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Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.
I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.
Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!
Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.
When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.
My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.
People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.
We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
I’m sick and tired of it all.
I’m sick and tired of traitors wearing suits and smiles while they sell us out.
Sick and tired of Candace Owens turning every headline into her personal drama tour.
Sick and tired of hearing about Joe Kent, somebody I’d never heard of three days ago.
I’m tired of MTG's Botox sunburnt face and that cheap boxed bleach job she runs through her hair every six weeks.
Tired of Thomas Massie’s Jerry curls looking like he just rolled out of a 70s porn set.
Tired of Tucker Carlson and that weird thousand-yard stare he does like he’s reading your soul.
And this ain’t just a Republican problem.
I’m calling balls and strikes on everybody.
I’m sick and tired of the Krassensteins flooding my feed with their cry-baby rage-bait, racking up hundreds of thousands of impressions while the rest of us grind.
Tired of seeing JoJoFromJerz's face caked in enough makeup to spackle a house.
Tired of seeing that thing on Ilhan Omar’s head.
Tired of Jasmine Crockett’s non-stop loud mouth and AOC’s horse face lecturing me about “systemic” everything while she flies first class.
I’m sick and tired of people who break the actual law never seeing the inside of a jail cell.
Fraudsters, corrupt politicians, pedophiles on the Epstein list.
I’m sick and tired of hearing “no one is above the law” when it’s crystal clear that everyone is above the law except you and me.
I’m tired of good things happening to bad people.
Tired of the worst accounts on X blowing up while honest voices and talent gets buried.
Tired of Hollywood elites and late-night “comedians” telling me how to live while they snort coke in mansions.
Tired of corporate suits pushing DEI quotas that punish hard work and reward skin color.
Tired of teachers in schools sneaking in agendas instead of teaching real history.
I’m sick and tired of people telling me to live my life a certain way so I don’t “offend” folks with mental illness.
Biology isn’t bigotry, and I’m not rewriting reality to make anyone feel special.
But what I’m sick and tired of the MOST…are the people who hate America.
The ones who burn the flag, kneel for the anthem, and scream that this country was founded on “stolen land” and “oppression.”
The ones who flood across our border, take our benefits, wave their own flags, and then trash the greatest nation God ever gave man.
The ones in Congress who call America “racist” while cashing taxpayer checks.
The so-called journalists who apologize for every American achievement like it’s a crime to be exceptional.
These America-haters don’t love freedom, they fear it.
They don’t want opportunity, they want equality of misery.
They push socialism in our schools, woke nonsense in our military, and shame in our hearts because a strong, proud America stands in the way of their globalist wet dream.
Well I’m here to tell you...
I love this country with every fiber of my being.
I love the dirt in my backyard, the fireworks on the Fourth, the smell of barbecue on a summer night, and the fact that my three kids can still dream bigger than anywhere else on Earth.
I love the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the flag that flies over my house, and the men and women in uniform who’ve kept us free.
I love that we’re the only nation on the planet dumb enough and brave enough to say “give me liberty or give me death” and actually mean it.
I’m done being polite about it all.
I’ll keep writing, keep voting, keep raising my kids right, and keep standing for the greatest experiment in human freedom the world has ever known.
Because if loving America makes me the bad guy…then lock me up with the rest of the patriots.
I’m sick and tired of the haters.
But I’ll never be tired of this country.
MAGA forever.
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Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
I’m not sure if I’m MAGA or not.
I only get called MAGA by people on the Internet who hate me.
I don’t have a hat.
It’s not in my bio.
I don’t consider myself a republican.
I’ve had the same values since I was six years old.
I wasn’t born in this country.
Trump wasn’t president when I learned what I believe.
My values didn’t change because social media told me to change.
Here’s what I believe in:
God exists and He is not optional.
Christian is the first word in my bio for a reason. He means everything and it is who I am.
Life begins at conception, abortion is not empowerment.
Strong borders are not hateful, they are basic governance.
Merit matters, outcomes are earned.
Work hard, don’t whine, don’t ask the government to rescue you.
Crime should be punished, not reframed as a lived experience.
Parents raise children, not schools, activists, or bureaucrats.
Men are men, women are women, reality is not negotiable.
America is exceptional, worth defending, and nothing to apologize for. Be proud.
Free speech exists for speech you don’t like.
Law enforcement is necessary, not oppressive.
Capitalism works, and everyone complaining is still using it.
Hard work builds character, dependency destroys it.
National sovereignty matters more than global feelings.
Personal responsibility beats victimhood every time.
If that makes me MAGA, fine.
If it doesn’t, also fine.
I didn’t borrow these beliefs from a movement.
I learned them from my parents.
I love them and trust them more than I will ever trust a political party.
They actually care about my well-being.
I don’t know what that makes me and frankly, I don’t care.
Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
Stand there and worry that we are as classless as you when in reality we know how to win and be humble with our fans. We aren’t the same.
Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
🚨Is Julian Sayin Better Than Joe Burrow🚨
Imagine a quarterback lighting up the field with an 80% completion rate, stepping in from a powerhouse program under a legendary coach’s tutelage, and connecting with two of the nation’s top wide receivers—both future first-round picks—on a team primed for a National Championship.
Sound familiar? It’s not 2019, and we’re not talking about Joe Burrow, who honed his skills at Ohio State under Urban Meyer before transferring to LSU, where he shattered records throwing to Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson enroute to a title.
No, this is 2025, and the spotlight shines on Ohio State’s Julian Sayin.
As he likely cues up @maroon5's ‘Girls Like You’ from the 2019 charts, Sayin is dropping precise passes to Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, a duo poised to dominate.
Thanks to insights from @PFF_College and other data, we’ve crunched the numbers on these players and the defenses they’ve faced. Sayin’s efficiency eclipses Burrow’s peak, while Smith and Tate are carving their own legacy against tough opposition. This Buckeyes squad, with its championship aspirations, is building a case that echoes that legendary 2019 run—stay tuned as we break it down!
🚨 Hot Take: Julian Sayin Just Might Be Better Than Joe Burrow 🚨
Joe Burrow (2019):
🏈Attempts: 218
🏈Completions: 173
🏈Completion %: 79.4%
🏈Yards: 2,484
🏈TDs: 29
🏈INTs: 3
Julian Sayin (2025):
🏈Attempts: 195
🏈Completions: 156
🏈Completion %: 80.0%
🏈Yards: 1,872
🏈TDs: 19
🏈INTs: 3
These stats only scratch the surface, so let’s dig deeper with some context. Joe Burrow spent two years at Ohio State before transferring to LSU, and his first season as a starter there wasn’t a highlight reel—completing just 57% of his passes. That was a building block, not a finished product.
Now, consider Julian Sayin: he’s in his first seven games as a starter for Ohio State in 2025, already hitting an impressive 80% completion rate. That’s a significant leap, and it’s worth keeping this timeline in mind as we evaluate his potential—early success can set the stage for greatness, much like Burrow’s eventual rise.
Let's dive deeper into the numbers. Burrow benefited from a pass heavy offense:
Passing Attempts Per Game:
🏈 Burrow: 35.1 (Ranked #16 in 2019, Final)
🏈 Sayin: 27.9 (Ranked #62 in 2025, Currently)
But what really stands out (Data @PFF_College) is the poise of a redshirt freshman making his first 7 starts over a record setting senior who would go on to win the @HeismanTrophy.
Below is a bullet list of the "poise" stats (DPR, P2S%, DRP%, ADJ%, TWP, TWP%) for Joe Burrow (2019, LSU) and Julian Sayin (2025, Ohio State) through their first 7 games.
These metrics highlight decision-making, accuracy, and pocket presence, which are key indicators of quarterback poise.
Joe Burrow (2019, LSU):
🏈DPR (Pressures): 72
🏈P2S% (Pressure-to-Sack %): 18.1%
🏈DRP% (Drop %): 4.9%
🏈ADJ% (Adjusted Completion %): 84.7%
🏈TWP (Turnover-Worthy Plays): 7
🏈TWP% (Turnover-Worthy Play %): 2.8%
🏈SCR (Scrambles-undesigned runs): 15
🏈Sacks (Scrambles-undesigned runs): 13
🏈TA (Thrown Away Intentionally): 2
Julian Sayin (2025, Ohio State):
🏈DPR (Pressures): 45
🏈P2S% (Pressure-to-Sack %): 11.1%
🏈DRP% (Drop %): 1.9%
🏈ADJ% (Adjusted Completion %): 85.5%
🏈TWP (Turnover-Worthy Plays): 3
🏈TWP% (Turnover-Worthy Play %): 1.4%
🏈SCR (Scrambles-undesigned runs): 6
🏈Sacks (Scrambles-undesigned runs): 3
🏈TA (Thrown Away Intentionally): 6
The numbers that standout are those that define Sayin’s exceptional pocket presence and decision making—his remarkable ability to evade pressure while delivering the ball accurately downfield.
Despite both he and Joe Burrow hovering around an 80% completion rate through their first seven starts, Sayin’s precision shines through with a slightly higher Adjusted Completion Percentage (ADJ%), suggesting he’s placing the ball more consistently on target for his elite receivers.
Julian is doing this while achieving a significant lower Percentage of Pressures Turned into Sacks (P2S%) than Burrow--Burrow was turning pressures into sacks at nearly 40% higher rate than Sayin is in 2025. Ultimately through their first 7 games Burrow took significantly more sacks (13) than Sayin (3).
Also, Sayin has 6 intentional throwaways against Burrow's 2. This might not seem like a big deal. But to a numbers guy it does. Sayin has almost 12% few attempts than Burrow did at this point in the season yet has the poise the throw the ball away four more times than Burrow did--and still has a higher completion percentage than Burrow. 😏
Additionally, Julian is poised in the pocket as affirmed by SCR (scrambles-undesigned runs by the quarterback). On Saturdays, we watch Sayin "climb the pocket" with the poise of an NFL veteran instead of tucking and running when the pocket collapses. This is indicative in the 6 verse 15 SCR when comparing Sayin and Burrow.
A slightly lower Drops-on-target Percentage (DRP%), supports the likelihood that his passes are finding their marks with greater reliability. Furthermore, Sayin demonstrates greater caution, as evidenced by a lower Turnover Worthy Play Rate (TWP%), indicating he’s less inclined to take risky chances compared to Burrow during their respective early campaigns.
But Brian, Ohio State doesn't play anyone. And LSU plays in "THE SEC." 🤦♂️
Let's see what the actual numbers say.
Joe Burrow (2019, LSU):
🏈Average Total Defense Rank: 72 (398.6 YPG)*
🏈Average Pass Defense Rank: 83 (241.8 YPG)*
*Final Rankings
Julian Sayin (2025, Ohio State):
🏈Average Total Defense Rank: 47 (332.7 YPG)**
🏈Average Pass Defense Rank: 88 (216.8 YPG)**
**Current Rankings
Oh, so Sayin actually has played better total and pass defenses?
But the wide receivers. Sayin can't win the @HeismanTrophy (Sorry, I digress, I can't help myself) because he has two elite wide receivers, he's not a good quarterback he's just throwing to two future first rounders.
Joe Burrow’s Top WRs (2019, LSU):
Justin Jefferson:
🏈Targets: 54
🏈Receptions: 48
🏈REC%: 88.9%
🏈Yards: 759
🏈Y/R: 15.8
🏈TDs: 9
🏈PFF Receiving Grade: 90.6
🏈Drops: 0
🏈Drop %: 0.0%
🏈YAC: 326
Ja’Marr Chase:
🏈Targets: 50
🏈Receptions: 35
🏈REC%: 70.0%
🏈Yards: 626
🏈Y/R: 17.9
🏈TDs: 9
🏈PFF Receiving Grade: 86.9
🏈Drops: 0
🏈Drop %: 0.0%
🏈YAC: 248
Julian Sayin’s Top WRs (2025, Ohio State):
Carnell Tate:
🏈Targets: 41
🏈Receptions: 34
🏈REC%: 82.9%
🏈Yards: 587
🏈Y/R: 17.3
🏈TDs: 6
🏈PFF Receiving Grade: 89.0
🏈Drops: 0
🏈Drop %: 0.0%
🏈YAC: 152
Jeremiah Smith:
🏈Targets: 63
🏈Receptions: 49
🏈REC%: 77.8%
🏈Yards: 602
🏈Y/R: 12.3
🏈TDs: 7
🏈PFF Receiving Grade: 83.7
🏈Drops: 2
🏈Drop %: 4.8%
🏈YAC: 236
While Joe Burrow's 2019 season through seven games was a masterclass in explosive passing—racking up 2,484 yards and 29 touchdowns—Julian Sayin's 2025 performance as a redshirt freshman edges him out in poise and efficiency, proving he's not just riding elite receivers but also elevating them.
Sayin's 80.0% completion rate tops Burrow's 79.4%, and his adjusted completion percentage (85.5% vs. 84.7%) shows superior accuracy on-target, even against tougher average defenses (total rank 47 vs. Burrow's 72).
Critically, Sayin's pocket presence shines: facing fewer pressures (45 vs. 72), a lower pressure-to-sack rate (11.1% vs. 18.1%), and fewer turnover-worthy plays (3 vs. 7, with a 1.4% rate vs. 2.8%), he demonstrates veteran composure despite being years behind Burrow in experience.
Add in a lower drop rate (1.9% vs. 4.9%), and Sayin's precision minimizes mistakes, turning potential risks into consistent gains—all while matching Burrow's interception count (3) with fewer attempts (195 vs. 218). This isn't a senior rewriting records; it's a freshman outpacing a legend in the metrics that define quarterback mastery.
Critics dismissing Sayin for his elite wideouts like Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate ignore that Burrow thrived with arguably superior duo Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase, who posted higher yards (1,385 vs. 1,189), TDs (18 vs. 13), and PFF grades without a single drop. Yet Sayin, throwing to a comparable pair (identical receptions and catch rate at 83 and 79.8%), faces stronger total defenses and still delivers cleaner play, with his receivers' minimal drops (2 total) reflecting his catchable throws.
Burrow's volume (354.9 yards/game, 13.3% TD rate) benefited from a more pass-heavy scheme against weaker pass defenses on average, but Sayin's efficiency (267.4 yards/game, 9.7% TD rate) against better foes, combined with redshirt freshman status, makes a compelling case: he's not just matching Burrow—he's surpassing him in poise, setting up for a Heisman run that echoes 2019 but with even greater promise, strutting to the endzone with Moves Like Jagger.
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Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
I am told that as a state representative this is the moment where I'm supposed to express my heartfelt condolences and then stand in solidarity with those on the other side of the aisle as we condemn political violence and stand unified as one people.
But we aren't "one people" are we?
The truth is we haven't been for some time now, and there is really no point in pretending anymore, if there ever was.
We are two very different peoples. We may occupy the same piece of geography, but that is where the similarities seem to abruptly end.
I convinced myself for a long time that whenever the left called me a racist, a bigot, a sexist, a fascist, a "threat to democracy" for even the most innocent of disagreements, that it was simply hyperbolic rhetoric done for effect.
And now the "effect" is a widow and two orphaned children, because the left couldn’t bear the thought of a peaceful man debating them and winning.
I don’t think they realize it yet, but murdering Charlie is going to be remembered as the day where we finally woke up to what this fight really is.
It’s not a civil dispute among fellow countrymen. It’s a war between diametrically opposed worldviews which cannot peacefully coexist with one another. One side will win, and one side will lose.
Charlie tried to win that fight through argumentation, through discussion, through peaceful resolution of differences.
And the other side murdered him.
Not because he was “extreme” or “inciting violence” or any other hyperbolic slur they hurled at him. They murdered him because he was effective. Because he was unafraid. Because he inspired others and made them feel like they had a voice, that they were not alone. And he did it at the very institutions which have fomented so much hatred toward conservatives.
I don’t want to “stand in solidarity” with the other side of the aisle. I want to defeat you. I want to defeat the godless ideology that kills babies in the womb, sterilizes confused children, turns our cities into cesspools of degeneracy and lawlessness…and that murdered Charlie Kirk.
Social media is aflame right now with leftist celebration of Charlie’s death.
I wonder if any among them understand what has just happened. If there is a Yamamoto somewhere in their midst warning, that all they have done is awoken a sleeping giant.
I doubt it. I think they gave up such introspection and self-awareness long ago.
I don’t know exactly what will happen next. I just know that it won’t be the same as what has happened in the past.
There will be thoughts and prayers…Charlie would have wanted prayers. Not for himself but for those left behind and for the country that he loved.
But then there will be a reckoning.
My Christian faith requires me to love my enemies and pray for those who curse me. It does not require me to stand idly by in the midst of savagery and barbarism...quite the opposite.
So every time I feel tired, every time I feel discouraged or overwhelmed, I am going to watch the video of a good man being murdered in Utah…I will force myself to watch it…and then I will return to the work of destroying the evil ideology responsible for that and so much more.
Rest with God Charlie, your fight is over.
Ours is just beginning.
Heartbroken. For his wife. For his kids. For free speech and the world’s ability to have healthy discord. For those of you who go on social and spew hate for those that you disagree with, check yourself today. I ask God to forgive but this type of murder is unacceptable.
Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
This case has exposed how broken our conversations around race really are.
A young man is involved in an alleged crime and instead of waiting for the facts, people around him weaponize identity politics.
He didn’t pull the race card but they did. Loudly. For power and profit.
Money flows his way just because he’s Black.
Then others condemn all Black people because of him.
Both sides missing the point.
Some yell “Let’s fix the culture,” but they’re just chasing clicks.
Even the judge a Republican with a record gets attacked for her race, not her rulings.
The truth?
When race is the only lens, it blinds us to justice.
And those screaming the loudest aren’t trying to heal they’re trying to hustle.
Because in today’s culture, the race card is still too valuable to put down.
Cynthia Lees Collins retweeted
I've written this a couple times and deleted it, but here it goes...
I live in Western North Carolina.
I watched Joe Biden hand out billions of dollars to Ukraine.
Yet, nearly every single day here, we would get calls from families with young kids who lost their homes, begging for shelter.
During those months, I truly lost all hope.
I watched BILLIONS of dollars go out the door to another country's war, while we were driving RVs to KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS living in tents, garages, a tool sheds.
You will never convince me that Ukraine deserved billions while American citizens in Western North Carolina had to beg each other for help.
Unless you lived through that experience... unless you personally dropped off an RV at the doorstep of American mountain momma and her kids who lost everything, like I did...
...you do NOT get to tell me what we "owe" Ukraine
I wasn't a MAGA person back then. I was honestly a stuck-up jerk who thought I was better than you because I got my news from "the experts".
I couldn't have been more wrong.
Once you see the media turn on you, your own government abandon you, the bubble begins to burst.
Then, you can't unsee it.
"America First" isn't just a slogan.
It's a blood-curling-scream into the night for all of us who were abandoned by our own government when we needed it the most...
That's why I'm MAGA now.