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There was once a shepherd who found a wolf caught in a snare at the edge of his pasture.
The wolf begged to be freed.
“I was hungry,” it said. “That is all. Spare me, and I will remember your mercy!”
The shepherd cut the rope.
The next night, three lambs were gone.
Again the shepherd found the wolf. Again it pleaded. Again the shepherd convinced himself that mercy was proof of his goodness.
By winter, half the flock was dead.
An old farmer finally asked him, “Why do you keep freeing it?”
The shepherd answered, “Because I refuse to become cruel.”
The farmer looked at the empty field and said, “Then understand what you have done. You were not merciful to the wolf. You were cruel to everything that trusted you to keep them safe.”
That’s the lesson.
Mercy without judgment isn’t virtue. When someone openly intends to destroy what has been entrusted to you, endless forgiveness doesn’t make you righteous. It makes everyone behind you pay for your vanity.
The wolf begged to be freed.
“I was hungry,” it said. “That is all. Spare me, and I will remember your mercy!”
The shepherd cut the rope.
The next night, three lambs were gone.
Again the shepherd found the wolf. Again it pleaded. Again the shepherd convinced himself that mercy was proof of his goodness.
By winter, half the flock was dead.
An old farmer finally asked him, “Why do you keep freeing it?”
The shepherd answered, “Because I refuse to become cruel.”
The farmer looked at the empty field and said, “Then understand what you have done. You were not merciful to the wolf. You were cruel to everything that trusted you to keep them safe.”
That’s the lesson.
Mercy without judgment isn’t virtue. When someone openly intends to destroy what has been entrusted to you, endless forgiveness doesn’t make you righteous. It makes everyone behind you pay for your vanity.
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SpaceX founded in 2002, 700 rockets launched.
Tesla in 2003, now 1.5 million self driving cars.
…K-12 public schools spent more than $10+ TRILLION since 2001 and test scores are at / below 2001 levels.
Tesla in 2003, now 1.5 million self driving cars.
…K-12 public schools spent more than $10+ TRILLION since 2001 and test scores are at / below 2001 levels.
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Barack Obama was horrible in a million different ways, but he doesn’t get anywhere near the hate he deserves for destroying the used car market for an entire generation.
15-year-old cars with 150,000 miles that should be selling for $3,000 are going for $15,000. It’s abominable. Pure destruction and thievery.
15-year-old cars with 150,000 miles that should be selling for $3,000 are going for $15,000. It’s abominable. Pure destruction and thievery.
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Show us pictures of some of these “reckless visitors.” I have a hypothesis.
Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone's iconic thermal pools with trash trib.al/Y1FiFXN
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Unreal…
Elon: Don’t use Starlink to kill people.
Zelensky: I used Starlink to kill people.
Legacy Media: Elon is a monster for stopping Zelensky from using Starlink to kill people.
Democrats: We must investigate Elon for stopping Zelensky from using Starlink to kill people.
Elon: Don’t use Starlink to kill people.
Zelensky: I used Starlink to kill people.
Legacy Media: Elon is a monster for stopping Zelensky from using Starlink to kill people.
Democrats: We must investigate Elon for stopping Zelensky from using Starlink to kill people.
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What really burns me the most is that while many of us were running Combat Operations in good faith (while laying our lives on the line), these people were spending 20 years in Washinton D.C. (during the same period) pulling the rug out from under everything that America stood r how many Americans lost their lives overseas because these people were playing games inside our governement.
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“All of the Communist Parties, upon attaining power, have become completely merciless. But at the stage before they achieve power, it is necessary to use disguises.”
— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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How about this, “principled conservatives”, when you start a company that provides global internet services from space, you can be the one that decides whether or not you want the deaths of hundreds of thousands of strangers on your hands.
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Lefties: “Elon Musk should be in prison!”
Normies: “For what?”
Lefties: “We’re not sure but we’ll find something! Vote for us and we’ll show you.”
Normies: “You are insane.”
Lefties: “Elon is a fascist. We’re anti-fascist. You must also be a fascist.”
Normies: “For what?”
Lefties: “We’re not sure but we’ll find something! Vote for us and we’ll show you.”
Normies: “You are insane.”
Lefties: “Elon is a fascist. We’re anti-fascist. You must also be a fascist.”
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“The simple step of a courageous individual is to not take part in the lie.”
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Finally, some accountability
Two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were taken into custody today on charges of allegedly lying to Congress about their involvement in the FBI’s investigations into Hunter Biden.
The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force.
Floris led the FITF as a Deputy Assistant Director from mid-2019 through mid-2022. Benavides was the FITF Section Chief from mid-2019 through the 2020 election. Both testified that the FITF was not involved in the Hunter Biden investigations. Documentary evidence, contemporaneous communications, and witness accounts contradict their testimony.
Floris is also on record privately claiming to be “running a shadow government” during the 2020 election in her role on the FITF.
Lying to Congress by senior FBI officials strikes at the heart of our system. No one is above the law.
The FBI has already dismantled the corrupt CR-15 squad that engaged in political weaponization targeting their opponents, including President Trump.
Thanks to @TheJusticeDept @FBIKansasCity and @USAttyPirro.
-DKP🇺🇸
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Women’s sports activist @BrandiKruse was restrained & escorted out of a National Women’s Soccer League game in Portland tonight for simply wearing an XX-XY t-shirt…
Other women’s sports activists were escorted out too.
NWSL is more radical & intolerant than the WNBA. x.com/BrandiKruse/st…
Other women’s sports activists were escorted out too.
NWSL is more radical & intolerant than the WNBA. x.com/BrandiKruse/st…
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What’s actually going on in Ukraine is that there is a massive incentive difference between the elites and the people.
The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter’s children are conscripted to die in trenches.
The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter’s children are conscripted to die in trenches.
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France. England. Ireland. Greece. Italy ... the unfolding plan is to replace nation states with denatured territories devoid of identity or culture. The EU is a blob wherein 27 such territories are ruled by unelected puppets committed to the castration of a continent.
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Tardie Awards - Most Retarded Actor (male) 2026
Nominate who you think should win this year's award. Lots of options from one of the most retarded groups of people. Like, comment and share.
12 hours to have your say and I'll take the top nominations to put them to a vote.
Nominate who you think should win this year's award. Lots of options from one of the most retarded groups of people. Like, comment and share.
12 hours to have your say and I'll take the top nominations to put them to a vote.
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