James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
Physician, medical educator, history buff, Freemason, Episcopalian. I do not speak for my employer; views expressed here are solely my personal opinion.
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Wonderful!
What a beautiful portrait!!!!
Congrats!
If the seller pays the tariff, then they raise the price. Bottom line is that the tax is paid by US citizens. Maybe that is why the Fed chair said this week that the inflation we are experiencing is a result of tariffs.
Nope. Not at all. The importer must pay the tariff to the government.
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
Tariffs are taxes paid by US companies and citizens. Trump raised taxes BIGLY!!!!
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Nov 23
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
Interesting video about the crisis in farming in Arkansas. The Trump tariffs were the "final nail in the coffin". www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
www.cnbc.com
Can you say "recession"??? So much winning . . . . www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Nov 5
We join countries like: Nigeria, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Reposted by James M. Graham
Scott Gunn
@scottagunn.bsky.social
· Nov 5
I'm beginning to suspect that voters...do not actually prefer fascism?
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 26
So frustrating when our real public schools need more financial support
Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, James M. Graham, Michael Kevane
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Destruction of a historic part of the White House today. Don't know who is funding this, foreign interests perhaps? Meanwhile, Trump actions have decimated children's cancer research. St Judes cut their budget $150 million due to Trump.
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 21
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
Suspect it is happening in Arkansas as well. . . . .
Reposted by James M. Graham
ProPublica
@propublica.org
· Oct 21
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 19
‘Empty shelves, higher prices’: Americans tell of cost of Trump’s tariffs
US consumers say price rises caused by president’s tariffs contradicts his promise to make life more affordable
www.theguardian.com
Yale study last month showed that the tariffs are costing $2400/household each year. Tariffs are a tax on American consumers and businesses. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Beautiful picture!
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Remembering Cletis Overton, Bataan Death March survivor and Hot Spring County’s toughest man - Arkansas Times
A cinematic tale of survival through warfare, captivity by the Imperial Japanese Army and a torpedoing at sea.
arktimes.com
Remembering Cletis Overton, Bataan Death March survivor and Hot Spring County’s toughest man arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Mass firings hit CDC
Notices of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force arrived late Friday, several former and current agency employees told POLITICO.
www.politico.com
More destruction of the nation's public health infrastructure. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Natural Gas Prices Expected to Rise Amid Increasing LNG Exports and Data Center Demand
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that the average natural gas spot prices will roughly double from 2024 to…
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org
Got my Summit Utilities natural gas bill. Came with an ominous notice about rising gas prices for this winter. Price is expected to double. Will also increase electricity prices as electrical generation is largely dependent on natural gas. www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels...
jamelle
@jamellebouie.net
· Oct 8
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Oct 4
At some point, the real needs will become apparent. When the federal healthcare cuts happen, and Arkansas hospitals close, we will not have to wonder what has happened. And at the same time, educational achievement has not improved, who should be surprised?
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Sep 27
100% right
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Do not trust what RFK Jr says, believe the doctors who take care of pregnant patients every day . . .
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Pertussis Record High Louisiana
Louisiana has had more pertussis cases recently than it has seen in 35 years.
www.idse.net
Record cases of whooping cough in La. Sen Cassidy is begging RFK Jr for federal help. Cassidy is the one responsible for RFK Jr being in charge of HHS. And two infants have died in Louisiana this year! www.idse.net/Pediatric-In...
James Graham
@arkorient.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times
A federal judge in Florida has tossed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times.
apnews.com
That didn't take long . . . . apnews.com/article/trum...
Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times
Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times