Collision Learner

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This day in 1966 A magnesium flare accidentally ignited aboard the carrier USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin, setting off a locker holding more than 250 flares that burned at about 3,000 degrees. The fire killed 44 men, most of them air crew. #MilitaryHistory
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God wants to restore our relationship with Him, to draw us closer. So, He provides us with spiritual disciplines to help us move toward Him. Through such things (like prayer, Bible study, fasting, and worship) we achieve spiritual growth that transforms us into what God intended, people with whom He can be in relationship. None of these things can be bad. collisionlearner.com/post/re…
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We are all driven by self-interest It is only through the limiting principles of liberal governance that one man’s self-interest and ambition does not permit him to become a tyrant
A common misconception is that government must step in to fix market imperfections and produce better outcomes. It falsely assumes that officials know individual circumstances better than the people themselves and are somehow not driven by self-interest like everyone else.
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By what rule of law?
NEW: Robert Reich calls for the "defunding" of Elon Musk, calls for Democrats to go after Musk's companies. "Democrats ought to [start] laying the groundwork for nationalizing Starlink & SpaceX... It should be a public corporation." Does he want Musk to drop another $50M on the midterms?
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While you have those bricks out: Here’s another good one. Single side loading works the core harder. Weight points to the sky during entire range of motion. I like 6 reps and switch sides. 3 sets of 12. Start with 5-10 lbs and work up to 20-30 lbs.
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.@F3Nation "I can't not either fill the void or try to get other men to fill the void... It's the thing I cannot stop thinking about." - @dreddcnc A group of men gathers, someone is supposed to lead, and nobody does. Most men notice and look away. Some men can't. A vacuum isn't an excuse. It's an invitation. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/cFOv8xl2DzE 🎙️ #TheWhetstone #F3Nation #Leadership #Initiative 🎯
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1 Corinthians 2:13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 📣
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🙏 America’s continued liberty, peace, and prosperity 🇺🇸
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Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 🧨
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The better your jury selection is the shorter your opening statement will be ⚖️
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The deeper in a man goes, the steeper it gets ⚔️
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Exodus 31:2-3 “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills”.
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We were meant to be in relationship with our Creator. That was the original design. But when sin entered the World through Adam, we became separated from God. That separation is not what God yearns for us. collisionlearner.com/post/re…
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Hero
Coast Guard rescue swimmer rescues 16 people 140 miles off the coast of Baja California in pitch-black darkness while getting tossed by 8-foot waves. 24-year-old Josh Law is credited with the heroic rescue. At 1 a.m., a call came in at the US Coast Guard Air Station in Ventura, California, from a boat sinking in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ensenada, Mexico. The Coast Guard crew geared up and jumped into the helicopter before making the long trek to the boat. The boat had capsized about 140 miles off the coast and threw more than two dozen people into cold water. When the crew finally located the wreckage, they lowered Law by cable from the helicopter into the water. He was the only rescuer in the cold water for 2 hours. Law was in pitch darkness with no moonlight, in 6- to 8-foot waves, rotor spray and turbulence, and hypothermic water. "I was experiencing exhaustion at that point... what I was experiencing was nothing compared to what they were at that point," Law said. "With one hand, I’m holding the survivor. With the other, I am signaling to the helicopter and working with the device," he said. He did this to rescue 16 survivors, placing them in the basket one by one before hoisting them up to the helicopter. With fuel running low, the crew raced to the Coast Guard station in San Diego, California, which is about 160 miles south of the Ventura station. Law said he treated the survivors during the flight. Some had injuries consistent with shark bites. All 16 were Mexicans, and the ones with injuries were treated when they got to shore. About half have since returned to Mexico. Eleven people on the boat were never found, but thanks to Law and the rest of the crew, 16 lives were saved. Beast.
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This is Public Choice Theory and I believe it is correct
“The fact that the market is not doing what we wish it would do is no reason to automatically assume that the government would do better.” — Thomas Sowell
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If we aspire to wake up with a grateful heart every day, more often than not we will be grateful.
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You can be home at 5:30 and still not be home. Your family knows the difference. #DailyGrap
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Excellent work by Substack this morning with a lively crowd and dialogue. Stealers Wheel had it right and how I feel these days. Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, Here I am Stuck in the Middle With You. #GetUnstuckandLead
F3s Substack has the lead tomorrow. The leadership discussion is about schooling as part of a leadership development process. We’ll see you at 8:15 at the Cotswald Panera. @F3Metro @jrempson @ttcharlottenc @dreddcnc @f3_titan @f3backup @f3chowda
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.@F3Nation "You think about that thing that makes you madder than anything else, and that's a pretty good indicator... of the ultimate life problem that you... are here to solve." - @Darkhelmetf3 Most of what frustrates you is friction every man feels. The one that keeps you up at night and won't let you look away is the one you were put here to fix. Frustration isn't noise. It's a map. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/cFOv8xl2DzE 🎙️ #TheWhetstone #F3Nation #Purpose #Calling 🎯
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