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Across-the-Desk

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October 2, 2023

School culture wars push students to form banned book clubs, anti-censorship groups

Across the country, a generation of young readers is standing up against efforts to ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries.

Student-led banned book clubs and anti-censorship groups have been popping up in states where a conservative-led movement to remove certain books or lessons has led to boisterous board meetings, protests, and more.

The students behind these groups say they have long been left out of the conversation, despite being the most impacted by such restrictions.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/school-culture-wars-push-students-form-banned-book/story?id=103377259

October 1, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E11 (Special Guest - The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings)

This week, Kit Fairchild sits down with The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings to discuss the newly transpired agreement between The Village and Yukon Oklahoma when it comes to jail detainees because of the horrid conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Which is listed as one of the worst jails in the nation.

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October 1, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E11 (Special Guest - The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings)

This week, Kit Fairchild sits down with The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings to discuss the newly transpired agreement between The Village and Yukon Oklahoma when it comes to jail detainees because of the horrid conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Which is listed as one of the worst jails in the nation.

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October 1, 2023

S8:E11 (Special Guest - The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings)

This week, Kit Fairchild sits down with The Village Vice Mayor Sean Cummings to discuss the newly transpired agreement between The Village and Yukon Oklahoma when it comes to jail detainees because of the horrid conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Which is listed as one of the worst jails in the nation.

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September 24, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E10 (Ryan Walters - An Agent of Chaos, Division, and Stochastic Terrorism)

This week Kit talks about the multi-page report put out by Ryan Walters about his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives on the influence of the Chinese government when it comes to education . But he only gave the report to a select few in the Oklahoma Legislature, automatically causing division and chaos throughout that legislative body. As well as his crusade to kill the public school system with the same tactics of division and chaos, as well as the use of stochastic terrorism to achieve his political aims.

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September 24, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E10 (Ryan Walters - An Agent of Chaos, Division, and Stochastic Terrorism)

This week Kit talks about the multi-page report put out by Ryan Walters about his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives on the influence of the Chinese government when it comes to education . But he only gave the report to a select few in the Oklahoma Legislature, automatically causing division and chaos throughout that legislative body. As well as his crusade to kill the public school system with the same tactics of division and chaos, as well as the use of stochastic terrorism to achieve his political aims.

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September 21, 2023

The Will Rogers Experiment E19

This week Sean Cummings and Kit Fairchild talk about the Special Session called for by Kevin Stitt and the reaction from the Legislature about the 'unprofessional' way Governor Stitt went about setting it up. As well as Ryan Walters speaks before the U.S. House of Representatives and the Lauren Boebert controversy where she was groping her date in public during a live theater performance and being generally disruptive...

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-will-rogers-experiment-113363079/episode/e19-123645965/

September 20, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E9 (Conservative Values - Violent Threats)

This week Kit talks about the real 'death cult' that exist with Conservatism today when it comes to threatening violence to gain their political will... It's a theme we have been seeing lately, over, and over, from Trump to DeSantis, to their sycophants making threats to the FBI if they prosecute and if they don't prosecute! Bomb threats to our smallest and most vulnerable citizens as we see them made to schools, as well as teachers and school board members and the media... It's Conservative Values week as we discuss the 'values' of making violent and terroristic threats ...

September 19, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E9 (Conservative Values - Violent Threats)

This week Kit talks about the real 'death cult' that exist with Conservatism today when it comes to threatening violence to gain their political will... It's a theme we have been seeing lately, over, and over, from Trump to DeSantis, to their sycophants making threats to the FBI if they prosecute and if they don't prosecute! Bomb threats to our smallest and most vulnerable citizens as we see them made to schools, as well as teachers and school board members and the media... It's Conservative Values week as we discuss the 'values' of making violent and terroristic threats ...

September 10, 2023

Across the Desk - S8:E9 (Gov Stitt Appoints Lame Liaison & The Waste of $825K)

This week on Across the Desk, Kit Fairchild talks about Kevin Stitt's appointment of Wes Nofire a a liaison for the Tribes and how no Tribe of note thinks he's a good pick, if not an outright insult to pick him for the office... As well as the $825k we spent for one month to send 50 guys to look at the border..

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Across the Desk w/ Kit Fairchild is a YouTube channel about Oklahoma news and politics from a political left perspective. https://www.youtube.com/c/acrossthedeskwithkitfairchild
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