Gene Perry
@genelewisperry.bsky.social
Policy guy with @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social | (((ᏣᎳᎩ))) | #COYS
Fair to have different views about Democrats' difficult strategic choices in this moment, but people who are big mad about a vote to reopen the government for less than 3 months are missing some perspective.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Fair to have different views about Democrats' difficult strategic choices in this moment, but people who are big mad about a vote to reopen the government for less than 3 months are missing some perspective.
Love to see a disclaimer about what my new toaster oven may or may not remember.
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Love to see a disclaimer about what my new toaster oven may or may not remember.
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AI is failing the test when it comes to factual accuracy; the decline of news and journalism won't help. It serves the financial interest of AI companies—and the mission of the OpenAI nonprofit—to invest in reviving local news, says Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
AI is failing the test when it comes to factual accuracy; the decline of news and journalism won't help. It serves the financial interest of AI companies—and the mission of the OpenAI nonprofit—to invest in reviving local news, says Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman.
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A thing about authoritarianism is that the country has to be made small enough to fit in one greedy man's hand. Let's keep America big. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A thing about authoritarianism is that the country has to be made small enough to fit in one greedy man's hand. Let's keep America big. #NoKings
Me in @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social: Supporting local news and information isn't a partisan issue—it's a community issue. What we do next will determine whether we're still a community that knows itself, or a collection of strangers who happen to live in the same place. thepickup.com/tulsa-doesnt...
Tulsa Doesn’t Exist Without Local News - The Pickup
Local news is essential for communities, but it’s declining nearly everywhere. We can all be part of turning that around.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Me in @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social: Supporting local news and information isn't a partisan issue—it's a community issue. What we do next will determine whether we're still a community that knows itself, or a collection of strangers who happen to live in the same place. thepickup.com/tulsa-doesnt...
Someday America will have a President who can leave the public eye for three consecutive days without creating speculation that they're dead.
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Someday America will have a President who can leave the public eye for three consecutive days without creating speculation that they're dead.
How is the U.S. Supreme Court majority planning to spin their rediscovery of the rule of law next time there's a Democratic President?
September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
How is the U.S. Supreme Court majority planning to spin their rediscovery of the rule of law next time there's a Democratic President?
PBS KIDS programming is genuinely higher quality than the kids shows on commercial networks, most of which is built to sell toys. Weather Hunters launched just on this month on PBS, and it's already the 6 year old's favorite.
September 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
PBS KIDS programming is genuinely higher quality than the kids shows on commercial networks, most of which is built to sell toys. Weather Hunters launched just on this month on PBS, and it's already the 6 year old's favorite.
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Join us in supporting local news across the country and building stronger communities! Our open positions include People & Operations Manager, Deputy Campaigns Director, and Development Manager.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Join us in supporting local news across the country and building stronger communities! Our open positions include People & Operations Manager, Deputy Campaigns Director, and Development Manager.
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I know we're all supposed to skate past ridiculous lies by people in power nowadays, but think about the logic of being able to choose which state you will live on the streets in and choosing Oklahoma. The weather alone!
Gov. Kevin Stitt claimed that a large portion of Tulsa’s homeless population isn’t from Oklahoma as he celebrated a new initiative to clean up camps under highway bridges and overpasses, even though surveys say otherwise.
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I know we're all supposed to skate past ridiculous lies by people in power nowadays, but think about the logic of being able to choose which state you will live on the streets in and choosing Oklahoma. The weather alone!
Imagine loving a corporate merger so much that you would trade the United States of America for one.
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Imagine loving a corporate merger so much that you would trade the United States of America for one.
My take on political violence is that Donald Trump is an unpopular president with no ideas about how to become popular. Instead he's desperately trying to provoke violence by his political opponents in order to:
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My take on political violence is that Donald Trump is an unpopular president with no ideas about how to become popular. Instead he's desperately trying to provoke violence by his political opponents in order to:
Forever asking everyone not to describe stuff as "Oklahoma is trying to..." when it's one guy sending out a press release who doesn't actually have the power to do the thing.
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Forever asking everyone not to describe stuff as "Oklahoma is trying to..." when it's one guy sending out a press release who doesn't actually have the power to do the thing.
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Latest on Our Towns foundation site:
An open list of organizations and innovators trying to rebuild local news. Meant to be an organic and dynamic. Additions and suggestions welcomed. Examples of people "meeting the moment" in innovative ways.
www.ourtownsfoundation.org#special-report
An open list of organizations and innovators trying to rebuild local news. Meant to be an organic and dynamic. Additions and suggestions welcomed. Examples of people "meeting the moment" in innovative ways.
www.ourtownsfoundation.org#special-report
Our Towns Civic Foundation
The Our Towns Civic Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to uncovering, sharing, and learning from stories of civic renewal that can inspire local success.
www.ourtownsfoundation.org
September 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Latest on Our Towns foundation site:
An open list of organizations and innovators trying to rebuild local news. Meant to be an organic and dynamic. Additions and suggestions welcomed. Examples of people "meeting the moment" in innovative ways.
www.ourtownsfoundation.org#special-report
An open list of organizations and innovators trying to rebuild local news. Meant to be an organic and dynamic. Additions and suggestions welcomed. Examples of people "meeting the moment" in innovative ways.
www.ourtownsfoundation.org#special-report
It's interesting that of all the extremist ideologies floating around right now, memelord nihilism is the one that most reliably produces actual shooters. I hope our takeaway is to not spend so much time on the Internet and not let our kids disappear into it either.
September 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's interesting that of all the extremist ideologies floating around right now, memelord nihilism is the one that most reliably produces actual shooters. I hope our takeaway is to not spend so much time on the Internet and not let our kids disappear into it either.
The bad news is the University of Central Oklahoma appears to have turned its back on its mission to "empower students to become ethical, creative and engaged citizens and leaders." The good news is the students have raised the funds to put the show on anyway www.erininthemorning.com/p/oklahoma-s...
Oklahoma Student Play About Shakespearean Theatre Shut Down Over Gender Laws
For students, the show must go on.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The bad news is the University of Central Oklahoma appears to have turned its back on its mission to "empower students to become ethical, creative and engaged citizens and leaders." The good news is the students have raised the funds to put the show on anyway www.erininthemorning.com/p/oklahoma-s...
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Careers: People & Operations Manager (Remote)
As our People & Operations Manager, you will play a key role in shaping how we support, engage, and grow our distributed staff across the country, and how we all work together to fulfill our mission.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We’re hiring a People & Operations Manager! 🗣️
Join Rebuild Local News and help shape the systems, culture, and support that power our team’s mission to revitalize local news.
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers-peop...
Join Rebuild Local News and help shape the systems, culture, and support that power our team’s mission to revitalize local news.
Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers-peop...
Thankful for this reminder to not eat my computer.
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thankful for this reminder to not eat my computer.
I don't know about AI killing us all, but I do think a significant part of AI's kill count will be due to tech, financial and political elites abandoning solvable global problems to chase scifi fantasies.
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I don't know about AI killing us all, but I do think a significant part of AI's kill count will be due to tech, financial and political elites abandoning solvable global problems to chase scifi fantasies.
I want the animated feature film about this spider.
August 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I want the animated feature film about this spider.
Not my field, but the previous resident's HIV Specialist magazine subscription still comes to my house. This month, every article is about the same thing.
August 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Not my field, but the previous resident's HIV Specialist magazine subscription still comes to my house. This month, every article is about the same thing.
First day in weeks without a heat advisory! Enjoy this flood advisory, as a treat.
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
First day in weeks without a heat advisory! Enjoy this flood advisory, as a treat.
Taking up smoking so I can get a vaccine.
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
August 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Taking up smoking so I can get a vaccine.
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WHERE'S THE MONEY? Tribal radio stations wait on $9.4 million they were promised in a congressional handshake deal to pass the bill defunding public media -- excellent story from @jennifershutt.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trib...
Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in congressional handshake deal
WASHINGTON — Tribal radio stations that are supposed to receive millions in funding to fill the hole created when Congress eliminated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting haven’t heard ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
WHERE'S THE MONEY? Tribal radio stations wait on $9.4 million they were promised in a congressional handshake deal to pass the bill defunding public media -- excellent story from @jennifershutt.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trib...
Let's advance the conversation about banning phones in schools to how we can get phones banned in more places. Airplanes are nice but even that one's starting to get leaky. How about no phones day at the museum, restaurant, library, ballpark...
August 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Let's advance the conversation about banning phones in schools to how we can get phones banned in more places. Airplanes are nice but even that one's starting to get leaky. How about no phones day at the museum, restaurant, library, ballpark...