Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 16/01/2026So today is Religious Freedom Day and I would like to thank all of the politicians that know what and still support the separation of church and state. Unfortunately our state legislature does not so I have some suggestions on how to better honor the day here in Arkansas. 100
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Follow the Money: French Hill Banked $180K From Crypto Before Selling Us the CLARITY Act #FrenchHill #CryptoWatch #ArkansasPoliticsbentoncourier.comFrench Hill’s CLARITY: Banking on your next bailoutIn 1999, Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, the Depression-era safeguard that had kept commercial banking separate from speculative finance for over 60 years. What followed was predictable: a d... 021
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 26/08/2025192 journalists have been killed in Gaza so far. 5 were killed when Israel BOMBED Nasser hospital TODAY. Striking once & then doubling back to get rescuers assisting after the first strike. Called a double tap & frequently done in Gaza. One journalist was a freelancer for the Associated Press. 000
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I support a permanent ceasefire because every bomb that falls lands on someone’s home, school, or child. And I oppose Arkansas’s decision to tie our public funds to a government that blocks food, bombs civilians, and calls it security. #FreePalestine #Gazabentoncourier.comOPINION: Bonds for bombs, not breadIn Gaza, mothers are boiling weeds to feed their children. Refugee camps are rubble, hospitals are destroyed, and more than 61,000 people — many of them children — are dead. 143
Reposted by Lela ChismThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/08/2025Thousands of machinists who build fighter jets and munitions at Boeing’s defense hub went on strike at midnight Monday for the first time since the mid-1990s.washingtonpost.comBoeing defense union goes on strikeBoeing defense union announces strike after machinists in Missouri and Illinois voted to reject the latest contract offer. 13451271280
Reposted by Lela ChismCortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 19/07/2025@theleelurship.bsky.social #GoodTroubleLivesOn #arpx #arbluedots 071
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 03/08/2025We have a dangerously weak labor market and Trump fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and accuse them of manipulating the recent jobs report data. They're talking about the 70s all over again - stagflation. 000
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Latest OP-ED "The U.S. has never been some tidy Anglo experiment. It’s stolen land, built by enslaved Africans, expanded by Chinese railroad workers, grown by Mexican farm laborers, and staffed every day by underpaid immigrants who get treated like intruders while holding up entire industries."bentoncourier.comOPINION: Welcome to Benton: Where you can eat a taco, just don’t fly the flagNothing says “freedom” quite like a racist billboard in a Walmart parking lot. 010
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Remember how repealing Glass-Steagall in the ’90s helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis? Well, Rep. French Hill is trying to top that with his so-called “CLARITY” Act. that guts SEC oversight, hands crypto regulation to the underpowered CFTC, and sets the stage for the next financial meltdown. 000
Reposted by Lela ChismCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14/07/2025This ain’t about abortion, it’s about punishing folks who can’t afford private care and women who dare to demand control over their own bodies. Shutting down clinics means more undiagnosed cancer, more untreated STIs, and more folks left out here with nowhere to turn.thehill.com 320107883068
Reposted by Lela ChismMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/07/2025If ICE has so much money, “why do they need the military?…My speculation is because it plays better on TV.”motherjones.comExperts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law." 48799292908
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Group of Microsoft shareholders is demanding a report of the company's complicity in the genocide happening in Palestine 🇵🇸pcgamer.comMicrosoft shareholders demand report into the company's 'human rights due diligence' over allegations of war crime complicity in GazaA group of more than 60 Microsoft shareholders has filed a proposal that will be voted on at the company's next Annual General Meeting. 000
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Only in Arkansas do we celebrate a 70% bump in Medicaid pay for maternity care after six rural delivery wards have already closed. Pregnant people are driving an hour for a checkup in a mobile van, because hospitals can’t stay open on the pennies we pay.arkansasadvocate.comFuture uncertain for mobile clinics that fill gaps for SW Arkansas moms | Arkansas AdvocateThe program is expected to end next year, but the director said she hopes to receive an extension because she plans to have excess funds. 000
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Latest Op-Ed in the Saline Courier: Bootstraps don’t work when they’re tied around your neck. www.bentoncourier.com/news/opinion... #southernpolitics #progressivesouth #arnews #apoliticsbentoncourier.comOPINION: You must be this poor to qualify: The War on the Working ClassLet’s not sugarcoat it: Congress just voted to rob working people blind and funnel even more power and wealth to the billionaire class that already treats this country like their 022
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Just a reminder: DOGE gutted NOAA — fired scientists, closed forecasting offices, and cut vital tools. After the Texas floods, Republicans blame the National Weather Service for “not warning” and “being wrong.” The same agency they defunded. They broke it — now blame it for the mess. 1/3 100
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 26/06/2025If you'd like to sign up to volunteer, donate toward printing, or stay updated on signing locations, check out www.saveardemocracy.org #ARPolitics #grassrootsbentoncourier.comOPINION: Why direct democracy in Arkansas is worth savingLast summer, I spent countless hours collecting signatures across Arkansas for six statewide ballot initiatives — everything from expanding medical marijuana and removing the sales tax on period produ... 000
Reposted by Lela ChismRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2025This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again. 648190766085
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 20/05/2025New op-ed in the Saline Courier: While French Hill plays PR games with ribbon cuttings and gas stations, Arkansans are still waiting for a real town hall. Buc-ee’s ain’t policy, and photo ops aren’t public service. #ArkansasPolitics #ARPX #ARNews #FrenchHill #ProgressiveSouth #SouthernPoliticsbentoncourier.comOpinion: Buc-ee’s, bankers, and more: French Hill’s greatest hits tourCongressional recess is typically a time for representatives to return home and reconnect with the people they serve. Unless, of course, you’re French Hill—who seems to think “public service” means 031
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 24/04/2025I'm tired of seeing religion weaponized by politicians who don't actually care about faith, freedom, or our kids' education. #ChristianNationalism #ArkansasPolitics #FirstAmendment #arleg #ArkansasEducationbentoncourier.comOpinion: Thou shalt not indoctrinate: Our latest culture war clown showOnce again, the Arkansas legislature and Governor Sanders have made it painfully clear where their loyalties lie—not with students, not with educators, and certainly not with the Constitution, but wit... 075
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Passed the House committee and is up for vote this afternoon around 1 pm April 16th. Call your house representative to vote YES on SB585 (501)682-6211 #arleg #Arkansaspolitics 000
Reposted by Lela ChismErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/04/2025When everything gets overwhelming, I make a point to seek out the natural world. The trees and mountains stand witness to the fact that every despot and petty tyrant is nothing to the grandness of it all. It truly is healing to me. Blue Mountain - Missoula, Montana 30110698821
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 12/04/2025SB585 PASSED THE SENATE! Now it's headed to the House Public Health, Welfare, & Labor Committee on Tuesday, April 15. Call the House Reps on the committee and urge them to support this bill! (501) 682-6211 Committee: arkleg.state.ar.us/Committees/D... #SB585 #ARLeg #ArkansasPolitics #CallToAction 031
Reposted by Lela ChismNPR @npr.org · 11/04/2025The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.npr.orgMajor budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThe agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely. 47664862809
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 11/04/2025While Arkansas faces a doctor shortage, crumbling infrastructure, and underfunded schools, our Governor wants to drop $1 billion on a prison Franklin County doesn’t even want. I wrote in the Courier about why we should kill this plan—for good. #arpx #NoNewPrisons #arleg #arnews #MassIncarcerationbentoncourier.comOPINION: A special session for a billion dollar prison?Arkansas doesn’t need another prison. 040
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 03/04/2025SB585 in Arkansas has made it out of committee and is headed for a Senate vote likely on Monday! Make sure your AR Senator knows you support SB585, ensuring minor workers receive pay stubs. Transparency is a right, especially for our most vulnerable workers. #ARLeg #SB585 051
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Arkansas! SB 585 ensures young workers get clear, itemized pay stubs—basic transparency every worker deserves. Call 501-682-290 & tell the Senate Public Health Committee to vote YES! On the Agenda 4/2. Email them here: arkleg.state.ar.us/Committees/D... #workersrights #FairPay #Arkansas #arkleg 010
Reposted by Lela ChismMrs. Misty @mrs-misty-479.bsky.social · 01/04/2025It seems like the right time to share—IMLS staff booted today? SB536 is in committee tomorrow at 10 AM…this is feeling a little too close to home. Who supports rural & small libraries that lack resources? That’s right—IMLS & the State Library! 🤔 #arpx #arleg #arnews 28019
Reposted by Lela ChismMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/03/2025🚨 Trump threatens to use military action to annex Greenland, says he hopes automakers raise prices, pretends he's never heard of Signal and more in a deranged interview with NBC News. Watch:youtu.beTrump has AWFUL INTERVIEW that Instantly GOES SIDEWAYSYouTube video by MeidasTouch 3153503965
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 29/03/2025The workings of the most pro-union president there ever was 👏 🤡 000
Lela Chism @theleelurship.bsky.social · 29/03/2025They’re raising utility rates, gutting worker protections, polluting our water, and rigging elections to keep power. This isn’t incompetence. It’s corruption. Check out my Op-Ed, get mad, and fight back. www.bentoncourier.com/opinion/the-... #Arkansas #EatTheRich #BuffaloRiver #FightBackbentoncourier.comOPINION: The real radicals are in the Arkansas legislatureAs the 2025 legislative session pauses, it’s clear that Arkansas lawmakers are waging a coordinated assault on the working people of this state. Many of these lawmakers serve the interests 152
Reposted by Lela ChismMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/03/2025Have you said thank you once? 756168432674
Reposted by Lela ChismAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 03/03/2025NEWS: The United States faces economic turmoil as Trump announces massive tariffs set to go into effect tomorrow, Trump is on the verge of cutting Ukraine off, and the FAA is investigating another incident. Lot's to cover. Check it out and consider subscribing! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...open.substack.comThe United States Faces Economic Meltdown Amid Trump's Tariffs | Evening RundownThe United States faces economic turmoil as Trump announces massive tariffs set to go into effect tomorrow, Trump is on the verge of cutting Ukraine off, and the FAA is investigating another incident. 221049168