Ben Arledge

Once you realize that people deal with their own failures by projecting them onto you, you will stop taking shit so personally.

California politicians keep failing upward. Gavin Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential nominee, brags about California’s tech industry while companies run for the hills. Nithya Raman, LA’s next mayor, botched the city’s homelessness response so badly she was stripped of her housing committee chairmanship. Barbara Lee won Oakland reelection in a landslide despite rampant crime and literal mountains of illegally dumped trash. Xavier Becerra, who is accused of overseeing a system that handed migrant children to traffickers, just won the governorship campaigning to raise taxes on everyday Californians. This is California’s growing evil blob problem, writes @nicolewizman1. What’s it going to take to prompt a little morsel of introspection? 👇

the first 48 hours of Woke 2 has already produced more humor than the entire decade of Woke 1

Still the most accurate depiction of trying to give women the help they need.

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Today I walked into the White House. 🇺🇸 My mission to end child transition worldwide has the backing of the most powerful government on earth. 6 years ago this was a solo fight. Hour upon hour spent on the streets of Canada, next to no support, not knowing a soul in this fight, but never discouraged! I have always known the victories that await. I have always had faith that others would join the cause and in time we would stop this madness, everywhere. Well, we are! 👉🏼 billboardchris.com/world-pro… Much work to be done, but today I'm meeting with leaders at the highest levels of the U.S. government. I've also spoken up for kids at the EU Parliament (twice), the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, and the UN in New York, and been featured (by critics) on the main stage at the World Economic Forum. I've met with members of Congress, testified before the Florida State legislature, helped ban this in Oklahoma, and sat down with lawmakers in the Canadian Parliament and in legislatures from B.C. to Washington, California, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Scotland, England, Israel, and Australia. In Brussels I met elected representatives from a dozen more European countries. I've also been to jail 3 times, been arrested 5 times in 4 countries, had more than 300 visits from police, but never been charged with anything. All arrests were either after I was assaulted, or because I simply refused to yield to an angry mob and police who insisted I leave. The answer to "Will you relinquish your rights to satisfy this violent mob?" will always be NO. I've been assaulted dozens of times, had my arm broken, been mobbed by hundreds, painted on, spat on, car keyed, tires destroyed, and even had a catalytic converter stolen in Oakland. Note to self: don't stay in a cheap hotel in Oakland. Hundreds of houses in my neighborhood have received mail from Antifa, trying to destroy my reputation, but all that did was bring in more support. Normal people don't like when kids are being harmed. I even sued the Australian government when they tried to censor me on X, and won! Mostly, I've spoken with thousands upon thousands of people on the street, in 14 countries, helping parents protect their kids, and reached millions more online. We are winning because we tell the truth: that children are beautiful just as they are, no drugs or scalpels needed! And we are going to stop child transition everywhere, no matter how long it takes. If you wish to support me in this fight, I greatly appreciate your help. Thank you! billboardchris.com/donate

Canada’s food banks deserve our gratitude. Increasingly, they also deserve an explanation from Ottawa. canadiangrocer.com/food-bank…