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[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Word.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

What happens when you die:

They divide up your shit.

They summarize your life in 500-1000 words.

People who knew you less say sorry to people who knew you more.

Everyone eats, drives home, and wakes up the next day and goes to work.

Whatever you’re worried about won’t be in those 500 words.

You can dare greatly or not at all, but you’re gonna die either way.

Might as well squeeze every motherfucking drop out.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

😳

[Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather]

@grok is it true that more Europeans die every year from lack of a/c than Americans die from gun violence?

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Just a note, this happened for me like 10 ago when the rights and music moved. Cancelled regular TV and haven’t been a part of any of it since. Today’s news is no news.

[JABO Vancouver @jabo_vancouver]

With this being the end of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC it only makes sense to post this. If you were a 90s kid like me, this is what you saw every Saturday night. The music, the intros, were as iconic as the games themselves. A very sad day.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

😂

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Bob Odenkirk returns as Saul Goodman from 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' to celebrate America's 250th birthday

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

100%

[jdawg @jdawgLGRW]

I hope Dylan Larkin heard this and felt regret about his decisions

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

WTF is this real?

[Dante Rossi @tvc1five]

Mark Carney’s pathetic Ireland photo-op just exposed his total climate ignorance. He “plants” a tree still trapped in its black plastic container—basic beginner mistake no real environmentalist would make. Wife Diana conveniently steps out of the shadows for the cameras. All optics, zero substance. #MarkCarneyMustGo

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

True, but speculation and psychology are real as well. Buffett does not consider those and that is better over the long term, the short term that is not always correct.

[Adam Khoo @adamkhootrader]

As everyone watches the SpaceX IPO today, its worth remembering this advice from Buffett

"The idea that a newly issued security (IPO)—brought to market at a time of the seller's choosing and surrounded by massive hype—is the single best bargain among thousands of global businesses is absolute nonsense.

When an offering carries a ridiculous 7% commission just to incentivize salespeople, it simply cannot be the most attractive investment available.

While people easily get caught up in the excitement of a new launch, look at the reality: you have thousands of existing public companies whose prices are set by a natural auction market, free from aggressive promotion or hidden fees.

It makes no sense to buy a security precisely when an insider decides the timing is perfect to sell. Frankly, it isn't worth spending five seconds thinking about IPOs."
- Warren Buffett

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Another day, another illusion.

Mark Carney is just another Liberal.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

😂

[Peter McCaffrey @peteremcc]

Mark Carney quotes:

"speeds not seen in generations" - April 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - May 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - June 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - July 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - August 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - September 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - October 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - November 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - December 2025
"speeds not seen in generations" - January 2026
"speeds not seen in generations" - February 2026
"speeds not seen in generations" - March 2026
"speeds not seen in generations" - April 2026
"speeds not seen in generations" - May 2026
"speeds not seen in generations" - June 2026

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Tax Freedom Day. Imagine living half the year to pay the government for so very little in return and being okay with it and the status quo. What a sad reality.

[Shaughn.SGT(ret) @PrairieVeteran]

Canadians must work HALF A YEAR to pay for govt.

HALF A YEAR of YOUR pay goes to countries like Ukraine.

HALF A YEAR of YOUR pay goes to support luxury meals on flights while YOU eat Kraft Dinner or toast.

HALF A YEAR of YOUR pay goes to people who doesn't work for you or on your behalf.

Canadians pay FAR TOO MUCH in taxes for a govt that doesn't treat everyone fairly, care about it's citizens, prefers photo ops over action and is more corrupt than any govt before it.

Wouldn't it be nice to work for YOUR pay and keep ALL of it?

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Interesting

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Here's the announcement that the Ontario, Canada Teachers' Pension Plan made in 2019 when they invested $300M into @SpaceX, which at the target IPO valuation of $1.75T would be worth $11.6B:

"SpaceX is the world’s leading private space launch provider, and we are excited to work with the company in the next phase of its growth as it rolls out its Starlink satellite network."

This would come out to about $33,500 for each of the Pension Plans' 346,000 members. Incredible.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

He’s a genius!

[Anti-Boomer @mapleblooded]

Seems to be a pattern with Mark Carney the economist.

Bank of Canada Governor ➡️ Recession

Bank of England Governor ➡️ Recession

Prime Minister of Canada ➡️ Recession

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

My friends who are 60+ scoff at this, my friends under 60 generally don’t think this is the worst idea. Healthcare usually the first “what about” mentioned. It’s a tale of two societies.

[Seinfeld’s Pez Dispenser 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 @JoniWagner]

This is what the ‘51st State’ could actually mean, without calling it that. There are a decent number of Canadians who’d happily join an economic union with the United States — and they’re right. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Canada is a resource-rich nation governed by incompetent socialists who’ve turned our dollar into a joke.

We need to think bigger.

What would it actually look like?

1. One North American passport. Live, work, and travel freely between the two countries. No more border nonsense for actual citizens.

2. Ditch the pathetic Canadian dollar for the USD. End the currency weakness, inflation games, and ‘Trudeau peso’ embarrassment.

3. Total free trade. Zero tariffs. Integrated supply chains. North America becomes an economic fortress that China couldn’t dream of competing with.

4. Resources + American capital = explosion of wealth. Canada’s oil, minerals, and water paired with U.S. markets and investment. Actual prosperity instead of managed decline.

5. Harmonized regulations so doctors, engineers, and tradespeople can work anywhere without jumping through endless bureaucratic hoops.

This isn’t becoming the 51st state. It’s two sovereign nations acting like adults and building the strongest economic bloc on Earth.

Forget the European Union. It’s a weaker version of this. Canada’s current path is national suicide. Choose strength over feelings & TDS.

Thoughts? 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

🤡 and they take the general public for fools and count on the fact that most don’t read past the headline or their own emotions. Talking points, consultant speak and short form media has been terrible for civilization.

[Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @Tablesalt13]

Mark Carney in May 2025:

85% of goods are exempt from Trump tariffs, we have the best deal of any nation.

Mark Carney in 2026:

We're in a recession because of Trump's tariffs.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

It takes approximately 4 real workers to cover the drain of every Government employee. If successful outcomes are measured and valued then the government would be shrinking every year and we would only have the necessary best still there.

[Mario Zelaya @mario4thenorth]

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) has over 2,000 employees.

Top 5 managers, make more than $5 million per year.

They have never beaten the market.

Nevada has 1 guy. Who invests in ETFs.

Does nothing. All day.

And he outperforms the CPP.

Consistently.

For further context, if CPP invested in QQQ, for the last 10 years, instead of $800 billion in assets, we would have $2.4 Trillion.

VOO would put it at $1.6 trillion.

Lesson: The government will never outperform the market.

So don’t think the Sovereign Debt Fund will be any different.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

If too much immigration too fast isn’t the solution (haven’t met anyone who agrees with that including immigrants from a decade or more back), then massive government shrinkage is the next lever to pull.

[Richard Dias @RichardDias_CFA]

Carney is right. Without mass-immigration to prop up GDP growth, Canada’s productivity woes come to the fore.

It also exposes how poor Canada’s industrial policy has been. Unfortunately, this tired government is not fit to get us out of this mess. They cannot fathom that ever more government intervention is not the answer.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

What a stat

[Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge]

Home prices eat nearly half a child per woman 🤯

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Amazing how much things flipped in the past decade.

[Élie Cantin-Nantel @elie_mcn]

This is pretty radicalizing. Ngl.

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Where is the outrage?

[MBrant75 @MBrant75]

192€ Freshly squeezed orange juice for his Rome vacation.

Is that a lot?

https://t.co/YhimtLZa1S

[MatthewVPSears4 @ifyouaintdutch]

Well said.

[Mo @Mo_Arsenal9]

Arsenal's net spend was virtually zero around 2006-13. When they moved to the Emirates Stadium from Highbury, they had very little transfer funds for a long time. If Arsène Wenger hadn’t held the club together and secured us a top-4 and UCL spot regularly in that period, we would've been lost long ago. It's easy to forget you on this day, but I know the club is where it is today partly because of you alone. Arsène is Arsenal, Arsenal is Arsène.

Arsène built the stadium, Mikel turned on the lights.