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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

AI-generated prayer requests, an army of conservative teachers and a leader who’s still trying to go viral. What’s going on inside the Teachers Freedom Alliance? We sent a Tulsa teacher to the annual conference for Ryan Walters' new nonprofit group: thepickup.com/i-spent-thre...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Let's remember the time OU psychologists turned Robber's Cave State Park into "Lord of the Flies": thepickup.com/lets-remembe...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Where Did Tulsa's Neighborhood Pools Go? thepickup.com/where-did-tu...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Renters, Artists & Low-Income Households Are Bearing The Brunt Of Tulsa’s Housing Crisis buff.ly/k9zjIhf

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

For over a year now Meredith Boe has been trying to get to the bottom of a decade-old mystery: Why did a strange man show up to the family farm one day announcing his plans to be buried next to her late aunt? thepickup.com/my-aunt-died...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Spotted: A Pickup totebag in the wilds of New York City. Are you really gonna let New York City out-Pickup you? No, of course you aren't. Get your Pickup tote here: www.thislandpress.com/products/tul...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Call it peak suburbia. Call it Broken Arrow's take on the elusive third place. Just be ready to call it quits by 9 p.m. when the bar closes. We went to the grocery store where domestics cost $1.50 and Tulsans are driving well out of their way to unwind: thepickup.com/the-dream-of...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Who wants to do something financially irresponsible for Goff Week? Let's buy a Bruce Goff original in Vinita for $475,000. thepickup.com/wanna-buy-a-...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Leaving campus for lunch was a rite of passage for Tulsa teenagers for decades—until February 15, 1994, when Stacey Burgess went to a Wendy’s for a burger and got shot instead. Read her story here: thepickup.com/tulsa-high-s...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Tulsa Ballet’s new production of "Sleeping Beauty" brought depth and detail to a century-old classic, says Alicia Chesser. Our review: thepickup.com/i-woke-up-to...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Broken Arrow Community Playhouse’s production of "Almost, Maine" is full of giddy charm, writes our theatre critic Alex Isaak. Read the review: thepickup.com/finding-love... Register for our FREE email newsletter: thepickup.beehiiv.com/

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Country Bird Bakery announced earlier this week that they’d be taking over more space in their building at 3rd St. and Utica Ave. Read here: thepickup.com/country-bird... Register for our FREE email newsletter: thepickup.beehiiv.com/

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Attention to detail was the hallmark of Tulsa’s most popular weekly dining pop-up. Can Et Al. duplicate it in a brick-and-mortar? Read here: thepickup.com/attention-to... Subscribe to our FREE email newsletter: thepickup.beehiiv.com

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our Pick of the Week is an exhibition opening with Tulsa Artist Fellowship alum Joel Daniel Phillips and poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Get the full Tulsa Picks here: thepickup.com/the-weeks-be... Subscribe to our FREE email newsletter: thepickup.beehiiv.com

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

We interviewed a Minnesotan living through Operation Metro Surge about what he’s seeing on the ground. Read here: thepickup.com/how-it-feels...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

@jpbrammer.bsky.social's sentence about Dallas looking like it was "designed by a sentient Ford F-150" was in the New York Times Best Sentences of 2025! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin defended the recent ICE killing In Minnesota in an interview with ABC News. Read more in our latest news roundup: thepickup.com/yes-your-ele...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

From real-life trailblazers to adorable animals, these are our best Tulsa characters of 2025: thepickup.com/the-best-cha...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Don't miss our event with @jpbrammer.bsky.social in Tulsa! December 27 7pm Chimera Ballroom Free for Pickup subscribers $15 for not-yet-subscribers Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

On December 27, we're excited to host writer, advice columnist, and Okie ex-pat John Paul Brammer at Chimera Ballroom. Brammer will read from his forthcoming book, “Reverse Cowboy.” Pickup subscribers get free tickets (check your email)! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/john-paul-...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

For the rest of this month, you can buy a Red Dirt subscription to The Pickup for just $45. That’s 25% off the usual price of $61. What a steal! Pay by the month or by the year, whichever works for you. Get your discounted subscription at thepickup.com/products.

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This year, @defector.com is making us a sweet deal: Buy an annual gift subscription to Defector before the end of December 2025, and you'll get a gift subscription to The Pickup for free! You can keep this or gift it to a friend. Sign up here: defector.com/give-a-gift-...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thank you to Tulsa Ballet for sponsoring The Pickup! Tulsa Ballet's The Nutcracker runs from Dec 7-21; get $15 off your tickets by using the code PICKUP15 at tulsaballet.com.

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

IT'S THE PICKUP'S BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Subscribe for just $3.59 a month, all year. That's 40% off! This Black Friday deal ends on Dec 1, 11:59 PM. Head over to thepickup.com/products to subscribe.

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

After five years operating Dante’s Woodfire Pizza out of a truck in Kendall Whittier, owner Beau Ballard has announced that Dante’s is making a big move: into the old American Solera building in SoBo. Details: thepickup.com/dantes-is-go...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Upon closer scrutiny of the text of the new law, it copies its definitions nearly word for word from the pre-written model policy of the Satoshi Action Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to bitcoin advocacy. Here's a selection of the model policy:

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In 2024, Oklahoma legislators quietly passed House Bill 3594, which bars restrictions on self-custody of digital assets, ensuring crypto/bitcoin miners have full control over their holdings without third-party interference or regulation. (thread)

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thanks to improv education group Third Space Tulsa for sponsoring The Pickup! Today through Sunday, they're holding the Make 'Em Laugh Comedy Festival at multiple locations across downtown and Kendall Whittier, and it's all FREE! Free Tickets: www.thirdspacetulsa.org/make-em-laug...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

In "The Lowdown," Ethan Hawke's Lee Raybon is modeled after self-taught Tulsa journalist Lee Roy Chapman, who rocked the city to its core with his publication of "The Nightmare of Dreamland." Read it here: thepickup.com/the-nightmar...

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Subscribe for $1 and taquitoroller.bsky.social will mow your lawn. That's right: For the low price of $1, you can enter to win a precise and proper lawn-mowing from Editor-in-Chief Matthew Alan Carney. Go to thepickup.com/products and subscribe to The Pickup for $1 before 8/31, 11:59PM, to enter.

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