Oklahoma

Man Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Shooting Two Men Because They Were White

Carlton Gilford, a homeless man, allegedly shot two men in the back of the head at two separate locations in a suspected racially motivated hate crime. Gilford was charged with two counts of shooting with intent to kill, and one count of malicious intimidation or harassment, which is Oklahoma’s version of a hate crime.

Imposing mask mandates on red states under the guise of ‘civil rights’ will only deepen divisions

By Micah Curtis | RT | August 31, 2021 The Biden administration is looking to begin its war against Republican states over mask mandates and is planning to use civil rights legislation to do it. This is needlessly divisive and politically stupid. Earlier this month, Joe Biden announced he would be targeting Republican-led states over mask mandates. […]

Many People Hope Trump Gets COVID-19 And Dies, But Even If He Doesn't His Mishandling Of The Pandemic Will Kill His Reelection Bid

Killer by Nancy OhanianThe pandemic is getting frighteningly worse in Africa. Although South Africa has been steadily climbing up the daily case reports ladder-- and is now generally in the number 4 slot after the U.S., Brazil and India-- I had never seen Cameroon or Ghana among the top 30 before this week. On Tuesday Cameroon reported 2,324 new cases and Ghana reported 891.

Even In Oklahoma Some Voters Realize Trump Sold Them A Bill Of Goods

Cone Of Shame by Nancy OhanianOklahoma is a Republican hellhole. The Governor is a crackpot Republican as are both U.S. Senators. Of the 5 members of Congress, the only Democrat is Blue Dog Kendra Horn, who is so far right that there are, from time to time, mainstream House Republicans less extreme than she is. The state Senate has 9 Democrats-- and 39 Republicans and the state House has 76 Republicans and 25 Democrats.

Republicans Oppose The Green New Deal-- But So Does My Blue Dog Opponent

by Tom GuildDemocratic candidate, OK-05A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that humans can still prevent the worst effects of climate change, but that we have less time than previously thought to undertake a dramatic and speedy transformation of the global economy. Every day, there is more concerning news about rising sea levels and climate-fueled disasters. The task ahead of us is urgent.