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He was booed for attending a sports game

Many fans weren't able to afford tickets to the first series home game, with the cheapest online resale tickets going for more than $10,000 (£7,500) and going up to more than $100,000.

Regular Knicks games already rank among the most expensive in the NBA.

"That's the way life goes," Trump said on Friday when asked about the extreme prices. "It's sort

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj89mz3mzzo

https://youtu.be/7JkMUvDrcPQ?si=2xuV9iNdF2Rpu6qv
A lot of jealous Sunni Leaders talk garbage about Iran 🇮🇷 and curse it instead of isra-ill but when was the last time you prayed for Martyrdom and Allah granted you that ? I’m a Sunni and I forever stand with Iran 🇮🇷 yea it isn’t perfect show me which Muslim State is ? But salute 🫡 the courage and determination!

Some excerpts:

“We suffer”, said Seneca, “more often in imagination than in reality.” The Stoic philosopher could have been talking about the generations. Members of Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, say that social media ruined their childhood. Millennials, between 1981 and 1996, complain that they cannot buy a house. Baby-boomers, between 1946 and 1964, grouse that they face an uncertain retirement.

Many forget about Generation X, which is made up of those born between 1965 and 1980. Proxied by Google searches the world is less than half as interested in Gen X as it is in millennials, Gen Zers or baby-boomers. There are few podcasts or memes about Gen X. Aside from Douglas Coupland’s “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”, a novel published in 1991 which popularised the moniker, there are few books discussing the cohort. In Britain Gen Xers are less likely than members of any other age group to know the generation to which they belong.

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Gen Xers do earn more after inflation than earlier generations—the continuation of a long historical trend, and one from which both millennials and Gen Zers also benefit. But their progress has been slow. A recent paper by Kevin Corinth of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, and Jeff Larrimore of the Federal Reserve assesses American household incomes by generation, after accounting for taxes, government transfers and inflation. From the ages of 36 to 40 Gen Xers’ real household incomes were only 16% higher than the previous generation at the same age, the smallest improvement of any cohort.

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Gen Xers have, to be fair, faced difficult circumstances. People’s earnings typically rise fast in their 30s and 40s, as they move into managerial roles. Unfortunately for Gen Xers, when they were in that age range labour markets were weak, following the global financial crisis of 2007-09. In 2011, for instance, the median nominal earnings of British people in their 30s rose by just 1.1%. Earnings growth in Italy, which was hit hard by the euro crisis, was just as poor. And in Canada from 2011 to 2017 the real median earnings of people aged 35 to 44 years did not grow at all.

Gen Xers have also done a poor job accumulating wealth. During the 1980s, when many boomers were in their 30s, global stockmarkets quadrupled. Millennials, now in their 30s, have so far enjoyed strong market returns. But during the 2000s, when Gen Xers were hoping to make hay, markets fell slightly. That period was a lost decade for American stocks in particular, coming after the dotcom bubble and ending with the financial crisis.

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Aggregate statistics capture all these trends. Jeremy Horpedahl of the University of Central Arkansas tracks average wealth by generation, using data produced by the Fed. He finds that, at 31, the millennial/Gen Z cohort has about double the wealth that the average Gen Xer had at the same age. Using survey data from the European Central Bank we find suggestive evidence of similar trends in Europe. From 2010 to 2021, millennials in the euro area tripled their nominal net worth, versus less than a doubling for Gen Xers.

The position of Gen Xers may not improve much in the years ahead. They could be the first to suffer owing to broken pension systems. America’s social-security fund is projected to be depleted by 2033—just as Gen Xers start to retire—meaning benefits will be cut by 20-25% unless Congress acts. Next time you see a quinquagenarian, at least give them a smile.

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/why-gen-x-is-the-real-loser-generation

A man was taken from his home and kept in a police lockup for 24 hours—but was any crime even registered?
The Allahabad High Court found serious violations of personal liberty and ordered compensation. What exactly happened?
A man was pulled out of his home, locked up for 24 hours, and later faced legal proceedings that the Court found had no place in a domestic dispute.
HC held that police cannot treat family complaints as a licence to strip a citizen of his liberty.
In a country where many men first face police action and only later get heard, the judgment is a reminder that Article 21 protects every citizen, including men caught in family conflicts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OqmoiUO4UDo&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1JTg%3D%3D&ra=m

Never thought I would see the day when a politician grows a backbone and speaks the truth about Israel. How long do you think it will be before he mysteriously dies?

A huge symbol of pan-African and anti-imperialist resistance.✊🏿 🖤💚❤️

My type if you askme✨

A love affair that led to pregnancy eventually turned into a rape prosecution, sending a young man to prison for eight years.

However, the J&K and Ladakh High Court found that the very foundation of the conviction was missing.

While the prosecutrix admitted that she had voluntarily accompanied the accused and was in a consensual relationship with him, the prosecution failed to conclusively prove that she was a minor at the time of the incident.

Holding that an unverified school certificate could not establish age beyond reasonable doubt, the Court set aside the conviction, observing that what began as a relationship between two young persons had ultimately resulted in a criminal prosecution and an unjust conviction.

#IndianFeminism #PlayingVictimAfterHoing

This is insane!!

https://youtu.be/Kqoa07ql_to

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BTJGr78-zyw&si=O4OFdFzNUGidEjU4

Well formed structured rebuttal to the key objections too Tommy

1. Objection: "The numbers don't lie" (60% immigrant mothers in London, 78% foreign descent in Brussels).

· Rebuttal: The numbers are often misleading without context. "Immigrant mother" in London data often includes second-generation women (born in the UK) who have a foreign-born parent. Furthermore, Brussels' statistics are inflated by its role as an EU capital (diplomats, NGO workers) and its unique history. More importantly, correlation does not equal causation. High immigrant birth rates are a symptom of aging native populations and low domestic birth rates (below replacement level). The "problem" is demography, not immigration.

2. Objection: "Mass immigration is an intentional agenda by the far-left/establishment to break down identity."

· Rebuttal: This is a conspiracy fallacy (assuming intent without evidence). The primary driver of immigration in the West is economic demand (cheap labor for agriculture, construction, care homes) and aging workforces, not a cabal. Capitalist corporations (often right-leaning) push for labor mobility. The "far-left" generally opposes neoliberal open-border policies. You cannot blame both "globalist corporations" and "Marxists" for the same policy, as they are ideological opposites.

3. Objection: "Muslims do not integrate; they stay separate (school playgrounds, no mixed friend groups)."

· Rebuttal: This confuses self-segregation due to racism with religious choice. In Luton, studies show that Muslim parents often keep children separate because non-Muslim children bully them for their faith or race. The "white flight" Robinson describes—where English families move out when Muslims move in—is also a form of non-integration. Integration is a two-way street. Furthermore, data shows second/third-generation Muslims have higher English proficiency and intermarriage rates than first-generation, directly contradicting the "never integrate" claim.

4. Objection: "Quran 5:51 forbids friendships with Christians/Jews, causing grooming gangs and hostility."

· Rebuttal: This is scriptural cherry-picking. The verse refers to taking political allies against the Muslim community in a state of war (context of 7th-century Medina), not social friendship. The overwhelming majority of British Muslims have non-Muslim friends, work colleagues, and neighbors. The grooming gangs (Rotherham, Telford) were a horrific crime, but government inquiries (Prof. Alexis Jay) found the primary cause was institutional failure (police feared being called racist), not a systematic Quranic mandate. 90%+ of convicted groomers were not "devout" but opportunistic criminals.

5. Objection: "Two-tier policing" (police arrest white patriots but not pro-Palestinian protesters or Muslim criminals).

· Rebuttal: Data disproves this. In 2023/24, UK police arrested more far-right protesters than Islamist protesters, but only because far-right marches (like the "Unite the Kingdom" rally) had higher rates of public order offenses (throwing bottles, racial aggravation). The pro-Palestinian marches involved over 1 million attendees; the arrest rate was lower per capita because they were overwhelmingly peaceful. The Henry Vincent case mentioned is misleading: the police handcuffed the white victim initially to treat his stab wounds (standard triage) before arresting the attackers.

6. Objection: "40,000 Muslims on a terror watch list; Islam causes violence."

· Rebuttal: That figure is the total number of individuals referred to Prevent (a counter-extremism program), not convicted terrorists. A referral can be for anything from sharing a video to saying a phrase online. Furthermore, the vast majority of terror plots in the UK (by conviction rate) are from far-right white nationalists (Darren Osborne, Thomas Mair) and Irish republicans, not Islamists. In 2023, MI5 reported that Islamist plots were at their lowest proportion in a decade.

7. Objection: "Muslims are a burden on the state/benefits (Somali 90% on benefits)."

· Rebuttal: The Somali statistic (often from Minnesota) is decontextualized. Refugees and asylum seekers are legally not allowed to work for the first 6-12 months, forcing them into benefits. After integration and language training, second-generation Somalis have employment rates approaching the national average. Furthermore, studies (Oxford Migration Observatory) show that European Muslims pay more in VAT and council tax as a percentage of their income than the average native, due to lower tax avoidance.

8. Objection: "We need to 'encourage' (pay) non-integrated Muslims to leave."

· Rebuttal: This is ethnic cleansing by financial incentive. It is a human rights violation under the 4th Geneva Convention (forcible transfer of populations). If applied, it would set a precedent that any group the government deems "non-integrated" (Sikhs, Jews, atheists) could be legally bought out. Furthermore, it is logistically impossible: You cannot prove "lack of integration" legally, and you cannot strip citizenship from natural-born British Muslims, who are as native as Robinson.

9. Objection: "Christians reformed; Islam cannot reform."

· Rebuttal: This ignores history. The Christian Reformation involved 150 years of wars that killed 8 million people (Thirty Years' War). Islam is currently in its own reformation, but it is only 50 years old. Moreover, the "UAE/Saudi reform" Robinson dismisses is actually a massive shift: Saudi Arabia has banned corporal punishment in schools, allowed women to drive, and opened a cinema. Indonesia (the largest Muslim nation) is a democracy with secular laws. Change is happening, but it requires time and lack of Western bombing.

10. Objection: "If a school gets massacred, that will be the tipping point for civil war."

· Rebuttal: This is a dangerous self-fulfilling prophecy. By publicly predicting that Islamists will attack a school and that this will justify mass violence/civil war, Robinson is providing a rhetorical blueprint for vigilantes. Furthermore, after the Manchester Arena bombing (22 dead), there was no civil war. After the Southport stabbings (July 2024), the result was not a war but the arrest of the far-right for rioting. British civil society is more resilient than this doomerism admits.

Summary Conclusion:
The video relies on anecdotal trauma (Robinson's cousin's rape), statistical misreading (terror watch lists), and motivational conspiracy (the establishment wants collapse). It ignores the actual data on integration, the fact that most rapes are intra-racial (white-on-white), and that violent crime has fallen 50% in the UK since 1995. The "tipping point" is not immigration—it is the reactionary violence that the speaker himself is stoking.

https://youtu.be/dHKgQtSABHM?si=OpYALfuAC9MlDsw3