Scotty Cameron
@scottycameron.bsky.social
Public budgeting, forecasting, and tax policy in Canada & all over.
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According to Jeff Passan, #Bluejays have agreed to terms with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto.
He’s won 3 HR titles in NPB and has a career .860 OPS over there.
Best hitter to come out of Japan since Hideki Matsui, and in his prime. (Ohtani from another planet, doesn’t count)
Still room for Bo.
He’s won 3 HR titles in NPB and has a career .860 OPS over there.
Best hitter to come out of Japan since Hideki Matsui, and in his prime. (Ohtani from another planet, doesn’t count)
Still room for Bo.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
According to Jeff Passan, #Bluejays have agreed to terms with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto.
He’s won 3 HR titles in NPB and has a career .860 OPS over there.
Best hitter to come out of Japan since Hideki Matsui, and in his prime. (Ohtani from another planet, doesn’t count)
Still room for Bo.
He’s won 3 HR titles in NPB and has a career .860 OPS over there.
Best hitter to come out of Japan since Hideki Matsui, and in his prime. (Ohtani from another planet, doesn’t count)
Still room for Bo.
So which tweet from a canadian display name is in the background here
January 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
So which tweet from a canadian display name is in the background here
Stabilising, rebuilding trust, and shaping what comes after a move like this (was) a job for USAID btw
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Stabilising, rebuilding trust, and shaping what comes after a move like this (was) a job for USAID btw
Maybe Trump *was* an outlier anomaly. But now he's open-sourced the blueprint to cult personality success and personal enrichment in politics. Look forward to 4 years of Jon Stewart followed by 4 years of Bill Ackman followed by 4 years of Mark Cuban followed by 4 years of Tucker Carlson.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Maybe Trump *was* an outlier anomaly. But now he's open-sourced the blueprint to cult personality success and personal enrichment in politics. Look forward to 4 years of Jon Stewart followed by 4 years of Bill Ackman followed by 4 years of Mark Cuban followed by 4 years of Tucker Carlson.
Actionless moral outrage for some, grok put her in a bikini for others!
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Actionless moral outrage for some, grok put her in a bikini for others!
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I took an undergrad econ linear programming/optimization course where the midterm was to run a simplex algorythm by hand (using the tableu method) in an old school blue book. I thought it was dumb.
Later, I asked the prof why he asked us to do something a computer could do more effectivly. 1/2
Later, I asked the prof why he asked us to do something a computer could do more effectivly. 1/2
This argument isn't plausible to me. I have trouble designing a basic arithmetic exam that a student couldn't solve with a pocket calculator. That doesn't mean basic arithmetic is no longer a useful skill. In my opinion, moving to in-person exams is a perfectly valid response. @erikbryn.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I took an undergrad econ linear programming/optimization course where the midterm was to run a simplex algorythm by hand (using the tableu method) in an old school blue book. I thought it was dumb.
Later, I asked the prof why he asked us to do something a computer could do more effectivly. 1/2
Later, I asked the prof why he asked us to do something a computer could do more effectivly. 1/2
Do boxcar hobos pick up used zyn pouches like old stogies
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Do boxcar hobos pick up used zyn pouches like old stogies
My cousin would order surf n turf and his parents would accommodate him. I was more of a “you’ll get chicken fingers, water, and don’t even think about saying yes to the dessert menu” family. Only thing that’s changed is the media’s lust for clicks (and rising real incomes makes it easier to spoil)
This is related to Millennials waiting to have kids until they have more financial security: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/pa...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
My cousin would order surf n turf and his parents would accommodate him. I was more of a “you’ll get chicken fingers, water, and don’t even think about saying yes to the dessert menu” family. Only thing that’s changed is the media’s lust for clicks (and rising real incomes makes it easier to spoil)
Very cool and anecdotally consistent with other industries. Quickly pivoting to r.o.w. markets. Nature is healing. Canada finding itself in a much better bargaining position going forward. Geographic proximity ain’t what it used to be.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Very cool and anecdotally consistent with other industries. Quickly pivoting to r.o.w. markets. Nature is healing. Canada finding itself in a much better bargaining position going forward. Geographic proximity ain’t what it used to be.
Literally all four food groups 🤷♂️
Finally, Trump's diet! Oh my god. The piece closes with RNC Chair Joe Gruters saying he was "shocked" to witness Trump eat "french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish" in one sitting (5/6)
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Literally all four food groups 🤷♂️
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Fuck it I don’t care anymore
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Fuck it I don’t care anymore
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It’s kind of neat that Letterkenny ended and then the two co-creators just went out and made both the straightest and gayest hockey shows possible.
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It’s kind of neat that Letterkenny ended and then the two co-creators just went out and made both the straightest and gayest hockey shows possible.
On the plane from south african world cup 2010 i sat behind Die Antwoord on the first leg and Stephen Fry on the second. I politely ignored them. Regret it, because the rest of the boys got sick vuvuzela pics with them.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
On the plane from south african world cup 2010 i sat behind Die Antwoord on the first leg and Stephen Fry on the second. I politely ignored them. Regret it, because the rest of the boys got sick vuvuzela pics with them.
You’re not vaudevillian avant-garde you’re literally slapslop
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You’re not vaudevillian avant-garde you’re literally slapslop
Canadians are like “you HAVE to try my family’s nuts and bolts recipe” and it’s 2 tbsp worcestershire 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion salt from the side of the Cheerios box.
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Canadians are like “you HAVE to try my family’s nuts and bolts recipe” and it’s 2 tbsp worcestershire 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion salt from the side of the Cheerios box.
Do itttttt. Latvia is a solid friend.
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Do itttttt. Latvia is a solid friend.
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Only a fool would think that the Supreme Court has finally woken up to the Trumpian threat.
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Only a fool would think that the Supreme Court has finally woken up to the Trumpian threat.
When a Joe Weisenthal and Bill Ackman tweet love each other very much…
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
When a Joe Weisenthal and Bill Ackman tweet love each other very much…
How you knew the minor hockey tournament was gonna be fire
December 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
How you knew the minor hockey tournament was gonna be fire
Trump is a symptom of America's sickness, not its cause. Canada's long-term planning can't assume this ends with him.
I think some people think its silly to include canada/greenland here but i really think you need to look at the rhetoric of like claremont freaks, tucker carlson and rufo. They genuinely see our social policy as something to be eliminated and have been advocating using US powers to do so
Even when these guys are gone for a bit, this stuff ends up with its own kind of inertia. And i think the monroe doctrine stuff will be plaguing the americas for the foreseeable future
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Trump is a symptom of America's sickness, not its cause. Canada's long-term planning can't assume this ends with him.
i wish everyone in the epstein files a very visit from this creepy thing
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
i wish everyone in the epstein files a very visit from this creepy thing
You thought that file you recently worked upon would appear in "Recent files"? You fool! You buffoon!
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
You thought that file you recently worked upon would appear in "Recent files"? You fool! You buffoon!
Spoiling Traitors (UK) then spoiling traitors (US). Generational run for Canadian streaming apps.
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Spoiling Traitors (UK) then spoiling traitors (US). Generational run for Canadian streaming apps.
I don't think a movie about getting really drunk one night or getting really high one night will ever be made again
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I don't think a movie about getting really drunk one night or getting really high one night will ever be made again
When autonomous cars hit a critical mass can real drivers use speedrun exploits like forcing merges or playing chicken with oncoming traffic because the machines will yield?
December 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
When autonomous cars hit a critical mass can real drivers use speedrun exploits like forcing merges or playing chicken with oncoming traffic because the machines will yield?