Graci Salyer

It's ALL About Family

[Lucy Salyer @salyer_lucy15]

Can’t believe I could be apart of our biggest event yet!

Thank you UNL students for showing up to debate and listen!

I am so proud of my chapter!

@tpusastudents | @TPUSAatUNL | @ShaneWinnings | @uhneti

[Shehan Jeyarajah @ShehanJeyarajah]

Last thing on this: The reason I’ve fallen for Lubbock is because I see a place that embraces those who embrace it, a place that wants to be understood.

There’s no reason someone like me should connect in West Texas. It’s a powerful thing that it happens anyway.

[Freyja™ @FreyjaTarte]

Staying home on voting day when socialism is knocking on your door is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

[𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 @homemakinghunny]

Literally obsessed with my husband because he just walked into my life one day and made it 100x better. He has always only made my life better. We have had our challenges and our tough moments but I’m so grateful that man loves me and that I married him. A man who takes care of you is such a gift.

[Chris 𝕏 @Chris__X__]

I don’t vote red because I “worship Trump.”

I vote red because I love my country and hate what liberals stand for.

Vote red this November! 🇺🇸

[Fran Fraschilla @franfraschilla]

This might be the greatest robbery in NCAA football history.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Putting one second back on that clock might be the dirtiest move I have ever seen. It wasn’t even close! Western Michigan was robbed.

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Welcome to the Hall of Fan, Ol' Crimson 👏

No better way to celebrate 500 shows on the road 🎉

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

The World Cup ends today. One game left. By tomorrow most of you visitors will be packing up, heading to the airport, going home.

So before you go, let me say the thing I actually want to say.

A few weeks ago I wrote a silly post about all the things you were discovering here. Free refills. Free water. Ice like civilized people. Chips and salsa before you even order. Air conditioning that is a fact and not a moral debate. Drive-throughs. Ranch by the gallon. The Germans standing in the HEB meat aisle in reverent silence, finally understanding why we do not have trains. Buc-ee’s, for which there are still no words.

It blew up, because it was true, and because you were so delightfully stunned by all of it.

Even the Wall Street Journal caught on. Their headline this week: how the US lost the World Cup and won over the world. We did not lift the trophy. But apparently we lifted something else.

We even learned a few things about ourselves along the way. Like the fact that Elon Musk, the single richest man on the planet, shops at HEB. Just rolls in and queues up for fresh tortillas with everybody else. The man could buy the tortilla company, the state it is in, and the moon it sits under, and instead he is standing in line at the hot-tortilla counter like the rest of us, because that is where the good ones are. Only in America is the wealthiest human alive elbow to elbow with a mom of four at the salsa bar. That is the whole country in one aisle.

And here is the part I want every one of you to hear on your way out the door.

None of it was a show.

We did not roll all this out because you were coming. The ice was always there. The refills were always free. The grocery stores were always the size of aircraft hangars at ten on a Tuesday. The stranger who adopted your whole section, the guy who gave you a ride, the waitress who remembered your order, the family that invited you to the cookout, that is not World Cup America. That is just America. That is Tuesday.

We are exactly like this when nobody is visiting. Loud, generous, ridiculous, overfed, and genuinely thrilled you came. We will still be exactly like this tomorrow when the stands are empty and the flags come down.

So thank you. To everyone who came, who sang in our streets, who cleaned our stadiums, who turned our cities orange and filled our bars and taught us your chants. You were wonderful guests, and you made a country that just turned 250 feel young and seen and loved.

And to everyone who could not make it this time, the door does not close today. We meant all of it. Come whenever. The porch light stays on, the fridge stays full, and there is always room for one more at the table.

You found out who we are these last few weeks.

Good news. We are like this all the time.

Safe travels home.

Y’all come back now, you hear. 🦋

[Matt Devitt @MattDevittWX]

One of the most incredible storm damage pictures I’ve ever seen happened this morning in South Dakota. A 131 mph wind gust in the city of Highmore split the roof of the Catholic Church perfectly illuminating the crucifix. This is not AI, it’s been confirmed real by locals. Truly amazing. Credit: Joseph Mat @stormhour

[USA NEWS 🇺🇸 @usanewshq]

CHILLS at UFC 250

Had to watch this twice 🔥

America is back 🇺🇸

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

Everyone wants Texas Tech to “do the right thing.”

This is college sports, when has that ever been a thing?

Focus on ending judicial interference rather than bash the Red Raiders for doing what almost everyone else would do (or has done).

Column for @espn

https://t.co/98HKh2Yd36

[David Marcus @BlueBoxDave]

Sneaking millions of barrels of oil out of Iran every night is some straight up Sopranos shit.

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FOR THE RED RAIDERS 👏

(3) @TexasTechSB defeats (1) Alabama, 2-0, to advance to the National Championship Series!

#WCWS

[Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes]

LETS GOOO!!!! @TexasTechSB

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

BACK TO BACK ‼️

#WCWS 🤝 @NCAASoftball

[Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights]

BEST IN THE WEST #ForgedInGold

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Two simple Truths:

Jesus Christ died for our sins.

America’s fallen died for our freedom.

May we live worthy.

[Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights]

VIVA LAS FREAKING VEGAS ✨

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS HAVE A 3-0 SERIES LEAD IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL!!!!!!!

[Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes]

Let’s go win it all! 💪🏽 @TexasTechSB