Today’s basically a college football Saturday for me, so this Dumpster Fire will be brief. Before we get to it, a couple of internal housecleaning notes:
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Anyway, on to this week’s Dumpster Fire:
Dumpster Fire
Islamophobia Grips Broken Arrow
A local Islamic group in Tulsa wants to build a mosque on land they own, which, of course, pissed off the freedom-for-me-and-not-for-thee Christian Nationalists who mouth-breathe around town. Hundreds of them flocked to protest a council decision on the mosque:
Fortunately, common constitutional sense prevailed and, despite the hateful biases of the American Taliban in attendance, the mosque was approved.
Ethics Commission Needs a New Webmaster
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission website has apparently been down for a couple of months, and nobody seems to know how to fix it.
The issue has grown so bad that even Kevin Stitt – one of the most unethical politicians this state has ever seen – is growing concerned:
Yep, even Kevin Stitt is worried that the Ethics Commission website is down. What’s next? His son complaining about the online traffic ticket payment portal being offline?
Latest Oklahoma Space Scheme Takes Flight
Every couple of years, Oklahoma politicians try to use taxpayer funding to will a spaceport industry to life, only to see the money burn up like a space rock in the atmosphere. I doubt this one will be any different.
News on 6 Anchor Turned Into AI Slop
If you ask me, the only one in the original photos with a right to complain is the deer!
Freedom Caucus Still Opposes Freedom
Most of my voter rights and freedoms have been siphoned away by the overgrown influence of political parties – for example, I’m not authorized to participate in my own state’s primary election – so I’m all for the new ranked-choice voting system. It’s the only way to give all voters an equal voice and at least semi-loosen the stranglehold two money-hungry parties have over it.
Naturally, right-wing Christian National Republicans are against it:
YouTuber Takes Deep, Stretchy Look at Failed Lindsay Bank
I stumbled across this deep dive into the Lindsay Bank scandal. The YouTuber connects some dots a bit too aggressively, reaches for a little Joe Exotic relevance, and portrays the I-35 corridor as a lawless, drug-infested wasteland – which, to be fair, it kind of is – but it was still an interesting enough watch.
Woman Held Hostage in OK County Jail
You’d think after a day or two the inmate would’ve just escaped.
Kangaroo Captured in Tulsa County
I heard the Sheriff’s deputies celebrated the bust by eating at Outback Steakhouse.
Is that lame a way to end this? Yes. Is it all I’ve got on this college football Saturday? Also yes. Have a nice weekend.
