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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1h

Reasoning and bipartisanship won't stop viewpoints like this. People like this only pretend to negotiate to waste time. Absolute political defeat at the ballot box is the only way of dealing with it.

Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1h

Glad @newrepublic.com is covering this insane crap. With all of the resources CBS has, this is clearly a conscious decision to try and tilt the playing field in that race. Opinion is fine. Shilling it as news is definitely bullshit.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

CBS aired a segment by Olivia Reingold—a reporter for the Weiss-founded Free Press—in which NYPD officers are worried about Mamdani, with some “considering retiring.” The evidence? Four unnamed officers quoted out of ~33,000.

The story is thinly sourced, fearmongering, tabloid drek. trib.al/hfqsrL0

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 1h

Despite an undramatic four-game sweep by the Las Vegas Aces, a near record number of people tuned in. https://bit.ly/4h8Z6gG

Image of the Las Vegas Aces celebrating on the court. Below the image text reads: "Let’s say it again: Everyone. Watches. Women’s. Sports. The 2025 WNBA Finals had the second-highest viewership ever on ESPN and one of the most-watched games in league history."

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OkieAtty @okieatty.bsky.social · 7h

There's a reason OKC keeps passing these massive projects: good stewards of the community monies and the projects bring value. Not property value, mind you. Community value. Education, arts, transportation, community spaces. Downtown OKC is improved. Now do the rest! S & E Okc need the help

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 7h

NEW — Residents of the City of Oklahoma City turned in strong votes for all projects in the 2025 General Obligation Bond package that totals $2.7 billion. | Brett Dickerson reports:

OKC bond election: Landslide votes on all 11 propositions

Residents of the City of Oklahoma City turned in strong votes for all projects in the 2025 General Obligation Bond package that totals $2.7 billion.

freepressokc.com

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 23h

Turns out, Alex Jones really is responsible for what he says on the air.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The justices issued their order Tuesday without even asking the victims' families to respond to Jones' appeal.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. Radio silence on this one. But, I'm thinking the Nobel Peace Prize committee may not be so allergic to history facts as our rich-guy media are.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

as Bari Weiss will also find out, the U.S. media market for kissing the ass of rich white Republicans is small and already over-saturated

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Save Our Country (we/us) @rlab53.bsky.social · 3d

❌👑 OCTOBER 18 ❌👑
NoKings.org

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't know what else to do," means Democrats are not giving in like they usually do and Republicans don't negotiate, so ....

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

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Batdog @jeffreyschmeffrey.bsky.social · 1d

We are even dumber and blinder than any futurist Sci Fi writer could imagine

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1d

When even Trump mentions the NO KINGS marches and makes a threat, plus Speaker Johnson, you know there are some people sweating through their clothes somewhere.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

They're freaked out about the NO KINGS rally.

Good.

newrepublic.com/post/201718/...

Trump Cabinet Secretary Thinks Peaceful Protesters Are Terrorists

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said people who attend this weekend’s No Kings protests are “antifa.”

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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I Ate Oklahoma @iateoklahoma.bsky.social · 2d

Oklahomans: My daddy was a tornado and my mama was a blizzard. I lost my virginity to a heatwave.

Also Oklahomans: What are these drops of water falling from the sky?! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

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Carri Hicks @hicks4ok.bsky.social · 2d

“Both sides need to do better.”
Oh boy — both sides? In a state where the GOP runs everything from the Governor’s office to both chambers? Okay. 🙃

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, City of Okla City residents, you have a big vote item-by-item on infrastructure and public services tomorrow, Tues, Oct 14.

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 2d

Here's what you need to know before voting in OKC’s $2.7B bond election Oct. 14: Streets, parks, safety projects—no property tax hike. Make your voting plan. | Brett Dickerson reports: freepressokc.com/okc-2025-bon...

OKC 2025 bond election: What to know; when to vote

What you need to know before voting in OKC’s $2.7B bond election Oct. 14: Streets, parks, safety projects—no property tax hike. Make your plan to vote.

freepressokc.com

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago brings a Monstrance. Protests at the Broadview detention center began 19 years ago. Demoralized by our mistreatment of migrants, a Catholic immigration lawyer I know started praying there on Fridays. A month later he was joined by some Sisters of Mercy. They’ve been holding it down since.

3 panel “Aye . . . I could do that.” meme format.

Top: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Never thought l'd die fighting side-by-side with a Monstrance."

Middle: image of Monstrance.

"What about side-by-side with a friend?"

Bottom: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Aye... I could do that."

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

Omg. Send in another battalion.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2d

A new Portland character has entered the chat at the ICE facility….meet The Unipiper!

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TK-S Is Here Now @timekiller-s.bsky.social · 4d

Archived link: archive.is/Ne0Uo

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 4d

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Good one, sir. Agree. In many ways, Trump is the smokescreen.

Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders - gift article from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 4d

Been waiting on *any* Republican to speak up for states rights. And now Stitt has, even though for years he has positioned himself as an auxilary to the Trump Admin I & II. Interesting dev.

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 4d

NEW — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a longtime Trump ally, breaks ranks to oppose the former president’s push to send National Guard troops across state lines. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Okla Gov. Stitt: Trump’s Guard plan defies states’ rights

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a longtime Trump ally, breaks ranks to oppose the former president’s push to send National Guard troops across state lines.

freepressokc.com

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