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Episode Notes
Could a technology business give people more ways to work and raise a family close to home? Reid Rasner joins Cody on The Weird Canadian to discuss his unsuccessful $47.45 billion bid for TikTok's US business and why he wanted another major industry in Wyoming.
The TikTok Wyoming bid leads into Reid's proposed Wyoming stablecoin payment model for TikTok Shop and his argument for tech jobs in Wyoming. He also discusses AI data center jobs, the opportunity he sees for tradespeople, power and water concerns, and why he advocated a pause to study the effects of development.
The conversation ranges beyond the bid: Cody's GameStop experience, emotional investing, tensions between the US and Canada, term limits, voter participation, AI optimism and Reid's proposed digital bill of rights. Listen for the distinction between a plan, a prediction and something already delivered.
TOPICS
- The unsuccessful 2025 bid and Reid's account of what happened.
- TikTok Shop and his proposed stable-token payment model.
- Local work, AI infrastructure, power and water.
- US-Canada relations and political accountability.
- Investing discipline and the risks of emotional decisions.
- A proposed digital bill of rights for individuals.
CONTEXT AND CAUTIONS
TikTok announced the establishment of TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC on January 23, 2026. That separate arrangement is not the acquisition Rasner proposed. His statements about White House delivery and China leaving negotiations remain his account.
This episode contains political opinions, financial commentary and disputed technical claims. It is not personalized investment or legal advice, and investments can lose value. The projected state revenues and future-millionaire claims are not independently established. A House-passed electricity bill is not proof of an enacted nationwide rate protection. The AI/quantum-encryption discussion should not be treated as a verified technical explanation; NIST's resource below provides background.
GUEST
Reid Rasner: https://www.reidrasner.com/
Omnivest Financial: https://www.omnivestfinancial.com/
These are guest-information links, not an endorsement of investment services.
READ THE CONTEXT
Historical bid reporting:
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tiktok-bid-reid-rasner-white-house-rcna195001
TikTok's separate joint-venture announcement:
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/announcement-from-the-new-tiktok-usds-joint-venture-llc?lang=en
Wyoming's official stable-token launch announcement:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/3ee734a
House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act text:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9340eh/html/BILLS-119hr9340eh.htm
Post-quantum cryptography:
PROMOTIONS AND DISCLOSURE
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