Mark Campolongo

Conservative with a libertarian lean. Unabashed Joe Paterno supporter - haters will be blocked. Retweet of a post does not imply endorsement.

[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. 🦋

[Mark Campolongo @PAGateway]

Thomas Paine is never wrong.

[John F Kennedy Jr @John_F_kJr]

🚨 BREAKING: DEEP STATE DESPERATION EXPOSED! 🚨
They tried to KILL President Trump mid-flight.
On July 9, 2026, as Trump departed Turkey aboard the brand-new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 — his future Air Force One — the Deep State launched a cowardly cyber strike from Langley, Virginia. They targeted the plane’s electronic controls in a blatant assassination attempt.
But Trump — always ten steps ahead — switched to the older Air Force One at the last second. What the Fake News called a “routine security precaution” was actually a brilliant trap.
This was the beginning of the Great Purification.
Encrypted comms intercepted. Traitors scrambling. NYT journalists hit with emergency subpoenas because they had obituaries and “air disaster” stories pre-written and ready to publish.
They were waiting for the crash.
THEY. FAILED. AGAIN.
Trump just exposed the entire rat nest.
The storm is here. Justice is coming.
Who’s panicking the most right now?

Drop your thoughts below 👇

FOLLOW ME, THE NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING.

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

The flyovers will continue until morale improves.

[1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive]

The Pennsylvania Evening Post becomes the first newspaper to publish the text of the Declaration of Indepenence.

[Josh Daws @JoshDaws]

My brother entering the AI filmmaking game is reason to be excited. Everyone give him a follow.

[Kat™ The Hammer ⚒️ @KatTheHammer1]

I literally cannot stop laughing! This guy definitely does not take himself to seriously!
😆😆😆

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

This is a great follow. Glad I found it!

[Sharyl Attkisson 🕵️‍♂️💼🥋 @SharylAttkisson]

Let me break it down in a simple way that I’ve been reporting from the beginning.
To invent a vaccine for a disease that didn’t exist, our scientific Einsteins used taxpayer money to partner with communist China to create the dangerous virus in a lab—So that they could create a vaccine for it.
Covid was a result of primarily US funded vaccine research, and that’s the thing they could not let you know.
They stopped at nothing to obfuscate, misdirect, cover their tracks, protect themselves, and controversialize anyone telling the truth.
The scientific establishment and media aided and abetted.
I can think of no more impactful, crimes and violations that have occurred in our lifetime.

[Mark Campolongo @PAGateway]

I can't answer for 'MAGA' I was a registered Democrat a while ago. But; Yes, that was made clear during the run-up to election day. Promises made... promises kept.

[Catturd ™ @catturd2]

What you see democrats doing in California right now is exactly why they won’t pass the SAVE ACT.

And the 4 POS Republican Senators who won’t pass it are lowlife traitors.

[Daniel Turner @DanielTurnerPTF]

The United Nations has scrapped its worst‑case climate scenario.

Now is the time for a reckoning.

Entire countries shut down oil and gas and made themselves poorer based on the climate hoax.

Climate alarmists must be discredited, defunded, and issue formal apologies.

[Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 @KathleenWinche3]

Oh my goodness. This made my heart happy! They all got adopted. 🐕🥰

[Mark Campolongo @PAGateway]

Who?

[AmericanPapaBear™ @AmericaPapaBear]

Describe Bret Michaels with one word.

I can't wait to see the comment section on this one.

[Mark Campolongo @PAGateway]

It's called a good start!

[Mila Joy @Milajoy]

The next Congress WILL NOT have...

Al Green
Jasmine Crockett
Dan Crenshaw
Eric Swalwell
Mitch McConnell
Nancy Pelosi
Don Bacon
Jerry Nadler
Bill Cassidy
Thomas Massie
John Cornyn

It's called draining the swamp.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

The mayor of Charlotte, NC asks that we not post about this lady murdered on a Charlotte train by a repeat offender with 14 prior arrests!
I say in Iryna’s memory please share and make this go viral! A repeat offender with 14 prior arrests should not be roaming the streets of ANY city! They should be locked up!! Epic failure in the justice system!

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

The Russia collusion hoax would like a word.

[Mark Campolongo @PAGateway]

I wonder if the new football head coach and all of the donors that are the life blood of the sports program are OK with this?

[NizNellie3 @NizNellie3]

🚨 Timothy Sands is the president of Virginia Tech.

He makes a whopping salary of $925,000, and approx $400,000 per year in additional perks/benefits.

President Sands is hosting former Columbia University professor Mohamed Abdou to speak to his students on a tour called 'Death to the Akademy.'

- "I believe in an Islam that hates America."
- "God damn America."
- "Be proud of your hate for America."
-"I believe in jihad."

Professor Abdou was fired from Columbia University for his public support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Oct 7th massacres. He is a Canadian citizen.

Virginia Tech is on track to receive $432 MILLION in taxpayer federal funding for 2026-2027.

No comment from our Education Secretary, Linda McMahon.

@EDSecMcMahon
H/T @MichelleMaxwell