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Trump’s Luck

I enjoy memes of a mopey and scared Donald Trump in orange prison fatigues, cradling a few belongings on his way to a cell, as much as the next American who has lived through his presidency. But I …

Cage Match, Libertarian Style

It was bound to happen. Hysterical masculinity, sad to say, is no longer the sole province of males. Upon hearing that billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk challenged each other to a cage …

Biden Finally Restoring Species Protections

After 30 months in office, President Biden is moving to restore protections for plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Among Trump’s many wrongs were his anti-scientific and …

When the Chainsaw Breaks

Early morning on Father’s Day, a storm hit Oklahoma with 100 mph winds, rain, wind, hail, and for all I know locusts and frogs. More than 200,000 Oklahomans, mostly in Tulsa (my hometown), were …

Putin’s Fire Sale

With the blessing of the CIA, the NSA, the FTC and SEC, private equity firms Carlyle, Apollo and KKR have formed a consortium—a consortium of collusion, if you will—to purchase the distressed …

Plastic Recycling Is A Gigantic Fraud

Let’s face the facts: plastic recycling is a fraud and always has been. nnAmericans are the world’s worst plastic producers with about an annual 486 pounds per person, according to a May 1, 2023 …

In 1994-95, Major League Baseball endured a long work stoppage that resulted in both the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and the first two weeks of the 1995 campaign. Fans were outraged, …

The Blob That Ate DeSatan

Ron DeSatan was convinced in the initial stages that the so-called Blob attacking Florida’s coastline was a Disney special effects creation, which he ignored. When his staff informed him that …

Forest Fires: Causes and Solutions

Forest fires have been rising dramatically all over the world. The causes are both natural – like lightning strikes – and human-made, including from campfires, discarded cigarettes and arson. …

American Faces

Minden, Germany, about two hours north of Hamburg, has a population of 100,000 — or about the population of Allen, Texas. There’s a mall, Werre-Park, in Minden, which attracts 1.3 million people …

Where Eagles Dare

As soon as Republican Governor of Missouri, Mike Parson, heard about Murphy, the bald eagle living at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, he called an emergency meeting of the Republican …

Biden’s Power Plants Plan

President Biden is poised to introduce a massive carbon-reducing plan for America’s utilities. According to an April 23 New York Times article, power plants in the United States cause about 25% of …

Do Do Don Ron Run

A few weeks back — and some variation of this happens every week — Governor Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire), former Vice President Mike Pence, and former Governor Chris Christie (R-George …

All Tuckered Out

The demise of Fox’s Tucker Carlson came as a surprise, not only to him but to the millions of palavering fans who couldn’t get enough of his racism, his lies, his misogyny. Rupert Murdoch …

Emperor of the Earth

As Earth Emperor, it is incumbent on me to report the State of the Earth, here on this hokey holiday called Earth Day. Let me just say that it is only thru the Grace of God and especially the grace …

It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

The President of the NRA, Charles Cotton, and the CEO, Wayne LaPierre, organized a meeting of 500 manufacturers of AR-15-style rifles recently in Houston, Texas. Mr. Cotton, a slim grizzled …

What if Democrats Were Republicans?

The Democratic Party is starting to look like a deranged cabal of grifters, sexual deviants, and constitutional ignoramuses.   But enough about why its support among its rank and file is still …

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its bluntest warning yet on the consequences of climate chaos. The Washington Post covered the IPCC report, …

Bound for Glory

Rupert Murdoch was watching TV with his eldest son, Lachlan, in his Manhattan penthouse on Friday, March 10, when the program was interrupted by the following bulletin: “Five men who kidnapped four …

Wrestling as Metaphor

The last time ex-President Donald Trump was at the BOK Center in Tulsa was in May 2020, during an unconscionable campaign stop during the height of COVID. Brad Parscale, his campaign manager at the …

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