Michelle Sytsma

@Budget I returned my rental with a full tank as I indicated I would when I picked it up. Agent told me I was all set a drop off. Got my receipt to my email later which indicated I returned the vehicle empty and was charged $166 for fuel. Help!

I’m receiving reports this morning regarding two successful campaigns that occurred over the weekend. 1. No Kings. As of this morning, there are (still) no kings in the United States of America. 2. No Dukes. As of this morning, there are no Dukes in the NCAA tournament.

Marco Rubio telling that room of Europeans that “We in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the west’s managed decline” may be one of the best lines of the modern era. I’m sure they hated hearing it. Anyway, time for them to take their medicine.

During the ICE operation in Minnesota, 3364 trafficked children were recovered and saved. Not a peep from Walz, Frey, or Democrats. It’s sick.

@MattWalshBlog I will pay for the defense of anyone who speaks the truth about this and is sued for doing so

It’s very telling that the top cop in Michigan’s second largest city cites politicians undermining law enforcement as he prepares to leave. The men and women in law enforcement that are serving communities across Michigan deserve our support, not scorn from politicians with ulterior motives. Whether it be local police, county sheriff deputies, or state troopers, our men and women in law enforcement across Michigan put their lives on the line to make our state a better and safer place to call home. I support those who hold the thin blue line!

The screenshot below is from the end of Trump's acceptance speech and many missed it, but it came through loud and clear in Trumps speech at Davos today. This is not to be missed. When I heard Trump say “your expectations are not big enough” I immediately sat up in my chair. Trump's thinking here shows exactly why he’s the unbridled success he is. It’s all “mindset and an understanding of the American birthright” with Trump.  Trump’s giving us permission to proudly seize our American birthright, just as he has. “Your expectations are not big enough. We are Americans. Ambition is our heritage. Greatness is our birthright.”  Absolute genius, next level American mindset. Greatness is our birthright. 🇺🇸

This is a letter my uncle wrote to the NFL. I know many fans feel this same sentiment.

@DaveBondyTV @ClaraCla8675309 @grok Do you know which location?

@ClaraCla8675309 @grok I will answer that. Yes it was taken at a YMCA in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

👀 Someone sent this to me from the Grand Rapids YMCA. They are working on a coed locker room, and the sign says, “We’re going co-ed. We know your mom wouldn’t approve.” It also reads, “Shower in your bathing suit, not your birthday suit.” For clarity, the YMCA says there will still be separate men’s and women’s locker rooms. Still, that messaging caught my attention. The “your mom wouldn’t approve” line is… unusual.

@MrMaxPrice 💯 all day every day, until he’s nine!

Advice from coach parents: Am I crazy for thinking that maybe my 6-year-old will be better served by not playing little league baseball this spring and instead just being with our guys at most of our high school practices?

¿Cómo se sienten, amigos venezolanos? Sus opiniones son las que cuentan.

True

@oelma__ Regina & Gertrude

Getting old is weird. You're still the same enthusiastic kid but you're trapped in this less than cooperative body.

@bakwasbandkrein Gideon!

I'm pregnant and looking for a baby boy name that ends with “on” Help me out before my husband suggests Dragon again 🙂

Easiest review and they completely botched it

Our social media manager was furloughed, but making America great again isn’t 🇺🇸

Marco Rubio summoned his inner Father Mike Schmitz and explained the entire story of salvation history in under 90 seconds. 🙌❤️🔥✝️

Parents, Do not avoid politics with your children. The communists are circling your family like wolves trying to devour your children. Prepare them. You’re not protecting them by avoiding the subject. You’re setting them out into the wilderness naked and unarmed.

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.