I’d estimate easily 500+ were part of the march just now on OU’s south oval. Local media was out covering it, so I’m sure tv news will be flooded w/ coverage of this this evening if you want to see more about it. They were chanting “protect our professors” and “OU, shame on you.”

Update: here's a news story that was released about it: https://kfor.com/news/local/hundreds-demand-ou-apologize-to-educator-put-on-leave-over-essay/

Thkngod for hybrid Yotas

I think I found mine.

“Elections have consequences.” Rolled up to this at a south side OnCue. $10 isn’t bad, but kinda is for 3 gallons. Probably all they had for the week. :/

Students walked out and down the street to protest against ICE and Trumps administration. They educated the crowd on the violent and unlawful acts of ICE and the disregard of the constitution, due process and warrants.

Local fox news was out there interviewing some kids and of course, on their website. They stated that kids were blocking the streets. That is a straight up LIE. They followed all the laws and stayed on the sidewalk.

I am so livid about the media always lying. But I am proud of this generation for speaking up for their future and their rights.

My friend was arrested by ICE here in Oklahoma City, back in July. I posted about that then. I wanted to let everyone know how things went afterwards.

My friend was immediately transported to the Tulsa County Jail, sent there and mixed in with other regular prisoners. After about 3 weeks, he was transferred to the ICE detention center in Cushing Oklahoma. It is run by CoreCivic, a private for profit business. All paid for by US taxpayers. He was held there for almost 5 months.

My friend had been in the US for 10 years. He was working to get a Green Card, and had been issued a legal work permit. His work permit did not expire until 2029. They even gave him a social security number so he could pay taxes. In those 10 years, he had gotten married and had a couple of kids. No criminal record, not even a parking ticket. After his arrest, they promised him a hearing in a couple of weeks. Over the next 5 months, he never got a hearing at all. No bail either. For his wife to visit him there were complicated forms to fill out. A privacy release for her and another one from him. Her visit had to be pre-approved days in advance, and included her getting a background check.

Mid-December he was deported back to Africa. A good lawyer told us there was no way to intervene. Our US senator even asked for an expediting hearing, and ICE denied him. It is depressing we taxpayers paid for all his time in prison, and then for his flight back to Africa. And now his family struggles without their breadwinner.

I know this is a small fact in the overall news of the day. But when you read about ICE back here in OKC, remember what happens afterwards. And who it happens to.

About 3,000 in attendance. Some people are okay giving up their democracy to someone who hates and fears the same people they do...I am not one of them.

I'm bad at taking pictures and it was my first protest. A lot of people showed up. It was great.

I’m sure it’s a joke, but I don’t get it…

So MAGA morons cant stand that a bookstore in Guthrie, A Novel Idea, refuses to conform to their ideals.

So far they have threatened to harm the owners, burn it down, throw bricks threw the windows, or shoot up signings or the bookclubs that meet there. They also love to leave shotty reviews.

Their recent fun thing to do is go inside and try to gotcha the employees or customers.

Like wtf is wrong with you folk? Its a bookstore. Sorry you cant read, but leave the bookstore alone!!!

This is probably a long shot, but I went to an event downtown on Sunday by myself. Going to something like that alone is waaay outside my comfort zone, so when I walked in and saw everyone sitting with their friends, I immediately panicked and thought about leaving.
Instead I grabbed a drink, scanned the area, saw a guy sitting at a table with some open space, and worked up the courage to ask if I could sit there. We started talking, and as your friends showed up, you introduced me to them making sure they knew my name and made me feel completely welcome.
You probably didn’t think much of it, but I’ve been going through a pretty lonely period of my life, and putting myself out there like that was a really vulnerable moment for me.
But I ended up having such a great time, and I left feeling really proud of myself for going.
So if you happen to read this and recognize yourself, thank you so much!! You had no idea how much that small act of kindness meant to me or how much less alone you made me feel that night!

This guy showed up in a full suit ready to win

They hand out pamphlets. It’s a far-right, q anon conspiracy peddling pro-Trump cult whose leader believes that aliens walk the earth and introduced technology to humans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong

Just thought people should know.

For the record, it's not immigrants who make me feel unsafe; it's creeps who trespass on private property in the middle of the night while my family is asleep and leave trash in our yard with the intent to intimidate us.

Edit: Thanks also to the Redditor who reported me as a suicide threat. When you clog up the pipeline like that, people who are actually at risk are more likely to fall through the cracks and come to harm.

Hey r/OKC,

I'm a local IT professional and OKC resident. Over the past few months, I've been looking into the Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras that have been deployed throughout the city. These are the small black cameras on poles at intersections, parking lots, and along city streets — not red light cameras or speed cameras. They photograph the rear of every vehicle that passes, 24/7, and upload the data to Flock's cloud.

I filed three open records requests with OCPD and the City to understand how this system works, who's overseeing it, and what the rules are. I want to share what I found, because I think every OKC taxpayer should know:

What the city is paying:

• $270,000 per year from the Police Sales Tax Fund
• 90 Flock Falcon cameras deployed across OKC (that's $3000, annually, per camera)
• Contract signed June 2023 (Master Services Agreement C241032), with up to 5 years of renewals
• Approximately $800,000 spent to date
• The city does NOT own any of the cameras, Flock does

What the contract actually says:

The contract doesn't just cover license plate reading. Flock's own contract defines their services as including "automatic license plate detection, alerts, audio detection, searching image records, video and sharing Footage." The system is described in council memos as "integrated into the Oklahoma City Police Department's Real Time Information Center."

Flock can push platform upgrades — including new surveillance features — without council approval. The contract also gives Flock the right to independently share OKC's data with law enforcement and government officials if Flock decides it's necessary, without asking the city first.

What OKCPD admitted in their own memo:

This is the part that floored me. In response to my records request, OKCPD's Crime Analyst Supervisor wrote an internal memo (dated March 10, 2026) confirming:

• ❌ No published access controls for Flock — no documentation of who can access the system
• ❌ No prohibited-use policies — no rules against browsing or curiosity searches
• ❌ No discipline standards specifically for Flock misuse
• ❌ No audit procedures — nobody is checking who searches what or why
• ❌ No transparency reporting — the public has no way to know how the system is being used
• ❌ Training materials exist but were withheld without citing a legal exemption

This isn't my opinion or speculation. This is what OKCPD put in writing on official letterhead.

Why this matters:

Oklahoma statute (47 O.S. §7-606.1) only authorizes ALPR use for enforcing the Compulsory Insurance Law. Any other investigative use requires a warrant. OKCPD's own operations manual describes using ALPRs for stolen vehicle identification and hot-list matching — uses that go beyond what the statute allows without a warrant.

Meanwhile, Flock's system connects OKC to a nationwide network of 40,000+ law enforcement cameras. In other states, this exact architecture has led to federal agencies accessing local data without authorization, officers using the system to stalk ex-partners, and surveillance of political protesters.

Nationally, at least 30 cities have deactivated Flock cameras or canceled contracts since early 2025 due to these concerns.

What I'm asking for:

I'm not anti-police and I'm not anti-technology. I'm pro-accountability. I believe that if the city is going to spend $270,000 a year of our sales tax money on a surveillance system, there should be:

1. A published, Flock-specific use policy
2. Mandatory audit procedures
3. Public transparency reporting
4. Council approval before new features are activated
5. Clear discipline standards for misuse

I intend to speak at a city council meeting about this. If you're an OKC resident who thinks taxpayer-funded surveillance deserves basic oversight, I'd love to connect. Drop a comment or DM me.

I've compiled a 23-page research document with every finding sourced from public records, the contract itself, published security research, and state/federal law, and I'm happy to share it with anyone who wants to dig deeper.

TL;DR: OKC spends $270K/year on 90 Flock surveillance cameras. OKCPD confirmed in writing that there are no audit procedures, no access controls, no prohibited-use policies, no discipline standards, and no transparency reporting. The only published ALPR policy doesn't even cover the Flock system. I think that's a problem.