Recent content by Stillwater Townie

Speaking of no. 17, during an election debate last year I heard the Republican candidate say that when you take out Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma rates no. 17 for education. I don't think he said where he got that figure.

Like there are people in the U. S. who say Trump is a very great man, unfairly prosecuted, there would be those in Honduras who think the same of Hernández.

But in Oklahoma, it's the Culture War, stupid, not education, not even the economy. OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade...

Trump's abject hypocrisy stinks to high heaven. And then Sen. Mullin compounds it...

Just what is there to show for all that debt? Are individuals and companies making millions they shouldn't have? I may be wrong but don't think federal government has been growing much.

Evangelicals should only worry about their own sex lives.

Possibly the best way to make up for $1.2 billion in lost revenue is to hike the state sales tax. Oklahoma, if I got it correct, took in a bit over $3 billion in state sales tax in 2023. That means the state sales tax would have to be raised by around 2%. Efforts from a vote around 10 years...

The emperor has already been wearing no clothes.

So foreign tourists at national parks will have less to spend at surrounding American businesses. That doesn't sound being conservative or welcoming to me. But it sounds stupid.

I've always avoided TikTok. It seems too mindless and addictive.

It's a wonder that Jesus got disciples for preaching like that and kept them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/rfk-jr-public-health-science/684948/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo

Also, don't listen to the bible, especially about immigrants.

Passage of this petition will eliminate property taxes on your home. Up to $1.2 billion in revenue would be eliminated by 2029. Proponents say it will be up to the Oklahoma Legislature to determine how the funds will be replaced and that it will have three years to do so. Good luck with that as...

Dozens of major X accounts masquerading as “America First” or “MAGA” proponents have been identified as originating in places like Russia, India, and Nigeria. https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/ar-AA1QYErc