About a year ago‚ I covered the very sudden rise of euthanasia in Canada. As of 2022‚ the most recent year we have data available‚ euthanasia is now the fifth-leading cause of death in Canada‚ accounting for one out of every 25 fatalities. Thats ahead of common conditions like liver disease‚ influenza‚ diabetes‚ and Alzheimers.The number of so-called assisted deaths rose by more than 30% year-over-year‚ although precise metrics are getting hard to track. Thats because‚ going forward‚ Canada says euthanasia deaths wont be recorded as deaths caused by euthanasia. Instead‚ whatever reason the patient provides for seeking euthanasia will be recorded as the cause of death. So if you have a doctor kill you because you have arthritis‚ in Canada‚ thats now classified as a death due to arthritis.This coverup‚ like everything that has ever been attempted by the Canadian government‚ has failed miserably. Euthanasia is such an obviously booming industry that funeral homes have started offering so-called turn-key bundles‚ in which people can kill themselves and then have a burial‚ all for one low price. Theres no need to have a terminal illness‚ either. Some Canadians are killing themselves because they say its easier than getting disability benefits. The Canadian state-owned media loves this‚ of course. They claim that euthanasia can save millions in health care costs.This isnt just happening in Canada. All over the western world‚ euthanasia is now more common than its ever been. The number of British citizens who signed up for Dignitas‚ a Swiss nonprofit that performs euthanasia‚ increased by nearly 25% in 2023. In Switzerland‚ assisted deaths jumped by 11% last year. Meanwhile in Belgium‚ assisted suicide increased by more than 15%. Overall in Europe and Canada‚ euthanasia rates have increased by a quarter in just about 12 months.WATCH: The Matt Walsh ShowOver in South Australia‚ medical assistance in dying was legalized a year ago‚ and the numbers of death permits theyre issuing are increasing at a rate of around 20% per quarter. And those numbers are going to continue to rise‚ in part because the public broadcaster in Australia is running segments like this promoting euthanasia. Watch:Make a difference in someones life today‚ by killing them. Give them a little something extra. Thats the pitch in Australia‚ and its working.As youd expect‚ as euthanasia becomes more and more common all over the world‚ were hearing more disturbing stories.For example‚ there was the Canadian woman who was diagnosed with cancer‚ only to be told by her doctors that she should consider euthanasia. She refused and fled to the United States‚ where she paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to receive treatment. Those are the kind of stories that make you realize there are a lot of very sick people in countries like Canada who dont have a lot of money lying around. And theyre probably killing themselves.Its hard to imagine this trend getting any more bleak but somehow‚ it does.Theres an incredible new story in the Free Press about a 28-year-old woman in The Netherlands named Zoraya ter Beek. She plans to have a medical professional kill her sometime in May. Thats not because she has any kind of terminal illness. Instead‚ shes been diagnosed with depression‚ autism‚ and borderline personality disorder. And on that basis‚ even though she lives in a nice house‚ with her boyfriend and her cats‚ she wants to die.This woman appears to mean what shes saying. Shes been highly visible in the Dutch press for many years‚ going as far back as 2017. And every time shes appeared since then‚ shes been promoting the idea of euthanasia or dying in some way. For example‚ in 2017‚ a Dutch website profiled Zoraya‚ writing: Zoraya is 22 and does not want to be resuscitated if something happens to her. And of course she gets comments about that. More and more people are deciding to wear a do-not-resuscitate badge.That same year‚ another Dutch outlet wrote an article about how Zoraya was planning her funeral.Additionally‚ Zoraya has provided the Free Press with a photograph of the coffin she plans to use‚ including a picture of herself in the coffin. She also posted extensively about her plans on social media.Confronted with all of this‚ Zorayas psychiatrists didnt suggest any alternative. Instead‚ they told her she was doomed: [Zoraya] recalled her psychiatrist telling her that they had tried everything‚ that theres nothing more we can do for you. Its never gonna get any better.Its hard to sum up the agenda of the pharmaceutical companies and the medical industry any better than that one line. Theres nothing more we can do for you. Its never gonna get any better. Im sure thats a paraphrase‚ but its horrifying. This is a woman whos not even 30-years-old and who has no physical issues whatsoever. Every single problem she has is in her head and very vaguely defined. A term like borderline personality disorder is one were accustomed to hearing and that many people have been diagnosed with but very rarely does anyone stop to ask any fundamental questions about it. Questions like: How exactly can you diagnose a personality as disordered. What is a properly ordered personality? What personality is this woman supposed to have? Well‚ never mind. Whatever these disorders are‚ her doctors have prescribed suicide to cure them.Because this is what happens now if the antidepressant drugs dont work. Now they have another drug to permanently fix the problem. And conveniently‚ the same companies selling the antidepressants are also making the drugs that help kill people who realize the antidepressants dont work too well. A company called Valeant Pharmaceuticals‚ now known as Bausch Health‚ made the most commonly used drug in physician-assisted suicides‚ called Seconal. As it happens‚ that same company also makes Wellbutrin‚ the 18th-most prescribed medicine in the United States‚ with millions of prescriptions. When it came out‚ it was billed as a second-line‚ heavy-hitting antidepressant thats supposed to work where first-line SSRIs fail. But in the event the second-line antidepressant fails‚ now we know what the third line is. Theyll just kill you.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APPThat should disturb most people. But it doesnt at least‚ not everywhere. One of the most revealing aspects of this Free Press article has been the reaction to it. In The Netherlands‚ there was outrage not at the medical industry‚ but at the Free Press for covering the story. Zoraya shut down her social media accounts‚ claiming the Free Press article misrepresented her‚ without explaining how. A lot of her supporters in The Netherlands were also furious with the piece‚ saying it was a distorted view of what they call medical assistance in dying.But in America‚ the reaction was different. Instead of writing puff pieces about Zorayas decision‚ many mainstream outlets presented it accurately as a horrifying crime against humanity‚ and a betrayal of the most basic principle of medicine. Heres how the author of The Free Press piece‚ Rupa Subramanya‚ put it on X:Ive been struck by the reactions so far‚ some of which I anticipated. North Americans generally tend to be horrified at the Dutch acceptance of the right to die even for someone who is not terminally ill or their acceptance that there should be a more humane to commit suicide even when euthanasia is legal. The Dutch I spoke to find North Americans very conservative and religious when it comes to life and death.The Netherlands is a post-religious society‚ and the comments from there are 180 degrees from what Im getting from people in North America. Were living in two different epistemic worlds at the same point in time‚ in cultures that descend from fundamentally the same Western roots coming from the Renaissance‚ the Enlightenment‚ and the Protestant Reformation. There is overwhelming support for euthanasia‚ assisted dying and a more humane way to commit suicide in The Netherlands than anywhere else in the Western world.What this tells us is that the contagion that has now completely overtaken Europe‚ and in particular countries like The Netherlands‚ may be reversible in this country. It may not have completely taken hold here. And there are other signs of that‚ as well.For example‚ late last year‚ the American Medical Associations house of delegates considered a resolution that would have officially endorsed the practice of euthanasia. Given the extent of the barbaric medical practices the AMA endorses already‚ it seemed likely that this resolution would pass. But as the National Catholic Register reports:The House of Delegates of the American Medical Association rebuffed an effort to change the organizations current stance in opposition to physician-assisted suicide‚ a development that drew praise from members of the Catholic Medical Association‚ which advocated against the change.This is a victory‚ obviously. But the fact this resolution was even proposed‚ and seriously considered‚ tells us were not very far removed from The Netherlands. It suggests that‚ unless the underlying causes of this trend are resolved‚ it will overtake this country as well. And the underlying causes the reason young people are killing themselves is that hope and a sense of purpose are becoming rare in modern society. Thats true both here and in Europe.Now that euthanasia offers a seemingly easy and painless way out‚ more and more people‚ at younger and younger ages‚ will take advantage of it. Theyll be put on antidepressants that dont work‚ and then suicide drugs after that. Somehow‚ the drug companies will suggest that‚ even though theyve sold SSRIs that accomplish nothing‚ you should still trust them when they say that their euthanasia drug is the solution.This is a pitch that only works when people have been lied to for years‚ and become profoundly confused about this basic fact: Life is not easy. Nobody is happy all the time. But we are alive for a reason. If we feel like life is meaningless‚ its not because life has no meaning‚ its just that we struggle to see it. The solution is to help those people see the meaning in life.Pharma companies like Bausch Health are not providing that solution. They arent trying to help people in their despair. Theyre only trying to profit off of it.

When voters head to the polls in Texas this November‚ there is a small chance they will find Literally Anybody Else listed on the ballot underneath President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.Funny as they may be to some‚ the option would not be a fluke. In fact‚ North Texas man Dustin Ebey legally changed his name earlier this year to Literally Anybody Else so people have an eye-catching alternative.I really want there to be an outlet for folks like me who are just so fed up with this constant power grab between two parties that has no benefit for the common person‚ Else said‚ according to local ABC affiliate WFAA.Else‚ a 7th grade math teacher and Army veteran‚ said the challenge is a hard but not not impossible one. He needs to get more than 113‚000 signatures from non-primary voters by May 13. His other option is to be a write-in candidate.This isnt about me‚ Literally Anybody Else‚ more so as it is an idea. We can do better out of 300 million people for president‚ he said. Else added he would love to get on the debate stage and bring the reality that Biden and Trump are not enough.Although Biden and Trump have virtually locked upthe nomination of their respective parties‚ polling shows most Americans are dissatisfied with their choices for president and grow tired of the two-party system.Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‚ who is running as an independent after a break with the Democratic Party‚ has repeatedly notched double-digit support in 2024 surveys. His main challenge at the moment is getting on the ballot in all 50 states.While other candidates have suspended their campaigns‚ including former South Carolina Governor and ex-U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)‚ there remain in the mix some competitors who seek to disrupt the state of play.One such person is Jason Palmer‚ who scored an upset victory last month in American Samoas Democratic nominating contest‚ handing Biden his first defeat in the 2024 election cycle and collecting a few delegates.Palmer‚ a venture capitalist from Maryland‚ acknowledges on his website that he is a longshot candidate with very little chance of winning and stresses that his campaign is more focused on ideas‚ solutions and changing the conversation.He wants conscious capitalism which Palmer told C-SPAN involves people who create business for good and invest in businesses for basically socially-improving purposes a people first talent economy‚ and modernizing government.Yet another person who is still running for the White House as a Democrat is self-help author Marianne Williamson. She suspended her campaign in early February only to resurrect it a few weeks later after winning 3% in the Michigan primary.STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesWilliamson previously sought the presidency in the 2020 election. Upon unsuspending her campaign this time around‚ Williams said people cannot sit idly by while the D.C. political class sleepwalks this country into disaster.A winning platform‚ according to Williamson‚ includes Medicare for All‚ tuition-free college‚ subsidized childcare‚ repudiating Americas forever war machine‚ a guaranteed living wage‚ and ending the War on Drugs.Liberal activist Cornel West is also running for president. West made waves in October when he dropped his Green Party bid to campaign as an independent. Like some of the others‚ he posted to X about how people are hungry for a change.They want good policies over partisan politics. We need to break the grip of the duopoly and give power to the people‚ West said‚ adding he was running as an independent to end the iron grip of the ruling class and ensure true democracy!CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APPAs much as Americans do seem to lack enthusiasm about a 2020 rematch between Biden and Trump‚ polls show them in a close race anyway. Moreover‚ insurgent-organized efforts to shatter the paradigm in the White House contest have dragged their feet this election cycle.No Labels‚ which had touted the idea of a Unity Ticket‚ announced on Thursday that it would be ending a search after failing to find viable candidates.Though the group said the responsible course of action was to stand down‚ it noted‚ Americans remain more open to an independent presidential run‚ and hungrier for unifying national leadership‚ than ever before.For voters who have become disenchanted with the state of politics‚ there is someone they can reliably turn to for kicks‚ if not a competitor who actually has a shot of winning. That person is Vermin Supreme‚ the perennial candidate known for wearing a boot on his head.Vermin Supreme will take away your guns and give you better ones. These better guns will shoot marshmallows‚ but they will still be lethal‚ he said at a New Hampshire forum in December. Vermin Supreme ended up getting0.7% in the states Democratic primary in January.Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Podcast giant Joe Rogan slammed ABC News The View this week after they attacked a widely respected independent author during one of their recent shows.Rogan made the remarks while speaking to author Coleman Hughes‚ who recently went on The View to discuss his book‚ The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.During his appearance on the show‚ co-host Sunny Hostin attacked Hughes‚ claiming that he was being used as a pawn by the Right and that he was a charlatan of sorts.I dont think theres any evidence Ive been co-opted by anyone and I think thats an ad-hominem tactic people use to not address‚ really‚ the important conversations were having here‚ Coleman fired back at Hostin on the show.Rogan and Hughes discussed The View interview this week during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.I wasnt expecting necessarily for her to kind of try to ambush me in that way and attack my character in that way‚ and I responded to it in the moment as I do‚ and I didnt expect it to go as viral as it did‚ but I think it arguably went more viral than anything Ive ever done‚ Hughes said.Rogan responded‚ Well‚ it is the show that people love to hate. They get so much hate-watching and hate-watching viral clips of them saying ridiculous things. I mean‚ it is a rabies-infested henhouse.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPWATCH:Joe Rogan talks with Coleman Hughes about The View: It is a rabies-infested hen house. pic.twitter.com/q2ZoeDt9yt Biggus Dickus (@BiggusDickus77) April 4‚ 2024

Reacher star Alan Ritchson said he was sexually assaulted as a model‚ and after the alleged attack occurred‚ he quit the business for good and acting found him.In a lengthy interview for The Hollywood Reporter‚ the 41-year-old actor talked about the early days of his career as a model‚ comparing the industry to nothing but legalized sex trafficking.The industry is not regulated‚ and its a widely known secret that if youre hired on a job‚ youre basically being passed off to a photographer to be trafficked‚ Ritchson said.The number of times and situations where I was put in horrific environments where sexual abuse was the goal and the paycheck that you were desperate for in order to survive was the carrot‚ I cant count on two hands‚ he added. It was quite often.#Reacher made Alan Ritchson a star‚ but it was no overnight success story. The 41-year-old actor (and onetime #AmericanIdol hopeful)‚ has been knocking at stardoms door for nearly 20 years. He opens up about the high highs and low lows along the way: https://t.co/LgUXS4HA4F pic.twitter.com/euDw7vIcry The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 3‚ 2024The Fast X star said his final modeling gig was after he agreed to do a nude shoot with a very famous photographer for a lucrative campaign.I was sent into a hotel room to do nudes with the promise that if I did the shoot‚ he would offer me a very lucrative campaign for a magazine and a clothing line‚ the actor said. I was sexually assaulted by this guy.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPI left and drove straight to the agency that I was at in L.A‚ he added. I stormed in and said‚ F*** you for sending me there. You knew what was going to happen‚ and you did it anyway.';I told them to never call me again‚ the actor continued. I quit the industry and it was the last photo shoot Ive ever had. Those pictures were never seen or published. That was it. I swore it off and thank God acting found me at the exact same time so I was able to make a switch to a new career‚ but it left some scars.After the abuse he said he endured and the demise of a business partnership‚ he experienced an existential crisis that he said lead to a suicide attempt in 2019.I hung myself. It all happened so fast‚ and I was dangling there‚ Ritchson said‚ adding that it was the vision of his three children as grown adults that saved him. They calmly asked me not to do it‚ and told me that they wanted me to be here‚ alive and part of their lives.The Amazon Prime star said he then pulled himself up off the rafters before he blacked out. I was diagnosed as bipolar right after‚ he added. Deep down‚ I was comforted to know‚ OK‚ theres a name for this.';I came out of that whole thing asking myself‚ OK‚ if I am going to choose to be alive here a decision we all make‚ some to a greater degree than others what am I doing? Ritchson continued. Why am I here? What I kept falling back on was the meaning and purpose of life as someone who believes that there is a creator and we are created beings‚ our purpose in life is‚ without qualification‚ to make the world a better place and serve others. That is what life is all about.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is a vocal proponent of his nations new hate crime law which has placed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in the crosshairs but that didnt stop citizens from using its provisions to report him for hate speech.According to the BBC‚ thousands of complaints had been made under the new laws provisions namely one aimed to stop people from stirring up hatred based on certain protected classes within hours of it taking effect. The news outlet also reported that a large number of the complaints were against Yousaf himself‚ mostly relating to a 2020 speech he gave while serving as Justice Secretary.In that speech‚ Yousaf complained about the number of white leaders across the nation of Scotland and advocated for more diversity in leadership roles but he did so in a fashion that was widely criticized as racist and anti-white.WATCH:Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf described @jk_rowlings tweets as offensive and upsetting.Scotland passed a hate speech bill and on the first day received over 4‚000 complaints. The majority of them were reportedly about Humzas anti-white racist comments.Is this pic.twitter.com/86my178ffT Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 4‚ 2024Scottish police responded to the large number of complaints‚ telling the BBC that they had already looked into Yousafs comments back in 2020 and had determined that there was nothing criminal about what he said. They also confirmed that the new law would not be implemented retroactively.Community Safety Siobhian Brown weighed in on the complaints that overwhelmed police in the early hours of the laws implementation‚ worrying that a good portion of them could be classified as fake and vexatious.Brown blamed misinformation for the influx‚ but said that police were equipped to deal with the situation. She went on to reassure the public that there would be a high standard set for what would actually be considered criminal: Weve been very clear within the act this is not about restricting freedom of expression‚ it is to protect.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPAccording to Brown‚ the statement must be threatening or abusive with the intent to a stir up hatred towards an individual to the point that it causes the person to fear for his or her safety.A number of complaints were also directed at Rowling‚ who openly criticized the law and said that she would not comply if told she must refer to trans-identifying men as women.She doubled down on April 1‚ even as the law went into effect‚ and laid out a series of posts labeling trans-identifying men as men prompting a public complaint from Yousaf calling her words offensive and upsetting.Rowling fired right back via X‚ saying‚ Most of Scotland is upset and offended by Yousafs bumbling incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism‚ but we arent lobbying to have him locked up for it.Most of Scotland is upset and offended by Yousafs bumbling incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism‚ but we arent lobbying to have him locked up for it. https://t.co/dTXKXORlGp J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 4‚ 2024

In a recent turn of events that has captured the nation';s attention‚ the Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking prison time for Aimee Harris‚ the woman who discovered and subsequently sold Ashley Biden';s diary. This diary‚ left under a mattress at a Palm Beach rehab home by Joe Bidens youngest daughter‚ contains personal reflections that have sparked widespread controversy and debate.Ashley Biden';s diary‚ found after her stay at a treatment facility‚ includes entries that suggest questionable conduct between her and her father‚ Joe Biden. One particular entry from January 2019 recalls how she used to shower with her father at an age she now considers inappropriate‚ associating these experiences with her struggles with sex addiction. These revelations have not only ignited discussions on privacy and ethics but also raised questions about the media';s role in handling such sensitive materials.This is Aimee Harris. She found Ashley Bidens diary in a Florida beach home and felt morally obligated to make it public. NOW BIDENS DOJ IS SEEKING PRISON TIME AS PUNISHMENT AND PRETENDING SHE STOLE IT!In the diary‚ Ashley details how her father Joe Biden forced her to take pic.twitter.com/LxUB61CsJF Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 4‚ 2024The legal proceedings against Harris and her accomplice‚ who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property‚ have further complicated the narrative. Their plea has enabled the DOJ to press charges against James O';Keefe‚ the founder of Project Veritas‚ a controversial media outlet known for its undercover operations. Despite acquiring the diary‚ Project Veritas chose not to publish its contents due to inability to verify its authenticity. However‚ the diary was eventually leaked online by another website‚ leading to FBI raids on premises linked to Project Veritas and O';Keefe].This case raises significant concerns regarding the legality of obtaining and disseminating sensitive personal materials. While the First Amendment protects freedom of the press‚ it also necessitates responsible journalism and respect for individuals'; privacy. The actions taken by those involved in the sale and distribution of Ashley Biden';s diary have sparked a debate on where the line should be drawn between public interest and personal privacy.FLASHBACK: In this recording Ashley admits that the diary is hers: Im Ashley Biden‚ it is my stuff.Alleged‚ screenshot of her diary read that she took inappropriate showers with her father‚ was molested and sxualized in a very young aged. Furthermore‚ there are pic.twitter.com/vsJpjmELr2 I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) April 4‚ 2024Moreover‚ the involvement of the DOJ and the subsequent legal actions against Harris and O';Keefe have introduced political dimensions to the discourse. Critics argue that the aggressive pursuit of legal penalties in this case may reflect broader issues of political bias and the use of federal power to silence dissenting voices. The ethical considerations surrounding the publication of private materials without consent are complex. In the digital age‚ where information can be rapidly disseminated worldwide‚ the implications of leaking personal documents are profound. This incident underscores the need for a balanced approach that respects both the public';s right to know and individuals'; rights to privacy.As the legal battle unfolds‚ it serves as a reminder of the delicate balance between transparency and privacy in our society. The outcome of this case could set precedents for how similar situations are handled in the future‚ influencing both legal standards and journalistic practices.In conclusion‚ the saga of Ashley Biden';s diary is more than just a legal dispute; it is a reflection of the ongoing tensions between privacy‚ ethics‚ and politics in the modern world. As society grapples with these issues‚ the importance of maintaining a fair and just approach to sensitive matters has never been more apparent.The post The Legal Battle Over Ashley Bidens Diary: A Deep Dive into Privacy‚ Ethics‚ and Political Implications appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

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