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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren

@goodsenator.bsky.social

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I chase sunsets & fight for your right to think and decide for yourself. 2026 Campaign Website: www.maryboren.com Donate Online: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2026host Senate email [email protected] Attorney email [email protected]

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hey Oklahoma. Here’s a list of Field Office numbers for our US Senators and Representatives.

You should be able to save the pic or screenshot it.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 8h

You can’t make this up:

A 155mm artillery shell prematurely detonated during a Marine Corps demo — raining shrapnel onto cops guarding VP JD Vance.

Trump’s team mocked Newsom for closing I-5 “for no reason.”

Turns out Newsom’s safety call may have just saved lives.

Competence vs chaos.

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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 1d

There were at least 300,000 people at No Kings in NYC.

Three

Hundred

Thousand.

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 2d

Headed back to Oklahoma after a week long Energy Master Class in Germany.

Have lots of connections to broker once I return.

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maga-crime-watch.bsky.social @maga-crime-watch.bsky.social · 2d

Trump will release Jeffrey Epstein files as soon as IRS completes audit of his tax returns and Mexico pays for the beautiful border wall he has built that has stopped millions of gangsters from voting in the last election.

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Rep. Melissa Provenzano @proven4oklahoma.bsky.social · 4d

This is the right move. Parents and guardians should determine religious instruction for their children. Not public schools.

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 4d

Kristi Noem tried to sneak a shutdown blame-game video into TSA lines. Over a dozen airports said hell no, citing the Hatch Act and state laws. GOP propaganda got grounded.

Noem’s shutdown propaganda isn’t flying at US airports

Several major U.S. airports have refused to play a partisan video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown and resulting travel disruptions. ...

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Mike Simons @mikesimonsphoto.bsky.social · 5d

Fifth and largest search for Tulsa Race Massacre graves begins at Oaklawn Cemetery tulsaworld.com/news/local/r... #tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 9d

One week ago: Trump told farmers that China was coming back to buy soybeans.

Today: He canceled the Xi meeting and is threatening massive new tariffs.

Trump lied. Again. And farmers get crushed. Again.
This isn't governing — it's arson.

And the president is holding the match.

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Wilson Dizard III @wpd3.bsky.social · 9d

[Excerpt:] On Sept. 27, Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city that was “under siege from attack by Antifa” mobs protesting ICE raids. But here's how officers described the scene outside the ICE building in Portland on Sept. 25: “low energy.” The next day the same: “low energy.”

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 9d

If you want to understand why the ICE facility in Portland is such a hotbed of protest, this story is all the context you need...

Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 9d

"They disappeared her." This story from @timdickinson.bsky.social is so upsetting. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

www.rollingstone.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations @scottwiener.bsky.social !!

Although I live in Oklahoma, I have a dear friend and an adult child who live in California. Hopeful this bill will be successful!!

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 9d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 11d

Guess I know what my husbands Halloween costume will be.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11d

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...

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404 Media @404media.co · 11d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 16d

The vast majority of Americans, including those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released.

Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • Oklahoma Voice

The vast majority of Americans, including strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable…

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elphabaforgood.bsky.social @elphabaforgood.bsky.social · 17d

I can't stop thinking about this

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 18d

A bitter impasse between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has led to the first governmental shutdown in seven years ❌

Main questions answered as US government set to shut down

www.irishstar.com

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 18d

I filed a bill to allow folks to cure their mail in ballot, but didn’t get it heard.

Still working on it.

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maga-crime-watch.bsky.social @maga-crime-watch.bsky.social · 19d

July 1935

German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimer constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a personal oath to the Fuhrer. Most took the new oath. Sounds familiar?
# Pete Hegseth # Ted Cruz #Trump

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 22d

I don’t think the county election boards release the info on what ballots have been rejected in a timely manner or transparent manner.

Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 23d

No.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23d

If a full accounting of Epstein’s crimes - and his accomplices - is ever made public, people on the left and the right are going to feel really dumb that we’ve been arguing with each other while the elites of both parties pal around and do abhorrent shit.

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 23d

Oklahoma doesn’t notify voters when mail in ballots have been rejected.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23d

🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.

🚨 Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Good Senator from Norman Mary Boren @goodsenator.bsky.social · 24d

Reinstate teaching certificates for those who were unfairly targeted by Ryan Walters.

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