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Opinion

Canada Celebrates Discovery That Computers Can Do Things

Financial Post hails 'innovative' digital tools for wealth management as if the internet was invented last Tuesday.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Late to the Obvious
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Opinion

Trump Reclassifies Weed, VCs Smell Series A

Regulatory arbitrage masquerading as drug policy is now official U.S. government strategy.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Regulatory Arbitrage Theater
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Opinion

Trump Discovers 1920 Law Makes Better Oil Policy Than Diplomacy

Suspending a century-old maritime regulation to manage geopolitical crises is what happens when tariff tweaks become national security strategy.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Regulatory Duct Tape
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VC

VCs Beg Anthropic for Privilege of Losing Money at $800B

The market's most desperate suitors keep getting rejected, and somehow this is being treated as good news.

💀💀💀💀  4/5 — Frothy and Delusional
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