Pat Vandesompele
@pvandesompele.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇨🇦 newish Ottawan, raised on tobacco farms, semi-retired designer
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Highly recommend this. And I can’t thank Anne enough for her courage and generosity in sharing her story.
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Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Highly recommend this. And I can’t thank Anne enough for her courage and generosity in sharing her story.
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"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Trump tries and fails to extort Canada
It's Bridgegate 2.0, only much dumber.
www.publicnotice.co
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
xtramagazine.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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"Way down southern Ontario I never had a nickel or a dime to show. A fellow beeped up in an automobile and said do you want to work the tobacco fields?"
Saturday night the @grievousangels104.bsky.social will rock the Old Town Hall in Aylmer.
Sold out show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lsc...
Saturday night the @grievousangels104.bsky.social will rock the Old Town Hall in Aylmer.
Sold out show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lsc...
Grievous Angels - Tillsonburg (Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, 2023-12-03)
YouTube video by yourmusicalfeed
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January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
"Way down southern Ontario I never had a nickel or a dime to show. A fellow beeped up in an automobile and said do you want to work the tobacco fields?"
Saturday night the @grievousangels104.bsky.social will rock the Old Town Hall in Aylmer.
Sold out show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lsc...
Saturday night the @grievousangels104.bsky.social will rock the Old Town Hall in Aylmer.
Sold out show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lsc...
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I'm finding it harder and harder to keep an open mind about AI with stories like this. We're using up vast amounts of our precious fresh water resources for what, exactly?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore
AI chatbots are the newest frontier in potentially toxic tech.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm finding it harder and harder to keep an open mind about AI with stories like this. We're using up vast amounts of our precious fresh water resources for what, exactly?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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We are clearly witnessing the absolute downfall of the USA.
Non stop chaos, bluster, lies, criminality and insanity.
Don't let that crap bleed into Canada. Unsubscribe to apps, cancel cable TV, just turn it off.
Read a book, walk in Nature...dont let their nonsense affect OUR sanity.
Non stop chaos, bluster, lies, criminality and insanity.
Don't let that crap bleed into Canada. Unsubscribe to apps, cancel cable TV, just turn it off.
Read a book, walk in Nature...dont let their nonsense affect OUR sanity.
September 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We are clearly witnessing the absolute downfall of the USA.
Non stop chaos, bluster, lies, criminality and insanity.
Don't let that crap bleed into Canada. Unsubscribe to apps, cancel cable TV, just turn it off.
Read a book, walk in Nature...dont let their nonsense affect OUR sanity.
Non stop chaos, bluster, lies, criminality and insanity.
Don't let that crap bleed into Canada. Unsubscribe to apps, cancel cable TV, just turn it off.
Read a book, walk in Nature...dont let their nonsense affect OUR sanity.
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1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Donald Trump explains air quality meteorology to the U.N. General Assembly. Some say it's the greatest explanation the world has ever seen.
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Donald Trump explains air quality meteorology to the U.N. General Assembly. Some say it's the greatest explanation the world has ever seen.
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Donald Trump and Melania get on an escalator at the UN and it immediately stops working 🤣
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Donald Trump and Melania get on an escalator at the UN and it immediately stops working 🤣
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WATCH THIS: The most amazing thing about this remarkable 2002 car commercial is that it didn’t seem to realize at the time, or perhaps didn’t care, how effectively it made the point that cars and car infrastructure are a HUGE waste of space in cities. Award-winning 2002 ad for Saturn car company.
Saturn Ion commercial
YouTube video by Eliyahu Biton
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September 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
WATCH THIS: The most amazing thing about this remarkable 2002 car commercial is that it didn’t seem to realize at the time, or perhaps didn’t care, how effectively it made the point that cars and car infrastructure are a HUGE waste of space in cities. Award-winning 2002 ad for Saturn car company.
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That reminded me of a favorite quote from Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
December 28, 2024 at 1:20 AM
That reminded me of a favorite quote from Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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I was disturbed by a recent @theglobeandmail.com article about giant "dream homes." We have to begin to think about what is a socially acceptable level of carbon emissions, and to try to close what Thomas Piketty called the “carbon inequality gap.” lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-much-h...
How much house is enough?
In a world where we worry about upfront carbon emissions, we have to ask what is a big enough home, what is sufficient, and what is too much.
lloydalter.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I was disturbed by a recent @theglobeandmail.com article about giant "dream homes." We have to begin to think about what is a socially acceptable level of carbon emissions, and to try to close what Thomas Piketty called the “carbon inequality gap.” lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-much-h...
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I warned against private for-profit plasma years ago. Watch this 2-minute video “The body economy: Blood products in the market place” youtu.be/X2xf_tS1Ro4?... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @cca-reports.ca @canadahealthwatch.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social @ca.theconversation.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I warned against private for-profit plasma years ago. Watch this 2-minute video “The body economy: Blood products in the market place” youtu.be/X2xf_tS1Ro4?... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @cca-reports.ca @canadahealthwatch.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social @ca.theconversation.com
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Read this for the exceptional banality of the evil. I have an old Canadian buddy who used to live in Worcester for a while. Just another town in America.
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Read this for the exceptional banality of the evil. I have an old Canadian buddy who used to live in Worcester for a while. Just another town in America.
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“A new study has calculated that increasing trees and other vegetation in urban areas by 30% could have prevented more than 1/3rd of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 to 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives may have been saved with more greenery during this 20-year period.” Via @euronews.com
How more trees in cities could have saved 400,000 lives in Europe
‘Expanding greenness’ could save millions of lives, a comprehensive new study finds.
www.euronews.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“A new study has calculated that increasing trees and other vegetation in urban areas by 30% could have prevented more than 1/3rd of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 to 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives may have been saved with more greenery during this 20-year period.” Via @euronews.com
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Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long.
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Thoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election
"Trump is the first American president to lose a Canadian election."
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April 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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This is straight up nazi shit. The nazis published propaganda on Jewish crime. If this were blackcrimeuk or immigrantcrimeuk everyone would see it for the bigoted shit that it is.
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is straight up nazi shit. The nazis published propaganda on Jewish crime. If this were blackcrimeuk or immigrantcrimeuk everyone would see it for the bigoted shit that it is.
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1. Congresswoman Nancy Mace tells constituent pressing her on doing more town halls, “F*ck you.”
This was a video she posted so it’s unclear if this man brought up gay marriage before she started filming but it doesn’t seem like he did.
This was a video she posted so it’s unclear if this man brought up gay marriage before she started filming but it doesn’t seem like he did.
April 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
1. Congresswoman Nancy Mace tells constituent pressing her on doing more town halls, “F*ck you.”
This was a video she posted so it’s unclear if this man brought up gay marriage before she started filming but it doesn’t seem like he did.
This was a video she posted so it’s unclear if this man brought up gay marriage before she started filming but it doesn’t seem like he did.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A voice worth listening to—and fighting for.
JUNO-nominated Canadian artist Housewife is using her voice to stand up for something bigger than any one song: the future of Canadian culture.
In this beautiful video, she covers 'A song as a weapon' by another amazing Canadian band Stars.
JUNO-nominated Canadian artist Housewife is using her voice to stand up for something bigger than any one song: the future of Canadian culture.
In this beautiful video, she covers 'A song as a weapon' by another amazing Canadian band Stars.
April 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A voice worth listening to—and fighting for.
JUNO-nominated Canadian artist Housewife is using her voice to stand up for something bigger than any one song: the future of Canadian culture.
In this beautiful video, she covers 'A song as a weapon' by another amazing Canadian band Stars.
JUNO-nominated Canadian artist Housewife is using her voice to stand up for something bigger than any one song: the future of Canadian culture.
In this beautiful video, she covers 'A song as a weapon' by another amazing Canadian band Stars.
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Canada stands shoulder to shoulder with Greenland.
Today's dance expresses solidarity with the resilient Greenlandic Inuit people and all other communities who form the lovely fabric of Greenland.
Invaders may persist, but your resilience will prevail.
Today's dance expresses solidarity with the resilient Greenlandic Inuit people and all other communities who form the lovely fabric of Greenland.
Invaders may persist, but your resilience will prevail.
March 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Canada stands shoulder to shoulder with Greenland.
Today's dance expresses solidarity with the resilient Greenlandic Inuit people and all other communities who form the lovely fabric of Greenland.
Invaders may persist, but your resilience will prevail.
Today's dance expresses solidarity with the resilient Greenlandic Inuit people and all other communities who form the lovely fabric of Greenland.
Invaders may persist, but your resilience will prevail.