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Poll results:
We received 242 votes on the Wednesday poll, “Should Oklahoma regulate AI-generated political ads and election deepfakes?”
224 said, “Yes, require clear labels and penalties.”
10 said, “Yes, but only for deliberately deceptive content”
5 said, “No. Existing election laws are sufficient.”
3 said, “Unsure”
New poll question at the bottom of today’s newsletter. (You can also suggest a poll question by emailing me at [email protected].)
Oklahoma superintendent candidate’s book calls for male authority over women
James Taylor held up a copy of the book during a debate in June hosted by NonDoc and Griffin Media, and said he brings it with him wherever he goes. “I recommend this book for anybody who is going to be looking to vote for candidates because it asks questions of candidates,” Taylor said.
By Dylan Goforth, The Frontier
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Republican candidate for state superintendent James Taylor wrote in his self-published book that men should have authority over women and that the Bible belongs in public schools.
God never intended women to be without “a male supervisor that is directly God or God’s vice president, man,” Taylor wrote in It’s Biblical, Not Political! How to Line Candidates Up Biblically.
“She must be under some male pattern authority in order for her to achieve all of God’s purposes for her life,” Taylor wrote. “When you have dominion, you have to have hierarchy.”
The book’s cover art shows the American flag, a Bible and rifle ammunition. Taylor originally released the book in 2015 through the now-defunct Oklahoma vanity publisher Tate Publishing & Enterprise. The book was rereleased earlier this year through Crown Latitude, another self-publishing house.
Taylor gives advice in the book for how Christians should choose which political candidates to support. He wrote that America was founded as a Christian nation and described the removal of school-sponsored prayer and Bible reading from public schools as part of the nation’s moral decline. He also wrote that the government should not be responsible for raising children.
Taylor held up a copy of the book during a debate in June hosted by NonDoc and Griffin Media, and said he brings it with him wherever he goes.
The Taylor campaign did not respond to The Frontier’s requests for comment for this story.
Over $70B in Unclaimed Funds in the U.S.
There is over $70B in unclaimed property across the U.S., held by state agencies.
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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:
Google building 506-acre data center campus in Tulsa County (News On 6)
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Sand Springs data center opponents (Tulsa World)*
Oklahoma County commissioners deny immigration enforcement agreement (Fox 25)
OKC couple sues to force release of State Farm investigation (The Oklahoman)*
OSU, Northeastern State among universities hit with Department of War foreign-tie audit (Fox 25)
Nearly a thousand people gathered to remember 18-year-old Tahlequah teen at her funeral (News On 6)
Probation breach could send woman to prison for 2014 murder (KSN 16)
Deputy Chief Brooks expected to be named police chief in coming days (Tulsa World)*
Lawmakers didn’t budget enough to replace state plane, Oklahoma official says (Oklahoma Voice)
Ardmore commissioners renew $70,000 Flock camera contract (KXII)
State questions, party nominees to be decided in Oklahoma's August runoff election (KOSU)
Reported Oklahoma cyclosporiasis cases reach 544, but new illnesses may be declining (StateImpact Oklahoma)
AI use is growing in healthcare. An Oklahoma researcher found rural hospitals are slow to adopt it (StateImpact Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Highway Patrol make arrests at encampment on state property in Norman (KGOU)
What Oklahoma athletes should know before signing an NIL deal, legal expert explains (News On 6)
More states, including Oklahoma, ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US (Oklahoma Voice)
Tulsa on the hook for $20K in storage costs for Cry Baby Cry statue in Florida (Tulsa Flyer)
Osage Congress considers language charter school following immersion school closure (OPMX)
AI is changing how Tulsa businesses advertise. Local designers aren’t giving up. (Tulsa Flyer)
Appeals court won't rule in Oklahoma's poultry pollution lawsuit for now (OPMX)
This neighborhood group is urging Black Tulsans to talk about mental health (Tulsa Flyer)
Norman police target underage drinking in Campus Corner crackdown (KOCO)
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