Josh Mauldin

Husband to @akmauldin Father to BLCCV | Plant & Serve @vcstulsa #CNQR Fight on! ✌️

[Emanuel Quiñones @EQuinones6310]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

“Dad…how good was UFC 250 at the White House”

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Greatest country on earth. America! Lord continue to shine down on us.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Let’s go boys!!!

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@NickJFreitas @Eric_Schmitt @nedryun Underrated tweet

[Cody Worsham @CodyWorsham]

Andrew Johnson's postseason for @USC_Baseball

Game 1: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 21 P
Game 2: 7.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 124 P
Game 3: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 34 P
Game 4: 7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 99 P
Total: 20.1 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 11 K, 278 P, 2.21 ERA

Legendary stuff over two weekends.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@CSOonX Enough.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Live look at @USC_Baseball!

[USC Baseball @USC_Baseball]

this team 🥹✌️

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@EternalRiteWing @marymauldin Thank you.
She was indeed all of that.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Keith Jackson and only Keith Jackson, so help me God.

[The Next Round @NextRoundLive]

Who would you pick if you had to listen to one CFB Play-By-Play Announcer the rest of your life?

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Let’s get loud. Jesus is King.

[𝑵𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆 @Nobleheart]

⦓ 𝐀𝐋𝐏𝐇𝐀 & 𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐆𝐀 ⦔

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

The European mind can’t comprehend the majesty.

[Matt Braynard @MattBraynard]

We're so back.

An entrepreneur is restoring Pizza Huts to their former glory.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@FightOnRusty Fight on!

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@frankmikesmith Nearly woke up my wife with the “absolute laser” fist pump I just made in bed. This game is perfect.

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@IsaiahLCarter My church @victorytulsa is actually doing an adapted version of this —

https://t.co/Ug0k1DxCx9

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

Watch an adapted version of this tale here! @victorytulsa “The Great Forever” streaming this weekend!

https://t.co/Ug0k1DxCx9

[Trad West @trad_west_]

He speared the side of Christ, and then he became a Saint, a centurion in the armies of God.

Saint Longinus was the Roman Centurion who pierced the side of Christ with a spear to ensure He was dead.

Tradition says he was partially blind. When the blood and water flowed from Jesus' side, it splashed onto his face, instantly restoring his sight.

He threw down his spear and cried out: "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

The weapon that speared Christ became a relic (The Spear of Destiny), and the man who wielded it became a martyr for the Faith.

Later he was persecuted by the Roman Empire for spreading the faith in Cappadocia.

There he preached Christ crucified and risen, converting pagans, baptizing multitudes. The governor demanded he bow to idols. The soldier of Christ refused.

He laughed at their lifeless statues: “They are not gods. They cannot save.”

They arrested him, tortured him and took his eyes, a brutal mockery of the vision Christ had given him. But even in darkness, Longinus stood strong: “I have seen the truth,” he declared, “and no man can blind me now.”

Still desperate to break him, the governor led Longinus to the temple of the gods, demanding he bow. Before him stood a massive idol, cold and lifeless. Then they cut out his tongue, thinking they had stolen his voice. But the Heavens defied them, Longinus continued to speak clearly, his words as if carried by God Himself.

His hand found the hilt of a discarded sword. And with one mighty strike, he cleaved the false god’s head from its body. As the stone shattered, he roared for all to hear: “NOW WE SHALL SEE IF THEY ARE GODS OR NOT!”

The Emperor had him martyred for this, but his actions had already converted thousands.

Saint Longinus was a soldier of Rome, but he died a warrior of Christ, and in that, he won the greatest battle of all. The battle for his soul.

Saint Longinus, patron saint of soldiers and converts, pray for us!

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering...

Roger Bicknell...
Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin.

Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez...
Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security.

Patrick Wise...
Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS.

Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation?

As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials?

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke?

Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!"

Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb.

Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well.

PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at https://t.co/vidLSYXCf6 Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..

[Josh Mauldin @akabeardman]

@USCMarshall Win forever.

[Jim Rosati 🏴‍☠️ @northsiden0tch]

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