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They truly don’t understand.
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This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽 My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought. We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!! Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ?? Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity." Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress. Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism. Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
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Settlers not immigrants. Know the difference.
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This powerful op-ed nails it: the only person truly surrendering British Columbia is David Eby. While Eby throws weak MAGA insults and caves to blockade threats, Kerry-Lynne Findlay stands firm as BC’s new Iron Lady. She refuses to be bullied and will repeal the DRIPA disaster that’s driving investment away, creating legal chaos, and undermining property rights for everyone. Eby folds faster than a cheap lawn chair every time activists push back. He’s handing over Crown land, legislative control, and provincial sovereignty through opaque co-governance schemes that shut regular British Columbians out. We need a Premier who puts the entire province first with one set of rules for all, strong property rights, and real economic certainty. Kerry-Lynne Findlay is that leader. Tough, experienced, and ready to fix this NDP mess.
"The only person actually surrendering this province is David Eby himself: the real regional manager in Victoria, busy handing over legislative control, Crown land and provincial sovereignty to anyone who issues a threat." junonews.com/p/op-ed-the-onl…
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The only actual genocide in Canadian history, the near wipe-out of the Huron of Georgian Bay etc. by the Iroquois. Ask the survivors who live at Lorette, Qc.
Juin 1650 Paul Ragueneau, Jésuite, mène à Québec la petite bande des 400 survivants du génocide huron par les Iroquois. Ils sont les derniers d'une nation de 10.000. Après un long et périlleux voyage, ils atteindront leur refuge final, Lorette, près de Québec.
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Be like the Rangers
The only respectable MLB team!
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JUST IN: The Rangers Will Not Hold a Pride Night This Season, Opting Instead to Celebrate Faith & Family Day
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Ferris Bueller took his "Day Off" 41 years ago today. June 5th 1985. Happy Ferris Bueller Day #80s
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Latest Leger has CPBC leading in every region and in a statistical tie with women voters. Very encouraging.
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British Columbians, If a government feels it can only move forward by censoring its own citizens, we have a huge problem. I believe we have a huge problem here in Canada, and it is showing up clearly in British Columbia. When governments shut down opposition through legislation instead of engaging in open debate, that is coercion. It replaces principled, accountable negotiations with force. Progress on complex issues should come through economic partnerships and respectful dialogue that benefits all British Columbians, not by silencing those who disagree. As Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, I will take this issue directly to the people. We will fight it with clarity and focus. I was born and raised here, and I have raised my own family in this province. I will not stand by while governments treat citizens as obstacles rather than partners. We can do better. We must do better.
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Acquitted in a criminal trial after a judge ruled the complainant’s testimony “neither credible nor reliable” and the Crown failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt Yet CBC’s Karen Pauls (with editorial oversight from Editor-in-Chief Brodie Fenlon) frames Carter Hart’s Stanley Cup run as ongoing controversy, amplifying “No means no” chants and survivor discomfort one year later—while downplaying the acquittal Fact-based line for any broadcaster, including public ones: Report the verdict accurately. You may cover public reaction, but CBC doesn't get to relitigate acquitted cases in the court of public opinion, name the acquitted repeatedly, or treat “not guilty” as provisional because the outcome doesn’t fit CBC's narrative This looks like contempt for due process and the presumption of innocence. The principle doesn’t change because the charge is sexual assault or the defendant is a famous athlete. Acquittals mean the state could not prove guilt. Persistent media campaigns by CBC against them erode the rule of law for everyone @brodiefenlon @CBCOmbud
1 year after acquittal in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, Carter Hart could win Stanley Cup cbc.ca/9.7222463
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The enslavement and torture of indigenous people was a dark chapter in our past. There were 39 distinct slave trading tribes in pre-Columbian North America. This indigenous history month, take a moment to learn about how your Canadian ancestors put an end to these horrific practices. Excellent summary linked below. aristotlefoundation.org/stud…
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All @costcocanada chicken is now halal, used to be separate. I am Christian, not Muslim, and refuse to support this soft takeover. I do not recognize “allah” as the greatest. @costco, please stop this. N.American is NOT an islamic state. Thanks @FoodProfessor - eyes opened.
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The only thing that stops violent men from raping you and your society are other men who are equally willing to be violent in stopping the rapists. The West has decided that the highest virtue is to quietly comply with the destruction of your civilization because to do otherwise is bigoted toward the rapists. It really is that simple.
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Leaving for work this morning, I looked over and saw what was left behind in the cul-de-sac - a hockey net, scattered sticks, and the remnants of what had to be a 15-20 kid street hockey game last night. And it hit me… I live at Topsail. A beach community in North Carolina. Yet these kids are choosing to play hockey in the street instead of the “traditional” Southern sports you’d expect around here. That’s what the Carolina Hurricanes @Canes have done for this state. They didn’t just build a fanbase, they grew the game. It’s honestly amazing seeing hockey take root in places as random as a beach town cul-de-sac. 🏒🌴 Happy Gameday!!! #SoundTheSiren
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It has gone too far. It’s institutionalized racism. Section 35 of the Constitution Act needs to be repealed or amended. It can no longer stand. It’s threatening and taking land owned by private citizens, companies & taxpayers, and giving it to another race. You cannot have two titles on one piece of land that fight for the same rights. It also threatens our prosperity. Here’s some quick examples of what its done: -Pipelines killed before construction -Private property titles in BC thrown into question (Cowichan Tribes ruling) -Two Richmond commercial deals worth tens of millions collapsed because the land title system can't guarantee what you're buying -A grizzly bear "spirit" used to argue against a ski resort all the way to the Supreme Court -An Alberta judge now using it to block citizens from voting on their own referendum Danielle Smith is the first premier to publicly call for amending it. Every other premier should be doing the same thing if they truly serve their citizens. Keep in mind, that First Nations received ~$35 billion just last year. That’s nearly 70% of all GST collected in the country! What other race gets this treatment? None of this is sustainable.
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BREAKING: a BC First Nation just put in writing, to the BC government, their threats: ✅ They will block the Island Highway ✅ They will block marine terminals ✅ They will block Seymour Narrows, the only cruise ship and shipping corridor through that section of coast ✅ They will block BC Hydro dams in the Campbell River watershed They will do it all, unless the K’omoks treaty is paused. In other words, infighting for a land claim. As a reminder, the 2022 Convoy didn’t block hydro dams, critical infrastructure or shipping corridors. Nor was a formal threat made to the government of civil disobedience. The Emergencies Act was invoked anyway. So which is it: Is the Emergencies Act a tool for actual blockades of critical infrastructure? Or is it a tool for political enemies?
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NEW: A fund has been set up to sue MP Gladu for Fraudulent Misrepresentation for betraying her donors and crossing the floor "This was a premeditated fraud against 40,597 voters, hundreds of volunteers and donors"
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🇨🇦 FUNNY 🇨🇦 Isn't it funny how in Canada our Constitution and Charter of Rights get treated like rolls of ass wipe when it's politically convenient, but Native treaties are treated like sacred, untouchable documents that can never be questioned? And isn't it funny how the United Nations has its fingers all over indigenous policies, even though we don't vote for them? And isn't it funny that we're called a democracy, yet a good portion of the Liberal Party has been infiltrated by the UNELECTED WEF (according to Klaus Schwab himself) Globalists everywhere. And isn't it funny that our Prime Minister is one of them? 👀 And isn't it funny how Quebec got two referendums, but Alberta can't even have one? It's funny how "democracy" works. Oh, and then there's the China influence. Funny, I forgot about that...Oops!" #AlbertaIndependence 🤠
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