Sadly, I rarely have time anymore to do the research and writing I once had time to do. If you’re interested in writing and/or reasearching, for God sakes DO NOT START A PODCAST! It’s shocking how much time a twice-weekly show can take up!
Instead, let me make sure you have links to three MUST READ articles for this weekend, but also the links to numerous Substacks that you simply MUST put on your list to check out daily. Substack is great in that you can follow authors and when they release an article, it pops up in your app. Yes, I suggest you download the Substack app, but you can also be notified of new articles via email – which is great, if like me – you feel your phone filling up beyond manageable proportions with apps!
Please read V1SUT’s newest piece Past Speaker McCall Puts Gov Ambitions Over Kids: Grand Jury Petitioner Arrested Twice after Naming McCall & Others. Charles McCall is running for Governor. This is very important information regarding someone who speaks campaign rhetoric about protecting children and families. You need to follow V1SUT on Substack and on our podcast, where Katy will be subbing for me again – this time during my knee replacement – the 22nd to October 3 (or so!)!
Highway Robbery: How the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Exploits Drivers and Squanders Millions is the latest from Amy Cerato’s substack. Amy is a professor of Engineering at OU. She has also been forefront (along with our friends and frequent podcast guests Whitney Mullica and Kelly Wilson) in the PikeOffOTA group, writing and researching about the Oklahoma Transportation Authority. This particular article is a must-read, but it is also a necessity that you sign up for Amy’s Substack, as she regularly produces excellent, timely and well-researched information all Oklahoman’s should know.
Amy has another Substack article coming out on the 8th, that you won’t want to miss that promises to show where the ‘extra’ toll funds are going. I don’t think any of us want to miss those revelations – as long as we have trash cans nearby in the event we have to be sick…
Ramblings of a Domesticated Warrior is another Substack to which you should subscribe. Here again, excellent writing combined with truth and news you definitely won’t hear on the drive-by-fake Media. Their newest post is The Chamber’s Puppets: Exposing Oklahoma’s So-Called Republicans. This article has a questionnaire you can give to prospective candidates for office in 2026, that is short and sweet, but gets right down to the nitty-gritty, exposing whether or not they are tyrannists, or Constitutionalists, group thinkers/one world government fans, or individualists. So many candidate questionnaires tire out – not only the candidate – but the person reading. This is awesome. Please download the survey and give it to ALL the candidates you’re able to!
Here are a few other OKLAHOMA Substack authors I suggest:
The Sooner Sentinel – for the libertarians/small government lovers in all of us.
Straight Up – by Tulsa reporter David Arnett, has lots of good information about Tulsa, but also Oklahoma in general.
The Oklahoma Lion – another really great Substack with local, political news.
The Oklahoma State Capitol – a Substack written by former Oklahoma State Representative Jason Murphey, The Oklahoma State Capitol covers exactly what it says it does – the people and legislation coming out of our Capitol. It’s a MUST read for the real scoop on what’s going on where Oklahoma laws are imposed upon We The People.
I also follow a Substack written by a Democrat, called GenXpletives. She writes about politics and important topics with a liberal bend, but she is an exceedingly honest writer that doesn’t hiss, or name call, or act like a leftist. She and I have had some really excellent conversations based on some of her articles because we definitely intersect on thoughts and topics. If you want to read what an honest liberal thinks, I suggest GenXpletives. And remember – we don’t have to give up our core belief system to agree with someone who doesn’t think exactly like us. In fact, the more we converse, the more we find out we have in common and it’s the common ground that is important. Don’t refuse to read something just because the person you’re reading doesn’t have your political bend.
And so, there you are. I know a lot of people who say to me that they would read more, but they don’t know what to read. Now you know! Go get your Substack app fired up, or click through the links I’ve provided here and sign up! 2026 will be a VERY IMPORTANT year here in Oklahoma. Make sure you find a way to keep up with Oklahoma politics!
