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I never could get the hang of Thursdays. Welfare Conservative, Candidate for Prime Minister-in-Waiting.

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Joined September 2013
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Replying to @David_Moscrop
What if…and this is wild here… What if…the carbon taxes went towards building out the infrastructure to decarbonize. You know, like electric charging stations from east to west, solarification of rooftops and parking lots, expansion of public transportation… Crazy, I know…
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We were warned for decades that communism meant owning nothing. Yet under subscription-based capitalism, many people now rent what they once bought, and lose access whenever a company decides to discontinue it.
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I can’t emphasize enough that tech bros with seemingly little to no understanding of humans and their behavior have not and cannot “predict” our future. I can tell you, it is not going to go the way any of them are saying. Are they screwing everything up disastrously? Yes. Will we need skills after that point? Absolutely and completely. Keep your children and teenagers engaged and educated. They will absolutely still need it. Remember, they will outlive these guys.
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I got blocked by National Post columnist, Tristin Hopper for pointing out that his economic beliefs cause homelessness by making people unemployed to fight inflation. Conservatives demonize the homeless to run cover for their economic ideas that create the unhoused.
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Replying to @Grochowa2
can't wait to go camping at Cohere National Park
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Replying to @rand_longevity
Still waiting for it cure cancer buddy. So far its just copium and hopium its been making.
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“Canadian” company. It operates in Canada. They just aren’t the same thing in terms of economic value and spillovers. Canadians are smart. We need to start disaggregating these allocations and not framing or dressing up foreign subsidiaries as if they are domestic firms.
Carney hands CRA building security contract to US company after Commissionaires, a non-profit association of Canadian vets, bids $80,000 more on the $12M contract Knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing … ctvnews.ca/politics/article/…
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A portable music playing device that did nothing but play music, that you only had to pay for once, that worked perfectly with or without wifi, that was an unambiguous upgrade over what came before it with no drawbacks, that never ever made you listen to commercials between songs
Millennials, what was considered completely NORMAL in 2005 that would be absolutely unhinged today?
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By the next election, Poilievre will have been in parliament for *a quarter century* and will have accomplished absolutely nothing except dividing Canadians and fomenting anger with lies & disinfo. Not one tangible, good thing for the country he’s sucked the teat of for 25 years.
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Incoming:
Massive cuts at Parks Canada. Meanwhile, surviving staff will have to deal with big demand since Carney renewed the pass to make these Parks free!! Such a classic CEO-style move to think workers will just ~figure it out~ as you actively make their job WAY harder to save a buck
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It actually IS the role of government to provide for you. Living in a society is a trade off of relinquishing some of your personal sovereignty for stability and material comfort. If the government doesn't provide you with ANYTHING you're just being oppressed
Because it’s not the role of government to provide for you , and also no one is entitled to anyone’s services for free. Also “free” is never free. Somebody always has to pay an exorbitant amount just so you can have something for a lower cost at their expense.
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In case Canadians forgot, we DO actually have a real progressive option (since our two largest parties are right wing). The NDP came out today proposing a wealth tax that would apply to people worth more than $10 million to pay for public grocery options, housing and healthcare.
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Nothing says wealth creator like buying an apartment building and charging everyone more for the same fucking apartments.
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A system that needs unemployment to fight inflation is never going to solve homelessness by the way.
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Silicon Valley: AI is gonna take your job and then kill everyone Normies: ok we are voting against the data centers Silicon Valley: wait why would you do that
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There is nothing these people like more than making arguments based on entirely conjured up and baseless percentages
Replying to @freganmitts
What is better: 50% probability of annihilation through Chinese AI 10% through OpenAI 5% through Anthropic That’s why he talks about being between a Rock and a hard place
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It’s incredibly sad that the biggest impact of AI on the tech industry so far was reverting the trend of PC hardware getting more affordable every year.
This was an unsettling watch. The state of enthusiast PC gaming hardware is looking increasingly dire.
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Amazed that supposedly smart people working in tech couldn't see this coming. It took me 5 minutes with a calculator. Maybe just knowing how to code doesn't qualify you as a genius after all.
“.. AI buildout is no longer just consuming cash and piling on debt; it’s also issuing more claims on whatever profits do emerge. AI stocks started really selling off just as it became clear that more equity issuance would be part of the buildout story.” bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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When the abusive narcissists in your life start playing the, “Respect your elders!!!” card… Why does Gavin feel attacked when presented with facts?
Gavin McInnes: Don't you know who I am? Me: Yup, an extreme right has-been who started an incel group now listed as a terrorist organization in Canada. Next! 🙄
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Gavin McInnes: Don't you know who I am? Me: Yup, an extreme right has-been who started an incel group now listed as a terrorist organization in Canada. Next! 🙄
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