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Dylan Goforth

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Executive Editor at The Frontier. Rulebending hellcat.

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19h
The proposed office would review investigations involving deadly force, in-custody deaths and other serious incidents across city public safety departments.
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Tulsa considers independent oversight system for police and other public safety employees
The proposed office would review investigations involving deadly force, in-custody deaths and other serious incidents across city public safety departments.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.
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Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts.
The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just wrapped up an interview with Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Lindel Fields. We talked about cleaning up messes, politics in education, his term as interim superintendent and what advice he has for his successor. Stay tuned for a story next week at @readfrontier.bsky.social
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On the newest Listen Frontier podcast, Democratic congressional candidate Jena Nelson talks about Trump, Stephanie Bice and her plan to win Oklahoma’s 5th District. Here's a snippet of our interview. Full discussion linked in the comments.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nelson discussed her efforts to appeal to Republican voters, her concerns about federal healthcare cuts and rising costs, and why she believes listening to constituents rather than following national party politics could help her flip the Republican-held seat.
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Jena Nelson on Trump, Stephanie Bice and her plan to win Oklahoma's 5th District
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Democratic congressional candidate discusses healthcare, affordability, immigration and education, and explains why she believes voters are willing to consider a change in representation.
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Jena Nelson on Trump, Stephanie Bice and her plan to win Oklahoma's 5th District
The Democratic congressional candidate discusses healthcare, affordability, immigration and education, and explains why she believes voters are willing to consider a change in representation.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project.
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This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project
With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Here just take my phone” ass tablets
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts. The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show. Full story linked below.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.
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Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts.
The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 30/09/2026
And join us tomorrow in Tulsa for a discussion featuring: ➡️ @dmgoforth.bsky.social of @readfrontier.bsky.social ➡️ @nickbowlin.bsky.social of @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social ➡️ @zivabranstetter.bsky.social of @tulsaflyer.bsky.social Register here:
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 30/09/2026
Join us tonight in OKC for a discussion featuring: ➡️ Janelle Stecklein of @oklahomavoice.com ➡️ @briokc.bsky.social of @readfrontier.bsky.social ➡️ @streuli.bsky.social of @oklahomawatch.bsky.social ➡️ Tres Savage of @nondocmedia.bsky.social Register here:
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 30/09/2026
🚨 Oklahoma journalists: Want to learn how free legal help from @rcfp.org and our in-state attorney Leslie Briggs can help you break big public-interest stories? Tonight and tomorrow, we're hosting two events in OKC and Tulsa to discuss and connect with you — details below.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How a private Christian program for “troubled” and “depressed” girls operates with little state oversight.
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How a private Christian program for “troubled” and “depressed” girls operates with little state oversight
The school operates as a faith-based recovery program and doesn’t need a state license.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘David against an army of Goliaths’: The fight over a proposed data center in Sand Springs
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‘David against an army of Goliaths’: The fight over a proposed data center in Sand Springs
A small Oklahoma conservation nonprofit is taking on Google over plans for a massive data center.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.
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What The Frontier found at an Oklahoma boarding school for troubled teens
Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This reporting takes months and hundreds and hundreds of hours. If you appreciate the work Ashlynd did on this story, please share it. If you'd like to support our newsroom and our efforts to report on stories like this, we'd love it if you became a supporter. www.readfrontier.org/donate
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please read this story today by @readfrontier.bsky.social today on New Lifehouse, a faith-based teen rehab in Oklahoma. An Oklahoma boarding school promised help for troubled girls. Students say they got punishment instead.
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An Oklahoma boarding school promised help for troubled girls. Students say they got punishment instead.
New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.
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An Oklahoma boarding school promised help for troubled girls. Students say they got punishment instead.
New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‘It’s time we do something big and bold’: Oklahoma lawmaker pushes child welfare overhaul.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sen. Paul Rosino wants to move the state’s child welfare program to a new agency called the Oklahoma Department of Child Safety and Wellbeing. He also wants to consolidate other state programs in order to have “one sole agency protecting children.”
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‘It’s time we do something big and bold’: Oklahoma lawmaker pushes child welfare overhaul
Sen. Paul Rosino wants to create a new agency called the Oklahoma Department of Child Safety and Wellbeing.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There’s been a lot of big claims about the Inola smelter. Here’s what the facts show. Story linked in the comments.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t.
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There’s been a lot of big claims about the Inola smelter. Here’s what the facts show.
The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t.
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 03/09/2026
Join us Oct. 1 in Tulsa for a discussion featuring: ➡️ @dmgoforth.bsky.social of @readfrontier.bsky.social ➡️ @nickbowlin.bsky.social of @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social ➡️ @zivabranstetter.bsky.social of @tulsaflyer.bsky.social Register here: donorbox.org/events/96137...
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
damn good deal
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
only sitting congressmen are allowed to insider trade, idiot!
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
i got 7 but i have two kids so that helps
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Today’s soundtrack
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Operation SAFE, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s order to remove homeless encampments across Oklahoma, has displaced hundreds of homeless. Stitt says the sweeps are needed for public safety, but many service providers argue the enforcement efforts have compromised their work. Full story in the comments.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sen. Lisa Standridge has asked the state to clear tents in Norman three times. She has also sought to move dozens of unhoused residents to Oklahoma City.
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‘Go home’: Norman senator backs Stitt’s homelessness sweeps and considers making cities pay
Sen. Lisa Standridge has asked the state to clear tents in Norman three times. She has also sought to move dozens of unhoused residents to Oklahoma City.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New today: Sara Polston was released after 73 days in prison. A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.
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Oklahoma changed its early-release law after Sara Polston’s release. Now she’s fighting it in court.
A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New today from @readfrontier.bsky.social Polston was released after 73 days in prison. A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.
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Oklahoma changed its early-release law after Sara Polston’s release. Now she’s fighting it in court.
A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Pollster Pat McFerron discusses the money, endorsements and regional shifts that shaped Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff on this episode of the Listen Frontier podcast.
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‘He needed all of it’: How Mike Mazzei’s millions helped deliver a narrow victory
Pollster Pat McFerron discusses the money, endorsements and regional shifts that shaped Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff on this episode of the Listen Frontier podcast.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Claims about taxes, workplace safety, apprenticeship programs, drag shows and the proposed Inola smelter ranged from accurate to mostly false.
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We fact-checked GOP candidates for Oklahoma labor commissioner. Here’s how they did.
Claims about taxes, workplace safety, apprenticeship programs, drag shows and the proposed Inola smelter ranged from accurate to mostly false.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
zeus law has been violated yet again smh
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Independent journalism is free, but that doesn't mean it's cheap. $5/a month helps our newsroom keep producing journalism that informs Oklahoma, AND it keeps it free for everyone.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey OU fans (or OSU fans with OU fans in the family) if 5 of you sign up today to be $5 donors to @readfrontier.bsky.social I'll buy one lucky person a shirt or hat from the new @homefield.bsky.social Sooners drop. www.homefieldapparel.com/collections/...
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At Homefield, we make the most comfortable Oklahoma University Sooners apparel you'll ever own. We refuse to implement cookie-cutter design, making sure every design we make not only looks good, but h...
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Mazzei said he decided to support the smelter after receiving more information from the Trump Administration about the financial, national security and environmental safety aspects of the project. Story linked below.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says the proposed aluminum plant will be safe for nearby farms and cattle. But residents have challenged some of his claims about fluoride emissions.
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With Trump’s backing, Mike Mazzei embraced the smelter. Inola residents aren’t convinced.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says the proposed aluminum plant will be safe for nearby farms and cattle. But residents have challenged some of his claims about fluoride emissions.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Oklahoma troopers returned to Norman for a second Operation SAFE sweep, displacing dozens of people who say they have nowhere else to go. The eviction came as the state threatened to bill Tulsa and Oklahoma City for the costs of clearing encampments. Story linked below.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Oklahoma superintendent candidate’s book calls for male authority over women
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Oklahoma superintendent candidate’s book calls for male authority over women
James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.
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Oklahoma superintendent candidate’s book calls for male authority over women
James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New from @readfrontier.bsky.social James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools. www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...
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Oklahoma superintendent candidate’s book calls for male authority over women
James Taylor’s self-published book says the Bible should guide political decisions and argues Christianity should have a larger role in public schools.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We fact-checked claims from Republican candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff.
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Fact-check: Candidates clash over past allegations in Oklahoma superintendent runoff debate
We fact-checked claims from Republican candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oklahoma troopers returned to Norman for a second Operation SAFE sweep, displacing dozens of people who say they have nowhere else to go. The eviction came as the state threatened to bill Tulsa and Oklahoma City for the costs of clearing encampments.
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State troopers cleared a homeless encampment in Norman. Again.
Oklahoma troopers returned to Norman for a second Operation SAFE sweep, displacing dozens of people who say they have nowhere else to go. The eviction came as the state threatened to bill Tulsa and Ok...
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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You've been hearing about this electric glove that ICE is going to deploy. Here is my reporting on the device when Oklahoma County Jail adopted it in 2024. freepressokc.com/ok-county-ja...
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Ok County Jail staff to start using non-lethal shock glove
The Oklahoma County Detention Center is getting new equipment meant to help detention officers avoid grappling with detainees.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Interim studies will examine whether courts are providing constitutionally required bail hearings and whether the state has enough resources to expand pretrial release programs.
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Lawmakers scrutinize Oklahoma's pretrial system after concerns over unconstitutional bail hearings
Interim studies will examine whether courts are providing constitutionally required bail hearings and whether the state has enough resources to expand pretrial release programs.
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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
You aren’t paying to read The Frontier. You’re paying so everyone can. The Frontier is an independent, nonprofit newsroom run by Oklahoma journalists. We investigate powerful institutions, hold public officials accountable and publish our journalism without a paywall.
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At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our c...
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Who bought that ad? We’re following the money in Oklahoma elections. Outside groups that sometimes try to hide their financial backers are spending millions on political ads.
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Who bought that ad? We’re following the money in Oklahoma elections
Outside groups that sometimes try to hide their financial backers are spending millions on political ads.
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Dylan Goforth @dmgoforth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Broken Arrow leaders were flooded with anti-Muslim emails on a proposed mosque. Here’s what they said behind closed doors.
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What Broken Arrow leaders said about a mosque proposal behind closed doors
City councilors say their decision to reject a new mosque in Broken Arrow was based on land use concerns. But some agreed with anti-Islamic sentiment in their inboxes. A federal investigation is under...
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