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@chiefgray.bsky.social

Former journalist, Tribal Chief and now consultant. Dem. Proud father of 7 and grandfather. Used to be jimgraytweetz on Twitter.

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WSJ published a crazy story about Trump today. I think there’s more to come.

18.07.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OKC Thunder wins the NBA championship. Just might be the biggest thing to happen to Oklahoma in a long time.

23.06.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The economy didn't tank till this tariff policy was announced.

02.06.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who spent 16 years in the media, 8 years as an elected leader for my Tribe, 10 years as a tribal administrator, and 5 years as a consultant, I can say that no one should accept a half a billion-dollar gift from a foreign country and expect it not to be a quid pro quo.

15.05.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is defending Trump’s economic record as the president marks 100 days since the start of his second term. Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of... TikTok video by MSNBC

www.tiktok.com/@msnbc/video...

30.04.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Osage Chief James Gray to be honored as a hero and legend of Osage County James Gray is also a former newspaper owner who says he still has ink in his veins.

I can honestly say I didn't see this coming but honored and humbled just the same.
www.pawhuskajournalcapital.com/story/news/l...

29.04.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The head start program probably provides maybe the only hot meal some of these kids receive in a day. Kids can’t learn on an empty stomach.

17.04.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Another bad sign ensuring worse things to come; my wife (who works in domestic violence and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives) just told me the DOJ is terminating all DV grants and services. I really feel for all our people who rely upon the services these programs provide to Indian country.

16.04.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even Iowa is mad.

15.04.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's saying out loud what so many of us have been feeling inside. But only a few of us are U.S. Senators.

13.04.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now ask the question who is hiring all of these illegals in the US? If you're all about law and order, shouldn't we be rounding up a few of them too?

13.04.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Economic NIMBY Syndrome, "Yes, we need more American manufacturing, just don't ask me to do it".

13.04.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tulsa World Opinion podcast: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' thoughts from former Osage chief
YouTube video by tulsaworld Tulsa World Opinion podcast: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' thoughts from former Osage chief

I'm proud to share this interview I did with the Tulsa World back in November of 2023. I thought it was behind a paywall on their website. I just found it on their YouTube page.
youtu.be/QSXCAzXtl0k?...

13.04.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was in NYC this week for business, sitting in a nice steakhouse Wednesday night, you would never know the stock market lost $6 Trillion in value the day before. Everyone seemed in a good mood. Guess the bond market overnight caused Trump to pause the tariffs, and the market rallied the next day.

12.04.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.

Third time’s the charm, I guess.

03.04.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 44293    πŸ” 10071    πŸ’¬ 1475    πŸ“Œ 475

I think this incredibly important contrast between the motivations behind both of these men will be in our history books

02.04.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute πŸ”₯

01.04.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 64050    πŸ” 14510    πŸ’¬ 992    πŸ“Œ 1247

Either these planes are getting smaller or I’m getting fatter.

01.04.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Residence on Netflix is a must see if you love a good whodunnit, or a good political series or if you love @alfranken.bsky.social .

01.04.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

should know they also won the US Supreme Court case A.K.A. The McGirt case which recognized that multiple reservations in Oklahoma are in fact, still intact.

29.03.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was glad to read today that DC law firm Jenner Block refused to comply with the recent Executive Order excluding them from getting any work from the Federal government. In fact, they sued the government over this EO. They worked on the Mueller Report, and they're being punished. Indian country

29.03.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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First official electric power data release of 2025 is out, and US solar production continues to grow rapidly. It's up 43% from this time last year, nearing summer-2022 levels in winter of 2025

27.03.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1249    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 27

I know, think it’s going to be published in the Sunday paper

28.03.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Osage Chief Jim Gray: Trump's DEI erasure won't erase Indian people or culture "We never achieved anything by giving up our sovereignty or our culture. We have weathered such times before and survived, and we will endure this, as well," says Jim Gray.

tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

28.03.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished my op-ed for the Tulsa World describing the impacts these cuts in federal funding and the erasing of Native American history off federal websites is doing to our communities.
It was gut wrenching to write. I'll let you all know when or if they decide to publish it

24.03.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we want to reach the average working person in this country, we need resist the temptation to talk over them.

21.03.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% in support of what AOC and Bernie Sanders are doing, my concern is branding these rallies with the word, Oligarchy. The plumber in Toledo or the pipefitter in East Texas probably won't bother to look up the word to know what these rallies are about.

21.03.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching these interviews and meetings on zoom and teams has made it clear, your pets are not going to abide by the rule that we are to be quiet while you speak.

20.03.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A massive demonstration took place in Budapest today against Viktor OrbΓ‘n’s pro-Russia regime in Hungary

Opposition leader PΓ©ter Magyar declared: β€œThe spring is here, the spring of the Hungarians, and we, together, will end OrbΓ‘n’s winter.”

15.03.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17922    πŸ” 4018    πŸ’¬ 436    πŸ“Œ 282

Who benefits from removing any reference to the Indian code talkers from the U.S. Defense Department’s website?

18.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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