The Shumater
@theshumater.bsky.social
Digital raconteur posting about politics, news & media, with a focus on Arkansas. Educator, author, scholar. Radical centrist. Слава Україні
Civil servant who fought Trump's family separations, now running for Congress in MD, had this to say about incumbent Democrats: 'We need an opposition party. What we have is a club of people who view these as their offices for life ... They must be replaced.”
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He reunited families separated under Trump. Now he’s running for Congress.
Jonathan White, a longtime civil servant who fought Trump officials’ efforts to separate migrant families, says Democrats must do more to combat the president.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Civil servant who fought Trump's family separations, now running for Congress in MD, had this to say about incumbent Democrats: 'We need an opposition party. What we have is a club of people who view these as their offices for life ... They must be replaced.”
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#Arkansas State Police finally fire trooper whose treatment of young Black motorist went viral in 2020. Steven Payton, sued twice in federal court for alleged misconduct, fired for violating policy. He says conflict with captain led to firing. @milostrain.bsky.social reports.
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ASP officer infamous for accusations of brutality and misconduct is fired - Arkansas Times
The firing may put an end to the law enforcement career of Steven Payton, who weathered two federal lawsuits, but whose innocence remained in question in the court of public opinion.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Arkansas State Police finally fire trooper whose treatment of young Black motorist went viral in 2020. Steven Payton, sued twice in federal court for alleged misconduct, fired for violating policy. He says conflict with captain led to firing. @milostrain.bsky.social reports.
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Fight for control of the Arkansas-based Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation - with $151M in assets - moves to Little Rock courtroom Monday, as faction of board members, including Rockefeller's daughter-in-law, tries to stop search for new CEO.
#Arkansas #arpx #arnews
#Arkansas #arpx #arnews
Lawsuit over Rockefeller Foundation leadership set to go before judge | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A schism in the leadership of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation goes before a judge Monday in Little Rock as a four-member faction of the 13-member board of directors tries to stop the ongoing…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
2 college students dead, another injured after shooting at bonfire near Wrightsville Friday night. Pulaski Co. sheriff investigating.
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🚨 SHOOTING — Two young men killed at Little Rock college bonfire (20500 Frazier Pike)
Authorities confirm two young men were fatally shot during a college bonfire gathering at 20500 Frazier Pike,...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
2 college students dead, another injured after shooting at bonfire near Wrightsville Friday night. Pulaski Co. sheriff investigating.
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The blowback to this dumbassery among Trump's own supporters is going to be ... priceless ...
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The blowback to this dumbassery among Trump's own supporters is going to be ... priceless ...
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
Let's tuck this away for the Nuremberg trials ...
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Let's tuck this away for the Nuremberg trials ...
Indiana senator who has a child with Down Syndrome vows to oppose gerrymandered House map after Trump called Tim Walz "retarded": "This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences."
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Red state GOP lawmaker won't back Trump's gerrymander due to 'insulting' slur
President Donald Trump's attempt to redraw U.S. House districts in a deep-red state just hit another roadblock, after one Republican state senator announced that Trump's use of a slur cost him his vot...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Indiana senator who has a child with Down Syndrome vows to oppose gerrymandered House map after Trump called Tim Walz "retarded": "This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences."
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Native Americans are going to have a lot more room ...
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Native Americans are going to have a lot more room ...
Choosing for whom to root in Texas vs. Texas A&M is kinda like picking a favorite in a pillow fight between Kristi Noem & Pam Bondi ...
Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies: Game day
Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director Drew Martin has all the details about what to expect today.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Choosing for whom to root in Texas vs. Texas A&M is kinda like picking a favorite in a pillow fight between Kristi Noem & Pam Bondi ...
March of Dimes report gives Arkansas an F for its high pre-term birth rate; state also ranked second to last in infant mortality: "We're at the bottom of the rankings in many different areas." Nathan Ansell reports in Dem-Gazette
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#Arkansas #arpx #arnews
Arkansas’ preterm birth rate earns another F in March of Dimes report | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
For the second year in a row, the March of Dimes gave Arkansas an F for its preterm birth rate in a report that also highlighted the state's poor rankings in several related measures.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Lectern used by JFK during 1963 appearance at Greers Ferry Lake less than 2 months before his assassination will go on permanent display at Corps of Engineers' visitors center. Widow of lake's resident engineer had been storing lectern in her kitchen.
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#Arkansas #arpx #arnews
Podium from JFK’s 1963 speech in Heber Springs to be displayed at Greers Ferry Lake visitor center | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The podium used by President John F. Kennedy during the dedication of the Greers Ferry Dam on Oct. 3, 1963 -- shortly before his assassination -- has been donated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Man who operated sketchy nursing homes in Arkansas & 10 other states, defrauding Medicaid & his own employees -- whom AG Tim Griffin called a "bad actor" who preyed on "vulnerable" people -- gets a pardon from Donald Trump.
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#Arkansas #arpx #arnews
Trump pardons a nursing home scoundrel who cheated and neglected Arkansans - Arkansas Times
Joseph Schwartz, a New York man who stole payroll taxes from his employees and let Arkansas nursing home residents suffer, is the lucky winner of a full and unconditional presidential pardon.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Seriously? This dude is in charge?
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Seriously? This dude is in charge?
American pope goes to Turkey on Thanksgiving ... chef's kiss ...
Pope Leo XIV embarked on his first international trip as pontiff on Thursday, traveling to Turkey to start a six-day tour that will also include Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
American pope goes to Turkey on Thanksgiving ... chef's kiss ...
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"Permanent pause"? Is that like "temporary dementia"? Or maybe "unmalignant narcissism"?
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Permanent pause"? Is that like "temporary dementia"? Or maybe "unmalignant narcissism"?
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Let's tuck this information away for the Nuremberg trials ...
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Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says
The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Let's tuck this information away for the Nuremberg trials ...
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So, the man who owns an Upper East Side townhouse and an estate in the Hamptons is going to be eating generic turkey tomorrow with we plebeians?
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So, the man who owns an Upper East Side townhouse and an estate in the Hamptons is going to be eating generic turkey tomorrow with we plebeians?
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#OPINION: The first turkey has yet to be carved, and the first present has yet to be opened, but thanks to Arkansas’ inexplicably early March primary, we’re arrived at election season before the first forkful of stuffing, according to columnist @theshumater.bsky.social
Revenge, scandal and Democrats struggling for relevancy | Arkansas Advocate
The first turkey has yet to be carved, and the first present has yet to be opened, but thanks to Arkansas’ inexplicably early March primary, we’re arrived at election season before the first forkful…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OPINION: The first turkey has yet to be carved, and the first present has yet to be opened, but thanks to Arkansas’ inexplicably early March primary, we’re arrived at election season before the first forkful of stuffing, according to columnist @theshumater.bsky.social
Is this the year French finally gets fried? Will the farm crisis aggravated by Trump's tariff's stunt Cotton's crop? My take on #Arkansas' 2026 election feast in @arkansasadvocate.com
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#arpx #arleg
Revenge, scandal and Democrats struggling for relevancy | Arkansas Advocate
The first turkey has yet to be carved, and the first present has yet to be opened, but thanks to Arkansas’ inexplicably early March primary, we’re arrived at election season before the first forkful…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Is this the year French finally gets fried? Will the farm crisis aggravated by Trump's tariff's stunt Cotton's crop? My take on #Arkansas' 2026 election feast in @arkansasadvocate.com
#arpx #arleg
#arpx #arleg
Notable tidbit from @economist.com's tracking of Trump's approval: He's slightly underwater with adults in #Arkansas, but that flips 18 points in his direction among subset who voted in 2024. So motivating non-voters looks to be a viable path for Democrats to defeat Tom Cotton & French Hill.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Notable tidbit from @economist.com's tracking of Trump's approval: He's slightly underwater with adults in #Arkansas, but that flips 18 points in his direction among subset who voted in 2024. So motivating non-voters looks to be a viable path for Democrats to defeat Tom Cotton & French Hill.
#arpx
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@punchbowlnews.bsky.social reports #Arkansans US Rep French Hill, House banking committee chair, walked away from bipartisan talks on bill to expand community development fund for economically distressed areas, which Trump administration has been trying to nuke.
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Hill upends defense talks on CDFIs
Rep. French Hill walked away from another set of financial policy talks tied to the annual defense authorization package, according to multiple people familiar.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social reports #Arkansans US Rep French Hill, House banking committee chair, walked away from bipartisan talks on bill to expand community development fund for economically distressed areas, which Trump administration has been trying to nuke.
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Right-wing #Arkansas US District Judge Lee Rudofsky refuses to order reinstatement of Dept. of Health official whose First Amendment rights were trampled when she was fired for posting that Charlie Kirk "was shot doing his evil in the public."
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Judge declines to order reinstatement of Arkansas Health Department official fired over Charlie Kirk posts | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A federal judge has rejected a request by a former Arkansas Department of Health official to be reinstated to her job while her lawsuit over her firing for social media posts about the assassination…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM