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#Arkansas Dirt road blue dot fighting for all women & girls . Defender of small rural public schools & communities. Potty mouth.

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 11d

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 1d

Millions of protesters are participating in No Kings rallies and marches today across the country.

Follow @arkansasadvocate.com for updates on Little Rock’s rally, which is scheduled to start at 10am. #arpx

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Arkansas protests to proceed as potential storms loom | Arkansas Advocate

Arkansans are planning to take to the streets in more than a dozen cities for "No Kings" rallies and marches Saturday as part of a national day of protest against the Trump administration, despite pre...

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1h

TAXPAYER MONEY, DROPPED IN THE CHURCH COLLECTION PLATE: 87% of taxpayer-funded subsidies given to private schools under Gov. Sanders' vouchers program went to schools with a religious affiliation; 81% of schools that got $100K or more from this gravy train were religious schools.
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Arkansas’ taxpayer-funded student accounts went primarily to religious schools in spring 2025, officials say | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Roughly 81% of the private schools that received more than $100,000 in Educational Freedom Account funds in the spring 2025 semester were religiously affiliated, according to researchers and state…

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 18h

@hotspringsrising.bsky.social #Arkansas #arpx #NoKings #NoKingsHotSprings #arbluedots
No thrones. No crowns. No kings.

Braved the rain to prevent the reign!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3h

Republicans are lazy.

They gerrymander their way into power and never lift a finger again. Do you think they have ever put a petition together and worked hard enough to get something on the ballot and then knocked doors to get voters out so it will pass?

No. They are lazy freeloading sloths.

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@ggsandi.bsky.social @ggsandi.bsky.social · 3h

state! My bad.

@ggsandi.bsky.social @ggsandi.bsky.social · 3h

Russellville,Arkansas turned out in a ruby red star! Thank to everyone who came to stand for democracy and the Constitution!

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@ggsandi.bsky.social @ggsandi.bsky.social · 3h

So proud of every small town protesters especially in red states! It takes courage & our love of democracy & the constitution it’s founded on.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12h

October 18, 2025

Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an ...

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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 17h

#arpx hundreds showed up in Hot Springs, Arkansas! #NoKings we braved the weather but once we saw lightning and we knew the weather was coming, we cleared out about 15 minutes early! #arbluedots @50501arkansas.bsky.social @hotspringsrising.bsky.social
No thrones
No crowns
NO KINGS