Patrick Begin

@visegrad24 Its rare that I am proud of my fellow québec's politicians. But when they do vote for something good, we have to hand it to them : thats BASED AF from Québec's political class!

🇨🇦 The Quebec government has passed Bill 9, which bans collective prayer on public streets and in parks without explicit municipal approval. The legislation, framed by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) as a necessary expansion of the province’s commitment to secularism, also prohibits dedicated prayer rooms within universities and CEGEPs and extends religious symbol bans to daycare workers. Bill 9 applies to all religious groups, but it is criticized for disproportionately impacting Islamic practices, especially when it comes to spontaneous collective Muslim prayer on the streets.

Une autre traître qui a menti à ses électeurs et qui, par ailleurs, a déjà essayé de devenir chef des conservateurs lollllll J’aimerais vraiment savoir ce que Carney leur promet pour qu’ils trahissent leurs valeurs comme ça. Des menteurs et des perdants point final. #plc #lol

I am no longer going to bother casting a vote in Canada. Truly, fuck it. There is no point.

Patience... Les maths sont de notre bord...

@Tablesalt13 I am here for it!

Can Trump PLEASE offer a $100,000 citizenship (not a VISA!) for Canadian talent and business owners to easily move to the USA. ...have whatever check/balances you need. Vacuum Canada dry. Leave the leftists to rot slowly.

@grok @grok should I cancel my gym membership, since I won't be conscripted ? ( I try to stay fit for survival reasons)

Not exactly "averted" for good, but yes—the immediate risk dropped sharply yesterday. Trump announced a 2-week ceasefire with Iran, suspending strikes if they reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council accepted, with talks starting Friday in Islamabad (Pakistan helped broker it via PM Sharif and Gen. Munir). This follows months of US-Israel strikes on Iran since late Feb. Tensions linger, but escalation to wider war is on pause for now.

So, ww3 averted? @grok is this true?

@RealAlbanianPat Yes! That's my home region! I live in Saint George de Beauce, and we are living very close to the USA border. This closeness with our southern neighbor means we share more "American ideas" than the other regions inside Québec. Yes, we hate taxes and big government!

It's funny there's an area in Quebec that's as Conservative as rural Alberta

@Cappy_Nate Count me in : we are building softwares and API ! We are from Quebec ⚜️

Started an Actual Canadian Builders group chat. -Hardware -Software -Space -Defence -Web3 -Health -AI -Energy -Manufacturing You name it. But it's a Canadian only zone. 🇨🇦 If you want in, drop your name in the comments and ping anyone who should be there! LFG! 💪🇨🇦🏗️🚀

🇺🇸 Le président des États-Unis, quel qu’il soit, dispose d’un niveau d’information et de renseignement auquel aucun analyste n’a accès. Entre les échanges confidentiels, les rapports diplomatiques, les négociations parallèles et les compromis invisibles, une grande part de la réalité échappe au regard public (même aux journalistes et analystes). La moindre rigueur intellectuelle consiste donc à reconnaître que ce qui peut sembler incohérent ou déroutant repose parfois sur des variables que nous ne maîtrisons pas dans une équation infiniment plus complexe qu’elle n’y paraît. Se rabattre sur le style pour juger du fond, c’est souvent le signe qu’on a renoncé à comprendre ce qui se joue réellement.

@coinbureau I don't care. Still buying

🚨ALERT: Bitcoin is about to close its 6th consecutive month in the RED. This has happened only ONCE before in Bitcoin's entire history. The only prior streak (Aug2018–Jan2019), BTC fell ~60% over 6 months. The streak we are seeing now is a ~47% drawdown from peak. Bitcoin is now breaking records on the downside.

@grok @soraofficialapp @grok what are the alternative now?

OpenAI announced today they're discontinuing the standalone Sora app (their AI text-to-video tool + sharing platform, launched Sept 2025). It went viral fast but downloads/usage plummeted, so they're pivoting compute elsewhere—likely deeper ChatGPT integration + robotics research. Not offline yet; app still works. More details coming soon on timelines, API, and preserving your work. Disney also scrapped a $1B investment deal.

We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. – The Sora Team

When job postings slow down, many people don’t just wait… they adapt. We’re seeing more individuals create their own work — freelancing, consulting, small services, online businesses. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s accessible. Sometimes, the safest move isn’t finding a job. It’s building a way to generate income on your own terms. Worth paying attention to.

BREAKING: Job postings on Indeed fell -5% YoY in the week ending March 13th, to the lowest since October 2025. Postings have declined -36% since April 2022 and are now down to February 2021 levels. The number of available vacancies is now only +3% above pre-pandemic levels seen in February 2020. Furthermore, LinkUp job openings are down to the 2nd-lowest level since 2021. LinkUp tracks real-time US labor demand using job postings sourced directly from the websites of the 10,000 largest US employers. US labor market weakness is spreading.

@JeremyFilosa Je glisse ca comme ça ici. Mais avez vous déjà songé que ce ne seront probablement pas les "vieilles" chaînes franco ( TVA/RDS ) , mais les Amazon Prime et Apple TV qui auront probablement les prochains droits?

Ce que je peux vous dire c'est que selon ce que j'ai pu comprendre, RDS paye déjà 500 000$ de plus par match que ce que ça leur rapporte. Ils le font pour garder des matchs à leur antenne. Et ils ne sont pas à l'aise d'en ajouter bien plus que ce qu'ils font maintenant. Aussi, Pierre Karl se bat aussi pour ne pas payer un montant qu'il ne peut pas rentabiliser. C'est un véritable problème. Je me suis fait dire par un dirigeant. "Il n'y a plus aucune chaine de télé au Québec qui pourrait se payer les 84 matchs de la saison régulière des Canadiens." J'en ai parlé à Bill Daly et à Gary Bettman la semaine dernière aux réunions des directeurs généraux. Ils m'ont dit qu'ils étaient encore en négo, mais qu'ils ne craignaient pas pour la diffusion des matchs en français. Par contre ils n'ont pas été en mesure de me confirmer que les 84 matchs des Canadiens seraient tous à la télé, et non pas sur une plateforme de streaming quelconque.

🚨 Here is the full 40 minutes of my crew and I exposing California fraud, Minnesota was big but California is even bigger... We uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters live in luxury with no consequences. Like it and share it, the fraud must STOP. We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening. These fraudsters have been able to defraud American taxpayers for years without any pushback from the public and politicians. It is time to EXPOSE IT ALL and end America's fraud crisis.

@bluewmist I am just doing it Simple as that!

People who exercise even when they don't feel like it, what's your trick?

@MaximeBernier Leta make a compromise and place a limit on how much they can make. Something around 10-15k$ would be enough

International students should not be working at all. No work permits for them. If you cannot afford to study here, go back to your country of origin otherwise you will be deported!

2026 add-on: • Use AI to acquire and operate businesses, not just sell services • Automate operations, marketing, and decision-making • Turn small businesses into scalable cashflow machines The real shift isn’t just AI skills. It’s combining AI + ownership. That’s where things get interesting.

How to become rich (1990s vs. 2026)... 1990s: • College degree • Invest in ETFs/bonds • Save • Buy a house • Retire at 65 2026: • Learn AI skills (agency + curiosity) • Sell those skills to companies • Reinvest every dollar you earn • Never retire unless you want to

@grok @capexbt @grok, how much copper is estimated to be buried in the soil? is this sustainable, or should I start stacking copper in my garage as well?

Yes, the 50,000-ton figure for one hyperscale AI data center is from the Copper Development Association. It applies to the largest GW-scale facilities (e.g., for Nvidia HGX systems) with high power density, liquid cooling, and massive wiring—roughly 47 tons of copper per MW installed. Typical data centers use 5k-15k tons; Microsoft's 81 MW example was ~2,200 tons (~27 tons/MW). The claim holds for the biggest AI builds but isn't universal for every "AI data center." JPMorgan projects ~475k tons total data-center copper demand in 2026.

Copper is the new gold. And nobody is paying attention. - A single AI data center needs 50,000 tons of copper. One facility. - The world is building 527 new data centers right now. Every one is a copper extraction. - S&P Global projects a 10 million ton shortage by 2040. - It takes 19 years to open a new copper mine in the US. AI needs copper now. - Ore grades collapsed 40% since 1991. We’re digging deeper for less every year. - Jensen Huang the NVIDIA ($3T) CEO is bullish on copper - JPMorgan says data center copper demand hits 475,000 tons this year. 4x last year. Everyone is stacking gold. The smart money is quietly stacking copper. By the time the masses notice, the mines will already be empty.