Hard Pass

Whew that title

Whatever makes you sleep at night bud

In case they get a hole in one.

They come out to cry and downvote like clockwork. Don't ever rely on an American to actually make any sacrifice to stand up to Trump. They are absolute cowards.

This is in memory of all the protesters dead, still sitting in jail, prison or awaiting sentencing. You are the true heroes!

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/42910006

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Canada’s citizens are finding unity again in the story of the man who ran cross-country on one leg to raise awareness for children’s cancer research.

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Fox’s status as a national hero in Canada has never been in dispute, but at a moment when the country’s sovereignty is under attack and people are once again debating what binds the nation together, his story is attracting renewed, and bipartisan, praise. Indeed, for those outside Canada it can be a surprise to discover the degree to which Fox has become less a person than a national symbol: dozens of roads have been named after him, as have 14 schools. A mountain bears his name. Statues of him dot the country. Canada has issued both stamps and coins with his image. Parks Canada designated him a National Historic Person and called Fox “an enduring icon” who “transformed our vocabulary about personal courage”. The annual Terry Fox Run takes place in late September are now held in more than 60 countries and are the world’s largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research. More than C$1bn (US$715m) has been raised in his name.

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Funny guy, terrible pharmacist

There’s something about JD Vance that makes him almost impossible to assess. Like Bigfoot, he’s a naturally blurry creature. His voice lands somewhere between the parents in Charlie Brown specials and those buzzers they put outside convenience stores to chase off teens. The vice president is hostile architecture in human form, a suit stuffed with charisma’s anti-matter.

This has served him well in his quest for political power. Being instantly forgettable is an asset for someone who made their name as a liberal hillbilly whisperer only to switch to an online edgelord identity at the behest of far-right backers. But if you’re willing to hold and rotate Vance’s recent statements in your mind, you’ll find something uncharacteristically interesting. He’s put the tiniest sliver of distance between himself and President Donald Trump on artificial intelligence, and it provides an inkling of how Republicans might move beyond a decade of Trumpism.

I’ll catch you up on the current AI conversation. Large-language models built by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic keep breaking out of their testing sandboxes. The companies actively promote that their products are breaking the law and hacking into other private businesses, showcasing their power while appearing somewhat concerned with safety. Recently, those same AI CEOs have started pleading for government regulation of artificial intelligence, a “stop me before I kill again” plea that many critics believe is meant to lock in their position at the top of the industry.

Trump has been incredulous about the ask. He has thrown his red hat in with AI boosters and reacted to the idea of slowing down as a slight against his discernment. In a day-long rant on Truth Social, the president said the only “guardrails that AI needs is a strong and smart . . . president.” He said that there was a “sick conspiracy . . . against AI and data centers” and that slowing down AI development would leave us behind China on the global stage.

“We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!” he wrote. “Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE!”

In the week since, Vance has taken a slightly more skeptical tone on AI development. On Monday he told reporters on Monday that the U.S. needs to be “careful” about AI. He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are set to meet Sunday to deepen economic and security ties on the remote North Atlantic archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

The meeting comes days after Carney embraced the prospect of Canada becoming the European Union’s first associate member, saying closer ties with the continent would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its sovereignty.

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The leaders will discuss deepening the Canada-France partnership in strategic sectors, including aerospace, energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies such as quantum computing, satellites and supercomputing, Carney’s office said in a statement.

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Nova Scotia is laying plans for a massive offshore wind project that far exceeds the Canadian province's electricity demand, with a ripple effect on access to clean power in the US.

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Canada has decided to join the Global Combat Air Program, a joint initiative by Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, becoming the program’s first observer.

Canada is weighing the future purchase of the aircraft, while the three partner countries are seeking to broaden potential export markets and strengthen cooperation among like-minded nations.

Other countries are also believed to be interested in GCAP, raising the prospect of wider participation in the coming years.

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Observers will neither participate directly in the joint development process nor contribute financially to the program. Although subject to confidentiality requirements, they will be granted access to information on such matters as the fighter’s capabilities and the corporate framework underpinning its development.

Canada’s observer status is intended to pave the way for the possible future purchase of the aircraft. For Japan, Britain and Italy, expanding exports to third countries would help offset the program’s enormous development costs.

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