to shoot an ambulance driver trying to take a protester from ICE facility: report

Federal agents in Portland delayed ambulance from going to hospital: report

www.independent.co.uk

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 3h

Just downloaded my @thenation.com pdf !! Love to have it on my kindle--- handsome guy on the cover too

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 3h

oh it's so hilarious

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 3h

Two government officials laughed when The Intercept brought the president’s story to their attention. interc.pt/3LdDdko

A photo of National Guard soldiers crossing the street in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House, on Oct. 15, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.," and the DEK, "Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military."

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 3h

Gotta say the whole thing - due in part to huge electricity zapping data centers ( iAI farms) owned by billionaires who don't pay taxes and while trumps cuts all alternative energy projects- so f*ck all of that wapo.st/3W6hqgY

Voters facing skyrocketing electric bills turn ire toward politicians

As costs continue to increase, voters are turning their ire toward politicians, shaking up this year’s governors races.

wapo.st

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 4h

Just a great event wish we could have stayed longer prt.nwaonline.com/news/2025/oc...

Speed events showcase agility, skill; Conformation judged in halter class | Pea Ridge Times

Laughter and applause echoed o'er the fields as mule riders and handlers competed in the 36th annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. The event includes halter and various speed events as ...

prt.nwaonline.com

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 4h

Wow they don't mess around anymore they go right to calling a black critic a n word

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 5h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 4h

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear A. A. Milne and the Creation of "Winnie-the-Pooh" new book for 100th anniversary of Pooh us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear

For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator...

us.macmillan.com

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 4h

The beautiful black women in maga hats are asking for the marines?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

15 and 3 are in #NWA NW #Arkansas

🌻Liza @lizayes.bsky.social · 7h

Join one of 15 No Kings protests in #Arkansas on Saturday:

Little Rock, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Fort Smith, Texarkana, Monticello, Jonesboro, Paragould, West Memphis, Hot Springs, Benton/Bryant, Russellville, Eureka Springs, Harrison and Mountain Home

arkansasadvocate.com/2025/06/13/1...

15 'No Kings' protests set to happen in Arkansas Saturday | Arkansas Advocate

Several Arkansas cities are slated to be the scene of organized “No Kings” demonstrations Saturday, as part of a national protest against President Donald Trump’s policies and actions during his secon...

arkansasadvocate.com

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🌻Liza @lizayes.bsky.social · 7h

"Hundreds of farmers in Arkansas gathered at a town hall last week to ask Congress for help over mounting debt, aging equipment and disappearing profits.

"One soybean farmer in #Arkansas, Scott Brown shares how Trump's tariffs are impacting his business."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiuT...

'We've got a real disaster': Farmers struggle amid rising costs and Trump's tariffs

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5h

The hearing on Texas' new gerrymander may have concluded, but the revelations it brought forth are still clear. From whether race was considered in the mapmaking process to the White House's role in this whole scheme, we outline all you need to know.
https://bit.ly/42H54Q6

In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

why hasnt a democratic congressional event like this been going on every single day ?

Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 5h

"Today marks day 15 of the Republican shutdown — a shutdown that Donald Trump and Speaker Johnson started so they could pass through a massive price hike on the American people." - @robinkelly.house.gov

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

see don't believe walmart - limit gift giving this year . Talk about it right now - gifts ok for kids but not adults

Axios @axios.com · 5h

57% of 4,000 consumers surveyed in Deloitte's new holiday survey said they expect the economy to weaken in the next year — nearly double last year's 30%, and worse than the 54% in the Great Recession year of 2008.

Holiday survey finds the most gloomy consumers since the late 1990s

57% of 4,000 consumers surveyed said they expect the economy to grow weaker in the next year.

www.axios.com

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

Just don't post about it donate

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

your tax dollars used to arrest a citizen, singing, giraffe

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 7h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

I knew they'd arrest Roadstreamer

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 7h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 5h

we better see every elected democrat and at least one event in their congressional district !

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 6h

You'll understand just fine without the X-Files and it's also impossible to spoil that episode; it has to be experienced!

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 7h

Really great discussion with Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social of @50501movement.bsky.social get ready for Saturday and what comes next! Also join the Fun half with lots of expletives as people tell off ICE www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VhA...