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Ally Bryant retweeted
.@grok who gives more money to the news media
North Korea or Canada?
Grocery prices are astronomical.
Food banks are in crisis.
Job market is bleak.
Economy is hemorrhaging.
Solution?
More small farms. More production. Better equipment, domestic manufacturing. More processing facilities. Logical regulations, less political red tape.
Simple!
There used to be a common saying:
"One bad apple spoils the whole barrel"
Relevant as ever and worth contemplating.
The man has a good point here.
Divide and conquer works.
It's awfully hard to maintain a civilization when the townspeople all hate each other for made-up political reasons.
Common ground exists. So let's start there.
If you’re right wing and you can’t admit liberals (not communists) are way better at art and design and boutique coffee shops and restaurants, you’re not living in reality.
If you’re left wing and you can’t admit conservatives are way better at running cities and businesses and police departments, you’re not living in reality.
You step inside a beautiful coffee shop in the PNW and think “man, these liberals are great at this stuff…conservatives should take notes.” Then the moment you step outside and trip over a homeless drug zombie shooting up fentanyl on the sidewalk, you think “man these liberals are terrible at this stuff…they should really take notes from conservatives”
Communists make disgusting anti-beauty art, but classical liberals aren’t like that. Put the libs in charge of the coffee shops, put the conservatives in charge of city hall. This is how you get a city that is beautiful, clean, and functional.
If you can’t accept that, you need to check your tribalism. We are never getting rid of each other, so figure out how we strike a balance or else the communists swoop in and take everything from us while we quarrel over stupid bullshit…which is exactly what’s happening now.
Forgot $100 balance on phone bill after I paid.
Disconnected without warning or announcement. Don't realize til I try to make a call.
Go online to pay bill.
New 2 step verification.
They send a code via SMS.
Which I can't get.
Alternatives?
Schedule a callback.
Which I can't get.
So now I have to drive into town to the store.
To pay the bill in person.
(hopefully)
Because one of the major phone companies is too stupid to foresee this problem, our high-trust society is dead, and I am hopelessly disorganized.
This timeline sucks.
So does @koodo
Ally Bryant retweeted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EDGEWOOD, British Columbia - Nov 2, 2026
Universal Ostrich Farms Files Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Unlawful Raids and Seizures
Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. and Landco Ventures Inc. have officially filed a multimillion dollar civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Attorney General of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The lawsuit arises from a series of aggressive and intrusive regulatory actions that culminated in an invasive 52-day occupation of the plaintiffs Edgewood, B.C. farm property, the forced slaughter of their ostrich flock, and the destruction of a commercial
enterprise.
Key Allegations and Causes of Action:
• Unlawful Search and Occupation:
On or about September 3, 2025, the CFIA and RCMP obtained search warrants based on an affirmation by Heather June Willis. The defendants entered the property without prior notice, leading to a continuous, months-long 24-hour occupation, during which
they erected massive hay-bale "kill pens", disabled surveillance systems, restricted
access, and secured airspace restrictions.
• Inadequate Statutory Compensation:
Under the Health of Animals Act, the CFIA ordered the slaughter of 314 ostriches (out of 351 birds on site) and denied all compensation.
• Animal Cruelty and Missing Birds:
The claim highlights inhumane handling during slaughter operations contrary to internal guidelines and common law, alongside numerous birds going missing without proper inventory or chain of custody.
• Unlawful Seizure of Ostrich Eggs:
In 2025, the CFIA seized an unspecified number of ostrich eggs without lawful authority or compensation. These eggs served as the core input for Universal’s proprietary dietary supplement and pill product, which was poised for a commercial market launch generating projected revenues exceeding $200,000,000. The seizure permanently destroyed this enterprise.
• Property Damage and Trespass:
The plaintiffs seek damages for trespass, nuisance, intrusion upon seclusion, and permanent real property devaluation.
Relief Sought from the Court:
• An order requiring the defendants to remove all encroachments and remediate the property.
• A complete accounting and return or compensation for all removed documents, materials, birds, and eggs.
• General, special, punitive, and exemplary damages for trespass, harassment, intrusion upon seclusion, negligence, and Charter breaches.
Official Statement from John Catsimatidis – US
November 2 ,2026
"I was disappointed that the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) did not have enough respect to allow Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one of the world's leading health agencies, to test the ostriches as they had requested.
This would have put everything to rest between the United States and Canada, which may have been a contributing factor to other things.
It's a shame the CFIA did not listen to well respected professionals. Instead, the CFIA destroyed the ostriches and their eggs without allowing any testing, and without proof that the birds were infected, which created many doubts amongst the two countries.
I hope we can put it behind us and have our two countries work closer together like we
always have."
OFFICIAL MEDIA STATEMENT — KAREN ESPERSEN & KATIE PASITNEY | UNIVERSAL OSTRICH
FARMS
"As we mark one year since the devastating destruction of our 351 ostriches on November 6–7, 2025, we honour their lives, our family's 35-year legacy, and the people around the world who continue to stand with us.
This memorial week, we have filed our civil lawsuit seeking justice, accountability, and meaningful policy change. Virus control and animal cruelty should never go hand in hand.
Science must come before destruction, and government power must never be above accountability.
The outcome at our farm does not erase responsibility. When enforcement shortcuts due process, everyone becomes vulnerable. If we fail to learn from this tragedy, we risk allowing it to happen again.
This lawsuit is about more than compensation. It is about protecting rights, demanding transparency, and ensuring no other family or animals endure what we experienced.
We cannot bring back our 351 ostriches, but we can fight to ensure their suffering was not in vain.
Their voices were silenced, but their legacy will drive change."
Karen Espersen & Katie Pasitney
Universal Ostrich Farms
Together are Stonger.
The world is still watching.
Miracle Monday
[email protected]
[email protected] – at Canada
Ally Bryant retweeted
A high-trust society cannot survive when the rules apply to some people and not to others.
Canada was known and loved as a place where you could trust your neighbours, expect fair treatment and build a life with confidence that the rules meant something. That trust was part of what made this country feel like home. It is worth protecting.
The rule of law is foundational to that trust. Everyone is subject to the law, including the people who write it, enforce it and exercise power in our name.
You cannot expect citizens to respect the law while allowing those in power to disregard its limits. You cannot demand honesty while rewarding corruption. And you cannot keep asking people to trust institutions that refuse to hold themselves accountable.
People see the double standard. They see who gets investigated, who gets protected, whose conduct is excused and whose life is turned upside down.
A high-trust society depends on people knowing that the same legal standards apply to everyone. That their rights will be respected. That public power has limits. That wrongdoing will have consequences, regardless of who is responsible.
A low-trust society takes hold when people conclude that the rules are merely tools used by those with power against those without it.
Those two systems cannot coexist. Either we uphold equal accountability, or we normalize selective enforcement and watch trust disappear.
And no, demanding accountability is not what undermines public confidence. The misconduct does that. The cover-ups do that. The refusal to apply the law equally does that.
Institutions are not entitled to our trust because of the power they hold. They earn it through how they exercise that power—and whether they hold their own accountable when it is abused.
Apply the law equally. Respect its limits. Hold people accountable, regardless of their title, position or political allegiance.
The rule of law means nothing if the people entrusted to uphold it are protected when they violate it.
The question for Canadians is: What kind of country do you want? One where you can trust your neighbours, rely on your institutions and know the law applies equally to everyone? Or one where who you know and how much power you hold determine which rules apply to you?
Two words:
Modern Homesteading.
~89% of Canada is Crown Land.
Mostly under the control of the Provinces.
Plenty of it located near existing infrastructure.
Same deal as last time, 100 acre land grants. Clear some trees, make a home.
That's how Canada gets built.
🇨🇦 CANADA HAS REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE’RE ASKING YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THAT HOMEOWNERSHIP MAY BE OUT OF REACH FOR DECADES.
Read that again.
The Globe and Mail is now discussing what we can do for young Canadians while they wait for housing to become affordable.
But here’s the bigger economic question:
Why should an entire generation have to wait decades to achieve what previous generations could often accomplish in their twenties and thirties?
🏠 Housing costs have outpaced incomes.
🚨Saving for a down payment competes with increasingly expensive rent.
📉 Delayed homeownership means fewer years to build housing equity.
👨👩👧👦 Financial insecurity can delay family formation and retirement planning.
Housing affordability isn’t just a real estate problem.
It’s an intergenerational wealth problem.
And the longer it persists, the more Canada’s economic opportunities depend on when you were born and whether your parents own property.
A country cannot build a prosperous future by asking its next generation to spend decades waiting for one.
🇨🇦 #Canada #HousingCrisis
Image : @globeandmail
Part of the problem is too many of the honest, reasonable people are opting out.
Of everything.
Walking away from all that keeps civilization civilized.
The game-playing, the deceptive manipulation tactics that are so pervasive in modern culture... it's entirely intolerable.
If this politician gains unprecedented popularity in record time, more politicians will follow suit.
And we desperately need more politicians saying reasonable, honest, long-overdue, reality-based statements.
Guys.
I don't use this term lightly...
LOL.
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He always waits until the polls and his advisors tell him it's safe to state the obvious.
That's not leadership.
It's cowardice.
We can do better.
Ally Bryant retweeted
JUST IN: Canadian man wins city council election after telling voters he has no idea what he's doing, doesn't enjoy politics, & is unqualified for office.
Maybe all this destruction of historical masterpieces will lead us into a New Renaissance...
Maybe we'll be re-inspired to make beautiful things just for the sake of making beautiful things...
It could happen. It's possible.
Why didn't Mulder ever start carrying a little camera around?
Seems like he should have just bought himself a little camera.
Ally Bryant retweeted
For decades, Canada has been seen as a 'model nation', internationally renowned for its high standard of living, safety & friendliness. 🇨🇦
Recently, it's been making headlines for the wrong reasons. Unaffordability, homelessness & addiction, rising crime, and a healthcare system so stretched that thousands are dying as they await treatment.
'Broken Country' is a new documentary that explores what went wrong in Canada, and what can be done.
Watch it here: brokencountry.com