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Murrow Award-winning journalist. Oklahoma. Family. Breaking news. Sports. "The best competition I have is against myself to become better." -John Wooden
Jun 27 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
JUST IN: BIBLE REQUIREMENT IN OK SCHOOLS

“Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support into the curriculum across specified grade levels.” Image Full text from Walters’ office. 🧵

Oklahoma City, Okla – In a memorandum to Oklahoma school superintendents, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the implementation of foundational texts in curriculum...
May 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Devastating findings from today's Department of Interior report into Indian Boarding Schools
Here are just some of the details…

(Thread) - At least 53 burial sites have been found and the department believes thousands, or even tens of thousands of Native American children died while at these schools

- Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse was rampant at the schools for decades

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Oct 28, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
WITNESS: John Grant convulsed two dozen times as midazolam was administered. Then vomitted. Then convulsed more. He was then declared unconscious. Then the second round of drugs were administered and he was declared dead at 4:21pm.

His last words were a string of profanities. He continued to breathe until after the second drug started to flow.
Jul 15, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
GRAPHIC WARNING: This video shows two Wilson, Oklahoma police officers taze a man more than 50 times July 4th of last year. He died the next day. Both officers were just charged with murder. (thread)... FROM @KXIITV: Officers found Jared Lakey after someone called 911 saying he was running naked down the street and screaming.
Officers tell him to get on the ground and put hands behind his back.
He didn’t comply, but he didn’t fight either....
Mar 15, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
‼️CORONAVIRUS WARNING: This is from a metro doctor

“The first patient I tested Thursday when I received COVID kits tested POSITIVE!!! This patient had NO travel and NO sick contacts. This means that the virus has been actively circulating in OKC for at least one week.... ... Please take this seriously. Please follow all hygiene and social distancing instructions.
Please share this widely so that everyone can be prepared and take this seriously.”