So today I wrote a bunch of emails to different agencies and my MLA’s office to try and get Saskatchewan politicians off of Twitter, BlueSky, and YouTube in place of Mastadon and PeerTube. ...
Ashton was quick to focus his aim on his real targets: the governing Liberals, the Conservative opposition, and the ruling class. Whether it was on electoral reform (he backs proportional representation)
Behind the “elbows up” rhetoric, Carney’s increase in military spending will tie Canada closer to the U.S. One Canadian Army program will spend up to $500 million on U.S. equipment. Another major defence contract from last July included technical requirements that reduced candidates to just one U.S. company.
Summit has received a ton of feature requests over the years. Over time, a group of features began to accumulate that all relied on the app to track some sort of statistic. Whether it was the number of votes per user or the number of times a community was visited, these features can all be derived from tracking events. ...
People need to stop seeing optional tracking as a bad thing. Some contributors want to save the developer time by opting into telemetry. As the more ways to contribute the better.
I wish Rimu wasn’t so heavily pressured against implementing the read article indicator from Piefed comments because too many times people make a strong opinion underneath one without even reading through.
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform. ...
The 552,000-square-foot warehouse was built in 2024 as a distribution center for Genpak, a food packaging firm owned by Canadian conglomerate Jim Pattison Group, which owns the property. ...
EU clears path for common defense fund for its member states and Canada ( www.consilium.europa.eu )
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Thigh highs, skirts, computers & my future wife <3 ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Getting MLA's off of Twitter and BlueSky
So today I wrote a bunch of emails to different agencies and my MLA’s office to try and get Saskatchewan politicians off of Twitter, BlueSky, and YouTube in place of Mastadon and PeerTube. ...
What are some improvements that could be made to reduce US dependence in your country?
Rob, Raw: The Leveller Interview with NDP Leadership Candidate Rob Ashton ( leveller.ca )
A cool guide to everyday etiquette no one teaches you
Galen Weston named in Epstein Files.
Unfortunately I must have downvoted myself at some point.
Really cool feature, I'll just have to live with my mistake.
DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It. ( www.meidasplus.com )
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility ( www.cbc.ca )
France BANS American Tech Platforms - Europe DETOXIFIES From USA ( www.youtube.com )
If they don't do whatever the European equivalent of TACO is, this will drastically change the landscape of the digital world.
View from Europe: The Increasingly Convincing Case for Canada Joining the EU ( www.policymagazine.ca )
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You have 30 more minutes to sign up as an official NDP member if you want to vote in the leadership election ( act.ndp.ca )
https://leadership.ndp.ca/faq
iOS 12.5.8 On iPhone 5S! (Review) ( www.youtube.com )
Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App ( www.macrumors.com )
Canada’s elite media wants you to serve in the military ( breachmedia.ca )
Establishment media is making the case for mandatory service, quietly cultivating public consent for a more heavily-armed society
Korean industries becoming resilient against Trump's tariff tantrums ( www.koreatimes.co.kr )
Scott Bessent warns Carney to stop 'virtue signalling' amid looming trade talks ( www.cbc.ca )
Business coalition urges Ottawa to bolster Marine Atlantic service ( www.cbc.ca )
StatCan releases new projections on Canada’s population for 2075 ( www.cp24.com )
Ottawa, Seoul agree to work on bringing South Korean auto sector manufacturing to Canada ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
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Welcome! What brings you to PieFed and how did you find out about it?
Trump’s Tariffs Backfire! The EU & India Just Signed the "Mother of All Deals" ( www.youtube.com )
[Release][v1.76.2] Local tracking events
Summit has received a ton of feature requests over the years. Over time, a group of features began to accumulate that all relied on the app to track some sort of statistic. Whether it was the number of votes per user or the number of times a community was visited, these features can all be derived from tracking events. ...
The French will build a great great nuclear umbrella for the EU and will have the US pay for that.
India and the EU announce a free trade deal affecting up to 2 billion people ( apnews.com )
US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy ( apnews.com )
US warns they will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal doesn’t go through ( www.independent.co.uk )
TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues ( www.cnn.com )
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"Womanosphere" influencers panic as their audiences side against ICE ( numbertwopencil.substack.com )
Riley Gaines: "Do not let compassion, or what you believe to be compassion, cloud you or suspend you from thinking critically.” ...
Federal government to introduce grocery rebate: sources ( www.cbc.ca )
Mercosur Delayed - What Next? ( www.youtube.com )
Slowed and Stabalized video of Minneapolis ICE Execution ( files.catbox.moe )
Avi Lews is on Mastodon ( mstdn.ca )
https://mstdn.ca/@avilewis
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal ( www.theguardian.com )
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform. ...
Your guide to investing in European stocks from Canada ( wise.com )
ICE to purchase 500,000-square-foot warehouse near Ashland for immigration detention facility ( richmondbizsense.com )
The 552,000-square-foot warehouse was built in 2024 as a distribution center for Genpak, a food packaging firm owned by Canadian conglomerate Jim Pattison Group, which owns the property. ...
OneBC event at University of B.C. attracts hundreds of opponents, ends with 1 arrest - OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie had planned to hold event at residential school history and dialogue centre ( www.cbc.ca )
UBC says they told OneBC to leave
Trump's Super Better Health Organization coming soon.
Who the hell is the Food Professor? ( www.readtheorchard.org )
Iceland demands answers from US after Trump ally cracks 52nd state joke ( www.politico.eu )
B.C.’s GreenPower signs deal for EV production facility in New Mexico ( electricautonomy.ca )
Canadian launch of Mercedes-Benz EV fast-charging network begins with B.C. ( electricautonomy.ca )
Ask your mla to support a citizen's assembly on electoral reform ( www.leg.bc.ca )