Blake Rutherford
@blakesrutherford.bsky.social
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Editor of Flyover Country and the Flyover Country Podcast on Substack | Arkansawyer living in Fayetteville | I was @blakerutherford on Twitter | Middlebury | Arkansas Law | Michigan Law | Fmr. CoS to state AGs
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Trump has now accomplished what al-Qaeda tried to do on 9/11 and failed
Trump in July, on the WH $250MM ballroom project:
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As participation in Arkansas’ school voucher program has grown, so too has tuition at the private schools receiving state funds. #arpx #arleg
UPDATED: Private school tuitions rise as Arkansas voucher program enters third year | Arkansas Advocate
As participation in Arkansas’ school voucher program has grown, so too has tuition at the private schools receiving state funds.
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
· Aug 20
Nancy Mace: "In my time in Congress, I actually helped secure the largest infrastructure grant in state history, in South Carolina history. So I've worked very hard on the policies that matter to voters here."
(Mace is taking credit for legislation she voted against!)
(Mace is taking credit for legislation she voted against!)
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Garrett M. Graff
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
· Aug 20
In which the New York Times repeats the claim -- without any pushback! —that international students are taking seats away from domestic students
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Trump’s Tactics Mean Many International Students Won’t Make It to Campus
www.nytimes.com
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This is school #vouchers working as intended. Remember, as the wealthy were doing this with your taxes, children were going hungry.
ARIZONA: “(Voucher) parents bought diamond rings, luxury clothing, dog food, grills, mopeds with public education dollars….”
A handout for the wealthy. This has been @GovBillLee’s #1 priority. #LeesVoucherScam
www.12news.com/article/news...
A handout for the wealthy. This has been @GovBillLee’s #1 priority. #LeesVoucherScam
www.12news.com/article/news...
Joined @blakesrutherford.bsky.social for this conversation on strategy and state-of-play in the nyc mayor’s race. Enjoyed chatting on “Flyover Country” about the broader implications of the NYC mayor’s race. substack.com/app-link/pos...
Lindsey Boylan
A seasoned New Yorker discusses the mayor's race and why it matters in the Heartland
substack.com
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Joe's on a rant this morning about Washington as a dangerous hellscape (unlike New York) and thinks a federal takeover of the police is a good idea. Of course, he does.
What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump: "I've been fighting with them for a long time about allowing the water to come down from the pacific northwest. We actually opened up that water pretty strongly, we got a lot of opposition from the governor. We opened it up anyway and the water is coming down...they've gotta allow full water"
The impacts of school choice have been particularly clear in Arizona, offering an early picture of K-12 education under the Republican vision of maximum school choice.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars
Arizona, with a marketplace of school options and universal vouchers, offers a window into the GOP vision for K-12 education
www.washingtonpost.com
The position Candace Owens is taking here, that the USA has not been a sovereign nation since JFK was assassinated, is a Neo-Nazi position.
And when I say Neo-Nazi, I mean that quite literally: as in, guys who wear the swastika and think Hitler was a great man.
Not your average antisemite/racist.
And when I say Neo-Nazi, I mean that quite literally: as in, guys who wear the swastika and think Hitler was a great man.
Not your average antisemite/racist.
They will eat her up in that District. She had better take a speed lesson in legal procedure and law, she’s go to need it. Like most folk her age she’s forgotten more than what she learned.
Senate confirms former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
A recent WSJ poll found Democrats’ popularity at its lowest point in 35 years, with 63 percent of voters holding an unfavorable view of the party. Maybe that's not because Trump is popular, but because Dems have to fight harder. ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/chuck-schu...
Schumer’s Moment of Truth
The September government-shutdown deadline will show us how willing Democratic leaders are to take on Trump.
www.thebulwark.com