Wilson Thorne

Light hearted guy that doesn’t take myself too seriously loves God Family and taking care of our customers! I love to learn new things and solve problems.

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

Alabama ICU nurses buy an inflatable pool to fulfill a dying patient's final wish: to be baptized.

Three Huntsville Hospital ICU nurses say they were going to stop at nothing to fulfill Jeannie Guffey's wish of being baptized.

"It was just a really sweet, emotional moment. The nurses went above and beyond to make this happen at the 11th hour when we were running out of options," Guffey's daughter-in-law said.

Guffey passed away peacefully one week later.

What a beautiful story.

[Bullish Mike @BullishMikee]

A 9-year-old boy stands sobbing in front of 40 neighborhood kids at his own birthday party.

His mother cuts the music, drags him around the side of the house, and whips him with a leather belt until he shakes with pain.

His crime? Saying three words: "I hate you."

She looks down at his tears: "Dry your face. The party's back on."

In Matthew McConaughey’s household, three things brought instant physical punishment:
1. Lying
2. Saying "I hate"
3. Saying "I can't"

When he broke down crying because a lawnmower wouldn't start and sobbed "Dad, I can't," his father's jaw tightened:

"Excuse me, son. Are you sure you're not just having trouble?"

His dad fixed the engine, bent down inches from his face, and said:
"See? You were just having trouble."

Today, people hear these stories and recoil in disgust:
"Oh my god, you were abused! Have you had trauma therapy?"

McConaughey's blunt answer:
"Don't trespass on my childhood. I wasn’t abused. Did I fear my parents? Yes. Did I fear consequences? Yes. But I always knew I was loved."

His parents never grounded him because time was too sacred to waste sitting in a room.
Take your licks, kill the excuses, and get back into the arena.

Modern culture tries to eliminate all friction, raising a generation terrified of discomfort.
Old-school discipline used pain to forge an unbreakable spine.

Did this brutal tough love build a resilient man, or is he just defending generational trauma?

Where do you draw the line?

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

We are on it Mr. President!

Our great AMERICAN ranchers produce the highest-quality, most incredible beef in the world AND it is a matter of national security that we be able to feed and fuel ourselves.

Big announcements starting Monday — including:

✔️ waiving red tape in processing
✔️ expanding ranchers ability to sell across state lines
✔️ rescinding outdated guidance
✔️ adding technology for faster safety data
✔️ growing real support for small processors (funding and deregulation)
✔️ fighting consolidation so small processors can compete
✔️expanding truth in labeling

The world is hungry for American beef! 💪🥩

MUCH MORE TO COME!

[ElkinsCattleCo @ElkinsCattleCo]

I’m going to start posting this once a week. Local store #groundbeef price vs week live cattle futures. Let’s ALL witness the SCAM going on with live prices falling all while store prices stay same, or go higher. Y’all gonna see for yourselves FIRST hand…..
Week 1
Store: $14.09
Live cattle: $218.65
For context: LIVE prices are what us cattle ranchers sell our animals for on the open market.
See ya in a week! 🥩🇺🇸

[just josh Pray 😥 @_joshpray]

Dolly Parton somehow stayed 25 for 55 years, built an empire in rhinestones, loved God without weaponizing it, welcomed everybody, gave back endlessly and made being kind look powerful. ❤️

Ultra feminine. Business savvy. Inclusive. Faithful. Funny. Generous. Completely Dolly.

There will NEVER be another one. Rest beautifully, Dolly. 🕊️💎

[Steve Clemans @Steve09812]

Pastor FACT-CHECKS Katie Couric Using Founding Father's Own Words

[Wilson Thorne @wtviper95]

@ChiefEngineerCE @jillianjane @RanchMamaShanen No they don’t have a choice, most ranchers sell their cattle at a local sale barn, to buyers from feed lots that then sell to the big 4 meat packers. The big 4 set the market price the farmers receive.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Half the cost of a lithium-ion battery is the cathode. China makes roughly 90% of the world's supply. Tesla just switched on the first plant in North America producing it at large scale.

America finally makes the hard part.

For twenty years the deal was that we design the product and China makes the chemistry inside it. A car could be assembled in Texas, with cells built in Texas, and still be strategically Chinese, because the powder inside those cells crossed the Pacific. In 2025 Beijing even added cathode production technology to its export control list. Governments don't restrict the export of things that don't matter. China looked at its cathode position and decided it was leverage worth protecting.

Tesla built it anyway.

And they didn't copy the Chinese process. They leapfrogged it. Conventional cathode lines need solvent slurries, football-field drying ovens, and a solvent recovery plant. Tesla's dry coating deletes all three. The material fought back for years, cracking and delaminating under compression, and Tesla only confirmed fully dry production of both electrodes in January 2026. Seven years after buying Maxwell for the technology, it works at scale.

The permit for this building was filed in 2022 under the codename Project Cathode. Four years from dirt to powder, sitting next door to the cells it feeds.

Every other automaker on the continent still imports theirs.

[Jason Howerton @jason_howerton]

Fatherhood is defeating the demons your children will hopefully never meet and ending generational curses they never knew existed.

Well done, dad.

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

WHO’S ACTUALLY RUNNING THE SYSTEM?

“Everyone and no one.”

Jennica Pounds, the data analyst known on X as DataRepublican, explains why the real power structure isn’t necessarily a single mastermind. It’s a self-reinforcing system built on institutional cycles that continue regardless of who appears to be in charge.

The deaf database engineer rose to prominence through her data analysis and later assisted DOGE efforts by building tools to search government awards and map money flowing through the NGO industrial complex.

In Episode 95, DataRepublican joins Lara Logan to expose how the system sustains itself, who benefits and what it will take to dismantle it. @DataRepublican | @DataInterpretr | @GoingRoguewLara

WATCH EPISODE 95:
https://t.co/PoiBlDzk7Z

SUPPORT GOING ROGUE:
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#LaraLogan #DataRepublican #DeepState #DOGE #Corruption

[Wilson Thorne @wtviper95]

@ClaireFosterPHD I love this, it was exactly how I was raised and would give anything to tell my late parents how much I appreciate them for it.

[Wilson Thorne @wtviper95]

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[Wilson Thorne @wtviper95]

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[Wilson Thorne @wtviper95]

@John_Fogerty I love this, my first record I ever bought was a 45 of looking out my back door with putting a candle in the window on the flip side.

[Dr. Simone Gold @drsimonegold]

President Trump just signed the Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations.

America has been recommending far more childhood vaccine doses than any peer nation — in many cases 72 shots.

Effective immediately, this administration recognizes only 11 core vaccinations against the most serious and dangerous diseases. Separate visits. Separate doses where appropriate. Parental choice and informed consent preserved.

This is common sense. This is gold-standard science aligned with what other developed nations already do. This is how we protect children without overwhelming them.

[The Biblical Man @Biblicalman]

My wife raised five kids. Two are married now.

This week, she wrote out her job description for the new season. Mother of married children. I have not stopped thinking about it.

Her list:

Love their spouses like my own children.

Pray for their marriages. Daily.

Encourage them when it gets hard. It gets hard.

Never assume authority in their home. I have none there.

Never speak a negative word about their spouse. To them or to anybody.

Support their decisions as a couple without feeling entitled to an opinion.

Model what I want them to become. Character. Forgiveness. Growth.

And the last one. The one that costs the most:

Accept that I now hold a less important place in my children's lives. And accept it with grace.

Twenty-four years married. She learned the hardest job a mother ever gets is the demotion.

Nobody teaches this.

She just did.

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

Not the way I planned on spending my afternoon, but 7,600 comments should not be ignored! Bots, trolls and personal attacks notwithstanding, the critics of yesterday’s post were dominated by a large and vocal contingent who rushed to remind me that there’s “a difference between socialism and communism,” an obvious indication that they didn’t actually read the post.

Shelley Armour writes… “Mike! You know there is a difference between democratic socialism and communism, right?”

Hi, Shelley. Yes, I know there’s a difference, and I understand what the difference is. The larger point, and the fundamental flaw with your comment, is that you seem to believe the candidates within the Democratic Socialist Party are both “democratic and socialist" simply because that’s the name of their club. Well, maybe some of them are. I really couldn’t say. What I can tell you for sure is that more than a few have called for the complete dismantling of capitalism, free markets, representative government, property rights, borders, police, prisons, and the Constitution in general. My post referred to them, as well as a number of elected Democrats who have agreed to campaign on their behalf – including Gavin Newsom, who said, "The Democratic Party must accept the DSA in order to take back the Congress.” His words, not mine.

Tracey Steele writes…“Wow! I cannot believe Mike Rowe said this. He has a huge reach, and he is actually spouting the word “communism” like it’s the 1950s! Wow Wow Wow!”

Wow indeed, Tracey, and thanks for noticing the size of my reach! (Contrary to popular belief, size does matter!) To say it again, I am not the one “spouting” communism or conflating socialists and communists. The word is being “spouted” by members of the DSA who are using it to describe themselves. I am not accusing them; I am quoting them.

John Engles… Hey Rowe, what’s the difference between the Communists who want to run the country and the Nazi/fascist who currently is?

Several differences, John, but the only one relevant to this conversation is the fact that the communists currently running for office have clearly identified themselves as such. They do not dispute or reject the label. They embrace it. It is who they are, who they claim to be, and who they want to be. The president, on the other hand, has never claimed to be a Nazi or a fascist. That doesn’t mean he isn't, but it is worth noting he has rejected the accusation outright. Obviously, you are entitled to that opinion and the right to share it publicly, thanks to our Constitution. Unlike in a fascist, Nazi, or communist regime. (Also worth noting, Nazis and fascists are not the same thing.)

Chris Tomaloff writes… “Kinda like how the political right didn’t shout down the extreme rhetoric coming from their candidates?”

No, Chris, not like that at all. In the video I shared, we saw examples of prominent Democrats saying things like, “We need to elect more communists!” (Cea Weaver, Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office.) Mamdani himself literally tweeted, "Each according to their need, each according to their ability." That’s a direct quote from the Communist Manifesto.

But what exactly is the corollary from the right? Are prominent Republicans tweeting, “We need to elect more Nazis! We need to elect more fascists! Eat the poor!” I don’t think so. John Engles may think Trump is fascist and a Nazi, but Trump disagrees, and so do a majority of voters. Communists, on the other hand, say it loud and say it proud. I’m inclined to take them at their word.

Beto Ojeda… “Mike has always leaned to the Trumpian view of things but never states it, so as not to alienate anyone, but we know how to read between the lines. This “communist” talk is McCarthyism 2.0.”

I wasn’t around in the 1950s, Beto, but from what I’ve read, it was indeed a very difficult time to be a communist in this country. Lots of private citizens were dragged before Congress, made to take “loyalty oaths," and blacklisted in their places of work. I can’t justify it or condone it, but I can explain it. We had just fought a hot war against fascism and Nazism and just begun a Cold War against a communist regime. The existence of an organized Communist Party in this country at such a time strained the limits of tolerance. But do you really think we’re less tolerant today than we were seventy-five years ago? Do you really believe my comments about communists who claim to be communists are synonymous with another Red Scare? If you haven’t noticed, Chris, no one in the DSA, including the communists, is being dragged before Congress and made to swear a loyalty oath to the Constitution. Today, a communist in America can run for office…with the endorsement of the governor of California! And the tacit approval of a major political party! Seems to me we’re about as far from McCarthyism as we can get.

As for my desire not to alienate anyone, I suppose I am guilty of that. I run a foundation that is open to people of all political beliefs, and we’ve assisted lots of Americans who lean to the left. I also know for a fact that many Democrats have supported mikeroweWORKS historically, and I have no desire to run them off. But do you really have to “read between the lines” to understand where I’m coming from?

True, I’ve never endorsed a candidate or publicly encouraged people to vote. But I’ve been very transparent about the fact that I’m a registered Independent who favors policies and programs that often align with conservative principles. Obviously, I would not characterize those conservative principles as “Trumpian,” because a) they were around long before him, b) Trump is not a conservative, and c) I do not agree with or support everything the President says and does. So, is it possible, Beto, that your accusation is rooted in the fact that I have never publicly denounced the president to your satisfaction? Is it possible you think I'm a Trumper, simply because I've never called him a fascist, or a Nazi, or a liar, or a conman, or a traitor, or whatever else you believe him to be?

Gretchen Seipp… Mike, the fact that you still act as though you’re not political after all this time is a bit ridiculous. I still support your work and foundation because I believe in it, but the folksy act has worn thin.

Aw, shucks, Gretchen. Folksy? Lil' ole me?
Honestly, how am I acting as if I am “not political?” This entire conversation is the very definition of “political.”

Christopher Pugh… I would have voted for Mike Rowe and Freddie a few years ago before he went full-on MAGA, and I’m all in favor of his project, but it’s pretty clear the political direction that he’s moved in and the money trail that has influenced it.

It’s Freddy, not Freddie. (I don’t much care, but he’s a terrier and particular about such things.) As for the “full-on MAGA” moniker, is there something I did specifically to earn that designation? Is there some kind of general definition you can share? Or, are you coming from the same place as Beto? Is calling me “Full-On MAGA" your way of saying that I’ve failed to condemn Trump to your satisfaction?

For the record, MRW is supported by liberals and conservatives alike. I have no idea what “money trail” you are referring to. Also, regarding my personal politics, think about the implications of what I wrote. I said that the Democrats have been given a gift – an opportunity to appear reasonable by speaking the truth to their own party, just as Bill Maher has done. All they have to do is distance themselves from candidates who have called for the complete dismantlement of our Constitution. All they have to do is say, “Hold on, comrade. Our tent is not that big. We respect your right to hate America, but we don’t want you in our party, and we will not support your candidacy.”

If they say that, I think a lot of Independents would see them as they see John Fetterman, who has, in the eyes of many voters, become the most “rational” Democrat currently in office. If they don’t – if they actually welcome communist candidates into their party – then I’m afraid the Democrats, by default, will offer the American people a very simple choice in November – a party that disavows communism vs. a party that doesn’t. I think such a choice would be very positive for Republicans because I don’t think most Americans want to align themselves with a Democratic Party that welcomes communists. The question for you, Chris, is why would a “Full-On MAGA” like me encourage Democrats to act in a way that would disadvantage the Republican Party? And the answer is simple – it’s because I support the existence of a Democratic Party that believes America is still a fundamentally good place.

I think there’s a lot of room for improvement in our country, and I believe the best way to realize those improvements is for Democrats and Republicans to have continuous, robust and public debate about all the issues. But if one of those parties is affirmatively determined to transform our democratic republic into a communist state, then we’re no longer debating the various ways to make our country better; we’re debating the merits of destroying it. And really, what’s the point of tolerating that?

America is already a big tent, filled with hundreds of millions of people with wildly differing views and lots of political parties that represent those views. We’ve got the Green Party, the American Freedom Party, the Socialist Workers Party, the Constitution Party, and of course, the Communist Party USA, as well as the Democratic Socialist Party. America’s tent is so big, we can even tolerate fringe parties like the KKK, the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and so forth. Why then, does Gavin Newsom want to make room in the Democratic tent for socialists and communists? There’s only one reason, and he’s already spelled it out for us – he believes the Democrats need them to win back the Congress. I think it’s a bad bet for the Democrats and for America. And if a prominent Republican reached out to the KKK with the same “big tent” offer, you’d better believe my vote would be in play.

Michael Tillman… When are you going to throw your hat into the ring, Mr. Rowe?

Ha! When it no longer fits my head!