Matt Burris
@mattburris.bsky.social
Oklahoma indie bookseller and buyer. Recreational bike rider. Still always lifting boxes.
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This is simply too much information
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is simply too much information
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We visited the border for church and a friend of mine took some incredible pictures and I indulged my florid side and wrote some words about the experience.
www.pacificasynod.org/border-churc...
www.pacificasynod.org/border-churc...
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We visited the border for church and a friend of mine took some incredible pictures and I indulged my florid side and wrote some words about the experience.
www.pacificasynod.org/border-churc...
www.pacificasynod.org/border-churc...
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toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
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I think I came across my first catalog markup from a rep that was just an AI summary this week too.
Like strains of Covid, the AI book marketing scams now has many variants. They’re making up fake websites and fake AI companies.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think I came across my first catalog markup from a rep that was just an AI summary this week too.
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The strike is not about whether or not you approve of Starbucks coffee. It's about the workers, who like all workers deserve equitable treatment and fair pay. That is the issue. Why bring up your personal feelings about the coffee? Nobody in this conversation cares. Start another thread about it.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The strike is not about whether or not you approve of Starbucks coffee. It's about the workers, who like all workers deserve equitable treatment and fair pay. That is the issue. Why bring up your personal feelings about the coffee? Nobody in this conversation cares. Start another thread about it.
Seems great. Because wrecks dont cost enough. www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklaho...
Tulsa Fire Department to start filing insurance claims for response to car crashes
The Tulsa City Council approved an ordinance that would enable the Tulsa Fire Department to start charging when they have to show up at car wrecks. Fees will range from $710 to $1865 per response.
www.newson6.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Seems great. Because wrecks dont cost enough. www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklaho...
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Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
Ryan Walters’ promised investigations into schools that didn’t honor Charlie Kirk never happened, records show
Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Records reveal the Oklahoma State Department of Education never launched any school investigations, underscoring a tenure marked by spectacle rather than action.
Even looking north into city glow can see aurora (with a phone camera) here.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Even looking north into city glow can see aurora (with a phone camera) here.
An ARC shipped with a little bag of actual rocks is just a wild thing to send.
They are nice rocks I guess. And I’m talking about it so, did it work?
They are nice rocks I guess. And I’m talking about it so, did it work?
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
An ARC shipped with a little bag of actual rocks is just a wild thing to send.
They are nice rocks I guess. And I’m talking about it so, did it work?
They are nice rocks I guess. And I’m talking about it so, did it work?
Someone just mistakenly asked for the new book Turtle Island calling it Buffalo Mountain.
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Someone just mistakenly asked for the new book Turtle Island calling it Buffalo Mountain.
Got myself roped into slinging books at an offsite author event we as a store don’t really have anything to do with.
It’s at a church. I’ve been offered coffee and there are so many cookies.
It’s at a church. I’ve been offered coffee and there are so many cookies.
November 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Got myself roped into slinging books at an offsite author event we as a store don’t really have anything to do with.
It’s at a church. I’ve been offered coffee and there are so many cookies.
It’s at a church. I’ve been offered coffee and there are so many cookies.
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Republicans are even losing state Senate seats in Mississippi.
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Republicans are even losing state Senate seats in Mississippi.
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If you live in a red state and the Democrats aren’t running a candidate for your state’s legislature next year, start campaigning for that seat — you have a good chance of winning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
If you live in a red state and the Democrats aren’t running a candidate for your state’s legislature next year, start campaigning for that seat — you have a good chance of winning.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
Getting to be the greybeard at the back of the crowd at a punk show tonight. 🤘🏼
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Getting to be the greybeard at the back of the crowd at a punk show tonight. 🤘🏼
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In 1958, teacher Clara Luper led a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. Now a bronze monument stands where that drugstore was.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In 1958, teacher Clara Luper led a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. Now a bronze monument stands where that drugstore was.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
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They are almost getting it... almost...
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They are almost getting it... almost...
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ADA, OKLAHOMA - To the people standing on the corner by Home Depot holding the TRUMP IS ON THE LIST and IMPEACH HIM flags and signs this morning, you are so appreciated. THANK YOU!
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ADA, OKLAHOMA - To the people standing on the corner by Home Depot holding the TRUMP IS ON THE LIST and IMPEACH HIM flags and signs this morning, you are so appreciated. THANK YOU!
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October 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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We cannot thank @propublica.org enough for funding this work. Journalism truly works when we work together.
For years, people working for the state agency charged with regulating Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry have warned about the dangers of high-pressure injection. But agency leaders have not fined any company for wastewater leaks in the last 5 years. @nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We cannot thank @propublica.org enough for funding this work. Journalism truly works when we work together.
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welp, THAT'S a heresy:
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
welp, THAT'S a heresy:
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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cc: Kevin Hern (OK01), Josh Brecheen (OK02), Frank Lucas (OK03), Tom Cole (OK04), Stephanie Bice (OK05) and Senators James Lankford and Markwayne (!) Mullin.
ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
cc: Kevin Hern (OK01), Josh Brecheen (OK02), Frank Lucas (OK03), Tom Cole (OK04), Stephanie Bice (OK05) and Senators James Lankford and Markwayne (!) Mullin.