Michael Baur

Redeemed by Jesus, Husband,Father, South Carolina Gamecock fanatic🤙🐔🏈🏀⚾️, and PCA ruling elder #ATOBTTR

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

Where were you 40 years ago when Len Bias died? For Gen X sports fans like me, this was a watershed moment. I talk about it in my latest Substack.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

It’s not true, Senator. Joseph Smith repeated the lie of the serpent in the Garden of Eden in his King Follett discourse that “you have got to learn how to be gods yourselves.” That is blasphemy. Repent and believe in the true gospel of Jesus Christ, not the polytheistic false teachings of the LDS.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@megbasham @jaketapper @brianstelter 💯🎯

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@jaketapper Where is the intellectual curiosity from you or Welker to investigate voter fraud in California or the Somali fraud that @nickshirleyy uncovered in Minnesota? You could cover that tomorrow, but you don’t cover it because of your blatant liberal bias and disdain of Trump.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@KenShepherd 💯 If Pete Rose gets in, Shoeless Joe deserves to be enshrined as well.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

"Empathy feeds the competitive victimhood mentality that is rampant in our society…Victims (both real and imagined) must be affirmed and validated and must not be questioned, challenged, or made to feel uncomfortable in any way, lest they be re-traumatized. Moreover, they are absolved of all responsibility for their actions, and they can count on others to excuse all manner of behavior out of a misguided sense of compassion.”- @joe_rigney , "The Sin of Empathy"

[Jesse Ridgway @McJuggerNuggets]

I’ve never seen such hate and vitriol for two people grieving the loss of their unborn child and making an impossible decision.

The last 24 hours have exposed a side of humanity that is deeply disturbing. Being called “murderous pieces of shit, evil, compared to Hitler” and receiving NON-STOP DEATH THREATS.

Seeing my 6-year old dog with Stage 4 Kidney Disease be used as a weapon, manipulating my words and intent in a tweet or saying we’ll regret this decision forever and must repent to God is absolute insanity.

If you ever wanted to marvel at the depravity of people online, just check the replies on my latest tweet. It’s a shit-show of epic proportions. This is reflective of the current world and landscape we’re all living in.

What’s more troubling is a lot of these people use God or Jesus as their justification for threatening us and wanting to cast us into Hell…seems pretty hypocritical.

So many saying they would’ve kept the child, put it up for adoption or are suddenly ready to adopt a down syndrome child, that’s great! You can do all those things. However, many of the people throwing stones don’t even have children, let alone one with a condition and most likely will never do the things they say they’re going to do.

There has been some heinous shit said about my wife and I on some extremely large accounts…It baffles me that there are such trashy-ass people who have significant followings. If you can’t contribute anything meaningful to the conversation aside from insults then just don’t post.

On the other hand, there has been tremendous stories of people who kept their Down Syndrome baby and that’s awesome! Very courageous and they do look very happy! That is your choice and I support it. This was ours and we can do that. It’s very easy to accept the differences between us when it has no actual bearing on your life.

What shocked me most of all was that this story has become mainstream news…A couple’s abortion is suddenly newsworthy in 2026…?

There are over 1,000,000 abortions every single year for a myriad of reasons, this is happening on a DAILY BASIS and is the most common outcome for Trisomy 21, yet this one blows up and people are surprised…?

The reason this blew up is quite simple: IT’S BECAUSE NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT.

I can’t blame people for not talking about these vulnerable experiences publicly because you see the disgusting backlash that ensues. It’s very divisive. Luckily, after 20 years on the Internet, this is par the course for me taking on the crazies, so I’m glad I can help further the conversation.

That’s exactly why I wanted to share this story. People still need to see vulnerability and hear the raw truth. There is real suffering going on and it is being done in silence and fear.

So many mothers have reached out privately commending us on our bravery to speak truthfully about this topic and we really appreciate that support! We want you to feel less alone in this and less ashamed.

There has never been a more important time to speak up and out about the things that matter. Do not let the vocal minority stop you from sharing your truth.

To those who have been affected by this or are confronted with a similar situation in the future, we have your back and please feel free to reach out. I’m sure this will follow us awhile especially when we try for a kid again in the near future.

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[WWUTT? @WWUTTcom]

Mormons aren't Christian.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@BasedMikeLee You preach and prophesy of a false Christ. The Book of Mormon is a false account derived from the irrational mind of false prophet Joseph Smith. Repent and believe in the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@ThemBeforeUs Classic projection.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@lukegaitherqb @GamecockFB @CoachSBeamer @kendalbriles @Gamecockswag201 @baylintrujillo @WesMitchellGC @Andrew_Ivins @TomLoy247 @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong_ Welcome to Gamecock Nation! Soli Deo Gloria! 🤙🐔🏈

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@CincyProblems

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

Right on, @SecWar .

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

@BasedMikeLee Because it’s a false church with a false Jesus. Repent and believe the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

This is an excellent explanation as to why socialism/class warfare ideology crushes economic opportunity and prosperity for anyone.

[Yogi @Houseofyogi]

Chicago lost the Bears this week. A team that's been in the city since 1921.

They didn't lose them to a bigger market or a better deal. The Bears decided they'd rather be a tenant in Indiana than deal with Illinois for one more year.

Think about how badly you have to run a place for that to be the smart move.

They lost them for two reasons.

The people running Illinois would rather villainize a builder than keep one. And they're bad at their jobs.

In 2021 the Bears spent $197M on the old Arlington Park racetrack.

Before they could break ground, Cook County valued the empty lot at $192M (Bears said $60M). They were salivating at the chance to extort a building that didn't even exist yet.

That fight dragged on for years.

The Bears were ready to put $2B into the stadium. All they wanted was a promise the county wouldn't reassess them into oblivion, plus $855M for infrastructure everyone uses. Roads, transit, utilities. A $3B project, two thirds of it private money pouring into Illinois.

Springfield had since 2021 to get this done. They dragged it to the final night of session, passed it through the Senate at 3:39AM, and the House went home without voting.

So now it's all gone.

The funniest part? This started because Cook County tried to grab the tax early. They knew a built stadium would pay $53M a year. Now they get under $4M on a vacant lot. No jobs, no buildout, no new anything.

Congrats on fighting for scraps and losing the whole prize.

Pritzker: they're "an $8.5B valued business" that doesn't need propping up.

But be smart for a second. Almost every NFL city throws in public money for a stadium. Not charity. The return is real. Tourism, hotels, restaurants, jobs, game days, property tax on a huge development. The math works.

Indiana did the math. While Illinois sat on it for years, Indiana passed a bill in months, put up $1B, and took the team.

And the Bears took a worse deal to get there. In Illinois they were going to own their stadium. In Indiana they rent it from the state. A team that wanted to build its own home gave up ownership just to escape Chicago.

Nobody won but Indiana. The Bears lost their stadium. Illinois lost the team, the $2B, and $53M a year in taxes.

Pritzker after they left: "I wasn't willing to give up billions of dollars of taxpayer money to give it to a billionaire-owned family or team."

There it is. "Billionaire-owned."

That's how Democrats talk about any business right before they run it out of town. Call them a billionaire, act like you're saving working families, take a victory lap while the tax base drives across the state line.

Meanwhile they're running the whole state into the ground. And you already know how this ends. You're living in it.

Pensions are $143B in the hole, worst in the country and not close. You pay $6,285 a year in property taxes, double the $2,969 national average, for a city that's $1.15B in the red. The mayor called its finances "the point of no return."

When you run things this badly, you sell what's left.

They leased the parking meters for 75 years to Morgan Stanley and a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi. Took $1.15B and burned through it in two years. The investors already made it all back, with 58 years left to collect.

Sold the Skyway. Sold the downtown garages. Every asset that made money, gone for one check.

But a fixed property tax rate for a team that's been here 106 years? That's "propping up billionaires."

Companies are leaving. Boeing for Virginia. Caterpillar for Texas. Citadel for Miami. In 2023 alone Illinois lost 56,000 people and $6B in income to other states. The ones who left earned a third more than the ones who moved in.

Indiana didn't outbid anyone. AAA credit, 16 years straight. A $676M surplus. Fourth-lowest debt per person in the country. They just weren't a disaster.

Illinois could have collected $53M a year. It chose zero. Ignore all the bad management but make sure to stick it to those evil, pesky billionaires.

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

June 6, 1944

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

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[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

Eighty-two years ago today, freedom stood on the edge of extinction, and Allied forces stormed into hell to help save the world.

We will never forget the courage, the sacrifice, and the blood spilled on that fateful day.

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

Never forget. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #DDay

[Michael Baur @michaelbaur]

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[Classic Learning Test @CLT_Exam]

Go ask a normal American student why school matters and you will hear something about college, career, or money.

Go ask a classically educated student the same question and you will hear words like wisdom, virtue, truth, beauty, or God.

That is the difference between education as workforce preparation and education as human formation.

America has spent generations funding the first vision while wondering why the second kind of person disappeared.

[Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen]

Several years ago, Jill Stanek, a former registered nurse, testified before the House Judiciary Committee about her time working in the Labor and Delivery ward of Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

She described what it was like to discover that babies who survived abortions were being placed in a utility closet to die.

She said: “I was traumatized and changed forever by my experience of holding a little abortion survivor for 45 minutes until he died, a 21/22-week-old baby who had been aborted because he had Down Syndrome.”

Infants with special needs in this nation are routinely killed, maimed, and tortured simply because of their diagnosis. If you can’t take the most morally obvious position in the world, that babies shouldn’t be murdered, I am not interested on your view on anything else.