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Paul Monies
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“Bluesky ain’t real life.” 🤷‍♂️ Native Scotsman. Honorary Texan and Okie. Reporting without fear or favor. #FOI Send me news tips: [email protected].
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Hold firm. It's a test run of the surveillance state!
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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FWIW, the footnote cites a Microsoft press release about the release of Outlook.com. The Outlook mail app itself has been around for almost 30 years. 🤦‍♂️
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December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Just today, the 1792 Exchange said it gave its inaugural Guardian Award to Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ.
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SPRINGBORO, OH – Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ has been named the recipient of the inaugural 1792 Exchange Guardian Award. This new award is presented to a statesman who demonstrates courageous leadership in challenging corporate politicization and upholding fiduciary duty over activism. Treasurer Russ embodies that mission, treating the people’s money like the people’s money and not as a vehicle to advance ideological agendas. Treasurer Russ is being honored for his strong, principled oversight of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), a $2 billion fund, where he has taken meaningful action to ensure corporations remain focused on business performance—not divisive political or social agendas. Under his leadership, TSET has engaged companies directly, urging them to exit ideological activism and prioritize the long-term financial interests of beneficiaries. Additionally, Treasurer Russ played a key role in Oklahoma’s decision to partner with Innovest, a General Investment Consultant that emphasizes business fundamentals and fiduciary responsibility over ESG- or DEI-driven activism. Treasurer Russ’s work sets a national standard for how state leaders can protect taxpayers, strengthen financial stewardship, and defend freedom in the marketplace. Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ holds an award from the 1792 Exchange, a nonprofit whose mission is to "preserve freedom by steering public companies back to neutral on ideological issues."
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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All this unfolds as Russ, who is running for re-election, faces an open-records lawsuit over disappearing Signal messages involving national anti-ESG groups. You can read the latest here:
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/25/t...
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TSET Investors Board Puts Asset Managers On Notice In Anti-ESG Push - Oklahoma Watch
The TSET investment board, led by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ, pressed five asset managers to adopt proxy voting advice aligned with “Oklahoma values.” The move deepens Russ’ broader anti-ESG push am...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Conflict questions surfaced: TSET’s proxy advisor Jerry Bowyer already works with Vident. He admitted the tie; Russ brushed it off. Meanwhile, the trust posted *record earnings* last year.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Innovest, the TSET’s new investment consultant, ranked all 19 asset managers on “Oklahoma values.” Eight scored low; firms were downgraded for things like supporting U.N. PRI standards.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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That event pulled in national anti-ESG heavyweights: Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, State Financial Officers Foundation, the 1792 Exchange and more — many of which have aided Russ.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM