Steve Lackmeyer
@stevelackmeyer.bsky.social
Reporter at The Oklahoman, author of seven books about OKC history. Quoted by BBC, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times, wrote cover story for Architectural Record. Find out more at https://about.me/stevelackmeyer
Did no one even ask if TSET could have helped cover the gap in building the originally envisioned new state mental health center instead of simply going with a smaller operation that won't get the job done? www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
TSET awards $150M in Legacy Grants that Legislature wanted to control
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust has awarded $150 million in “Legacy Grants,” using funds the Oklahoma Legislature wanted spent in other ways.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Did no one even ask if TSET could have helped cover the gap in building the originally envisioned new state mental health center instead of simply going with a smaller operation that won't get the job done? www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: The Silos rock climbing to close, can't pay bills, owners say
The Silos rock climbing facility will close its doors after over two decades of operation downtown.
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The Silos rock climbing facility will close its doors after over two decades of operation downtown.
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The Silos rock climbing in downtown OKC to close after more than 20 years
The Silos rock climbing facility will close its doors after over two decades of operation downtown.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: The Silos rock climbing to close, can't pay bills, owners say
The Silos rock climbing facility will close its doors after over two decades of operation downtown.
www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
The Silos rock climbing facility will close its doors after over two decades of operation downtown.
www.oklahoman.com/story/busine...
Thunder up friends.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thunder up friends.
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I'm doing my part by turning my family against AI and the Altmans/Musks of the world.
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm doing my part by turning my family against AI and the Altmans/Musks of the world.
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Guthrie really does go all out for Christmas. Our little town feels like a very special place this time of year. #Guthrie #Oklahoma #Christmas
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HGTV names this Oklahoma town one of America's best 'Christmas towns'
The Oklahoma community is known for its take on Victorian Christmas and features charming holiday celebrations.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Guthrie really does go all out for Christmas. Our little town feels like a very special place this time of year. #Guthrie #Oklahoma #Christmas
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Soup is good for a stressed out, exhausted soul. I have a stressed out, exhausted soul. Please advise me on downtown soup options today.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Soup is good for a stressed out, exhausted soul. I have a stressed out, exhausted soul. Please advise me on downtown soup options today.
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Source: NPR
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I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Source: NPR
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50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Source: NPR
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Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Get a first look at new multipurpose stadium planned for OKC
The first renderings for the $141 million MAPS 4 multi-purpose stadium were released Wednesday and show a venue designed to for year-round events.
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The first renderings for the $141 million MAPS 4 multi-purpose stadium were released Wednesday and show a venue designed to for year-round events.
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Get a first look at new multipurpose stadium planned for south of Bricktown
The first renderings for the $141 million MAPS 4 multi-purpose stadium were released Wednesday and show a venue designed to for year-round events.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Get a first look at new multipurpose stadium planned for OKC
The first renderings for the $141 million MAPS 4 multi-purpose stadium were released Wednesday and show a venue designed to for year-round events.
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
The first renderings for the $141 million MAPS 4 multi-purpose stadium were released Wednesday and show a venue designed to for year-round events.
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2...
Is Nico Harrison secretly advising the Clippers?
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Is Nico Harrison secretly advising the Clippers?
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OAK developers claim Penn Square Mall owners blocked stores, restaurants
Simon Property Group is accused of pressuring retailers to abandon plans for stores at locally-owned OAK and to instead relocate to Penn Square Mall.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Breaking News: Juan Orlando Hernández, a Honduran ex-president convicted for drug trafficking, was freed from prison after a Trump pardon.
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Breaking News: Juan Orlando Hernández, a Honduran ex-president convicted for drug trafficking, was freed from prison after a Trump pardon.
Find out how these art displays were done in Midtown and how it can be done anywhere else in the city (attention Plaza District, Paseo, Uptown, Asian District, Capitol Hill, Windsor District, Deep Deuce, Bricktown, Auto Alley, NE 23, Route 66).
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Public art as close as the next traffic light now possible in OKC
The Midtown Renaissance Group hopes their effort to turn traffic light control boxes into public art can be replicated throughout Oklahoma City.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Find out how these art displays were done in Midtown and how it can be done anywhere else in the city (attention Plaza District, Paseo, Uptown, Asian District, Capitol Hill, Windsor District, Deep Deuce, Bricktown, Auto Alley, NE 23, Route 66).
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I hate Fanduel. Absolute fail tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I hate Fanduel. Absolute fail tonight.
Define "too many."
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Define "too many."
Oklahoma saw 193 cases of pediatric cancer per 1 million population in 2021, which was higher than the national average of 179 per million.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oklahoma saw 193 cases of pediatric cancer per 1 million population in 2021, which was higher than the national average of 179 per million.
Another inquiry: looking to donate unused, unopened dog food. Ideally to a shelter or a place that provides such items for homeless folks with pets. Tried calling OK Humane Society, hit voicemail hell. Suggestions?
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Another inquiry: looking to donate unused, unopened dog food. Ideally to a shelter or a place that provides such items for homeless folks with pets. Tried calling OK Humane Society, hit voicemail hell. Suggestions?
looking for recommendations on carpet cleaning companies in OKC
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
looking for recommendations on carpet cleaning companies in OKC
I agree with this. And don't tell me you can't give up the audience because you have a lot of followers. It's slop. It's not real. I had 22,000 followers when I abandoned Twitter. We as a profession are giving credibility to the platform when we contribute to it. Stop. Period.
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I agree with this. And don't tell me you can't give up the audience because you have a lot of followers. It's slop. It's not real. I had 22,000 followers when I abandoned Twitter. We as a profession are giving credibility to the platform when we contribute to it. Stop. Period.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Chilling out this morning. Coffee. Paper. Christmas tunes. Cold and foggy outside, warm and happy inside.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Chilling out this morning. Coffee. Paper. Christmas tunes. Cold and foggy outside, warm and happy inside.
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The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals
A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.