Thomas Culligan

Oil and gas business owner, searcher of truths! Classic vehicle and aviation enthusiast! History buff and Lover of travel!

[Puja @iampujabose]

This duck used 100% of her brain 😂

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live in the US

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@RealJamesWoods There is a reason that people choose Cunard when they travel!

[David Santa Carla 🦇 @TheOnlyDSC]

This black woman demands that she be let into the front of the plane before the line even moves.

This gentleman behind her expresses his fatigue.

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@WaffleHouse Yes, it’s definitely a need here in the Permian basin. When are you opening a restaurant here?

[Pressure @pressurethefilm]

In the hours before D-Day, one decision changed the world.

Based on the untold true story. PRESSURE is only in theaters May 29, starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis. Watch the trailer now.

[aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer]

On January 6, 2026, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 arriving at New York’s JFK Airport became part of a memorable moment as Flight DL915 completed its final approach from Los Angeles to JFK. Just before landing, the Captain informed the tower controller that this would be his last flight before retirement, marking the end of a long aviation career.

Kennedy Tower immediately responded with heartfelt congratulations, praising the captain and joking about the weather preventing a traditional water salute. The controller thanked him on behalf of the FAA and wished him a happy retirement, telling him to enjoy a couple of cold ones. In a moment that drew laughs, the controller also joked and said “I promise I won’t yell at you when you land, and I’ll make sure you get through the gate with no phone numbers, all right?”. A playful nod to New York’s reputation for tough, fast-talking air traffic controllers. Captain Taylor responded with gratitude, saying he couldn’t imagine ending his career anywhere else, closing out a career with humor, respect, and genuine warmth.
📸 flightsimulatorfantasy

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@WaffleHouse What the heck is that? that doesn’t look like a waffle house used to me?

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

2022: No salary increase
2023: No salary increase
2024: No salary increase
2025: No salary increase

2026 :
Employee: Please accept my resignation.
Boss: You’re doing great. Why are you resigning?

Employee: I accepted an offer with a 95% base salary increase and guaranteed yearly salary cycles as long as I meet my performance goals set by my manager.

48 hours later...

Boss: We will match the 95%, please stay, we need your work!
Employee: Unfortunately, it’s too late. Friday is my last day.

Leaders of organizations need to understand their teams’ motivation every month. Every employee is motivated by different things in different periods. Take care of your good employees before it is too late

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@WaffleHouse I wish I could make that order, but there’s no Waffle House in the Midland Odessa, Texas area! @Wafflehouse should change that in 2026!

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@WaffleHouse I only wish when are you going to build one in the Permian basin the nearest one to us is a 5 hour drive in Weatherford, Texas

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🤔

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

From our family to yours, have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

President Trump and Republicans have proven OVER AND OVER that we are doing everything possible to protect the American people from the Democrat Shutdown.

Meanwhile, Democrats themselves have OPENLY ADMITTED they’re using their shutdown as “leverage” — and are JUST FINE hurting the American people - just to appease their Marxist Left and restore free health care for illegal aliens.

The contrast couldn’t be clearer: Republicans fight for the PEOPLE. Democrats fight for POWER.

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

Democrats have no idea what they want.

They threw together an UNSERIOUS grab bag of $1.5 trillion in left-wing demands — KNOWING it would fail — while Republicans passed a clean CR to keep the government open.

Now they’re trying to pass off blame for a so-called “health care crisis” THEY CREATED.

Nonsense.

[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.

[Thomas Culligan @TomC1976]

@wiseconnector SS Aquitania

[Chris_Hunter @Chris_Hunter]

That's cool! I voted for this as well!