Brett D - OKC
@brettdokc.bsky.social
Founder/Editor of Oklahoma City Free Press, freepressokc.bsky.social. He/him. Lifelong Oklahoman and resident of Oklahoma City. This is my personal account. Opinions and viewpoints expressed do not represent OKC Free Press or sponsors.
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Darkly funny that they’re trying to throw Bradley under the bus and *also* going on the record saying that they agree with and celebrate the war crime.
The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Darkly funny that they’re trying to throw Bradley under the bus and *also* going on the record saying that they agree with and celebrate the war crime.
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You may be too young to remember this, but it used to be true that the when the US was planning to start a war with another nation, it would spend a little time explaining why.
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
You may be too young to remember this, but it used to be true that the when the US was planning to start a war with another nation, it would spend a little time explaining why.
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Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
Trump admin loses in court again this time over Law Barbie Alina’s appointment newrepublic.com/post/203771/...
Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Alina Habba Is out of a Job Yet Again
An appeals court has just overruled the president.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump admin loses in court again this time over Law Barbie Alina’s appointment newrepublic.com/post/203771/...
Learning a little more anoutnPope Leo’s communication style in hos recent trip www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip
We are learning a little more about how Pope Leo intends to carry out his duties, writes Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Learning a little more anoutnPope Leo’s communication style in hos recent trip www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NEW: Russian state media is leveraging Putin’s recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure itself militarily. isw.pub/UkrWar112925
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November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
NEW: Russian state media is leveraging Putin’s recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure itself militarily. isw.pub/UkrWar112925
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Excellent explainer and from Fortune Mag!
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Excellent explainer and from Fortune Mag!
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
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Like a prudent builder, Pope Leo is laying a long-term foundation to knock down the foundations of MAGA. He’s in it for the long haul, willing to be the steady drumbeat of the Gospel against the cacophony of lies.
Make no mistake — Leo will win this fight.
Make no mistake — Leo will win this fight.
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Like a prudent builder, Pope Leo is laying a long-term foundation to knock down the foundations of MAGA. He’s in it for the long haul, willing to be the steady drumbeat of the Gospel against the cacophony of lies.
Make no mistake — Leo will win this fight.
Make no mistake — Leo will win this fight.
I'm reminded all over again about how Trump is trying to make the White House Mar-A-Lago north, or something. The next inhabitant will have to find a whole team of designers to de-whore-house/de-Trump-hotel the place.
When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I'm reminded all over again about how Trump is trying to make the White House Mar-A-Lago north, or something. The next inhabitant will have to find a whole team of designers to de-whore-house/de-Trump-hotel the place.
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I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
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Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
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This meme feels relevant, somehow.
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This meme feels relevant, somehow.
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
Seeing this makes it easier to surmise the origins of widespread access journalism practices over the last 50 years.
Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Seeing this makes it easier to surmise the origins of widespread access journalism practices over the last 50 years.
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How IS This Happening? The Ex-Honduran President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Lots of Cocaine. What Does Trump Tell America to Justify That?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How IS This Happening? The Ex-Honduran President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Lots of Cocaine. What Does Trump Tell America to Justify That?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Understanding this dynamic was a part of the 1950s political leadership, too, that kept them from pandering to the rich. You know, it's that part of the 1950s that some folks don't feel nostalgic about.
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Understanding this dynamic was a part of the 1950s political leadership, too, that kept them from pandering to the rich. You know, it's that part of the 1950s that some folks don't feel nostalgic about.
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Hamilton said the constitution limits the President’s foreign policy powers because “an avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state [for] the acquisition of wealth.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Strongmen around the world are increasingly inspired by America’s example
A permissive Supreme Court and a supine Congress have turned the executive into something the Framers feared.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hamilton said the constitution limits the President’s foreign policy powers because “an avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state [for] the acquisition of wealth.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
So this. Germans know the assignment this time around.
BTW, strong public opposition to Fascism in England prior to the outbreak of WWII is what allowed GB to put up such strong resistance to the Nazi invasion once the war began.
BTW, strong public opposition to Fascism in England prior to the outbreak of WWII is what allowed GB to put up such strong resistance to the Nazi invasion once the war began.
NEW: Over 50,000 people attempted to block the founding convention for the new youth org of the far-right AfD party on Nov. 29 in Gießen, Germany. Wide-ranging actions-including 19 blockades around the small city-prevented a majority of participants from attending. Police violently beat blockaders.
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So this. Germans know the assignment this time around.
BTW, strong public opposition to Fascism in England prior to the outbreak of WWII is what allowed GB to put up such strong resistance to the Nazi invasion once the war began.
BTW, strong public opposition to Fascism in England prior to the outbreak of WWII is what allowed GB to put up such strong resistance to the Nazi invasion once the war began.
This is the beefiest thread I’ve seen in a while and well worth your time. Some of the salient convos off of it are informative, too.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is the beefiest thread I’ve seen in a while and well worth your time. Some of the salient convos off of it are informative, too.
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Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
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The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
How mass media TV will interview anyone as a reliable source as long as it juices an already sad story. Is an ex-boyfriend a reliable source? This is bullshit, not reporting.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
How mass media TV will interview anyone as a reliable source as long as it juices an already sad story. Is an ex-boyfriend a reliable source? This is bullshit, not reporting.