Happy National Oklahoma Day!

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If you’re going to visit Oklahoma, Trip Advisor recommends these destinations!

Bricktown

Bricktown, just east of Oklahoma City’s downtown business district, is the city’s original warehouse and distribution center turned entertainment district. You can go shopping, drink at a bar, dine at one of the many restaurants, and stroll along the Bricktown River Walk Park at your own pace. You can also catch a baseball game at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark or have fun on the sands of Bricktown Beach on summer days. The area is home to a plethora of public art, museums, and galleries, making it one of Oklahoma City’s most vibrant arts districts and a great attraction year-round.

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves, and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture.

Philbrook Museum of Art

This vast art museum, housed in an Italian style villa, has numerous exhibits from European, American, Asian, Native American and African artists and is surrounded by acres of lush gardens.

Beavers Bend State Park and Nature Center

The Cave House

The Cave House in a landmark in Tulsa. It was built in 1924, as a Chicken Restaurant. Built during prohibition, it was a place you could quench your thirst! It not only has quirky architecture, but it probably best known for its stories, full of interesting and sometimes amusing information. It is a great date, or family adventure, and as the owner I love to share it! It is best to call, or message ahead, as I do not have regular hours. Due to scheduling for private tours and groups, and because travelers request all days and times, I try to schedule according to requests as best as I can. The cost is $15.00 and kids under 13 years are $7.50.

Myriad Botanical Gardens

Myriad Botanical Gardens is one of Oklahoma City’s most beloved public spaces, offering its visitors a 15 acre natural escape in the heart of downtown. A half-acre children’s garden, an off-leash dog park, splash fountains, and paths for walking and jogging provide guests young and old with a place to seek solitude with nature, or seek community and the company of others. The Gardens offers a variety of horticultural education programs for adults and children. The centerpiece attraction of the Gardens is the Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory. Its unique design has earned attention and praise in the architectural community. It is 224 feet long, 70 feet in diameter, and is covered by 3,028 sections of translucent, double-layered acrylic panels. After an 18-month, $11 million renovation, it reopened to the public on November 18, 2022.

SOURCE: TRIPADVISOR.COM

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56 thoughts on “Happy National Oklahoma Day!”

  1. Morning All!

    it’s 60* this morning with mostly cloudy skies out there. The orioles and grosbeaks are showing up less and less, but the hummers are getting very aggressive! When i take the feeders out, the males get right up in my face! i get the feeling they’re scolding me for sleeping in an extra 15 minutes this morning! lol

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    1. Good Morning, Pat!

      Sunny, 60* supposed to get up to 80*, east wind, dew point @55*

      My birds have been MIA for the past few day, squirrels too. 🤔 maybe one of my neighbors has jelly feeders 😁

      Have a Blessed Sunday! 🙏

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      1. Good Morning Gina!
        One summer, we had tons of hummers, so I took a feeder off the hook and held it in my hands. I could get females to land on my thumbs and drink but never the males…lol.
        May God Bless you too!

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    2. Morning, Pat! Cloudy and humid here this morning and 71 already. Another hot one on tap – maybe I’ll get lucky and it will rain and cool things off. My Sis will be coming up later this morning so I won’t be on much today. Still have a bunch of Orioles here.

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  3. Gregory K Bovino
    @GregoryKBovino
    I have an announcement…my figure of 100 million is incorrect…

    Kayleigh just put out numbers that should shock every American. Nearly 7 million H-1B visas since 2015, and former officials admitting 80 to 90 percent of the Indian ones are straight-up fraudulent. 

    This isn’t immigration, it’s a slow-motion takeover.

    Based on these figures, I will recant my figure of a 100 million illegal aliens in the country, and I now estimate we need to round up a 106 million!!!!

    I have an announcement…my figure of 100 million is incorrect…

    Kayleigh just put out numbers that should shock every American. Nearly 7 million H-1B visas since 2015, and former officials admitting 80 to 90 percent of the Indian ones are straight-up fraudulent.

    This isn’t… https://t.co/kWm54qw6XN

    — Gregory K Bovino (@GregoryKBovino) June 6, 2026

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  5. Charlotte99

    June 7, 2026 2:07 am

    Local judge says it’s illegal to restrict migration and that America actually belongs to 8 billion foreigners—not you or your family and that no matter who you vote for you will be dispossessed. If SCOTUS doesn’t restrain these judges the people will lose all faith in the courts. https://t.co/3VBoS6WIqO

    — Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 6, 2026

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  6. Secretary Brooke Rollins
    @SecRollins
    .@USDA
     has NEVER had access to State SNAP data. Not until this Administration demanded it.

    That’s why every figure from years past is meaningless. From the 29 states that DID share data, we’ve already identified at least $3 billion a year in fraud.

    Extrapolated nationwide: more than $10 billion. This isn’t “erroneous payments.”

    This is FRAUD — and yes, @RepAngieCraig
    , I know the difference. Do you?

    .@USDA has NEVER had access to State SNAP data. Not until this Administration demanded it.

    That’s why every figure from years past is meaningless. From the 29 states that DID share data, we’ve already identified at least $3 billion a year in fraud.

    Extrapolated nationwide: more… pic.twitter.com/st2Nf58fIR

    — Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) June 4, 2026

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    1. more…

      The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) and the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) have issued violation notices to 19 alleged fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers across Ohio. 

      On June 3 and 4, 2026, OIU and FNA – working alongside the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) – issued formal violation notices to 19 SNAP retailers across Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, kicking off the enforcement process that holds bad actors accountable. These retailers are charged with committing blatant SNAP fraud, including exchanging benefits for cash, alcohol, tobacco and other illegal items. Charges include:

        A Cleveland convenience store trafficking more than $14,000 in SNAP benefits—stealing from taxpayers and families in need.
        A Columbus retailer exchanging more than $800 in benefits for $300 in cash and trading SNAP benefits for a glass bong and bottles of wine, items that have no place in a food assistance program.
        A Columbus retailer accepting SNAP benefits for beer, which is not and never has been allowed for purchase with SNAP benefits.

      Potential penalties for these charges range from prolonged suspension to permanent disqualification from SNAP as well as significant monetary fines.

      This week’s enforcement sweep is part of an ongoing USDA-Ohio partnership that has already resulted in criminal convictions for SNAP retailer fraud. For example, during an OIU and FNA investigation, a Cleveland retailer trafficked more than $17,000 in SNAP benefits for cash with undercover agents. 

      https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/06/06/19-ohio-retailers-face-sanctions-in-joint-snap-fraud-enforcement-operation-n2677362

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  7. this should infuriate everyone. delinquent taxes are owed by people who work IN the gov’t–about 6.9 % of federal employees. But the worst part? about 2,000 of these people (who owe about $50 MILLION) are IRS employees!!!!!
    garnish their wages and then fire them!

    FTA
    We have known for some time that our federal employees have cushy lives compared to the people for whom they work (us). What is particularly infuriating is that so many of them either don’t pay their taxes or are seriously delinquent on what they owe their employer—the federal government.

    Recently, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found in a new report showing that 6.9% of federal employees are delinquent on their IRS taxes. That amounts to about 215,000 employees. This is a marked increase in three short years from 4.9%. It is appalling that the rate was previously as high as it was, but it has now hit crisis level, seemingly with little or no consequences. This is in contrast to a 5% delinquency rate among the general population.

    The number of delinquents exploded during the Biden administration, which was lax on enforcing anything for favored groups. We can only speculate as to why federal employees felt they had the right to forgo paying their taxes. It might be Biden allowing so many people to go without repaying their student loans that encouraged the government’s employees to skip payments.

    The fascinating aspect of this is that these employees are W-2 wage earners who have withholding taken out of their paychecks. The government can easily enforce additional withholding to make sure its employees are in compliance. The feds can easily garnish workers’ wages, as they certainly know where they work. Indeed, the feds do this all the time to ordinary citizens.

    Worse, about 2,000 of these culprits work for the IRS. It is estimated that their back debt is $50 million. As of 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, there are about 50 employees who have been delinquent for more than five years. Yet these people still work for the agency collecting taxes from the public. There have only been 20 employees terminated for nonpayment in recent years.

    https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/06/federal-employees-taxes/

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  8. EXCERPT: “The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) has adopted a sweeping Federal Elder Justice Action Plan and is launching an aggressive “Never, Ever” awareness and prevention campaign, a powerful MAHA-aligned move to protect seniors’ dignity under Trump’s leadership.

    “When federal agencies work together to streamline oversight and administrative processes, it strengthens protections for vulnerable seniors while improving accountability across the aging services continuum,” President and CEO of LeadingAge South Carolina, Kassie South, told Just The News.  

    South, who has served decades as a senior health advocate, added, “Reducing burdens that hinder solutions enables providers and caregivers to focus less on paperwork and more on enhancing quality of life for residents. We appreciate the Administration’s commitment to pursuing reforms that support better outcomes and quality of life for older adults and their families.”

    The “Never, Ever” initiative isn’t just another awareness campaign during Elder Justice Awareness Month. It marks a decisive shift from policy to practice, uniting multiple federal agencies with states, local governments and community partners to combat growing problems in the senior sector: abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and scams that rob millions of seniors annually. 

    The focus is zero tolerance for overlooking senior issues, emphasizing “never, ever” let it go unreported or accepting fragmented responses when unified action can deliver solutions. 

    Under President Donald Trump, HHS has been tasked with implementing the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda across all applicable sectors, with this initiative serving as an extension of prevention-first leadership to America’s seniors…..”

    https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/never-ever-trumps-maha-turns-hhs-protection-powerhouse-americas-seniors

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  9. EXCERPT: “In the wake of the nation’s first ban of AI “nudification” apps passed in Minnesota, Pennsylvania legislators are working hard to keep up with their own bill that will address the harmful and rapidly developing deep fake technology.

    While the commonwealth has already seen several bills introduced to protect individuals from the harmful uses of AI, including misleading AI chat interactions, legislation concerning apps that can undress individuals from a single photo have yet to be made.

    Republican Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, R-Red Hill, is proposing a bill that would see that distribution of “nudification” apps completely banned.

    “I do not believe that there’s any legitimate use for these apps,” she said.

    These de-dressing apps, while generally not advertised as such, are available on both Google and Apple app stores, and are often rated appropriate for minors. Marketing their services as simply bringing photos to life or playfully switching faces, these apps can be searched and found with terms like “nudify” and “undress” on app stores.

    One particular app, Movely, has already done considerable damage in a Radnor Township high school. Advertising itself as a free way to change static photos into dynamic videos, this app was used by a student to create and share nonconsensual nude images of five girls in his class.

    Although the school is looking into adapting their harassment policies to include banning such content, Movely, along with many other similar AI generating apps, are still available for download in Pennsylvania…..”

    https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/nudification-apps-have-states-scrambling-hold-big-tech-accountable

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    1. there really is no use for this ap that isn’t harmful. it’s malicious and suggestive and to allow it to be sold to minors seems criminal. they can’t buy pornography but they can create it maliciously?

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      1. I agree 100% – it’s evil at it’s core, IMO. I am soooo glad I won’t be around to see the catastrophic end to all this insanity!!!

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        1. it shouldn’t be available to anyone. anyone consenting to it would probably consent to posing nude…so the only ones buying it and using it would be people who can’t get their target to undress. Someone should be able to sue and put this business out of business with a huge lawsuit for defamation of character and voyeurism.

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  17. JD Rucker’s Discern Report–

    Two years after Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, fresh details from heavily redacted FBI records continue to expose troubling gaps in what the public has been told about the near-murder of President Trump. Judicial Watch’s successful FOIA lawsuit has forced the release of documents showing that Crooks emailed a deputy with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office prior to the July 13, 2024, attack.

    The revelation, buried in 48 pages of materials turned over by the FBI, describes an exchange between the would-be assassin and a female deputy. According to the interview summary, the deputy only discovered the emails after a New York Times reporter contacted her in the aftermath of the shooting. She reportedly did not recognize Crooks when his face flooded the news and confirmed no personal interaction beyond the two emails, which concerned a redacted subject.

    This latest disclosure arrives amid persistent questions about how a 20-year-old with no apparent high-level connections managed to position himself on a rooftop with a clear line of sight to the then-presidential candidate. Law enforcement had eyes on Crooks well before shots rang out, yet systemic failures allowed him to fire eight rounds, killing Corey Comperatore and injuring others while grazing Trump’s ear.

    The presence of any pre-event communication between Crooks and local authorities—however innocuous it may later prove—demands unredacted answers rather than bureaucratic stonewalling.

    The documents also mention a “gray remote device” with an antenna recovered from Crooks’ pocket, adding another layer of intrigue to an investigation that has too often felt engineered to obscure rather than illuminate. A medic’s account from the scene further underscores the chaotic response, with body-handling protocols and canine alerts that highlight how close the entire security apparatus came to catastrophic breakdown.

    One cannot help but note the irony. While federal agencies spent years fixating on phantom threats from parents at school boards and traditional Catholics, a determined gunman with encrypted devices and prior contact with local law enforcement nearly succeeded in altering the course of American history.

    The same institutions that lecture endlessly about “threat assessment” somehow missed—or failed to act on—multiple red flags leading up to Butler.

    Calls for full transparency have only grown louder. The American people deserve to know the content of those emails, the identity of every official involved in the security planning, and whether any connections existed that might explain Crooks’ movements and capabilities. Partial releases and heavy redactions serve no legitimate investigative purpose at this stage; they fuel legitimate suspicion of a cover-up designed to protect institutional reputations rather than pursue truth.

    https://discernreport.com/new-fbi-documents-reveal-trump-assassin-thomas-crooks-exchanged-emails-with-butler-county-sheriffs-deputy-before-assassination-attempt/

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  18. Eric Daugherty
    @EricLDaugh
    OMG. President Trump CUTS OFF and WALKS OUT of a Kristen Welker interview

    He looks her in the eyes and tells her SHE’S A LIAR, then storms off!

    “The elections are like a 3rd world country. YOU’RE CROOKED…let’s call it QUITS. I’ve HAD ENOUGH.”

    WELKER: Please, I traveled all the way to Wisconsin!

    TRUMP: “I’ve sat in the RAIN with you for an HOUR! I’ve given you enough time. You ought to straighten out your press. You know what? A country can never be great with a dishonest press. Let’s GO.”

    WELKER: *Whines*

    BEST PRESIDENT EVER

    OMG. President Trump CUTS OFF and WALKS OUT of a Kristen Welker interview

    He looks her in the eyes and tells her SHE’S A LIAR, then storms off!

    “The elections are like a 3rd world country. YOU’RE CROOKED…let’s call it QUITS. I’ve HAD ENOUGH.”

    WELKER: Please, I traveled… pic.twitter.com/dO37B7WPRS

    — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 7, 2026

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  19. Well, so much for Sis coming up this week-end! She does this all the time! Calls me on a Friday and says Saturday is her son’s 25th anniversary, that she will come to my place on Sunday. Of course I expect this week-end!!!! No sign of her! I’m sick and tired of being jerked around everywhere I turn!!!!

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  21. Just The News: “A shooting near a popular street festival in Toledo, Ohio, left at least a dozen people injured Saturday, turning a community celebration into a chaotic scene as attendees sought safety and others assisted the wounded.

    Authorities said no arrests had been made as of Saturday evening. Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan urged anyone who attended the event and may have captured photos or video to share that material with investigators as they work to identify those responsible.

    The gunfire broke out in the vicinity of the Old West End Festival, an annual event known for its live entertainment, historic home tours, and large crowds.

    According to Heffernan, preliminary information suggests that at least two individuals exchanged gunfire. Investigators believe the shooters may have been targeting one another.

    Twelve people were wounded in the incident, including two who remained in critical condition. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 61, though most were in their early twenties.”

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  27. Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger at the premiere of Predator (1987)

    Surfing The Curl

    Secret Island Lair

    Woo Hoo!

    Tubby, That’s Her Name

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