Terry McDonald
@pterrymc.bsky.social
Curiouser and curiouser. Re-posts are not endorsements but may suggest I’m feeling fight-y.
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It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
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#BigOil doesn't even want to clean up their wellsites after forest fires burn through them.
How could we possibly trust them to do anything responsible?
How could we possibly trust them to do anything responsible?
Morally broken leaders talk of #Pipelines as #NationBuilding instead of burning but it's a disastrous economic bet as well. #CostOfClimate needs to be demonstrated the and time again. #BigOil will continue to just take the money and run #ClimateChange prospect.org/environment/...
Climate Change Will Bankrupt the Country
Climate-fueled disasters cost America almost a trillion dollars over the last year, far more than economists predicted.
prospect.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
#BigOil doesn't even want to clean up their wellsites after forest fires burn through them.
How could we possibly trust them to do anything responsible?
How could we possibly trust them to do anything responsible?
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I’m just an armchair critic but if I was a human rights lawyer, the former DPP and the current PM, I’d probably decide immediately that the only option on the table for a website that openly allows the creation and sharing of CSAM is to shut it down and jail the ringleaders.
The problem with "all options being on the table" is that it only means something if you're actually willing to pick any of them up and use them
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I’m just an armchair critic but if I was a human rights lawyer, the former DPP and the current PM, I’d probably decide immediately that the only option on the table for a website that openly allows the creation and sharing of CSAM is to shut it down and jail the ringleaders.
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American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
This story was produced in partnership with High Country News. I. The state troopers came first for Tupe Smith. They arrived in a pair on November 30, 2023, traveling a stretch... Read More
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January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
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There was a time there would have been wall-to-wall media coverage of this public outrage. But I only see it on social media.
Minneapolis showed up in force last night.
Thousands gathered in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE. The message to the regime was loud, clear, and absolutely heartbreaking.
This is what a community fighting back looks like: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/rep-suozzi...
Thousands gathered in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE. The message to the regime was loud, clear, and absolutely heartbreaking.
This is what a community fighting back looks like: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/rep-suozzi...
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
There was a time there would have been wall-to-wall media coverage of this public outrage. But I only see it on social media.
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"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
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we get dozens of male loneliness articles but women being sexually harassed on twitter? not a peep
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
we get dozens of male loneliness articles but women being sexually harassed on twitter? not a peep
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Doug Ford has fought transparency every step of the way with your hard-earned taxpayer dollars. If there was nothing to hide, why the secrecy?
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
globalnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Doug Ford has fought transparency every step of the way with your hard-earned taxpayer dollars. If there was nothing to hide, why the secrecy?
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
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The City of Vancouver continues to provide real-time text updates about council meetings exclusively on a website that produces mass amounts of deepfake non-consensual sexualized images of minors
This is harm. Time for serious people to get serious about it.
"Grok Is Generating About ‘One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute’. Regulators around the world are looking into Elon Musk’s xAI after its chatbot began ‘undressing’ celebrities and underage children at the request of users." www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The City of Vancouver continues to provide real-time text updates about council meetings exclusively on a website that produces mass amounts of deepfake non-consensual sexualized images of minors
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*taps the @tomflood.bsky.social t-shirt*
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
*taps the @tomflood.bsky.social t-shirt*
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Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
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It’s hard to fathom the tragedy of another Kennedy-this time Tatiana Schlossberg-dying at such a relatively young age
But it’s unimaginable to comprehend what she felt, while cancer was stealing her life, as she watched her cousin cut research that might’ve saved other victims of malignant diseases
But it’s unimaginable to comprehend what she felt, while cancer was stealing her life, as she watched her cousin cut research that might’ve saved other victims of malignant diseases
"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers”
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Tatiana Schlossberg, environmental journalist and JFK granddaughter, dies at 35
Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024 at 34.
www.pbs.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It’s hard to fathom the tragedy of another Kennedy-this time Tatiana Schlossberg-dying at such a relatively young age
But it’s unimaginable to comprehend what she felt, while cancer was stealing her life, as she watched her cousin cut research that might’ve saved other victims of malignant diseases
But it’s unimaginable to comprehend what she felt, while cancer was stealing her life, as she watched her cousin cut research that might’ve saved other victims of malignant diseases
Reading Tatiana Schlossenberg's essay about her experience with facing an aggressive form of cancer, what struck me was her two mentions of her family having to negotiate with the insurance company. Even for a family of relative wealth, the costs of treatment are brutal.
Tatiana Schlossberg, a journalist who was also a granddaughter of late former President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 35.
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reading Tatiana Schlossenberg's essay about her experience with facing an aggressive form of cancer, what struck me was her two mentions of her family having to negotiate with the insurance company. Even for a family of relative wealth, the costs of treatment are brutal.
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Ford's crony capitalism is gutting healthcare.
“In order for hospitals & other providers to live within that kind of budget envelope, some pretty significant trade-off decisions would have to be implemented.”
- Anthony Dale, OHA
#GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli
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“In order for hospitals & other providers to live within that kind of budget envelope, some pretty significant trade-off decisions would have to be implemented.”
- Anthony Dale, OHA
#GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/ham...
December 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ford's crony capitalism is gutting healthcare.
“In order for hospitals & other providers to live within that kind of budget envelope, some pretty significant trade-off decisions would have to be implemented.”
- Anthony Dale, OHA
#GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/ham...
“In order for hospitals & other providers to live within that kind of budget envelope, some pretty significant trade-off decisions would have to be implemented.”
- Anthony Dale, OHA
#GiftLink 🎁 #OnPoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/ham...
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As someone who has to review minutes for multiple committees, I can affirmatively state that AI for meeting transcription is not accurate, edits to the minutes now take up more committee time, and it is much worse than having a person prepare accurate minutes.
December 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As someone who has to review minutes for multiple committees, I can affirmatively state that AI for meeting transcription is not accurate, edits to the minutes now take up more committee time, and it is much worse than having a person prepare accurate minutes.
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We do not want this in Ontario or in any other province. However, this is the slippery slope that Doug Ford’s government is putting us on. Privatization and for-profit healthcare literally kills patients.
“Research on increased deaths in ER at private equity-owned hosp aligns with a 2021 study finding 11% ⬆️ mortality rates at NH owned by private equity. That study, concluded that ⬇️
nursing staffs & ⬇️ in compliance with care standards contributed to the increased deaths at financier-owned homes.”
nursing staffs & ⬇️ in compliance with care standards contributed to the increased deaths at financier-owned homes.”
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We do not want this in Ontario or in any other province. However, this is the slippery slope that Doug Ford’s government is putting us on. Privatization and for-profit healthcare literally kills patients.
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PSA: if you live in Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, you can order native plant seeds for FREE from the Ottawa Wildflower Seeds Library. Their annual seed giveaway starts today! wildflowerseedlibrary.ca
Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library – The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
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December 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
PSA: if you live in Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, you can order native plant seeds for FREE from the Ottawa Wildflower Seeds Library. Their annual seed giveaway starts today! wildflowerseedlibrary.ca
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Imagine congestion pricing in #OttCity: even just, say, just the urban area shown below, or a concentrated area bound by Bronson, 417, Rideau River… imagine how much better our city could be. Imagine a #BetterOttawa
@strongtownsottawa.ca
@bettertransitottawa.ca
@strongtownsottawa.ca
@bettertransitottawa.ca
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Imagine congestion pricing in #OttCity: even just, say, just the urban area shown below, or a concentrated area bound by Bronson, 417, Rideau River… imagine how much better our city could be. Imagine a #BetterOttawa
@strongtownsottawa.ca
@bettertransitottawa.ca
@strongtownsottawa.ca
@bettertransitottawa.ca
My listening to Tudor history podcasts has not gone unnoticed by my family, as evidenced by the Anne of Cleves ornament in my stocking. Huzzah!
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My listening to Tudor history podcasts has not gone unnoticed by my family, as evidenced by the Anne of Cleves ornament in my stocking. Huzzah!
Our holiday tradition: reading Roddy Doyle's Rover Saved Christmas aloud with comically bad approximations of Irish accents.
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Our holiday tradition: reading Roddy Doyle's Rover Saved Christmas aloud with comically bad approximations of Irish accents.
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Ontario used to be at the forefront of sustainability in building codes, recycling, sustainability. All that good work has been undone. And it’s going to take years to recoup how far we’ve been set back. In the absence of provincial leadership, we need municipal leadership to affect change 1/
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ontario used to be at the forefront of sustainability in building codes, recycling, sustainability. All that good work has been undone. And it’s going to take years to recoup how far we’ve been set back. In the absence of provincial leadership, we need municipal leadership to affect change 1/
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I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
January 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
Not only is Ontario Premier Doug Ford eviscerating our healthcare and schools, it seems that he's fleecing the province and handing everything over to cronies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXK0...
Explained: Doug Ford's Skills Development Fund Scandal | Marit Stiles
YouTube video by Marit Stiles
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December 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Not only is Ontario Premier Doug Ford eviscerating our healthcare and schools, it seems that he's fleecing the province and handing everything over to cronies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXK0...
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Anyway you ever think about how much of libertarianism is just creating a framework to allow antisocial behavior by people who want to engage in antisocial behavior?
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyway you ever think about how much of libertarianism is just creating a framework to allow antisocial behavior by people who want to engage in antisocial behavior?