For 250 years, America has given generations the freedom to dream, work, build, and leave something better than they found it.
As we celebrate our past, may we never forget our responsibility to the future.
Here's to the next 250 years.
Happy Birthday, America. 🇺🇸
The AgFirst Farm Credit Bank 2025 Technology Conference had the kind of energy you can feel — ideas flying, sleeves rolled up, and a shared belief that what’s next is worth building together.
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; it weeps, it bleeds; and each new day a gash is added to her wounds."
Macbeth," Act 4, Scene 3
#CharlieKirk
Gerry Spence passed away this week at 96. I never met him, but his books taught me more about clarity and courage than most people I know.
Years ago I wrote him a thank-you note. His reply: "Confidence isn't believing you'll never be knocked down. It's knowing who you are so well that when you do get knocked down, nothing in you breaks."
That line has followed me into every tough conversation since.
Stand tall, say what you mean, and never be afraid to want what's right. https://t.co/7xepSyQslL
Incredible series. Using AI to bring the Founders to life reminds us they were more than signatures—they were real people with bold beliefs and dreams. What they built still matters, and it's still worth fighting for.
🧵The White House just dropped these mini video profiles highlighting America's first patriotic legends, celebrating their enduring contributions that founded this nation.
This thread will contain them. Bookmark worthy.🙂
1. Thomas Heyward Jr.
@AdrianneCurry Love The Why Files. And you never cease to make me laugh at all the real insanity that surrounds us. It’s like truth wears a tinfoil hat, and somehow you make it look good.
“The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multi-planetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet, and eventually, there’s going to be an extinction event.”
— Elon Musk
You don’t know the difference between boys and girls? Then allow this elementary school teacher to demonstrate the difference. Now this teacher is a real hero and deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Where can I find her and this school? I want to donate her in the name of the preservation of the nuclear family. @realDonaldTrump
Nailed it. Exactly why I surround myself with books. Some people need food; others need clothes; and some are addicted to activities like golf...I just need to have books. They are the right medicine for any occasion.
Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:
“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.
“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.
“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!
“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”