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  1. 30 years later, and the #OKCBombing + reaction is suddenly very relevant again for the unthinking "divisions" of today. Bill Clinton still feels a pull to the site, and he's got the 2025 context down pat—listen to this snippet: shm.to/Oo32oR9

    Former President Bill Clinton ...

  2. Thinking about the 30th anniversary of the #OKCBombing brought back memories of being a freshman reporter during that time about an hour away, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, close enough that we did do some news coverage of the campus response to tragedy.

    I wrote a story about the nursing department's response that I remember writing well, especially of the short interview I got to do with a very tired nurse who had come back home to rest before heading back to OKC. My story is on page 8 of the issue. it definitely brings back memories of that time.

    dc.swosu.edu/the_southwestern/

    #SWOSU #Oklahoma #OK #StudentJournalism

  3. Thinking about the 30th anniversary of the #OKCBombing brought back memories of being a freshman reporter during that time about an hour away, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, close enough that we did do some news coverage of the campus response to tragedy.

    I wrote a story about the nursing department's response that I remember writing well, especially of the short interview I got to do with a very tired nurse who had come back home to rest before heading back to OKC. My story is on page 8 of the issue. it definitely brings back memories of that time.

    dc.swosu.edu/the_southwestern/

    #SWOSU #Oklahoma #OK #StudentJournalism

  4. Today is April 19th, the 29th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.

    I'm thinking today about that day and all of my memories of it, but also of how elements of that event have reverberated through my life, most notably the fact that Timothy McVeigh was a Gulf War combat veteran and he was a right-wing extremist.

    I was very conservative in 1995 (in my defense, I was only 19 and very naive) and even had some sympathy for the anti-government rhetoric that fueled McVeigh. But when I saw with my own eyes the horrific violence he had unleashed, it started to make me question my beliefs, so that by a few years later I was a convinced pacifist who was quickly outgrowing my conservativism. Those changes directly led to my career as a lawyer for members of the military struggling against injustice and to much of my activism in other settings as well.

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    #OKC #Oklahoma #OKCBombing #ChristianNationalism

  5. Watching the #OKCMemorialMarathon runners pass our house. A man just jogged past in full kilt regalia. Meanwhile, neighbor across the street is getting into her car to go to church. I wish her luck getting out of the neighborhood; we are completely boxed in.

    #OKCBombing
    #OKCMemorial
    #OklahomaCityMemorialMarathon
    #Oklahoma
    #today

  6. Watching the #OKCMemorialMarathon runners pass our house. A man just jogged past in full kilt regalia. Meanwhile, neighbor across the street is getting into her car to go to church. I wish her luck getting out of the neighborhood; we are completely boxed in.

    #OKCBombing
    #OKCMemorial
    #OklahomaCityMemorialMarathon
    #Oklahoma
    #today

  7. not one of my favorite days in history. on this day in 1995, I was working in downtown Oklahoma City. April holds a lot of sad memories for me, but the #OKCBombing is a source of trauma I don’t like to revisit other than to remember those who were lost. Here are some pics from the memorial that I took at a later date. You can see the chairs that represent each person who died, w/ our church in the background. The Faith wall is under the survivor tree.

  8. not one of my favorite days in history. on this day in 1995, I was working in downtown Oklahoma City. April holds a lot of sad memories for me, but the #OKCBombing is a source of trauma I don’t like to revisit other than to remember those who were lost. Here are some pics from the memorial that I took at a later date. You can see the chairs that represent each person who died, w/ our church in the background. The Faith wall is under the survivor tree.

  9. I just want to point out today on the 28th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing that American fascists are on the side of Tim McVeigh.

    You're doing exactly what he hoped you would.

    #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #fascism #April19 #28years #OKCBombing

  10. Today's date is one of the most pivotal for #AltRight antigovernment terrorism.

    1993: #Waco #BranchDavidian fire
    1995: #OKCBombing by Timothy McVeigh, Michael Fortier, and Terry Nichols

    #OklahomaCity

  11. Today's date is one of the most pivotal for #AltRight antigovernment terrorism.

    1993: #Waco #BranchDavidian fire
    1995: #OKCBombing by Timothy McVeigh, Michael Fortier, and Terry Nichols

    #OklahomaCity