nonzero chance the FBI is plugging LLMs into wiretap data under the legal theory AI alone can’t implicate 4th amendment concerns (semi-known 702 issue). or the NSA has now hard coded wiretaps across all newly built US data centers due to expanded ECSP scope. or probably both.

Wealthsimple bets on X and Canadian users aren't happy Moves by Wealthsimple to integrate with Elon Musk's social platform and consider prediction markets are souring some consumers.

Users of Elon Musk's X platform will be able to make trades in Wealthsimple, the company announced.

“Bro straight up said ‘Canada is not a real country,’” one Reddit user commented.

Wealthsimple is also pursuing bringing prediction markets to Canada, worrying experts.

20 hours on, nada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

25% tariffs on the teachings of Saint Peter

this tweet is a victim of the bluesky outage, otherwise it woulda killed

JD Vance is lecturing the Pope on Catholicism and Pierre Poilievre is lecturing Mark Carney on economics and RFK Jr is lecturing scientists about vaccines and Donald Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs and Pete Hegseth is quoting Pulp Fiction and thinking it’s the Bible

Every Touchpoint within the Service Experience at this Quick Service Restaurant has been Suboptimal smh 😤

It's the "no go zones" hoax all over again. They tried this lie in Europe and it succeeded spectacularly. Why not try it in the US?

Wealthsimple partners with Elon Musk’s X for direct stock trading via social media Stock tickers on X posts will now link to FinTech’s trading platform for Canadian users.

Long sigh. Who's got good resources for doing what @wealthsimple.bsky.social does on your own? Because I'm not keeping my money with a company that does this.

Canada's gas tax debate is even dumber than it looks The federal government's decision to suspend the excise tax on gasoline combines is an obvious attempt to put politics ahead of policy. It also looks downright sophisticated compared to the populist s...

Smart policy, this ain't. But you should see what the other guys are saying, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes.

How are we supposed to make the transition to other fuels or systems without price signals to do so? If every time fuel prices rise, we cut taxes to blunt it, then there's less incentive to switch.

Why is it that price signals, the manifestation of the free market, are some innately wise force when it comes to housing or groceries — but when gas prices rise, we should do everything we can to blunt it? Are drivers exempt from the free market? Are there no alternatives to driving SUVs?

lol TYLER
not everyone learns just by doing

Carney makes the right move by suspending the federal gas tax until Labour Day Toronto, ON: Earlier today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to suspend the federal gas excise tax, which costs drivers 10 cents per litre, beginning next week until Labour Day. For a family looking to fill up a minivan, that will represent savings of roughly seven dollars each and every time they fill up their vehicle. Jay Goldberg, the Consumer Choice Center’s Canadian Affairs Manager, commented on Carney’s announcement. “Canadian consumers desperately need a break, with gas prices soaring and living costs reaching unprecedented levels. With nearly half of Canadians now saying they’re $200 away from not being able to pay their bills and filling up at the pump a basic necessity for the vast majority of Canadians, this is a clear move in the right direction to address the issue of affordability. Still, the government could have gone further, by scrapping the so-called Clean Fuel Standard and also removing the federal sales tax from gasoline prices. Nonetheless, in an affordability crisis, every little bit helps, and the government is delivering that much-needed assistance by leaving more money in consumers’ pockets, where it belongs,” said Goldberg.

Carney's decision to cut the gas tax is getting high praise from the US-based, Koch-funded, tobacco-lobbying group Consumer Choice Center

CivicSearchlight - by Canada's National Observer Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.

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Minister Joseph Schow was referencing this story, about Justice Minister Mickey Amery and Sam Mraiche --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

"I reacted as any father would." By... sharing an Instagram story about it? That's what any father would do? Are all fathers that limp?

A company that answers the question "we can, but should we?" with an unhesitating "yes" every single time if it has any chance of making money. And often when it doesn't.

"Water into wine...sounds very lucrative, very lucrative. Making a little bread and a couple fish feed a ballroom worth of guests? We'll have to charge a reasonable fee but that sounds fantastic. Ok say no more. Jesus me."

Only someone who hasn't finished the Bible would want to be Jesus

This was right after the photographer said "ok show me your biggest smile!"

burn it all down.

You just know bro is the exact same way when she gets back from the store

No even the youths aren't that cruel

Me* damnit

My dispatch from the Liberal convention (it was quite a scene)

Some teenagers once made fun of my when I was playing Valorant and you'd better believe I never opened the game again. Didn't know you could form core memories at age 35.

The Liberals are partying in Montreal. Can the good times last? The Liberal Party's national convention was a jolly affair, marked by high spirits, boisterous parties and widespread acceptance and welcoming of social conservative Marilyn Gladu. But tensions remain...

Liberal MPs showed up as a united front and defended Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to welcome former Tory MP Marilyn Gladu into the fold, brushing off questions of how such a big tent party can maintain its values. @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports from Montreal.