If you've never seen a Maori haka performed‚ you're missing out.The Maori are the indigenous peoples of New Zealand‚ and their language and customs are an integral part of the island nation. One of the most recognizable Maori traditions outside of New Zealand is the haka‚ a ceremonial dance or challenge usually performed in a group. The haka represents the pride‚ strength‚ and unity of a tribe and is characterized by foot-stamping‚ body slapping‚ tongue protrusions‚ and rhythmic chanting. Haka is performed at weddings as a sign of reverence and respect for the bride and groom and are also frequently seen before sports competitions‚ such as rugby matches.The intensity of the haka is the point. It is meant to be a show of strength and elicit a strong response—which makes seeing a tiny toddler learning to do it all the more adorable.Here's an example of a rugby haka:Danny Heke‚ who goes by @focuswithdan on TikTok‚ shared a video of a baby learning haka and omigosh it is seriously the most adorable thing. When you see most haka‚ the dancers aren't smiling—their faces are fierce—so this wee one starting off with an infectious grin is just too much. You can see that he's already getting the moves down‚ facial expressions and all‚ though. @focuswithdan When you grow up learning haka! #haka #teachthemyoung #maori #māori #focuswithdan #fyp #foryou #kapahaka ♬ original sound - 𝕱𝖔𝖈𝖚𝖘𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖍𝕯𝖆𝖓 As cute as this video is‚ it's part of a larger effort by Heke to use his TikTok channel to share and promote Maori culture. His videos cover everything from the Te Reo Maori language to traditional practices to issues of prejudice Maori people face.Here he briefly goes over the different body parts that make up haka: @focuswithdan ♬ Ngati - Just2maori This video explains the purerehua‚ or bullroarer‚ which is a Maori instrument that is sometimes used to call rains during a drought. @focuswithdan Reply to @illumi.is.naughty Some tribes used this to call the rains during drought 🌧 ⛈ #maori #māori #focuswithdan #fyp ♬ PÅ«rerehua - 𝕱𝖔𝖈𝖚𝖘𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖍𝕯𝖆𝖓 This one shares a demonstration and explanation of the taiaha‚ a traditional Maori weapon. @focuswithdan Reply to @shauncalvert Taiaha‚ one of the most formidable of the Māori Weaponry #taiaha #maori #māori #focuswithdan #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound - 𝕱𝖔𝖈𝖚𝖘𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖍𝕯𝖆𝖓 For another taste of haka‚ check out this video from a school graduation: @focuswithdan When your little cuzzy graduates and her school honours her with a haka #maori #māori #haka #focuswithdan #fyp #graduation @its_keshamarley ♬ Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Ruanui - 𝕱𝖔𝖈𝖚𝖘𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖍𝕯𝖆𝖓 Heke even has some fun with the trolls and racists in the comments who try to tell him his culture is dead (what?). @focuswithdan Credit to you all my AMAZING FOLLOWERS! #focuswithdan #maori #māori #followers #fyp #trolls ♬ original sound - sounds for slomo_bro! Unfortunately‚ it's not just ignorant commenters who spew racist bile. A radio interview clip that aired recently called Maori people "genetically predisposed to crime‚ alcohol‚ and underperformance‚" among other terrible things. (The host‚ a former mayor of Auckland‚ has been let go for going along with and contributing to the caller's racist narrative.) @focuswithdan #newzealand radio in 2021 delivering racist commentaries 🤦🏽‍♂️ #māori #maori #focuswithdan #racism DC: @call.me.lettie2.0 ♬ original sound - luna the unicow That clip highlights why what Heke is sharing is so important. The whole world is enriched when Indigenous people like the Maori have their voices heard and their culture celebrated. The more we learn from each other and our diverse ways of life‚ the more enjoyable life on Earth will be and the better we'll get at collaborating to confront the challenges we all share.This article originally appeared on 01.28.21

In recent years‚ baby boomers have often been the target of criticism from younger generations. The most common accusations are that boomers are selfish and don’t care about leaving ample resources (whether financial or environmental) to subsequent generations.They also come under fire for not being able to acknowledge that it was easier for people of their generation to come of age when things were more affordable and life was a lot less competitive.However‚ we should also understand that many of today’s problems are not the boomers’ doing‚ especially when it comes to the issues that stem from entitled children and technology run amok. In hindsight‚ there’s something to be said about the importance that boomers placed on self-reliance‚ letting kids be kids and having a healthy skepticism towards technology.In the end‚ each generation contributes to the tapestry of society in its unique way‚ whether good or bad‚ even baby boomers. This became evident after a Reddit user named Youssef4573 asked the AskReddit subforum: ‘What is something you can say ‘I'm with the boomers on this one’ about?” Over 4‚700 people responded to the prompt‚ and the most prevalent problems mentioned by the younger generations were overreliance on technology‚ the modern world’s lack of human touch and how Gen Xers and millennials have raised their children.Here are 17 things that younger people are “with the boomers” about.1. Public filming"Just because I’m in public doesn’t mean I want to be filmed. Yeah‚ I know legally you can‚ but common courtesy people." — Jayne_of_Canton2. Customer service"I want to talk to a person in customer service‚ not a machine." — lumpy_space_queenie"And also a person that actually works at the company I bought the product from‚ not a teenager at an outsourced call center with a script to follow and who answers calls for 15 different companies on the same day." — Loive.3. Turn up the dialog"For the love of all that is holy‚ can we fix the audio in movies so that the music and sound FX aren’t drowning out the dialogue?" — Caloso"And the action sequences don’t burst your eardrums or the dialogue is whispers." — Whynottry-again4. Bring back buttons"No‚ I don't need everything in my car to be electronic. Some stuff needs buttons." — LamborghiniHEAT"This was the big thing for me in my last car - trying to adjust volume or change songs while driving is way more dangerous when it’s all touch screen. Thankfully my current car has physical knobs for everything." — GeekdomCentral5. App overload"Every store/service does not need an app." — BigDigger324"I was standing at a car rental counter at an airport (boomer here) to rent a car. My daughter’s car broke down on the way to pick me up. While standing at the counter‚ with a customer service rep right there and not busy‚ I had to log in to their site‚ create an account‚ and reserve a car. It seemed ridiculous and it took a long time‚ filling in my license information and all that. This was last September." — Cleanslate6. Bring back DIY"Learning DIY skills is crucial. I had basically zero DIY skills when I bought my house because I had lived in apartments for so long and I've had to learn a lot. YouTube tutorials are absolutely clutch." — JingleJongleBongle7. Turn off the speakerphone"I hated this when I worked at Walmart. So many of my coworkers would talk on speaker or watch TikTok at full volume. It's just trashy imo‚ nobody wants to hear your media." — WhiteGuy1x"I work at an emergency medical office and holy sh*t the amount of people that sit in a quiet‚ peaceful lobby and just have the LOUDEST conversations on their phone…. Speaker or otherwise. Not to mention the people that still watch sh*t without headphones. Like do you not see the plethora of other people around you that you’re disturbing?" — Cinderpuppins8. Ban QR code menus"I think menus should be tangible." — Limp-Management9684"QR codes kill the vibe. We’re all on our phones constantly throughout the day and then when you go to spend some quality time with someone‚ it’s another excuse to whip out the phone and stare at it. There’s an intimacy to a physical menu. You’re looking at what the other person is reading‚ you’re each pointing to parts of the menu. You’re noticing the lighting of the restaurant. QR codes feel chintzy and kill the ambiance completely." — VapeDerp4209. Stop subscriptions"When I was your age‚ you only had to pay for a video game once to own it." — CattonCruthby10. Free the children"A kid in 2024 should have the same freedom to exist unsupervised and move about their community independently as a boomer did growing up." — PixelatedFish"The world is safer than it's ever been and people are more scared than ever. I blame true crime and local news." â²» Unhappyhippo14211. Kids need to touch grass"Kids shouldn't be on phones or iPads all the time. It makes them weird." — Ubstantial_Part_952"The same could be said about most adults." — DrunkOctopus12. Stop being so sensitive"People in our generation are far‚ far too sensitive. Don't get it twisted; empathy is‚ by and large‚ a good thing and it takes some serious doing for me to say it's gone too far. But collectively‚ we've become people willing to throw every last bit of energy fighting against every slight and making sure our pet cause gets top billing to the point of fighting amongst each other even if we're in almost complete agreement otherwise. Emotional energy - like any other kind of energy - is very much a finite resource. Whereas boomers could at least generally agree to disagree and get on with things (obvious cross-wielding exceptions doth apply). Culturally‚ we've lost sight of the adage of 'winning the battle‚ losing the war.'" — almighty_smiley13. Stop delivery"Food delivery services are a complete ripoff; if you use them regularly‚ you’re terrible with money. Get off my lawn." — VapeDerp42014. Parking meters"So rather than throwing a few coins in your meter‚ you have to now get your license plate #‚ get your meter number‚ go to the meter station‚ stand in line with everyone waiting to pay their meter‚ then you're set. It's an unnecessary amount of extra steps. I don't carry cash much anymore‚ but I can hide a small amount of coin in my car to quickly pay a meter." — Luke511915. Kids should know their place"Not letting your children rule the roost. When did it become acceptable to let your kids back-talk to you‚ slap you‚ climb all over shi*t in public places? As we've raised ours‚ I've witnessed so many parents around us just let these behaviors slide. It's kind of sad when I'm the one saying things like‚ "Did I just hear you just say that to your mom?!?!?!?! That is not ok. You go and apologize right now!!". Then I get this stunned "deer in headlights" look back that tells me they aren't used to someone calling them out on their behavior." — Cobblestone-Villain16. Pride in ownership"Seems that a lot of boomers have pride of ownership and enjoy maintaining what they have." — Awkward_Bench12317. Don't follow leaders"My dad (a solid boomer) has been saying that ALL politicians are crooks since he became disenchanted with politics around the Nixon era. He was starry-eyed before that‚ trying to make social change‚ yada yada. He still votes‚ but holds his nose. Can’t say I disagree with him." — Thin_white_duchess

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In-N-Out Burger is closing its first and only location in Oakland‚ California‚ due to a drastic increase in crime. “Our Customers and Associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins‚ property damage‚ theft‚ and armed robberies‚” said Denny Warnick‚ In-N-Out’s chief operating officer‚ in a statement. (RELATED: America’s ‘Social Justice’ Nightmares Have Only Intensified) Not only is this increase in crime a problem in Oakland‚ but it’s affecting citizens across the state. From 2021 to 2022‚ “California’s violent crime rate increased by 5.7%‚” reports the Public Policy Institute of California.  Violent crime began to trend upward during COVID‚ increasing 13.5 percent from 2019 to 2022. Counts of homicides‚ aggravated assaults‚ and robberies with the use of a firearm rose the highest. In-N-Out Pulls Out According to Warnick‚ In-N-Out had taken “repeated steps” to ensure customer and employee safety but saw no real change. The last day of operation for the restaurant will be on March 24th.  Executives decided to close the store despite the location remaining a “busy and profitable one for the company.” “Our top priority must be the safety and well-being of our Customers and Associates — we cannot ask them to visit or work in an unsafe environment‚” the statement read. Since the announcement‚ accounts on X have posted videos allegedly showing smash-and-grab robberies occurring in the parking lot of the Oakland location.  Crime Epidemic The closure has sparked widespread outrage‚ with many pointing to lax Democratic policies as the cause of the increase in crime. In-N-Out is not the first business to close locations in unsafe areas. Violent crime also isn’t only affecting large metropolitan areas —  it’s a national problem. Huntington Bank recently announced its plan to close a branch in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ in February due to “an increase in crime.” CVS‚ Target‚ and Nike are all also closing locations across the nation‚ while the stores that remain open have increased security and other safety measures in efforts to prevent theft and other crimes. Many researchers and businesses are concerned about the “retail violence epidemic” that has come to life during COVID and has only escalated since. Elyse Apel is the Social Media Coordinator for The American Spectator. READ MORE from Elyse Apel: More Women Are Watching Porn Than Ever Before The Satanic Temple Attempts to Bring Abortion to Pro-Life States The post In-N-Out Burger Is Out of California appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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These are the kinds of people Biden is letting in. A reporter’s interaction with an illegal alien at the US-Mexico border went viral after the migrant mysteriously claimed people would soon know his name. “If you are smart enough‚ you will know who I am‚ but you are really not smart enough to know who I am‚” the unidentified man speaking English told reporters with 1st Responders Media. “But soon you’re going to know who I am‚” the man next stated. A migrant who illegally crossed into the United States threatened me‚ saying "You find out who I am very soon‚" simply because I asked him where he was from. These are the people @AliMayorkas @POTUS @DHSgov and @CBP are letting in. pic.twitter.com/iblMnNndpa— 1strespondersmedia (@1strespondermed) January 21‚ 2024 “Believe me‚” he continued‚ adding he’s “better than that” when reporters described him as “entitled.”Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! Many on social media took the man’s words to mean he’s planning on committing terroristic acts in the future once inside the US‚ for which he would gain notoriety. “These are the people @AliMayorkas @POTUS @DHSgov and @CBP are letting in‚” 1st Responders Media wrote on X‚ tagging the Department of Homeland Security and Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “That’s what we call a threat‚” wrote popular X account Mrgunsngear. “Will the feds shift resources currently assigned to monitor ‘conservative’ to look into this newly arrived criminal?” *what appears to be a Middle Eastern illegal immigrant* crosses the border and says‚ in proficient english: “Soon you will know who I am. Believe me. You will see.”That's what we call a threat. Will the feds shift resources currently assigned to monitor "conservatives" to… pic.twitter.com/x7qTiDSG5z— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) January 22‚ 2024 REMEMBER THIS FACE: Illegal immigrant at the southern border makes a terror threat‚ “Soon you will know who I am.” Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/yqecAyvdSY— • á—°ISᑕᕼIá—´á–´ â„¢ • (@4Mischief) January 22‚ 2024 Reporter: "Where are you from?"Middle Eastern illegal migrant: "Soon you will know who I am. Believe me. You will see."What does that mean?? pic.twitter.com/DptA14ZUW7— Truth Army (@trutharmyfilms) January 22‚ 2024 Hopefully the man was merely making empty threats and has no actual terror acts planned; however‚ his threatening language should worry Americans concerned about terrorists or terror cells infiltrating the country through the open southern border. The globalists are increasing their attacks on Infowars and the stakes have never been higher! Please consider donating and visit InfowarsStore.com for merch‚ nutraceuticals and survival gear. Follow the author on X‚ Facebook‚ Gab‚ Minds‚ Truth Social and Gettr.

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