Advocacy group says N.W.T. mining regulators too cozy with industry

A social justice group accuses the N.W.T. government of giving "privileged access” to mining industry representatives as the territory develops new mining regulations. The CBC's Avery Zingel reports.

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This is a bloody brilliant middle finger to the surveillance states with an optional "bring it, muthafrackah" mode.

I invite you to page through their reasoning; it's ... _interesting_.

(note in thread...)

https://goblincorps.com/ageless-linux.html#

#linux #surveillance #regulatoryCapture #BigTech #BoycottBigTech #uspol #californiaPol

Treaty Chiefs Warn of "Severe Impacts" as Alberta Passes Water Legislation - Alberta Native News

By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  (ANNews) – Alberta’s UCP government has passed legislation without any input from First Nations that poses severe risks...

Alberta Native News
Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws

OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws.

thecanadianpressnews.ca

We're not living under tyranny. We voted for it. One regulation at a time. One crisis at a time. One "common-sense reform" at a time.

Directive 10-289 isn't coming. It's already here. We just built it ourselves and called it progress.

The cage has no walls because the walls are everywhere. And most people will thank them for formalising it.

🔗 https://kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/2026-02-04-real-time-directive/

#AtlasShrugged #EconomicFreedom #RegulatoryCapture #Libertarian #Sovereignty

Directive 10-289 in Real Time: How Fiction Became Our Operating System

The greatest trick the Unification Board ever pulled was convincing us it doesn't exist. Each click of the ratchet is progress rather than constriction.

Kairos Prometheon
What are the risks to the NWT’s water quality?

Life's Better at the Cabin

Cabin Radio
The Student as Examiner: Decoding the Manufactured Illusion of Piramal Finance’s CRISIL AA+/Stable Rating
https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/2026/01/19/the-student-as-examiner-decoding-the-manufactured-illusion-of-piramal-finances-crisil-aa-stable-rating/
#ChaosophyOfRatings, #IssuerPaysModel, #PiramalFinanceExposed, #RegulatoryCapture, #FinancializedFraud, #SystemicExpropriation, #AccountableRatings, #EndRatingCartels,#Alleged_Dawood_Mirchi_RKW_DHFL_BJP_Collusion,#Seize_Cronies_Fairplay_for_DHFL_Victims,

Doubt doesn’t have to disprove harm.
It just has to delay action.
Microplastics uncertainty is already being weaponized—just like tobacco and climate science before it.
#Microplastics #RegulatoryCapture #CorporatePower #EnvironmentalHealth

http://cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/19/microplastics-doubt-will-be-used-as-a-weapon/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Horizon Accord | Environmental Narrative | Scientific Uncertainty | Regulatory Capture | Microplastics Doubt Will Be Used as a Weapon | Machine Learning

Methodological uncertainty in microplastics research is real—but it’s about to be weaponized to delay regulation and absolve industry.

Cherokee Schill | Insurance Agent & AI Ethics Researcher

Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI – Gizmodo

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Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI

“[It’s] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we’ve done a lot of damage,” he said.

By AJ Dellinger, Published January 12, 2026

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has seen his net worth skyrocket by nearly $100 billion since the AI boom started a couple of years ago, would really appreciate it if you would stop talking about the potential harms of the technology that’s supercharged his fortune. It’s really harshing his vibe.

In an appearance on the No Priors podcast hosted by Elad Gil and Sarah Guo, Huang took aim at people who have suggested AI may have some significant, detrimental impact, from job displacement to expanding the surveillance state. “[It’s] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we’ve done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative,” he said.

According to Huang, considering the potential existential risks of unleashing AI on society may do more harm than good. “It’s not helpful. It’s not helpful to people. It’s not helpful to the industry. It’s not helpful to society. It’s not helpful to the governments,” he said. He particularly took issue with other people in the industry going to the government and asking for regulation and mandatory safeguards. “You have to ask yourself, you know, what is the purpose of that narrative and what are their intentions,” he asked rhetorically. “Why are they talking to governments about these things to create regulations to suffocate startups?”

Huang isn’t totally off-base about some of what he’s suggesting. Regulatory capture is a real risk, especially as multi-billion-dollar companies look to lock in their lead by using their absurd wealth to sway politicians and cement favorable policy. And there’s no doubt that AI players have been getting into the lobbying business. According to the Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley firms have already poured more than $100 million into new Super PACs to push pro-AI messaging in the lead-up to midterm elections in 2026. There is also zero doubt that industry players use societal-scale risks as a marketing tactic: it makes their product seem full of endless potential, and it suggests they need to maintain control of it to keep everyone safe rather than letting this powerful tool fall into the wrong hands or be controlled by some government regulator. 

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