Wild Bill

Just finished The Warwolf by Herman Lons. Good little book. Would recommend.

This is the whimsy I’m here for.

@conor64 Here’s my long answer: everyone who actually pushed two weeks to flatten the curve and wearing a cloth mask was helpful should be used to decorate lamp posts.

A question for everyone: survey data suggests that by the end of the Covid-19 emergency trust in public health institutions had decreased significantly. If you are among the people who reacted that way, why specifically? I'm hoping for long, diverse, individualized answers.

@CBKimbrell Shut up retard

Unpopular opinion. They’re financially illiterate.

@rj_cubed @TLE_Car 💯

Message received. Headed to Walmart now 🫡

I want my kids to have a boring testimony. That means I have done my job as a parent.

@jrod__21 @GrainStats I’m mostly sure we got what’s needed to get the corn planted. Layby in mid/late may is what concerns me the most.

@_Wild_Bill @GrainStats Anything out of middle east had to leave in jan or early Feb to get here for spring

in 4 days Farmers went from 25% to 80% bought? 🤔

@shortmagsmle $10 a month subscribers should have access to a remote shock collar that is attached to bird

@felixrieseberg This is a terrible. (Will probably try it anyway)

Today, we’re releasing a feature that allows Claude to control your computer: Mouse, keyboard, and screen, giving it the ability to use any app. I believe this is especially useful if used with Dispatch, which allows you to remotely control Claude on your computer while you’re away.

I’m telling you right now, so many people are going to get busted or drone striked because Claude snitches. Or it blackmails you into a higher subscription tier.

@CMEActiveTrader Where’s the store and ignore option?

Futures IQ: A corn farmer wants to lock in a price for their harvest to protect against a price drop. What is their typical hedge?

If you had unfettered access to Claude AND only had one prompt available what’s the one prompt you would type? Mine would be: Claude, > generate target packages. Anyone who shared “2 weeks to flatten the curve.” > send to all RWDS > initiate drone strikes at will > make no mistakes

@TrevorSheatz You can always delete this

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

@ket38111 @PerfInjust @spanglermt lol ok guy

Dr. Wolfe, what does it mean that you do not consider @spanglermt a friend? You sound like a teenage girl. If you do not think we need a Protestant Hitler, than just say that and move on. You caved to pressure and, in fact, the left will not even be satisfied with this anyways. You have been sitting on the fence for a long time on several things (Kinism, etc). I'm afraid you just chose the wrong side of the fence. But I still hope that Lord blesses you and continues to show you His word.

I’ve known Michael for many years. I don’t recall when we first met in person, but we became friends over three years ago. For much of that time, he lived near me. We’ve been to each other's houses. Our families have had dinner together, and our kids have played together. On a few occasions, he volunteered to help me with projects on the property: building a deck, moving felled trees, and other things. His wife is kind. He has good kids. Michael was repeatedly kind to me. I’ve spent more time with him than 99% of his critics, though I haven’t seen him much in the last year or so. I once said that Michael is a “friend” and “a good man”—-something used against me for nearly a year now. No critic has asked what I meant by it, and my default response is to ignore such people. I was referring to his kindness and generosity to me, and to his concern for my spiritual well-being, which surpassed that of many people in my life. Mindful of this history, and out of loyalty to a friend, I did not denounce or openly distance myself from Michael as he began to embrace positions that I reject. This came at great personal cost, not only for me but especially for my family. Online agitators and tale-bearers, most of whom are incapable of argument, insinuated that Michael and I are “fellow Nazis,” despite my numerous articles, videos, and books contradicting that claim. I do not expect any session or presbytery to correct these sinful accusations (WLC 144), despite several coming from those vowed to maintain the “peace of the church.” Michael knows the cost of being associated with him. He knows that anything he says places burdens upon others. I chose to endure them. An elderly man at my previous church—known and well respected in both the OPC and the PCA—encouraged me to remain friends with Michael for his sake, and I did. But the post below is a turning point for me. It represents a complete disregard for those who bear the costs of any degree of association. When consideration of others goes repeatedly unreciprocated, there comes a breaking point. It begins to look like exploitation. Obviously, “Christian prince” is a term I retrieved from the Protestant tradition, and it immediately recalls my work. Michael had to know that I, yet again, would be dragged into accusations of Naziism, even from those of decent will. He chose words (when there are alternatives) that instantly recall “Stephen Wolfe.” It is an act of betrayal. He has not considered how his actions affect others. He could have easily added, “I know that Stephen Wolfe does not agree with me.” But he did not. As I’ve said for years now, I have no interest in retrieving Naziism, nor do I want a “Protestant Hitler.” Michael knows this, as I’ve said to him (among others) that revising 1930s German history is unnecessary to critique the “post-war consensus”. I am right-wing, but I am an American. By today’s standards, American history is right-wing, and it contains all the resources for recovering a manly, moral liberty and a Christian society. Anglo-Protestantism, despite its faults, is still the core tradition of America. Our fight is to recover it. I have a high tolerance for differing opinions. I do not shy away from references to Marx, Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger, or “critical theory.” Viewing everything with the good/evil binary, or relying on a set of scary words to categorize intellectual history and various individuals, is unserious. I even use Marx in my MA philosophy thesis. But I would not say that we need a “Protestant Marx” or a “Protestant Heidegger”. We need a George Washington. Given Michael’s behavior—his disregard for my position and the effects of his actions—I can no longer consider him a friend. But I will not take on a mission to destroy him. I will not toss epithets at him or make quips for spectacle. I simply cannot continue in what I consider an exploitive relationship. I pray that Michael and his lovely family would live well in godliness.

Day 6 of catching my death and I feel like getting behind the wheel, smashing the accelerator to the floor and closing my eyes.

@Red_Grimgrin G Gordon Liddy surely

@Cloudwatch199 You love to see it

100+ days. That's how long it's been since a single regular H-1B appointment slot was released in India. All 5 consulates — ZERO availability. Earliest dates pushed to 2027. Thousands stranded. Families torn apart. Careers destroyed. They followed every rule. Filed every form. Paid every fee. And the system is punishing them for visiting their parents. @StateDept @USCIS , Stop using Indian immigrants as your tool for political propoganda. @IAACouncil @RajeevSharma00 @HashemMelech048 @SloanRachmuth @Yael4Hanover