Reality Snark, Tulsa, OK (2026)

10/26/2026

Oklahoma Democrats nominated N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas for the U.S. Senate (31, self-described democratic socialist, Black and Chickasaw Nation and never held office). She won the primary runoff with 61% and faces Rep. Kevin Hern in November.

At Tulsa Pride standing with a drag queen, she told the crowd her mom is a le***an, she’s “lived for drag shows,” then falsely claimed Oklahoma has never elected a woman to federal office. Multiple women have served in the U.S. House from Oklahoma, including Alice Robertson (1921), Mary Fallin, Kendra Horn, and Stephanie Bice (current). She may have meant the U.S. Senate but didn't say it.

In deep-red Oklahoma, nothing says “winning strategy” like running on socialism and drag queens. But, that's today's Oklahoma Democrats.

Kevin Hern is clearly the only choice for Oklahoma Senate.

10/25/2026

The Terence Crutcher Foundation has been hiring canvassers at $20/hr through Election Day to work the 2026 midterms.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Tulsa City Council ducked into a closed-door executive session on the civil lawsuit over his 2016 death, talking potential settlement with our tax dollars. Autopsy showed acute P*P intoxication: 96 ng/mL of P*P plus TCP. A 911 caller reported him acting erratically, saying his car was “going to blow up.” Criminal jury acquitted the officer. 10th Circuit revived the civil case anyway (city claims dismissed).

The same foundation partners with the City and Mayor Nichols on seCURE Tulsa violence-intervention work (part of a $2 million DOJ grant) and received roughly $481,000 in city-approved ARPA funds in 2023. They also spoke before council the day of the failed independent oversight vote.

Taxpayers may get the bill for a payout while the foundation runs a paid political ground game. How is it not a conflict of interest when the city that can still settle or indemnify this case is simultaneously funding and partnering with the organization tied to the plaintiff?

See:

https://www.cityoftulsa.org/press-room/tulsa-s-community-violence-intervention-secure-tulsa-initiative-begins-outreach-in-priority-neighborhoods/

10/24/2026

🔥 PartnerTulsa Board Member Tyler Ray Duncan Viral Post: ICE Detainee More American Than You, Voters Are Bigots, Church Is Dead!

The owner of Coracle Coffee, Tyler Ray Duncan, a mayor-appointed PartnerTulsa Board of Trustees member, posted that a man detained by ICE days before his wedding is “more American, Oklahoman, and Tulsan than most of us on this platform, much less the leaders in this Godforsaken country for the current administration “culpable,” labeled them bigots, ridiculed Christian “love,” and blamed them for the Church being “dead and dying.” Then Duncan disabled comments so no one could reply.

Jordan Mazariegos (DACA recipient) was arrested by Tulsa Police on October 10, 2026, nine days before his wedding for public intoxication and obstructing an officer, a second such arrest. Duncan provides no facts about the man’s immigration status, his name and past interactions with authorities or his reasons for being detained. ICE detains people for being in the country illegally, failing to check in, having prior removal orders and other violations. To say that someone is “more American” than the citizens of the United States, without taking into account the legal framework that governs entry and presence, is not advocacy, but rhetoric that treats citizenship and legal status as optional.

The rest of the post is worse. It’s not a serious argument to accuse every voter of one party of being guilty by association, to suggest that bigotry is the only reason someone could support immigration enforcement, and to claim that those voters killed the Church. They are moral grandstanding that doesn't stand up to the simplest scrutiny. The kind of charge that shuts down discussion rather than advancing it is to reduce disagreement to “shame on you” and “you are the reason the Church is dead.”

Duncan is a coffee shop owner who enjoys the benefits of the rule of law, of contracts, of property rights, of a working city government. PartnerTulsa is charged with economic development and opportunity. Those things are founded on orderly processes, not selective outrage. If you want better outcomes for people here illegally, you need specifics, legal pathways, and honest trade-offs — not declaring one detainee more American than the citizens who live here, then silencing replies.

This is who Mayor Monroe Nichols chose to help shape Tulsa’s economic future. He should be removed.

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My first post about Mazariegos: the original poster removed their post I quoted and Eastside Rise website removed any reference to his fiancée Luia Krug, their executive director.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18iU1VHYNz/

10/24/2026

Tulsa’s new Harbor shelter, 315 S. Gilcrease Museum Road, is almost entirely bankrolled by Ruth Nelson’s foundation (George Kaiser’s sister) and the Zarrows. The city dropped $500k of taxpayer money on the old juvenile center to buy it from the county and then stepped aside. The rest is private money from these families. Run by City Care. Its CEO: “any reason you can’t access a traditional shelter — we say yes.”

It’s low-barrier by design. Druggies and alcoholics walk right in. Comes with 38 dog kennels too. These nonprofits are paying to set the rules for how Tulsa deals with homelessness, and Tulsa voters don’t get a say.

Thank you to the liberals on the city council for championing this free for all.

10/23/2026

Tulsa City Councilor Laura Bellis is mad that an out-of-state conservative LLC is trying to flip a north Tulsa council seat.
These same people never complained when Kaiser, Schusterman, and left-leaning PACs funded their side.

Dark money is only “shady” when conservatives do it.

See posts https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1MT2GCMHm3/

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GmWgStSpa/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FFwv2Y4HP/

10/22/2026

🚨 UPDATE: Jason & Monica Ponnequin (the anti-Trump protesters charged in the Sand Springs QuikTrip vehicle-ramming case) just pleaded NOT GUILTY.

Today (10/22/26) before Judge Greg Lavender: Arraignment held. Both present, not in custody, represented by Ben Fu. Waived reading of the information. Preliminary hearing set for 11/19/26 at 9AM in Room 347. Bond remains. Recognized back.

Recall the charges against Jason: Assault & battery with a deadly weapon, throwing an object at a motor vehicle, and conspiracy to commit a felony — after police said he threw a large object at a man’s car then intentionally rammed his SUV into it during their protest, injuring the victim’s wife.

Monica faces related charges. Both out on bond while the case moves forward.

Accountability incoming.

10/22/2026

Mid-speech in North Platte, Nebraska, Vice President JD Vance stopped cold when a woman collapsed in the bleachers directly behind him.

He didn’t try to power through it. He told the crowd there was a medical issue, asked for a doctor, and kept everyone calm while responders moved in. After a few minutes he turned back to the audience: “While they’re working on her, maybe those of you who are of the praying type would join me in a prayer.” Then he led the Lord’s Prayer, start to finish.

When he finished, he stepped off the stage and walked into the stands himself. The woman told him it was her first rally. He stayed with her a moment, checked that she was okay, then returned to the podium and told the crowd she was doing all right before wrapping up.

No theatrics. Just a pause, a prayer, and a walk into the bleachers.

10/22/2026

🔥 Democrats Dump $500K on Cyndi Munson to Flip Deep-Red Oklahoma — the House Minority Leader Who Voted Against Keeping Biological Males Out of Girls’ Bathrooms!

The Democratic Governors Association is trying to buy Oklahoma’s governorship with $500k after a bitter GOP primary. Trump-endorsed Mike Mazzei narrowly beat AG Gentner Drummond by ~2,000 votes. Now DGA spokesperson Kevin Donahoe is hyping Cyndi Munson—House Minority Leader who wants to overturn the abortion ban and reinstate DEI programs—as “in a strong position” in a state Trump won by 34 points.

Their evidence? A Workbench Strategy internal poll with a 72-person sample of Drummond voters supposedly going half for Munson. They saw a path and are pouncing.

An unmarried, childless, far-left progressive like Cyndi Munson—who voted against requiring transgender students to use the restroom of their biological s*x and against bans on gender-neutral school bathrooms—is the last thing Oklahoma needs.

Let's make midterm voting turnout history!

Update 2:52 pm: There is no public statement, press release, social media post, or other direct confirmation from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) itself about spending (or planning to spend) $3 million to support Mike Mazzei. Reports are from anonymous sources. DGA publicly announced there spending.

10/21/2026

$35.5 million spent over roughly eight years on DEI by Tulsa Public Schools...

continued 2/2:

A 2026 forensic audit of the bond department detailed ~$3.73 million in fraud, misappropriation, and improper payments involving former Executive Director Chris Hudgins. He allegedly directed a vendor to bill for roofing, HVAC, and interior work that was never performed, then funneled most of the money (~$2.6 million) to his personal company. Overbilling and an unauthorized rebate scheme added hundreds of thousands more. The auditor said the board largely rubber-stamped recommendations. Charges have been filed.

Enrollment pressure has mostly been flat the last 5 years. But the audits document long-term weak controls, conflicts of interest, diverted funds, underreported equity spending, and inadequate oversight. Those issues reduced resources available for classrooms or reserves. Bond money is mostly capital, not operating funds, yet the oversight failures were broad.

While enrollment has been relatively flat after the earlier drop, the district STILL spent roughly $35.5 million on equity-focused programs and consultants. Combined with documented fraud, bidding failures, and weak board oversight, that spending occurred alongside the financial pressures now forcing school closures.

Sources:

SA&I bond department forensic audit press release (Aug 2026): sai.ok.gov/p/Tulsa%20Publ…

Tulsa World on bond audit: tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu…

NewsOn6 / other coverage of closures and shortfall.

10/21/2026

🔥 Tulsa Public Schools is closing 17 schools after audits found millions in fraud, weak oversight, and $35.5 million in equity spending!

The district is consolidating schools to close a roughly $12 million budget gap. Enrollment has dropped more than 5,700 students since 2017–18 and now sits around 31,700–32,500 (capacity exceeds 45,000; peak was over 80,000 in 1968). The last five years have been mostly flat. State funding is largely per-pupil, so the drop cuts revenue. Officials cite lower birth rates, school choice, and excess capacity.

The February 2025 special audit found systemic weak controls and board oversight. Auditors reviewed ~$37.7 million and flagged more than 1,400 discrepancies. About $25 million went out without proper competitive bidding. Payments were structured just under thresholds to avoid review. Former Chief Talent and Learning Officer Devin Fletcher defrauded the district and foundation of ~$824,000 via fake invoices; he pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and is serving prison time.

The same audit found ~$35.5 million spent over eight years on equity-focused services, software, and materials under Destination Excellence (equity was the leading core value). For 2022–23, DEI-related spending was underreported by at least $1.7 million. Vague invoices limited the exact total. Auditors noted state law does not ban equity/DEI concepts in K-12 and reached no conclusion on HB 1775 compliance. In case you are wondering, new employees watch at least one DEI video in orientation. 1/2

Sources:
Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector special audit (Feb 2025): sai.ok.gov

Oklahoma Voice on enrollment & closures: oklahomavoice.com/2026/09/29/tul…

Oklahoman on audit findings: oklahoman.com/story/news/edu…

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