Christian, follower of Jesus,
husband to my beautiful wife since highschool, & have 4 wonderful sons together.
blue collar worker in the HVAC, mechanical trades
I hadn’t read the Declaration of Independence since high school history class. Ah, yes, history class! In fact we had American history throughout the tenth grade, then world history during our junior year. When I listen to the TikTok crowd spew the nonsense they champion today, I think how easily their knuckle-headed thinking could have been cured with a few good history classes. Alas, I don’t see much hope for the future, as long as the teachers in our urban areas are in the clutches of politicians and unions with a far different agenda from real education.
Now rereading the document for the first time in decades (shame on me for taking so long), I had forgotten that the bulk of the text is a list of grievances suffered by the American colonists at the hands of the king and various elements under his tyrannical regime. What has truly stunned me these 250 years later, however, is how familiar these grievances feel in our contemporary situation. Let’s take a peek at the exact text, and see if anything feels uncomfortably close to home (the “He” refers to King George, of course, and I will use the original spelling and punctuation):
“He has refused to Assent to Laws”
Hmm, every “sanctuary state” governor today for starters…
“He has made Judges dependent of his Will alone”
Hmm, activist judges anybody?
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people”
Hmm, 87,000 new armed IRS agents. Ring a bell?
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”
Hmm, ever looked at your tax bill?
“…transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny…”
Hmm, thirty million military-age males pouring across our open borders from 2020 to 2024…
“He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us”
Hmm, BLM and Antifa riots…
SHORT VERSION: LEAVE US ALONE!
The very essence of the Declaration of Independence is a concerted celebration of God’s gift of our “unalienable” right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It was argued, researched, debated yet again, drafted by Jefferson, then edited by Adams, Franklin, and others. Together the bravest men stood together against the storm of tyranny and gambled it all. As I reread it today, I literally shed tears at those miraculous words:
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortune and our sacred Honor.”
And then, of course, there were those who shed more than tears. They shed their blood, watched their homes burn, and too many gave the ultimate sacrifice. Whether they formed local militias or joined the Continental Army, colonists now dedicated to the cause, gambled their very lives. One of those Americans was my ninth generation ancestor. He fought in one of the most consequential battles of the American Revolution, the Battle of Cowpens. I am forever honored that his blood runs in my veins.
I know that this will be a joyful and glorious weekend for all of you, God willing. It should also be, if I may presume to say, a solemn one as well. The sacrifices made by simple men and women those many years ago have made these precious rights and this glorious day possible. Take a moment and honor them in your heart. I know I will.
Charlie Kirk never got to see America’s 250th birthday.
So, in his honor, watch him shut down the typical liberal “stolen land” argument.
A college student confronts Kirk and says Americans are living on “stolen land” taken from the Mexicans.
Kirk asks who the Mexicans stole it from, then expertly turns his own words against him.
By the end, everyone is cheering for America. Watch how this one plays out.
STUDENT: “I want to acknowledge the fact that we are right now on stolen land and that we are on indigenous land and that we are on original Mexican land right now.”
KIRK: “I love this stolen land argument.”
STUDENT: “…I really make it a point to notice that I’m on stolen land at all times, especially when we think about things like Manifest Destiny.”
KIRK: “Who did the Mexicans steal the land from?”
STUDENT: “Actually, the Mexicans were there originally in Texas…”
KIRK: “Wrong. They stole it from lots of Indian tribes… Texas was not indigenously Mexican… there was the Cherokee. There were many different Native American tribes there. So Mexico was participating in Manifest Destiny at the behest of the Spanish crown.”
[Student acknowledges Kirk is right]
KIRK: “At some point, you have to believe in self-determination. If you can win the land, it’s yours. That is what built the West.”
STUDENT: “I can agree with that.”
KIRK: “So instead of a land acknowledgement… you should have a gratitude acknowledgement. ‘Praise God, I live in America! I’m glad!’ A gratitude acknowledgement would be nice.”
[Crowd erupts]
Charlie would have loved to experience America’s 250th birthday more than anyone.
He defended America on campuses exactly like this one until the day he died. The least we can do is carry his message forward.
Rest in Peace, Legend.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just posted that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte just fired DOZENS of intel DEEP STATE officials
PULTE UNLEASHED! LFG 🔥
"The intelligence official told MS Now that the Trump administration was removing officials 'who they believe are deep state' and who have allegedly failed to provide complete pictures of available intelligence."
Keep going, @Pulte!
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announces he doesn't want to sign ANY LEGISLATION AT ALL until the SAVE America Act is passed
"I'd like [Senate GOP] to TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER! IMMEDIATELY approve the SAVE America Act and 100 other things!"
HARDBALL MODE! 🔥
"The housing bill...I'd rather not sign ANYTHING until we sign THE SAVE AMERICA ACT."
𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦📰 Trump strikes back instantly after SCOTUS betrays America on birthright citizenship. While the Court handed foreigners a win, the President’s DOJ launched a hard-hitting crackdown on birth tourism schemes with aggressive prosecutions, extra charges, and a clear message that We the People still control our borders.
This man
Had his Election stolen
While MILLIONS of people stood by and watched
He was massively ahead
Yet, someone that nobody heard of passed him
Spencer Pratt was LA’s only chance
STOP THE STEAL
Weeks after proposing a nearly million-dollar cut to Veterans’ services, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a Somali flag-raising ceremony at City Hall
Propping up Somalis while diminishing our veterans.
Disgusting traitor
Dear Republican Candidates,
The game has never been easier. Just ask your Democrat opponent these simple questions & you will win:
- Do you support air conditioning?
- Should white people exist?
- Should borders exist?
- Should police exist?
- Did America deserve 9/11
Lib: 🤯
President Trump: “We’ll take care of the birthright citizenship because that was not meant for rich people from other countries… Actually, it was meant for the babies of slaves… It wasn’t meant for rich people from China that came over in Gulfstreams.”
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces a DC grand jury indicted former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was caught RIPPING the sealant in the reflecting pool, on FELONY DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
FAFO. Hearn is facing 10 YEARS in prison
"Our evidence further shows that the National Park Service employees observed Hearn actually FORCEFULLY AND VlOLENTLY pulling up and removing the bottom liner with both hands," per Pirro
He allegedly ripped up 2 SQUARE FEET of sealant, before getting in the face and SCREAMING at a female NPS employee who confronted him.
"This was a delivered act to damage the reflecting tool at the National Mall that members of the National Park Service actually have worked hard to restore and have witnessed."
Again, this is NOT a unilateral action by the DOJ. A GRAND JURY brought the felony indictment.
🚨 BREAKING: DeSantis Strikes Hard- Florida Officially Designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood, & Antifa as Terrorist Organizations Effective July 1, 2026
Initial Tranche under HB 1471:
✅Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): reaffirming prior EO
✅Muslim Brotherhood: reaffirming prior EO
✅Antifa: as a domestic terrorist organization
✅Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran
✅Major drug cartels & affiliates including Cartel de Sinaloa, Tren de Aragua, and over 90 foreign terrorist organizations total
These now head to the Florida Cabinet for final approval. Once designated: no state funding/contracts, material support becomes a serious crime, and other restrictions apply.
Nobody tell the progressives, but their favorite Founding Father, Broadway star Alexander Hamilton, actually held some of the STRICTEST immigration views of the entire founding generation. He believed immigration should serve the nation, not that the nation should exist to simply serve the world. And he warned that admitting foreigners indiscriminately into citizenship would be like wheeling the Trojan Horse directly into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.
"My school forced me to teach my kindergarten buddy about changing his gender using a book called My Shadow is Pink." A 12 year old, standing next to President Trump at the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Forced into it in fifth grade. Bullied for his faith after his family objected.
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Sec. of State Marco Rubio has TERMINATED the legal status of a Communist Cuban operative who was part of the group that brought HASAN PIKER to Cuba
That operative is now PENDING DEPORTATION.
FAFO! 🔥
RUBIO: "This week, I terminated the legal status of Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez, a former ICAP official who maintains ties with the organization. Lloga Dominguez and his wife and son are now in federal custody pending removal from the United States."
Communism will lose!
Justice Alito is FUMING. In a blistering dissent, he warns the Court's new ruling could hand U.S. citizenship to the child of an enemy nation -- someone "inculcated with hatred of this country" who can travel the world on an American passport and cannot be stripped of citizenship even if he plots to harm us. "A mistake that will seriously affect the country's future," Alito wrote.