Scott Williams

Writer. Aspiring author. Formerly: senior exec, consultant, brewery owner, entrepreneur. Happily retired from all that. Fiscal conservative, social liberal.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Feels like everything you need to know about DJT‘s moral compass is encapsulated in this one post. The upside is that of the couple hundred comments I read, they were overwhelmingly from Trump supporters and overwhelmingly critical.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Capricious. Malevolent. Childish. Par for the course.

As an exercise, try to imagine the uproar from the White House if Carney increased tariffs in response to an ad campaign run by one of the states…
#Trump #Tariffs

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

One last push... just a few days left. Join the 1800 who have already signed. #BuyCanadian
https://t.co/EQnuE4lLl8

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

I realize that in 2025 the bar has changed for what constitutes “bizarre”, but surely this is bizarre even for Trump, and even for 2025.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Petition to require clear Country of Origin labelling on all food and consumer goods sold in Canada. #BuyCanadian #cdnpoli #Tariffs
https://t.co/b2h9QbB2Nj

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Five weeks left. If you haven't yet signed and shared/rerposted, this would be a good time. #cdnpoli #BuyCanadian https://t.co/b2h9QbBACR

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Please sign this petition to require clear Country of Origin labelling on all food and consumer goods sold in Canada. Thank you!
https://t.co/b2h9QbBACR
#tarrifs #cdnpoli #buycanadian

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

@MillerTimeCars The petition was put up by me. No hidden agenda. It's exactly what it says. I'm tired of seeing "Imported by Sunfresh" or whatever, but not saying where it's imported from, etc. It's needlessly frustrating, and I'm hoping most Canadians are as frustrated as I am.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Please sign this petition to require clear Country of Origin labelling on all food and consumer goods sold in Canada. Thank you!
https://t.co/b2h9QbBACR
#tarrifs #cdnpoli #buycanadian

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

@MarkJCarney Sign the petition.
https://t.co/b2h9QbB2Nj

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

@ElbowsUpON It feels like everybody has a Madoc story somewhere in their past!

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

I’m pretty excited to be going through to the 2nd round in my first MicroFiction challenge. I came 5th in my group and the top 15 go through… Round 2 starts tomorrow at midnight.🤞

[NYC Midnight @nycmidnight]

The 1st Round results for the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 are up at https://t.co/9pv7Tq5bdi! Congratulations to the top 15 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, May 16th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Back in Feb a friend said it was getting difficult to tell satire from reality. Earlier today I had to spend an hour I’ll never get back convincing myself that Trump really did post this (he did, on Truth Social) and that the White House really did repost it (they did: a screen grab on X). These are deeply unserious times.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

Irony: Like most Canadians I'm actively seeking ways to buy Canadian, avoid buying US etc. Ironic, then, that the only online purchase I've made recently, which turns out to be from a US supplier (not always easy to tell): a "Gulf of Mexico" ball cap. 🙂

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

@gator_gum One of my favourite lines from #Oscars2025: @yuval_abraham referring to @basel_adra, his co-director on No Other Land: “Can’t you see that we are intertwined? That my people can be truly safe if Basel’s people are truly free and safe.” We are indeed all intertwined.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

By all accounts Stephen Schwarzman seems like a decent guy, and there's no disputing the wealth he has created for Blackstone shareholders and many of the companies they've owned. Nonetheless, this is an eye-popping number and hard to fathom in a needy world.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

@marklearns @fordnation You nailed it. Dude is the master of distraction. Healthcare or education looking a bit messy? Ooohh, look at this shiny object over here.

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

All in, putting alcohol in corner stores will have cost the province $1.4 billion. Coincidentally, @fordnation's election-eve promise committed $1.4 billion to get all Ontarians connected to primary healthcare. #AskAnOntarian: would you have been willing to continue going to the Beer Store or LCBO for your beer and wine, if it meant you and all your neighbours could get access to a family doctor? #onpoli

[Scott Williams @MadocScott]

I’m kind of liking @fordnation’s Captain Canada schtick, and in truth the man does shine in a crisis (e.g. early pandemic) but on the day-to-day grind of running the province: a bit of a train wreck, right? #DoFo #onpoli #cdnpoli