OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 30mAmerica may never be great again, at least in our lifetimes 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026#Oklahoma State Question 845 proposes to take party balancing out of judicial nominating process tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...tulsaworld.comState Question 845 proposes to take party balancing out of judicial nominating processIt would also eliminate a prohibition on attorneys and immediate family members of attorneys from being selected to fill at-large vacancies. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Will only GOP voters in the states his actions have created problems for GOP races get this ? 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hey, #Tulsa County Voters, The Tulsa County Election Board has added early in-person voting sites for Nov. 3 tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...tulsaworld.comElection Board adds early in-person voting sites for Nov. 3This is the first time the Tulsa County Election Board has offered residents four early in-person locations to cast their ballots. 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Closed primaries are a curse on our democracy tulsaworld.com/article_93a5...tulsaworld.comClosed primaries are a curse on our democracyI didn't leave my political party. My party left me. Both of them. I've been a Democrat, and I've been a Republican. What I am now doesn't matter. The point 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like a good science fiction or fantasy story, but this just proves he does not understand the fact that we can read this story in the news everyday. It does not have any science to back it up but it sure as hell is a lot of fantasy 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As JFK said, it is not what you country can do for you, but what you you can do for your country. Now our country needs us to vote. You have heard the phrase, how do you eat an elephant - one bite at a time. Well, we can eat the GOP elephant with each vote we cast for a Democrattulsaworld.comDemocrats want better than paycheck to paycheckThe GOP seems to be coming up short on ways to improve American lives. Under this administration, a new forever war in the Middle East was started, as well as 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thanks, was added to my book shelf 55 years ago, and still gets a read every once in a while 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026#oklahomatulsaworld.comHow to reengage American voters who don't careMany Oklahomans were surprised to learn Gentner Drummond had lost the gubernatorial nomination. How did Mazzei win? White House pressure and widespread voter apathy played key roles. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Not me, but as I was looking I saw this and thought, why not post it 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Well said. While we may be different in many ways, we are all on the path to a better world when we accept the differences in our society fairlytulsaworld.comLibbie Peters: It's time to extend to all the freedoms that Christians enjoyWhy can my Christian tradition break ground on a temple in the Tulsa area this week while the Islamic Society of Tulsa cannot get approval to build a mosque in Broken Arrow, asks Libbe Peters. 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Wonder what we could have if the Oklahoma Republican Legislature focued on what we need to live healthy, safe lives versus telling us how to live our livesinfrastructurereportcard.orgOklahoma Infrastructure Report Card | ASCESee the Oklahoma Infrastructure Report Card, and learn how upgrades in roads, bridges, and utilities could positively impact residents and businesses. 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Did trump make a deal to let China have Taiwan?apnews.comUS pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western HemispherePresident Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In #Oklahoma, 15 years of GOP control has devastated our kids and grandkids future. A lack of appropriate funding for professionally trained teachers and staffs working in buildings that provide a comfortable learning environment to ensure our future has the skills to compete in our economies.tulsaworld.comOklahoma State Testing Program results show familiar struggles in reading, mathFigures released this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Education indicate spring 2026 scores remained largely flat compared to a year ago. #oklaed 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The "October Surprise" this year has some seriously dark possibilities 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Reader urges no votes on SQ 844, SQ 846 tulsaworld.com/article_5aa8...tulsaworld.comReader urges no votes on SQ 844, SQ 846The Republican Party took total control of Oklahoma's government in 2011. In the 15 years since, they have driven Oklahoma to the bottom of most rankings compared with other states. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Q: How much money did Oklahoma get from the Federal Government (who get it from blue states) to balance the budget? A: About $16-$17 billion dollars 000 0
Reposted by OKPapaTomThanksForVotingOK @thanksforvotingok.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Those of you who've shown up 3 times this year: we applaud you. We can't wait to celebrate you at the next one. 🎉 To those who haven't voted yet in 2026: This your official invitation. 8/25 belongs to EVERY registered voter in Oklahoma. Learn More and take the voter pledge: www.thanksforvotingok.com 011 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Perhaps we could pick the counties with the highest turnout of Trump Voters for these sites 000 0
Reposted by OKPapaTomThanksForVotingOK @thanksforvotingok.bsky.social · 27/07/202629 days until Oklahoma votes again. August 25. Put it on your calendar. 🗳️ #ThanksForVotingOK 001 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It boggles my mind trying to figure out what the Republicans think they're going to end up with, when they get through dismantling the America they grew up in. 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Straight party voting in Oklahoma is taking our future straight to hell 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Oklahoma is at the bottom of school and student success rankings in America. Underfunding public education by sending vouchers and tax breaks to those who already can afford private schools will continue to take opportunity from too many of our kids. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026What could possibly go wrong?tulsaworld.comRule change could benefit Trump Jr.WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the "Amazon of guns" public last year. Now, GrabAGun, where the U.S. president's son is a shareholder and 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026While the evening of July 4th is loud and chaotic, the morning after is one of true peace and quiet 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 21/06/2026On the wait list to be called for a table in the dining room 030 3
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Wait a mnute, you want American journalists to do what? 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Gotta vote to get our America back substack.com/@okpapatom/n...substack.comTom Dial (@okpapatom)It is 3:00AM and I am lying awake, frustrated with the recent election results in Oklahoma. You may have heard the phrase “we are not a red state so much as we are a do not vote state” - well we just... 021 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026If anyone deserves a third term it is this guy.tulsaworld.comObama Presidential Center, designed as hub of civic life, to open in ChicagoThrongs of guests converged on a lakefront park in Chicago on Thursday to dedicate the Obama Presidential Center, a sprawling campus honoring the 44th president of the United States. 020 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The death grip the GOP has on Oklahoma's government is going to be the death of Oklahoma Looks like we will be the number one in state rankings as we work toward being the first state to be last in all economic, educational, environmental and personal freedom issues 030 3
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026It is our turn to declare independence from the tyranny of an unjust Trump Administration and continue moving America along the path toward that more perfect union envision by our founders 250 years ago. 010 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026It is written in the Declaration of Independence that all men (read this as everyone) are created equally and that unjust governments should be abolished. 110 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026If you find you cannot live and let live in my America, perhaps you are not what an American is supposed to be. If you are not that person yearning to be free and let others live freely in their own lives, Can you truly be considered an American. 100 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My version of America says that you can dislike someone’s lifestyle, but you cannot limit it just because you do not understand it. My version of America welcomes anyone who wants to live in peace with together. My America does not tolerate hatred towards those that live differently from me, 100 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The one where the American Dream was encouraged and supported for all, regardless of skin color, choice of faith, country of origin, or preference of who we love. 100 1
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I want my America Back. The one that has staggered and stumbled on its way to a more perfect union. The one where Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness meant each of us were free, even encouraged, to be the best person we could be. 120 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Thank you. Pardon the pun, my garden keeps me grounded 120 2
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 06/06/2026My happy place, In a world full of hate and harm. Now, time to get up and get back in the fight! 151 5
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Grocery prices about to go higher. Time to adjust your family budget. tulsaworld.com/article_ecc4...tulsaworld.comGrocery prices about to go higherAs Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store. 000 0
OKPapaTom @okpapatom.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Trump may have endorsed Mazzei, but he did not write this. 010 1