Phil Vasquez
@themontrealer.bsky.social
Culinary musings and history.
Observationist appetisers.
Writer. Cook. Filmmaker.
Covid Conscious.
Observationist appetisers.
Writer. Cook. Filmmaker.
Covid Conscious.
Jasmine Crockett.
One of the only honourable members of congress in the US.
One of the only honourable members of congress in the US.
It was “NO” yesterday.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
Senate passes shutdown-ending deal
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Jasmine Crockett.
One of the only honourable members of congress in the US.
One of the only honourable members of congress in the US.
Stop it. With. The fucking AI.
It's ridiculous, it's dangerous, the world has an AI fetish, and it's competely out of control.
Enough.
It's ridiculous, it's dangerous, the world has an AI fetish, and it's competely out of control.
Enough.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Stop it. With. The fucking AI.
It's ridiculous, it's dangerous, the world has an AI fetish, and it's competely out of control.
Enough.
It's ridiculous, it's dangerous, the world has an AI fetish, and it's competely out of control.
Enough.
Brave New World.
So we can have food, or we can have healthcare, but we can't have both, while billionaires become trillionaires.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Brave New World.
I've rarely declared something appalling. But this is appalling. Leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth at the idea of watching anything BBC anymore. As if the Lineker fiasco wasn't enough.
Thank goodness for #Channel4 and #ITV.
Thank goodness for #Channel4 and #ITV.
Breaking News: Two top officials at the BBC resigned abruptly following a report that a program had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.
BBC’s Director General and Chief Executive Quit Their Posts
The abrupt moves followed controversy over claims that a documentary had been edited to suggest that President Trump had encouraged the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Important 👇👇
Male loneliness crisis but some men don't read the science about how women are more at risk of long Covid, don't mask for us in public, don't test, minimize the virus etc
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Important 👇👇
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
I have a new way of responding when people ask me why I’m still wearing a mask.
“I learned this habit when the C-19 pandemic started. What did you learn from it?”
“I learned this habit when the C-19 pandemic started. What did you learn from it?”
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I have a new way of responding when people ask me why I’m still wearing a mask.
“I learned this habit when the C-19 pandemic started. What did you learn from it?”
“I learned this habit when the C-19 pandemic started. What did you learn from it?”
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
“You still wearing a mask? Bro, it’s 2025.”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“You still wearing a mask? Bro, it’s 2025.”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
"800,000 more people out of work now than in 2019 due to health conditions"
Hmm... I wonder what that could be caused by? I'm racking my brain. What, since 2019, could possibly be making, keeping people so sick they can't fucking work if Covid is apparently over?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hmm... I wonder what that could be caused by? I'm racking my brain. What, since 2019, could possibly be making, keeping people so sick they can't fucking work if Covid is apparently over?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"800,000 more people out of work now than in 2019 due to health conditions"
Hmm... I wonder what that could be caused by? I'm racking my brain. What, since 2019, could possibly be making, keeping people so sick they can't fucking work if Covid is apparently over?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hmm... I wonder what that could be caused by? I'm racking my brain. What, since 2019, could possibly be making, keeping people so sick they can't fucking work if Covid is apparently over?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How much longer will you keep focusing on his racial backgrounds, @nytimes.com?
Let me help you: NYers are NYers. That has always come first, and should always come first.
Let me help you: NYers are NYers. That has always come first, and should always come first.
Zohran Mamdani, whose triumphant campaign was built on progressive ideas and a relentless focus on affordability, will become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
Mamdani is New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect
Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
How much longer will you keep focusing on his racial backgrounds, @nytimes.com?
Let me help you: NYers are NYers. That has always come first, and should always come first.
Let me help you: NYers are NYers. That has always come first, and should always come first.
Even though we left 12 years ago, moments like this make me so proud and it's why we're New Yorkers for life.
Well done, Zohran. You did it right, you did it old school, you did it knocking on doors, and you didn't do it with the endorsement of tyrants. Congrats 👍🥂
#NYerForLife
#TheNameIsMamdani
Well done, Zohran. You did it right, you did it old school, you did it knocking on doors, and you didn't do it with the endorsement of tyrants. Congrats 👍🥂
#NYerForLife
#TheNameIsMamdani
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Even though we left 12 years ago, moments like this make me so proud and it's why we're New Yorkers for life.
Well done, Zohran. You did it right, you did it old school, you did it knocking on doors, and you didn't do it with the endorsement of tyrants. Congrats 👍🥂
#NYerForLife
#TheNameIsMamdani
Well done, Zohran. You did it right, you did it old school, you did it knocking on doors, and you didn't do it with the endorsement of tyrants. Congrats 👍🥂
#NYerForLife
#TheNameIsMamdani
Un-fucking-believable that just wanting to order some fish and chips to have a little celebration at home from a place nearby has so many add-on fees that a $40 meal becomes $70+ ONLY because of all the bullshit charges by the Uber/DoorDash.
Corporate Earth is bleeding us dry.
Corporate Earth is bleeding us dry.
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Un-fucking-believable that just wanting to order some fish and chips to have a little celebration at home from a place nearby has so many add-on fees that a $40 meal becomes $70+ ONLY because of all the bullshit charges by the Uber/DoorDash.
Corporate Earth is bleeding us dry.
Corporate Earth is bleeding us dry.
Sincèrement, terminé pour moi Le groupe Galeries Lafayette si cela continue. Ce n'est pas comme s'il n'y a rien d'autre.
Shein en France : qui peut l'arrêter ? C'est la une de Libération ce mardi.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sincèrement, terminé pour moi Le groupe Galeries Lafayette si cela continue. Ce n'est pas comme s'il n'y a rien d'autre.
Do not acknowledge Commercialism Christmas beginning this week.
Take time to slowly enjoy Autumn.
Breathe.
We get forced to live the end of the year before it's even arrived, with all the anxieties of the loss of time. And we don't have to accept that in addition to everything else we're facing.
Take time to slowly enjoy Autumn.
Breathe.
We get forced to live the end of the year before it's even arrived, with all the anxieties of the loss of time. And we don't have to accept that in addition to everything else we're facing.
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Do not acknowledge Commercialism Christmas beginning this week.
Take time to slowly enjoy Autumn.
Breathe.
We get forced to live the end of the year before it's even arrived, with all the anxieties of the loss of time. And we don't have to accept that in addition to everything else we're facing.
Take time to slowly enjoy Autumn.
Breathe.
We get forced to live the end of the year before it's even arrived, with all the anxieties of the loss of time. And we don't have to accept that in addition to everything else we're facing.
And our pathetic Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social apologised to this cretin.
Halloween Gatsby party at #MaraLago with #Trump amid #governmentshutdown
…with complimenting headlines.
…with complimenting headlines.
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
And our pathetic Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social apologised to this cretin.
"An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King,
Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow
Through public scorn-mud from a muddy spring-
Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
While 42 million lose food stamps, they toast themselves in rooms gilded with avarice.
Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow
Through public scorn-mud from a muddy spring-
Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
While 42 million lose food stamps, they toast themselves in rooms gilded with avarice.
November 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King,
Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow
Through public scorn-mud from a muddy spring-
Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
While 42 million lose food stamps, they toast themselves in rooms gilded with avarice.
Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow
Through public scorn-mud from a muddy spring-
Rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
While 42 million lose food stamps, they toast themselves in rooms gilded with avarice.
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
So disappointed. You don't apologize to a narcissistic idiot who has been incredibly disrespectful to Canada for months. Disrespectful to the world. What a stupid move. This is what happens when you vote for a banker instead of a politician.
Canadian PM says anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan 'offended' Trump, who has since cut off trade talks with Canada.
Canada’s Carney says he apologised to Trump over Reagan anti-tariff ad
Canadian PM says anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan 'offended' Trump, who has since cut off trade talks with Canada.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So disappointed. You don't apologize to a narcissistic idiot who has been incredibly disrespectful to Canada for months. Disrespectful to the world. What a stupid move. This is what happens when you vote for a banker instead of a politician.
Provably, undeniably true.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Provably, undeniably true.
Keep your GDP numbers, this is truly evidence of Canada in decline. It's likely the same 6% that believes the Maple Leafs will ever win a Stanley Cup again. If they can believe in vampires, they'll believe anything.
6% of Canadians believe vampires are real 🧛♂️
6% of Canadians believe vampires are real
A new Léger study on beliefs in various phenomena has found that 6% of Canadians believe vampires are real.
cultmtl.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Keep your GDP numbers, this is truly evidence of Canada in decline. It's likely the same 6% that believes the Maple Leafs will ever win a Stanley Cup again. If they can believe in vampires, they'll believe anything.
This is a food bank in Phoenix, Arizona. People are lining up because by this weekend their country will no longer give them their food stamp benefits. But Trump isn't the first person to ignore them. Food is just one of many problems these people and their ancestors have had for decades.
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This is a food bank in Phoenix, Arizona. People are lining up because by this weekend their country will no longer give them their food stamp benefits. But Trump isn't the first person to ignore them. Food is just one of many problems these people and their ancestors have had for decades.
Please stop with "internet's favourite" trends. Last time everyone decided they wanted to make sourdough confusing an interest in being trendy with an actual interest in baking, flour wasn't available anywhere and now nobody does it anymore. Just don't. You'll do it once, you'll never do it again.
Carolina Gelen's white bread recipe delivers a hefty boost of protein from the addition of cottage cheese and egg whites. It has an airy, tender crumb and crisp crust — perfect for sandwiches, toasts and more. nyti.ms/4hR8Sop
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Please stop with "internet's favourite" trends. Last time everyone decided they wanted to make sourdough confusing an interest in being trendy with an actual interest in baking, flour wasn't available anywhere and now nobody does it anymore. Just don't. You'll do it once, you'll never do it again.
Covid causes heart disease? You don't say... So you mean, if like me, you had light arrhythmia, you shouldn't care what people say about your masking?
Your minimising of Covid for years makes this article borderline offensive, @nytimes.com
#maskup #wearamask #covidcautious
Your minimising of Covid for years makes this article borderline offensive, @nytimes.com
#maskup #wearamask #covidcautious
A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study affirmed.
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack
A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Covid causes heart disease? You don't say... So you mean, if like me, you had light arrhythmia, you shouldn't care what people say about your masking?
Your minimising of Covid for years makes this article borderline offensive, @nytimes.com
#maskup #wearamask #covidcautious
Your minimising of Covid for years makes this article borderline offensive, @nytimes.com
#maskup #wearamask #covidcautious
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
💯 Masking is a good litmus test for many things you'd want in a partner
-science literacy
-intelligence
-empathy
-community minded
-values health > conformity
-weirdly super cool
-science literacy
-intelligence
-empathy
-community minded
-values health > conformity
-weirdly super cool
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
💯 Masking is a good litmus test for many things you'd want in a partner
-science literacy
-intelligence
-empathy
-community minded
-values health > conformity
-weirdly super cool
-science literacy
-intelligence
-empathy
-community minded
-values health > conformity
-weirdly super cool
Absolutely need your take on this @stephruhle.bsky.social.
How do you like the idea of working in a place with this Editor-In-Chief?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
How do you like the idea of working in a place with this Editor-In-Chief?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Top media analyst tells Comcast to hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as NBC’s editor-in-chief
‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Absolutely need your take on this @stephruhle.bsky.social.
How do you like the idea of working in a place with this Editor-In-Chief?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
How do you like the idea of working in a place with this Editor-In-Chief?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
Love having to hide getting my kids vaccinated because some people in my life don't approve of it
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October 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Love having to hide getting my kids vaccinated because some people in my life don't approve of it
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Listen, I'm the most Socialist Canadian I know. I should not be the one defending a traditional Conservative like Reagan, but I gotta say:
How dare the Reagan Foundation and Institute misrepresent him so insultingly. Have a little respect for the person you're supposed to speak for. He deserves it.
How dare the Reagan Foundation and Institute misrepresent him so insultingly. Have a little respect for the person you're supposed to speak for. He deserves it.
It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Listen, I'm the most Socialist Canadian I know. I should not be the one defending a traditional Conservative like Reagan, but I gotta say:
How dare the Reagan Foundation and Institute misrepresent him so insultingly. Have a little respect for the person you're supposed to speak for. He deserves it.
How dare the Reagan Foundation and Institute misrepresent him so insultingly. Have a little respect for the person you're supposed to speak for. He deserves it.