Patz_Van 🍁
@patzvan.bsky.social
Humom to Gyllden and Kya & their much loved and missed furry angel sisters Zumi, Faeden & Mory. Married to love of my life. Love science, facts, nature, soccer, basketball & most importantly kindness and hate Sarcoidosis! Also 🍁Never 51st!
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I’ll be on CBC (Canadian tv) tomorrow (Sunday) around 10:40 am ET discussing the american horror show(s) and the Copanelist is apparently @nikkimcr.bsky.social, who took over for me after I left Rolling Stone and who is therefore my sworn enemy and who I will be SPILLING THE BEANS on on live tv
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ll be on CBC (Canadian tv) tomorrow (Sunday) around 10:40 am ET discussing the american horror show(s) and the Copanelist is apparently @nikkimcr.bsky.social, who took over for me after I left Rolling Stone and who is therefore my sworn enemy and who I will be SPILLING THE BEANS on on live tv
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While Canada never had federal prohibition like the United States (apart from a brief period during the First World War), the provinces were a different story. Some, like Quebec, had prohibition for a few months. Others, like PEI, had it in place for nearly half a century.
youtu.be/F0Z43Kb9slo
youtu.be/F0Z43Kb9slo
Canada's Prohibition Era
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
While Canada never had federal prohibition like the United States (apart from a brief period during the First World War), the provinces were a different story. Some, like Quebec, had prohibition for a few months. Others, like PEI, had it in place for nearly half a century.
youtu.be/F0Z43Kb9slo
youtu.be/F0Z43Kb9slo
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Should we trust decades of science and medical research or RFK Jr.?
Hmm… 🤔
Hmm… 🤔
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Should we trust decades of science and medical research or RFK Jr.?
Hmm… 🤔
Hmm… 🤔
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Hey #FOTS where's our friend @isamiscreant.bsky.social Blueberry is wondering.
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hey #FOTS where's our friend @isamiscreant.bsky.social Blueberry is wondering.
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Frank Gehry was an architectural icon whose bold designs have shaped cityscapes all over the world.
I send my condolences to his family and admirers. Frank’s work will continue to inspire generations to come.
I send my condolences to his family and admirers. Frank’s work will continue to inspire generations to come.
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Frank Gehry was an architectural icon whose bold designs have shaped cityscapes all over the world.
I send my condolences to his family and admirers. Frank’s work will continue to inspire generations to come.
I send my condolences to his family and admirers. Frank’s work will continue to inspire generations to come.
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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First show for December. Radio notes posted here.
www.henryrollins.com/on-the-radio-all/2025/12/5/radio-broadcast-870-12-0525
www.henryrollins.com/on-the-radio-all/2025/12/5/radio-broadcast-870-12-0525
Henry Rollins | Official Website
RADIO BROADCAST #870 12-05–25 Fanatic! There was a bit of snow in my neighborhood today. I just got a bag of raw shelled peanuts, and left some out on the back porch for the squirrels early th...
www.henryrollins.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
First show for December. Radio notes posted here.
www.henryrollins.com/on-the-radio-all/2025/12/5/radio-broadcast-870-12-0525
www.henryrollins.com/on-the-radio-all/2025/12/5/radio-broadcast-870-12-0525
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Highest position yet! #43 on the @usatoday.com Best-selling Booklist!
Lesson From Cats For Surviving Fascism
https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/booklist
Lesson From Cats For Surviving Fascism
https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/booklist
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Highest position yet! #43 on the @usatoday.com Best-selling Booklist!
Lesson From Cats For Surviving Fascism
https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/booklist
Lesson From Cats For Surviving Fascism
https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/booklist
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Please enjoy my cartoon from this week's Toronto Star
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon from this week's Toronto Star
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America’s climate catastrophe will thin out and impoverish entire regions of the country, making them economic “no-go zones.” Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what climate change could do to America by mid-century: theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
America’s climate catastrophe will thin out and impoverish entire regions of the country, making them economic “no-go zones.” Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what climate change could do to America by mid-century: theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
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America, It's Not You, It's...
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
America, It's Not You, It's...
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Did you know: from Canadian History Ehx: The Great Escape movie pretty much removed all Canadian involvement (and British involvement) in what actually happened in World War II. #Canada
It very much exaggerates how involved the Americans actually were.
Must watch.
youtube.com/shorts/CEVTx...
It very much exaggerates how involved the Americans actually were.
Must watch.
youtube.com/shorts/CEVTx...
When Hollywood Does Canada: The Great Escape
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Did you know: from Canadian History Ehx: The Great Escape movie pretty much removed all Canadian involvement (and British involvement) in what actually happened in World War II. #Canada
It very much exaggerates how involved the Americans actually were.
Must watch.
youtube.com/shorts/CEVTx...
It very much exaggerates how involved the Americans actually were.
Must watch.
youtube.com/shorts/CEVTx...
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Doug Ford blasts Olivia Chow over complaints about new road signs: ‘You must think I just fell off the turnip truck’
Doug Ford blasts Olivia Chow over complaints about new road signs: ‘You must think I just fell off the turnip truck’
The Ontario premier responded on Thursday to complaints by Toronto about the size and number of school zone signs meant to replace speed cameras.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Doug Ford blasts Olivia Chow over complaints about new road signs: ‘You must think I just fell off the turnip truck’
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I'm thankful for my ICE whistle.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I'm thankful for my ICE whistle.
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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You're all piling on the love for the WKRP turkey drop, but don't sleep on that Newhart episode, where he spends Thanksgiving without Emily and gets shitfaced with Howard and Jerry and Eliot Carlin
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You're all piling on the love for the WKRP turkey drop, but don't sleep on that Newhart episode, where he spends Thanksgiving without Emily and gets shitfaced with Howard and Jerry and Eliot Carlin
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
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The leader of Ontario’s NDP is asking the province’s integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister, alleging he has breached ethics rules in handing out skills training funding.
Ontario NDP asks integrity commissioner to investigate labour minister
The leader of Ontario's NDP is asking the province's integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister, alleging he has breached ethics rules in handing out skills training funding.
www.chch.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The leader of Ontario’s NDP is asking the province’s integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister, alleging he has breached ethics rules in handing out skills training funding.
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Did you know Talking Climate isn’t just a newsletter? It’s also a podcast!
Thanks to the amazing Anne Cloud from Voice Over for the Planet, 32 weeks of episodes are already up and binge-ready.
Get your Good News, Not So Good News, and What You Can Do here ⬇️
Thanks to the amazing Anne Cloud from Voice Over for the Planet, 32 weeks of episodes are already up and binge-ready.
Get your Good News, Not So Good News, and What You Can Do here ⬇️
Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
News Podcast · Subscribe to Talking Climate for a clear-eyed and hopeful look at climate science and solutions. Receive weekly climate updates on good news, not-so-good news, ideas on things to do, an...
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Did you know Talking Climate isn’t just a newsletter? It’s also a podcast!
Thanks to the amazing Anne Cloud from Voice Over for the Planet, 32 weeks of episodes are already up and binge-ready.
Get your Good News, Not So Good News, and What You Can Do here ⬇️
Thanks to the amazing Anne Cloud from Voice Over for the Planet, 32 weeks of episodes are already up and binge-ready.
Get your Good News, Not So Good News, and What You Can Do here ⬇️
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It’s the semi finals now!
Vote:
Abyssinian vs
Forest Cat!
Vote:
Abyssinian vs
Forest Cat!
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s the semi finals now!
Vote:
Abyssinian vs
Forest Cat!
Vote:
Abyssinian vs
Forest Cat!
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A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
'Woe to the public': Trump admin official gets 40-minute grilling in Gulf of America case
A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.AP sued the government after it banned its journalists from covering events at the White House, and in a new circuit court panel in ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.