An Earthling made of stardust. A bit of an everyman. Mostly a nobody. I love everybody, especially you.
Searcy, AR
Joined March 2009
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"Born of Stars"
You and I are born of stars,
Forged in the fire of the cosmos.
A poem screamed in space,
A song of an empty sea,
A bubble in primordial paint.
Generative creation, source of all being,
Encoded in our every cell since time’s dawn.
I think it’s time for a We Are The World like women’s collaboration of an arena awakening anthem entitled “We’re Not Going Back.” I’m thinking Brandi Carlile, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Pink, Joni Mitchell, HER, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Tracy Chapman, etc
Please sign this petition to let your legislators know that you are opposed to the proposed bill that will weaken our FOIA laws. Freedom of Information laws keep our government accountable and transparent to the people.
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This isn’t a partisan issue, but the proposed changes our legislators will vote on early this week in a special session will make it worse for all of us. Please sign and share so we can send a clear message that, as the Arkansas motto states, the people rule. #RegentPopulousYall
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This is why organizing and relationships are so important. It’s a cliche but true—no one cares how much you know until they no how much you care.
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I had not heard of the Joshua Generation until I watched Shiny Happy People documentary about the Duggar family. This thread ties what’s going on in Arkansas under the Sarah Huckabee Sanders regime to this insidious movement of fundamentalist white Christian supremacy.
Who is Michael Farris and why was "New Generation" mentioned SIX times in Gov. Sander's Inaugural Address?
It is capitalized each time. My English teachers taught me only proper nouns should be capitalized.
Is this code? Any thoughts?
governor.arkansas.gov/news_p…
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This is powerful testimony from Arkansas teachers saying, keep the raise to protect public education in Arkansas. Help our teachers #SayNoToLearns. Sign up to become a canvasser for @arkcapes :
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I just signed up to collect signatures for CAPES to give voters an opportunity to #SayNoToLearns. Let me know if you want to sign the petition.
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Learn more about CAPES (Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students): SayNoToLearns.org
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Faith without works is as dead as the children who lawmakers offer their thoughts and prayers for.
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Poverty is a policy choice.
If you don’t like the policy, vote for politicians who will create better policies.
Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year.
"That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty," the author says. n.pr/3yT1Olt
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“Still Fighting It” is @BenFolds’ “Old Man.” And now I need a mashup between father and son.
“I’m a lot like you were…” “I’m sorry.”
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I truly think much of the terrible legislation being run this year is reverse engineered to trigger a Supreme Court case so that they can remake the nation in their MAGA image.
Ali Noland isn’t the only AR lawyer with significant experience in education law who believes the LEARN Act will not survive a constitutional challenge. Those who disagree are assuming the AR Supreme Court would overrule precedent that has stood the test of time for 20 years.
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In a meeting with our local legislators at the Searcy Schools last night to talk about the LEARNS Act, both Sen Dismang and Rep Eaves said they disagreed with the speed of this process on such a huge bill like the and how the omnibus was rolled out.
There’s some common ground.
In the meeting our local legislators at the Searcy School District last night, Senator Dismang said multiple times that Democratic Senator Linda Chesterfield agrees with 90% of what is in the LEARNS Act.
I asked if she is voting for it. All he could say was, “No.”
In a meeting with Searcy School District last night, a passionate 3rd grade teacher challenged Senator Dismang on holding 3rd graders back who don’t meet reading standards. She had a highlighted research paper showing the approach in LEARNS Act is the exact wrong approach.
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In a meeting with teachers and administrators in Searcy School District last night, Senator Dismang admitted that he had not spoken with teachers in crafting the legislation that he co-sponsored.
This begs the question, who did Gov Sanders and legislators rely on to write it?
It just doesn’t add up. Who’s actually benefiting from this scam. It won’t be the kids.
Good solutions can come from anywhere (conservative, liberal, etc).
Conservative principles = fiscal restraint, slow change, limited gov intervention, etc.
How can conservatives support a massive education bill that’s expensive, makes overnight change, + expands gov intrusion?
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How’s that working out for Palestine, OH?
Gov. @SarahHuckabee #Sanders, alongside @AGTimGriffin, announced #Arkansas would be suing the @JoeBiden administration's "overregulation" of the #US @EPA. katv.com/news/local/arkansas… | #arnews #arpx
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@rosannecash on this Insurrection Eve, I put together a video of footage of all the types of flags being carried at the riot and used as weapons against Capitol Police with a backing track of your dad’s “Sold Out of Flagpoles” (one of my favorite songs of his, btw).
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