Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The Oklahoma Memorial Union, the student union of the University of Oklahoma (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
When a disgusting video came to light showing members of the University of Oklahoma's chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a song in which they vowed that no "n-words" would ever be allowed among...
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With all of the sadness in the world, including the horrific shooting this week, I thought a little levity might be in order. We all have those family members or friends who are a real pain...
Republican State Senator Joseph Silk of Oklahoma certainly has some interesting ideas when it comes to equality. And he's even willing to impose his personal bias on an entire state. Senator Silk is sponsoring the?Oklahoma Religious...
Senators across America vowed to listen to their constituents before voting on the new healthcare bill, which thankfully didn't pass because House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) pulled it before the scheduled vote Friday. One woman grew...
Speaking Tuesday evening to the National Press Club, Attorney General Eric Holder said he supports a moratorium on the death penalty until the Supreme Court issues a ruling later this year on the Oklahoma lethal...
The Oklahoma State House of Representatives voted Tuesday on a bill to create a revolving fund in the State Treasury for the State Board of Education. This should have been good news for the state currently ranked...
As has been noted on several previous occasions by me, Donald Trump has been entirely successful in one endeavor as he seeks the GOP nomination: Tapping into and fanning the flames of the hatred, racism,...
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We are living in very disturbing times it seems -- another day, another hate crime. On Monday 6th March someone in a truck drove past the Dennis R. Neil Equality Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and fired thirteen shots into...
The family of Terence Crutcher, who was shot and killed last week on a Tulsa highway by a police officer, got some very good news. Prosecutors announced that the police officer who killed him will...
Oklahoma state senators just passed an anti-abortion bill that will revoke the licenses of physicians who perform abortions. The bill is one signature away from becoming a new state law. The GOP-dominated state senate has passed the...
May 2015 has been one to remember for residents in Texas and Oklahoma. Record-breaking rainfall has flooded interstates, prompting lakes, creeks, and rivers to dramatically exceed their capacities. Tornado activity has increased exponentially compared to...
A bill that recently stalled in committee in Oklahoma has reared its ugly head again. On Feb. 8, HB1441, introduced by State Representative Justin Humphrey, received a 4-4 vote in committee, and people who value...
// // It begins. With the new power shift in the Senate complete, the ingenious Republican solutions to ?big government? problems are starting to pour in. On that note, congratulations Oklahoma voters on electing James...
"This is sick." This is what California Gov. Gavin Newsome tweeted in response to the Trump administration's plan to intern more than a thousand refugee children at Fort Sill, an Oklahoma army base formerly used as an internment camp for...
It's safe to say that we've all heard people speaking Spanish or another language at one time or another in our lives, and the vast majority of us went about our business and paid it...
The Republican Party of Oklahoma has decided that it would be a good idea to compare Americans who are on Food Stamps to wild animals. So the Oklahoma GOP shared the following on their Facebook page,...
Republicans don't need to wait until they hold a congressional majority again to wreak havoc on democracy. We needn't look further than state-level legislation tailored specifically to criminalize First Amendment-protected free speech, suppress voting, and stifle...
Benjamin Petty (mugshot courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections via KFOR-TV)
Whenever victims of domestic violence and sexual assault come forward years after their ordeals take place, they are often asked why they waited so long to speak up. Speaking as someone who was a victim...
I like to call what the Oklahoma Republican Party did when they got caught red-handed comparing those on Food Stamps to wild animals a non-apology apology. See, they aren't sorry they posted the message below...
Being a woman is tough, especially when living in a state whose conservative government is more concerned about what goes on between your legs than actually doing something socially proactive, like legislating to end poverty...