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@ClarenceBeeksJr @theojaffee San Bernardino County also had a large group of Mormons starting in 1851. Brigham Young called them back in 1857? 1858?

@theojaffee Its covered a bit in here, just more of 'random ass people that were in Yerba Buena / San Francisco' early on

I was wondering why the Mormons decided to settle in Utah rather than going all the way west to California, which was still largely uninhabited before the gold rush of 1848. Turns out they actually did consider this, and Mormon pioneer Sam Brannan led 238 Mormons to Yerba Buena (now San Francisco) in 1846, actually making SF a Mormon-majority city for a year or two. Brannan arrived in California a year before the first Mormons arrived in Utah. In 1847, Brannan met with Mormon leader Brigham Young to urge him to bring the Mormons to California, but Young refused because California was too desirable and they wouldn't be able to maintain a stable Mormon demographic majority. Young was right. Utah remained majority Mormon until around 2007, while California was swamped by Gold Rush settlers starting in 1848 and is only ~2% Mormon today. As an early settler, landowner, and proprietor in California, Brannan ended up becoming enormously wealthy. He was the first to popularize the Gold Rush through his newspaper, and became the backstory behind “in a gold rush, sell shovels” when he bought up the state’s entire supply of picks, pans, and shovels to sell them to gold speculators. He also created SF’s first private vigilante group to stamp out crime and made Napa Valley a popular tourist destination when he founded the town of Calistoga. Brannan Street in Soma is named after him.

@HPbasketball "Spurs told Kawhi Year 1 "Just shoot corner threes. That's it." And he did that." His rookie year he averaged 1.7 3 PT attempts to 4.6 2 PT attempts. So, no, "they" didn't tell him to do that and no, he didn't do that.

@theJJPerez The trade - Spurs gave up JR Reid, Brad Lohaus and a FIRST ROUND pick and received Smith and Monty Williams Good - Spurs also got Monty Williams in this trade Bad - Smith had chronic knee problems and rarely played. Spurs sacrificed a first round trade (aarrgghh)

Frank Brickowksi

@iamwater01 @NBA "If the Spurs make the WCF before OKC..." Who made the WCF AND won the NBA Championship in 2025? It was OKC! 😅

@NBA If the Spurs make the WCF before OKC, Houston AND Dallas after tanking for 2 years, the entire Western Conference should be embarrassed.

Dylan Harper’s reactions are one of one 😅 Harper and the Spurs look to advance to their first Western Conference Finals since 2017 with a win tonight! SAS (3-2) MIN Game 6 tips off tonight at 9:30pm/et on Prime 🍿

@OKCvsEVERYONE @salinisalazini "It's not a joke." It is not YOUR joke. The point went right over your head, poodle.

@CynPoli @salinisalazini It’s not a joke. Have you been to SA?

Timberwolves fans>>>>>>>Thunder fans

@OKCvsEVERYONE @salinisalazini Once again, proving there is very little originality with OKC Thunder or their fans. That's Charles Barkley's joke about SA.

@salinisalazini Spurs fans

Me waiting for Spurs basketball

@DetectiveDugDog I love your sweet face and soulful eyes, Dug. Hope you keep on getting better and better.

Hi everyone! My foot is doing good, my limp toe is getting back to normal. We tape it on uneven ground or on walks. Sorry that Admin has dropped the ball. She signed up for a big race and has been spending too much time ‘training’ and not enough updating my pals!

@kdamp @johncanzanobft @txst Presents an interesting DNA case to identify (confirm or refute) biological parentage. 👀

@johncanzanobft Thanks for sharing part of mum’s story, John. I’ve been thinking about her a lot this week - I’m even incorporating a bit of her into my @txst commencement speech this week. Edna and Louis Damphousse didn’t have many nickels to rub together, but they always found one for me.❤️

Texas State's president is an adoptee raised by an orphan who ran away from the orphanage in the ninth grade. @kdamp and the Bobcats are an amazing story. (Plus... updates on Pac-12 officiating, conference basketball tournaments, and more.) Read: bit.ly/48Wxjxj

@CoachKarl22 @abathrowbacks @Iconic_sonics @nuggets @spurs @UNC_Basketball @RMBaloncesto @Bucks @PH_Athletics Happy Birthday, George. ❤️

Thanks for the well wishes, positivity and connection today!! Not everyone gets to experience 75 years of life, especially those of us that have fought with cancer!! Especially grateful to friends in Pittsburgh, Carolina, San Antonio, Madrid, Seattle, Milwaukee and Denver. 🙏👍

@TheHoleReport Saddam Hussein in his last days

What animals live in holes?

@WembysCastle I wish you great success. Spurs fans are not a monolith & have varying opinions on just about anything Spurs related. Thus, we don't always agree on everything. However, one of the very _best_ things about being a Spurs fan is the respect we give each other even in disagreement

Must be new to my content. I cover San Antonio Spurs by Debating and Hot takes. My Followers are the Best on X.

@WembysCastle "It still blows my mind that Spurs fans still underrate Stephon Castle." Blows my mind that a new account, needing followers and interactions to monetize, disses the very people needed to reach that goal.

It still blows my mind that Spurs fans still underrate Stephon Castle. They really wanted Rob Dillingham instead 🤣 I really hope they start to enjoy what we are watching from Castle. Taking it for granted, when he is clearly the Second best 2way player on the team. Shooting? No problem- Look at 3pt shooting after December (Constant Improvement. Playmaking? No problem- Leads team in Assists Defense? Best Perimeter Defender in the Western Conference (yes I said Western Conference) Paint touches? He can literally touch paint at will. We are witnessing greatness from Stephon Castle, Dont be one of the ones that thinks differently its starting to get old.

@HoodiiAnt_ No crying. No yelling. Went and sat on the bench, Then clapped and left. No crying. Not literally. Not figuratively.

@CynPoli He elbowed a man cus he got so butthurt

The Wemby victim narrative is so funny to me like he isn't experiencing the same physicality every competent center has experienced, he just the only one crying about it

@INTERIORPORN1 #2 but I have a thing about seeing the pillows/headboard when walking past a room and the door is open

Layout 1 or 2?

@bkchilidawg @adaniels33 Apples and oranges That was Ron Artest's *13th suspension* of his career, with league officials citing *his history* and the malice of the act. Wemby? No prior suspensions. No prior history.

When has the last guy on ANY NBA bench received the same treatment as a NBA star?!! 😳

@righttimebomani @FDSportsbook Back in the day, Kevin Willis was a great enforcer for the Spurs! 💪

Wemby can’t be his own goon “How is there not one person on your team whose job it is to goon?” @fdsportsbook

@whatsontapnba "Spurs fans need to understand..." Total NBA playoff *appearances* Spurs 48 Wolves 14 Playoff games *record* Spurs 226-182 Wolves 44-59 Longest playoff streak Spurs 22 seasons Wolves 8 seasons Watch out Spurs fans, Wolves guy has something to tell us! 😅

Spurs fans need to understand that pushing and shoving is NORMAL in the NBA playoffs. All star players go through it. If Wemby can’t handle it by always falling on the ground and by reacting to the extent he did… maybe you should raise questions about your alien.

@TheHoleReport Either a loophole or a buttonhole

What’s your favorite hole?