Dale Denwalt
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Reporter in Oklahoma
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My first newspaper job was in Elk City, Oklahoma. Along with writing most of the news, I also took most of the daily paperās lead photos. Hereās some I think are cool. Cutlines in alt text:
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This is some of the best sly engagement bait Iāve seen in a while: - Misdirection in the lead to make you click and read the whole post - Dates are out of order to make you spend more time looking at the post - Invitation to comment and tag someone else
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In this image: Some crickets (faint line) A single cicada: everything else
3 days ago
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Cool clouds over central Oklahoma, with thunder and fireworks audible
8 days ago
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Photo dump from the new Oklahoma National Guard Museum
10 days ago
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ACARS Drama
13 days ago
Air to Ground Message: WIFI ERRATIC NO CREW PHONE BUT WE CAPTURED A HAMSTER IN FLIGHT DECK FA 1 HAS IT NOW IN A Area: Jersey Shore, NJ, USA Type: Airbus A321 A:
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Moving to Arizona so I can vote for New Amato
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19 days ago
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The guy who came up with the term "steampunk" lives in Oklahoma I found out And he's suing Anthropic
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
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Oklahoma author who coined 'steampunk' genre sues AI company
K.W. Jeter, the sci-fi author, likened the lawsuit against Anthropic to smashing the "cogs and wheels" of Artificial Intelligence
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/courts/2026/06/19/steampunk-author-living-in-oklahoma-sues-anthropic-over-ai-training-claude-kw-jeter/90594240007/
23 days ago
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Go to your YouTube privacy settings right now and turn this garbage off. Otherwise any link you share will open a dialogue inviting anyone who clicks on it to message the account you used to share it.
24 days ago
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Go to your YouTube privacy settings right now and turn this garbage off. Otherwise any link you share will open a dialogue inviting anyone who clicks on it to message the account you used to share it.
24 days ago
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Looks like the USAF is resurrecting a combat air control squadron at Tinker AFB while also inactivating an operations support squadron. I don't know much about it or what it ultimately means, in case someone wants to chime in with a little context.
www.dvidshub.net/image/975316...
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752nd Operations Support Squadron inactivated, 71st Air Control Squadron activated at Tinker
U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Babiarz, 552nd Air Control Group commander, left, and Lt. Col. Brian Hamilton, final commander of the 752nd Operations Support Squadron, transfer the squadron guidon as Seni...
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9753169/752nd-operations-support-squadron-inactivated-71st-air-control-squadron-activated-tinker
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www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
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Upsets, scandals, failed endorsements: 5 takeaways from Oklahoma 2026 primaries
From Trump endorsements to the minimum wage vote, here are five key takeaways from the Oklahoma 2026 primary results.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/06/17/five-takeaways-from-the-oklahoma-primary-election-trump-lahmeyer-minimum-wage-stitt/90590323007/
25 days ago
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B. A. Friedman
25 days ago
Just make the Master and Commander Cinematic Universe.
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Lahmeyer's candidacy was tainted just days before the election after the Daily Mail tabloid published flirtatious text messages alleged to be between him and a former Miss Oklahoma USA.
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Lahmeyer drops out of congressional race, Trump shifts endorsement
Jackson Lahmeyer announced he would withdraw from the primary runoff, and President Donald Trump says he's now backing state Rep. Mark Tedford.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/17/jackson-lahmeyer-drops-out-of-oklahoma-congressional-race-trump-shifts-endorsement/90593653007/
25 days ago
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Clifton Adcock
25 days ago
āConcealment of the very existence of discussions is overbroad and problematic ... Commissioners simply cannot sign binding contracts individually on behalf of the county. Thatās just a basic rule," advised one
#Oklahoma
county assistant district attorney
www.readfrontier.org/stories/how-...
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How data center developers won secrecy pledges from Oklahoma officials
One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, someti...
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/how-data-center-developers-won-secrecy-pledges-from-oklahoma-officials/
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How much can a late-campaign scandal hurt a candidate? In Oklahoma's CD-1, Trump-endorsed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer faced a morality scandal after early voting but before the primary election. Here's how the share of the vote shook out between those two data points (some candidates not listed)
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Follow The Oklahoman's live updates for tonight's primary election:
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
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Oklahoma June primary election: Latest updates as voters cast ballots for governor, more
Oklahomans are voting in several races today, from the top state office to superintendents and even minimum wage. Here are the latest election updates.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/06/16/oklahoma-election-results-votes-in-governor-ag-more-races-as-june-primary-live--live/90562470007/
26 days ago
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This election is tonight. Also, Trump's endorsed candidate in Oklahoma CD-1 (Lahmeyer) found himself in a texting scandal with Miss Oklahoma, so that will be an interesting one to watch, too
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26 days ago
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Iāve got about 50 new followers this morning (I usually get zero) and they all have no post history and most donāt even have a picture. Get ready for some bot activity I guess
26 days ago
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Four candidates for Oklahoma governor have poured over $22 million into their own campaigns: MIKE MAZZEI: $10,845,000 CHARLES MCCALL: $5,000,000 CHIP KEATING: $3,500,000 GENTNER DRUMMOND: $3,000,000
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When candidates loan money to their own campaign, who pays them back?
Wealthy Oklahoma candidates are loaning millions of dollars to their campaigns. Here's how they'll get paid back.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/12/how-oklahoma-political-campaign-loans-are-paid-back-with-donations/90522182007/
about 1 month ago
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Secretary of Defense Rock
about 1 month ago
āWell things may appear that simple at your microblogging site, but out here in the middle of nothing ever happens, they get a bit more complexā
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Oklahoma sheriff warns that you shouldn't take that grenade you found to the police department
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Oklahoma sheriff issues unusual alert after grenade dropāoffs: 'Old does not mean inert'
The Oklahoma County Sheriff has asked the public not to bring unexploded grenades to their office after two separate incidents.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/state/2026/06/09/oklahoma-county-sheriff-incident-unexploded-grenades/90460753007/
about 1 month ago
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Spudly Do-Right
about 1 month ago
Undisclosed location
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about 1 month ago
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KOSU
about 1 month ago
A new bison calf was the first born in the Kiowa Tribeās herd. Leadership of the tribal nation in western Oklahoma said it highlights a broader current theme of new beginnings.
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'Buffalo are a reflection of who we are': Calf birth reflects new beginnings for Kiowa Tribe
A new bison calf was the first born in the Kiowa Tribeās herd. Leadership of the tribal nation in western Oklahoma said it highlights a broader current theme of new beginnings.
https://www.kosu.org/kiowa-tribe-new-bison-calf
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This is the second time in less than a month that weāve reported on jailhouse calls discussing political favors from Oklahoma Gov. Stitt
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
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Brent Swadley discusses 'political favors' in calls from county jail, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say convicted restaurateur Brent Swadley is using jail calls to discuss "political favors" from officials.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2026/06/04/brent-swadley-oklahoma-fraud-trial-political-favors-jail-prosecution-says/90405958007/
about 1 month ago
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City of OKC
about 1 month ago
Fireworks are still prohibited in OKC city limits. The firework ban in OKC includes sparklers, snakes, bottle rockets and all other consumer-grade fireworks.
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On Cinema at the Cinema
about 1 month ago
New Amato is not a perfect person.
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For anyone trying to measure the stability of Trump support in conservative America, look no further than the Oklahoma gubernatorial primary election two weeks from today. Weāll probably have a GOP runoff. There are four candidates who each have about 1/5 of the support according to a NonDoc poll.
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For anyone trying to measure the stability of Trump support in conservative America, look no further than the Oklahoma gubernatorial primary election two weeks from today. Weāll probably have a GOP runoff. There are four candidates who each have about 1/5 of the support according to a NonDoc poll.
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about 1 month ago
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An 8-year-old girl was thrown from a vehicle in a crash. The scene had been cleaned up for hours before anyone thought to look for her. This story shows a lack of accountability in local and state law enforcement, and even in the AGās office responsible for enforcing Oklahomaās public records laws.
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A rural Oklahoma crash, a child and her grandfather killed, a questionable investigation | Exclusive
In 2023 in a region once known as No Man's Land, a DA agent collided with an immigrant family, killing an 8-year-old girl and her grandfather. OHP's investigation raises questions.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2026/05/31/oklahoma-crash-kills-2-law-enforcement-investigation-raises-questions/90085626007/
about 1 month ago
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux
about 1 month ago
I reiterate my opinion that Disney should do a Star Wars series focused on a single rebel capital ship, its crew and fighter wing, running from just before the Battle of Scarif to the Battle of Endor (and that the correct ship type would be a Nebulon-B frigate).
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Phil Plait
about 1 month ago
I was just offered to be on a pilot TV show where people debate various "controversial" topics; they wanted me as an expert defending the reality of the moon landings. I turned them down flat. I will not elevate conspiracy bullshit into something debatable. Been down that road. It goes nowhere.
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captain bleach
about 2 months ago
Liam Neeson gets to the airport early in A Couple Hours to Kill
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Brian Kerg
about 2 months ago
"The road to Beijing runs through Tehran." - Venezuelan proverb
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about 2 months ago
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Thirteen years ago today, I took this photo of staff at the Enid News & Eagle as we watched a tornado once again devastate Moore, Oklahoma. It was May 20, 2013, and this was the same tornado that killed seven kids at Plaza Towers Elementary.
about 2 months ago
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Gerry Doyle
about 2 months ago
the story did not say nato was discussing sending troops it did not in fact say what they were discussing sending at all
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Radley Balko
about 2 months ago
We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
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Ian Boudreau
2 months ago
Reminded once again today that basically all social media at its core is designed to trick you into thinking the time you spend staring at your computer or phone is being spent accomplishing something important
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"Think I'll have any kind of special treatment?" Lifelong friends of the governor talked about ways Stitt could help Sara Polston after her sentencing. Call recordings also reveal a dismissive attitude toward the victimās family for speaking out āItās their 15 seconds of fame."
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Sara Polston asked about pardon, special treatment in jailhouse calls
Sara Polston talked about special treatment behind bars and getting a pardon from Gov. Kevin Stitt in jailhouse phone calls with her husband, Rod.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/state/2026/05/08/sara-polston-norman-ok-jailhouse-calls-reveal-help-from-governor-kevin-stitt-special-treatment/89999427007/
2 months ago
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This is a fun idea. If youāre in LA, go fly a newspaper kite this weekend
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2 months ago
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Joe Giganti
2 months ago
I donāt know shit about Star Wars, but they should let David Simon direct a Star Wars series thatās basically Treme and people just hang out, talk about conspiracy theories about the empire, cook in some spaceport kitchen, have cool second line jams etc etc.
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Hank Green
2 months ago
NASA just dropped 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. Too many to add to
ArtemisTimeline.com
, so I just put up a tool at
ArtemisTimeline.com/vote
so that people can vote on small batches allowing for all of the images to be sorted! (yes, I posted this before, but I had to fix something!)
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Artemis II Photo Voter
Help surface the best photos from NASA's Artemis II mission. Vote on a random batch, or rank specific moments.
https://ArtemisTimeline.com/vote
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āSplendid weekend weatherā is exactly what I want to see from NWS-Norman in May
2 months ago
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Richard Waite
3 months ago
I used to be good at Computer. Now Computer thinks it is good at me. But it actually isnāt??????
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Nathan Goldwag
3 months ago
So just to recap, in the last minute CSPAN says it was a false alarm, CNN says the shooter was killed in the lobby, and the pool report says he's in custody, do I have that right?
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Hey
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is this highway traffic seen on weather radar?
3 months ago
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āNot sure in a competitive market how much longer we can hold prices due to fuel costs.ā Here are anonymized survey comments published by the Kansas City Fed about the impact of high fuel prices on industry in the 10th District, which traditionally has some of the lowest energy costs in the nation.
3 months ago
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With all of this
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3 months ago
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