@okiepatriot_76@JakeMerrick4Gov He’s not saying it’s fraud, he’s saying he didn’t set it up. He is the recipient, and that is only done with the recipients bank info and permission.
@JakeMerrick4Gov It appears your comment about the go fund me is being misinterpreted. Are you the recipient of the funds from the go fund me and was it posted with your permission?
@TACticalFuss Merrick owes Senator Shane Jett and Rep Jim Shaw an apology. Either of them could have run with the grassroots support and won.
More so, Senator Dusty Deevers and the other conservative candidates who lost their races because of the gubernatorial distraction.
Wednesday's #okleg weirdness left me counting senators and hearing Senate PPT Lonnie Paxton claim "nothing crazy's going on."
Read comments from the 10 senators quoted here and decide for yourself.
Big props to @andiehancock & @KevReports for hard work.
https://t.co/oI1nOlJPkP
@ClHoggatt@ShawForOK PFAS are literally in toilet paper…
Under the Clean Water Act, it’s their responsibility as the contractor / WWTP to ensure this was safe. They failed. Now they’re trying to exempt themselves from liability. (And yes, there are better ways to deal with this.)
This story broke close to a year ago. Now it's finally getting local media attention.
I hope the people of Oklahoma will rise up against this practice and vote in policy makers who will outright ban the land application of biosolids/humanure, and stop kicking the disgusting, toxic can down the road. There are better alternatives.
Annual reminder that Earth Day was founded buy a dude so devoted to environmentalism that he killed and composted his girlfriend
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“Republican” Leadership double down on refusing to outlaw drinking alcohol and drunkenness while on the job in the Oklahoma State Senate.
🟥 Red Votes supported hearing Sen. Shane Jett’s (R-Shawnee, 96%*) “No Legislating While Drunk” amendment, which would prohibit legislators from drinking alcohol or being intoxicated while on the Senate floor or performing official duties.
🟩 Green Votes supported tabling (killing) the amendment and sided with leadership.
Background: Senate leadership refused to hear SB 1640, the “No Legislating While Drunk Act of 2026,” authored by Sen. Shane Jett. The bill was oddly assigned to the unrelated Senate Agriculture Committee, chaired by Sen. Casey Murdock (R-Felt, 55%*), which also declined to hear it.
On Wednesday night (March 25, 2026), Sen. Jett offered language from his bill as an amendment to SB 1767 — a bill carried by Sen. Bill Coleman (R-Ponca City, 42%*) that deals with alcoholic beverages, specifically prohibiting out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol into Oklahoma (with the stated goal of preventing minors from accessing it).
The Presiding Officer, Sen. Chuck Hall (R-Perry, 45%*), ruled Jett’s amendment not germane, stating it was unrelated to the underlying bill about retailer shipping restrictions and minor protection.
Sen. Jett appealed the ruling of the Chair, arguing that the connection was clear: if the Senate is concerned about preventing minors from consuming alcohol when they are not supposed to (under age 21), it should also address legislators consuming alcohol when they are not supposed to (while on the job).
Sen. Brent Howard (R-Altus, 33%*) then moved to table (set aside) Sen. Jett’s appeal of the ruling.
• Senators who voted 🟩 Green agreed with leadership and effectively killed the amendment without a direct up-or-down vote on its merits.
• Senators who voted 🟥 Red agreed with Jett that the amendment should be considered, supporting the principle that legislators should not drink alcohol while on the job.
This procedural vote determined whether the “no drinking on the floor” language could be debated and added to the alcohol-related bill.
*% = Conservative Score prescribed by the flagship conservative organization The John Burch Society’s Freedom Index
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Do not underestimate your voice & the seeds you are planting. Our friend @ShawForOK may not of advanced any of his bills this session but every need outlet wants to talk to him for being the only one standing up to question the bill to legalize human composting.
So, this was my day today…
Today the House advanced HB3660, a bill to legalize the use of composted human bodies as fertilizer. If this bill is put into law, Oklahoma joins 14 BLUE states that have legalized this process. So, instead of outlawing this type of practice outright, we’re on track to take the use of humanure as fertilizer another disgusting step forward. 🤢
For those that seem to be confused we signed on to the #SaveOklahomaPlan to ONLY endorse candidates that make this pledge in addition to our own discretionary requirements… At this time, the only gubernatorial candidates to make this pledge are @MazzeiMike and @CharlesMcCallOK.
@readfrontier We have a corporation commission? I remember a day when that group was respected and could be counted on by the citizens of Oklahoma. I have not heard a single good thing from a citizen of Oklahoma about the CC in many years. They have followed in the steps of legislators! Bought
I just laid out HB 3725 to make E-Verify mandatory for all employers in our state, in the House Business Committee. The committee has 7 Republican members and 2 Democrats. The members failed to motion to pass the bill, allowing Chairman Chris Banning to pocket the bill without the transparency of a vote.
Full hearing here: https://t.co/ezhAjIrElq
Beale’s Debut Hyperscale Beast Rises in Tulsa County as Residents Brace for Impact!
Beale Infrastructure was just incorporated in August 2024 and has built ZERO data centers, although they claimed in their press release (below) they develop them all over the U. S. Fact is their debut act is Project Clydesdale in Tulsa County that was kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony on October 30, 2025. They dangled a shiny $3 billion investment for up to four centers totally 800,000 sq. ft on 400 acres promising 100 high-tech jobs, "thousands" of construction gigs, and cash infusions for schools, roads, and infrastructure. Local bigwigs fell all over themselves cheering the "economic boom" like it's a sure thing. If ever a project needed a watchdog, it's this one.
Why did County Commissioners Stan Sallee, Lonnie Sims, and Kelly Dunkerley fast-track this noob company from spring 2025 rezoning chats to unanimous approval in September—before the ink was dry on their incorporation papers? Red flags are everywhere: Skimpy public notice---a similar project proposed in AZ is on hold because of concerns raised that will now go full-stream forward in Tulsa County---5–10 million gallons of water guzzled daily, massive power demands amid PSO's rate hike requests and grid wobbles, Beale's sustainability and infrastructure upgrade promises, potential environmental fallout, and who-knows-what taxpayer burdens lurking in the shadows. Was this a bold vision or a reckless gamble with our resources?
Tulsa's data center boom is about to supercharge the grid—and drain the taps.
Grok's deep dive reveals incoming facilities will demand 40% of PSO's current peak power capacity across Oklahoma, while guzzling 20-25% of Tulsa's municipal water supply.
That's not growth. That's a power-hungry, water-thirsty revolution. Read on:
▪︎ Google – two new hyperscale campuses in or near Muskogee
Multi-billion-dollar investment, announced Nov 6, 2025. Planning begins 2026, online ~2028–2030.
Water: ~3 million gallons/day combined (1–1.5 MGD each).
Power: 400–600 MW total.
▪︎ Google Pryor campus expansion
~$4–5 billion (part of $9B statewide). Under construction, completes ~2027.
Water: +1–2 MGD (on top of existing ~2 MGD).
Power: +200–300 MW.
▪︎ Project Clydesdale (Beale Infrastructure)
$3 billion campus north of Owasso. Ground broken Oct 2025, first phase online 2027.
Water: up to 1.2 MGD (90%+ recycled on-site).
Power: 200–300 MW.
▪︎ Project Anthem (widely believed to be Meta)
$800 million facility in east Tulsa. City review stage, construction likely starts 2026.
Water: 0.5–0.8 MGD (mostly recycled).
Power: ~100 MW.
▪︎ Project Atlas (Beale Infrastructure)
$1–2 billion campus in Coweta (Wagoner County). Zoning phase, construction 2026+.
Water: up to 2 MGD (recycling required).
Power: 300–400 MW.
When all online (2028–2030):
- ADDED WATER DEMAND: 8–10 million gallons/day, ~20–25% of Tulsa’s current municipal use.
- ADDED POWER LOAD: 1,200–1,800 MW, roughly 40% of PSO’s current Oklahoma peak capacity.
Most projects include 80–95% water recycling and new substations. No moratorium exists, but water and grid strain are the top local concerns.