Sandy Ivy

Christian, wife, mom, AU GiGi, passionate advocate for equity in education. #inclusionforall

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Share if you agree that the Senate shouldn’t take its August recess until it has passed the SAVE America Act.

[Tim Corfman @CorfmanTim]

As long as football helmets are more important than paper and pencils, teachers will be asking for supplies on social media. Teachers need to stop and let taxpayers pay for school supplies.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

FLASHBACK: During the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, Lindsey Graham stood up against the witch hunt:

"You've got nothing to apologize for. When you see Sotomayor and Kagan, tell them that Lindsey said, oh, because l voted for them. —I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics."

"I cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through. Boy, y'all want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham"

"To my Republican colleagues, if you vote no, you're legitimizing the most despicable thing I have seen in my time in politics—And I hope that the American people will see through this charade."

This is without a doubt one of Lindsey Graham’s defining moments

[Logan Graf @LoganGrafTax]

4 years ago, both of my grandparents passed away, starting a court battle that's put 200 years of Texas history for sale.

The estate includes hundreds of acres near Marble Falls, TX, that have been in my family since before Texas was Texas. Stephen F. Austin himself granted this land to my ancestor, Captain Jesse Burnam, in the 1820s, one of the original "Old Three Hundred" families. There are stories of him fighting off Native Americans and fighting in wars!

That land stayed in our family for five generations. There's a state historical marker on it, placed by the Texas Historical Commission in 2014.

My family has never had money in the bank kind of wealth. But I wouldn't sell this land for millions of dollars. Some things matter more than money, and history and nature are two of them.

My aunt, the executor, has managed this estate about as badly as it's possible to manage one, burning hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees fighting my mom and uncle, to the point that land had to be sold just to cover the bill. Yes, there was a will involved, but it's complicated...

Now, more than 150 acres of it are listed for sale by my aunt. My aunt has no heirs of her own tied to this place.

And beautiful, spring fed land that survived the Texas Revolution, five generations of my family, and a war with Mexico might get bulldozed for a subdivision.

What I'm hoping for is that it doesn't end with a developer.

If you know a rancher, a conservation buyer, a family, or a land trust looking for real Texas Hill Country land with real history, let me know.

[Sovey @SoveyX]

The Mount Rushmore boys weigh in on modern America:
• men in women's sports?
• puberty blockers?
• is Canada gay?
• what is DEI?
• should Trump be the fifth bestie?

[Crazy Moments @Crazymoments01]

"Their owner passed away alone in his apartment. Nobody found him for three days. The dogs waited the whole time." When animal control finally arrived, Max and Buddy were sitting by the front door. Not destructive. Not panicked. Just sitting. Waiting. Doing what he had always taught them to do. They came to our shelter with nothing. No records. No vet history. No family contact. Just each other. And one old tennis ball that somebody thought to grab on the way out. That was eleven days ago. Every morning they sit at the kennel door and wait. Every time they hear footsteps they both stand up. Every time those footsteps pass — they go back and lie down together. They don't know he's not coming. They just know he always came back before. Max is 6. Buddy is 5. Both healthy. Both gentle. Both heartbreakingly good dogs. Neither one will do well separated. They have never spent a night apart. They were somebody's whole world. Now they need somebody to be theirs. If you are in the USA and you have room in your home and your heart — please share this until it reaches the right person. They've already waited long enough. Drop a ❤️ for Max and Buddy. And please — SHARE. One share could be everything.

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

Just to clear the air: I’m a MAGA (Make America Great Again), Conservative, but that doesn’t mean what a lot of you apparently think it does. Let’s break it down, because I’m tired of being told what I believe and what I stand for. Spoiler: not every Conservative is the same, but most of us I know share these same principles.

1. I believe America should never depend on another country for energy, protection, or basic supply and demand. We are strongest when we build, produce, and protect things right here in the USA.

2. I believe America must put itself first. We cannot pour from an empty cup. Our country should prioritize our own people before trying to save the world.

3. I believe America should stay out of endless foreign conflicts. We are not the world’s sugar daddy, and we shouldn’t act like it.

4. I believe no foreign aid should be given until every veteran at home is taken care of.

5. I believe immigrants make America stronger — when they come legally. If your first act in this country is breaking the law, you aren’t an upstanding citizen.

6. You can marry who you want. I may not agree with your lifestyle, but your life is not mine to judge, I leave that to God Almighty. That being said, I am a Christian and suggest everyone read and follow God's word.

7. I believe men are men and women are women. Surgery or hormones don’t change that. Men should use men’s bathrooms, and women should use women’s bathrooms.

8. I believe schools are for education, not indoctrination. Kids should learn math, history, reading, and science - not political propaganda. They should not be taught they were “born in the wrong body” or pushed into gender delusion.

9. I believe America is in a mental health crisis. Mental health care is real, it matters, and it desperately needs to be addressed.

10. I believe guns aren’t the problem - people are. Gun control only infringes on constitutional rights.

I’m a Conservative because I believe in faith, family, freedom, and personal responsibility. I don’t want a government that controls every aspect of our lives - I want a government that protects our rights, secures our borders, defends our freedoms, and then gets out of the way. We are strongest when Americans take care of America first, when families are supported, when our veterans are honored, and when our children are given truth, not propaganda. I love this country, and I believe it’s worth fighting for 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Glenn Beck @glennbeck]

America was never meant to be a place where people merely arrived—it was meant to be a country that people JOINED. Look at the Statue of Liberty. In her hand, she carries a tablet inscribed with July 4, 1776. That wasn’t an accident. We are a nation built on a revolutionary idea: that our rights come from God, not government, and that liberty only survives when we are willing to defend it.

Generations of legal immigrants didn't cross oceans just to cash in on our prosperity. They risked everything because they wanted to be a part of the American story. They didn't come to erase our culture or replace our system. They came because they wanted our principles and the rule of law. Becoming an American meant something so much deeper than just geography to them.

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On this day in 1776, the United States was actually born. Not July 4. July 2. That's the day the Continental Congress voted to break from Britain, and John Adams was so certain of it that he predicted July 2 would be the great American holiday forever. He nailed everything except the date.

The vote came down to the wire, and one man had to ride through the night to save it. Delaware's delegation was split, one for independence, one against, which meant the colony's vote canceled itself out. The tie-breaker, Caesar Rodney, was 80 miles away in Delaware. He got word that he was needed and rode all night through a summer thunderstorm, sick and in pain, boots and spurs still on, and made it into Philadelphia just in time to cast Delaware's vote for independence.

The other holdouts fell into place too. In Pennsylvania, the men most opposed, including John Dickinson, deliberately stayed away from the chamber so their colony could swing to yes. South Carolina came around for the sake of a united front. When the roll was called, twelve colonies voted for independence and not a single one voted against. New York simply abstained, waiting on permission from home.

And so, on July 2, 1776, it was done. The colonies had legally, officially declared themselves free. The next day Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that this day "will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival," with "pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations." Fireworks and all. He was describing the Fourth of July two days early.

So why do we celebrate the 4th? Because that's the day Congress approved the final wording of the document explaining the decision, the Declaration of Independence. The vote to be free happened on the 2nd. The paperwork got finished on the 4th, and history remembered the paperwork.

The country was actually born in a rainstorm and a roll call on July 2, thanks in part to one sick man who refused to let a tie decide the fate of a nation.

[Tara LaRosa @TaraLaRosa]

Greatest new song to come out of the World Cup! ⚽️❤️🇺🇸 Welcome To The Land Of The Free!🇺🇸❤️⚽️

[Sandy Ivy @SKSIVY]

@ProLifeisProGod Life long Baptist here (I’m 65) and was feeling similarly in my faith walk. I’ve found a home in a First United Methodist Church where the emphasis is on loving people -truly, ALL people, and service to others.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Since 2000, schools have hired more administrators & coordinators to handle compliance, not more teachers.

• IEPs and special ed mandates
• Federal accountability laws
• Endless data, testing, and reporting

Result: More responsibilities, less focus on the classroom.

[Angela Rose @angelaroosee]

Can I tell you something honest? You just get a bad rap from the media. The media makes it out as there is always something bad going on.

It's a fantastic country, you made us feel welcomed.

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

When George Custer died at Little Bighorn in 1876, his wife Libby was 34.

She had followed him everywhere. Lived in tents on the open plains. Slept in forts on the edge of nowhere. Then in one afternoon he was gone, and she was a widow with almost no money and a husband whose name was already being dragged through the mud.

Most women in 1876 would have remarried. She had offers. She turned every one down.

Instead she picked up a pen. Three books. Lecture tours. She built his legend with her own hands.

And she defended him so fiercely that the officers who blamed Custer for the disaster just kept quiet. They were not afraid of the Army. They were afraid of her.

So they waited. Year after year, for the widow to finally pass so they could talk without her tearing them apart in print.

She made them wait almost 57 years.

Libby Custer died in 1933, four days short of 91, having outlived nearly every man who ever doubted her husband.

She is buried right next to him at West Point.

That is what loyalty looks like.

[🎹 Ames™ 🎹 @Real_Ames]

In the midst of unimaginable loss, the Metcalf family chose to honor Austin's memory by investing in the future of others.

The first Austin Metcalf Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Kevon Jackson, helping a student pursue his college dreams in Austin's name.

That's what the family's crowdfunding efforts have gone toward—not bitterness, but hope. Not revenge, but opportunity.

I hope people continue to support this scholarship year after year so more young people can receive the same blessing. Every student helped will be another reminder that Austin's legacy continues to make a difference.

What a beautiful way to ensure his name lives on. ❤️

(Karmelo Anthony supporters are livid because this goes against their " Metcalf's are racist" narrative. )

[Bobbi @kittenaround_51]

New song out from ShyHippieGirl from TikTok called Best Sleepover
It’s pretty catchy, give it a listen 🎧

[The Principal’s Office @educator4ever36]

This!

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

The Miami Marlins are searching for the dog that went viral after watching another pup enjoy a hot dog during Monday’s game. The team has posted a "wanted" flyer and is promising the overlooked pooch a dream day at the ballpark.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

The World Cup is proof that, if it weren't for our leaders, the vast majority of people around the world would get along just fine.