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Amy Warne

@amyechos.bsky.social

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Mvskoke/Semvnole. Daughter of Kaccvlke. MBA, Dietitian. Current Oklahoma County Democratic Party Chair. Former OKC Council Candidate. Opinions my own. amywarne.com

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 9

A few days ago, I organized one of the most successful events of my adult career. What many thought was simply political was so much more for me. I wanted to provide a space for people who’ve been feeling the strain of our state, to build community, to amplify ..

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!!
We are still here!
We are Indigenous excellence!

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · 9d

Remember that charges against Officer Gibson were dropped by OK Attorney General Gentner Drummond. Gibson resigned and filed an application with Oklahoma’s Police Pension and Retirement System for disability in the line of duty retirement. That application request was granted.

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 10d

NEW — Nearly a year after an OKC police officer slammed him to the ground, Vietnamese elder Lich Vu has died at 72. His family’s civil-rights case continues. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Elderly man in OKC police takedown dies at 72

Nearly a year after an OKC police officer slammed him to the ground, Vietnamese elder Lich Vu has died at 72. His family’s civil-rights case continues.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22d

They rush when they want to rush and they slow walk when they want to slow walk and it’s an ideological decision always in either direction.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 22d

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · 22d

Food insecurity doesn’t go away because it doesn’t get reported. With food prices on the rise and critical funding being cut to families in need, eliminating the food insecurity survey now will erase critical information needed to keep Americans informed.

www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · 23d

Reading ‘it can’t happen hear’ now and wow. ⤵️

Politics and Health 👍🏻🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️🦋 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 24d

Orwell seems prescient lately.

It’s interesting to go back to that time—during and after WWII—and look at his peers.

Sinclair Lewis wrote “It Can’t Happen Here” about a slimy Senator who sounds familiar

IT CAN'T HAPPEN

The Senator was vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected, and in his "ideas" almost idiotic, while his celebrated piety was that of a traveling salesman for church furniture, and his yet more celebrated humor the sly cynicism of a country store.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 24d

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 27d

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Sep 9

It’s hunger action day & your reminder that while gov stitt continues to terrorize our unhoused neighbors &deny hungry kids meals during the summer months, the Choctaw Nation fed nearly 30k kids w/ 650k summer meals

#hungeractionday #HungerActionMonth

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Choctaw Nation feeds nearly 30K kids with 650K summer meals

Choctaw Nation serves nearly 30,000 students and 650,000 meals through Summer EBT and Summer Food Service programs.

journalrecord.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 7

We can set an example for the whole nation in this election.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 4

They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Sep 5

If I have to sign up for one more portal to access my healthcare results …

Sarah K @dr-know.bsky.social · Sep 4

When I was doing health stuff that included digital, I’d often be saying “the last thing you need here is a digital solution.” It’s either brilliant or alarming that now I work in digital, most digital folks say the same.
“A new website. No. Don’t do it. A platform? DON’T DO IT. An app? Oh Christ.”

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · Sep 4

Taking the twins out for a stroll

Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Sep 4

“If you vote no, your stance will be clear”

We are watching. We’ve been watching.

Release the Epstein files.

Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Sep 1

When a friend sees a Union pamphlet and you’re on the cover, they share it with you … when I ran for OKC Council in ‘23, I had the honor of being endorsed by multiple unions. My partner is a proud member of the AAUP. In recognition of labor unions and the federal holiday, Happy Labor Day.

A UFCW Start a Union pamphlet with Amy Warne on the cover.

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Dr. Kelly Forbes @forbesforoklahoma.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's Monday in Oklahoma - Dr. Kelly Forbes for Lt. Governor

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#forbesforoklahoma #okpol

It's Monday in Oklahoma - Dr. Kelly Forbes for Lt. Governor

YouTube video by Dr. Kelly Forbes for Lieutenant Governor

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Aug 28

Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 28

Highlighting the grace and class with which Taylor Townsend reacts to flat-out racism. Women of color consistently have to act better than their white counterparts or be subjected to the ‘angry’ trope.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Aug 27

Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko had a verbal confrontation after Townsend's win and Kris Budden asked Townsend about it afterwards

Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Every taxpayer in Oklahoma needs to understand what this means”

✅questioned costs from the last 3 audits >$186 Million
✅OMES mismanaged >$21.8 Million causing an est 7,659 renters to be denied assistance
✅DHS mismanaged $63.6 Million
✅both agency heads appointed by stitt

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 25

We all know the goal was always to “own the libs.” And in chasing that, too many have given up their own freedoms just to claim a hollow “win.” What they don’t see is that the monster they fed never stops, it eventually comes for us all. And now their silence is deafening.

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 24

Snoop Dog sold out.

A photo from Pink News saying Snoop Dog criticizes LGBTQ+ representation in children’s films: ‘I’m scared to go to the movies’

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 23

🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social

🚨 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 23

Here’s what was NOT released today:

- the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ

- the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed

- communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison

- the Epstein files

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Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Dirty Great Root 🫚 @infinitefruit.bsky.social · Aug 22

I’d like to add that Native Nations should not have to be the ones to do this work.

Alligator Alcatraz happened because the United States failed.

We should have some manners and be thankful.

Amy Warne @amyechos.bsky.social · Aug 22

A federal judge may have ordered Alligator Alcatraz to shut down in the Everglades but remember it was a Sovereign Native Nation in the Miccosukee Tribe that laid the groundwork for this ruling. Their work should be amplified, not overlooked.

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