James Graham
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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.

Environmental science 26%
Psychology 12%

Good day for a nap in a warm place!!!

NO!!!!!!

Ground beef price sets an all time high record at $6.69/pound according to report last week. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU00...
Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
fred.stlouisfed.org

As the cuts to federal health programs take effect, access to health care across Arkansas will worsen

Terrible decision that will result in children getting sick and dying of preventable disease. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
www.forbes.com

Don't hold your breath!

Dramatic increase in pertussis this year reported by Ark Dem Gaz today. Vaccine preventable disease. We have also had measles. If wanting RFK Jr and his antivaxxers out makes me "radical left scum" then so be it. I want to prevent needless deaths of children!!

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.

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.
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.

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...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com

Can you say "recession"??? So much winning . . . . www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...
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

We join countries like: Nigeria, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Reposted by James M. Graham

I'm beginning to suspect that voters...do not actually prefer fascism?

So frustrating when our real public schools need more financial support
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

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.

Suspect it is happening in Arkansas as well. . . . .

Reposted by James M. Graham

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
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

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...
‘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

Beautiful picture!

Remembering Cletis Overton, Bataan Death March survivor and Hot Spring County’s toughest man arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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

More destruction of the nation's public health infrastructure. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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