Liberal. Thinker. Journalist. Committed to re-establishing democracy in the U.S. Founder and retired Editor-in-Chief of Oklahoma City Free Press.https://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvrbwnx6tc2nOKC Free Press was the first Oklahoma City metro news outlet to go all in on accurately reporting Starbuck's workers' efforts to be represented by a union. Ownership matters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrbwnx6tc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvqqrsctqk2cDamn! https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/college-education-future-ai/688655/?gift=NwRWebeH6IxVYyLhsfkwGtf4S5YbZQQqpwjTnj8JcOs17 Sep 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqqrsctqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvolj5hrek2eTrump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. | Gift article https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/us/politics/trump-canada-51st-state-eu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share17 Sep 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvolj5hrek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvoisg6lss2fThis photo illustrates just how preposterous procedures have become in the Republican-controlled Congress. Time for big change. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoisg6lss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvoimpshxc2fWhy it's important for the Congress to look very different after the Nov elections. The Congress is who founded the Kennedy Center and should have the final sayso in all things pertaining to it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoimpshxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvoihgpjks2fA great example of how throughout history fascism has primarily been about theft, and really nothing else. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoihgpjks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvo4xtq3or2oFederal prosecutors have accused five men of being part of a network that planned to assassinate Russian dissidents and others in the United States and abroad. The charges say that the plots were orchestrated by the Kremlin. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/us/russia-assassination-plot-kremlin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.jJNb.-7zBHy156zdg&smid=nytcore-ios-share16 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo4xtq3or2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvo24ii6gv2oThe reason some of us “don’t know anyone who had the measles” is because of years of vaccination across the U.S.population. Now, under Trump, that’s changing. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/09/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-outbreak-kennedy/688647/?gift=NwRWebeH6IxVYyLhsfkwGgbL8EWpBxJh6fGrh-WIJpA16 Sep 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo24ii6gv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvnzpebly22fIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/09/15/repub/iran-war-cost-tops-40b-and-billions-more-monthly-budget-analysis-finds/16 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnzpebly22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvnfbi42st2rGood rundown here on a story that always involves big emotions in both the OKC and Canton communities. https://freepressokc.com/lake-hefner-set-for-replenishment-from-western-ok-lake/16 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnfbi42st2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvlo6oakcq2h‘Family Values’ GOP Had a Repeat Sex Offender Give the Opening Prayer at a North Carolina Campaign… https://mannyotiko1.medium.com/family-values-gop-had-a-repeat-sex-offender-give-the-opening-prayer-at-a-north-carolina-campaign-6b3bc4087c4515 Sep 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlo6oakcq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvlm3lzfbf26President Trump’s handpicked board of trustees for the Kennedy Center voted Tuesday to immediately close the famed venue for renovations, shortly after a federal court blocked Trump’s latest attempt to put his name on the building. https://newrepublic.com/post/215454/donald-trump-loses-mind-kennedy-center-name?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss15 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlm3lzfbf26https://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvkvmbll3c2xOnly one effective response …. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-kennedy-center/688618/?gift=NwRWebeH6IxVYyLhsfkwGt4UBXvVxnYI98UKf8zcKUU15 Sep 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkvmbll3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvksz6wbxc2dSupreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-rejects-trump-mail-ballot-restrictions-ahead-of-midterms15 Sep 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksz6wbxc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvksgfjdd52cThe wheels of justice turn slowly, but they do turn. https://freepressokc.com/okc-man-to-receive-life-in-prison-for-2024-murder-of-roommate/15 Sep 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksgfjdd52chttps://bsky.app/profile/brettdokc.bsky.social/post/3mvjaeq5ytm2aOKC Philharmonic celebrates power, scope of music in 2026-27 season https://freepressokc.com/okc-philharmonic-celebrates-power-scope-of-music-in-2026-27-season/14 Sep 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:v3v2drpzprtzu64br3ewtysd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjaeq5ytm2a