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CEO Senator Challenges Teamsters President to MMA Fight
Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged Sean O’Brien to an MMA charity fight after O’Brien called him a “clown & fraud.”
Republicans Are Using Exceptions to Sell Their Abortion Bans. It’s a Scam.
Exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies are incredibly hard for pregnant people to actually use—and that’s a feature, not a bug.
Legal Weed Just Took a Rare Loss in This Red State
Oklahoma just voted against legalizing weed, a rare loss for a movement that’s made enormous strides over the past decade.
Anti-Abortion ‘Abolitionists’ Want to Charge Abortion Patients Like Murderers Now
Mainstream anti-abortion activists have long insisted they don’t want to punish people who get abortions. Now, that claim is being put to the test.
High-Ranking Prison Officer Aided a Neo-Nazi Gang Attack on Black Prisoners
The lieutenant received a nearly four-year sentence for the attack, plus ordering a disturbing punishment of "stretching out" a prisoner.
It Only Takes One Parent to Get All The Graphic Novels Removed From a School Library
A school district in Oklahoma removed 3,000 titles after an angry parent complained about ‘pornography.’
‘He’s a Fucking Kid’: Cops Caught on Video Beating Teen at State Fair
“They could have just bear-hugged him and got handcuffs on him,” the teen’s grandmother said. “I don’t know why they slammed him to the ground.”
Oklahoma Wants to Revoke License of Teacher Who Shared ‘Books Unbanned’ QR Code
The teacher chose to resign, but the Governor’s top education official wants to stop her from teaching in the state at all.
This Teacher Gave Students Access to ‘Banned’ Books. She Was Put on Leave and Resigned.
The Oklahoma teacher covered the books in her classroom but gave students a QR code for the Brooklyn Public Library’s “Books Unbanned” site.
Scientists Are Investigating Gigantic Energy ‘Jets’ That Shoot Up to Space
A recent "gigantic jet" of lighting shot up 50 miles into space, a phenomenon that scientists are just beginning to understand.
Richard Glossip Has Survived 3 Execution Dates. Now He’s Set for a Fourth.
Richard Glossip, 59, was sentenced to death in Oklahoma in 2004. Since then, he's eaten his last meal three times.
Oklahoma Threatens Librarians: ‘Don’t Use the Word Abortion’
After a total abortion ban in the state, library workers in Oklahoma were warned to not help patrons find abortion-related information, period.