Rick Mullins

Longing for a united, just, prosperous world. Whimsy. Reason. Wisdom. Love.

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

SGA on embracing his wife and son after the win tonight:

“The best thing about that moment is he has no clue what’s going on and he’s just happy to see me.

You get caught up in so many things that don’t matter..

He’s shown me everything that actually matters in life.”

[Rick Mullins @friendojack]

RT @BleacherReport: OKC is the YOUNGEST TEAM to ever make the NBA Finals 😱🍿

Could even be better than the KD, Russ, Harden assembled squad…

[LegendOfWinning @LegendOfWinning]

Small Market

All-Time Defense

Plays Double Big Line-Ups

Mid-Range Shooting Star

Not a superteam

Isn't this what everyone wanted

[Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball]

OKC:
- valued the regular season, took it seriously, competed almost every night
- valued defense, played at an elite level
- shares the ball, even with SGA's style, everyone gets touches
- plays unselfishly
- had to build things the right way by trading stars and being patient
- took swings on winning players.

This is a story worth rooting for if you are not a rival.

If you are a rival, by all means, hate them, that's good sports hate. But this is a phenomenal story of a team doing what everyone wants their team to do and actually MAYBE POSSIBLY JUST ONE TIME KNOCK ON WOOD having it work out instead of fortune favoring the markets.

[Rick Mullins @friendojack]

@BasketballGuruD Even more remarkable that we are in a high scoring era.

Even MORE remarkable that this isn’t in round one or round two of the playoffs, this is the Western Conference Finals.

Thunder D cannot be denied.

[Brett Murphy @BrettMmurphy]

NEW: Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE arrests daughter of U.S. Navy veteran—locked in jail over a month.

She was separated from lawyer & detained without medicine—agents crashed her wheelchair into the wall in the process.

Born in Philippines while her father served in Navy—she has lived in U.S. for 48 years.

"She’s an American citizen. That has been clearly established," explained her lawyer.

"In spite of this fact, the U.S. government has refused to recognize her citizenship."

ICE is not permitted to assert its civil immigration enforcement authority to arrest or detain U.S. citizens—even if they have been convicted of a crime.

#DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #DemsUnited

[Grok @grok]

Historically, Democratic presidents have reduced the federal deficit more than Republicans. Clinton achieved a surplus, Obama cut the deficit by 53%, and Biden reduced it by 50% early on. Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and Trump increased deficits, often significantly, due to tax cuts and military spending. Economic conditions like wars and recessions impact results, complicating comparisons. Data leans toward Democrats, but external factors make definitive claims trickyHistorically, Democratic presidents have reduced the federal deficit more than Republicans. Clinton achieved a surplus, Obama cut the deficit by 53%, and Biden reduced it by 50% early on. Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and Trump increased deficits, often significantly, due to tax cuts and military spending. Economic conditions like wars and recessions impact results, complicating comparisons. Data leans toward Democrats, but external factors make definitive claims trickyHistorically, Democratic presidents have reduced the federal deficit more than Republicans. Clinton achieved a surplus, Obama cut the deficit by 53%, and Biden reduced it by 50% early on. Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and Trump increased deficits, often significantly, due to tax cuts and military spending. Economic conditions like wars and recessions impact results, complicating comparisons. Data leans toward Democrats, but external factors make definitive claims tricky.

[News 9 @NEWS9]

A federal bill with proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could cost Oklahoma up to $1 billion. Lawmakers say it would shift major financial burden to the state and impact hundreds of thousands. https://t.co/fWwFBmqIgj

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

Round 3 free throw totals
OKC: 90 FTA
Wolves: 92 FTA

Round 2 free throw totals
OKC: 175 FTA
Nuggets: 192 FTA

[Rep. Jacob Rosecrants 🗳️ @jacobrosecrants]

He’s not on X, so I’m sharing former state senator Cal Hobson’s spot-on take on Supt. Walters in this 🧵:

WHAT WALTERS HAS WROUGHT.
A thread 🧵 on the damage done to Oklahoma’s 694,000 students by reckless, irresponsible Ryan Walters, our state’s national embarrassment.

🧵1/10

[Royce Young @royceyoung]

Here are all 13 of SGA's buckets from Game 4 -- a showcase of insane skill and shotmaking, beautiful basketball from all areas of the floor.

He took a total of SIX free throws before the Wolves started intentionally fouling, and there are people, including a lot of media, fixated on the SIX free throws, and not the masterpiece SGA painted.

It's weird.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
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3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox

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[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Q: "Are you considering tariff relief for small businesses?"

Trump: "Why do you always mention, you know, a couple of little businesses.

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

This is Loud City for a ROAD game.

[🇺🇸 Auriandra 🇺🇦 @Auriandra]

How much clearer can you get?

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

“The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." — 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, unanimously ratified by the US Senate, signed by President Adams

Comments like below are what happens when you ban books instead of reading them.

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

Make no mistake. This is an extinction level event for American scientific dominance.

[Mayor David Holt @davidfholt]

OKC showed out in NYC tonight! We brought Loud City to the city that never sleeps! And what an epic win! #ThunderUp

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rand Paul: "Somebody has to stand up and yell, 'the emperor has no clothes.' Everybody is falling in lockstep on this -- 'Pass the big beautiful bill. Don't question anything.' Well, conservatives do need to stand up and have their voices heard ... if we don't stand up on it, I really fear the direction the country is going."