Carney's surrender to Trump & cancellation of our #DigitalServicesTax will cost Canada billions - some $2 billion due this week, $7 billion over five years.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-digital-services-tax-explained-1.7573099

It's one day before #CanadaDay, and Mark Carney is surrendering to Donald Trump.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-drops-digital-services-tax-050919984.html

"In other words, you can have many reactions to the current DST battle, but surprise should not be one of them. Canada pushed ahead despite efforts at an international agreement on the issue and later dismissed the increasing friction over the issue with the U.S., which has been signalling its opposition to the DST for many years. Donald Trump has taken action, but his views are not dissimilar from Joe Biden’s on the issue nor Members of Congress from both parties. Further, the companies directly affected by the rules have been similarly responsive. For example, Google began levying a 2.5% DST fee on Canadian advertisers last year in anticipation of the DST taking effect in 2025, thereby passing along much of the DST cost to Canadian businesses and consumers.

To be clear, Canada is free to adopt whatever tax policies it wants and tech companies should pay their fair share of taxes. Ensuring tech companies collect and remit sales taxes on digital sales and services is now well established in Canada. But the government’s policy of “making web giants pay” by going above taxes all companies pay with a percentage of revenues to support Canadian film and television, millions for the news sector, and now the DST was always going to spark a reaction."

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/ignoring-the-warning-signs-why-did-the-canadian-government-dismiss-the-trade-risks-of-a-digital-services-tax/

Am 24.05.25 riefen die #Neonazi-Gruppe #DST & Neonazi Daniel Kokott (Leopoldshöhe) zur Demo in #Bielefeld auf. Gerade mal 39 Neonazis und Nationalist*innen folgten dem Aufruf - der Aufzug geriet zur peinlichen Lachnummer

https://rkowl.noblogs.org/post/2025/06/07/rueckblick-neonazi-aufmarsch-am-24-05-25-in-bielefeld/

Lest we forget, because it needs to be a priority for a post-NatACT government;

"A tax on tech revenue would have been one way of disincentivising techbro money-laundering. But National has cancelled it in order to grovel to Trump. But in the process, they've shown us a truth they'd rather deny: when they claim 'there is no money', it is a choice, and a lie."

@norightturnnz, 2025

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/05/national-grovels-to-trump.html

#Neonazi Daniel Kokott (Leopoldshöhe) ist der Anmelder für die Nazi-Demo am Samstag (24.05.25) in #Bielefeld. Mit ihm ruft die Neonazi-Gruppe "der Störtrupp" (DST) auf. Schon der Nazi-Aufmarsch letzten Samstag in #Herford wurde in Kooperation von Kokott und DST veranstaltet. #NoNazis #OWL

Der #DST ist eine #Neonazi-Gruppe, die sich im Sommer 24 im Zuge der queerfeindlichen Protestwelle gegen CSD-Paraden gründete. Hier treffen gewaltbereite, rechte Neonazis & (Alt-)Hooligans auf junge erlebnisorientierte Rechte. Mitglieder der Gruppe sind als Gewalttäter bekannt. #Bi2405https://bsky.app/profile/rkowl.bsky.social/post/3lmubtlhkyc2q

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Shreekant Patil celebrated National Technology Day at MET Bhujbal Knowledge City, inspiring 75+ students on India's tech journey from Op Shakti to UPI & 'Atmanirbhar Bharat.'

#javascript jank is so high that even unreleased APIs introduce jank to the very problem they're meant to solve. #dst https://github.com/chronotope/chrono/issues/1701#issuecomment-2856057735