Andy Nelson

[GLDN Golf @GLDNGolf]

🏌️‍♂️ MASTERS WEEK GIVEAWAY 🏌️‍♂️

Golf season is officially HERE, and we’re celebrating in a big way. GLDN Golf is giving away an Iowa State Golf Bag to one lucky winner!

HOW TO ENTER:
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⏰ Giveaway ends Saturday at 3pm central. Winner will be notified shortly after.

Good luck and happy Masters Week⛳️
#GLDNGolf #Giveaway #MastersWeek #GolfSeason #iowastate

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[Indiana Pacers @Pacers]

reppin' @CycloneMBB today.👏

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

BEAST GAME EPISODE 3 IS OUT NOW!

To celebrate, I'm giving away $100,000 total to 10 random people who like and retweet this post!

Go watch it here: https://t.co/Yntf9E7FTN

[Rivals High School @RivalsHS]

There is only ONE school in the nation with an AP Top 10 team in football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball: Iowa State Cyclones 🌪️

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

Caden Matson with a scoop and score on the punt to give the Cyclones their first lead of the game‼️

#Big12FB | @CFBONFOX

[Iowa State Football @CycloneFB]

Next opportunity.

🌪️🚨🌪️

[CBS Sports College Football 🏈 @CBSSportsCFB]

In the age of NIL for college athletes, @CycloneFB QB @RoccoBecht is using his NIL funds to give back in a special way.

Thanks to the We Will Collective, Becht was able to hold a free football camp for students at Perry High School, a school that dealt with tragedy earlier this year.

[Josh Pate @JoshPateCFB]

MUST LISTEN...Matt Campbell discussed why he's turned down offers to leave Iowa State. Need more of this in CFB.

[Sound The Cyrens @soundthecyrens]

Want some Sound the Cyrens gear?

Retweet and like this post to enter.

Winner announced 3:00PM tomorrow.

Must be a STC follower

[Sound The Cyrens @soundthecyrens]

ISU Highlights in the 2024 Big 12 Championship Game.🌪️🏀

[Iowa State Men’s Basketball @CycloneMBB]

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝟭𝟮 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!

#Cyclones | #C5C

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

NO. 23 IOWA STATE CLOSES OUT NO. 7 KANSAS 😤

The Cyclones pick up a HUGE win in Ames 🌀

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Iowa State Men’s Basketball @CycloneMBB]

Hilton 🟰 Electric ⚡️

#Cyclones | #C5C

[Iowa State Men’s Basketball @CycloneMBB]

COLD BLOODED!

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Max Duggan started the season on the bench and ended it as a Heisman finalist with a spot in the #CFBPlayoffs

His toughness and humility are by-products of his family and hometown of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

[Iowa State Athletics @CycloneATH]

The final day of our 10 Days of Giveaways!

Follow us & retweet this for your chance to win an Iowa State Yeti cooler!

*winner will be messaged from this account only.

[Pardon My Take @PardonMyTake]

⛳️🎁HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!!!⛳️🎁

WE ARE GIVING AWAY...
A TaylorMade Dream Full Bag (set of 14 clubs)

You must be following @taylormadegolf AND the PMT twitter account in order to win as well as Retweeting this tweet to enter!

1 winner will be chosen!

[ESPN @espn]

DOWN GOES NO. 1 UNC 😳

Iowa State gets its third win in program history against an AP No. 1 team.