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Y2Kyoto: No Tech For You!

Steve SaretskyBC government effectively admitting they don’t have enough hydro power. Meanwhile, many cities have banned natural gas heating in new homes. Incompetence abounds.

British Columbia proposed legislation to limit how much electricity will be available to artificial intelligence data centers, and moved to permanently ban new cryptocurrency mining projects.

The government of Canada’s third-most populous province will prioritize connections to its power grid for other purposes like mines and natural gas facilities because they provide more jobs and revenue for people in BC, the energy ministry said Monday.

“Other jurisdictions have been challenged to address electricity demands from emerging sectors and, in many cases, have placed significant rate increases on the backs of ratepayers,” the department said Monday.

I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords

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Independent infrastructure: X and Starlink didn’t skip a beat

Discord, Call Your Lawyer

New, via Data Republican:

Armed Queers SLC is under investigation for possible foreknowledge of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Their leader, Ermiya Fanaeian, was recognized by a State Dept–affiliated NGO, Utah Global Diplomacy, as a recipient of the “7 for 17” Award for advancing the UN’s 17 Goals

Utah Global Diplomacy has since scrubbed Fanaeian’s presence from their website. Unknown when this purge happened. The receipts remain.

More: The 2025 May Day trip of SLC Armed Queers to Cuba: “Well, if we’re terrorists, we’re proud to be terrorists”

Art Of The Deal

Keep flapping those elbows, Canada.

Related, from Lilley: That’s what American ambassador Pete Hoekstra was saying on CBC when asked why Canada wasn’t getting a tariff exemption and Mexico was.

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