Got it. The Rapture was limited to just one person. 🙃

Me today after it happens.

Pick me. I'm kinda done with this timeline. Send me to #Earth2. 🙃 #rapture

Gov. Stitt’s Operation SAFE led to the displacement of hundreds of homeless people in Tulsa, making it harder for them to access resources and stretching shelters thin. ow.ly/tFeZ50X0CrI

“In the name of punishing woke-ism, we’re going to absolutely hobble the innovation engine that has created the economic gains of the last 50 years,” says Hornik, the venture capitalist.

Nearly two weeks after the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA announced it will visit OU as part of “The Turning Point Tour.” https://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-turning-point-usa-tour-charlie-kirk/article_466913b4-f761-42b7-b7e3-5eb22fc2591c.html 

NEW: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding the agency release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read messages from encrypted chat apps www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

Payne County District Judge Michael Kulling’s rejection of a key OSSAA argument in the case of four teenage basketball players attempting to transfer from one school to another raises questions about a century-old Oklahoma organization. ow.ly/obfx50X07jH

🧵 Oklahoma’s $2 billion tobacco trust fund is getting pulled into the culture wars. The state treasurer is using ratings from a conservative nonprofit to decide if Wall Street firms managing public money “align with Oklahoma values.” 1/

“We believe that the truth lies in the middle. The exact mathematical middle. This holds true no matter how far right ‘the right’ actually is. You know all those things that John McCain said in 2008? Sorry, liberals: that’s left-wing now.”

“On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case and sources.”

🧵 Oklahoma’s $2 billion tobacco trust fund is getting pulled into the culture wars. The state treasurer is using ratings from a conservative nonprofit to decide if Wall Street firms managing public money “align with Oklahoma values.” 1/

“Send the interns” was a battlecry during the Bush 43 years - have college kids record the briefings and maybe challenge the podium lies but experienced investigative reporters stay away and work sources Any serious newsroom should do this with Hegseth’s Pentagon

What a photo. ( @staceywescott.bsky.social )

I experienced this last week & refused, saying I had never before been asked to provide the names of any analysts I was planning to quote to get a comment. Spox replied that maybe they were D donors. (In that case, it was 3 retired top military JAG officers.) I guess that was not a weird oneoff.

The judicial equivalent of "Ok, sir, but this is a Wendy's"

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is directing the $2 billion Tobacco Endowment Settlement Trust’s new investment consultant to rank fund managers by alignment with so-called Oklahoma values. #okgov #okleg #DEI #ESG #tobacco ow.ly/Zkel50WZkev

Treasurer Todd Russ says the TSET trust shouldn’t pay fees to managers who “don’t align with the Oklahoma economy or values.” Critics say it’s another example of culture-war politics steering public investments. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/19/o... (via @oklahomawatch.bsky.social) #okgov #okleg #ESG

"Late-night jokes shouldn’t be biting, critical, or funny. Jokes should be more like third wives — anodyne, mostly quiet, and on good terms with convicted pedophiles."

“Allegations that might suggest abuse of marital assets, concealment of financial information, or personal conduct inconsistent with public responsibility are not merely private — they are of public consequence.”

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Pentagon leaders are considering a recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk. Possible slogans discussed include "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors" and there's talk of using TPUSA chapters as recruitment centers. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes. Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.

Military lawyers have warned that President Trump's strikes on two drug boats might not have been legal, possibly raising risks for the service members involved, "but believe they are being ignored or deliberately sidelined." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

An INTENDED result of going after free speech is it scares people into being silent in a moment where we need everyone to be the loudest.

#foioklahoma By Blake Douglas, Tres Savage & Sasha Ndisabiye, nondoc.com: In response to an Open Records Act request, Johnson’s office released a 27-page report detailing the investigation. nondoc.com/2025/09/17/a...

In a new @pewresearch.org survey out today, 56% of Americans say they would feel less confident about what they learned from a news story if they later found out it was written by AI: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

NEW: The Oklahoma County District Attorney will NOT file charges in connection with the Jackie Chan movie with nudity that played in Supt. Ryan Walters' Office while he met with State Board of Education Members. @kfor Background here: kfor.com/news/local/b...

Keaton Ross on the cost of phone calls more than doubled with minimal notice. Jake Ramsey on the high number of renters in the state who are considered to be extremely low income. Paul Monies examined recent votes against renewable projects by the commissioners of the Land Office. ow.ly/jgEq50WY73A

Images of US President Donald Trump and the UK’s Prince Andrew with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle near London on Tuesday, where Trump will be staying during his state visit. Police said four people were arrested.

To sum up: the President is not enforcing the law about TikTok access in order to structure the timing and sale of another giant social media platform to his political allies.

92% of Americans say it's very or somewhat important that the media in the US can report the news without government censorship. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

Riding a grassroots wave of anti-renewable energy sentiments, Oklahoma officials in charge of state school land have voted down leases for solar and wind projects in the past year. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/15/l... #okgov #okleg #renewables

Riding a grassroots wave of anti-renewable energy sentiments, Oklahoma officials in charge of state school land have voted down leases for solar and wind projects in the past year. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/15/l... #okgov #okleg #renewables (via @oklahomawatch.bsky.social)

“She’s been in this country 47 years, is married, with five kids and five grandkids, and you’re telling me she’s a flight risk?” he said. www.wowt.com/2025/09/08/g...

“Walters’ weaponization of public education reveals how quickly democratic institutions can be corrupted when leaders prioritize their political advancement and agendas over the public good.” #oklaed #okgov #okleg

UPDATE: In the lawsuit, three senior FBI officials fired by Kash Patel say Patel informed them that he was instructed to "fire anyone" who worked on any investigation related to Trump. And said his own job depended on carrying out the firings. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A Venezuelan boat that the U.S. military destroyed in the Caribbean last week had altered its course and appeared to have turned around before the attack started. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...

This line about teaching to the course catalog description is such a pathetic cop out. Beyond academic freedom it's ignorant of how learning and knowledge creation work. "This class is supposed to be about Renaissance Italy but the professor talked about early modern Germany, I want them fired"

In affirmative action, this Court is stern: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Yet the Court allows ICE to detain any brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking, low-wage worker in central California. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/10/s...

New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...

Texas A&M should be ashamed of itself. It is encouraging cultural revolution-type snitching that is completely inconsistent with free inquiry and, frankly, being a grown-up that can be exposed to stuff that makes you uncomfortable. It's not only violating academic freedom, it's making kids dumb.

#foioklahoma By JC Hallman, oklahomawatch.org: On August 29, Oklahoma County Special Judge Michelle “Shel” Harrington heard arguments on an Adult Protective Services motion to restrict all visitation for Estelle Simonton, 91.

At least 19 Russian drones crossed into Polish air space last night. This was not an accidental breach or a mistake.

“I think they’re just looking for numbers at this point.”

90 Years Ago Today:

A reprimanded special judge attributes ‘hateful’ behavior to not being a ‘morning person.' nondoc.com/2025/09/09/r...

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t... via @texastribune.org

#foioklahoma By Jennifer Palmer, oklahomawatch.org: Langston badged into the department’s office on North Lincoln Boulevard on 27 days in 2023. In 2024, that dwindled to 11 days. And through June of this year, Langston worked in person on just four days … oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/03/e...

Got mine on the third try yesterday. Had struck out at Walgreens and CVS, but finally got it at a Walmart pharmacy. Take that, Secretary Brainworms Guy. 🖕