Prince Harry’s acceptance speech for the Patt Tillman Award for Service is worth 5 min of your time. There is no doubt that he is worthy of this award and no doubt that what he is doing is changing lives for the better.
I just got to watch the film The Princess (via Sundance online) tonight and it was incredible. It's a documentary about Princess Diana using only press footage and no commentary. The human emotion they captured was outstanding. Highly recommend.
For those Dems in red states who are afraid to talk about abortion: Let me introduce you to Governor Andy Beshear. He has run for Governor in Kentucky and won twice by NOT running from protecting abortion and our right to choose.
Ya know. This Stitt/hungry kids thing is not unique to Oklahoma. The Iowa Gov did the same thing. NH House voted down a bill to expand free and reduced lunches today.
Is this REALLY going to be the group of ppl the GOP attacks this year? Hungry kids? Got it.
I wonder what it is like to be an extremely mediocre white man, make a fool out of yourself in front of a bipartisan group of legislators and the statewide press, and STILL record a video gaslighting the state of Oklahoma.
Ryan Walters is THE WORST. We should all be terrified.
Oklahoma fills two giant stadiums up every Saturday in the fall for football (OU: 80k+, OSU 55k+) but the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES couldn't get more than 7,000 people to show in our second largest city. This gives me a small amount of hope.
Y'all. Ryan Walters is an incredibly unserious human. I cannot believe Oklahoma elected this full-blown weirdo to a statewide office.
It's grossly inappropriate to put out political propaganda such as that video about teachers today on a website for a state agency. Dark times.
I've seen a couple of ppl annoyed that the tornadoes didn't seem as bad as forecasted and the meteorologists should stop "overreacting." STOP IT. We should all be GRATEFUL to have the best meteorologists in the world keeping us safe at any sign of danger. 🧵
#okwx
Proud to be Chickasaw today. Less proud to be an Oklahoman. How do these folks sleep at night denying precious resources so kids can eat? Relying on food banks? Who are already overstretched? WTF
I just saw a fb thread in a group about my hometown. Apparently, Marlow sent out a text to parents whose kids had a balance for the cafeteria and said their kids wouldn’t be enrolled in school.
1. That’s not how public school works.
🧵
We’re watching Marvel’s Echo on Disney+ tonight. There’s something special about watching your tribe represented on tv. We’re a few minutes in and I may or may not have gotten a tear in my eye hearing the Choctaw language spoken. It just hits different. Representation matters.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Oklahoma is a WILDLY unsafe place to raise a family. I’m with
@MickeyDollens
and am unsure I would stay if I didn’t have family keeping me here. I’m a 6th gen Oklahoman and I am disgusted by the damage and oppression from
#okleg
this year.
My mom had been on dialysis for almost 2 years. I went with her 6mth checkup at the transplant center. Doc comes in and says “I just heard we’ve had an offer for a kidney. You’re down on the list, but not far away.
Well, we got the call and my mom is getting a new kidney. 🧵
Who paid for this website?
1. It looks campaign related and there’s no disclaimer. Where will the info collected be housed?
2. If at all campaign related, it is a full-blown ethics violation for him to be using this account for both campaign and official OSDE business.
This is for public information: I will never back down. Join the fight of thousands of conservatives at . Let’s send the woke mob a message that our kids will not be taken.
I’m **very** tired of the narrative that OKC is only cool because of the Thunder and that if they ever left, we would have a mass exodus of ppl and our economy would tank. That’s RIDICULOUS. 🧵
Interesting admittance that the 20 Democrats in the House and all of their constituents, largely in our state’s largest school districts, don’t matter. Great representative govt we have here, but sure, go ahead and protect the fascist.
As soon as a group of Republicans request an investigation into Ryan Walters and OSDE, Speaker McCall shortly rejects it. He said until 51+ Republicans sign the letter he won't consider it.
Why are Okies so tough? Our state tries to kill us probably 75% of the year. Earthquakes, tornadoes, ice, intense cold and heat, the legislature, Ryan Walters, wind, and allll the other things.
I’m so grateful Austin is using her voice for this. I can’t imagine it is easy.
Austin and I were Delta Gamma’s together at OU. I had NO IDEA until last week she was one of the Texas women I heard about on the news. So proud of her. 😭
Y’all want to get rid of these hateful extremists in the OK legislature? Fight like hell for fair maps in 2030. Gerrymandering has destroyed the hope of a reasonable legislature. Otherwise, we’re going to be stuck with an extreme primary electorate largely electing our leaders.
BRB crying at Josi’s middle school principal telling us he will wear a mask until every 5th grader is able to get vaccinated. 🥺 Teachers and principals yall. Truly the best.
I certainly didn’t expect OKC taxpayers would be footing 95% of the bill for the new arena, but here we are. I love giving rich people my money. So much fun. 🙄
Yakoke
@lily_gladstone
I’ll never forget watching your performance with my daughter. I’ll also never forget your Golden Globe win and speech. You inspired my 13yo to ask about our tribal languages. She has started learning Chickasaw. This would have never happened without you.
I’m voting no on the arena proposal on Tuesday. I respect your right to disagree with me, but also not interested in hearing the same old arguments as if I’m not an extremely informed voter. If anyone is interested, here’s a few of my reasons why I’ll be voting no. 🧵
So serious question: why is the state Capitol going to be open today? That gigantic stone building will cost SO MUCH to heat. Seems like the optics are not good while Oklahomans are without power...
Hearing there’s big turnout and long lines in the Mesta Park/Heritage precinct at St Luke’s in OKC. Joe and the kids have been in line for an hour and a half. I’ve never waited longer than maybe a half hour there. 👀
The Satanic Temple announce plans to have its ministers in Oklahoma schools if SB 36 (bill that allow hiring school religious chaplains) passes…
“SB 36 offers an unprecedented opportunity for our Ministers of Satan to join the state workforce,”
@kfor
HAPPENING NOW-
@GovStitt
is explaining on zoom why he decided to reject federal money to help feed hungry kids over the summer. One reason- a fear of the Biden administration pushing a “social agenda”
@OKCFOX
….
Y’all. That really was church camp for Democrats. I feel so much joy. When Michelle Obama described the loss of hope, I almost started bawling. A couple months ago, I didn’t know if I could keep going in politics. It was just too heavy. Now? It’s joy and hope. LFG!
The spam accounts are back on
#okwx
.
@elonmusk
many Oklahomans use that hash tag for up to date by the second weather updates so the sky doesn’t kill us. The spam accounts makes it unusable. 🙄🙄
“Guthrie and Edmond are very intertwined”. What about OKC AND Guymon? Are they intertwined? Because they put those in the same district. Their arguments for this map are trash.
Pro tip: you’re wasting potential employees time and also disenfranchising women, people of poverty, and folks from generational poverty when you don’t list salaries in job descriptions and also when you don’t have uniform salary bands. I said what I said!
Lol at the Plaza district, Gatewood, Classen 10 Penn being in a district with Western Oklahoma. Disgusting. For those out of staters, these are 100% inner city, extremely urban parts of town in the very center of OKC. 🤬🤬
Worth a read. Quite a lot of Oklahoma mentions. It’s going to be hard to continue to have a “big league city” in OKC if our state legislature doesn’t stop harming ppl.
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. Follow
@newrepublic
I checked with my middle school student. I confirmed furries aren’t an issue and no kids are using a litter box at school.
Her response when I told her about the furry bill that was filed: “Even if they were, who cares?” The kids are alright.
Yikes. Don't try to remind folks on Twitter that OKC is larger than our basketball team. I have also learned today that festivals and the arts don't matter and that none of that would have happened without the Thunder. Super weird considering a lot of that existed before.
It's really hard to stay motivated when you see Dems run amazing campaigns and be BY FAR the better candidates, and it still doesn't matter. Oklahoma....you're incredibly disappointing and I'm questioning why I keep trying. 🤷♀️
Y’all. This omicron business is developing rapidly and there’s probably 10% of OKC wearing masks when I go anywhere. Stop it. Do the damn bare minimum.
Hasn’t been a good week in Oklahoma for reasonable and moderate Republicans. Tuesday, OK elected an insurrectionist to the senate and today the GOP elected one of the most hateful humans I’ve ever come across as state party chair. It’s fair to say your party has left you behind.
When I see Ryan Walters do his dumb car videos about “extreme leftists” in the legislature, I really want to scream. Democrats are literally 18.7% of the OK legislature. If bills are being passed to hold you accountable, that being done by your “friends” on your side of the aisle
“The
@CherokeeNation
is one of the four tribes that’ll be a part of the [Summer EBT food program for low income children]. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said it was an easy decision.”
#FoodSecurity
#Priorities
via
@AP
It’s not every day you get to help your friend prep for a CNN interview. V proud of
@CyndiMunson85
and her voice for reproductive rights in our dear state. 🥺😭💚
Y'all know Ryan Walters showed that disgusting propaganda video at the OSDE meeting/later posted on OSDE website to distract us and the media from the fact he didn't apply for the $270million in federal grant money. Narcissists going to narcisstic unfortunately.
As someone who pays A LOT of attention to state legislatures around the country, Oklahoma really is competing for one of the absolute worst. Top 10 state I guess.
I hate everything y'all! WTF.
Y'all. It got better. After Echo, Josi started asking about the Choctaw and Chickasaw languages. We just spent the last hour on the online dictionaries looking up different words and she wants to try to learn more. She even changed my name to "ishki" (mother) in her phone. 😭
We’re watching Marvel’s Echo on Disney+ tonight. There’s something special about watching your tribe represented on tv. We’re a few minutes in and I may or may not have gotten a tear in my eye hearing the Choctaw language spoken. It just hits different. Representation matters.
So glad the state of Oklahoma is making our kids do state testing in a year they’ve barely been in the classroom and have been more focused on SURVIVING. 🙄 I just had to send my kid to school crying. And for what? A skewed data point because of covid?
Shame on you, Oklahoma.🤦🏻♀️
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales
As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment.
The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an
This man is utterly intolerable. Satan isn’t replacing Christmas. What a ridiculous thing to say.
However, it is an actual fact that many of our Christmas traditions have Roman and pagan origins and the church co-opted the traditions to convert ppl
Happy Saturnalia everyone!
I’m obviously angry at Lincoln, but I heard he said one reason he was leaving is he needed to do it for his girls. That hit hard because I 100% get that as a parent raising kids in this state. He still sucks, but this state is especially unhealthy for girls. So, I get that.
@cmatchell
It’s wild to me how many of us have this shared experience. Probably explains A LOT about our generation and why we’ve largely rejected the organized religion we all were forced into as children. 🤷🏻♀️
We just heard from the transplant center and so far, so good. My mom has to be at the hospital by 8am. There are sooooo many emotions going through me rn.
Please send prayers and vibes our way!!
Also, our 20 Dem House members represent roughly 25% of Oklahoma students and teachers. This includes OKC, Tulsa, Norman, Mid-Del, Stillwater, etc. Sorry y’all. Speaker McCall decided our kids don’t matter. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
As soon as a group of Republicans request an investigation into Ryan Walters and OSDE, Speaker McCall shortly rejects it. He said until 51+ Republicans sign the letter he won't consider it.
Stop looking down on red state Dems who work in politics and treating them like they don’t know anything. It’s offensive. It can often be more difficult because there are literally NO resources for red states. They’re fighting against extreme headwinds and not giving up.
I’m starting to feel an almost overwhelming heaviness about Julius Jones after seeing the barricades being put up around the Governor’s mansion. I cannot imagine how he and his family is feeling while they wait for the Governor.
Y’all. I’m so genuinely happy about Harris/Walz. I genuinely thought the Biden switch was going to be a mess, but I’ve never been so happy to be wrong.
LFG. I want these amazing, joyful, and intelligent people leading this country!
Y’all.
@readfrontier
did some really great reporting on this Norman High/racist announcer story today. I’m incredibly glad they’re in the OK journalism space. I donate monthly to them and I encourage you to do so as well!
Me at 8:30pm: "I'm so tired. I think I'll read one of my articles for class about deserted medieval villages in Oxfordshire and then head to bed before 10."
Me at 9:20pm: "OMG JOY HOFMEISTER SWITCHED PARTIES AND IS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT FOR GOVERNOR AGAINST STITT OMGOMGOMG"
I look forward to the day that I can have allergies and zero worries about it being a deadly virus. 99% sure I have allergies rn. But that 1% of doubt. The worst.
I’m incredibly nervous to send my kids to school in a couple of weeks. I’m so frustrated by the many people refusing vaccinations and causing this variant to run wild. They’re doing nothing but prolonging pain and suffering. I just want my babies to be safe and be able to learn.
This is awful and gross. There's 0% chance I would tell our awful state that my child has started her period and could get pregnant. Not when OK tries to consistently control women's bodies.
Not sure if this is an OSSAA rule or part of the legislation, but it sucks all around.
Did you know?
Along with a biological sex affidavit, the OSSAA has a new participation physical history form. For the first time, it asks female athletes to share details about their periods. 🧵
2. We’re using shame and fear as a tactic to get cafeteria money from families in need? Poverty? Food insecurity? Ever heard of this? And we’re shaming them for lunch money?? WHAT
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin
@SenMullin
just stood up and tried to fight labor leader Sean O'Brien
@TeamsterSOB
at a Senate Help Committee hearing after reading his tweet where O'Brien says he'd take him "any time, any place."
Dear neighbors who thought I was losing it a few minutes ago: I WAS. I GOT TO BE A PART OF THE FIRST DEM FLIP IN THE BIDEN ADMIN. I screamed and am still screaming!!!
The most Oklahoma thing ever: I fell asleep while reading. Joe ran in the bedroom and said “omg there’s tornadoes on the ground far away and David Payne is freaking out. You have to come watch” LOLOL
3. 1 in 5 children in Oklahoma face food insecurity. And we’re scaring the parents of the kid who gets his only meal at school? We’re REALLY doing that?
We are unenrolling Guthrie from his preschool today. This makes me incredibly sad and also angry. I'm angry that the selfishness of many of my fellow Oklahomans and terrible public policy has led us to feeling uncomfortable to send our kids to school.
Things we know will happen in Oklahoma: wind, ice storms, tornadoes.
We should have an infrastructure that’s set up to withstand those weather events as much as possible. Outages happen from time to time, but this is a clear lack of investment in sustainable infrastructure.
6. I’m sure Marlow is underfunded and these lunches had to come out of some budget that was already stretched. They could have handled this better, but also, this is a product of public schools are being left behind while we hand out vouchers to rich families like candy.
Did y’all know that the THOUSANDS of ppl who decided to use their vote to no, including me, hate OKC? Enough of this. It’s ridiculous. It’s one thing to celebrate your win. Do that! Acting like this and calling ppl names? Absolutely disgusting.
Ultimately, Dem Regan Raff lost by only 279 votes. HOWEVER, giant overperformance over Biden’s 36% here in 2020.
Read this and don’t forget it: Build campaign infrastructure in red states. Don’t give up.
Cc:
@okhdcc
@CyndiMunson85
@joehartman
4. Threatening to take away education from a child over lunch money does harm to families. There will be a child who goes hungry tonight because their mom doesn’t want them to face the shame of missing the first day of school over $. So, she gives the school all she’s got.