Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family. What happened next honestly caught me off guard. By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes. I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name. But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten. After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too. Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen. This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for. And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

You know, there is absolutely no question in my mind how incredibly proud Charlie would be of Erika right now. Not just for what she’s accomplishing, but for the faith, grace, and conviction she’s demonstrating while carrying his legacy forward. I hope she never doubts that for a moment. ❤️

I planned to watch the Chicks on the Right interview with Erika Kirk last night, but I was exhausted. I’m glad I waited until this morning because this conversation deserved my full attention. I’ve never hidden my support for Erika, but I wasn’t prepared for how profoundly relatable she would be. In my eyes, she’s always seemed larger than life. The CEO of TPUSA, leading the organization Charlie built while raising their children under extraordinary public scrutiny. But what struck me most wasn’t the CEO. It was the young widow. And I suspect a whole lot of women who lost their husbands young will recognize themselves in this interview. Widowhood is one of those things that shouldn’t be relatable. But when it is, it means something. Watching Erika’s demeanor change throughout the interview was remarkable. When she discussed TPUSA, you heard the CEO. When she talked about their children, you heard the mother. But when she spoke about Charlie, her entire face lit up. You saw the wife who still adores her husband. Nearly 20 years into widowhood myself, I recognized that immediately. Some things never change. Then came the laughter, the sparkle suit, the absurd stories that only become funny afterward, and those little moments that fellow widows understand all too well. “Joy and grief can live in the same household at the same time.” I don’t know that I’ve ever heard our reality expressed more beautifully. I was equally struck by her grace, faith, and perspective. She understands that strangers on the internet only know half the story. They weren’t there for the highs, the lows, or the private conversations between husband and wife. Charlie entrusted her with TPUSA, and she has every right to celebrate its success while faithfully stewarding what he built. Her reminder that it’s easy to destroy but difficult to build, her call for discernment and judging people by their fruits, and her refusal to surrender her peace to those attacking her were especially powerful. Her forgiveness isn’t an absence of pain. It’s a decision to surrender that pain to God rather than allow it to consume her life or her children’s lives. And her faith is central to everything. From Charlie’s journals and his relationship with God to the memorial and the revival she believes it inspired, she’s navigating this journey with a foundation I deeply admire. I also loved her optimism for America. Neither she nor Charlie embraced the black-pill mentality. They believed in building something better, and she’s continuing that work. But beneath all of it is a mother creating new traditions, laughing at life’s absurdities, and making room for joy in a household that will always know grief. The final question about where she sees herself in 20 years hit particularly hard. Here I am, nearly 20 years into widowhood, knowing I couldn’t possibly have imagined where life would take me when I was standing where she is today. Her hope is to have faithfully stewarded Charlie’s legacy and passed it on to their children. There’s something absolutely beautiful about that. And when she said she’ll tell her own story one day, but right now it isn’t about her, I thought that spoke volumes about her character. I came into this interview admiring Erika Kirk as a leader. I walked away admiring her even more as a wife, mother, woman of faith, and fellow widow. For those of us who’ve walked this road, seeing our experiences reflected in someone whose circumstances are otherwise so different is profoundly meaningful. And Erika was absolutely right in her praise of Chicks on the Right. They gave her the space to be herself, and the result was a beautiful conversation. Some interviews inform you. Others stay with you. This one will stay with me. ❤️

Two former senior FBI officials just got arrested for lying to Congress about their involvement in the Hunter Biden investigations. Meanwhile, the black-pill doomers who spend all day, every day, screaming that nothing is happening will probably find a way to dismiss this, too. They claim they want accountability, but every time there’s actual movement toward it, they move the goalposts. They’re not interested in being proven wrong. They’re too invested in their own defeatism to admit that accountability might actually be happening. Be careful who you follow.

Huge shoutout to @chicksonright for clearing up the mixup so quickly… I really appreciate them taking the time to look into it and get it straightened out. Super excited to tune in tonight! ✌️😊

Ummm… I literally just followed Chicks on the Right yesterday, and now I’m blocked? I’ve shown absolutely nothing but support for Erika Kirk and TPUSA, so I’m genuinely confused. Can somebody make this make sense?

Imagine a Republican organization getting caught on video discussing how to declare a Democratic administration illegitimate and replace it with an unelected transitional government. Now imagine a Republican Secretary of State participating in that conversation. Does anybody seriously believe Democrats would be calling this “civic innovation” or “democratic renewal”? Not a chance in hell. The FBI would be investigating, the DOJ would be pursuing conspiracy charges, Congress would be demanding resignations, and the media would be screaming INSURRECTION from every rooftop in America. But we don’t actually have to imagine any of this. We’ve already lived through it. We watched the Biden DOJ launch sweeping investigations, prosecute hundreds of Americans, and secure seditious conspiracy convictions in the aftermath of January 6. Now we’ve got people ON VIDEO discussing replacing our constitutionally established federal government with an unelected authority, with a sitting Secretary of State involved in the conversation. And we’re supposed to call this “democratic renewal”? Are you kidding me? These are the same people who have spent years lecturing the rest of us about threats to democracy, the rule of law, and how nobody is above it. Well, congratulations. It’s time to hold them to their own standard. I want investigations. I want accountability. And when the evidence establishes that these people conspired to unlawfully overthrow our government, I want criminal charges, convictions, and prison sentences. You don’t get to spend years demanding that Republicans be prosecuted for threatening our constitutional republic and then hide behind “civic engagement” when your own side gets caught discussing its replacement. Nobody is above the law, remember?