colton
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@Jaybefaunt In Cuba, you can get up to 30 years in prison for being a homosexual.
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The United States has a recession every 4 to 7 years and that is because capitalism can't operate under its own weight. However countries like Cuba can be under sanctions, embargos and blockades while surviving 65 years of it. It seems to me that if the US was subject to the same conditions as Cuba, this country would collapse within weeks. This 65-year stress test shows that Cuba is the superior country with the superior system. This is why the US officials want to bring it down because that would signal to us that if Cuba is successful, then we would want to copy an economic system similar to theirs. The US regime is persecuting Cubans out of fear because they do not want us to liberate ourselves just like they have.
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Andrew Yang is a great example of what a stupid person thinks a smart person is.
Mikli@CryptoMikli
Andrew Yang explains why lawyers will be replaced by AI “The first thing that jumped into my mind when you said that was lawyer. Law school applications, last I checked, went up 21% last year, and I would suggest that was a flight to safety, and that stuff’s not safe at all. Lawyering is highly structured. It’s very process oriented. It’s kind of the ideal environment for AI” “I have friends who are partners in law firms who say, ‘Look, I’m giving AI work that would have taken a second or third year associate a week to complete, and it gives it back to me in 20 minutes. So why on earth would I hire a small army of these associates?’”
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JFK was likely issuing a veiled threat against Diefenbaker in this speech in the very next line:
“Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.”
Kennedy likely saw Diefenbaker as the man “putting asunder” the countries that were “joined together.”
Diefenbaker was firm about Canadian sovereignty and pursuing an independent foreign policy.
Diefenbaker wanted to ensure that the placement of US nuclear weapons on Canadian soil was actually in the defence interests of Canada.
Another irritant was that Diefenbaker did not want to join the Organisation of American States.
Kennedy later challenged the very sovereignty of Canada to make its own defence and foreign policy decisions.
He went so far as to send pollsters and strategists to Canada with fake passports to help Lester Pearson’s campaign.
American pollster Louis Harris claims that toppling Diefenbaker was the proudest moment of his career.
Anytime this Kennedy speech is quoted to romanticise some fair and equal partnership between Canada and the US, I can’t help but laugh.
Kennedy was taking a shot at Canada’s Prime Minister and our sovereignty in this very speech.
This was a speech about domination, dressed in the language of friendship.
James E. Thorne@DrJStrategy
For the record. Canadian investors should ignore the partisan noise and performative outrage surrounding the current U.S. administration; what matters for Canada is policy, not personality, and the hard facts are that our economy, our security and our markets are still inextricably tied to the United States. As John F. Kennedy reminded Parliament in 1961, ‘Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies.’ For investors, that enduring reality matters far more than the latest viral clip or talking point.
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I don't think people understand the fact that Gen Z is incredibly conservative, but they're going to find out in due time.
Polling Canada@CanadianPolling
Among youth, Canada now ranks 71 in the world on the World Happiness Report
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Rob Ashton has the political instincts of a monkey
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East@CJPME
During the Lightning Round of our leadership debate on Palestine, 4 out of 5 @NDP candidates expressed strong support for the demands of the Palestine solidarity movement. Read our full assessment of the candidates: cjpme.org/ndp_2026
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Some really concerning funding cuts in Carney's budget (CRA, Indigenous relations, Canada Post, Public Works, CBC) but what stuck out to me as a transit nerd is:
-50.2% cuts to "VIA Rail Canada Inc."
+19% boost to "VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc" (High Frequency Rail)
National Newswatch@natnewswatch
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs, @davidakin reports globalnews.ca/news/11737460/… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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@hostbodyhan @christoaivalis cra was not, people close to retirement were offered a buyout basically, and hiring was frozen
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@pixelzso @christoaivalis thousands of government employees are losing their jobs
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ROGAN: Is it true that you guys live in igloos?
POILIEVRE: [forced chuckle] No, no, no, that's not true
ROGAN: I heard it's true
POILIEVRE: No, no, but with the way this liberal government is spending that's where we all might end up
ROGAN: Jamie, do Canadians live in igloos?
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Municipalities will charge 2x the median income in just taxes for new housing.
Development charges have simply become out of control. It’s time for a new contract between municipalities and the province for long term infrastructure financing.
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Eric Lombardi just gets it:
Provinces need to stop offloading their fiscal burdens to municipalities.
Municipalities need revenue, and decades of provincial cuts and underfunding have forced them to use the only tools at their disposal.
Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀@EricDLombardi
Municipalities will charge 2x the median income in just taxes for new housing. Development charges have simply become out of control. It’s time for a new contract between municipalities and the province for long term infrastructure financing.
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Bank of Canada: "We need house prices to come down, so that housing is more affordable."
How many politicians have the guts to say this? So far, few. Remember, most Canadians would be ok with home prices coming down. Let's normalize this narrative.
x.com/SteveSaretsky/…
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Lmao Trump is saving Pedro Sanchez
EM-electomania.es@electo_mania
#España 🇪🇸 - proyección escaños (mar’26) 🌹 PSOE 142 💧 PP 98 🥦 Vox 64 🌷 Sumar 17 🍋 ERC 10 🍃 EH Bildu 7 🧀 BNG 7 🪻 Podemos 2 🍇 PNV 2 🍈 Junts 1 ⚠️ Nota: el CIS estima un 1,7% de voto a nivel nacional para el BNG. Teniendo en cuenta el peso poblacional de Galicia sobre el censo nacional, para darse esta situación, el partido debería rondar el 25% del voto en dicha CCAA en unas generales. 👇 electomania.es/encuesta-cis-m…
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@libtardfinda @CTVNews are you illiterate? obviously they mean not accelerating as quickly and driving slower
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Drive gently and carry a loyalty card: ways to take the edge off high pump prices ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/arti…
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@globeandmail @globepolitics Sane immigration is immigration of exclusively European people.
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EXCLUSIVE: Slovenia’s PM Robert Golob has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate accusations that Israeli spy firm Black Cube interfered in the country’s election campaign, according to a letter we obtained.
politico.eu/article/robert…
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Electoral reform is the only acceptable answer here, idc what wing of the party you're in
Fair Vote Canada 🗳 🇨🇦@FairVoteCanada
What would it take for NDP support in a Liberal minority? Rabble asked every leadership candidate. We’re highlighting all who said proportional representation should be a condition. Here’s Avi Lewis’ response:
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@AntiToxicPeople he was talking about venezuela because of the baseball thing
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