The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 22h agoBringing Nixon Back HomeSANTA MONICA, CA – On an August day way back when in 1974, the president of the United States resigned, and my mother disappeared. She didn't take any of us kokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2d agoShock Alarmists Fail Their CauseI spend a lot of time searching for fodder for my columns. I have an Ammo bookmark that has folders for 20 categories, many with subsets. With a mentally deficiokobserver.org0010
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2d agoWhy Trust High-Tech Billionaires To Save Humanity?Here's an interesting fact: Dinosaurs dominated Earth for 165 million years – and they assumed they always would. Which brings us to ... well, us. We bipedalokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2d agoEveryone Should CareWhy were Oklahoma’s legislative leaders gung-ho to slip two proposed constitutional amendments onto the Aug. 25 runoff ballot – traditionally the election yokobserver.org0110
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 3d agoWho’s To Blame When Parents Choose Not To Vaccinate Their Young?What is the death count under Donald Trump? We're not talking about loss of life in his war with Iran. We're not talking about natural deaths by aging or unpreokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 3d agoOklahoma’s ‘Pro-Life’ DisconnectFor a state that routinely trumpets its “pro-life” bona fides, Oklahoma clearly isn’t troubled by state-sanctioned killings. That disconnect was on full okobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 5d agoSenate Women Losing Numbers – And PowerQuick: How many women elected to the Senate are serving right now? The answer is 25, or 25%, one-fourth of all members, according to the Senate Historical Offiokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 5d agoNew Look War Machine?A couple items of note are happening right under our noses, and they largely seem to be going unnoticed. First among these is H.R. 1229. A quick google seaokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoMORAL INCONSISTENCYPete Hegseth says transgender troops who require ongoing hormone therapy are incompatible with military readiness. Yet he’s now encouraging testosterone screeokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoPete Hegseth’s WarSo far, the number is $37.5 billion. That's how much we've spent so far on the war against Iran. What have we got to show for it, other than lost American liveokobserver.org0020
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoA City On A Hill – No MoreSince the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250 years was a bust, let's look at the next anniversary, noting when a Puritan governor declared that we wokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoFundamentalists Hijack Texas SchoolingLast month, fundamentalists on the Texas Board of Education mandated Bible readings in public schools starting in 2030. Using civil authority to abet their prookobserver.org0120
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoIgnorance + Arrogance + Power = LunacySome presidents are known as uplifting orators; our present president is known for petulant putdowns. Periodically, Trump discovers a new pejorative that he cookobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoThank God For Oklahoma?Men get women pregnant. Women deliver babies. Oklahoma has terrible maternal care for women. “So, what?” say anti-abortion lawmakers. Here's one “so, whaokobserver.org0100
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoAmericans Are Free To Be SuckersMany of today's consumer loans are legal but abusive. Payday lenders and used car sellers often steer customers into costly contracts they barely understand. Lookobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Truth About Voter IDWhen I registered to vote, I had to provide proof that I am who I am. Only then was I placed on the voter rolls. I had to provide a marriage certificate when myokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 2w agoStupid On Steroids: Trump, Testosterone And The Iran DisasterPete Hegseth may have terrible judgment, but his comic timing is vaudevillian. The former TV host who bills himself as America's "secretary of war" chose the pokobserver.org0000
The Oklahoma Observer@okobserver.bsky.social · 3w agoStigmatizer In ChiefAs chair of the National Governors Association, Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt wields a megaphone that reaches coast-to-coast. That’s not always good news for the okobserver.org0000
