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To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable
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Trump Vanity Tour
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December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Here We Go Again
Oklahomans received bad news last week, the real life equivalent of a lump of coal in their Christmas stockings. The State Board of Equalization – which help
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December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Prime Time Fascism
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December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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AI Profiteers Cash In By Being Naughty This Christmas
The high priests of Holy High Tech are in a huff, wailing that they're being bothered by you busybodies, Luddites and commoners – i.e., The People. Grandiose
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December 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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You Don’t Have To Be Jewish
One of my most distinct memories of childhood is sitting in the back seat of my mother's car with my sister on Christmas Eve as my mother explained that there w
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December 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Art Of The Steal
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December 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A Long Fall From Grace
"Cry me a river." I gave a party with this theme on Jan. 20, 2025, the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Little did we know that 2025 would be an oce
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December 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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There’s No Jesus In ‘Christian Nationalism’
In keeping with the season, I offer a little political anecdote about Christmas. More specifically, it's about the moral teachings of the biblical Jesus, which
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December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Trump Plays Mr. New York Christmas Only In The Movies
Fifth Avenue swarms with tourists grinning at the fabulous scene as retailers cash in on the cheer. Christmas in New York is a Rockettes kick line of store wind
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December 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Rob Reiner And Donald Trump
At first, when I saw it on Facebook, I thought someone had fallen for some AI slop, was reposting "fake news." Even President Donald Trump could not be that tas
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December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Lumps Of Coal
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December 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Trump Imitates His Tyrant Heroes
During his first term, Donald Trump praised Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte for his murderous “drug war” that often included innocents among its victims;
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December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Soulless
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December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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How New Mexico Got Child Care for All – And How You Can, Too
Ahh, Christmas time! The joy of children's laughter! A time for caring, sharing and giving! So, why not make this Christmas a time for giving something that mo
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December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Tsunami Of Troubles
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December 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Unhoused At The Holidays
As the nights get colder … and as the growing number of unhoused Oklahomans becomes evident on sidewalks, in alleyways and in shanty towns … business at cou
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December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Trump Defends Saudi Cash Flow
Never one to miss a chance to endorse a tyrant, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House last month.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Trump Leads America Boldly Into Decline
Bribery, inflation, plagues, crumbling trade links, stalled innovation – all these negatives helped bring down the once-mighty Roman Empire. But Rome needed c
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December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Making America Rage Again
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December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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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