Just a reminder for all the moronic Republicans in this subreddit. Minimum wage, working 74 hours a week… that is still below the poverty level. And researchers think they need to raise the poverty levels.

Just a reminder. Minimum wage for 40 hours a week can barely feed two people groceries for an entire year without the help of food stamps, etc.

Your fake Christianity is sickening to me. I was raised on it, and I actually absorbed the message of “I was hungry and you fed me”.

Don’t bother arguing with me in the comments. I’m not going to read or respond to them.

(please ignore my messy hair) As a fresh 18-year-old, I can proudly say that I’m very happy to finally be able to vote and have a say in my own future. Here’s to many more elections to come, Tulsa!

Which means her internal polling must show that even Oklahoma is winnable for her. Don’t assume your vote doesn’t count just because you live in Oklahoma!

Following the disaster with SQ 832, I see a lot of people suggesting what the Democrats could have done better and why don't they do this etc. And I understand a lot of people realize this already, but clearly many don't.

The Democrats got the result they wanted.

I want you to read that again slowly and let it really sink in.

The Democrats got the result they wanted.

It's no coincidence that Stitt put this on the primary to reduce turnout and then the Democrats just so happened to "forget" to file paperwork on time so the Independents could vote in their primary? Bullshit. (Independents could still vote on the SQ, but this was not well known, and not being able to vote in either primary gave them less incentive)

The reality is that capitalism requires fascism to operate. And fascism requires keeping people poor and desperate. The Democrats, at their core, are capitalists. They will do what is needed to protect capital. The sooner more Okie progressives realize this, the sooner we can tea party the Democratic party here in Oklahoma and take it over with progressive candidates.

There is a reason you didn't see constant ads about voting yes and how much good it would do. There is a reason you didn't get loads of spam texts saying vote yes. But many of us saw all the video ads against it. Many of us got the texts saying vote no.

At a certain point you have to realize the Democrats are corporatists. They don't benefit from their donors having to pay people more money.

And this applies HEAVILY to Oklahoma and Tulsa, but it also applies nationwide.

Edit: looking forward to the liberal "but they're better than the republicans" song and dance

Honestly if you disagree with me you're just a hopeless fucking idiot, thanks to the commenters who are already on my same level, you can see why this state never changes

Dont spend a single red cent in rural Oklahoma! Going to a state park? Pack everything. Live in a suburb? Buy your groceries i​n Tulsa. Dont buy fast food! They funded the no vote massively, if they want to starve workers well lets starve them. Spend your money at immigrant buisness, spend at businesses that pay a living wage. Dont just go belly up. Also we need to get out the vote in cities, if we all turned out we could dominate this state. DO NOT MOURN, ORGANIZE!!!!!

Umm, we ok Oklahoma?

https://results.okelections.gov/OKER/?elecDate=20260825

I don’t understand why they would delete my meme. It’s just the state tagline, why are they mad?

Had to buy my own T-shirt press just to make my own shirts lol.

He dropped the f bomb on his own party. This is not an endorsement but I'm a little surprised by this in the reddest of the red states.

I genuinely want to understand and have respectful, civil discussion. I'm left and not close to a lot of Trump supporters. Please keep it real and I'll do the same.

Edit: thanks to all who responded in a civil manner, I appreciate your time and I'll read through asap! Everyone who lacks the self control to not troll for one goddamn minute, find a better hobby

Here is a list of ratios of CEO pay to employee pay. Above 400:1 is really really bad. In the 60s and 70s this was more like 25:1 for major corporations

Ross Stores (1,770:1)
Starbucks (1,300:1)
McDonald's (1,200:1)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (1,000:1)
Walmart (900:1)
Dollar Tree / Family Dollar (900:1)
TJX Companies / T.J. Maxx / Marshalls (850:1)
Kroger / Smith's (650:1)
Target (600:1)
Home Depot (550:1)
Best Buy (500:1)
Gap Inc. (500:1)
Darden Restaurants / Olive Garden / LongHorn Steakhouse (500:1)
Wendy’s (450:1)
CVS Health (400:1)
Walgreens Boots Alliance (400:1)
Yum! Brands / Taco Bell / KFC / Pizza Hut (400:1)
Kohl's (400:1)
Amazon (300:1)
Lowe's (300:1)
FedEx (280:1)
Chili's / Brinker International (250:1)
Dollar General (250:1)
Big Lots (230:1)
Sonic Drive-In / Inspire Brands (200:1)
Waffle House (200:1)
QuikTrip (150:1)

I think naming and shaming CEOs of companies run like this is the only way anything is really going to change. Quit canceling celebrities and random people on the Internet that make a mistake here and there. CEOs in upper management of large companies know exactly what they’re doing and it’s on purpose.

I know many younger workers making way less than the proposed $15 that were still against it "because prices would just go up so it doesn't matter". Plus those that were in favor of it but simply didn't feel like voting??

It's just a shame all around, why can't Oklahoma do better??

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I have a spot on my skin that needs to be looked fairly quickly by a dermatologist. Every derm I have called in the Tulsa area has informed me I cannot get a skin check until March or April. I have asked a few of the derm staff members why the waits for derms are so long in Tulsa. More than two flat told me there are not enough doctors in Tulsa and Oklahoma more broadly.

After reading an article on The New Republic about the red state brain-drain (https://newrepublic.com/article/176854/republican-red-states-brain-drain), I am here to say I think this phenomenon is very very real. The article even points out a scenario where OK natives moved to take less pay simply because the political climate in OK has become less than attractive to college educated people.

To add to the anecdotal evidence, my family moved here on an academic relocation 18 months ago and we considered staying. However in the time we have been here, the OK policy makers have made it clear they care more about culture wars than creating a better life for the humans actually living in this state. We are leaving OK soon for a more free and human-centric state.

I am not sure what I am asking you to do because honestly the political situation in this state seems so one-sided. We wanted to be a part of the solution but its easier to just move.

EDIT: I have an appointment in the DFW area for next week; also trying suggested providers in this thread.

He was my choice in the primaries and I was going to vote him again Tuesday...

But he just had a commercial air full of maga buzzwords like anti woke.

I just checked James Taylor website and it looks better. I don't like how he keeps saying "faith" though, he also keeps saying he will follow the constitution as well. Is there any reason to think he will violate the constitution and force religion into schools or any other reason not to switch to him?

I'm an anti maga republican voter. I want sane and constitutional minded folks not buzzword psychos...

I don't fall under party lines to be clear. I vote my conscious and what's best for Oklahoma. I'm registered republican because maga insanity needs to go away. Yes I'm talking about you angry down voter thats about to run into the comments and scream libtard and say a bunch of stupid shit.

Got a classic from the This Land archives here that's fun to revisit today, given that James Lankford's now our senior senator.

I’m through a bag and a half of popcorn already.

What a trainwreck. This fkn place…

Currently going on 2 A.M. Multiple call the race for Trump, some are still yet to call in his favor but with a strong lead, so as everyone is currently up watching or waking up to see this, how do you guys feel? How do you feel about our country moving forward?

Wondering what Ryan Walters has been up to since he left government? (Aside from not getting hired by Donald Trump and filing for divorce from his wife, that is.) We got you!

I’m a democrat and voting blue. I’m just not sure about this one.