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If you are in #StephanieBice's US house district (most of the #OKC Metro is), please call her office at 405-300-6890 and urge her to vote no on the massive cuts to public media, including our own #OETA, #KGOU, and #KOSU..

#rural #Oklahoma #Arts

17.07.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1-year-old who had spoken his first word hours earlier among 10 kids killed in Israeli strike outside clinic NBC News' team in Gaza witnessed a man kiss his small, dead nephew on the head. β€œI love you so much, my love,” he said, sobbing.

www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

#CeaseFireNow #WarCrimes #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Gaza #Palestine #Israel

11.07.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

STILL NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

"intended"

he intended to have the impact he had

11.07.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3
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After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/after-tran...

As predicted, the Trump administration isn't just erasing trans people from our history, now it is #Bisexual people who are being targeted.

#LGBTQ #History #QueerHistory

10.07.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Heartland Flyer gets $3.5M to keep Fort Worth-Oklahoma City route alive for a year The Regional Transportation Council approved emergency funding to keep the Heartland Flyer passenger train operating between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.

fortworthreport.org/2025/07/10/h...

So good to finally get some good news!

The #Amtrak #HeartlandFlyer will be operating for another year!

#Oklahoma #Texas #Trains

10.07.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7News Anchor Tarra Jones speaks with Buffalo Soldier on loss of Equid program On tonight’s segment, 7News anchor Tarra Jones spoke to Brenda Raglin, Retired U.S. Army Civilian and Army veteran, and Chapter President Lawton/Fort Sill 9th & 10th Horse Cavalry.

www.kswo.com/2025/07/10/7...

Sharing for folks in the #Lawton / #FortSill area who are upset about the closing of the post museum and the horse program.

#Oklahoma

10.07.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates: How OKC pastors responded An IRS clarification on churches endorsing political candidates to their congregations draws praise, concern from local religious leaders

www.oklahoman.com/story/news/r...

#Oklahoma #IRS #Religion

10.07.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it is time find a new cell phone provider. Sad because I've been with #T-Mobile for 15 years.

10.07.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a trashy clickbait headline to promote a right-wing OPINION piece, not a news story. This is stereotypical trash journalism. Shame on you #Newsweek.

10.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is This β€˜What They Signed Up For?’ New Military Missions Ignite Interest in Conscientious Objectors Interest in military conscientious objector status surges as service members feel conflicted about the Trump administration's military mission.

thewarhorse.org/military-con...

Several of my colleagues, one of my clients, and myself were quoted in this story about the new rise in #ConscientiousObjector applications in the #USMilitary

#MilitaryLaw #Law

10.07.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Walters, OSDE partner with PragerU to vet teachers with 'America First' test Oklahoma’s Department of Education collaborates with PragerU to create an assessment for incoming teachers, ensuring commitment to 'America First' education.

Yee more proof that #Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is a #fascist

#PragerU #AmericaFirst #FirstAmendment #Education #EdLaw

www.news9.com/story/686efa...

10.07.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are eat the rich and pronounced ahkeestee oowaynahee

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are eat the rich and pronounced ahkeestee oowaynahee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

14.06.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are stand together and pronounced gahdawguh eejoolah

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are stand together and pronounced gahdawguh eejoolah

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

14.06.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and other deep-red states are leading the pack in rural hospital closures. This is what happens when you gut Medicaid, reject federal dollars, and treat healthcare like a luxury.

You can’t blame β€œwoke” when there’s no ER for 100 miles.

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Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is guardian and pronounced ahdahgahteeyah

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is guardian and pronounced ahdahgahteeyah

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

A boy about 10 years old was playing one day near the river, shooting at a mark with his bow and arrows until

08.07.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide Joy Metzler left the Air Force as a conscientious objector over U.S. support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine and joined a 40-day Veterans for Peace hunger strike for Gaza. She says it is crucial w...

mondoweiss.net/2025/07/why-...

Powerful piece written by one of my military law clients (recently discharged from the USAF on the grounds of conscientious objection), Joy Metzler

#Peace #ShalomSalaam #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #ConscientiousObjection #USAF

08.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ryan Walters’ faith leads him to hating immigrants. My faith leads me to hating borders. #oklaed

28.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Ryan Walters says that new Oklahoma social studies standards are β€œpro-American,” he is admitting a bias that is certain to run counter to anything β€œfact-based.” When the facts are not pro-American, Ryan Walters denies the facts. #oklaed

03.07.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Continued... #NativeAmerican traditionalists, #Wiccans, as well as many Christians and of course people of other faiths) can and should object to this new curriculum and use their power as parents to #OptOut of #ChristianNationalist teaching.

07.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Controversial new social studies academic standards are in place in Oklahoma. Now what? State Superintendent Ryan Walters' controversial social studies academic standards now are in place for state schools. How might they be implemented?

continued...

My own thoughts on the new Social Studies standards are that thanks to #SCOTUS (in the Mahmoud v. Taylor decision), parents with religious objections to the standards (including #Jews, #Muslims, #Buddhists, #Hindus, continued...

07.07.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Controversial new social studies academic standards are in place in Oklahoma. Now what? State Superintendent Ryan Walters' controversial social studies academic standards now are in place for state schools. How might they be implemented?

www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...

(article also archived at: archive.ph/AQHeu )

It's great to see my friend @bakerleft.bsky.social quoted in this story!

As to more substantive thoughts...(continued)

#Oklahoma #SocialStudies #FirstAmendment #EdLaw #Education #Religion

07.07.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli troops arbitrarily opened fire on Gaza's civilians, soldier tells Sky News The soldier reportedly recalled several instances in which civilians were shot on the orders of commanders, including once when they were scavenging scrap metal and solar panels nearby.

www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...

#CeasefireNOW
#ShalomSalaam #Peace
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine

07.07.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools Parents sued Montgomery County, Maryland, schools after it said they couldn't opt their children out of exposure to LGBTQ books in the classroom.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

In light of this legal ruling, I hope every #Mennonite and #Quaker family objects to compulsory patriotic indoctorination. Also families with objections to #heteronormativity can objections to, on religious grounds.

#LGBTQ #SCOTUS #ConLaw #FirstAmendment

28.06.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan The Trump administration wants to end automatic birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

#Fascism #SCOTUS

27.06.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military Law Task Force condemns US bombing of Iran - Military Law Task Force (June 23, 2025) This statement can also be viewed/printed in PDF format here The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild unequivocally condemns the bombing of Iran by U.S. forces– a clea...

nlgmltf.org/military-law...

#Iran #Israel #USA #Peace #MilitaryLaw #Shalom #Salaam #Saleh #NLG #NationalLawyersGuild

24.06.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plaintiffs in one of the VOA vs. USAGM (Kari Lake) cases tell reporters following today’s federal court hearing they’re encouraged after Judge Lamberth from the bench told the defendant’s attorney the government isn’t complying with his injunction to restore the broadcaster’s 49 language services.

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Statement from T’ruah and Members of Progressive Israel Network Following US Attack on Iran | T'ruah

truah.org/press/statem...

A very important statement about the Israeli and US attacks on Iran, from a coalition of progressive Jewish organizations.

#Peace #ShalomSalaamSaleh #Iran #Israel #USA #Judaism

23.06.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please share widely!

20.06.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa RSVP today to say you'll join Bernie in Tulsa on Saturday, June 21! Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa Saturday, June 21 3:30pm Doors Open 4:00pm Music by Parker Mi...

This Saturday!!! @sanders.senate.gov will be speaking in #Tulsa, #Oklahoma.

Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...

20.06.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders - Military Law Task Force This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ – 17JUN2025 Β DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of th...

nlgmltf.org/military-law...

New FAQ from the #MilitaryLaw Task Force of the #NationalLawyersGuild regarding illegal orders

Please share it with any military servicemembers in your life.

#MilitaryLaw #IllegalOrders #USMilitary #NationalGuard #LosAngeles #Border

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