Steve Lackmeyer
@stevelackmeyer.bsky.social
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
Find out how these art displays were done in Midtown and how it can be done anywhere else in the city (attention Plaza District, Paseo, Uptown, Asian District, Capitol Hill, Windsor District, Deep Deuce, Bricktown, Auto Alley, NE 23, Route 66).
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
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Public art as close as the next traffic light now possible in OKC
The Midtown Renaissance Group hopes their effort to turn traffic light control boxes into public art can be replicated throughout Oklahoma City.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Find out how these art displays were done in Midtown and how it can be done anywhere else in the city (attention Plaza District, Paseo, Uptown, Asian District, Capitol Hill, Windsor District, Deep Deuce, Bricktown, Auto Alley, NE 23, Route 66).
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
I hate Fanduel. Absolute fail tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I hate Fanduel. Absolute fail tonight.
Define "too many."
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Define "too many."
Oklahoma saw 193 cases of pediatric cancer per 1 million population in 2021, which was higher than the national average of 179 per million.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oklahoma saw 193 cases of pediatric cancer per 1 million population in 2021, which was higher than the national average of 179 per million.
Another inquiry: looking to donate unused, unopened dog food. Ideally to a shelter or a place that provides such items for homeless folks with pets. Tried calling OK Humane Society, hit voicemail hell. Suggestions?
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Another inquiry: looking to donate unused, unopened dog food. Ideally to a shelter or a place that provides such items for homeless folks with pets. Tried calling OK Humane Society, hit voicemail hell. Suggestions?
looking for recommendations on carpet cleaning companies in OKC
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
looking for recommendations on carpet cleaning companies in OKC
I agree with this. And don't tell me you can't give up the audience because you have a lot of followers. It's slop. It's not real. I had 22,000 followers when I abandoned Twitter. We as a profession are giving credibility to the platform when we contribute to it. Stop. Period.
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I agree with this. And don't tell me you can't give up the audience because you have a lot of followers. It's slop. It's not real. I had 22,000 followers when I abandoned Twitter. We as a profession are giving credibility to the platform when we contribute to it. Stop. Period.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Chilling out this morning. Coffee. Paper. Christmas tunes. Cold and foggy outside, warm and happy inside.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Chilling out this morning. Coffee. Paper. Christmas tunes. Cold and foggy outside, warm and happy inside.
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The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals
A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
US Faces Winter Blackout Risks from Data Centers’ Power Needs - Bloomberg share.google/Eg5OpzNMOHLx...
US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs
Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during extreme conditions this winter, according to the regulatory body overseeing grid stabi...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
US Faces Winter Blackout Risks from Data Centers’ Power Needs - Bloomberg share.google/Eg5OpzNMOHLx...
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Jamal Khashoggi came from a prominent Saudi family but fled his country in June, 2017, after he'd become increasingly critical of his government. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018. n.pr/43JW7WJ
Opinion: Jamal Khashoggi's words live forever
Jamal Khashoggi came from a prominent Saudi family but fled his country in June, 2017, after he'd become increasingly critical of his government. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Jamal Khashoggi came from a prominent Saudi family but fled his country in June, 2017, after he'd become increasingly critical of his government. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018. n.pr/43JW7WJ
After taking a look at the new OKC Monopoly game, I'm not putting it on my Christmas wish list. Looks like it's either heavily influenced by pay to play or it was created by someone who really doesn't have a good grasp on OKC. Or both. Either way, no get out of jail card from me. What a waste.
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
After taking a look at the new OKC Monopoly game, I'm not putting it on my Christmas wish list. Looks like it's either heavily influenced by pay to play or it was created by someone who really doesn't have a good grasp on OKC. Or both. Either way, no get out of jail card from me. What a waste.
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Student newspaper The Vista at University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond was forced to halt print publication this fall, after administrators criticized its coverage.
@rcfp.org called the move “egregiously anti-free speech.”
@rcfp.org called the move “egregiously anti-free speech.”
University of Central Oklahoma halts student paper’s print publication
The Vista, a student newspaper at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, was formally forced to halt print publication …
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November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Student newspaper The Vista at University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond was forced to halt print publication this fall, after administrators criticized its coverage.
@rcfp.org called the move “egregiously anti-free speech.”
@rcfp.org called the move “egregiously anti-free speech.”
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funding, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters reut.rs/485QCmm
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funding, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters reut.rs/485QCmm
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Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
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November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
Or one could simply stay away from a "currency" that is created, controlled by criminals? Just a thought. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
How to Not Get Kidnapped for Your Bitcoin
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November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Or one could simply stay away from a "currency" that is created, controlled by criminals? Just a thought. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
What looked like a scam turned out to be bad customer service over Oklahoma tolls • Oklahoma Voice share.google/uwHS6MVpKWDv...
What looked like a scam turned out to be bad customer service over Oklahoma tolls • Oklahoma Voice
I was pretty sure I was being pranked or scammed when a collections company called to inform me that I owed $15.23 in unpaid Oklahoma tolls.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What looked like a scam turned out to be bad customer service over Oklahoma tolls • Oklahoma Voice share.google/uwHS6MVpKWDv...
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Good news: last year, USDOT FHWA released a thoughtful report on how state DOTs can respond to homelessness in proactive, not punitive ways, relying on data, not victim-blaming, citing @uclaits.bsky.social research.
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Good news: last year, USDOT FHWA released a thoughtful report on how state DOTs can respond to homelessness in proactive, not punitive ways, relying on data, not victim-blaming, citing @uclaits.bsky.social research.
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
Imagine an event you hold in such high regard that you choose to litter the state with garbage ads promoting it (Tulsa).
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Imagine an event you hold in such high regard that you choose to litter the state with garbage ads promoting it (Tulsa).
One more thought: found out at the Woody Guthrie Center that nobody knows what happened to his famous guitar enscribed with "this machine kills fascists." They're hoping it's in somebody's attic or garage, awaiting discovery.
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One more thought: found out at the Woody Guthrie Center that nobody knows what happened to his famous guitar enscribed with "this machine kills fascists." They're hoping it's in somebody's attic or garage, awaiting discovery.