California Homeless - Communist Chow - Trudeau Vacation
How big is California’s homelessness crisis? Inside the massive, statewide effort to find out
Thousands of volunteers fanned out across California this week, peering down alleyways, into parked cars and along creek beds in a mass effort to count the state’s homeless population.
The federally mandated census, done every two years and dubbed the point-in-time count, serves as the main framework Californians use to understand their state’s homelessness crisis. The data it produces influence everything from allocations of state funding, to local policy decisions, to the way politicians talk about homelessness in campaign speeches.
https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/01/california-homeless-point-in-time-count-2024/
Toronto's overlords pondering implementation of a rain tax
Before we get started on the latest insanity to, um, seep out of Toronto’s municipal government, let’s give credit where credit is due, shall we?
For sheer gall, for its bottomless brazen brassiness, you can’t beat this one: a tax on rain. You almost have to admire the Bolsheviks who presently run Canada’s largest city, for their inventiveness and their total indifference to the taxpayer.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-torontos-overlords-pondering-implementation-of-a-rain-tax
Pro-Beijing groups claim credit for helping Olivia Chow win Toronto mayoralty. She says she was unaware
As Olivia Chow campaigned successfully to become Toronto’s new mayor, she received some unsolicited help from controversial sources.
Two prominent community groups aligned with the Chinese government — including one that allegedly hosted a Chinese police station in Ontario — “went all out” to support Chow’s push to be mayor, supplying numerous volunteers to the effort, a letter from one of the groups claims.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pro-beijing-groups-claim-credit-for-helping-olivia-chow-win-toronto-mayoralty
Trudeau's free Jamaica vacation still cost taxpayers $230K
Government documents reveal the vacation bill came to $230,442. In comparison, a similar journey in 2022 came to $162,000
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-jamaica-vacation-cost
Trudeau’s latest Tofino vacation cost taxpayers $287,000
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vacation to Tofino, B.C., this August cost taxpayers at least $287,285, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
That brings the total cost for the three vacations Trudeau has taken this year to more than $678,000.
https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/trudeau%E2%80%99s-latest-tofino-vacation-cost-taxpayers-287,000
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Poilievre
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney after the former prime minister said "trash" talk against the Liberal leader will be forgotten in light of historic achievements.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/brian-mulroney-praises-trudeau-s-leadership-omits-any-mention-of-poilievre-1.6448422
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Trump' s NY Trial - Deporting Illegals
Trump says it will be ‘honor’ to post $175M fraud case bond after appeals court cuts funds due from $454M
Donald Trump snagged a last-minute legal victory Monday when a state appeals court ruled he could post a drastically reduced bond of $175 million to fight the massive judgment in his civil fraud case.
The former president had been under pressure to come up with the nearly half-billion-dollar amount due Monday when he was granted the unexpected reprieve from the five-judge panel.
Had Trump failed to fork over the $454 million sum, New York Attorney General Letitia James could have moved to start seizing some of his prized properties.
The appellate court gave him another 10 days to post a bond for the lower figure — a cut of nearly 62% from the previous amount — and Trump said he could and would pay it.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/25/us-news/trump-granted-reprieve-as-appeals-court-cuts-454m-bond-due-monday-to-175m/
Trump Responds to Appeals Court’s FIFTH Overruling of Judge Arthur Engoron in Civil Fraud Case After Nearly Half Billion Dollar Bond Slashed to $175K: “Judge Engoron is a Disgrace to This Country”
President Trump spoke to the media and slammed crooked Judge Arthur Engoron on Monday after an Appellate Court hearing in his New York civil fraud case, which significantly lowered his bond amount.
Engoron previously ordered Trump to pay a fine of $355 million with daily interest, which quickly ballooned to $464 million, to punish him for his honest business practices and job creation in the state of New York.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/watch-trump-responds-appeals-courts-fifth-overruling-judge/
Trump plotting massive migrant sweeps, mega detention camps if elected: report
Former President Donald Trump is plotting an intense crackdown on immigration if he is elected to a second term next year — including rounding up undocumented immigrants and holding them in large detention camps as they wait to be expelled from the country, according to a report.
The leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is aiming to deport millions of people each year, several advisors told The New York Times.
The plan would not only target the nearly 4 million migrants that have crossed the US border since President Biden took office in 2021, but would include those that have been settled in the country for decades.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/donald-trump-plotting-massive-immigration-crackdown-report/
The Largest Mass Deportation in American History
July is scorching in Mexicali. The Mexican city just across the border from Calexico, California, averages 108 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, but temperatures often swell into the 120s.
In 1955, thousands of disoriented people roamed the city’s streets as the sun bore down on them. They had just been dumped there by American immigration officials—snatched from their lives and jobs in the United States and thrown into a city where they didn’t know anyone.
https://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation
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ALBERTA
Premier Smith says restraint needed in Alberta budget 2024, vows to build Heritage Fund
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised not to cut spending this year in a pre-budget speech on Wednesday but said the province still needs to show more restraint than previously expected.
In a pre-budget, eight-minute paid prime time televised speech, Smith said lower resource revenues and the volatile price of oil and gas have prompted the government to think of a long-term strategic financial plan to have a “stable, balanced budget.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/10309579/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-pre-budget-speech-2024/
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
What is the Heritage Fund?
The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (the “Heritage Fund” or “Fund”) is Alberta’s primary long-term savings vehicle. It holds a
diversified portfolio of investments for the benefit of current and future generations of Albertans.
When was the Heritage Fund established?
The Heritage Fund was established in 1976. Initially, 30 per cent of Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenues were deposited
into the Fund every year. As difficult financial times hit in the 1980’s, it was decided to reduce this percentage to 15 per cent of
non-renewable resource revenues in 1982. Regular deposits into the Fund ceased in 1987.
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/3675e470-646e-4f8a-86a7-c36c6f45471a/resource/a70d648a-4001-4293-a3a0-7fd98aedfd5a/download/2021-22-heritage-fund-annual-report.pdf
ATB
ATB Financial is a financial institution and Crown corporation wholly owned by the province of Alberta, the only province in Canada with such a financial institution under its exclusive ownership.[2]
Originally established as Alberta Treasury Branches in 1938, ATB Financial operates only in Alberta and provides financial services to over 800,000 Albertan residents and businesses. It is the largest public bank in North America and Alberta’s largest financial institution based in the province.[3][4][5] Headquartered in Edmonton, ATB Financial has over 5000 employees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATB_Financial
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Weak Men - Leaving Blue States - Arizona Trespassers
Liberalism Breeds Soft, Weak, Young "Men"
I know some of you think when I say "liberalism breeds weak, fat men," that I'm merely politicizing an issue to be polarizing. I assure you that's not the case. Allow me five hundred words to make my case.
I was a chubby kid. Strike that, I was a jiggly shrimp. Skinny-fat. The kind of kid who was relatively thin, yet managed to maintain love-handle jelly-rolls while simultaneously carrying a virtual lack of any muscle-tone whatsoever. Truly, I was a marvel of science.
https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/liberalism-breeds-soft-weak-young-men
Strong men are perceived to be more conservative, study shows
Stronger men are perceived to be more conservative, a new study shows.
Men with greater upper body strength were seen as more right-wing, which experts link to their heightened competitiveness, according to research published in Personality and Individual Differences.
“There is a consistent perception of physically strong men (i.e., men with considerable upper body strength identified visually) as espousing more conservative viewpoints relative to physically weak men,” study author Mitch Brown, an instructor of psychological science at the University of Arkansas. told PsyPost.
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/strong-men-are-perceived-to-be-more-conservative-study-shows/
'One of the biggest mass migrations in American history'
Economist says 5M people have fled 'blue states' in the last decade, wishes these places would 'stop avoiding reality.' Here’s why
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/one-biggest-mass-migrations-american-113000683.html
GOP bill would make it easier for AZ ranchers to shoot and kill border-crossers on their property
Doing so now is considered murder, but the proposed expansion of the ‘Castle Doctrine’ would expand when doing so is legal
Arizona Republicans want to let ranchers in southern Arizona legally shoot and kill undocumented immigrants who cross their land.
A bill moving through the state House of Representatives would make changes to the state’s existing “Castle Doctrine” law, which permits Arizonans to use deadly force against people who are trespassing or breaking into their home.
Rep. Justin Heap, a Mesa Republican, told the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 14 that his House Bill 2843 is designed to close a loophole that he claims has led to “increasingly larger numbers of migrants or human traffickers moving across farm and ranch land.”
https://azmirror.com/2024/02/23/republican-bill-would-let-az-ranchers-shoot-and-kill-border-crossers-on-their-property/
Make airlines pay for cancelled flights and lost luggage, Coalition argues in 'Pay on Delay' bill
In short: A bill to require airlines to pay passengers when they delay or cancel flights is being debated in the Senate.
The Coalition says the same protections exist overseas and would force the airlines to improve performance.
What's next? An aviation white paper considering broad reform of the sector is due to be released later this year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/airline-compensation-delayed-flights-luggage-coalition/103609164
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Award For Closing Women's Shelter - Girl Scouts - Lonely Capitalists
Trudeau government gives medal to trans activist who got Vancouver rape shelter defunded for refusing to house biological men
A transgender activist, whose advocacy led to the withdrawal of city funding from Canada's oldest rape shelter, has recently been honored with a Meritorious Service Medal, recognizing her as a "champion of diversity" the Daily Mail has revealed.
Morgane Oger, a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman, received the award from Canadian Governor-General Mary Simon on December 7, standing alongside numerous other Canadians acknowledged for their noteworthy contributions. Oger expressed gratitude for the recognition, attributing the medal to her efforts in advancing legal protections for transgender Canadians.
https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-government-gives-medal-to-trans-activist-who-got-vancouver-rape-shelter-defunded-for-refusing-to-house-biological-men
Here’s Where to Take Your Kids When Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Go Woke
As an Eagle Scout, I feel a debt to the Boy Scouts of America, but I also think the BSA abandoned its defining values by embracing transgender ideology. Both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of the USA have embraced far-left social agendas that alienate many of the young families who form their natural constituencies.
I sat down Wednesday with Patti Garibay, founder and executive director of American Heritage Girls, the leading scouting alternative to the Girl Scouts. She founded American Heritage Girls back in 1995, after she realized that the Girl Scouts were promoting homosexuality and abortion.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/21/heres-where-take-kids-when-boy-scouts-girl-scouts-go-woke/
Get Woke, Go Broke: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts See Unprecedented Drop In Membership
https://www.outkick.com/culture/get-woke-go-broke-boy-scouts-girl-scouts-see-unprecedented-drop-in-membership
Conservative Think Tank Spends $40 Million Trying to Frame Girl Scout Cookies as Woke
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A bombshell study recently revealed a Conservative think tank spent $40 million trying to find a way to frame Girl Scout cookies as woke, Washington insiders reported.
https://thehardtimes.net/culture/conservative-think-tank-spends-40-million-trying-to-frame-girl-scout-cookies-as-woke/
Does Capitalism Really Make Us Lonely?
Presume the economic case for free markets is true: that capitalism makes us freer and richer, creates better jobs and greater opportunities, and helps us solve environmental problems. Does it make us happier too?
https://reason.com/2023/09/21/the-joy-of-capitalism/
Is Anyone Surprised? Liberalism is a Mental Illness?
Apparently liberalism really is a mental illness?
The Gateway Pundit reports,
A study out of Finland has found that people who believe in “woke” ideas of social justice are more likely to be anxious, miserable, and depressed.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/victor-reacts-is-anyone-surprised-liberalism-is-mental/
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Big Government - 21 times Caught Impaired - Corporate Welfare
Taxing the rich to cut deficit: Five takeaways from President Biden's proposed budget
President Joe Biden released a federal budget Monday that carves out new social programs for housing, health care and child care and reduces the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans.
Biden's $7.3 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year − a 4.7% increase over the current budget − seeks to boost defense spending by 1% and non-defense discretionary spending by 2.4%.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/11/biden-federal-budget-proposal-takeaways/72929087007/
Why the FEC and the left want to control social media: To silence dissent
The left controls much of the mainstream media in our country; the left controls most of Hollywood; the left controls most of academia, and most of the vast federal bureaucracy. And, like any other power-hungry monstrosity, their lust for control is insatiable and will never extend far enough.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3891676-why-the-fec-and-the-left-want-to-control-social-media-to-silence-dissent/
LIBERALS ARE SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN AND GROOMING THE PEODOPHILES
It wasn't that long ago, just last year actually when we were confronted with the idea of libraries full of Drag Queens with garish, cartoon type makeup, fake boobs rivaling Dolly Parton's and their man parts strapped up tight, reading, Where the Wild things Are to little children.
We all saw images of gross caricatures of men pretending to be women snuggling up to preschool and elementary age children as their progressive, Liberal parents smiled with approval while the Conservative crowd gasped with horror. It was not just this drag queen initiation of our little children but the agenda that was being pushed by the LGBTQ community. Come on people, who in their RIGHT MIND would think this would be a good idea? There are certainly many other ways of teaching children "tolerance" other than sitting on the lap of a perverted man, who is dressed like a cartoon whore, reading a children's book.
https://www.itsmac.com/2020/08/20/liberals-are-sexualizing-our-children-and-grooming-the-peodophiles/
Drunk driver convicted for impaired driving for the 21st time: Abbotsford police
A man has been charged with impaired driving for the 21st time, receiving a jail sentence of almost five years, according to Abbotsford police.
A Friday release from the Abbotsford Police Department says Roy Heide, 66, was arrested after a motorcycle accident on Clearbrook Road on Aug. 15, 2022 that resulted in serious injuries for the passenger of the motorcycle.
Police say Heide, the driver, attempted to flee the scene but was identified by officers with the assistance of witnesses.
The release says Heide's blood alcohol content was over two times the legal limit.
Heide pleaded guilty last week to impaired driving, driving while disqualified and driving while prohibited, receiving a sentence of four years and 354 days in jail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/drunk-driver-impaired-driving-conviction-abbotsford-police-1.7071211
Governments should end corporate welfare this budget season
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-governments-should-end-corporate-welfare-this-budget-season
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Oddball Names - Mortgages For Illegals - Trudeau's Bloated Bureaucracy
The 50 Weirdest Town Names in America
The United States is known as "the land of the free." But honestly, "the land of the weirdly named" might be more accurate. Across the 50 states, more than anywhere else in the world, cities and townships have some of the strangest names you'll find. From monikers that tell you where, exactly, you'll be spending all of eternity (it's not pleasant…) to locales inspired by Saint Nick, these weird town names are sure to leave you in stitches.
https://bestlifeonline.com/unusual-town-names/
California Bill Could Give Illegal Immigrants Right to First-Time Homebuyer Assistance
A new bill introduced last month in California could allow illegal immigrants to receive the same benefits as citizens when purchasing a home for the first time.
Assembly Bill 1840, introduced Jan. 16 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, would change existing law to allow illegal immigrants to be eligible for the California Dream for All Fund, which provides loans for a down payment on a home for first-time buyers.
“I wanted to ensure that qualified first-time homebuyers include undocumented applicants,” Mr. Arambula told GV Wire, an online news outlet based in Fresno.
The program already does not cost the state—as loans made are paid back eventually along with an appreciation fee—he said, and adding illegal immigrants would only widen the pool of applicants, he told the news outlet.
For those approved, the program provides loans for 20 percent of a home’s value, but no greater than $150,000, and purchasers repay it when selling or transferring the property plus 20 percent of any appreciation in its value. Those who make less than their county’s area median income pay 15 percent of the appreciation.
https://californiainsider.com/news/california-bill-could-give-undocumented-immigrants-right-to-first-time-homebuyer-assistance-5580991
NYC Democrats Caught In Alleged Noncitizen Voting Scheme
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis accused New York City officials of attempting to register newly arrived border crossers and illegal aliens living in city-contracted shelters to vote, providing documents from a Freedom of Information Law request that detailed a contract between the city and Homes for the Homeless.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/nyc-democrats-caught-in-alleged-noncitizen-voting-scheme/ar-AA1laGZe
White House refers to illegal immigrants as 'newcomers'
Ahead of President Biden's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, the White House debuted a new term for illegal immigrants arriving in the country, calling them "newcomers."
Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in an effort to reassure voters who have soured on his handling of the border crisis. Republicans have lambasted the Biden administration for weak enforcement of immigration laws, and a recent poll showed that just 26% of Americans approved of the president's job on immigration.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-refers-illegal-immigrants-191002125.html
Trudeau must slim down bloated bureaucracy
The cost of the bureaucracy ballooned from $39 billion to almost $61 billion since Trudeau took office.
No matter how many Christmas pounds you put on over the holidays, you can take some joy in knowing you’re still not as bloated as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
A good New Year’s Resolution for Trudeau would be to slim down Ottawa’s ballooning bureaucratic belly.
According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, when Trudeau took office, the federal bureaucracy cost taxpayers around $39 billion. By 2022, the cost of the bureaucracy ballooned to almost $61 billion.
https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/opinion-trudeau-must-slim-down-bloated-bureaucracy-8127875
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California Bans Everything - Reading & Writing Is Racist - De-Mining Ukraine
California Approves World’s First Regulation to Phase Out Dirty Combustion Trucks and Protect Public Health
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California became the first jurisdiction in the world today to end the sales of traditional combustion trucks by 2036, creating a path to 100% zero emission medium heavy-duty trucks on the roads in California by 2045. California also became the first state in the nation to implement emissions standards for trains.
Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved world-leading regulation to phase out the sales of medium and heavy-duty combustion trucks in California by 2036 – moving the state forward on Governor Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to dramatically cut pollution, protect public health and accelerate the transition to clean vehicles. CARB also approved first-in-the-nation regulation to limit train pollution.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/04/28/california-approves-worlds-first-regulation-to-phase-out-dirty-combustion-trucks-and-protect-public-health/
List of Equipment Affected by Gavin Newsom's Ban on Small Engines
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on October 9 that will likely see a variety of engine-powered equipment banned in the state as part of a push to reduce air pollution.
The law aims to eliminate the sale of equipment that uses small off-road engines (SORE) by January 1, 2024, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is now charged with putting in place a plan to implement the ban.
A wide variety of everyday items will be affected, some referenced specifically in the bill as written by the state legislature, and ordinary Californians may have to make changes as the law is brought into force.
https://www.newsweek.com/list-equipment-affected-gavin-newsom-ban-small-engines-california-1640341
Seattle English students told it’s ‘white supremacy’ to love reading, writing
Students in a Seattle English class were told that their love of reading and writing is a characteristic of “white supremacy,” in the latest Seattle Public Schools high school controversy. The lesson plan has one local father speaking out, calling it “educational malpractice.”
As part of the Black Lives Matter at School Week, World Literature and Composition students at Lincoln High School were given a handout with definitions of the “9 characteristics of white supremacy,” according to the father of a student. Given the subject matter of the class, the father found it odd this particular lesson was brought up.
https://mynorthwest.com/3950467/jason-rantz-seattle-english-high-school-students-white-supremacy-reading-writing/
'No joke': Ottawa to give Ukraine $4 million to fund gender-inclusive demining
The phrase 'gender-transformative mine action' proved the biggest stumbling block online, with some on X wondering if landmines themselves had a gender
A relatively minor item in an announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office regarding funding for “gender-transformative mine action” in the war in Ukraine has raised eyebrows on social media.
https://nationalpost.com/news/no-joke-ottawa-to-give-ukraine-4-million-to-fund-gender-inclusive-demining
70% of Canadians believe nation is broken and Trudeau government is not focused on issues that matter: poll
According to a Leger poll released Wednesday, 70 percent of Canadians believe their country is broken and that the federal government is far too focused on things like climate change and the funding of the war in Ukraine than economic issues.
https://thepostmillennial.com/70-of-canadians-believe-nation-is-broken-and-trudeau-government-is-not-focused-on-issues-that-matter-poll
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Trump Dominates Super Tuesday
Trump Super Tuesday Victory Speech: “Joe Biden Is the Worst President in the History of Our Country”
President Trump delivered a victory speech tonight at his Mar-a-Lago home after winning 15 of the Super Tuesday states. Nikki Haley squeaked off a victory in Vermont where they held an open primary in a far left socialist state.
President Trump focused on the complete devastation of the Biden regime in his Mar-a-Lago speech.
President Donald Trump: He’s the worst president in the history of our country. There’s never been anything like what’s happening to our country.
Today it was announced that 325,000 people were flown in from parts unknown. Migrants were flown in airplanes, not going through borders, not going through that great Texas barrier that I was with the governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, the other day, and we were looking at the job they’re doing. But in the meantime, they’re pouring into California and they’re pouring into Arizona because those governors aren’t doing anything. They’re doing nothing.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/trump-super-tuesday-victory-speech-joe-biden-is/
Nikki Haley Suspends Campaign
Nikki Haley dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday after an absolute blowout on Super Tuesday.
Haley was able to squeak out a win in open-primary state Vermont but that was it.
President Trump dominated in 14 of the 15 state elections.
Trump handily won: Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Texas, California, Utah, Alaska.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/nikki-haley-suspends-campaign-vows-promote-ukraine-refuses/
Democrats Eye New Way to Get Trump Off Ballot After Supreme Court Loss
Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, on Monday said he's working with colleagues on legislation that could bar someone who committed insurrection from holding office.
Raskin made the announcement after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump should appear on the primary ballot in states that have challenged his presidential candidacy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-eye-new-way-to-get-trump-off-ballot-after-supreme-court-loss/ar-BB1jjU8j
Trangender Day of Visibility Discussion with Admiral Rachel Levine
About the event Trangender Day of Visibility Discussion with Admiral Rachel Levine
Join us on Sunday, March 31st for Bet Mishpachah's Transgender Day of Visibility
https://allevents.in/washington/trangender-day-of-visibility-discussion-with-admiral-rachel-levine/10000830875189057
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Trudeau's Accomplishments - Open Border Diseases
Trudeau wants us to allow him to radically change Canada
His policies, rooted in increasingly discredited and dated dogma, would turn Canadians into a flock of sheep
Who uttered the scariest, most threatening words, anywhere in the world, in all of 2023?
Not Putin, not Kim Jong Un of North Korea, or some other unscrupulous dictator — it was Canada’s own Justin Trudeau.
“There’s a lot of work to do … and we are going to continue fighting for them (the people of Canada) every single day.”
“… I wouldn’t be the person I am and be willing to walk away from this right now.”
Words uttered in year-end interviews, mere days ago, intended to bolster his very saggy polling.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/ledrew-trudeau-wants-us-to-allow-him-to-radically-change-canada
Since Trudeau isn't leaving, it's best to ignore him and get on with life
Justin Trudeau is single-handedly accomplishing what all his ministers and bureaucrats failed to do after years of toil and millions of dollars piffled away — he is saving the mainstream Liberal media.
How?
By keeping those scribes writing about when he will be leaving office.
In so many publications across the land, we have been treated to an onslaught of praise about his “major accomplishments”:
— $10-a-day daycare (hardly to be found — ask moms).
— Tens of billions for battery plants for a clean world (don’t bet on it).
— Dental care (only if you are over 87 years old and penniless).
— Pharmacare (go to a government washroom for men and get your free tampons).
But the list of these so-called successes, touted by those who contend that the rock bottom polls are just due to voter fatigue after eight years, is not nearly as long as that of his own miscalculations.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/ledrew-since-trudeau-isnt-leaving-its-best-to-ignore-him-and-get-on-with-life/ar-BB1iYiCR
Trudeau stands alone as Canada — and the world — abandons green energy
Wind and solar have become the fossils of the energy industry; oil, gas and coal remain the fuels of the future
https://financialpost.com/opinion/lawrence-solomon-trudeau-stands-alone-as-canada-and-the-world-abandons-green-energy
MPs receive thousands of emails, postcards over Health Canada's new rules on natural health products
https://nationalpost.com/news/mps-regulations-natural-health-products
Justin Trudeau’s OBSESSION with LGBT, And Other Sexual Fixations
https://capforcanada.com/justin-trudeaus-obsession-with-lgbt-and-other-sexual-fixations-2/
Despite high spending, Canada’s health-care system is failing badly
In the pandemic’s wake, with mounting surgical backlogs, physician shortages and burned out nurses, Canada’s health-care system is teetering. While some hope we can spend our way out of this problem, a new report finds that Canada is already the most expensive health-care system in the world but has little to show for it.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/despite-high-spending-canadas-health-care-system-is-failing-badly
Biden’s open borders are bringing contagious diseases to your neighborhood
New York City’s health commissioner announced last week that the influx of migrants from the southern border — more than 50,000 to New York City alone in the past year — is delivering contagious diseases, including tuberculosis and polio, to our neighborhoods.
https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/bidens-open-borders-are-bringing-contagious-diseases-to-your-neighborhood/
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NRA Found Guilty - Attacks On Churches - From Pilot to Pageantry
Jury Finds NRA and Wayne LaPierre Liable in Civil Corruption Lawsuit Brought by Crooked New York AG Letitia James
A jury found the NRA and former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre liable in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by corrupt New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Jurors said LaPierre “caused $5.4 million in monetary harm to the NRA, but that he has already repaid at least $1 million of that. The 74-year-old appeared stoic as the verdict was read.” NBC News reported.
The jury said LaPierre’s co-defendant Wilson Phillips “caused $2 million in monetary harm to the NRA, they found, while Frazer did not cause any monetary harm to the group.” the outlet said.
Last month Wayne LaPierre announced he would be resigning as the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) leader just days before his civil trial began.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/just-jury-finds-nra-wayne-lapierre-liable-civil/
436 acts of hostility against US churches documented in 2023: report
Hostility against churches in the United States appears to be on the rise, according to a recent Family Research Council report that identified 436 incidents against churches in 2023, more than double the amount reported by the group in 2022 and eight times the number identified in 2018.
The conservative Christian advocacy organization released its latest "Hostility Against Churches" report this month, which FRC updated to include hostility incidents from the calendar year 2023.
The organization has collected data about acts of hostility against churches since 2018, identifying 915 such incidents over the past six years.
Between January and November 2023, FRC reported that at least 315 occurrences of vandalism, 75 arson attacks or attempts, 10 gun-related incidents, 20 bomb threats and 37 other incidents took place at churches. According to the report, 17 of the incidents fell into more than one category, with vandalism and arson being the most common combination.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/436-acts-of-hostility-against-us-churches-documented-in-2023.html
From Pilot to Pageantry: Meet the 1st Active-Duty Miss America
Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh made big plans for herself when she was young, although she never really factored becoming Miss America into that equation. However, after a tough competition in January, Marsh became the first active-duty service member to earn the crown. The 22-year-old U.S. Air Force Academy graduate is now learning to navigate life as a military member, a cancer research scholar and a public figure.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3678774/from-pilot-to-pageantry-meet-the-1st-active-duty-miss-america/
How the Republican and Democratic Parties Got Their Animal Symbols
The Democratic Party’s donkey and the Republican Party’s elephant have been on the political scene since the 19th century. The origins of the Democratic donkey can be traced to the 1828 presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson. During that race, opponents of Jackson called him a jackass. However, rather than rejecting the label, Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who later served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, was amused by it and included an image of the animal in his campaign posters.
https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-republican-and-democratic-parties-get-their-animal-symbols
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Constitutional Carry States 2024
In the United States, the phrase "constitutional carry," also called permitless carry, means that someone can carry a concealed handgun without a license or permit. The term was derived from the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gives citizens the right to bear arms. There are currently 13 constitutional carry states in the U.S. and two states with Constitutional Carry for residents only.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/constitutional-carry-states
TSA detects 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023
During 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a total of 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints, preventing them from getting into the secure areas of the airport and onboard aircraft. Approximately 93% of these firearms were loaded. This total surpasses the previous year’s record of 6,542 firearms stopped at checkpoints and represents the highest one-year total in TSA’s history.
“We are still seeing far too many firearms at TSA checkpoints, and what’s particularly concerning is the amount of them loaded, presenting an unnecessary risk to everyone at the TSA checkpoint,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske. “Firearms and ammunition are strictly prohibited in carry-on baggage. Passengers are only allowed to travel with an unloaded firearm, and only if they pack it properly in a locked, hard-sided case in their checked baggage and first declare it to the airline at the check-in counter.”
https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2024/01/10/tsa-detects-6737-firearms-airport-security-checkpoints-2023
Robert Pickton — 'one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers' — eligible for day parole
The 74-year-old serial rapist was charged in 2002 with the murders of 26 women
The 74-year-old was convicted for the murders of six women in December 2007, receiving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
He was also charged in connection with 20 other murders, with DNA evidence linking additional missing women to his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C., but the charges were stayed because Pickton was already serving the maximum sentence.
https://nationalpost.com/news/robert-pickton-day-parole
’Always going to be that fear’: Robert Pickton victim’s relative decries day-parole chance
The cousin of one of the dozens of murdered women linked to notorious serial killer Robert Pickton says she will always be afraid that he might be let out of prison, no matter how slim the chance.
https://theprovince.com/news/crime/robert-pickton-victims-relative-decries-day-parole-chance
Donald Trump is the Victim of Selective Prosecution
Trump is the victim of political witch hunts by Democrats suffering from Trump derangement syndrome
The U.S. Supreme Court has said that "A selective prosecution claim is not a defense on the merits to the criminal charge itself, but an independent assertion that the prosecutor has brought the charge for reasons forbidden by the Constitution." United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (1996). The defendant must prove that "the *** prosecution policy 'had a discriminatory effect and that it was motivated by a discriminatory purpose.'" Tyler v. Boles, 368 U.S. 448 (1962).
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/10/donald-trump-is-the-victim-of-selective-prosecution/
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This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves?
Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York’s Mohawk Valley.
Now residents of Ilion are bracing for Remington’s exit, ending an era that began when Eliphalet Remington forged his first rifle barrel nearby in 1816.
The nation’s oldest gun-maker recently announced plans to shutter the factory in the company’s original home early next month, citing the steep cost of running the historic plant. Remington is consolidating its operations in Georgia, a state the company says is friendlier to the firearms industry.
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-remington-gun-factory-closure-997f6312364f005e295202dc38c005a3
New York City will allow 800,000 noncitizens to vote in local elections
Lawmakers in New York City have approved legislation that will allow about 800,000 legal non-citizens to vote in local elections. The decision centered on one big question - who exactly should have a stake in American democracy? I talked with Ron Hayduk about this. He's a political science professor at San Francisco State University and the author of "Democracy For All: Restoring Immigrant Voting Rights In The United States."
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/15/1064385999/new-york-city-will-allow-legal-non-citizens-to-vote-in-local-elections
NYC’s non-citizen voting law ruled unconstitutional on appeal
A state appeals court ruled that a New York City law that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional — marking a win for the Republican elected officials who sued to block it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/21/nyc-non-citizen-voting-law-unconstitutional-00142525
Democrats’ open-border trickery: gaming the Census
New York is Migrant Central — the No. 1 destination in the country for illegal border crossers — and it’s no accident.
New York’s Democratic politicians benefit from the deluge.
The more migrants come here, the more congressional seats and clout in the Electoral College New York is able to maintain.
https://nypost.com/2024/02/20/opinion/democrats-open-border-trickery-gaming-the-census/
California lawmakers face a ballooning budget deficit
The biggest challenge facing lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom is the state budget deficit — and it just got bigger.
Today, the Legislative Analyst’s Office projected the shortfall as $15 billion higher, or $73 billion.
https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/02/california-budget-deficit-balloons/
Trudeau reducing sentencing requirements for serious gun crimes
The mandatory minimum for both gun smuggling and selling illegal guns is three years but the PM thinks there should be none.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-reducing-sentencing-requirements-for-serious-gun-crimes
Charges of High Treason and Treason warranted for Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland and provincial premiers
Charges of high treason and treason are warranted and need to be laid against Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and other co-conspirators for assisting an enemy, Germany wage COVID-19 biological warfare (act of war) against Canada.
https://ncio.ca/briefings/charges-of-high-treason-and-treason-warranted-for-justin-trudeau-chrystia-freeland-and-provincial-premiers/
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Biden Roadblocks - Canada's Outdated System - $50 Min. Wage
Biden admin braces for possible Trump win, installs 'roadblocks' to stop him from reshaping government
President Biden's administration and liberal supporters in Washington are bracing for a possible Donald Trump victory in November by installing "roadblocks" to limit the latter's ability to fire thousands of government workers, according to a new report.
The Associated Press reported that a cabal of left-leaning experts, legal advisers and others are confident Biden will be re-elected but are urging him to prepare for the worst: another Trump presidency beginning in 2025.
"My impression is the Biden administration is taking very seriously that potential threat and is trying to do things now," Michael Linden, former executive associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget under Biden, told the AP. Although he added there was no "magic bullet" to stop Trump if he took office again. "Nobody should be under any illusion that there’s anything that this president can do in advance to prevent the next president from doing things that are very damaging, potentially catastrophically."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-admin-braces-for-possible-trump-win-installs-roadblocks-to-stop-him-from-reshaping-government-report/ar-BB1ioJPX
Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog
Canada has, once again, slipped down an international ranking for corruption, standing at 13th in the world and well back of world leaders, such as Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore.
Since 2015, the year Liberal leader Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister, Canada has fallen nine points, to a score of 74 out of 100 on the Transparency International's 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index. No country has seen a bigger drop in ratings since 2017 than Canada.
https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/corruption-canada-worst-decade-finds-international-watchdog-8266720
Difference Between Parliamentary and Presidential Form of Government
Every country in the world has its own constitution, according to which policies are framed, government bodies and institutions function and decisions are made. In finer terms, it is the constitution, that covers all the aspects of the political system adopted by the country. There are two forms of government, Parliamentary and Presidential. In Parliamentary System, the political party winning the majority seats in the parliament makes the government and elects a person from among themselves as the Prime Minister who is the head of the Government.
https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-parliamentary-and-presidential-form-of-government.html
‘Do the Math!’ Democratic Rep. Tries to Explain Her $50 Minimum Wage Proposal to Befuddled Rivals During Senate Debate
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) insisted at a Monday night debate with her fellow Democrats that a $50 an hour minimum wage makes sense.
Lee first called for a $50 minimum wage last year while campaigning for the California Senate seat previously occupied by the late Dianne Feinstein. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Katie Porter (D-CA) are also seeking to grab the seat. Compared to Lee, her fellow Democrats Schiff and Porter have called for an increase in the minimum wage to $20 to $25/hours. Lee’s proposal would make it so minimum wage workers earn $104,000 annually.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/do-the-math-democratic-rep-tries-to-explain-her-50-minimum-wage-proposal-to-befuddled-rivals-during-senate-debate/ar-BB1idHsG
PETA calls on amusement ride manufacturer to stop selling animal-themed carousels
PETA got on its high horse this week, calling on the country’s largest manufacturer of amusement rides to stop selling animal-themed carousels.
https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/news/peta-calls-on-amusement-ride-manufacturer-chance-rides-to-stop-selling-animal-themed-carousels/
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Winner & Loser - Commies In Canada - Madagascar New Law
The Unbelievable Story Of Two Brothers Named Winner And Loser
Unusual naming of babies is forbidden in some countries, while others are not that strict. For example, there are people in Venezuela whose first name is Superman, Hitler or John Wayne. A man in the USA had an even more special idea for his two sons: Winner and Loser. What became of them?
Winner and Loser
Robert Lane was already the father of five children with quite common first names, but apparently he was plagued by the thought that the choice of name could have an influence on a child’s future. What life might a person with a truly winning name lead? And so in 1958 he decided to christen his sixth offspring Winner
https://onlyfunfacts.com/life/society/brothers-named-winner-and-loser/
You won’t be able to drive 10 mph over the speed limit – its arrival in California is already scheduled
Speeders won’t like to hear this, but a new California bill would prevent new cars from driving more than 10 mph above the speed limit.
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill that proposes using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 mph. The bill involves equipping cars with artificial intelligence (AI) so that they can recognize and enforce speed limits.
https://lagradaonline.com/en/speed-limit-10-mph-california/
BC Builds will deliver more lower-cost, middle-income rental homes faster
The Province has launched BC Builds to lower construction costs, speed up timelines, and deliver more homes that middle-income people who live and work in B.C. can afford.
BC Builds is a new initiative that leverages government, community and non-profit owned and underused land with $2 billion in low-cost financing and a commitment of $950 million for the overall program.
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HOUS0006-000188
Communism vs Democracy in Canada
Is Canadian democracy on the verge of collapse? Let’s put our finger on the pulse of our democracy to see if our laissez faire attitude is justified.
Canada, like most Western countries that were guided by biblical principles, has a history of freedom and equality unequaled by any other world view. From the Magna Carta, which put the king under the same laws as the commoner, to our Canadian Constitution we hear a consistent message of equality.
https://www.chp.ca/commentary/communism-vs-democracy-in-canada
Trudeau climate czar SLAMMED for saying Ottawa will stop investing in new road infrastructure
While speaking at an event hosted by a public transit advocacy group earlier this week, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault stated that the federal government would no longer be investing in new vehicular infrastructure, claiming that Canada's existing road network was "perfectly adequate."
https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-climate-czar-slammed-for-saying-ottawa-will-stop-investing-in-new-road-infrastructure
Madagascar is to castrate child rapists, prompting criticism but also support
Madagascar's Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and, in some cases, surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor, prompting criticism from international rights groups, but also finding support from activists in the country who say it's an appropriate deterrent to curb a "rape culture."
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/madagascar-is-to-castrate-child-rapists-prompting-criticism-but-also-support-1.6764450
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How Trump Won Using Strategic Branding, and What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Him
Specialization is better than generalization, Trump teaches us. That's why white working-class men loved him.
It doesn't matter if you're thrilled or outraged or something in between at seeing Donald Trump become our new president-elect. Objectively, Trump ran an impressive and surprising political campaign, and it's because of his penchant for personal branding and marketing that he won in such an astounding upset.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/how-trump-won-using-strategic-branding-and-what/285124
For 2nd straight year, Super Bowl watchers see ‘He Gets Us’ ads featuring Jesus partly funded by Hobby Lobby family
For the second year in a row, a religious Super Bowl ad campaign promised viewers that Jesus “gets us.”
Two commercials shown Sunday night centered Jesus’ message to love your neighbors — even across ideological divides. In one, people of different races, classes and gender expressions have their feet washed, including a woman outside a family planning clinic.
https://fortune.com/2024/02/12/who-is-behind-jesus-he-gets-us-commercials-super-bowl/
Special counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in eyebrow-raising report
Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden’s retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall.
While the report concluded no charges should be brought against the president, its language describing Biden, 81, is likely to be campaign fodder for Republicans who have repeatedly raised questions about the president’s ability to serve.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4456879-special-counsel-describes-biden-as-elderly-man-with-a-poor-memory-in-eye-raising-report/
Elections Canada launches online disinformation tool to prepare voters for next federal election
Elections Canada is trying to insulate Canadian voters from false narratives and information during the next federal election by launching an online tool to help voters cut through misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process in Canada.
The ElectoFacts website, launched this week, provides factual information to debunk the most common misconceptions observed by Elections Canada officials in recent years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elections-canada-electofacts-disinformaton-1.7081902
Justin Trudeau's attacks on Pierre Poilievre not working, poll suggests
The Abacus Data survey, provided exclusively to the Toronto Star, suggests a 19 point lead for the Conservatives over the governing Liberals, with the support of 43 per cent of those polled compared to 24 per cent.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeaus-attacks-on-pierre-poilievre-not-working-poll-suggests/article_92069904-c794-11ee-8469-bfbc1f01f254.html
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Attempt to Transform The West - Rent Free - Severe Intellectual Disabilities
Transgender Activists Disrupt YAF Screening of Chloe Cole Documentary at University of Utah; Police Shut Down Event
A screening of Damaged: The Transing of America’s Kids, a Daily Caller original documentary starring Young America’s Foundation speaker Chloe Cole, was abruptly shut down by campus police Wednesday evening after leftists took over the venue and began loudly chanting.
For more than 15 minutes, nearly 70 leftist protestors who packed themselves into the room chanted “hey hey, ho ho, transphobia has got to go.”
The University of Utah’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter is preparing to host a campus lecture featuring Cole, a victim of the Left’s gender ideology, at the end of this month.
https://yaf.org/news/transgender-activists-disrupt-yaf-screening-of-chloe-cole-documentary-at-university-of-utah-police-shut-down-event/
HOMESCHOOL: The Fight Against the Woke School Agenda
“Woke” culture has become so prominent in the American education system that it would not be surprising to learn that schools were replacing the once popular rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” with “sticks and stones may break my bones but opinions I disagree with can make me feel unsafe so they must be silenced.”
Take the case of 12-year-old Liam Morrison, a student at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Massachusetts. This March, Liam was told to change his shirt or be sent home. School staff are reported to have said his shirt targeted a “protected class.” Liam says he was told his shirt was making some students feel unsafe. Did Liam’s shirt advocate violence? No, Liam’s shirt simply stated that there are only two genders.
https://www.richardcyoung.com/politics/education-politics/homeschool-the-fight-against-the-woke-school-agenda/
Maine Builds New Rent-Free Apartments for Migrants Paid by State’s Taxpayers
Maine taxpayers are funding new apartments in Brunswick for border crossers and illegal aliens, providing at least two years of rent.
The Maine State Housing Authority will cover the rent for asylum seekers, and the state budget allocated nearly $3.5 million for this purpose.
Additionally, the state is providing legal support and assistance for asylum applications and work authorization.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/maine-builds-new-rent-free-apartments-for-migrants-paid-by-state-s-taxpayers/ar-AA1mVKQS
FAA hiring workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is receiving backlash after a new report highlighted the government organization’s “National Outreach Program for Diversity and Inclusion,” which is a hiring program designed to push the recruitment of individuals with “severe intellectual” disabilities, “psychiatric” disabilities and other disabilities.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/01/faa-hiring-workers-with-severe-intellectual-disabilities/
The Nuclear Family Was No Mistake: A Response to David Brooks
We're growing more disconnected, but the nuclear familly isn't at fault.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sliding-vs-deciding/202002/the-nuclear-family-was-no-mistake-response-david-brooks
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Cuba No Go Zone - Trudeau's 3rd World Canada
Traveling to Cuba as a US Citizen: 2024 Complete Guide
Cuba has been a country shrouded in mystery and wonder for many Americans. Just 90 miles off the shores of Key West, it’s no surprise why many Americans wonder if they can visit Cuba.
With continuous changes to travel restrictions and policies regarding Cuba, Squaremouth has compiled a detailed overview of everything you need to know, updated with the latest information regarding Cuba entry requirements, travel advice, and much more.
Can Americans Travel to Cuba?
In short, yes, it is possible for Americans to visit Cuba. However, the country still remains off limits for tourist activities. This means U.S citizens currently cannot visit Cuba when the sole purpose of their trip is to sightsee, go to the beach, and explore.
https://www.squaremouth.com/travel-advice/traveling-to-cuba-us-citizen-complete-guide
Margaret Trudeau's Cuban memory: The dictator who cuddled her baby
It marked a turning point in Canada’s relationship with Cuba, but Margaret Trudeau remembers the groundbreaking trip as one in which a dictator melted at the sight of her young baby.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/margaret-trudeaus-cuban-memory-the-dictator-who-cuddled-her-baby
Justin Trudeau on Fidel Castro: 'A legendary revolutionary' who improved education and healthcare
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/justin-trudeau-on-fidel-castro-a-legendary-revolutionary-who-improved-education-and-healthcare
Venezuela was once South America’s richest country. Here's what went wrong
Until recently, almost all of Venezuela's mostly urban and educated population had access to clean drinking water, sanitation facilities and electricity. It was an affluent country, with the largest proven fossil-fuel reserves in the world.
But its economy is shrinking at an alarming rate, while at the same time inflation is spiralling out of control. Poverty and violent unrest have ensued.
What went so wrong? Here’s a closer look at Venezuela’s economic collapse.
An economy in freefall
The heady days of 2001 – when Venezuela was the richest country on the continent – are long gone.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/venezuela-economic-woes-2017-explained/
It’s ‘not immigration, it’s invasion’: Bobby Jindal’s strong warning about Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in US
While major networks including Fox and CNN are downplaying reports of “no-go zones” in Europe, where governments have turned over effective control of local populations to criminal gangs or Islamic clerics imposing Sharia law, Jindal is pushing his own warnings even further.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/01/28/its-not-immigration-its-invasion-bobby-jindals-strong-warning-about-muslim-no-go-zones-in-us-175861/
Trudeau Transitions Canada To Vehicle For 3rd World Political Problems
Call it the under-belly of immigration policy in Canada. While media has spent a half-century promoting the so-called "upside" regarding the world's largest intake of 3rd World migration, they refrain from pointing out an inevitable downside.
Import enough people from foreign nations, and in time the political problems of these countries will transition to Canada's problems.
https://bradsalzberg.substack.com/p/trudeau-transitions-canada-to-vehicle
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Deep State vs Trump - Using Law-fare To Derail Trump
Trump 14th Amendment ballot eligibility challenger arrested on federal tax fraud charges
John Anthony Castro, a long-shot Republican presidential candidate vying to have former President Trump removed from the ballot over the 14th Amendment insurrection clause, was arrested on federal tax fraud charges Tuesday – a day after a federal judge in Nevada threw out one of his lawsuits aiming to bar Trump from running.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-14th-amendment-ballot-eligibility-challenger-arrested-on-federal-tax-fraud-charges/ar-AA1mOxty
Schumer warns Trump: Intel officials ‘have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you’
The new leader of Democrats in the Senate says Donald Trump is being “really dumb” for picking a fight with intelligence officials, suggesting they have ways to strike back, after the president-elect speculated Tuesday that his “so-called” briefing about Russian cyberattacks had been delayed in order to build a case.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=1866424
Donald Trump Pledges to ‘Totally Obliterate the Deep State’
The former president said that the country would no longer be ruled by “entrenched political dynasties.”
Americans would be put first “every single time, every single day,” as they were during his presidency, Trump said. He then went after the “deep state,” which he pledged to “totally obliterate.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-pledges-to-totally-obliterate-the-deep-state/ar-AA18g3AF
The Democrats Are Using Lawfare Against Trump Because They Can't Beat Him Fairly
Less than one year away from the 2024 presidential election, poll after poll shows President Joe Biden's chances of reelection diminishing. The panicked response of Democrats has ranged from anonymously leaking statements imploring President Biden not to run again to head-in-the-sand denials about his chances of winning. But by far the most dangerous and un-American tool in the Left's political arsenal is their unprecedented lawfare targeting Joe Biden's leading political opponent: President Donald J. Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-using-lawfare-against-trump-because-they-cant-beat-him-fairly-opinion-1849670
Will 'Lawfare' Take Trump Off the Ballot?
The biggest threat to the Constitution in 2024 is the "lawfare" being waged against Donald Trump -- and the Supreme Court is as much its target as Trump is.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/23/will_lawfare_take_trump_off_the_ballot_150365.html
Lawfare Against Trump Running Out of Gas
Prosecutors are discovering that the more they seek to rush to judgment before the election and gag Trump from speaking publicly about these proceedings, the more he rises in the polls.
The prosecutors began accelerating their indictments only once Trump started to lead incumbent Joe Biden by sizable margins in head-to-head polls. Moreover, had Trump not run for the presidency, or had he been of the same party as most of the four prosecutors, he would have never been indicted by any of them.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/15/lawfare-against-trump-is-running-out-of-gas/
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Be Nice to California - Lab Grown Meat
Shush! L.A. Times Editor Asks “Departees” Not to Criticize California on Their Way Out
In an editorial fit for The Onion or the Babylon Bee, Los Angeles Times’ letters editor Paul Thornton wrote a column this week entitled “If you want to leave, fine. But don’t insult California on the way out.” The column acknowledges an exodus from the state, but sees the problem as former Californians sharing their experiences about what drove them from the Golden State. It is like Captain William Bligh asking the mutinous crew of the Bounty for a reference as they head for the lifeboats.
Thornton wrote that “more than 800,000 Californians moved away in 2022, and many thousands more left last year. Often, the departees, cash in hand from the sale of their $1-million bungalows, feel the need to express disdain for their home state, and even some anger too.”
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/01/23/l-a-times-editor-please-do-not-criticize-california-on-your-way-out/
California's exodus continues, with population dropping for the third year in a row, putting its political influence at risk
California's population has dropped for the third year in a row.
The high-cost of living and an increase in remote work are likely driving factors
Some fear the demographic changes could cause the state to lose political clout.
California's population has dropped for the third year in a row, raising concerns about the effects of an exodus of residents from the Golden State.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/californias-exodus-continues-with-population-dropping-for-the-third-year-in-a-row-putting-its-political-influence-at-risk/ar-AA1lWT5U
'Severe revenue decline': California faces a record $68B deficit — here's what is eating away at the Golden State's coffers
California lawmakers convened for the first session of 2024 on Wednesday and are tasked with tackling the state's record $68 billion budget deficit.
The enormous shortfall is largely attributed to a “severe revenue decline,” the California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) reported last month.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/severe-revenue-decline-california-faces-133000258.html
Lab-Grown Meat Has a Big Problem Very Few People Know About
Their life-cycle assessment of current meat-growing processes – which has yet to be peer-reviewed – found cultured meat production could emit between four to 25 times more carbon dioxide per kilogram than regular beef and all its hidden costs, depending on the techniques used.
https://www.sciencealert.com/lab-grown-meat-has-a-big-problem-very-few-people-know-about
Big Farma: How lab-grown meats are a costly, unhealthy tool of the globalist elite
The answer to food safety and security lies in a decentralized food system that connects communities with farmers growing real food sustainably and distributing it locally.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/big-farma-how-lab-grown-meats-are-a-costly-unhealthy-tool-of-the-globalist-elite/
Italy becomes the first country in the world to ban lab-grown meat
https://nypost.com/2023/11/18/news/italy-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-ban-lab-grown-meat/
Florida lawmakers look to ban lab-grown ‘cultivated’ meat products
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/01/24/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-ban-danny-alvarez/
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Highest IQ - No Objective Press In Canada - Alberta Vs Trudeau
Football comes first for Devon boy, 12, who scored IQ of 162
A 12-year-old boy who scored the maximum in an IQ test says football still comes first.
Rory Bidwell, from Great Torrington, Devon, joined the ranks of Mensa after acing the Cattell III B test with 162, the top score for children.
This is above what is believed to be a score of 160 for Albert Einstein.
Rory is also a keen sportsman and said he would prefer a career in football because it is "what I love".
Rory said he felt "really good" and "fantastic" after taking the test which his mother had suggested he take.
"I knew nothing about Mensa before the test, no preparation," he said.
"I found it quite, quite easy."
He said he wanted to use his brain to his advantage and "do something great" in the future.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-68103402
How Trudeau bought the media
The overwhelming bulk of Canada’s media is bought, and paid for, by the federal government. In particular, by the Liberal Party which has extended generous taxpayer subsidies to outlets that comply with its diktats.
In its 2019 budget, the federal government rolled out nearly $600 million in subsidies for select media outlets that obtain the federal government’s approval. The latest $600 million cheque is meant to fill a blind spot in exerting government influence over the Canadian print and online media.
https://www.westernstandard.news/features/how-trudeau-bought-the-media/article_58fdf7e6-39b9-5e78-a174-4a132b58a767.html
Are Media In Canada Actually Owned By Canadians?
To some degree, media output can be divided into two categories: that which is based on fact, and what is based on opinion. The latter is often presented as editorial opinion, more commonly known as “Op-Ed” articles.
This is one of them. Cultural Action Party cannot answer the question as to whether Canadian media are controlled by non-Canadians. When we say “controlled” we are also referring to ownership.
The story is relatively clear regarding CBC Corporation. Many Canadians realize they are a state-funded media company. As such, they recognize their bias toward Canadian liberalism, as well as our ruling Liberal government.
https://capforcanada.com/are-media-in-canada-actually-owned-by-canadians/
Canadians support Trump over Trudeau: Spark Advocacy poll
A recent poll conducted by Spark Advocacy has found that support for Donald Trump has grown in Canada since Joe Biden took office, with 33 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the former president over his successor if given the opportunity.
https://thepostmillennial.com/canadians-support-trump-over-trudeau-poll
Canada's top court backs Alberta challenge to Trudeau environment law
Canada's Supreme Court dealt a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Friday by ruling that a federal law assessing how major projects such as coal mines and oil sands plants impact the environment is largely unconstitutional.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-top-court-rules-environmental-impact-law-is-largely-unconstitutional-2023-10-13/
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Had A Great Time At The NSSF Shot Show
NSSF is Your Trade Association—Tap Into All That Membership Has To Offer
As the firearms trade association, NSSF is working day in and day out to promote, protect and preserve our industry and our sports. Providing a unified voice of our entire industry, your membership helps make our voice that much stronger. There are many practical benefits as well:
SHOT Show discounts and special access to member-only resources. Steep markdowns on market research publications that assist in business decision-making
Exclusive compliance resources and information to help keep you current on regulations affecting your business. Business discounts on goods and services you already use.
https://www.nssf.org/membership/
Your participation in the SHOT Show directly supports the mission of NSSF® — the Firearm Industry Trade Association
NSSF leads the way in advocating for the industry and its business and jobs, keeping guns out of the wrong hands, encouraging enjoyment of recreational shooting and hunting, and helping people better understand the industry’s lawful products.
https://shotshow.org/
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Elected Incompetence - New York Illegals
Why Democracy Produces Incompetent Leaders – And How to Fix it
Democracy doesn’t work. Plato thought it was a terrible system, a prelude to tyranny, giving power to selfish and dangerous demagogues. Watching what is happening these days in democracies around the world, it’s hard to disagree with Plato. Democracy appears to produce an abundance of incompetent and dishonest political leaders, who exploit people’s credulity and prejudices and thrive on emotion-driven discourse and fake news. This Impakter essay looks at the problems and proposes an easy fix – if only we had the courage to implement it.
https://impakter.com/why-democracy-produces-incompetent-leaders-and-how-to-fix-it/
Incompetence of Trudeau Liberals is on full display
The Trudeau Liberals appear to be trying hard to make themselves out to be the most incompetent government in Canadian history. It seems that this is a government where memos are drafted, reports are written and nobody in charge reads them or is briefed.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/the-incompetence-of-the-trudeau-liberals-is-on-full-display
Psychology Explains Why We Put Incompetent People In Power
If you keep up with politics or the news, you will have seen this scene play out in those spheres or in your personal life:
Someone who has little knowledge of a subject claims to know a lot about it. In fact, that person might be boasting about being an expert in this area.
And yet their claims can be easily dismantled based upon how they answer next. That or who they are as a person makes it obvious they’re lying.
There is a psychological phenomenon named after that called the Dunning-Kruger effect. It’s not a disease, syndrome or mental illness. It is something that everyone has to some extent and is part of human cognition.
https://medium.com/purposeful-life/psychology-explains-why-we-put-incompetent-people-in-power-34545ce43557
Trump 14th Amendment ballot eligibility challenger arrested on federal tax fraud charges
ohn Anthony Castro, a long-shot Republican presidential candidate vying to have former President Trump removed from the ballot over the 14th Amendment insurrection clause, was arrested on federal tax fraud charges Tuesday – a day after a federal judge in Nevada threw out one of his lawsuits aiming to bar Trump from running.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-14th-amendment-ballot-eligibility-challenger-arrested-on-federal-tax-fraud-charges/ar-AA1mOxty
Adams floats idea of New Yorkers housing migrants in ‘private residences’
Any spare rooms at Gracie Mansion?
https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/adams-wants-new-yorkers-to-house-migrants-in-private-residences/
NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends housing migrants at high school amid backlash
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended temporarily housing migrants in a Brooklyn high school ahead of a winter storm this week, amid backlash over the administration's handling of the migrant crisis.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/nyc-mayor-defends-housing-migrants-high-school/story?id=106302548
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Real Friends
Science Reveals How Political Ideology Affects Friendships
The famous Greek historian Herodotus said, “of all possessions a friend is the most precious.” And he was right, at least in part. Studies have shown that friendships bring us happiness and well-being, and not only when we’re young but also when we’re halfway through life and beyond.
We ascribe high value to our friends, to the point that they become a pillar as important as family or a romantic partner. The difference between friends and acquaintances is the degree to which we self-disclose personal information. It’s when we become vulnerable and we open our souls to one another that friendship is born.
https://medium.com/curious/science-reveals-how-political-ideology-affects-friendships-a-2020-study-9f6920a57928
Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
It may be one of the most surefire findings in all of social psychology, repeatedly replicated over almost five decades of study: American conservatives say they are much happier than American liberals. They also report greater meaning and purpose in their lives, and higher overall life satisfaction. These links are so solidly evidenced that, for the most part, modern social scientists simply try to explain them. They've put forth numerous possible explanations.
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2022/08/27/why_are_conservatives_happier_than_liberals_849615.html#!
Study Confirms Telling Difference in Way Conservatives and Liberals Treat Friends
A new study from the Survey Center on American Life shows that the “open-minded” mentality of many liberals is likely a bunch of hot air.
The Survey Center interviewed 2,019 adults, reporting a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points, in its May 2021 American Perspectives Survey to analyze how the tense political climate impacts friendships.
While only 15 percent of people have ended a friendship over political disagreements, there is a clear ideological tilt when the rift political differences can cause is broken down.
“Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans are to report having ended a friendship over a political disagreement (20 percent vs. 10 percent). Political liberals are also far more likely than conservatives are to say they are no longer friends with someone due to political differences (28 percent vs. 10 percent, respectively),” the group explained.
https://www.westernjournal.com/study-confirms-telling-difference-way-conservatives-liberals-treat-friends/
What Is The Real Definition Of A True Friend?
True friends are usually those who offer you support, improve your quality of life, promote self-confidence, provide honesty and unconditional love, and help you progress mentally. It often takes time and effort to foster deep, healthy friendships. You might find new friends by joining various clubs and groups to find others who share your interests and values. Online therapy can be another way to learn about fostering healthy friendships and improving your overall well-being so that you can be a good friend.
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/general/what-is-the-real-definition-of-a-true-friend/
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Shot Show - Securing Freedom and Security
2024 Highlights
See what's coming to the 2024 SHOT Show. SHOT Show is all about the businesses of the shooting sports, hunting, law enforcement, and armed forces industries.
https://shotshow.org/
CRPA and GOA Case Knocks Down “Sensitive Areas” In California
In the case of May v. Bonta, the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted a Preliminary Injunction, effectively blocking the enforcement of the “sensitive areas” provisions in Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) that severely restricted where gun owners could carry a firearm.
The lawsuit was filed by YouTube star Reno May with the help of the California Rifle Pistol Association (CRPA), Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), and Gun Owners of California (GOC). Another case filed two weeks after May was also decided by the same judge over the same issue. That case is Carralero v. Bonta and was filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), and California Gun Rights Foundation (CGRF). Both cases challenged the constitutionality of SB 2, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2023.
SB 2 imposed a wide range of restrictions on the carrying of firearms in so-called “sensitive places,” such as public parks, restaurants that serve alcohol, and on private property where the owner has not posted that the carrying of arms is allowed.
https://gun.net/2023/12/23/crpa-and-goa-case-knocks-down-sensitive-areas-in-california/?doing_wp_cron=1705683241.7394099235534667968750
Judge Issues Injunction Halting SB 2 Implementation
In a HUGE ruling released just last evening, the Southern Division of the Central District of California issued an injunction halting enforcement of provisions of SB 2 that designates a wide variety of locations in the state as “sensitive places” in which a firearm could not legally be possessed.
https://crpa.org/news/blogs/judge-issues-injunction-halting-sb-2-implementation/
Founding Fathers Quotes on Guns and the Second Amendment's Right to Keep & Bear Arms
The Second Amendment is perhaps one of the most straightforward Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Yet, it remains one of the most controversial, mostly due to the clause regarding “a well regulated militia” – a topic we've written about before.
While the freedom of association clause in the First Amendment is one of the most eroded in the Constitution, the Second Amendment is perhaps the most under attack. Few would argue in favor of repealing the First Amendment or even ignoring it because it is politically inconvenient. However, this is precisely what the champions of gun control advocate for – either radical abridgements of the Second Amendment or its direct repeal. Fortunately, there are also well-funded organizations fighting these forces in the American political sphere, but it is a tough and constant battle.
https://ammo.com/articles/founding-fathers-quotes-second-amendment-guns-keep-and-bear-arms
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