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Nathan Lorenz

@lostinok.com

An Okie in search of enlightenment. Software engineer mostly in #dotnet. My wife and I spent 5 years traveling the U.S. Settled down now in the charming small town of #Guthrie #Oklahoma. I play both the #ukulele and #piano frequently but poorly.

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Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn't it feel that way? β€” Vox Everything about the American economy right now feels weird. The hiring picture is weird; the stock market is weird; and AI infusion into work is very, very weird.

An interesting reminder of where exactly we are and where we have been in terms of food prices . . .

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17.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guthrie Fire Department promotes Drew Hymer to Captain The Guthrie Fire Department is celebrating the promotion of longtime firefighter Drew Hymer to the rank of captain. Hymer has served with the department since 2008 and has been recognized by leader…

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#guthrie #oklahoma

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When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet β€” The Atlantic Turning Point USA’s halftime show had some surprising overlap with the performance it was meant to protest.

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Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

The large nuclear powers are repeating the errors of the Cold War in boosting their arsenals in a dangerous action-reaction dynamic. Not known for intelligent thinking, the Trump regime signals intent to do its part. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

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Opinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorable The same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners.

β€œNo matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”

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Spirit Ladder…
Albuquerque…

26.01.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Old guy moment of the day: My NAS is starting to die after 13 years of service and my replacement is arriving today along with two 12 TB drives. Made me reminisce about my first hard-drive purchased around 1985 for about $3000 in 2026 dollars, held 20MB and I thought I would never fill it. #tech

04.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The restored neon of the Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma. The rest of the Route 66 motel has been renovated, too!

02.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
an old utility building in front of a larger residential one - part of a historic miners' housing estate

an old utility building in front of a larger residential one - part of a historic miners' housing estate

Agfa Optima 1035 / Fuji Neopan 400 (expired 2008)
#believeinfilm #filmphotography

30.01.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
fox theater, bakersfield, california, 1987

fox theater, bakersfield, california, 1987

fox theater, bakersfield, california, 1987

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Today is National Puzzle Day. Good luck putting this ice puzzle together from tonight on the Chicago River.

30.01.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot from David Holt’s Facebook feed which reads: This morning, I met with the ownership of the property at 2800 S. Council in Southwest Oklahoma City.  The owners are not residents of Oklahoma and this is the only property they own in Oklahoma City.  

The owners of the property at 2800 S. Council confirmed to me this morning that they are no longer engaged with the Department of Homeland Security about a potential acquisition or lease of this property.  

I commend the owners for their decision and thank them on behalf of the people of Oklahoma City.

As Mayor, I ask that every single property owner in Oklahoma City exhibit the same concern for our community in the days ahead.

Screen shot from David Holt’s Facebook feed which reads: This morning, I met with the ownership of the property at 2800 S. Council in Southwest Oklahoma City. The owners are not residents of Oklahoma and this is the only property they own in Oklahoma City. The owners of the property at 2800 S. Council confirmed to me this morning that they are no longer engaged with the Department of Homeland Security about a potential acquisition or lease of this property. I commend the owners for their decision and thank them on behalf of the people of Oklahoma City. As Mayor, I ask that every single property owner in Oklahoma City exhibit the same concern for our community in the days ahead.

According to Mayor David Holt, the location being considered as a DHS holding facility is off market do that use after the owners stopped engaging with DHS on the contract.

#okc #dhs #ice #oklahoma

29.01.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Kids riding their bikes from The Suburbs music video.

Kids riding their bikes from The Suburbs music video.

Randomly had this one show up in my playlist tonight. A bit frightening how well it has aged into 2026.

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f…

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Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in flight

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in flight

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

#birds #photography

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Sacrificing the health of your children to own the libs and because nobody is the boss of you

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Text Shot: Couch founded CBC Creative, a Dallas-based branding agency. He also worked as a manager for various touring acts, including the R&B group Color Me Badd, according to the news release.

Text Shot: Couch founded CBC Creative, a Dallas-based branding agency. He also worked as a manager for various touring acts, including the R&B group Color Me Badd, according to the news release.

Even as an Okie who feels the urge to defend local acts, this is not a great one for the resume.

Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong. Trump says that if Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey doesn't cooperate with ICE, it's a "very serious violation of the Law." But that's not what the law says.

I am old enough to remember when federalism was a key principal of the conservative political philosophy. And yet it is always the left accused of shifting.

Trump says states are required to enforce federal immigration laws. He's wrong.

28.01.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers, angering veterans | CNN The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building.

β€œDanes responded by placing hundreds more flags in front of the American Embassy, according to video shared by TV2.”

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...

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I have no confidence that this would in any way improve the output from the Oklahoma legislature.

Oklahoma lawmaker moves to ban his colleagues from drinking alcohol while working β€’ Oklahoma Voice oklahomavoice.com/2026/01/28/okl…

#okleg #oklahoma

28.01.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A black-and-white photo of a dilapidated wooden building with four angled panels (including two doors still on hinges) leaning against the side to ineffectively cover a hole.

A black-and-white photo of a dilapidated wooden building with four angled panels (including two doors still on hinges) leaning against the side to ineffectively cover a hole.

2023

28.01.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black-and-white photo of an old man looking out an opened door into bright light with his reflection in the door's glass pane.

A black-and-white photo of an old man looking out an opened door into bright light with his reflection in the door's glass pane.

Oh, right! it was 127 day! I didn't remember or have time anyway to shoot my Sawyer's Mark IV, but, here's an offering from the archive to at least say hey, 127 is cool.

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Amazon appears to mistakenly alert some AWS employees about planned layoffs in an email invite to a Wednesday "Project Dawn" meeting about company efficiency (Business Insider)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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A CEO, Captured.Β  I keep thinking aboutΒ a lineΒ Lawrence SandersΒ wrote: aΒ character asks whether money makes the world go round. The reply: β€œI do not believe it is money itself. After all, t…

I think this assessment is quite true. These are the days when the titans of industry cower in terror of the execution of power backed by the threat of violence. Tom Wolfe's Masters of the Universe laid low by the machine of their own making.

om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/

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City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City Not one person who took the podium Tuesday voiced any support for the ICE center.

City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City

#okc

www.koco.com/article/oklahoma...

28.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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China hacked Downing Street phones for years β€” The Telegraph Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak

#cycbersecurity

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i’d like to report an account wishing death on people (in fact threatening to be cause of said death of other people)

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Photo of bags of frozen leeks, Taco sauce and hot sauce.

Photo of bags of frozen leeks, Taco sauce and hot sauce.

Getting to the very end of last year's garden harvest and preservation work. Harvested and froze the leeks. Made a potent Louisiana Style Jalapeño sauce and simple Taco Sauce from some fermented Jalapeños. Already ready for this year's harvest. 🀣 🌱

#garden #oklahoma #leeks #jalapeno

27.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black-and-white studio photo of an antique typewriter under a spotlight.

A black-and-white studio photo of an antique typewriter under a spotlight.

No 5 Blickensderfer

Bender Photographic 4x5, 1888 J.H. Dallmeyer Rapid Rectilinear Patent 8.5x6.5, FPP Frankenstein

27.01.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greg Bovino Loses His Job β€” The Atlantic The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as β€œcommander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

. . .

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27.01.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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George Washington U Pauses Admissions to 5 Ph.D. Programs GWU is the latest institution to suspend admissions to Ph.D. programs, citing financial constraints. The university is seeing a significant decline in international applicants this year.

Clinical psychology, anthropology, human paleobiology, political science and mathematics.
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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