Garrett Watson
@gee-rex.bsky.social
Canola oil riggin’. Montréal by way of Melbourne and the Prairies.
AgTech, politics, urbanism, riding bikes and running on trails.
AgTech, politics, urbanism, riding bikes and running on trails.
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Canada flags on balconies at a Winnipeg apartment on April 10, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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My thoughts on the self-destructive approach of Western Conservatives during this federal election campaign.
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Western Defeatism
A Real Threat to Conservative Fortunes and National Unity
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April 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My thoughts on the self-destructive approach of Western Conservatives during this federal election campaign.
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Are we still underestimating the extent to which Trump marinated in the most insane conspiratorial right-wing echo chambers post-Jan 6th? He left office in shame, holed up in Mar-A-Lago, invited Nick Fuentes over... He’s old. He has OANN brain. There's no shared reality anymore.
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Are we still underestimating the extent to which Trump marinated in the most insane conspiratorial right-wing echo chambers post-Jan 6th? He left office in shame, holed up in Mar-A-Lago, invited Nick Fuentes over... He’s old. He has OANN brain. There's no shared reality anymore.
Les quatrième et cinquième jours de grève au CPE approchent, et François Legault reste toujours silencieux.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
#qcpoli
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
#qcpoli
CPE : nouvelle grève des travailleuses affiliées à la CSN
Les 13 000 employées des CPE affiliés à la CSN débrayeront les 18 et 19 mars prochains, achevant ainsi le mandat de grève qu'elles s'étaient donné.
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Les quatrième et cinquième jours de grève au CPE approchent, et François Legault reste toujours silencieux.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
#qcpoli
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
#qcpoli
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A fact I think that Canadians need to wrestle with is this: Is Canadian sovereignty up for debate is a question that is firmly closed for the vast majority of Canadians and firmly open for the vast majority of our institutional leaders.
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A fact I think that Canadians need to wrestle with is this: Is Canadian sovereignty up for debate is a question that is firmly closed for the vast majority of Canadians and firmly open for the vast majority of our institutional leaders.
I’m not one of the folks that think Cross Country Checkup and @ianhanomansing.bsky.social shouldn’t be talking about Trump’s 51st state comments, BUT this has to be one of the worst episodes I’ve ever heard.
Awful guests, confusing streeters, the hosts and producers seem unprepared. Just Brutal.
Awful guests, confusing streeters, the hosts and producers seem unprepared. Just Brutal.
February 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’m not one of the folks that think Cross Country Checkup and @ianhanomansing.bsky.social shouldn’t be talking about Trump’s 51st state comments, BUT this has to be one of the worst episodes I’ve ever heard.
Awful guests, confusing streeters, the hosts and producers seem unprepared. Just Brutal.
Awful guests, confusing streeters, the hosts and producers seem unprepared. Just Brutal.
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@thepressbox.bsky.social today’s only in journalism word: «ossified » (which I then googled)
Specifically have seen it in the paper this week, in regards to Trump’s tariffs for Canada.
In context, Economist Oren Cass used it when describing the « ossified status quo » of global free trade.
Specifically have seen it in the paper this week, in regards to Trump’s tariffs for Canada.
In context, Economist Oren Cass used it when describing the « ossified status quo » of global free trade.
January 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@thepressbox.bsky.social today’s only in journalism word: «ossified » (which I then googled)
Specifically have seen it in the paper this week, in regards to Trump’s tariffs for Canada.
In context, Economist Oren Cass used it when describing the « ossified status quo » of global free trade.
Specifically have seen it in the paper this week, in regards to Trump’s tariffs for Canada.
In context, Economist Oren Cass used it when describing the « ossified status quo » of global free trade.
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this path we're on really does take us to a Russianesque oligarch hellscape where the richest, biggest dipshits all get special big boy priveleges
Jake and Logan Paul were invited to the inauguration today by Trump's team.
Looks like they're in DC and will attend.
Looks like they're in DC and will attend.
January 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
this path we're on really does take us to a Russianesque oligarch hellscape where the richest, biggest dipshits all get special big boy priveleges
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It's annoying when your entire politics is defined by 'what is bad' with zero regard for structures, systems, or processes. If all you do is say "This is unacceptable" you're just annoying, you fix something and create a solution you will see your peers pissed off despite being an improvement.
January 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's annoying when your entire politics is defined by 'what is bad' with zero regard for structures, systems, or processes. If all you do is say "This is unacceptable" you're just annoying, you fix something and create a solution you will see your peers pissed off despite being an improvement.
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À une journée d'intervalle. Le message est clair.
December 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM
À une journée d'intervalle. Le message est clair.
Legault has lost the plot.
Every answer is to punch down, instead of asking the CAQ created service centres to just be moderately *competent* managers of schools.
I’m an atheist and I think it’s insane to ban public prayer - there are plenty of laws already.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Every answer is to punch down, instead of asking the CAQ created service centres to just be moderately *competent* managers of schools.
I’m an atheist and I think it’s insane to ban public prayer - there are plenty of laws already.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec premier says he wants to stop people from praying in public | CBC News
Quebec Premier François Legault said Friday afternoon that he wants to ban praying in public spaces and that he was considering using the notwithstanding clause to do so.
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Legault has lost the plot.
Every answer is to punch down, instead of asking the CAQ created service centres to just be moderately *competent* managers of schools.
I’m an atheist and I think it’s insane to ban public prayer - there are plenty of laws already.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Every answer is to punch down, instead of asking the CAQ created service centres to just be moderately *competent* managers of schools.
I’m an atheist and I think it’s insane to ban public prayer - there are plenty of laws already.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I can't stop thinking model collapse. Large language models do not typo. They're probabilistic. Why did they misspell these words? What else could this be?
I talked to the author of the paper on model collapse in April and he said it had already begun.
www.wheresyoured.at/bubble-troub...
I talked to the author of the paper on model collapse in April and he said it had already begun.
www.wheresyoured.at/bubble-troub...
December 6, 2024 at 12:09 AM
I can't stop thinking model collapse. Large language models do not typo. They're probabilistic. Why did they misspell these words? What else could this be?
I talked to the author of the paper on model collapse in April and he said it had already begun.
www.wheresyoured.at/bubble-troub...
I talked to the author of the paper on model collapse in April and he said it had already begun.
www.wheresyoured.at/bubble-troub...
We live in the dumbest of times…
Mark McAfee, the California raw milk producer who has been at the center of several bird flu-related product recalls, says a transition team for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has encouraged him to apply for a position at the Food and Drug Administration.
California raw milk producer says RFK Jr. has encouraged him to apply for FDA position
The California raw milk producer who has issued several product recalls for bird flu has has applied for an advisory role at the Food and Drug Administration.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:09 PM
We live in the dumbest of times…
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A good reminder that us bowing to Trump's stupid requests doesn't just train him to make them of us in the future, it trains him to make them of every other country in the future too.
November 30, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A good reminder that us bowing to Trump's stupid requests doesn't just train him to make them of us in the future, it trains him to make them of every other country in the future too.
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A most personal piece crafted for The Last Ambulance.
"And so began a disjointed & disorienting journey through the healthcare system much like a bullet tumbling through a body on its way to an uncertain exit..."
The English version follows the French.
www.thelastambulance.com/exit-wounds/
"And so began a disjointed & disorienting journey through the healthcare system much like a bullet tumbling through a body on its way to an uncertain exit..."
The English version follows the French.
www.thelastambulance.com/exit-wounds/
Exit wounds
English version follows the French.
(27-11-2024)
Prologue
J’ai travaillé sur cette histoire pendant deux semaines. Ce fut difficile de la construire d’une manière qui avait du sens pour moi tout en...
www.thelastambulance.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:46 AM
A most personal piece crafted for The Last Ambulance.
"And so began a disjointed & disorienting journey through the healthcare system much like a bullet tumbling through a body on its way to an uncertain exit..."
The English version follows the French.
www.thelastambulance.com/exit-wounds/
"And so began a disjointed & disorienting journey through the healthcare system much like a bullet tumbling through a body on its way to an uncertain exit..."
The English version follows the French.
www.thelastambulance.com/exit-wounds/
“We’re taking a Team Canada approach” they all say in unison, as the three most crass Premiers then go on to immediately and very publicly re-litigate their border complaints, and undercut the entire process for their own gains.
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Ottawa vows to boost spending on the border in response to Trump’s tariffs — The Globe and Mail
Pledge to increase funding for border security follows Trudeau’s meeting with premiers
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November 28, 2024 at 2:54 PM
“We’re taking a Team Canada approach” they all say in unison, as the three most crass Premiers then go on to immediately and very publicly re-litigate their border complaints, and undercut the entire process for their own gains.
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apple.news/AVnyFspTKQuC...
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November 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
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What else is going on…… Oh, I made party sandwiches by baking focaccia in a bundt pan.
November 26, 2024 at 11:42 PM
What else is going on…… Oh, I made party sandwiches by baking focaccia in a bundt pan.
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Non,la frontière Canadienne n est pas hors de contrôle
Ceux qui la passent sont des travailleurs temporaires avec permis ,les immigrants légaux
Et les demandeurs d asiles
Pour les 2 premiers
Les chiffres sont réduits de plus en plus
La rhétorique de l invasion n a pas sa place ici
Ceux qui la passent sont des travailleurs temporaires avec permis ,les immigrants légaux
Et les demandeurs d asiles
Pour les 2 premiers
Les chiffres sont réduits de plus en plus
La rhétorique de l invasion n a pas sa place ici
November 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Non,la frontière Canadienne n est pas hors de contrôle
Ceux qui la passent sont des travailleurs temporaires avec permis ,les immigrants légaux
Et les demandeurs d asiles
Pour les 2 premiers
Les chiffres sont réduits de plus en plus
La rhétorique de l invasion n a pas sa place ici
Ceux qui la passent sont des travailleurs temporaires avec permis ,les immigrants légaux
Et les demandeurs d asiles
Pour les 2 premiers
Les chiffres sont réduits de plus en plus
La rhétorique de l invasion n a pas sa place ici
I fully expect that instead of having a grown up conversation about the open racism and xenophobia in the #AssNat, the PLQ will get wedged into agreeing to a motion in that says something stupid like “it’s impossible for racism to exist in Québec”, while QS tries to play both sides.
Comment expliquer le fait que les propos de Haroun Bouazzi (...) apparaissent comme inacceptables (...) tandis qu’une foule de propos faisant des raccourcis et amalgames en diabolisant les immigrants passent comme acceptables ou raisonnables ?»
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www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Diaboliser l’autre pour se dédiaboliser soi-même
Quand les discours marqués à gauche ou associés à l’antiracisme sont déplacés hors de la fenêtre d’Overton.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I fully expect that instead of having a grown up conversation about the open racism and xenophobia in the #AssNat, the PLQ will get wedged into agreeing to a motion in that says something stupid like “it’s impossible for racism to exist in Québec”, while QS tries to play both sides.