Steve Thompson

4th generation Oklahoman, part-time golfer & co-owner of the Atlanta Braves.

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@CandaceDBuckner The Arch Manning "fearless" headline was about his hands on work with linemen, not about his visit to the inner-city STL neighborhood.

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

Not hard to believe an SI writer wasn’t being truthful.

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

Sports Illustrated deleted an author — and his entire work history — from its website after Sportico editor @dan_bernstein_ called out the site for plagiarism.

Profiles associated with the SI author have since disappeared from X and LinkedIn.

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[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

All season Dubón has been my favorite player, but I wasn’t sure why until tonight. #BravesCountry

[BravesVision @BravesVisionTV]

Mauricio Dubón shares his appreciation for the @TruistPark grounds crew:

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@BarrettSallee Which coincidentally has a hotel inside!

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@Carson_OKC Radio silent? The official Cowboy Golf social media accounts made multiple posts and the OSU Athletics Department accounts shared those.

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

Pretty good day in OKC. #GoPokes

[OSU Cowgirl Softball @cowgirlsb]

Artists at Work.

#GoPokes

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@BarrettSallee @mlbbowman @IngramRadio MLB needs to address this. ReyLo and only defended himself well after he was attacked by Soler. Horrible call.

[Kyle Hilbert @kylehilbert]

There is understandably a lot of chatter nationally about Oklahoma’s process to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy. In 2021 @senatorpaxton and I passed SB959 to fix a gap in our statutes where Oklahoma was one of very few states that had no provisions for our Governor to fill a temporary vacancy. At the time, Republicans had very slim margins in the U.S. Senate and not unlike today, a vacancy has national and global ramifications.

The power of Governor’s to appoint U.S. Senators in cases of vacancies is clear in the 17th Amendment which states, “When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.”

The U.S. Constitution is clear. It sets the process by which candidates RUN for Senate. States set the process and requirements by which would-be candidates are APPOINTED to the Senate.

Our statutes dictate that candidates must be of the same party of their predecessor for the previous five years in Oklahoma and an otherwise eligible candidate for the seat.

Additionally, state law requires that in order to be eligible for a temporary appointment by a Governor, one must sign an Oath with the Oklahoma Secretary of State indicating they will not seek the office when it next appears on the ballot. This protection was implemented to insure the people, not a single person, gets to select the long-term Senator for our state.

However, when it comes time to file for office, an appointed Senator could theoretically still file to run. In doing so would be breaking their public affidavit.

While it was not noticed by many at the time, this is actually the second time SB959 has been used since it passed. The legislation also set up a process of “irrevocable resignation” which was utilized by the late Sen Inhofe, allowing him to retain his seat until an election could take place during our regular election cycle.

I look forward to working with @SenMullin in his new role as well as Stitt’s future appointee to the Senate!

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

The Ten will live in OSU hearts forever - ESPN https://t.co/334rVZzEi5

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@mlbbowman What’s your gut feeling on whether he gets in or not?

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@bresreports And he’s everywhere. Saw a clip of him celebrating on the field after the Dodgers WS championship. Mr. LA.

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@RepMoore57 I’m willing to bet being a good husband, father and professional with 2 demanding jobs has a lot to do with that. No shame in a little slide there.

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

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[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

If you are in a TV rut and looking for something of substance over the holidays, I would heartily recommend The Lowdown on Hulu. The cast is superb and creator Sterlin Harjo brought the same humor and magical realism over from Reservation Dogs. (It's set in the same universe.)

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

@notthefakeSVP the Christmas memories on the pod were great. Lost my 94 y/o grandmother last week and you took me back to the place and time I miss the most.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

Congrats to our friends in Athens! #GoDawgs

[OSU Cowboy Football @CowboyFB]

Coach Morris takes the reins. Welcome to Cowboy Country 🤠

🔗: https://t.co/RQKWpvgWo0

#GoPokes | #okstate

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

PREACH!

[Courtney Anne @CourtAnne1225]

If there was ever a sign that we need to break free from the NCAA and make Nick Saban the commissioner of college football, this is it

[Steve Thompson @oksteve]

Celebrating our 4th generation on America’s greatest campus, 11 miles of orange laser at a time. #okstatehc #GoPokes

[Chad Weiberg @ChadWeiberg]

Loyal & True!
Thank you @CowboyFB fans!

#okstate
#GoPokes
#AmericasGreatestHomecoming