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aka "Dr. Meaning"; Cofounder, Global Meaning Institute; Political Scientist; Philosopher; Bestselling Author; Professor; U.S. Army veteran 🇬🇷🇺🇸🇨🇦

Rethymno, Greece
Joined February 2009
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Do a quick reflection on how many BILLIONS Carney has distributed from January - August this year. So much money has been pumped into projects, companies, agencies, world tours, SUMMITS, and for the 2nd month in a row, 0.0% growth 🤯 Something is BIG TIME wrong. I want my stolen tax dollars back 🇨🇦
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If Canada was really a strong negotiator, based on a position of strength, the concern about its sovereignty would be moot. Canada can no longer build its interNATIONAL (note the emphasis) relations on its knees, whether they are with the U.S., EU, or whomever. The current obsession with “diversifying” away from U.S. is a very BIG mistake. Instead, Canada should demonstrate that it is the U.S.’s most important, dependable, and respected partner on the world stage. Pushing the U.S. out of Canada’s orbit is not only bad public policy but, in the long run, is dangerous for both countries. I pray that Canada wakes up and learns from its repeated failures under the current Carney/LPC regime-cabal. In the late Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s foreword to my book “Prisoners of Our Thoughts” he advised, “To learn something but not to do, is not to learn.”🇨🇦❤️ @elonmusk @joerogan @EvaVlaar @VDHanson @PierrePoilievre @KonstantinKisin @WeAreCanProud #Canada
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Mark Carney isn't a Board Chair anymore. He's not and has never been a CEO. He's not an executive manager. He's not an appointed and unaccountable bureaucrat. He's not our boss. His role is not to tell us what to do. He is not infallible. Carney is a Prime Minister in what is supposed to be a representative form of government. We are Canadians. He and every other member of the House of Commons represent us. When will his caucus revolt? We are not his employees. We're citizens of a G7 country. What will it take for Canadians to remind our government of their role? Or are we simply too content being tax slaves to fund his NWO agenda?
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Conservative MP on the EU summit: "The Prime Minister should be outraged, frankly, at the prospect of a carbon tariff being imposed by the European Union on Canadians." "We're not going to be subject to EU taxes, to EU regulation and EU immigration rules."
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This is an X poll of 4,500 people, with 96.5% saying NO to getting close to the EU👇🏼 We're being gaslit 🇨🇦
Nearly 75% of Canadians apparently think Carney is on the right track pursuing closer ties with Europe. That’s a hell of a consensus. Let’s hear yours. Do you think Carney is on the right track seeking closer ties with Europe?
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🫨Canadians! You need to hear President Von der Leyen’s speech in Montreal today. It lays out a most revealing & alarming plan for Carney’s push for deeper ties with the EU. Associate membership would mean closer alignment on policies & governance suggesting Canadian & EU parliaments and courts coordinate on policies, procedures and laws. All of it is framed as building an “Alliance for the Future.” How does that work when Canada is a sovereign democratic country whose government is accountable to its own citizens, not a foreign parliament? Also another interesting reveal about the merger between AI companies Cohere & Germany's Aleph Alpha. Carney announced an investment of $1.6B to Cohere today. This should leave every Canadian questioning what the purpose of this alliance really is & how it will affect Canada's sovereignty. If this doesn’t wake people up, ⏰ I don’t know what will. Take the time to listen to this podcast.👇
There's another layer to Carney's 1.6 billion Cohere announcement he left out...
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von der Leyen while standing on Canadian soil: “The arctic is part of the European Union” “Alignment on governance” “Cooperation on parliament to parliament”… “Court to court” If Trump ever said any of this there would be a collective meltdown, it would be considered an attack on our sovereignty. Carney is trying to sell this to Canadians that this is somehow making us more sovereign. He is once again gaslighting all of us. He is not a master negotiator, he is a master grifter.
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Alex Pattakos, Ph.D. retweeted
Its WAY BIGGER than what our worse fears could have imagined. NO it's NOT a simple "trade deal" or "symbolic" gesture This is a comprehensive summary of EVERYTHING that is found in today's multi-framework agreements signed between the EU and Canada 1. Trade and economic integration - Launch the Canada–EU Alliance for the Future to create a shared economic prosperity and security space. - Deepen economic integration and align industrial strategies. - Expand CETA and reduce remaining trade barriers. - Conclude substantive negotiations on a new Digital Trade Agreement, facilitating cross-border data flows. - Conclude negotiations on a new Competition Agreement to coordinate competition enforcement. - Establish a Canada–EU business council. - Coordinate industrial subsidies, investment and strategic-sector policies. - Protect critical supply chains and prevent technology leakage. - Coordinate economic security measures on a reciprocal, sector-by-sector basis. - Increase European investment in Canadian industries and resources. 2. Energy and natural resources - Launch a joint feasibility study on Canadian LNG exports to Europe. - Explore long-term energy supply contracts and investment arrangements. - Expand cooperation on nuclear energy, uranium and nuclear fuel. - Modernize the Canada–Euratom Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. - Facilitate European Investment Bank financing for Canadian critical minerals. - Increase investment in mining, refining, processing and recycling. - Explore strategic stockpiles of critical minerals. - Cooperate on energy grids, battery storage and infrastructure security. - Expand cooperation on clean energy and industrial decarbonization. - Explore joint critical-mineral projects in third countries. 3. Artificial intelligence and technology - Expand Canadian participation in European supercomputing infrastructure through EuroHPC. - Cooperate on AI safety, security, governance and regulation. - Improve reciprocal access to cloud computing and AI markets. - Develop interconnected AI infrastructure and AI Factories. - Align AI conformity assessments and digital standards. - Expand cooperation on quantum computing, semiconductors and photonics. - Pursue Canadian participation in future European research programs, including Horizon Europe. - Improve research funding and infrastructure access for startups and SMEs. - Coordinate efforts to protect minors online. - Expand collaboration on digital infrastructure and sovereign computing. 4. Digital identity and communications - Work toward mutual recognition of digital identity systems, digital credentials and trust services. - Work toward mutual recognition of AI conformity assessments and cybersecurity standards. - Build new secure undersea communications cables connecting Canada, Europe and Asia. - Improve security and resilience of international communications infrastructure. - Negotiate Canadian access to Europe's Galileo satellite navigation services. - Explore Canadian participation in the EU's IRIS² satellite communications initiative. - Expand cooperation on satellite communications and Earth observation. 5. Defence and military cooperation - Accelerate implementation of the Canada–EU Security and Defence Partnership. - Expand Canadian participation in European defence initiatives, including SAFE and PESCO. - Strengthen cooperation between Canadian and European defence industries. - Increase cooperation on military procurement and defence supply chains. - Expand cooperation on international peacekeeping and crisis management. - Strengthen maritime and space security. - Explore greater Canadian participation in EU security and defence missions. - Reinforce European security, including NATO's eastern flank. - Acknowledge separate initiatives such as the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. - Strengthen defence-related critical mineral supply chains. 6. Border security, immigration and policing - Establish a working arrangement between the Canada Border Services Agency and Frontex. - Expand operational cooperation on border security. - Increase intelligence sharing between Canadian and European law enforcement. - Strengthen cooperation with Europol, Eurojust and the EU Drugs Agency. - Advance ratification of the agreement on airline passenger name record data. - Explore expanded immigration information sharing. - Coordinate efforts against immigration fraud and irregular migration. - Improve cooperation on organized crime, drug trafficking and security threats. - Expand judicial cooperation on criminal investigations. 7. Democracy, information and cybersecurity - Develop a joint framework for democratic resilience. - Cooperate to protect electoral integrity. - Establish stronger early-warning mechanisms for threats to democratic institutions. - Launch a dedicated dialogue on foreign information manipulation and interference. - Coordinate responses to foreign interference and information threats. - Strengthen the integrity of the information environment. - Expand cybersecurity intelligence sharing. - Coordinate responses to cyberattacks and threats to critical infrastructure. - Cooperate against AI-enabled cyberattacks. - Develop joint approaches to international cybersecurity governance. 8. Climate and environmental policies - Reaffirm commitment to the Paris Agreement. - Maintain shared 2050 net-zero objectives. - Support carbon pricing and industrial decarbonization. - Expand clean technology cooperation. - Strengthen implementation of international biodiversity targets. - Support marine protected areas and ocean conservation. - Pursue an international legally binding treaty addressing plastic pollution. - Coordinate positions at upcoming international climate and biodiversity conferences. - Expand cooperation on ocean monitoring and climate research. - Pursue cleaner transportation, shipping and logistics. 9. Financial services and investment - Increase cross-border capital flows between Canada and Europe. - Improve access to financial services and investment markets. - Explore connecting Canadian and European instant payment systems. - Reduce costs and delays for international financial transfers. - Mobilize public and private investment in strategic industries. 10. Transportation and infrastructure - Strengthen connections between Canadian and European ports. - Develop trade corridors linking Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic routes with Europe. - Improve maritime supply-chain resilience. - Strengthen protection of ports and undersea infrastructure. - Expand cooperation on rail and water transportation. - Promote transportation automation, digitalization and decarbonization. - Launch a dedicated Canada–EU transportation dialogue. 11. Health and emergency preparedness - Expand cooperation on pandemic preparedness. - Strengthen infectious disease surveillance. - Increase cooperation between Canadian and European public health agencies. - Pursue Canadian participation in Europe's BE READY pandemic research initiative. - Improve emergency medical response and medical countermeasure coordination. - Expand wildfire prevention, detection and firefighting cooperation. - Support procurement of Canadian and European firefighting aircraft. - Reaffirm the planned delivery of 24 Canadian DHC-515 water bombers to EU member states. - Improve disaster response and reciprocal emergency assistance. 12. Education, employment and migration - Begin negotiations for deeper Canadian participation in Erasmus+. - Expand opportunities for Canadian students to study in Europe and vice versa. - Improve researcher and academic mobility. - Explore a new Canada–EU Youth Mobility Partnership. - Reduce barriers to mobility for skilled workers. - Improve mutual recognition of professional qualifications. - Expand vocational training and skills development cooperation. - Strengthen cultural exchanges and academic partnerships. - Explore establishing a New European Bauhaus Academy Hub in Canada. 13. Foreign policy and international relations - Increase coordination between Canada and the EU at the G7, G20 and United Nations. - Support reform of the World Trade Organization. - Strengthen cooperation between the EU and CPTPP countries. - Reaffirm support for the International Criminal Court. - Express opposition to American sanctions against the ICC. - Continue political, military, financial and humanitarian support for Ukraine. - Welcome Canada's intention to participate in the Ukraine Support Loan. - Increase pressure and sanctions on Russia. - Support Ukraine's reconstruction and Euro-Atlantic integration. - Support the return of Ukrainian prisoners and forcibly transferred children. - Reaffirm support for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. - Expand Arctic cooperation, including security, trade and Indigenous engagement. - Increase diplomatic coordination concerning Moldova, the Western Balkans, the Indo-Pacific, Africa and Latin America. 14. Closer political association with the European Union - Establish more frequent high-level political consultations. - Expand Canadian participation in relevant European political and ministerial meetings. - Continue regular Canada–EU summits and joint committees. - By the 2027 Canada–EU Summit, develop a framework for an increasingly close association between Canada and the EU, explicitly stopping short of full EU membership. - Pursue greater economic, technological, political and strategic alignment between Canada and the EU.
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This creature looks like she dines exclusively on souls. Listen up Cruella: Despite what our corporate press swill merchants report, Canadians DO NOT want anything to do with the authoritarian EU. Put that evil thing on a plane and send it back to Brussels, stat.
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Alex Pattakos, Ph.D. retweeted
Who can make this make sense? Carney: Trump putting tariffs on Canadian industries like steel and aluminum is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Also Carney: I welcome EU’s carbon tax on our steel, aluminum and iron industries. Canadians, can you see it now? Carney didn’t become PM to get a deal with Trump, make Canada an energy superpower or even build affordable homes. Carney became PM to further his net zero/green energy agenda (and grow his personal net worth via Brookfield’s extensive stake in green energy).
“The future of trade does take carbon into account, Carbon is trade” Carney and Ursula over the next several days will introduce their plan to soak businesses, industries and their citizens out of even more money & it will all be under the guise of “fighting the climate” CBAM will make life less affordable, but Carney will claim it’s making businesses “more competitive” These are not good people.
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Canada should not get into bed with Ursula von der Leyen. She was never elected by a single voter. She was nominated by heads of government and confirmed behind closed doors in Brussels. You can't vote her out. Neither can anyone in Europe. That alone should end the conversation, but it gets worse. This is the woman who negotiated billions in vaccine contracts with Pfizer's CEO by text message, then refused to show the texts. The EU's own court ruled against her. Billions in public money, decided in private chats, hidden from the public. And she survived it. She always survives it. She survived a no-confidence vote. She survived the German defence ministry scandals, the missing data, the consultant contracts. She survives everything because the system she runs isn't built to hold her accountable. It's built to protect her. Now look at what she's selling us. Digital ID wallets for every citizen. Officially voluntary today. But once that infrastructure exists, governments always find new uses for it. That's not a conspiracy, that's just how power works. And "ever closer association" means Canada falls in line behind EU rules on digital ID, data, and AI. Rules we didn't write. Rules our Parliament doesn't control. Carney calls this "more sovereignty." Let's be honest about what it is. It's trading dependence on Washington for dependence on Brussels. That's not sovereignty. That's changing landlords. And here's the part nobody in Ottawa wants to say out loud: there is no vote. No referendum. No say for the Canadian people. The federal cabinet can sign this and ratify it on its own. The same people who lecture us about democracy are cutting a deal with an unelected leader, in a city most Canadians will never visit, about rules that will govern our daily lives. Europe's farmers already figured her out. They drove their tractors into Brussels because her green rules were strangling them. Her own member states grumble about how much power she's grabbed for herself. Even the people who work under her call her "Queen Ursula." So why is Canada crawling into bed with her? Because Carney wants a headline about standing up to Trump, and Ursula wants another country in her orbit. Both of them get what they want. The Canadian people get the bill. We don't need a new master. We need our own house in order. Canada deserves better than Ursula's bed.
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Laughing & having a good time while destroying an entire country & its culture by importing the 3rd world, treating America as an adversary & embracing Globalism, Communism & Islam while doing everything possible to disaffect Christians. Mark Carney is the greatest evil Canada has ever faced
Mark Carney and Ursula Von Der Leyen both speaks at a business roundtable at the EU-Canada Summit in Montreal. Mark Carney reiterates that Canada his government is working toward making Canada an associate member.
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L'ex-patron du MI6, Alex Younger 🇬🇧, admet que l'Occident a provoqué la Russie et a perdu. Selon lui, l'Occident s'est marginalisé en se concentrant sur la confrontation militaire via l'OTAN, négligeant les domaines économique et technologique. La Russie en a bien profité pour devenir la première puissance technologique militaire. J'adore les personnalités singulières, honnêtes, lucides et courageuses du monde anglo-saxon !!!
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This is going to be a hard message for the Ukrainian bots and useful idiots out in force today
L'ex-patron du MI6, Alex Younger 🇬🇧, admet que l'Occident a provoqué la Russie et a perdu. Selon lui, l'Occident s'est marginalisé en se concentrant sur la confrontation militaire via l'OTAN, négligeant les domaines économique et technologique. La Russie en a bien profité pour devenir la première puissance technologique militaire. J'adore les personnalités singulières, honnêtes, lucides et courageuses du monde anglo-saxon !!!
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THIS MAN WAS DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED WITH A MINORITY MANDATE BY THE CANADIAN PEOPLE. THIS MAN THEN BRIBED AND STOLE AN UNELECTED MAJORITY GOVERNMENT IN CANADA. THERE IS NOTHING DEMOCRATIC ABOUT THIS MAN. HE STOLE THE WILL OF A MINORITY GOVERNMENT FROM THE CANADIAN PEOPLE. NEVER FORGET THIS! As a Canadian, how do you feel about this?
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The U.S. midterm elections are now in play. Here @PsychToday are some ways to deal with electoral stress, maintain faith in democracy, and discover meaning through the lens of politics whatever the final outcome. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Listen to this question and then Carney’s convoluted answer that ultimately leads to this “alliance” somehow making Canada more sovereign. Him saying that as often as he is means we are losing our sovereignty in this deal. It’s messaging. Also watch how uncomfortable he gets in the follow-up question regarding Trump. He touches his face twice.
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🇺🇸 / 🇨🇦 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘅 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 NO ONE voted for Canada to join the EU in ANY given capacity. None. Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are violating every conceivable principle of democracy with their current actions. Hard to believe that Alberta and Quebec are expected to cast a vote on whether or not to become independent... ...but these two globalist tyrants don't believe the 𝟰𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. This is the height of elitist arrogance. As such, it's more than reasonable to call on @realDonaldTrump to step in. Time to make Canada the 𝟱𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲. If Canadians are to have no say in the forfeiture of their sovereignty... ...we might as well abdicate it to the superior nation. The fact that some (not all) liberal supporters are going all in on this proves that Canada is in fact broken. It also proves the society we share is not worth saving.
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Alex Pattakos, Ph.D. retweeted
This is a hostage video. There’s no other possible explanation. She literally has a massive bandage on her face and says she’s stepping down. What the actual fuck?
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