Mistletokie (he/him)
@mistletokie.bsky.social
This Okie resists fascism. Attorney-mediator in Tulsa. I support universal free public education. This is a safe space for 2slgbtqia+. Trans rights are human rights. 🔵
DOJ furloughs convicted political operative, and investigates/indicts innocent public servants for retribution. Impeach the head of the Trump crime family and his corrupt henchmen.
SCOOP: Alexander Smirnov, the FBI informant convicted of lying about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released from prison just months into a six-year sentence—raising concern he could be pardoned by Trump any moment.
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FBI Informant Who Lied About Bidens Quietly Released From Jail Sparking Trump Pardon Fears
Alexander Smirnov was quietly furloughed from prison months ago.
jacquelinesweet.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
DOJ furloughs convicted political operative, and investigates/indicts innocent public servants for retribution. Impeach the head of the Trump crime family and his corrupt henchmen.
I hope the jury orders dinner frim Subway.
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I hope the jury orders dinner frim Subway.
Every day is a good day to resist fascism.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every day is a good day to resist fascism.
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"[W]e are as powerless in our divorces as we were in our marriages when it comes to changing or controlling our ex’s behavior."
www.yourtango.com/family/how-c...
www.yourtango.com/family/how-c...
How To Co-Parent With Someone Who Hates You — 'My Ex Is The World's Most Expensive Babysitter, And I Can't Fire Him'
What I truly neglected to account for was how much my ex hates my guts.
www.yourtango.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"[W]e are as powerless in our divorces as we were in our marriages when it comes to changing or controlling our ex’s behavior."
www.yourtango.com/family/how-c...
www.yourtango.com/family/how-c...
Honest Abe would punch Trump's lights out over his faux gilding of the White House.
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Honest Abe would punch Trump's lights out over his faux gilding of the White House.
Mr. Trump, do NOT tear down this wall!
Why is Apple, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Blackstone, Google, OpenAI, Amazon and others financing the destruction of the WH and desecration of the grounds, something that is infuriating to huge chunk of the American population? Do you hate your customers that much?
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Mr. Trump, do NOT tear down this wall!
I look forward to my 2029 donation toward demolishing DJT's garish monstrosity and restoring the East Wing (and the Rose Garden) to its pre-Trump state.
"It won't interfere with the current building it'll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building which I'm the biggest fan of it's my favorite it's my favorite place I love it but they've wanted it." DJT pre East Wing demolition.
This is his "near but not touching"
This is his "near but not touching"
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I look forward to my 2029 donation toward demolishing DJT's garish monstrosity and restoring the East Wing (and the Rose Garden) to its pre-Trump state.
The hero we need still serving as a civilian. Soundbite of the weekend.
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The hero we need still serving as a civilian. Soundbite of the weekend.
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Songs could be written about the Herculean efforts of OK Dems to get Rs to act on the former state super. We waved all the red flags…malfeasance 🚩, incompetence 🚩, waste 🚩…& GOP leadership (under Speaker McCall) looked the other way. Not to say we told y’all so, but we told y’all so! 🤦♂️
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Songs could be written about the Herculean efforts of OK Dems to get Rs to act on the former state super. We waved all the red flags…malfeasance 🚩, incompetence 🚩, waste 🚩…& GOP leadership (under Speaker McCall) looked the other way. Not to say we told y’all so, but we told y’all so! 🤦♂️
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A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
Getting ready for No Kings event next Saturday. Find one near you at www.nokings.org.
Share your sign ideas here.
Share your sign ideas here.
October 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Getting ready for No Kings event next Saturday. Find one near you at www.nokings.org.
Share your sign ideas here.
Share your sign ideas here.
According to ACAsignups.net Oklahomans using the health care exchange will see premium increases of 300-400% in January if Congress doesn't extend health care subsidies.
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How much more will ~300,000 OKLAHOMA residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies expire? (updated)
Originally posted 12/20/24 Oklahoma has around ~293,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 93% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~7,000 unsubsidized off-exchan...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
According to ACAsignups.net Oklahomans using the health care exchange will see premium increases of 300-400% in January if Congress doesn't extend health care subsidies.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Only 43 families in a Maryland county with 160,000 students out themselves as fearful bigots. Sheltering children from the fact that gays, trans, etc., exist does not erase them.
1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.
Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
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Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.
Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Only 43 families in a Maryland county with 160,000 students out themselves as fearful bigots. Sheltering children from the fact that gays, trans, etc., exist does not erase them.
Abusive troll says what?
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Abusive troll says what?
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Stand up for democracy at the No Kings Protest 2.0! Join us Oct 18, 12–2pm, 21st & Boulder (SW corner of Dream Keepers Park). Bring signs, stay peaceful, and look out for each other. In America, we don’t have kings.
#indivisibletulsacounty #ITC #tulsa
#indivisibletulsacounty #ITC #tulsa
September 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Stand up for democracy at the No Kings Protest 2.0! Join us Oct 18, 12–2pm, 21st & Boulder (SW corner of Dream Keepers Park). Bring signs, stay peaceful, and look out for each other. In America, we don’t have kings.
#indivisibletulsacounty #ITC #tulsa
#indivisibletulsacounty #ITC #tulsa
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS: Indivisible Tulsa County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS: Indivisible Tulsa County · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
September 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS: Indivisible Tulsa County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
This group has hired outgoing Oklahoma Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters. They can have him.
September 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This group has hired outgoing Oklahoma Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters. They can have him.
"an uncanny dynamic is unfolding across the world: one person in a couple becomes fixated on ChatGPT or another bot — for some combination of therapy, relationship advice, or spiritual wisdom — and ends up tearing the partnership down as the AI makes more and more radical interpersonal suggestions."
"My family is being ripped apart, and I firmly believe this phenomenon is central to why."
ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.
trib.al
September 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"an uncanny dynamic is unfolding across the world: one person in a couple becomes fixated on ChatGPT or another bot — for some combination of therapy, relationship advice, or spiritual wisdom — and ends up tearing the partnership down as the AI makes more and more radical interpersonal suggestions."
I hope part 2 of this Radio Atlantic series discusses Walters' history with Every Kid Counts, the irregularities in spending education funds that happened under his watch, and his connections to Christian Nationalists and rich folks bent on privatizing education.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Is Oklahoma Breaking Public Schools?
“Woke”-teacher screenings. Trying to get Bibles in schools. A two-part series on how one state is remaking American education.
www.theatlantic.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I hope part 2 of this Radio Atlantic series discusses Walters' history with Every Kid Counts, the irregularities in spending education funds that happened under his watch, and his connections to Christian Nationalists and rich folks bent on privatizing education.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Free-market fumble for Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Tokelahoma’s Cautionary Tale: How Weed Legalization Went Wrong in a Deep Red State
Higher costs, tougher enforcement, cratering prices and rampant criminal activity have eviscerated the once-booming medical marijuana market.
www.politico.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Free-market fumble for Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
University of Central Oklahoma bans school theater production. They fear consequences from the state's anti-DEI law. The reasons are vague. But the show must go on!
This type of censorship deserves public ridicule. How much of this happens in the shadows?
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This type of censorship deserves public ridicule. How much of this happens in the shadows?
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Oklahoma Student Play About Shakespearean Theatre Shut Down Over Gender Laws
For students, the show must go on.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
University of Central Oklahoma bans school theater production. They fear consequences from the state's anti-DEI law. The reasons are vague. But the show must go on!
This type of censorship deserves public ridicule. How much of this happens in the shadows?
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
This type of censorship deserves public ridicule. How much of this happens in the shadows?
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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Yet ANOTHER ruling from the emergency docket with no explanation. This one allows ICE to use race, language, and presence at a location as a basis for detention while the lawsuit plays out. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court.
apnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yet ANOTHER ruling from the emergency docket with no explanation. This one allows ICE to use race, language, and presence at a location as a basis for detention while the lawsuit plays out. apnews.com/article/supr...
Pay attention to this now, not a year from now when it's too late. These are not lunatic rantings. Cleta Mitchell and her cohorts are not playing with matches. This is arson. The building is already on 🔥. Smell the smoke. Then join the millions already in the steeets.
Cleta Mitchell -- the Trump whisperer on all things elections -- thinks President Donald Trump may declare a national emergency to allow him to take control of national elections.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pay attention to this now, not a year from now when it's too late. These are not lunatic rantings. Cleta Mitchell and her cohorts are not playing with matches. This is arson. The building is already on 🔥. Smell the smoke. Then join the millions already in the steeets.
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I don't think there's enough whiskey to get me through the next 3 years. This administration is so fucking stupid.
August 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I don't think there's enough whiskey to get me through the next 3 years. This administration is so fucking stupid.
"Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to two Tulane University researchers..."
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Sea-level projections from the 1990s were spot on, study says
Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to ...
phys.org
August 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to two Tulane University researchers..."
phys.org/news/2025-08...
phys.org/news/2025-08...