Alisa R. Lancaster

A woman’s work: Five Arkansans wage decades-long war for abortion rights - Arkansas Times For decades, five women have waged an often difficult, sometimes frightening, and always highly personal war in the fight for abortion rights in Arkansas. They're already planning for the next four ye...

For decades, five women have waged an often difficult, sometimes frightening, and always highly personal war in the fight for abortion rights in Arkansas. They’re already planning for the next four years.

Critics mock 'Donny deals' after Trump met with brutal fact check from Mexico's president Social media critics collectively laughed at Donald Trump on Wednesday night after the president-elect appeared to get a brutal fact-check from the president of Mexico.Trump bragged earlier in the day...

Trump "I had a great call with President Shinybum of Mexico. She will stop rapists and criminals from coming here!"

President Sheinbaum "I informed Mr. Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in America, is for people to stop electing them."

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These are headlines for a THIRD world country...oh wait, it's us. #WeAreNotTheSame

Travel hack: If you've always wanted to run with the bulls in Pamplona, you could get the same experience by blocking the entrance to a Walmart this morning.

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

Until I wrote this article, I had NO idea just how vast the difference was...Musk gives 1% while the lowest earning in our country give upwards of 12-13% of their income to philanthropic charities.

Examining Wealth Inequality and the Limits of Trickle-Down Giving
Alisa R. Lancaster
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This is who you have re-elected... we ARE NOT the same.

At least we'll have the Ten Commandments hanging in our classrooms...

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Video Nazi demonstrators gather outside 'Diary of Anne Frank' play in Michigan A group of masked demonstrators were seen waving Nazi flags outside a production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, on Saturday.

This is our country now since we've elected fascism to take over our democracy. It makes me sick!
#WeAreNotTheSame

Quite so.

Analysis of the vote for Harris/Trump The shift to the right isn't as seismic as some portray when you consider that nearly four in 10 adults didn't cast a ballot for president.

I was reading this article, www.investigativepost.org/.../the-numb...
and then wrote the following:
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#BlueDollarsMatter
#ShopBlueBusinesses

Analysts warn that Arkansas farmers will likely face backlash from Trump tariffs - Arkansas Times China has already shifted its imports of agricultural commodities to other markets, a move that could give the country an advantage in a new trade war with the U.S.

During an agriculture market forecasting call Wednesday, analysts warned that another Trump trade war with China will likely hurt Arkansas farmers once again — and this time Chinese retaliation might be even worse.

TY!!!