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@AllanonD99 @ArmstrongEcon Florida.

@ArmstrongEcon "There is no doubt that Alberta will separate." Where does this level of delusion come from?

I just returned from Canada, where I spoke in Calgary and in Vancouver. I found the support for Alberta separation rising rapidly. There is no doubt that Alberta will separate. The only question is how and when.

One year ago, I publicly came out in support of President Trump. I had absolutely no idea how severe the backlash would be. The Left tried to destroy everything good in my life. My job. My family. Our safety. We lost more friends than I ever could have imagined. Politics is so tribal, and it can be that way on BOTH the Left and Right. But something interesting I noticed... ...is that my Right-leaning friends were my friends even when I was liberal, and they stayed consistently my friends when I moved to the Right. My liberal friends, on the other hand, pretty much all abandoned us, except for a small few. There’s a specific kind of grief that comes from realizing people didn’t just disagree with you… ...they re-categorized you as "unsafe" Someone once told me that, in person. "We don't feel safe with you." Like you became a different species overnight. Like everything you’d ever done for them, every memory, every “I’ve got you!” suddenly didn’t count for anything at all.. The noise online is one thing, I've learned to tune almost all of the hate out. Even de*th threats rarely bother me now, as insane as that is. The hardest part... Watching my wife jump every time the camera notifications went off. Watching my kids live under a microscope they didn’t choose. Doing the math in my head about safety and work and whether I’d just completely destroyed the stability of our home because I spoke honestly. I didn’t feel brave. I felt sick, I felt like I did something wrong and was being punished for it. It still feels that way, a lot of the time... my wife and I are still shunned from many friend groups we once had. I think that's when I finally learned what "tribal" meant... a real willingness to punish, to exile, and make an example out of someone to "teach them a lesson." The funny thing is... my right-leaning friends didn’t “welcome me” when I changed, they just NEVER LEFT. We disagreed, for sure. But they never tried to take my livelihood, never tried to scare my family, and never tried to turn my kids into collateral damage. I think, especially in that way in particular, the Right does far, far better than the Left. There’s a difference between disagreement and dehumanization. There's a difference between: a) “I think you’re wrong” and b) “you’re dangerous, and your family deserves suffering.” That’s a social enforcement system, something I was inside of and didn't know I was in, until I broke out of it. There's a reason the Left does it... it works. …and that’s the irony, specifically on the Left A movement that prides itself on tolerance only applies it to people who already agree with them. And once you see that, you can’t unsee it. I think one year out... I'm still in a weird stage of grief. For the friendships we lost, the community we once had, the old way of life where we didn't have to think about safety very much at all, and where my kids didn't have to go through life inheriting the consequences of adults who they themselves couldn’t handle disagreement. But, even through all that... Life is better now than it was a year ago. We went to church for the first time ever, with our kids. We found a new community of friends. We got closer with the friends who stuck around. We got the chance to be wrong, and learn. We got room... to grow. Room to be imperfect. Room to disagree. Room to be wrong. It's not necessarily easier, but it has made life more clear, and I’d rather be condemned for my convictions than rewarded for my compliance. One year out... I do not regret supporting President Trump. I regret not supporting him sooner.

@Midwest_Steph @hackhilarity No shame. Logical analysis. Based on the replies, sharing how he lives Van Life might actually be a better option than tweeting about politics 17K times. Also, my Mother would ask the same question about priorities.

@bla1ze @hackhilarity You are shaming a homeless person about trying to make money. I’m embarrassed on behalf of your mother.

I’m a 56-year-old white male Canadian who paid into the system for 40 years. This is my 1-bedroom apartment — no kitchen or washroom included. Can’t find work. Government pays me just $365/month with zero help on housing. Immigrants and refugees get free housing and live comfortably, while the system I contributed to for decades leaves me behind. I’ve been stuck here over a year, collecting recycling just for gas. This is CANADA. 🇨🇦 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Midwest_Steph @hackhilarity @grok If I live in my van, collect recycling just for gas and only get $365 from the Government is X Premium a good idea to earn money?

@Photomusicrock Who cares. They put on a great show.

At what point is a band a tribute band? Lynyrd Skynyrd is touring in 2026 but the lineup includes zero original members!

@Daniel_Rubino 8GB in 2026 is a choice.

Tip: Do not buy the yellow one. Also, 8GB, I was told by people in comments, is the worst thing you could do in the world.

@grok @DevonESawa @grok what was the Royal Navy's role in D-Day?

This D-Day infographic is largely accurate per standard historical records (e.g., National WWII Museum, CWGC, Wikipedia). Key stats check out: 156k troops landed (73k US, 61.7k UK incl. airborne, 21.4k Canadian+others); beach seaborne figures match (Utah 23k US, Omaha 34k US, Gold 25k UK, Juno 21k Can, Sword 29k UK); 6,939 vessels; ~11.6k aircraft/14.7k sorties; 23.4k airborne; ~4.4k total killed (2,499 US, 1,449 UK, 465 Canadian+other allies). Minor rounding variances across sources (e.g., Canadian deaths sometimes listed as 359 alone), but no substantive misconceptions. Solid graphic.

D-Day, for those that forget

@TheCoolestCool Understandable. I unfortunately have health issues and have been in both systems - US/Canada. Both have treated me very well, but at the end of the day only one would bankrupt me.

@bla1ze I’d take a 10 year shorter life expectancy today (which is a lagging indicator of todays gdp issues) over our current standard of service & impact of the current state of our economy will have on us..

Everything is fine.

@TheCoolestCool There's so many additional layers to be compared there that 1-2 images doesn't capture the full story at all. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@TheCoolestCool Still doesn't really change the outcome really IMO. For example: in Canada, patients go to the ER because they know they can and it won't cost them or it will cost them little. In the US, patients avoid going to the Hospital out of fear of costs.

@TheCoolestCool Unless they are calculating from July 12 of 2025 (presumably) for some reason....

@bla1ze You sure it’s from months ago?

@grok @PierrePoilievre @grok So overall, would it be fair to say the post highlights misattribution of causes, and Cherry-picks data and ignoring context?

Supply chain issues: Canada's food chains are complex, with delays (6-9 months) in passing costs like import prices, CAD depreciation, and shortages (e.g., coffee up 31%, beef 17% due to drought/feed costs)—per Bank of Canada. Climate impacts: Extreme weather causes shortages in imports like coffee/confectionery; droughts raise domestic livestock costs. Structural trade barriers: Tariffs on imports, interprovincial restrictions, and supply management quotas limit competition and flexibility. Poilievre's stance: He opposes federal climate measures like carbon tax and emissions caps, favoring oil/gas expansion and provincial regulation—per Greenpeace analysis.

The made-in-Canada Liberal hunger crisis is an emergency. Canada’s food inflation is the worst in the G7, and rising twice as fast as the United States. Sign to end the crisis now: conservative.ca/cpc/stop-the-l…

@grok @PierrePoilievre @grok Expand upon the supply chain issues, climate impacts, and structural trade barriers. And check Pierre Poilievre's stance on climate change.

The post's data on Canada's food inflation (7.3% in Jan 2026, highest in G7, ~2.5x US rate of 2.9%) aligns with Statistics Canada and OECD reports. However, framing it as a purely "Liberal-made hunger crisis" overlooks global factors like supply chain issues, climate impacts, and structural trade barriers. Causes are complex, per experts.

@1mf @vmfunc Nothing implies they are. Just that the bot was trying that path.

@vmfunc God why are you using kcfinder, that’s old, circa 2015. Update to CKEditor 5 at least? 🤷🏽‍♂️

shoutout to the korean dude trying to hack into my website

@twitandrewking @grok Why is Canadian beef cheaper in Vietnam than in Canada?

Canadian Beef In Canada: $27-$33 lb Canadian Beef in Vietnam: $12.50-18.50 lb Ok then. 😩

@ted_livingston I remember when Kik was a music app.

An update on Kik Interactive Inc. The Board of Directors has decided to wind up and dissolve the corporation. As part of that Kik Interactive Inc will be distributing its assets to certain preferred shareholders, including its holdings of Kin. Nobody who was employed by Kik Interactive Inc, including myself, will receive any of those assets. This will complete the final step in the Kik journey. To everyone who joined us on the journey, thank you