This news obit was written by Nolan Clay, who also covered the bombing trials for The Oklahoman 28 years ago www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...

Just noticed an additional two Skyraider II aircraft, callsigns "ZORRO," doing training ops over Oklahoma. This is now six trainers I've seen that appear to be in use by the 137th Special Operations Wing at Will Rogers ANG in Oklahoma City. First two were HOBO 61 & 71 #avgeek

I also feel stressed and one of the things I’d recommend is intentionally building trusting supportive relationships with another human being where both parties can support each other through the highs and lows of life. And if not that I’d recommend getting into the saxophone

"please buy product so I can repay billions to investors" is also very plausible

As I have said to friends many times, the crises of the 21st century (GWOT, financial crises, etc) simply don’t add up in a material sense to the level of crazy and authoritarianism we are seeing today. Internet and social media are a much better root cause explanation.

the true message of aliens is that ripley just isn't a very good businesswoman

I expect everyone to be extremely happy that I wrote about political violence without ever once mentioning Hobbes. othermeans.io/p/american-n...

They canceled Lower Decks but will make us sit through Star Trek: The Gathering for another two seasons.

When you’re the paper of record and have definitely understood the franchise up until this point

“An Oklahoma City physician beamed at a grief-stricken visitor and said, ‘Good, I hope they got Jackie.’”

cheering and celebrating after assassinations is by no means new. what has changed is that social media gives us greater access to a greater number of people a few accounts from immediately after the kennedy assassination

Not to interrupt production at the takes factory but they should probably identify and catch the actual killer before we decide what it all means.

Political violence is bad because civil conflict is absolutely fucking terrible for everyone. It empowers the worst people within a society and feeds into endless cycles of escalating violence that get harder and harder to stop.

Information environment has reached its grotesque conclusion in that there is a very real killer out there who has not been identified, apprehended, or investigated, a detail practically inconsequential to nearly every commentator’s purposes.

And, for now, turn off the TV and read slow news, and even then, read it skeptically.

This is really, really bad news. I don’t care if you don’t like Kirk. No one deserves to be shot. This is dreadful news for people speaking publicly, who increasingly must fear for their safety, and also for the inevitable crackdown that will follow.

Don't be a fucking ghoul. And even if you're really feeling like acting like one right now, posting that shit online is just going to make you famous with all the wrong people.

Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.

Don't look for close-up videos of the Charlie Kirk shooting. It's nearly as bad as anything I've seen.

how about don't do political violence, man

Let’s play: Is this country trending for soccer or war

Again, a reminder that the law of the United States creates and names executive departments, not the president at any given time. "The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States." 10 U.S.C § 111

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters' agency has refused to release his so-called "woke" test for teachers from CA and NY to Oklahoma media outlets, but a PragerU ad in today's New York Times contains a list of the questions on the test. #oklaed

My first newspaper job was in Elk City, Oklahoma. Along with writing most of the news, I also took most of the daily paper’s lead photos. Here’s some I think are cool. Cutlines in alt text:

Here's the last web pages if you successfully "complete" the Prager teacher qualification test. 🙄 www.prageru.com/teacher-qual... #oklaed #okgov #okleg

Most of you here already see this stuff for what it is, but so many people haven't realized the social internet is now a persuasion campaign free-for-all, and all the world's bad guys have suited up to play. I don't know how to fix it other than force people to watch @ryanmcbeth.bsky.social videos

Yesterday morning, journalists at The Oklahoman noticed a ton of people online were trying to find info about HB 3133. The bill died in committee last year and hasn't been a topic since then. This usually happens when a TikTok goes viral, and we eventually found the source of all the commotion.

An "airforce general" with 0 followers reposted me. I asked where he serves. So he deleted the repost, changed his bio and reposted again. I've seen several such users lately, using my posts to cultivate their profiles.

YouTube sells targeted ads. Someone wants this poster to see that content. One of the fundamental dual reality tricks in the modern world is that we believe that our digital experiences are shared when they are not.

Outside feels so lovely today. Almost that time of year again #okwx

some day someone will explain the difference between “ and " and if it even matters

BREAKING: Several flights bound for Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport have been DIVERTED TO @fly_okc due to thunderstorms in the DFW area. Flights from OKC to DFW are delayed. Learn more at @flightradar24

This Land but not “you and”

maybe its too blunt of an object but i will go to my grave thinking a big part of why we got here is a refusal to say dumb people and dumb ideas are dumb. we were too polite, and instead we said "that's an interesting take" when we should have said "shut the fuck up, you absolute dumbass."

It's not easy to explain Scheels, a store that might be built in OKC if the city council approves an $8 million incentives deal Tuesday. I visited the store in Tulsa (also incentivized) and shot photos, video and wrote a story to better explain it. www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...

Something I don't think Gannett does a good enough job with is promoting how much it provides to digital subscribers. It's far more than subscribing to The Oklahoman (and my work). You get bonus sections daily, and you get access to USA Today and Gannett newspapers from more than 40 states.

Did something happen to biscuits and gravy over the past 20 years? Now it’s just dense scones and salty gravy anywhere I go

*young me, developing a strong sense of justice* This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane

NWS is posting on Bluesky so give them a follow. Hopefully the WFOs will jump on too

Hear me out

I kind of want to see Nathan Fielder become a cop now

BVLOS Drone ops I expect to see before you can get a stupid latte via airdrop: 1. Animal meds and small farm equipment parts 2. Emergency hospital transfer of blood/meds 3. Police investigations 4. Critical infrastructure inspection 5. *Very* expensive direct delivery from Amazon warehouses

Cool photo alert: Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen (1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment) partnered with Oklahoma Task Force 1 and members of the USAF 9th Air Support Operations Squadron to conduct helocast training at Camp Gruber. Camp Gruber is near Muskogee, Okla. Photo by Leanna Maschino

i opened an envelope that said TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL and it was just a gallon of milk

This is an extremely gross and disturbing thing to do for all sorts of reasons but I cannot get over how many folks are treating LLMs like literal magic. They cannot conjure your dead relatives nor can they turn lead into gold. A tool at most, not a magic wand.

Memorial service set for former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh

A lot of smart people just confirmed that a lighting flash in 2017 arced more than 500 miles in just 7 seconds