Monthly Archives: September 2024


We’ll never tell you who to vote for, but

Karen Baker, Tom Cotten doesn’t like her. She must be doing something right. Karen R. Baker is a judge for Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. She assumed office on the Court January 10, 2011. Baker is running for election as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court which is a nonpartisan race. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. More information about Karen Baker at Ballotpedia HERE


The good news Voter registration is WAY up in Arkansas!

The bad news… Due to a “technical glitch,” tens of thousands of voter registration updates made at Arkansas revenue offices between January and March may not have been properly processed. This error could potentially disenfranchise thousands of voters, impacting the outcome of our elections. CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION HERE! DON’T BE ONE OF THE DISENFRANCHISED! (P.S. – there’s a sample ballot on the same page)


Dale Carpenter CD RELEASE Party

Weds Oct 23 — 7:00 pm — Omni Center Kelly Mulhollan worked with Dale to recreate a program that optimizes Dale’s musical style and captures his unique musical quality. Dale’s mellow voice and compelling lyrics are worth hearing so don’t miss this event!


More Threat from our Quorum Court. New zoning laws hustled through

Tonight Monday Sept 30 – 6:00 pm – Washington County Courthouse Washington County Judge Patrick Deakin has decided to push through zoning ordinances that allow him to decide the fate of thousands of parcels of land with less oversight or input from either property owners or Quorum Court Justices. Read this concerned and passionate analysis from Cecilliee Duncan, an affected Washington County citizen, to see what that means, and what it may mean for you. Tonight the County Services Committee could be pressured to adopt his scheme unless there’s a public presence watching him. If you are available please come […]


World war III ANTHOLOGY #2 SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/09/omni-world-war-iii-anthology-2.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology What’s at Stake:  On January 24, 2023, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock was moved to 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds) before midnight, the closest it has ever been set to midnight since its inception in 1947. This adjustment was largely attributed to the risk of nuclear escalation that arose from the US/NATO/Ukraine vs. Russia War.  Only the threatening chaos of the climate emergency poses an equal or greater danger to our evolution. CONTENTS Daniel Ellsberg.  The Doomsday Machine. Dawn Stover.  “Facing Nuclear Reality. […]


OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #196, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/09/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-196-september.html Michael Swanson.  The War State.   US National Security State.Henry Giroux. Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex.Sylvia J. Martin.  “UARCs: The American Universities that Produce Warfighters.”  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.  Research Funded by Pentagon. CORPORATIONS-PENTAGON-CONGRESS-WHITE HOUSE-EDUCATION–NSS COMPLEX Michael Swanson. The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963.   2013.Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military. It accounts for over 46% of total world arms […]