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T-Minus 24 hours until @okobserver.bsky.social November Newsmakers @ OKC's Full Circle Books, featuring Scott Latta, discussing his new book Gods of the Smoke Machine which explores the rise of Christian Nationalism. 6-7 pm. Admission is free. Book signing to follow. bit.ly/4ozyEQj
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Sowing And Reaping
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December 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Politicians, Please Drop Your Creepy Joker Smiles
It seems half the country's political figures have been instructed to grin like a theme-park greeter. Supposedly, that makes them seem friendly, approachable, r
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December 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Health Care By Kafka, Groucho And Trump
What a mess. I mean America's corporatized, bureaucratic, profiteering medical system. It's as though the Marx Brothers and Franz Kafka conspired to create it.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Who’s In Charge?
While all eyes and ears are focused on the wannabe king, what we should be paying attention to are the king’s handlers. The president is just a con man intent
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December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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White Christian Nationalism
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December 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Sleepy Don
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December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Why Did Trump Pardon A Cocaine Kingpin?
To ordinary MAGA voters in the American heartland – who may have witnessed the ravages of narcotics up close in their own families – the recent conduct of t
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December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Orange Santa
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December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Sticker Shock
Oklahomans already are the nation’s least healthy. Imagine the consequences if Congress fails to preserve Affordable Care Act subsidies. Ninety-four percent
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Who’s Calling The Shots?
The news on Friday morning that a CDC panel is now recommending that newborns not be vaccinated for Hepatitis B is frightening. As The New York Times put it, "t
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Oklahoma’s Rhinestone Cowboy
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December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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‘The Fog Of War’
The "fog of war" is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's latest explanation for what was going on with the second strike on the boat in the Caribbean. He told a Cab
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December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The Grift That Keeps On Grifting
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December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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AI Bots Aren’t Taking Our Jobs – Corporate Profiteers Are
Look out – the corporate cat is out of the bag! This particular "cat" is the fast-metastasizing software technology called "artificial intelligence." A cadre
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December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Trump’s War On Drugs Could Be Lunacy
Since President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs" in 1971, federal, state and local governments have spent an estimated $1 trillion fighting it – and lo
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December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Trump’s Latest Bromance
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December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A Funeral For A Handshake?
A moment in former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral at the National Cathedral brought me to tears. Not for the departed and grim old warrior but for the tab
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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Their D-i-v-o-r-c-e Becomes Final …
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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December, 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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‘Seditious Behavior Punishable By Death’
Last week, President Donald Trump called for the execution of six veterans who are members of Congress for posting a video telling members of the military that
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November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Assigned Seating
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Debate Over Open Primaries
You can tell a lot about a proposed state question just by looking at who’s lining up for and against it. So it is with SQ 836 – the “open primaries” i
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November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Pride Of Authorship
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November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Meat Head
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November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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From President To Profit
Donald Trump's approval numbers continue to crater. Even Republicans have cooled on the president's performance. But the president shows no sign of noticing, no
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November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM