Don Mecoy
@Mecoy
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‘Used to be a newspaperman myself.’ Former ME for @TheOklahoman_ newspaper and https://t.co/AnPAkJu8nJ in Oklahoma City. Email: dmecoy(at)https://t.co/wWMyhtN8PN
Edmond, OK
Joined January 2008
Anyone know if State Board of Education meeting will livestream on OSDE Facebook page today? Any media live-streaming the event? My media ethics class wants to watch.
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As an honorary geezer, I was asked to write about stuff that happened over 50 years ago that made me happy, but now is gone. Time marches on, but memories linger.
Our Geezer Guest @Mecoy wrote a heartfelt column at BlogOKC about a sports hero from his youth, sparked by podcast discussion. Read here:
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Another Chicago trip, another adventure. Read all about it.
My friend Don Mecoy returned to Chicago recently to help his son move, and the two had a nightmare experience. So, Don shared his story in this excellent blog post. @Mecoy
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Powerful
The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.
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.@TheOklahoman_ is hiring a chief political reporter. Position will have an emphasis on accountability reporting w/ duties covering the governor and major political trends. APPLY HERE: https://t.co/mnmnl1LFhQ
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My friend @James_Stafford has a blog. When he heard me yakking about my recent travel travails, he asked me to write something. Jim now owes me a cup of coffee.
Along with the rest of his fellow passengers, my friend @Mecoy was ushered off a flight in Chicago at 1 am last weekend. So, he spent a restless night in an icy terminal, and wrote about the experience in this blog post. https://t.co/MeHxaRoomd
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A Day in the Life of a Woke Third-Grade Teacher, as Imagined by a Far-Right Politician
mcsweeneys.net
The alarm blares, and I wake up with a renewed vigor to indoctrinate America’s youth. I ride my bike to work, smugly turning up my nose at real Ame...
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Excellent step-by-step instructions on what to do if you don't like a book at your local library. (via @kottke ) https://t.co/i8robj83uF
action.everylibrary.org
A handy step-by-step guide.
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Dog pix to relieve the doom scrolling. Free article:
nytimes.com
We’re not certified canine judges, but we know an expert blowout when we see one.
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In the hours after the OKC bombing, McVeigh was pulled over during a routine traffic stop and arrested for carrying a gun without a permit. In 2019, however, Oklahoma legalized permitless carry. Under the new law, McVeigh would have been let go. https://t.co/xaUVMHfGN8
nytimes.com
Republican gun fetishism has forced us to normalize mass shootings.
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And locally, on OETA.
A lot of love today for PBS. One thing is certain Monty Python was made in America entirely by PBS. First Dallas and then it spread across the country. It remained accessible to everyone on PBS for decades. We are very grateful.
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You won't want to miss this impactful new Ken Burns documentary! This is our country's history. This is Oklahoma's history.
Ahead of #EarthDay, we're sharing the first clip from our upcoming series, THE AMERICAN BUFFALO, which traces the near demise – and ultimate return – of the US national mammal, as well as the species’ connection to Indigenous communities and the land. Airing Oct. 16-17 on @PBS.
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Innovative thinking. Might consider adding even more widely known people, perhaps govt. agencies and officials, maybe journalists. And folks who just have big followings.
@TitterDaily I’m paying for a few personally
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Anyone know why dozens of newly created Twitter accounts with few or zero followers would suddenly start following my breaking news list, which I haven't updated in a long time?
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Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOXAX Organizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here:
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Twitter might be broken.
Happy 67th birthday, Tom Glavine! You're an All-Pro, Cy Young and World Finals Champion. I'll never forget watching you shut out the Guardians in Game 7 to clinch Atlanta's first championship. Even though you went to the Mest, we remember you as a Brave forever.
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He's gonna help me eat better, so I should do the same for him, right? I pledged a paid subscription to The Food Dood Feed.
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Looking through my Twitter follows for the first time in a long time. I see dead people.
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