Brendan Hope
@rios2k.com
Oklahoma-based tech enthusiast and BMW aficionado. Balancing digital transformation leadership at the Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services with hobbies like gaming and crafting the perfect cup of coffee. A not-so-secret admirer of the Dark Knight.
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mixed use, walkable neighborhoods. rome, 1967
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
mixed use, walkable neighborhoods. rome, 1967
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![X CUT OUT AND TAPE NEAR YOUR COMPUTER OR TV
BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports".. could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation".. means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned".
'.. means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting, Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA]
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Kimmel won, kind of makes me think the pushback works, just like it did in 2016
September 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Kimmel won, kind of makes me think the pushback works, just like it did in 2016
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The most important thing to know about Trump’s acetaminophen announcement is that the GOP is still hiding the Epstein files
September 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The most important thing to know about Trump’s acetaminophen announcement is that the GOP is still hiding the Epstein files
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NEW: Reporters at the Pentagon have been told they can no longer report information which has not been approved. Those who refuse will lose their press credentials - WaPo
September 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW: Reporters at the Pentagon have been told they can no longer report information which has not been approved. Those who refuse will lose their press credentials - WaPo
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core memory unlocked
September 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
core memory unlocked
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
theonion.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
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Trump looks at least one stroke under par today.
September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump looks at least one stroke under par today.
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Much like "crab", industrial music is constantly re-evolving from first principles basically anywhere where there's a bunch of metal and plastic laying about
September 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Much like "crab", industrial music is constantly re-evolving from first principles basically anywhere where there's a bunch of metal and plastic laying about
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La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
La Décapitation de saint Georges, Bernat Martorell, 1430
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
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This week in 2017, during an 18-hour, long-endurance engine test for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, a Boeing 787 drew the world’s largest self portrait. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This week in 2017, during an 18-hour, long-endurance engine test for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, a Boeing 787 drew the world’s largest self portrait. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
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22 years ago, dido released ‘white flag’
July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
22 years ago, dido released ‘white flag’
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
I'll decide in 2 weeks
🇺🇸 When asked if Trump has considered sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, Trump responds: “I may.”
May, could, would, possibly, might.
Stalling 101.
May, could, would, possibly, might.
Stalling 101.
June 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'll decide in 2 weeks
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Every streaming service should have two categories for documentaries, “Documentaries” and “Okay, But, Like, Actual Documentaries”.
June 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Every streaming service should have two categories for documentaries, “Documentaries” and “Okay, But, Like, Actual Documentaries”.
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We just put on Ultraviolence to drive from San Diego to Palm Springs, so it seems like the right time to post @lukeoneil47.bsky.social’s collection of writers on their five favorite Lana Del Rey songs, including mine: www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-love-...
I will love you til the end of time
The best of Lana Del Rey
www.welcometohellworld.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We just put on Ultraviolence to drive from San Diego to Palm Springs, so it seems like the right time to post @lukeoneil47.bsky.social’s collection of writers on their five favorite Lana Del Rey songs, including mine: www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-love-...
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🚨| Taylor Swift now owns the masters of all her albums—the masters, the recordings, the videos, everything!
May 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨| Taylor Swift now owns the masters of all her albums—the masters, the recordings, the videos, everything!
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THREAD 🧵
Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/
Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
THREAD 🧵
Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/
Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/
You either die a hero...
American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following her arrest in her West Virginia hometown.
Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon who survived health scare, arrested in West Virginia on suspicion of DUI | CNN
American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following her arrest in her West Virginia hometown.
www.cnn.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
You either die a hero...
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There's a Change dot org petition underway to save the Heartland Flyer. Texas is withdrawing funding to keep it going, which will doom the rail service that runs back 'n forth between OKC and Fort Worth.
www.change.org/p/safeguard-...
www.change.org/p/safeguard-...
Sign the Petition
Safeguard Amtrak's Heartland Flyer for a Greener Future
www.change.org
May 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There's a Change dot org petition underway to save the Heartland Flyer. Texas is withdrawing funding to keep it going, which will doom the rail service that runs back 'n forth between OKC and Fort Worth.
www.change.org/p/safeguard-...
www.change.org/p/safeguard-...
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Oklahoma is going to require their schools to teach Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy theories.
Because of course they are.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Because of course they are.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Oklahoma to require schools to teach Trump's 2020 election conspiracy theories
The Republican-led state's new high school history curriculum says students must learn about Donald Trump's baseless claims of voting irregularities.
www.usatoday.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oklahoma is going to require their schools to teach Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy theories.
Because of course they are.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Because of course they are.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...