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Apr 23
"We expect the @uarkansas to do its job. We expect reasonable rates of successes. ... The fact 'good news' doesn’t make big or at times any headlines is ironically proof that the UA succeeds in most ways."
Good News Is No News benpollock.com/brick/2026/04… via @BenSPollock
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Mar 25
"We face so much mishegoss that I don’t know if I can choose what to Sharpie on my board ... for Saturday, the third go-round for the #NoKings nationwide civil demonstration."
Rebel with a Load of Causes benpollock.com/brick/2026/03… via @BenSPollock
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
“The State offers no law to support the argument that a little coercive religious indoctrination is fine” - Timothy L. Brooks, chief judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Mar 16
BREAKING: A federal court has permanently blocked Arkansas’s Ten Commandments classroom display law, ruling it violates the First Amendment.
Public schools cannot promote or impose religious doctrine on students. Today’s decision affirms a core constitutional principle: the government must remain neutral on matters of faith, and every student deserves to learn in a classroom free from religious coercion. #arpx #arnews
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Feb 25
“An Awkward Salute to Black History Month” in the @arkansas965 newsletter
"Uncle Al called himself George, insisting everyone call him George as a nickname. He took that further, calling all males in earshot George."
By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet
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Jan 21
"We don’t yet have a confirmed count of how many of the Ten Commandments that Donald Trump has broken, but he brazenly has busted all Seven Cardinal Sins. The rest of us should use the motivation the Seven give us."
Go and Din Some More benpollock.com/brick/2026/01… via @BenSPollock
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"When decisions are made based on external pressures rather than scholarly merit and institutional values, we jeopardize the core principles that define our university."
Backing Off Deanship Shows Vulnerability arkansas965.org/2026/01/20/l… via @Arkansas965
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27 Dec 2025
“Sanders should’ve ecumenically expanded her order to also dub Dec. 26, as it falls this year, as the 12th day of Hanukkah.”
How Presumptive Thou Art benpollock.com/brick/2025/12…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"Ten Commandments Displays on Campus Spark Debate from @uarkansas Community" quotes statements by @hershelh and @benspollock of @arkansas965 chapter of @arkeducation division of @neatoday .
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
The @UArkansas has no obligation to follow a law that contravenes the Constitution & undermines our liberties, @Arkansas965 proclaims in unanimous vote opposing Act 573 on mass posting of Ten Commandments.
Posting of Commandments Plainly Unconstitutional arkansas965.org/2025/11/01/p…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"The 10th Commandment in the Exodus 20:17 version warns against coveting 'thy neighbor’s ass,' killing the party-hardy mood of students. ..."
News item: “@UArkansas Rolls Out Ten Commandments Displays”
Top Ten List of Top Ten Commandments benpollock.com/brick/2025/10…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"We are beginning to install the posters … under Act 573 of 2025. Right now, we're assessing the wall structures to determine what type of fasteners are required.” - UA spokesman John Thomas
U of A Preparing to Hang Ten Commandments Posters in Classrooms 5newsonline.com/article/news…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
At a school as wealthy as the University of Arkansas, … no employee should be forced to depend on SNAP benefits, student loans or the generosity of a loved one to survive.
UA graduate teaching assistants need more
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"Employment pressure is proving to be a key MAGA weapon in the Deconstruction Era."
Eggshells benpollock.com/brick/2025/09… via @BenSPollock
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"Politically, here in Arkansas, we are witnessing a coordinated effort to devalue our profession and undermine public education and higher education, the very cornerstone of our democracy."
More Than a Day Off: Our Legacy and Our Future arkansas965.org/2025/09/02/o… via @Arkansas965
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26 Aug 2025
“With the 21st century GOP’s mix of truth and deceit, concealment and transparency, crime and punishment, spirituality and apostasy, I’m sure MAGA would approve of the coinage of Deconstruction.”
The Deconstruction Era benpollock.com/brick/2025/08… via @BenSPollock
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
It's all there, in 2 and a half minutes.
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"I am sure you are here celebrating the 97th birthday of Che Guevara. Unlike another birthday event elsewhere today. ... Every day since Jan. 20, I have exhausted my allotment of cuss words. It keeps getting worse."
Local Labor Rallies on 'No Kings Day' arkansas965.org/2025/06/17/n…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
The @UArkansas Faculty Senate voted Wednesday to oppose a new state law that directs displays of the Ten Commandments in all state and local government buildings, including every public school and college classroom. The vote was 21-13 with 2 abstentions. nwaonline.com/news/2025/may/…
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
"Let us use our voices and our votes to protect public education. ... Let us demand fair labor practices. ... Let us extend our solidarity to immigrant communities. ..." - @Hershelh #maydaystrong
May Day 2025: Rights under Siege arkansas965.org/2025/05/03/m… via @Arkansas965
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Ben S. Pollock retweeted
UA confirms five students’ visas restored (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette), May 02, 2025
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