Give HARRY (& his Senate club) hell [updated]
So, we're all disgusted at the Dems caving once again. The diaries and comments on this site will be red hot on the topic for days.But what real action can we take? Preferably something immediate,...
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Texas Activist Bill Holloway passes away
I wanted to post here the sad news about the sudden passing of Texas peace and justice activist Bill Holloway. He lived in Austin. This picture was taken in Crawford in August 2006.I don't know if he...
View ArticleA teacher in Emmonak, Alaska
My friend Fannie moved to a small Eskimo village last fall to teach special ed. She's an activist, but probably didn't dream she would end up in a national political drama in that remote place.I called...
View ArticleOrganization uses concern for disabled vets in scam fundraising
Maybe you've received one of their mugs, or a flip calendar, or a blanket. Maybe you responded to these "gifts" from Disabled Veterans National Foundation by sending them a check.If so, you have been...
View ArticleOpen memo to MSNBC re: Tonight's Rachel Maddow Show
I love the Rachel Maddow Show and watch it every night. Frankly, sometimes I watch it again when it comes back around on the TV machine.So it is with much sadness that I must inform you that tonight I...
View ArticleThe 2007 University of Oklahoma interview with Colin Powell [Updated]
This will be short, as there's not a lot I can add to Keith Olberman's description and reaction to this lost nugget. In case you missed Countdown last night and tonight, Keith referred to a two-year...
View ArticleWhat about this for a running diary series?
I know many of us write letters to the editor of our local papers (or beyond). Many, many excellent examples have been either inspired or published here at Kos (though my experience is that one should...
View ArticleDel City High School Lesbian Outrage -- NOT
Please stop promoting this story of descrimination of lesbians at the high school in Del City Oklahoma. I just got off the phone with Principal Gina Hill, I have also talked to a local independent...
View ArticleThings to do while waiting for DK4 pages to load or error messages appear
Note: this diary posted in good fun with full understanding of and appreciation for the issues with the transition and new features, which I am very excited about.So, you've come to DK4 and are already...
View ArticleWe write letters (well, some of us do)
I'll get the embarrassing part out of the way first. Long, long ago, Dec. 2009, I proposed a diary series around writing letters to the editor. It got a slight spattering of approval. And I even...
View Article300 attend Occupy OKC GA meeting
The Occupy OKC (Oklahoma City) General Assembly meeting tonight had over 300 people tonight. This was the second GA and the occupation is starting Monday (some details still pending).I've been an...
View ArticleOccupy OKC starts Monday 10/10 (with poll)
Oklahoma, what is seen to be the "reddest" state, has a significant and growing number of people who are not anything like Oral Roberts, Toby Keith, Tom Coburn or even sweet Carrie Underwood. No, they...
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Occupy OKC Day 1
Oklahoma is finally in this thing for real, with an occupation starting tonight, the site being Kerr Park downtown in the heart of our own little financial district. Within two blocks of the park are...
View ArticleDeath at Occupy OKC encampment
Earlier today one of the protesters at Occupy OKC was found dead in one of the tents. It was a young man known as "Street Poet" who had shared his gift for rap with the small community in Kerr Park.The...
View ArticleOKC council vote marks new day for GLBT rights
This morning the city council in Oklahoma City voted 7-2 to add "sexual orientation" to the city's personnel anti-discrimination policy.This comes three weeks after new council member Dr. Ed Shadid,...
View ArticleAuld Acquaintance and Virtual Community
I moved around a lot as a kid and young adult. Due to that, combined with my incredible shyness until I was well past adulthood, I don't have any friends in my life now from before I was 30.Then, in...
View ArticleIn defense of my fellow Oklahomans
Remember that recent diary about an Oklahoma legislator who has proposed a bill to "outlaw aborted fetuses" in food? It was another field day for Kossacks to point and laugh at my adopted state. And...
View Article[Updated] Shame on Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Update 4: See action items pulled from the comments.This hasn't been diaried yet?AP Exclusive: Amid abortion debate, Komen cancer charity halting grants to Planned ParenthoodJust saw this on Facebook,...
View ArticleFaux News readers are freaking out over latest from SGK
It's not right to gloat at other people's discomfort .... butYou gotta think they had it coming. Well, I peeked over at what the poor deluded souls at FoxNews.com were saying about the latest news on...
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Cartoon by former Republican, 79, skewers GOP candidates
A friend's 79-year old father, a former Republican, drew this cartoon. The friend posted on Facebook and gave me permission to post here and anyone to share.The artist's name is Tom Glover. He has a...
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