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okblue.bsky.social
@okblue.bsky.social
Small blue dot in the reddest of states, Oklahoma. Old enough to remember when the state was all blue. USAF Veteran Retired. Thick as a brick and committed to the Constitution. No DM. No crypto. No MAGA. No boobies.
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What is the director of national intelligence doing in Fulton county Georgia's voting records facility?

Looking for the Hugo Chavez/George Sorros Italian satellite download records?

Where is the gaspacho police when you need them?
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Tulsi Gabbard Spotted at Keystone Kash’s Bonkers Ballot Raid
The director of national intelligence has made a habit of pursuing President Trump’s pet causes.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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5/5: VA Secretary Doug Collins should fly to Minnesota, personally lead a remembrance service for Alex Pretti, and hear from the people who knew him best.

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VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response - The American Prospect
VA Secretary Doug Collins has not sent a personal statement to the staff about the killing of Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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4/5: Sometimes silence speaks louder than words ever could. Secretary Collins's refusal to address Alex's murder is an insult to his 400,000+ VHA colleagues and his memory.
VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response - The American Prospect
VA Secretary Doug Collins has not sent a personal statement to the staff about the killing of Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
prospect.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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🧵1/5: The VA and veteran communities are in mourning due to the tragic murder of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Yet, where is VA Secretary Doug Collins? Minneapolis VA employees were told they could not hold a ceremony at the VA hospital to honor and remember their beloved colleague.
VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response - The American Prospect
VA Secretary Doug Collins has not sent a personal statement to the staff about the killing of Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
prospect.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Evolution Of Another Big Lie - An Administration Without Credibility
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Trump and team seem to prioritize vilifying victims of their immigration operations, regardless of conflicting evidence
Trump officials continue to push lies after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
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January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Forensic look at how Minneapolis shooting unfolded
Forensic look at how Minneapolis shooting unfolded
Minneapolis shooting videos contradict officials
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January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Gunning Down Mothers And Nurses Will Either Be A “Bridge Too Far” Or Serve To Fix Federal Domestic Terrorism As A Permanent Governmental Function In The U.S.

“We want our CEOs to be calling the White House and saying that ICE needs to get out.”

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Tech workers speak out on ICE surge
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January 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Masked And Unidentified Federal Agents Are Lawless, Unsupervised, And Unaccountable

The First Amendment protects the public’s right to film federal agents as they carry out their work. Recording is documenting and NOT interfering with their “duties.”

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Right to record federal agents is protected
An Arizona woman said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer tac
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January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Citizens Kidnapped Off The Streets

ICE and the federal government often disregard the very documents they require Native people to carry.

Even identifying as Native American and presenting documentation may not be enough.

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Navajo man says he was detained despite ID
PHOENIX – Peter Yazzie told U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Federal Agents Violating Our Constitution And Bill Of Rights

“These forms filled out by ICE officers, potentially even the arresting officer, are really a far cry from the judicial warrants required for entry into a home.”

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Is ICE policy in violation of Fourth Amendment?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing scrutiny over its asse
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January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Fear And Ignorance For Votes

Republican state lawmakers have revived attempts to prohibit the use of sharia law or any similar foreign legal code in Oklahoma courts.

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Critics: GOP anti-Islam bills trade fear for votes
State attempt to prohibit sharia law is revivedAlexia AstonThe Oklahom
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January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Faith Witnesses In Minnesota

“I’m very convinced that this is going to be in everyone’s backyard soon and not just in Minnesota.”

“My sincere hope is that people don’t look away from what’s happening in Minnesota — so that we can see what’s coming.”

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Oklahoma clergy recount what they witnessed in MN
Numerous immigrant-owned businesses closed and boarded up, wary neig
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January 25, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Actual Or Appearance Of Insider Trading

Raytheon is a major U.S. defense contractor with significant Department of Defense missile and defense systems contracts. Chevron is one of the leading private oil companies in Venezuela.

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Purchase of stocks raises questions
Mullin’s shares climb after Maduro’s capture U.S. Sen. Markwayne M
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January 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
OK Legislator Playing God On “Gut” Feelings - Next Up Is A Racially Pure Blood Bank

“These are people who know nothing about science, who know nothing about medicine, that are trying to provide medical laws that make no (sense.)”

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Lawmaker wants to screen for vaccine-free blood
A House lawmaker wants the state to run its own blood bank so it can
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January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Relentless Assaults By OK Legislature For Control Of TSET Money

Oklahoma’s House budget chair wants to nix the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s board of directors and redirect the trust fund’s earnings.

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Caldwell pushes new plan for TSET
Lawmaker would use it for Oklahoma’s PromiseAlexia AstonThe Oklahoma
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January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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It may be dawning on the court’s conservatives that a unitary executive could be impossible to rein in.
The justices already undermined the Federal Reserve’s independence. Now they want backsies.
It may be dawning on the court's conservatives that a unitary executive could be impossible to rein in.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
MAGA Cancel Culture

Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show is in the works. The group is putting on its own production to counter Bad Bunny’s Feb.8 performance at the Super Bowl.

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Turning Point planning own Super Bowl show
PHOENIX – Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show
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January 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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A week after an ICE agent murdered an American mother in Minneapolis, the DOJ has pursued investigations into her, her partner, the Governor, and the Mayor. Still zero updates on an investigation into the ICE agent who killed her.
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!

Native Americans in Oklahoma now advised to carry proof of citizenship at all times. Will we all soon be required to bear a “mark of the beast” as proof of our citizenship and as a restriction on our freedom to travel domestically?

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Tribes issue warnings for citizens on immigration enforcement
Several tribal leaders in Oklahoma are cautioning tribal citizens and
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January 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
OK Bureau Of Narcotics Does Not Understand Production Of Medical Cannabis

Different types of products made from marijuana plants also explain why the volume that hits the market is often smaller than the agency’s one-pound-per-plant estimate.

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HOW HIGH?
Dale Denwalt The Oklahoman | USA TODAY NETWORK After hearing the state
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January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Trump Regime Incites Intolerable
Situations To Justify Heavy-Handed Cruelty Of Citizens

Loyalty test demographics key to troop deployments. Federal agents have violated the constitutional rights of Minnesota residents. Coming to your town soon.

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Trump threatens Insurrection Act in MN
President Donald Trump on Jan.15 threatened to invoke the Insurrection
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January 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Trump’s Siding With Iranian Protesters Opens The Door For Foreign Support Of “No More Kings” And ICE Cruelty Protests

The Trump administration said attacking Iran with air strikes was on the table and encouraged protesters to continue the fight.

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Trump encourages Iran protesters, issues tariffs
WASHINGTON – A day after the Trump administration said attacking Ira
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January 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
OK Legislature’s Power-Play On TSET Funds Thwarted By State Supreme Court

Lawmakers were reportedly upset at TSET for not agreeing to send $50 million to pay for a new University of Oklahoma hospital.

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Top court nixes bid to oust board
TSET members serve staggered 7-year termsDale DenwaltThe Oklahoman USA
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January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Oklahoma Governor Tries To Shift Blame For His Mismanagement Of COVID-19 Educational Funds In A Lawsuit Against Vendor

Optional oversight was not purchased and a subsequent audit indicated the misspending of about $1.7 million in federal education funds.

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U.S. judge dismisses ClassWallet lawsuit
The lawsuit at the center of a longrunning feud between Oklahoma Rep
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January 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM