Natalie Black

[Hector Resendez - Trade School Secrets @TS_Secrets]

One of my buddy’s sons skipped college and became an electrician at 18.

He was told either college or military were his only two options.

His parents weren’t exactly excited when he went to trade school. Actually they were a little embarrassed.

Most of their friends’ kids were going off to universities. Their son was showing up to job sites at 6am.

By 21 he was making $90k

By 24 he had his master electrician license making over $120k

At 27 he started taking his own jobs on the side for a total of $200k

Last year at 29 his little “electrician business” did $1.8M with 4 vans.

Funny how that works.

His parents used to explain why he didn’t go to college.

Now they tell everyone he owns an electrical company.

We need more 18-year-olds to know this path exists.

Day 229 tagging @mikeroweworks until more parents start bragging about trade school too.

Consider to RT if you agree.

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, on this 250th anniversary of our great nation, I’m reminded of the famous words penned by Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” In what sense are all people equal? The answer is found in Jefferson’s inclusion of that single word: “created.”

[Jennifer Sey @JenniferSey]

Ok y'all are nice saying we should run our new ad REAL GIRLS ROCK on the Superbowl... you do realize a :30 second ad during the Superbowl is $8M!

We're a start up! We need viral views!

So share it please. Don't just like. Share!

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

Incredible.

Football star Matthew Stafford brought his kids on stage to accept the MVP Award, celebrating fatherhood at the NFL Honors

View children as blessings, not burdens

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

The only bright spot at the Grammys last night was @JellyRoll615, who gave a clear testimony of how the power of God—the Word of God—transformed his life. Thank you Jelly Roll for being brave and taking a stand in front of this audience and the world. You’re absolutely right—Jesus Christ is for everybody! https://t.co/tWOyFYiw2x

[Lynn Sitzes @LynnSitzes9676]

@AndrewKolvet Where's the song for all these people?

[Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet]

In his new anti-ICE song, "Streets of Minneapolis" Bruce Springsteen says "they killed and roamed" and vows to "remember the names of those who died, on the streets of Minneapolis."

Why didn't Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, and Jocelyn Nungaray get a song? Is getting r-ped and m-rdered by an illegal not inspiring enough for leftwing propagandists?

[Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark]

And the only people hurt are the minimum wage workers who have to put it all back.

Man, is there anything more progressive than this?

Fighting The Man by hurting the Little Guy?

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

Congress will never cut off the spending spigot unless We the People force them to rein it in. That’s why I have been urging state legislators around the country to back efforts to adopt a U.S. constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget, like Florida has done.

As of today, 28 states have passed convention applications for a balanced budget amendment. We need six more for an Article V Convention. Today in Boise, I asked lawmakers to make Idaho the next state to join the effort for a federal Balanced Budget Amendment.

Let’s get it done!

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[Natalie Black @bnazblack]

@BasedMikeLee I do have to say I hope this isn't true. But, after moving to Colorado, an 82 year old female family member can't get a Real ID because her birth certificate doesn't match her marriage certificate. One has a middle name on it. Her passport and previous state ID match her marriage

[Vivid.🇮🇱 @VividProwess]

Iranian women are asking us to be their voice:

"To all people of the world, in less than five days, more than 12,000 people have been killed in Iran. It's a crime against humanity. Please be the voice of my people in Iran."

Share it. Make it go viral.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Tens of thousands of Iranians have flooded the streets of Iran, demanding an end to the Islamic Republic.

Keep amplifying these brave Iranians!

[Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84]

I love this video so much. You will too. This is what we stand for. This is the conservative movement. And if you stand with us too, drop a flag in the comments. Share this out. Spread the message.

America First.

God, Country, and Freedom. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Erin Brantley @logiclives]

I’m gonna start posting wasteful and suspect government financial moves here in Colorado.

Let’s start with the sale of Emory Elementary school by JeffCo school district to the City of Lakewood. Estimates for the property value are $9-12 million.

The district is selling it for $4 MILLION. While staring down a budget deficit of $60 million dollars. Taxpayers didn’t even get to approve of their sale of their funded property at a massive loss.

Lakewood is then selling the building and 3 acres to a nonprofit for $1 million dollars.

What the heck happened here??

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies.

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

There was a line from Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address yesterday that took my breath away. He said he intended to replace “the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Collectivism in its various forms is responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people in the last century. Socialist and Communist forms of government around the world today—Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, etc.—are disastrous. Catholic social teaching has consistently condemned socialism and has embraced the market economy, which people like Mayor Mamdani caricature as “rugged individualism.” In fact, it is the economic system that is based upon the rights, freedom, and dignity of the human person. For God’s sake, spare me the “warmth of collectivism.”

[Natalie Black @bnazblack]

@MeghanMcCain Congratulations on expanding your wonderful family ❤️

[Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives @dom_lucre]

🔥🚨DEVELOPING: BYU Mascot is going viral after displaying their impressive athleticism.

[Natalie Black @bnazblack]

@BillMelugin_ @FoxNews Congratulations! You are an excellent reporter, and you will do well!