Watching the French take Brazil . . .
Monday, June 22, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . at 7 a.m. Gusty Nor'easterlies this morning after overnight rains are forecasted to ease as the day moves along. Mostly cloudy with peeks of sun and upper 70 make for a cool early Summer day for Green Country and TulseyTown.
From the “in-case-you-were-wonderin'” files: How did Oklahoma get to the bottom? Decline: A Case Study in Conservative Governance – GenXpletives.
So, can we climb out of this hole? In Oklahoma – one of the reddest states in the country – New Democrats outpaced Republicans in registrations statewide, which is the first time that's happened in about 15 years. It's just a monthly report from May, but it is part of a bigger trend...over the last six months new Democrats outpaced new Republicans in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton. – College Democrats of America, 6.21.26 (via email, couldn't find a link for you)
If you don't know U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, you should know she's an Okie at heart. There are a few of us still around who think and act blue.
The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse. 6.22.26
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a metaphor for the Trump presidency. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
135 days. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought, 6.21.26
Yesterday: The existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was born in 1905, Paris, France.
Today: The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was born today in 1859 Edinburg, Scotland.
One of the most versatile and accomplished actors of our time, Meryl Streep, is 77 today, born in 1949, Summit, New Jersey. She has received an unprecedented 21 Academy Award nominations, and she has won 3 Oscars.
Prolific film producer David O. Selznick was born on this day in 1902, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
And the French composer Darius Milhaud was born today in 1892, Aix-en-Provence, France. He was among the most influential composers of the 20th century, known especially for his development of polytonality (simultaneous use of different keys).