DJF

Christ-Follower, Devoted Husband and Proud Father of 2, Sports Fanatic-Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Let's Go Buffalo. Father of a Hydrocephalus Warrior!

[DJF @djayhawk84]

It's that time of year again. We will be walking for Abi and all of the #hydrowarrior families again this September. We will be having a fundraiser just prior to the @WNYHAWALK with two other #hydro families.
https://t.co/Rym0ZZWuLm

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@usmntonly Karma goal

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@USMNT Absolutely terrible call. Yellow, maybe.

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Hmmm...certainly looked like the foot was not on the bag. @NCAABaseball @KUBaseball

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A kick, puck over the glass and a quick whistle... much too quick. @nhl

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No goal...that's BS. @nhl shame.

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@CBBonFOX What a joke.

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@melvincounciljr From the Rochester area, Rock Chalk

[West Herr Auto Group @WestHerr]

🚨ATTENTION!🚨 In honor of Buffalo's final regular season win, we are giving one lucky winner a signed @dawson_knox jersey, a signed mini @JoshAllenQB cutout, a pack of #TeamWestHerr trading cards and a 2 Dawson Knox #TeamWestHerr stickers! 🏈

To enter, just RT & make sure you are following us! Must live/work in WNY.

Winner announced 1/8/25 - good luck!

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@StevieJohnson13 Disappointed. Let James Cook. Too many mistakes.

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

WHO WANTS A @JoshAllenQB SIGNED HELMET ⁉️

𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 + #ProBowlVote

Rules: https://t.co/7NLiDiuHNG

[West Herr Auto Group @WestHerr]

🚨ATTENTION!🚨 In honor of Buffalo's HUGE win over New England, we are giving one lucky winner a signed @DDawkins66 jersey, a signed mini @JoshAllenQB football, a pack of #TeamWestHerr trading cards and a complete set of #TeamWestHerr stickers! 🏈

To enter, just RT & make sure you are following us! Must live/work in WNY.

Winner announced 12/18/25 - good luck!

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@NFL your replay assist bias is showing

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@MrPitbull07 My wife and I have been in similar shoes; a shunt was needed. Our 11 year old hydrowarrior is an absolute obstacle crusher. So proud of her. I know what it's like to go to those meetings where they tell you that your child could be like, they focus on worse case scenarios.

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@EWood70 If only the play was. Hopefully we see a better Bills team in the 2nd half with a few less penalties stunting the plays.

[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.

[Erika Kirk @MrsErikaKirk]

Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

[Air Raid | Buffalo @TheBillsGuys]

So the refs thought Keon Coleman ran out of bounds all on his own with no help … okay then lol

[DJF @djayhawk84]

@jillmkelly12 Continuing to pray for healing and a calm in the middle of the storm.

[Canandaigua Athletics @CAGrayWolves]

Canandaigua defeated CBA (Section III) 17-11 in the NYS Class B Semifinals.

Next Up: The NYS Class B Championships at @HWSAthletics on Saturday, June 14 at 5:30 pm vs. Garden City (Section VIII).

#CanandaiguaProud

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