Retired lawyer. Former conservative, now progressive Democrat.
U of Arkansas alum. Go Hogs!
And I’m “Lolly” to two perfect grandgirls and a Springer Spaniel.
Exactly 23 years ago I talked about the “Beloved Community” that Dr. King envisioned.
As we celebrate his legacy, let’s remember that while the journey is not over and the work is hard, we must stay the course. Now is the time to double down and create the community we deserve.
🚨Property records suggest that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has actually lived in Florida for almost two decades, according to a Washington Post report.
@TheMessenger
.
Mueller's report said Sarah Huckabee Sanders told investigators she made comments to reporters that were "not founded on anything." Here's that moment 👇
"Nothing's more condescending than getting votes and doing nothing in return. J.D. Vance, Elise Stefanik and Tom Cotton: All these people were educated at Harvard and Yale. They frankly laugh behind the backs of their own voters."
@jtfdenver
@ExpatintheUK
I was in Dublin March 2017. Waiting for dinner reservation in line, some locals asked our opinion of the new US President. When they learned we hated him, they invited us to join them. It was wonderful.
Little Rock Central High School is a shining example of not only owning our dark history, but embracing it. And using it as a foundation for diversity and inclusion. LRCHS has strong community support and is now an outstanding example of public education.
@_jgoody
My town isn’t small, 80K, but we are a Blue dot in a very Red state (Arkansas). This was Tuesday night. About 4,000 people. No violence. At the end, police there knelt with the protestors for 8 minutes in honor/remembrance of George Floyd.
@TomScelfo
@SenBlumenthal
No. He is criticizing Barr for giving names of defendant in one of those cases to WH, when the American public has not seen it. Major difference.
Hot Springs is 16.4% Black - pretty much the same as ARKANSAS as a whole - how about that! Progress!
Too bad this 'Capital for the Day' announcement only came because the governor got caught trying to visit Langston Elementary "under wraps"... I cannot wait to find out what for!
@Claryse2
@JuddLegum
@Purina
@TysonFoods
I didn’t know that. I live in the town where their headquarters is. Friends work there. I know people on the Board pls send a verification and I will get on this.
A side note from the article:
SHS also wouldn’t even reveal identity of new chef at Gov’s Mansion. Says it comes under “working papers” exception to FOIA.
@TomMarsLaw
Part Deux: The French Connection
Virginia Beckett and Hanna Stone were hanging out in Paris in June when the Governor was there for her "trade mission". That was about a week after payment for the podium was made using a state credit card.
@JuddPDeere
Teachers have “personal days” they can use however they want. Much respect for those who chose to use theirs to advocate for Arkansas students.
Mandate?? Seriously?
Alexa still thinks we are dumb. Arkansas has 1,790,000 registered voters, half of whom didn’t care enough about SHS to even vote at all. She got 571,105 votes. So 32% of Arkansans voted for her. (I bet that’s going down)
“In true Regnat Populus tradition, she was given the largest mandate as a first-time governor in four decades by the people of Arkansas. She deserves the chance to lead. She earned it more than any recent predecessors.”
Imagine if Razorback football, basketball, baseball, were consistently ranked at the bottom in the country…No, you can’t imagine because it WOULD NOT HAPPEN. People would be fired and heads would be rolling before it got that bad. 1/2
The craziest thing about all this podium drama is did you know there are 118 state legislative seats on the ballot in Arkansas next year and we have to identify a candidate for each one in the next six weeks?
@alley167
@FLOTUS
@MELANIATRUMP
We’ve yet to see any documentation that Melanie was a legal immigrant. One of tRUmp’s “We will show that later..,” (which never happens.)
I look forward to voting for Jim Jordan to be our next speaker tomorrow. I hope this brings stability and lets us refocus on reducing government spending, securing the border, and supporting Israel against Hamas terrorists.
Sen. Blake Johnson shows OPEN CONTEMPT to the President of the Saline County Republican women for DARING to speak out against the GOP attacks on transparency 😳
“You can call it behind closed doors, whatever you wanna call it. That’s how things ARE DONE.”
@AJentleson
@KellyannePolls
Yes. Anybody who has dealt with school boards and administration, especially in those times, will find this a totally plausible explanation. When that board voted to renew her contract in April, they probably didn’t even know she was pregnant.
PAY ATTENTION: The New York Times has identified Chinese-owned or operated Bitcoin mines in at least 12 states, such as Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming, collectively consuming as much energy as 1.5 million households.
First, it was Saudi Arabia, and now
Great story in
@ArkTimes
about efforts to change designation of Buffalo River. Public outcry seems to have forced Runway Group to back off for time being; Yoko Sanders's fingerprints all over it.
#Arkansas
#arpx
Thanks to
@maddow
and
@msnbc
for letting people know that all Arkansans aren’t sheep, and our schools will offer AP AffAm studies despite the current governor.
@samkj27
@notcapnamerica
The little girl isn’t old enough to remember Obama herself. Her admiration for him had to come from somewhere. I bet it was her parents/mom.
We all deserve so much more. Arkansans are a hearty, stubborn bunch, and I think we could turn this state around if more people would just pay attention.
As a retired educator who taught all over the state, I heartily concur with every word. What would it take to have elected officials who listen to Mr. Kurrus and others who KNOW? I want to believe it can happen here for our students who deserve so much more.
Why am I automatically skeptical of SHS’ new State Parks deal? Is there something in there that lets her hubs do some grifting in the job she gave him.??
#arpx
. Oh, wait, that makes me wonder….
AR has one of the lowest rates of eligible voter participation. 60% don’t care enough to vote. Yes, Huckette did get 65% of votes cast. So she can only claim real support of 26% of Arkansans. (Pls check my math😁
@celtics
Just a heads up, Boston. Jordan has medical condition called alopecia. Don’t dis his appearance or let opposing fans get away with it, either.
Absolutely NO JOKES or remarks this week about Kent State this week Those of us of a certain age will never forget this.
🎶Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming
🎵Four dead in Ohio 🎵
The latest turn in
#podiumgate
:
An anonymous former state employee, represented by
@TomMarsLaw
, claims to have evidence Gov. Sarah Sanders' office unlawfully altered documents and withheld records that should have been made public under the FOIA.
@nobrtshnyobjs
@TheRickWilson
@JuleannaGlover
@POLITICOMag
This. All his life, tRUmp has wriggled out of punishment for his crimes/misdeeds by “settling.” Housing discrimination, casino money laundering, Trump University, and most recently the Trump Foundation. No more.
@alexahenning
: I’ve been consulting with a retired senior Arkansas fiscal officer who knows more about state purchasing rules than you, me, or anyone else who’s commented on
#podiumgate
. He has some questions:
The fact of the matter is this:
There is AP curriculum for both European History and African American History.
The State of Arkansas will pay for a student to take the European History test.
But not the African American History test.
@ArtemisBSG
@JaredEMoskowitz
I think the golfing video has been shown to be before the “assassination attempt.” You are spot on with the rest of it.
I would add: Why did Pence refuse to get in car w USSS on J6? And why did they delete texts from that day?
@SarahHuckabee
This is not “your” state. Under 30% of registered voters in Arkansas voted for you. And LOTS of them who voted for you are now PISSED, bigly. As in, literally everyone I’ve talked to these past 2 weeks. Maybe 20 people or so. I don’t even have to bring it up.
Wowzer. Another ham-handed ef-up by Sarah and her Florida man. Lied about responsibility for survey on blind and deaf schools (not formatted for blind and deaf). Appears likely detrimental decisions already made. Refuses to talk about town hall.
Our attorney general joined 18 other state attorneys general on a letter opposing a federal rule change that would keep states from being able to get their hands on medical records for people who travel out of state for abortion care *and* gender-affirming care.
#ARlegAMA
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