Guerrilla News
Chief Investigative Journalist. Ron builds every story on the paper trail: records requests, contracts, minutes and court filings across Oklahoma.
A small Oklahoma town board voted to give its mayor sole authority to hire and fire police, minutes after being warned it violates state law. The police chief was placed on leave. A judge called it "what kings are made of."
After the Arkoma meeting, I confronted one of the Trustees about the Board's decision to transfer authority to the Mayor—a decision we believe was unlawful.
I asked the Arkoma Mayor one simple question:
A Rogers County citizen filed a sweeping grand jury petition naming the mayors of Claremore and Inola, nine councilors, and the county commissioners over secret NDA deals, walking-quorum emails, and a $65,000 records fee demand.
Freedom requires participation. Transparency requires accountability. Corruption thrives in silence. Shine a light on closed meetings and demand your right to know. #OpenGovernment #Transparency #Freedom #Accountability #KnowYourRights
As America turns 250, remember liberty is defended in public meetings. Corrupt officials fear transparency. This fight for government accountability is for the people, not the politicians. Freedom requires participation, transparency demands accountability, and good people must not stay silent. #...
When government business happens behind closed doors, freedom is threatened. See what happens when I demanded transparency and was met with resistance. Government belongs to the people. #Transparency #OpenGovernment #Freedom #Accountability #KnowYourRights
As America celebrates 250 years, remember liberty is protected by transparency. Corrupt officials fear open meetings and public participation. Government belongs to the people. #OpenMeetings #Transparency #Freedom #GovernmentAccountability #FirstAmendment
When citizens challenged a suspiciously vague executive session item about "economic development," officials refused to say what they were discussing behind closed doors. The confrontation over Oklahoma's Open Meetings Act escalated fast.
The Pentagon sent a general. The DOE sent an assistant secretary. Trump sent a letter. The residents of Inola sent them all home and voted unanimously at midnight to freeze the smelter.
Inola's town council passed a 60-day moratorium freezing all smelter permits. Tulsa Ports fired back calling it a "regulatory taking." Now residents are collecting signatures to put the smelter's fate to a public vote.
A $4B aluminum smelter backed by the UAE government is headed for rural Inola, Oklahoma. Residents were kept in the dark by NDAs while officials approved $1.3 billion in new power capacity that could hike electric bills 15%. Now the AG is suing to stop it.
A tense face-to-face confrontation unfolds. Accusations of practicing proctology without a license and 'dirty deeds' are leveled against an individual, with a promise to uncover secrets. The speaker condemns the actions towards police officers, stating they haven't seen the body camera footage ye...
He claims to be practicing proctology without a license, vowing to 'squeeze my way up that rear end' to uncover 'dirty deeds.' This chilling face-to-face threat escalates to condemning police officers as 'disgusting.' #UndercoverCop #Threat #PoliceBrutality #Crime
Losing public trust means it's time to go. In Oklahoma, citizens can use the initiative process to remove leaders who've lost their faith. Consider this a lesson in accountability. #PoliticalAccountability #CitizenPower #InitiativeProcess #OklahomaPolitics
