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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Our home. 🇨🇦🍁
🎥 A compilation of the dogs, the cat, and us exploring Canada.
🎥 A compilation of the dogs, the cat, and us exploring Canada.
August 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Our home. 🇨🇦🍁
🎥 A compilation of the dogs, the cat, and us exploring Canada.
🎥 A compilation of the dogs, the cat, and us exploring Canada.
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Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes.
March 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes.
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According to a regulatory filing seen by Bloomberg, Jared Kushner’s investment firm saw its assets jump nearly 30% last year, to $6.2 billion.
“About 99% of Affinity Partners’ assets belong to non-US investors,” including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
“About 99% of Affinity Partners’ assets belong to non-US investors,” including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
Kushner Fund Backed by Mideast Saw Assets Jump to $6.2 Billion
Affinity Partners — the investment firm Jared Kushner runs with money gathered from government-backed funds across the Middle East — saw assets jump nearly 30% last year, according to a regulatory fil...
www.bloomberg.com
March 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
According to a regulatory filing seen by Bloomberg, Jared Kushner’s investment firm saw its assets jump nearly 30% last year, to $6.2 billion.
“About 99% of Affinity Partners’ assets belong to non-US investors,” including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
“About 99% of Affinity Partners’ assets belong to non-US investors,” including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
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Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group’s founder and president, in a new note:
March 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group’s founder and president, in a new note:
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@michaelsteele.bsky.social @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
Watching your segment just know & you mentioned "follow the money" Have been thinking for the last while...anyone remember Rex Tillerson? He and Exxon have been very quiet. Between the middle east oil and Venezuelan oil. Your thoughts?
Watching your segment just know & you mentioned "follow the money" Have been thinking for the last while...anyone remember Rex Tillerson? He and Exxon have been very quiet. Between the middle east oil and Venezuelan oil. Your thoughts?
March 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
@michaelsteele.bsky.social @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
Watching your segment just know & you mentioned "follow the money" Have been thinking for the last while...anyone remember Rex Tillerson? He and Exxon have been very quiet. Between the middle east oil and Venezuelan oil. Your thoughts?
Watching your segment just know & you mentioned "follow the money" Have been thinking for the last while...anyone remember Rex Tillerson? He and Exxon have been very quiet. Between the middle east oil and Venezuelan oil. Your thoughts?
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Yesterday, the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader did Joe Rogan’s show.
Today, Pierre Poilievre sat down with me.
Today, Pierre Poilievre sat down with me.
Canada Has Trade Leverage Over the US, Says Opposition Leader Poilievre
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
youtu.be
March 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Yesterday, the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader did Joe Rogan’s show.
Today, Pierre Poilievre sat down with me.
Today, Pierre Poilievre sat down with me.
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Happy Sinck Tuck!
It is often celebrated around the time of the Winter Solstice. Sinck Tuck marks the halfway point of the long Canadian winter in the Arctic.
This is its history!
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It is often celebrated around the time of the Winter Solstice. Sinck Tuck marks the halfway point of the long Canadian winter in the Arctic.
This is its history!
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December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Sinck Tuck!
It is often celebrated around the time of the Winter Solstice. Sinck Tuck marks the halfway point of the long Canadian winter in the Arctic.
This is its history!
🧵1/4
It is often celebrated around the time of the Winter Solstice. Sinck Tuck marks the halfway point of the long Canadian winter in the Arctic.
This is its history!
🧵1/4
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Snoop Dogg is officially joining Team USA at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games as the program’s first-ever honorary coach.
He’ll be around the athletes, coaches and staff in Italy as a full-time hype man for the Winter Olympics.
He’ll be around the athletes, coaches and staff in Italy as a full-time hype man for the Winter Olympics.
December 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Snoop Dogg is officially joining Team USA at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games as the program’s first-ever honorary coach.
He’ll be around the athletes, coaches and staff in Italy as a full-time hype man for the Winter Olympics.
He’ll be around the athletes, coaches and staff in Italy as a full-time hype man for the Winter Olympics.
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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