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Steve Lackmeyer
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Reporter at The Oklahoman, author of seven books about OKC history. Quoted by BBC, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times, wrote cover story for Architectural Record. Find out more at https://about.me/stevelackmeyer
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Have you shared this thought with Draymond Green?
If there's one thing I know about basketball, it's that kicking someone in the nuts is frowned upon.
January 19, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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“N.J. girl, 6, found alone by neighbors crying ‘Where's papi?' after dad was detained by ICE while picking up food, mom claims.” people.com/nj-girl-foun...
N.J. Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying, Asking, 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food, Mom Claims
The mother of a 6-year-old girl in New Jersey says her daughter was found walking alone outside their apartment crying and asking for her father over the weekend after he was detained by ICE agents wh...
people.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Good news: Missing 12-year-old RJ Davis found safe in Chickasha

The boy had been missing since Jan. 2. The OSBI said in a Facebook post Sunday that he was found safe in Chickasha.

www.oklahoman.com/story/news/l...
Missing 12-year-old Oklahoma boy found safe
The boy had been missing since Jan. 2. The OSBI said in a Facebook post Sunday that he was found safe in Chickasha.
www.oklahoman.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):
Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Some 600 immigrant kids were sent to federal custody by ICE in 2025.

A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.

Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.

(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
AI slop access to my medical records? No.
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I want to see movies for free.
The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
John Cusack wants to talk about paywalls.
The movie star says that by selling their public-records-based reporting, news outlets are compromising one of journalism’s essential civic roles.
www.cjr.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I was a big fan of Amy Grant when I was in high school and college. Saw her perform at Lloyd Noble. Strong return.
sorry I missed this earlier but looks like the artist we all expected to write a winsome and yet directly mournful song about the failures of boomer and hippie idealism and release it and call it January 6th

Amy $@!%*+# Grant that’s right: m.youtube.com/watch?v=jAl0...
Amy Grant - "The 6th Of January (Yasgur's Farm)" - Lyric Video
YouTube video by AmyGrantOfficial
m.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Um, no. AI slop is AI slop.
Too bad, slopguy
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: ICE agents active in SW Oklahoma City Wednesday morning, OHP confirms

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement are active in south OKC, which also led to road closures in the area.

www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
ICE agents in SW Oklahoma City Wednesday morning, OHP confirms
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement are active in south OKC, which also led to road closures in the area.
www.oklahoman.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Former Chesapeake Energy west campus sold, housing planned at The Peake

The original home of Chesapeake Energy has its first new ownership since it was built up by company founders Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward.

www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
Former Chesapeake Energy west campus sold; housing part of future mix
The original home of Chesapeake Energy has its first new ownership since it was built up by company founders Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward.
www.oklahoman.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What is actually being added to the downtown OKC skyline at this moment as 2025 comes to a close? www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
What changes are coming to OKC's skyline? Here's what's being built
Between the Berry Rock Building, the Guernsey headquarters, Alley's End, Palomar and The Hill, Oklahoma City's skyline is changing.
www.oklahoman.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Why do you do this? Did you take names of those who supported building a new John Marshall and put their kids in the school hoping for a fresh start then expressed love for Ryan Walters? I'm truly interested in how you did that.
Republicans called the teachers who walked out names, Democrats were walking with them.

OKCPS teachers walked with students, and were ridiculed and criticized by Republican politicians.

The same people who supported New John Marshall showed up at our town halls expressing their love Ryan Walters.
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: ON THE LIST
Is downtown historic? OKC leaders say yes. Here are five landmarks

Oklahoma City destroyed hundreds of historic structures during the urban renewal era. Here are five that survived.

www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
OKC seeks to put downtown on National Register of Historic Places
Oklahoma City destroyed hundreds of historic structures during the urban renewal era. Here are five that survived.
www.oklahoman.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Oklahoma's ACT scores are well below national average. See the details

The average composite score of Oklahoma high school seniors in 2025 on the ACT college-readiness test is nearly two points below the national average.

www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...
Oklahoma's ACT scores well below national average. See the scores
The average composite score of Oklahoma high school seniors in 2025 on the ACT college-readiness test is nearly two points below the national average.
www.oklahoman.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Now talk about MAPS for Kids and which level of government defunded public education. Please also explain how rising property tax revenues are diverted to smaller rural school districts that have smaller teacher:student ratios. Please. Tell me how OKC is at fault.
Austin is a Research University Town with great public schools since professors send their kids to those schools.

OKCPS have been redlined, neglected & defunded by the same people who send their kids to non- public schools & who also want OKC to be seen as better than Oklahoma.
December 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Believe @readfrontier.bsky.social on this. Data centers are NOT required to use their own power plants. Fact Check: Are claims about Oklahoma data centers holding up? share.google/Pj7oKbpcM0AY...
Fact Check: Are claims about Oklahoma data centers holding up?
From the state’s ‘Behind the Meter’ power law to promises about electric bills and transparency, The Frontier reviewed the facts behind recent statements on data center development.
share.google
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
At what point will OKC step out and stop allowing it to be defined by Oklahoma?
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
OKC is far more diverse.
OKCMajorEmployers.pdf share.google/Hx3d9AxTZriY...
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Tell me you know nothing about OKC's economy without saying it. (Oil and gas are not the biggest players in the city's economy in 2025)
December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Big money is getting spent building stores and restaurants ... and then once built ... nothing? www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
Not opening soon? Why are these businesses getting built, not opening?
Shops and restaurants are getting built in Oklahoma City and then not opening.
www.oklahoman.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM