Matt Carney
@2011prius.bsky.social
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Matt Carney
@2011prius.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Accidentally said “chode” in front of my kids
Sometimes you sue somebody, get your suit thrown out and then lose the countersuit to the tune of over a million bucks. Nobody’s doing it like Scott Taylor. thepickup.com/tulsa-artist...
Tulsa Artist Scott Taylor Found Liable For $1.2 Million In Damages - The Pickup
The judgment capped a multiyear legal battle over claims of sexual abuse and predatory behavior made against Taylor.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes you sue somebody, get your suit thrown out and then lose the countersuit to the tune of over a million bucks. Nobody’s doing it like Scott Taylor. thepickup.com/tulsa-artist...
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Taylor became the subject of intense public scrutiny after allegations of predatory sexual behavior began circulating on social media in 2022. He has now been ordered to pay $1.2 million in damages to his adopted daughter. thepickup.com/tulsa-artist...
Tulsa Artist Scott Taylor Found Liable For $1.2 Million In Damages - The Pickup
The judgment capped a multiyear legal battle over claims of sexual abuse and predatory behavior made against Taylor.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Pickup subs ... scoop incoming
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Pickup subs ... scoop incoming
Looking at it from the cold, clear remove of the new year, this is definitely the best thing I wrote in 2025
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Looking at it from the cold, clear remove of the new year, this is definitely the best thing I wrote in 2025
Vibes-based international law
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Vibes-based international law
First watch of 2026 … I’m back on my old bullshit baby
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 AM
First watch of 2026 … I’m back on my old bullshit baby
Starting @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social was one of the best things I’ve ever done. Here’s to more of it in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Starting @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social was one of the best things I’ve ever done. Here’s to more of it in 2026
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I’m in the Criterion Closet getting increasingly frustrated because I can’t find SPACE JAM
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m in the Criterion Closet getting increasingly frustrated because I can’t find SPACE JAM
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Let's look back on the characters who made our stories pop in 2025! thepickup.com/the-best-cha...
The Best Characters Of 2025 - The Pickup
Meet the people who made our stories pop this year.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Let's look back on the characters who made our stories pop in 2025! thepickup.com/the-best-cha...
Strong Christmas book haul this year
December 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Strong Christmas book haul this year
Had a wonderful time today visiting the Fredrick Douglass statue (next to the Ronald Reagan statue) outside of the south Tulsa Scheel’s
December 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Had a wonderful time today visiting the Fredrick Douglass statue (next to the Ronald Reagan statue) outside of the south Tulsa Scheel’s
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yes hello just a reminder that if you're in Tulsa on December 27th, I'm doing a live reading from my next essay collection REVERSE COWBOY at Chimera! Get a ticket here! www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...
John Paul Brammer In Person
An evening of storytelling, drinks and fun with your favorite local journalists
www.eventbrite.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
yes hello just a reminder that if you're in Tulsa on December 27th, I'm doing a live reading from my next essay collection REVERSE COWBOY at Chimera! Get a ticket here! www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...
This is Saturday. Come hang! I’m gonna ask JP about Samantha Fulnecky
Hey! You! RSVP to our event in Tulsa with John Paul Brammer! It's on the 27th and it's at Chimera and it's $15 (unless you're a Pickup subscriber in which case it's free - check your email). Anyway, here's the link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...
John Paul Brammer In Person
An evening of storytelling, drinks and fun with your favorite local journalists
www.eventbrite.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is Saturday. Come hang! I’m gonna ask JP about Samantha Fulnecky
Temp swing from 78 to 22 during the Christmas to New Year’s liminal space. Cue the “can’t believe this is my life” LeBron meme
December 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Temp swing from 78 to 22 during the Christmas to New Year’s liminal space. Cue the “can’t believe this is my life” LeBron meme
Victor Wembanyama I hope you’re ready for Alex Caruso to punch you in your dick on Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Victor Wembanyama I hope you’re ready for Alex Caruso to punch you in your dick on Christmas
She adored OBAA
Wife has agreed to watch One Battle After Another on the strength of my pitch that it’s “another lovely film from the guy who made ‘Phantom Thread’”
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
She adored OBAA
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I'm not the only person to have written it, and Parker in particular also did it well, but this was a lazy work the whole time. You can make a whole rancid career in the conservative politics biz just by knowing who you can get away with trying to hurt and then doing it. defector.com/the-conserva...
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm not the only person to have written it, and Parker in particular also did it well, but this was a lazy work the whole time. You can make a whole rancid career in the conservative politics biz just by knowing who you can get away with trying to hurt and then doing it. defector.com/the-conserva...
Wife has agreed to watch One Battle After Another on the strength of my pitch that it’s “another lovely film from the guy who made ‘Phantom Thread’”
December 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wife has agreed to watch One Battle After Another on the strength of my pitch that it’s “another lovely film from the guy who made ‘Phantom Thread’”
My dad retired a few months ago after forty years of work so you better believe for Christmas I’m getting that man the comfiest pair of sweatpants money can buy
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My dad retired a few months ago after forty years of work so you better believe for Christmas I’m getting that man the comfiest pair of sweatpants money can buy
Working mom gets picked up by ICE shortly after dropping her kids off at school. Deported a few days later after a hold in Tulsa County Jail: thepickup.com/ice-separate...
ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa - The Pickup
Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Working mom gets picked up by ICE shortly after dropping her kids off at school. Deported a few days later after a hold in Tulsa County Jail: thepickup.com/ice-separate...
Are there any wealthy Tulsa philanthropists brave enough to buy me a houseboat? The Pickup would be like 150% better imo if I were editing it from a houseboat
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Are there any wealthy Tulsa philanthropists brave enough to buy me a houseboat? The Pickup would be like 150% better imo if I were editing it from a houseboat
Big story today
“You’re not targeting a criminal; you’re targeting a mom of four.”
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...
ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa - The Pickup
Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.
thepickup.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Big story today
Reposted by Matt Carney
“You’re not targeting a criminal; you’re targeting a mom of four.”
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...
ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa - The Pickup
Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.
thepickup.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“You’re not targeting a criminal; you’re targeting a mom of four.”
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...
Here’s how ICE detained and deported a Tulsa single mother—tailing her after she dropped her kids off at school—and how the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office made it possible.
thepickup.com/ice-separate...