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Llet's remember that the US GDP is 30.34 trillion dollars. Canada is only 2.33 trillion. Just one of the fifty States, California, has a GDP of over 4 trillion, almost twice as much as Canada. The total amount imported from Canada to the US per year is about 450 billion US dollars of goods. The US has the advantage by far in staying power here. Plus, Canada's leadership is on uncertain grounds, and Trump has a unified constituancy. He won all the swing States after all. I for one hope it all works out, but it's going to be Canada that will throw in the towel.

See how much you laugh when the us blockades your coast

so much for the USMCA Agreement ?

Disgusting but typical move by trump. Vets are vets. If you put your fucking life on the line for the country you DESERVE respect and the fact that people are denying that and refusing to respect veterans who served for 20 years because of their personal identity is horrible and they are all cowards who don’t have the courage to do what they did. Trans veterans deserve respect just as much as cisgender veterans. You can have your political opinions, but respect our veterans.

So all the foreigners flood canada get a bunch of free money and free help. Raising taxes for citizen who have lived here all there lives then when those taxes get too much for them and the free help theyre given by the government. They just dip and leave all the debt on actually canadians yep canada is doomed and the govermment let THE DOOM in willingly.

Sounds great to me!\nThat's why we elected him.\nStart with the Mauritanians.......those people have no concept of hygiene, much less even know how to use flush toilet.

Let her fly if she meets all the specs and passes all the tests. Trump won't last much longer, Emily will be flying long after Don's gone.

Come to the US, where you will pay as much taxes as you pay in Canada. But you will have no healthcare, you will have good exposure to hurricanes, earthquakes, heatwaves, tornado, opioids, no public transportation, and so many other options to chose from. Bonus is that you will be contributing to the myriad of wars around the war.

Why Kaitlin Collins get so much privilege in CNN when there are so many more highly qualified people to take her spot. She is just not good enough for the Job. She should be given the Jim Acosta Spot now he is leaving. She is hemorrhaging viewers and costing CNN money

I'm glad this person has had an easy time of things but I imagine being transgender would take up a fair bit of your attention and priority, Having to continuously prevent your body reverting to its default appearance. I think the assumption would be your head wouldn't be in the job as much as a bloke who take 4 mins to shower, does twenty push-ups, laces up his boots and gets to work. It's a practicality thing. Why would the armed forces of any nation, have time for trans members when they can just not deal with them? Efficiency is paramount to them. Not kindness and inclusion.

This person talked about how much the military has done for her and her identity. She does not mention serving her country.

Why do those of us on the political left keep allowing those on the political right to dictate the terms of public conversations, even when we have the facts on our side? It is estimated that 1.7% of the world population is biologically intersex. That's roughly the same as the percentage of the world population that is naturally redheaded. Trump's executive order states that the US government only recognizes two biological sexes.  This means that as far as the US government is concerned, biologically intersex people don't exist. This is analogous to having an executive order saying redheads do not exist.  It's nonsense.  So, why aren't biologists from all over the country pointing this out? The percentage of the world population that identifies as transgender is at most 0.6%.  So why are we talking about transgender people when there is a larger group of people that Trump's executive order discriminates against?  Here's why: because folks on the left insist on allowing those on the right to set the terms of almost every debate we have in this country and folks on the right are happy to ignore intersex people (whose existence conclusively establish that their views are false) and those of us on the left stupidly follow their example in doing so. If we are serious about protecting trans people, we need to be smart about this. Let us reframe the public debate to focus on intersex people.  This will make exposing the lunacy of Trump's executive order much easier when engaging a general public that is too ignorant, lazy, and indifferent to educate themselves about trans people. So, let's help out the lazy ignorant masses by adopting a simpler (and more science-based) approach to the debate over whether there are two biological sexes by making the simple, scientifically sound observation that biological sex is bimodal, not a binary.  And not amount of executive orders can ever change that fact.

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It's not that Americans can't find houses houses cost too much

They should be exerting this much energy into their own countries to dethrone their dictatorship government and elect officials that will be for the people in their country raise up their flag and be a part of their country

We all observe the end of America. I guess it is clear now why Putin rooted for Trump. No need for nukes, Trump will destroy America much more efficiently.

We each have our little flickers of time here... No one else will ever know much, if any, of what it is like to be who we are, and for the most part no one will ever really care. Our life is ultimately our life, and so long as we are not harming others in the process we must create a life of our own meaning, determining our own objects of importance and committing to their pursuance. Throughout our life we are faced with serious decisions about what we believe, who we are, and what we do, and mostly none of it is self evident. If we look we can always find a reason to regret any decision we make, move or stay, agree or disagree, take the job or quit, marry or divorce, live one path or another... In all cases whatever the choice may be, we will only know the outcome of the one we take, and none we take will ever ultimately resolve the uncertainty of life. However, perhaps it is less about getting a potential course of life right, and more about attempting to do so with an effort of self honesty and virtue. To live a life that can be looked back on with the knowledge that some of our decisions were wrong in their effects, but right in their intention of not selling ourselves short. Ultimately no matter what we do or say or believe, there will always be a great many who disagree, or judge, or become upset by our decisions. It is of essential importance that we ensure that among those people, we are not one of them.

Why do they hate the own country so much?

Yooh. West africans and East africans and central Africans with biggest mouths. You don't like your countries way too much more than us. Dammm

They should probably study the Civil Rights movement and the Freed Slavery movement and strengthen their own country. \n\nBlack people have been fighting for their rights and freedoms since. We have made great progress with much faith, prayer and diligent action. I really believe they could fight for their country’s future as well.

God, Colombia is a beautiful country.... \nColombia is hands down a far better country than the United States in almost every way....\nI was living there, and the health care was way better and worked much more quickly than here....\nThe country itself is so beautiful, the women are so beautiful, the weather is so nice all over the country.....\nI can't wait to get the fuck out of here and live there again....\nThey do just about everything better down there....

How much kickback was the big bad mayor getting from all this????

If.\nThey would take as much effort trying to cross our borders to fix their own country.We wouldn't have this problem

It is very sad to see all these people in need in their own country rejecting them meaning the country that they came from. American can only do so much America needs to take care of its own first if America had been doing that all along we would have had the strength to take in more immigrants from all over the world

these undocumented migrants they feel entitlement and gets so much benefit compared to those legal immigrants who's been busting their ass just to get by and could't even get any federal aide or even medicare

The fact that an organization is named Sparta is allowed to represent trans anything says to much. This is Sparta!!! Kick them down the pit! No more trans!

What the US is telling the world is all the power that 194 nations worldwide have given to one; our dependance and how much the US wants to be left alone in juxtaposition to how badly the world needs to leave the US on its own. Less conflict however you want to see it.

Since large scale war is becoming increasingly likely in the next several years, purging the military now is CRAZY (whether it is due to politics, lack of support for Trump, transgender, vaccines, or whatever). If they are already trained & performing well, we should keep them.\n\nStalin made the same mistake before WW2, and it made the Soviet military much weaker in the early part of the war.\n\nBut if these people are forced to leave, i hope they all get the last laugh by getting contractor jobs for double or triple pay. ?

PUT THAT MUCH EFFORT INTO YOUR OWN COU TRY FIGHT THE CARTEL LIKE YOU DO OUR POLICE THEN COME VISIT

Imagine if they put this much energy into their country!

I have Leukemia. I have to take a particular medication, that costs $8400.00 PER BOTTLE. Doesn't cost ME a cent...ahhhh Living in Canada is so much easier....

It sounds like this video is referring to people fleeing oppressive or difficult conditions in their home countries rather than staying and fighting back. If you’re talking about Venezuela and Hugo Chávez’s legacy, there are a few reasons why people might choose to leave rather than resist:\n\t1.\tGovernment Repression – The Venezuelan government, under both Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro, has cracked down on opposition, jailing political opponents, suppressing protests, and using the military to maintain control.\n\t2.\tLack of Resources – Many people in Venezuela are struggling just to survive due to hyperinflation, food shortages, and a collapsing economy. When basic necessities are scarce, organizing resistance becomes incredibly difficult.\n\t3.\tFear for Safety – Speaking out against the government or organizing opposition can lead to imprisonment, torture, or even death. Many people, especially those with families, may feel that fleeing is the only safe option.\n\t4.\tCorruption and Military Loyalty – The government has secured its hold by ensuring loyalty from the military and key institutions through financial incentives and control over resources. This makes any organized resistance much harder.\n\t5.\tHope for a Better Future – Many people feel they have a better chance at a stable, prosperous life by leaving rather than staying in a country where the political situation seems unlikely to change soon.\n\nFighting a government isn’t as simple as just deciding to resist—especially when the government has control over the police, military, and economy. For many, leaving is the only realistic option.

Much better that Trump shills Qardun than some memecoin as this coin has actual utility

the interviews are CUT off and Chopped up SO MUCH its not even worth watching... so fake pick and choose what you want seen..... NOT NEWS

Even if there was a ceasefire, Hamas would only break it and bpame Isreal again, its pretty much their playbook

Pease freeze on spending on Meals on Wheels for 2.2M seniors. They/ seniors throw food a way. Meals are not healthy and cheap. Not fresh veggi. and most child care programs for illegal people: Do you know how much delivery baby and care cost fr Hospital < $180 K. Illegal mother put her child to free day care (child care programs) to go college (free). Illegal are free every things in USA and wait to get citizenship then vote to Democrat (system).

Considering most individuals will never serve in the military, much less risk their life for their country; accordingly, they have no business pointing fingers at those who do place themselves in harm's way while serving in the military, irrespective of sexual orientation .

This is too much for me. I'm cool with women's rights, climate change, and gay rights, but I don't feel any need to hop on the trans train. It just doesn't affect me or many people that I know. There are bigger fish to fry on the federal level.

Man made lines don't mean anything we all born on this plant we should all share it if u brake a law in the area the ya jail but come on this is why we have so much problems it's all about control or our spiece

They hate America so much that they risk their lives to come here.

The sane veteran deserved at least as much air time as the trans-identified male.

As a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, multiple times, I completely agree with the president’s anti-trans policy in the military. Soldiers have a hard enough job as it is much less stacking on some DEI nonsense. That’s only gonna take time away from their training and ultimately DEI is going to 100% negatively affect the mission and their safety. Of personally over a 10 year period served with a couple gay and lesbian Service members and never once was what they did in the privacy of their own bedroom ever an issue or counter to the mission but this new age woke DEI nonsense is completely counterproductive, dangerous, And disrespectful to the non-DEI service members. The simple act of picking an unqualified, military leader, who’s responsible for the care and lives solely on the gender, ethnicity, religion, or pronoun, and not on merit, experience, competency, or any of the other real requirements for a military leader is literally the most irresponsible, dangerous, and disrespectful thing you can do to the men and women who have literally dedicated their life for years in service of our country! There’s absolutely no excuse on this planet that would make it ok. Being a service member in combat is already the most stressful job on the planet, but to make them take their focus off of the immediate threat to focus on political correctness or someone’s magical mystery pronoun while trying to prioritize and mitigate threats and combat is the most asinine and literally dangerous Nonsense I’ve ever heard!??????

It would be very helpful if we could get a numerical report on this. Just how many trans folks are in the various branches of the Service? \nPerhaps, as is the usual Trump playbook, we are making much ado about not a whole lot?????

Republicans are too obsessed with transgender... They're making me think about it way too much

It’s not so much the transmen that are the problem the the women that wannabe men is the problem the strength is at question

I'll feal much safer with her/him GONE. WTF were they thinking?

Donald trump is my president and and cnn sucks so much that they are just making up stories

Navy commander you were born a man i don't care how much you want to be a woman that's what's wrong with this world today people wanna be more than God.

As much as the repubiklans hate this 1% of the population, you would think they would want them to be killed ?

You spend too much time on issues of such little concern. This is one of the reasons that so many people have turned on CNN and why many have voted for Republicans in the last election. Frankly if I was transgender, treated the way they are by Republicans, I would quit the military.