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Tara Blume
@tcblume
“Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” John Adams. News producer (chiefly) @kfor since 1992. Wife, mom, outdoor-enthusiast. Views are my own.
Oklahoma City, OK
Joined January 2012
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    'We're citizens!': OKC woman says she and her three daughters are traumatized after ICE raided their home, forcing them outside in the rain in their underwear. Names on the search warrant matched mail still arriving in the home they just moved into. (1/2) kfor.com/news/local/wer…
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    Replying to @tcblume
    "You have guns pointed in our faces. Can you just reprogram yourself and see us as humans, as women?" ICE assisted by FBI & US Marshalls seized electronics & cash but she says they didn't leave info. for her to call. Homeland Security tells @SHumphreyTV they are looking into it.
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    Ho Nguyen is facing deportation after an ICE arrest at his immigration court check-in this week. He came to the U.S. from Vietnam at age 13 as part of the Amerasian Homeland Act, for kids fathered by American G.I’s. (1/3)
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    Images from @kfor crews and 4Sight Drone of 'No Kings' protest. Mother says she woke up her three kids and said "It's time for donuts and it's time to fight for democracy."
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    PragerU’s website has a fine-print disclaimer that it is not an actual academic institution, and its website says it is "focused on changing minds." They are not shy about that goal, and the historical inaccuracies in their videos are well documented... (1/3)
    PARTNERSHIP: It’s official. @RyanWaltersSupt has announced the state’s partnership with PragerU. PragerU is a nonprofit that creates content promoting conservative viewpoints on various political, economic, and sociological topics. prageru.com @kfor
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    The parade-route fan encounter video from @okcthunder made me tear up! We learned the young fan, Archie, received this extra surprise from Hartenstein! You will hear from him at 6pm @kfor
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    IHart made this fan’s day 🥹
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    This is the son of convicted OKC bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols. Josh Nichols is heading to a Nevada prison for a minimum of 5 years for luring a 67-year-old victim into a vacant home, before kidnapping & robbing him. kfor.com/news/local/son…
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    GRAPHIC VIDEO WARNING: OK County Sheriff release body cam footage, as a deputy trying to carry out an eviction is confronted by an elderly resident who set his bedroom & himself on fire. That deputy was burned trying to pull the man (who did not survive ) to safety. (thread 1/2)
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    Even I follow @CaucasianJames I can’t defend it but this video may help
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    1987: here is a little blast from the past courtesy 'The Oklahoman.'
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    Chickasaw Nation gets creative with Cares Act Funding. They opted to purchase tiny homes for people to quarantine in, virtual mental health resources and even renovating an old Kmart for a variety of coronavirus-related activities, such as testing and vaccinations.
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    KFOR asks Oklahoma's congressional delegation why they voted "NO" on The Affordable Insulin Now Act. It would cap insulin prices for patients at either $35 a month or 25% of an insurance plan's negotiated price (depending on which is lower) 🧵
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    NEW: The Edmond school district tells @TvMeccathompson the OSDE email directing them to share Ryan Walter's message and prayer was recalled minutes after it was sent. Mustang Schools says they have "no plans to interrupt the instructional day to show or send this video..."@kfor
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    Norman residents loved her cookies, and now many are distraught at news "Cookie Cottage" owner Shannon Hanchett died alone in a Cleveland Co. jail cell. She was there for 10 days, arrested during what police call a "mental health episode" at another Norman store. (thread 1/2)