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Oklahoma

  • Economic Health Watch

    Economic Health Watch

    Dear Reader:

    I hope you have a little savings to cover an emergency.

    Increasingly, Americans live paycheck to paycheck and are maxed out on their credit. But so is the U.S. You cannot keep rolling over debt if creditors will not lend you money. The same is true for the country.

    As the graph below shows, central banks globally are buying gold, but since 2021 [Biden Administration], foreign official purchases of the U.S. Treasury bill, once considered the safest form of investment, have plummeted. Confidence in the U.S. as the world’s economic powerhouse is crumbling.

    Unlike you, if the U.S. government cannot find buyers for its bonds, it can simply “print” (or digitally create) money. The result is dilution of the value of all existing dollars (inflation).

    What should you do?

    Richard Maybury, who generally provides a lot of investment advice in Early Warning Report, says in the April/May issue to “continue sitting on your hands.”

    “I do not have the foggiest notion what to forecast except more runaway uncertainty.” This could cause a plunge in the velocity of money, a strong deflationary signal.

    He suggests stocking up on emergency equipment and supplies. He warns that the destructive effects of ObamaCare are continuing, and that good medical care will be increasingly hard to find. “Befriend as many medical professionals as you can.”

     Additional Information:

    About the author: Jane Orient, M.D., Executive Director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and may be reached by email at [email protected]

    Editor’s Note: While few could argue with a current analysis of “runaway uncertainty,” the reset of trade relationships is continuing, but likely to settle soon in the consumer’s favor. Economists in many nations are sighing in relief that President Trump is calling out China’s practices. In truth, no producer in a free society can compete with a producer using slave labor under threat of torture and death. This is the reason Tulsa Today urges a boycott of all China products until the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is removed.

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  • Dear Legislators, Oppose SJR20

    Dear Legislators, Oppose SJR20

    In a public release early this morning, more than 30 organizations and individuals, representing thousands of conservative Oklahomans, politely request legislators to oppose SJR20, the proposed joint resolution that seeks to disapprove the newly adopted science and social studies standards.

    The letter notes that “three State Board members were replaced just days before the final vote, disrupting a nearly year-long process. Now, some individuals are using that disruption as cover to try to reverse the results, results that reflect the will of the people. This is not about flawed standards; it is about political interference and media manipulation.

    Continuing the letter states, “Oklahoma’s adoption process for academic standards has been consistent, legal, and transparent. Superintendent Ryan Walters and the State Board followed that same process to adopt strong, conservative, pro-American standards. Unfortunately, three State Board members were replaced just days before the final vote, disrupting a process underway for nearly a year. Now, some individuals are using that disruption as cover to try to reverse the results—results that reflect the will of the people.

    “The liberal Oklahoma media activists and their Democrat legislator allies have opposed these standards from the start—not because of what’s wrong with them, but because of what’s right: they’re truth-filled, anti-woke, and unapologetically conservative. Now, some Republican lawmakers are considering aligning themselves with those same Democrats and liberal media activists—turning their backs on the very voters who put them in office.

    “We want to remind every legislator: In the last few election cycles, grassroots conservative organizations have flipped seats across Oklahoma by holding weak Republicans accountable. If you choose to side with the liberal media and make backroom deals with Democrats to block conservative reform, you will be next.”

    This isn’t just a procedural vote. It’s a test of conviction. A test of loyalty. A test of courage. We urge every legislator: Respect the process. Reject the media pressure. Stand with the people. Vote NO on SJR20.

    The letter is signed by: Moms for Liberty Oklahoma * ROPE Report * American Education Advocates * Miriam Shaw, host of the Mission for Freedom Podcast * Wayne Hill, Vice Chair OK GOP * OK Grassroots * School Boards for Kids * Broken Trust * SW Metro Lions Den * Awake Oklahoma * Lions Den * Freedom Brigades * Oklahoma D.O.G.E. * Jake Merrick, host of the Jake Merrick Show * Ladies for Liberty * Canadian County Lions Den * Restore Oklahoma * Republican Women’s Club South Tulsa * Brian Hobbs, CD3 Vice Chair * Oklahoma Values Coalition * Chuck Sabatka, Creek County GOP Vice Chair * Susan Sipes, Creek County GOP Secretary, Precinct 408 Chair * Nancy McDaniel, Legislative Resource Offi cer Creek County GOP * Wendell Shaw, Garfi eld County GOP precinct 110 Chair and state committee member * William Zachary Stump, Precinct 311 Secretary/Treasurer Creek County * Susan Burns, Canadian County GOP Secretary * Karla Sabatka, Precinct 311 Vice-Chairman Creek County * Kenny Bob Tapp Cimarron County GOP Chairman * OK2A * Mike Bichard, Chairman Craig County GOP * Oklahomans for Childrens Rights Inc. * Narcisa Crafts – Rogers County GOP Chair * Nathan Voelkers – Vice Chairman Kay County GOP *

    Tulsa Today joins this request that the OK Legislature dismiss the deeply flawed and disingenuous SJR20

  • Oklahoma Cannabis in 2020 – Scorecard

    Oklahoma started 2020 as the No. 2 cannabis market in the Nation

    Legislative Headwinds surfaced by February

    There are more than a dozen legislative bills dealing with medical marijuana, and some of those would bring limitations to current and future businesses.

    Oklahoma marijuana dispensaries face oncoming challenges

    Record Revenues by June

    As of June, Oklahomans spent more than $385 million this year on medical marijuana.

    Another record month for medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma