Friedman of the Plains

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Courtesy of Esquire's Charles P. Pierce with help from yours truly

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Barry Friedman
Apr 03, 2026
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Big damn thanks as always to good friend Charles P. Pierce of Esquire for the shoutout and for reminding us, if such reminders were necessary, that in Oklahoma, it would probably be best if we let tribal governments run the whole damn shebang.

And we conclude, as is our custom, in the great state of Oklahoma, whence Blog Official Goat Translator Friedman of the Algarve brings us a story about how ICE has learned not to mess with the Choctaw. From KOSU:

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