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Account of Max Brantley, retired senior editor of the Arkansas Times. Have covered Arkansas news for 52 years. Louisiana native.

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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

17.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 29738 πŸ” 11994 πŸ’¬ 1996 πŸ“Œ 1236
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Pride Flag’s Removal From Stonewall Violated Federal Law, Suit Says

A group of nonprofits have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump admin β€” arguing that its decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan this month violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags.

18.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 840 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...

17.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 8050 πŸ” 2832 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 82

This is the opposite of what is about as close as you get to an objective fact in economics.

17.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 1685 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 12
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Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now Republicans want to change that with the SAVE Act

First, read this and learn about the SAVE Act. Then call your senators. We can’t afford to let them impose a poll tax on our right to vote. joycevance.substack.com/p/voting-a-r...

13.02.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 3059 πŸ” 1390 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 78

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

05.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 52434 πŸ” 14648 πŸ’¬ 1190 πŸ“Œ 555
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 97503 πŸ” 40891 πŸ’¬ 4302 πŸ“Œ 5362
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Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out

27.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 37231 πŸ” 7649 πŸ’¬ 1768 πŸ“Œ 619
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β€œ.. Dan and Jane resisted the idea that they had become political. .. β€˜It became clear very quickly that ICE is the Proud Boys, the Boogaloo boys. They’ve given them uniforms and let them run wild,’ Dan said.”

@theatlantic.com
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26.01.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 836 πŸ” 296 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 19

Kristi Noem, a bald-faced liar, needs to be removed from office. She is an extreme danger to public safety.

08.01.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 1660 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 29
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Page One in Miami:

@miamiherald.com

08.01.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 673 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 12

This was murder. Trump is defending a murder, a murder committed on his behalf.

America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalfβ€”as he has done for years.

07.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 8470 πŸ” 2283 πŸ’¬ 515 πŸ“Œ 76

The woman murdered in cold blood in Minneapolis today by ICE on behalf of Trump was not, as Sec. Noem, a "domestic terrorist." ICE agents were the domestic terrorists hereβ€”and they work for her, and ultimately him.

07.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 3556 πŸ” 653 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 12

Trump, Noem, and this entire criminal administration must be held accountable by Congress for their myriad crimes against the public. It is the solemn constitutional and moral duty of all members of Congress to exercise their legal authority to remove them from executive office.

07.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 3782 πŸ” 752 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 21
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β€œ.. Mr. Trump did not give a precise time range for how long the United States would remain Venezuela’s political overlord. Would it be three months? Six months? A year? Longer?

β€œI would say much longer,” the president replied.

@nytimes.com πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ
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08.01.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 10
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Kelly β€œisn’t likely to be cowed by .. Hegseth’s lawless attempt to silence him ..

β€œ.. β€˜It’s dead on arrival,’ said Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice .. β€˜If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, β€˜Fuck you.’”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

08.01.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 829 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 7
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β€œ.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”

@nytimes.com
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08.01.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 4337 πŸ” 2346 πŸ’¬ 146 πŸ“Œ 110
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Child advocates and politicians in five Democratic-led states decried the Trump administration’s move to freeze billions of dollars in child care grants and family assistance, saying it will cause long-term harm to some of the nation’s poorest families. https://wapo.st/4qFs2k3

08.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years

From the NYT's new interview with the president: "Trump appeared far more focused on the rescue mission than the details of how to navigate Venezuela’s future. He declined to say what might prompt him to put American forces on the ground in the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

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07.01.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1281 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 31
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Here are a few frames from the video that *Trump himself* posted. At best for DHS it seems to show the vehicle nudging the officer out of the way. There is no planet on which this is life threatening or justification for lethal force.

You can watch it in this link: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

07.01.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 11
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Disaffiliating Arkansas’s public TV network from PBS is an ideological move - Arkansas Times This decision is the culmination of a long-term Republican project, dating back to the Reagan years, to dismantle public broadcasting.

Disaffiliating Arkansas’s public TV network from PBS is an ideological move arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

07.01.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks to @magaziner.house.gov, who named and shamed Noem in a televised Congressional hearing on Dec 12th β€” it only took him one minute to plead the case of Donna Hughes Brown. When big social media influencers highlight the work that Dems are doing to help Trump’s voters, voters will take notice.

25.12.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.

25.12.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 4173 πŸ” 864 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 38
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A Very merry Christmas for someone in Arkansas.

25.12.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure I've *never* had to apologize for being white, but then again I can't recall doing anything that drew attention to that other than occasionally clapping on the 1 and 3.

22.12.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 1421 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 10

Bari Weiss going from purported brave defender of free speech and open debate to chief censor of reporting about a federal concentration camp is so grimly hilarious

21.12.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 2395 πŸ” 570 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 21

Yep. I’m sure that was the right news call and not at all something embarrassing and weird

22.12.2025 00:03 πŸ‘ 1283 πŸ” 254 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 9
EDITOR'S NOTE
The broadcast lineup for tonight's edition of
60 Minutes has been updated. Our report
"Inside CECOT" will air in a future broadcast.

EDITOR'S NOTE The broadcast lineup for tonight's edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report "Inside CECOT" will air in a future broadcast.

Hours before 60 Minutes was set to air a story on deportees who were sent by the Trump administration to prison in El Salvador, describing β€œbrutal and torturous conditions,” 60 Minutes announced that it has pulled the segment and will air it in the future.

21.12.2025 23:04 πŸ‘ 1314 πŸ” 418 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 57

Don't let a little premeditated misery and death for millions of Americans by the richest people ever to live get you down.

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