Category Archives: National

New bill to increase gov’t transparency

For decades, the goal of increased government financial transparency has been widely shared across political parties and stakeholder groups. The Financial Data Transparency Act (S.4295), proposed by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, takes a major step toward openness and accessibility by directing seven financial regulators, including the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, to develop “machine-readable” data standards that accurately reflect the existing reporting standards. So, it is surprising that this transparency measure has attracted stiff opposition when it has proven so successful in corporate reporting. A webinar is upcoming on topic.

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Rock the House

Editorial: Elected Oklahoma Representatives are on both sides of the leadership contest for U.S. Speaker of the House. That does not bother grassroots activists in state.

Democracy is messy. Our State and County party conventions are known for such leadership fights with robust language and, as previously reported here, more than a few dirty tricks.

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What a strange time to be a child

Every child has the right to live free from exploitation and abuse

Cultures and societies progress, generally in a more civil, moral, ethical direction. Look at our evolution from practices in ancient Greece. Several hundred years ago B.C., Greek elites openly participated in pederasty, meaning “boy love.” This was a relationship between an older male and an adolescent youth done under the guise of the older man educating and mentoring the chosen boy. In return, the man felt young and beautiful.

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Move to intervene in First Amendment Case

On Nov. 17, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ty and Charlene Bollinger moved to intervene in the Missouri v. Biden First Amendment case on behalf of the public interest, themselves and their respective organizations — Children’s Health Defense (CHD), Mercola.com, The Truth About Vaccines (TTAV) and The Truth About Cancer (TTAC). The intervention will allow them — and the public at large — to gain access to specific discovery and depositions — including that of Dr. Anthony Fauci from Nov. 23 — for use in pending litigation against social media platforms.

The intervenors are among the 12 specifically disfavored speakers the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has labeled the “Disinformation Dozen” due to content shared on social media and websites regarding vaccines. In actuality, they are prominent publishers of factual, alternative online news and criticism  — including Big Pharma, all aspects of COVID-19 and the government’s response.

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Court Orders Release of True the Vote

True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht and Data Investigator Gregg Phillips (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)

While election news dominated public discourse, arguably one of the most important election stories was mostly missed by legacy media. True the Vote which has documented questions of election integrity throughout the nation was also attacked by opponents in court.

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