Phil Vasquez
@themontrealer.bsky.social
Culinary musings and history.
Observationist appetisers.
Writer. Cook. Filmmaker.
Covid Conscious.
Observationist appetisers.
Writer. Cook. Filmmaker.
Covid Conscious.
It's gonna happen, and people won't care.
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says reut.rs/49Jl4FE
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's gonna happen, and people won't care.
The pinnacle of boundless and illogical human excess in 2025 disguising depression, discontentment, and anxiety. That's what I know.
It sounds ridiculous, but mark my words, in no time Black Friday will start the week after Labour Day.
Good job being "All the News That's Fit to Print", NY Times.
It sounds ridiculous, but mark my words, in no time Black Friday will start the week after Labour Day.
Good job being "All the News That's Fit to Print", NY Times.
What do you know about Black Friday? Take our quiz.
What Do You Know About Black Friday?
What used to be a single day of holiday havoc is now a weekslong stretch of sales and promotions. Let’s take a walk down memory lane… at the mall.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The pinnacle of boundless and illogical human excess in 2025 disguising depression, discontentment, and anxiety. That's what I know.
It sounds ridiculous, but mark my words, in no time Black Friday will start the week after Labour Day.
Good job being "All the News That's Fit to Print", NY Times.
It sounds ridiculous, but mark my words, in no time Black Friday will start the week after Labour Day.
Good job being "All the News That's Fit to Print", NY Times.
Newsflash:
That the number one thing online about cooking turkey is ways to make it taste good should be a huge sign that this is an inedible bird. Leave the poor things alone, tens of thousands get slaughtered to never be eaten. Many are discarded by supermarkets.
Stop it. Leave turkeys alone.
That the number one thing online about cooking turkey is ways to make it taste good should be a huge sign that this is an inedible bird. Leave the poor things alone, tens of thousands get slaughtered to never be eaten. Many are discarded by supermarkets.
Stop it. Leave turkeys alone.
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Newsflash:
That the number one thing online about cooking turkey is ways to make it taste good should be a huge sign that this is an inedible bird. Leave the poor things alone, tens of thousands get slaughtered to never be eaten. Many are discarded by supermarkets.
Stop it. Leave turkeys alone.
That the number one thing online about cooking turkey is ways to make it taste good should be a huge sign that this is an inedible bird. Leave the poor things alone, tens of thousands get slaughtered to never be eaten. Many are discarded by supermarkets.
Stop it. Leave turkeys alone.
Do not.
Ever.
Force your children.
To hug and kiss anyone if they do not want to.
Même s'il s'agit d'une bise en Europe.
ANYone. Ever.
They don't need to learn that social norm unless they want to when they're old enough to know why it's done.
Ever.
Force your children.
To hug and kiss anyone if they do not want to.
Même s'il s'agit d'une bise en Europe.
ANYone. Ever.
They don't need to learn that social norm unless they want to when they're old enough to know why it's done.
Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t have to hug anyone they don’t want to—but not all relatives are understanding. Rheana Murry on the new rules of family affection:
The Family Hug Standoff
Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t owe anyone physical affection—grandparents included.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Do not.
Ever.
Force your children.
To hug and kiss anyone if they do not want to.
Même s'il s'agit d'une bise en Europe.
ANYone. Ever.
They don't need to learn that social norm unless they want to when they're old enough to know why it's done.
Ever.
Force your children.
To hug and kiss anyone if they do not want to.
Même s'il s'agit d'une bise en Europe.
ANYone. Ever.
They don't need to learn that social norm unless they want to when they're old enough to know why it's done.
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As a neurodivergent person, it's very odd for me to hear neurotypicals explain what it's like to have autism & speak about it from a place of authority
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As a neurodivergent person, it's very odd for me to hear neurotypicals explain what it's like to have autism & speak about it from a place of authority
A perfect example of why health care (in addition to rising anti-anglophone nationalism) is one of the biggest reasons we're leaving Quebec.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
LaSalle’s children’s clinic closing due to health-care reforms
The Centre medical pour enfants Lasalle will need to close in the spring due to Quebec's new health-care law.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A perfect example of why health care (in addition to rising anti-anglophone nationalism) is one of the biggest reasons we're leaving Quebec.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
I'd love for everyone who called me and others a pessimist for not believing Netanyahu, the IDF, and Trump on the "end of the war [sic: invasion]" to apologise.
But they won't.
Because they haven't got the guts. And it doesn't suit their anti-Palestine narrative.
#FreePalestine 🍉
But they won't.
Because they haven't got the guts. And it doesn't suit their anti-Palestine narrative.
#FreePalestine 🍉
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I'd love for everyone who called me and others a pessimist for not believing Netanyahu, the IDF, and Trump on the "end of the war [sic: invasion]" to apologise.
But they won't.
Because they haven't got the guts. And it doesn't suit their anti-Palestine narrative.
#FreePalestine 🍉
But they won't.
Because they haven't got the guts. And it doesn't suit their anti-Palestine narrative.
#FreePalestine 🍉
Someone on tiktok challenged people to find something more beautiful.
Ok, the Musée Albert-Kahn, which wasn't lived in by absolute bigots while regular people on who built it suffered every day of their lives.
If you enjoy walking around in a 17th Century Mar-a-Lago, go ahead. I find it despicable.
Ok, the Musée Albert-Kahn, which wasn't lived in by absolute bigots while regular people on who built it suffered every day of their lives.
If you enjoy walking around in a 17th Century Mar-a-Lago, go ahead. I find it despicable.
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Someone on tiktok challenged people to find something more beautiful.
Ok, the Musée Albert-Kahn, which wasn't lived in by absolute bigots while regular people on who built it suffered every day of their lives.
If you enjoy walking around in a 17th Century Mar-a-Lago, go ahead. I find it despicable.
Ok, the Musée Albert-Kahn, which wasn't lived in by absolute bigots while regular people on who built it suffered every day of their lives.
If you enjoy walking around in a 17th Century Mar-a-Lago, go ahead. I find it despicable.
Hey, I know!.. Why don't we all ignore this!
Or better yet, file it under "underlying condition" like when everyone white took their masks off because Covid was found to more strongly affect people of colour.
Bird flu killed someone.
Again.
#maskup
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Or better yet, file it under "underlying condition" like when everyone white took their masks off because Covid was found to more strongly affect people of colour.
Bird flu killed someone.
Again.
#maskup
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Bird flu patient dies, marking second U.S. fatality in 2025
The Washington state resident, an older adult with underlying conditions, was infected with a strain that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hey, I know!.. Why don't we all ignore this!
Or better yet, file it under "underlying condition" like when everyone white took their masks off because Covid was found to more strongly affect people of colour.
Bird flu killed someone.
Again.
#maskup
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Or better yet, file it under "underlying condition" like when everyone white took their masks off because Covid was found to more strongly affect people of colour.
Bird flu killed someone.
Again.
#maskup
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Maybe the journalists should be "frank" with her. I'm sure they can come up with a lot of "frankness" towards her.
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Maybe the journalists should be "frank" with her. I'm sure they can come up with a lot of "frankness" towards her.
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Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
Mask up, punks!!
Some important information almost zero people in my tax bracket will understand how to operationalize:
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Mask up, punks!!
Reposted by Phil Vasquez
Wish there was more general compassion in disability spaces on this site & less judgment overall. People aren't bad if they don't share every belief that you do. Infighting is never the way to go & these times are hard enough
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wish there was more general compassion in disability spaces on this site & less judgment overall. People aren't bad if they don't share every belief that you do. Infighting is never the way to go & these times are hard enough
Tres bien. 👏👏👏👏
"Dior, Guerlain et Sandro : de nouvelles marques quittent le BHV à Paris"
www.francebleu.fr/infos/econom...
"Dior, Guerlain et Sandro : de nouvelles marques quittent le BHV à Paris"
www.francebleu.fr/infos/econom...
Dior, Guerlain et Sandro : de nouvelles marques quittent le BHV à Paris - ICI
À l'approche des fêtes, Dior, Guerlain ou encore Sandro ont quitté le grand magasin parisien BHV, déjà déserté par de nombreuses marques l'accusant de retards de paiement ou s'opposant à la présence d...
www.francebleu.fr
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tres bien. 👏👏👏👏
"Dior, Guerlain et Sandro : de nouvelles marques quittent le BHV à Paris"
www.francebleu.fr/infos/econom...
"Dior, Guerlain et Sandro : de nouvelles marques quittent le BHV à Paris"
www.francebleu.fr/infos/econom...
The hypocrisy is fucking staggering...
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The hypocrisy is fucking staggering...
Despite living in New York, Toronto and Paris, I have never been so presently aware of the problem of homelessness than the past 3 years in Montreal.
Not even close to those other cities.
Not even close to those other cities.
“Every year it feels like the City of Montreal is blindsided by the problem of homelessness — particularly in winter — and it’s completely unacceptable.
“The city should develop a plan to create as many temporary shelters as needed to get 100% of the homeless population off the streets.”
#polmtl
“The city should develop a plan to create as many temporary shelters as needed to get 100% of the homeless population off the streets.”
#polmtl
Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable
Every year, the City of Montreal seems blindsided by the problem of homelessness — particularly in winter — and it’s completely unacceptable.
cultmtl.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Despite living in New York, Toronto and Paris, I have never been so presently aware of the problem of homelessness than the past 3 years in Montreal.
Not even close to those other cities.
Not even close to those other cities.
Horrible qu'on n'en parle plus, mais tout à fait compréhensible vu la manque total de sympathie du monde. Ils disent, "nous sommes tout seuls" et ils ont raison.
Dans la bande de #Gaza se trouvent aujourd'hui quelque 61 millions de tonnes de décombres. En-dessous : près de 10 000 corps qui attendent toujours d'être exhumés.
Le déblaiement des décombres pourrait durer 15 ans, estiment les Nations unies
Le déblaiement des décombres pourrait durer 15 ans, estiment les Nations unies
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Horrible qu'on n'en parle plus, mais tout à fait compréhensible vu la manque total de sympathie du monde. Ils disent, "nous sommes tout seuls" et ils ont raison.
If you speak French, vital essential listening. Unless, of course, you want to keep believing it's normal to have repeated colds that last longer than a few days.
#maskup #covidcautious #covidisairborne
#maskup #covidcautious #covidisairborne
Le #Covid n’est pas une « grippette » et les conséquences sur le cœur font partie des symptômes persistants parmi les millions de personnes souffrant de #CovidLong.
Pour en savoir davantage écoutez Dr CAUCHOIS, Médecin cardiologue :
podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/e...
Pour en savoir davantage écoutez Dr CAUCHOIS, Médecin cardiologue :
podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/e...
COVID LONG : les vraies séquelles sur votre coeur que personne ne vous dit, expliquées par un cardiologue
Épisode de l’émission ·
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If you speak French, vital essential listening. Unless, of course, you want to keep believing it's normal to have repeated colds that last longer than a few days.
#maskup #covidcautious #covidisairborne
#maskup #covidcautious #covidisairborne
The only thing crystal clear from the lack of weight the Epstein email story has today is how many high level people are clearly involved as well. Because otherwise, where are the important voices demanding answers?
Nowhere, because they don't want to provoke fingers getting pointed their way.
Nowhere, because they don't want to provoke fingers getting pointed their way.
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The only thing crystal clear from the lack of weight the Epstein email story has today is how many high level people are clearly involved as well. Because otherwise, where are the important voices demanding answers?
Nowhere, because they don't want to provoke fingers getting pointed their way.
Nowhere, because they don't want to provoke fingers getting pointed their way.
The statement by the MP and the headline are perfect examples of the centuries old brilliance of writing in British journalism.
“Cholera is probably more popular on the doorstep than the PM." - Labour MP
This week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column
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This week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column
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Backbench MPs issue a Keirless whisper
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster
www.newstatesman.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The statement by the MP and the headline are perfect examples of the centuries old brilliance of writing in British journalism.
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 👇👇