The event takes place at The Museum of the Bible which is in southwest Washington. You'd have to be crazy to go anywhere near the building. It's probably going to be continuously hit by lightning strikes and could become an inferno!

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Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encoura…

Handbasket manufacturers have ramped up their production in anticipation of this event.

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That would be ok with me!

Didn’t know about them eating mice. I’ll be happy if he chows down on the insects though.

A few days late, but let's give our respects to Mr. Stubblefield.

BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has RESIGNED.

Her exit follows a tenure rocked by multiple scandals—including an investigation into an alleged affair with a security staffer and accusations of drinking on the job.

Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Labor Secretary.

Former Arkansas Arts Council director says Gov. Sanders' officials "lost their shit" & tried to nuke 40-year-old arts program after Black photographer expressed sadness that Kamala Harris lost; told staff to stop using email to avoid FOIA.
#arpx #arnews
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Broadhead skink lizard with orange colored head on the deck

Broadhead skink showed up on my deck. Slimy looking little bugger.

Willie Nelson - Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die (Live Version) YouTube video by WillieNelsonVEVO

Can’t let 4-20 go by without Willie.

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Catch @hallieshoffner.bsky.social in Russellville this Friday evening, April 24! #arpx

Cartoon by Tim Dolighan

Tito Puente - Oye Como Va - 8/18/1990 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official) YouTube video by Jazz on MV

Born April 20, 1923
(d. 2000)
Musician, songwriter and producer Tito Puente.
He originally wrote and recorded ‘Oye Como Va’ in 1962. The song was later covered and popularized by Carlos Santana in 1970.

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Calvin Leavy “Cummins Prison Farm” single record

Cheryl Cohen photo of Calvin Leavy in Little Rock, 1976.

Blues musician Calvin Leavy (d. 2010) born this date: April 20, 1940 in Scott, Arkansas.
His recording of "Cummins Prison Farm" made it to #40 on the R'n'B charts in 1970.

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In case you've ever wondered whether Mobley Construction is right-wing and whether Morrilton city council positions are nonpartisan. #arnews #arpx

@kellykrout.bsky.social returns to Russellville to serve as the Master of Ceremonies for our County Convention! Don't miss the chance to meet the Dems who will be on November ballots. @arkdems #arpx

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Arkansas blues great Larry Davis died this date in 1994.
His “Texas Flood” is a blues classic.

Trump threatens to make a mockery of presidential libraries and records law | Arkansas Advocate COMMENTARY: Unilaterally declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional undermines one of the most valuable aspects of Clinton’s library, not to mention other libraries around the country.

My commentary for @arkansasadvocate.com this week:

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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

Clarence Gatemouth Brown - "Early In The Mornin'" [Live from Austin, TX] YouTube video by Live From Austin TX

youtube.com/watch?v=Lzf7... Clarence Gatemouth Brown Live Happy birthday Clarence

Album “Hey Boss Man” by Frank Frost

Black Friday Record Store Day decal on album

Red record with Sun label

On the album Frank plays the harp and one of the two guitars and does all the singing. Sam Carr, his drummer on this album, gave Frank his first job with his band in St. Louis in 1957. Jack Johnson plays the lead guitar and like Frank and Sam, he is tops with it. Lee Bass, his manager, was the man, after plenty of work with Frank and the boys, decided they were ready to make the big jump into making records. He contacted Phillips International Records in Memphis and Frank

Record Store Day!
Here’s one from RSD 2016.
(And 2 Arkansas guys I’ve typed birthday posts about this month)
Frank Frost’s 1962 album “Hey Boss Man” with Sam Carr & Big Jack Johnson.

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April 17, 2026 This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.

April 17, 2026

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin should similarly be in court, fighting a merger that will create an unconscionable monopoly in local TV news in Central Arkansas.
#arpx #arnews #arleg

Me too!

Federal judge blocks politically fraught TV station merger | CNN Business Nexstar’s politically charged acquisition of a rival TV station owner, Tegna, has been halted by a federal judge in California.

Breaking: Nexstar's politically charged acquisition of a rival TV station owner, Tegna, has been halted by a federal judge in California. This is a major victory for the Democratic state attorneys general who sued to block the deal last month. Here's my full story >>> www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/m...

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Here’s Trump bragging about making the U.S. a country that no one wants to come to and many want to leave.

Dark blue yard sign with white lettering: RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY

For all of you fellow “radical leftists” out there. Seen in the wild today in Little Rock.