@carolvan.bsky.social
Retired journalist/journalism professor whose best job was watching ambitious, talented and unruly student journalists kick ass for 30 years at the Montana Kaimin
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This is elder abuse (complimentary)
December 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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To wrap up our week of mulling The Year of Rory, I wrote about the joys of being wrong about an athlete, for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
I Was Wrong About Rory McIlroy's Masters Triumph
After years of front-row seats to watch Rory McIlroy come up short at major after major, Kevin Van Valkenburg details what it was like to see McIlroy win the 2025 Masters.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
To wrap up our week of mulling The Year of Rory, I wrote about the joys of being wrong about an athlete, for @friedegggolf.bsky.social www.thefriedegg.com/articles/ror...
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Ahhhhhh not a thing
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ahhhhhh not a thing
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"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.
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In this week's KVV Mailbag for @friedegggolf.bsky.social I picked my Top 5 karaoke songs, compared golfer to FNL characters, and contemplated a world where Rory didn't win the Masters.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/gol...
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/gol...
Mailbag: Friday Night Lights, Karaoke, and Gary Player
In Kevin Van Valkenburg's latest mailbag, he answers questions on golfers as Friday Night Lights, the best karaoke songs, and Gary Player.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In this week's KVV Mailbag for @friedegggolf.bsky.social I picked my Top 5 karaoke songs, compared golfer to FNL characters, and contemplated a world where Rory didn't win the Masters.
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/gol...
www.thefriedegg.com/articles/gol...
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The most corrupt administration in American history.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The most corrupt administration in American history.
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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This week in @friedegggolf.bsky.social, I wrote a few words about mental health and in praise of the golf buddy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...
In Praise of the Golf Buddy
Sometimes you need a golf buddy, and other times you need to be the golf buddy, and it's an important role to play in a friend's life.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This week in @friedegggolf.bsky.social, I wrote a few words about mental health and in praise of the golf buddy. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/in-...
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
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Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
What a total idiot.
COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?
SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open
C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open
S: ... Well, that's unfortunate
SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open
C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open
S: ... Well, that's unfortunate
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
What a total idiot.
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Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."
October 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."
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How many swings does Tiger have left? I pondered the question in today's @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
What Tiger Woods' Latest Surgery Means for PGA Tour Career
Tiger Woods underwent yet another back surgery, adding to his long list of injuries and bringing into question his future in professional golf.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
How many swings does Tiger have left? I pondered the question in today's @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/pga...
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The Trump administration is considering whether to spend up to $50 million in foreign aid to protect polar bears in Greenland and $25 million for snow leopards in Nepal.
Trump’s new foreign aid plan eyes $50 million for Greenland’s polar bears
Documents reviewed by The Post show the administration may spend millions to protect vulnerable wildlife, proposals that stunned critics of its moves to gut foreign assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Trump administration is considering whether to spend up to $50 million in foreign aid to protect polar bears in Greenland and $25 million for snow leopards in Nepal.
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Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"
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For this week's Monday @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter, I wrote about Dustin Johnson and Robert MacIntyre and different kinds of cool. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dun...
Staying Cool at the Dunhill Links Championship
On Robert MacIntyre and Dustin Johnson at the Dunhill Links Championship, where one player is maximizing his talent and the other is coasting on his.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For this week's Monday @friedegggolf.bsky.social newsletter, I wrote about Dustin Johnson and Robert MacIntyre and different kinds of cool. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/dun...
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
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Hey friends, I'm very excited to start a new gig today. Hope you'll follow along as I continue to tell stories with the awesome @friedegggolf.bsky.social team. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kev...
Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Fried Egg Golf
We're proud to announce the hiring of Fried Egg Golf's newest staff member, Kevin Van Valkenburg, who will serve as our Director of Content.
www.thefriedegg.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hey friends, I'm very excited to start a new gig today. Hope you'll follow along as I continue to tell stories with the awesome @friedegggolf.bsky.social team. www.thefriedegg.com/articles/kev...
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The Trump administration spent $167,000 to destroy $9.7 million worth of birth control and other contraceptives that were supposed to go to low-income countries. Imagine hating helping so much that you’d actually spend money just to make sure others don’t get help.
Unconscionable: US plan to destroy $9.7 million of contraceptives
MSF condemns the decision to destroy these critical medical supplies, which will have devastating consequences for the communities where we work.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Trump administration spent $167,000 to destroy $9.7 million worth of birth control and other contraceptives that were supposed to go to low-income countries. Imagine hating helping so much that you’d actually spend money just to make sure others don’t get help.
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Rep. Jeff Van Drew claims he’s spoken to “large numbers” of dead people who had mail ballots sent to them
August 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rep. Jeff Van Drew claims he’s spoken to “large numbers” of dead people who had mail ballots sent to them
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Remember during the Yalta conference when FDR went on and on about how busy DC's bars were, and Stalin was like, have you seen the lines outside the Moscow bars, and poor Churchill couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Trump on DC: "The restaurants the last two days were busier than they've been in a long time." (Data in fact shows restaurant business dropping sharply over last week.)
August 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Remember during the Yalta conference when FDR went on and on about how busy DC's bars were, and Stalin was like, have you seen the lines outside the Moscow bars, and poor Churchill couldn't get a word in edgewise.