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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I mean yeah, a decade of no one holding Trump accountable for his much more obvious crimes, combined with both Nazi and Confederate rehabilitation projects on the right, was always going to lead to “actually we’ve never done ANYTHING wrong and you guys owe us apologies for every check on our power”
The DOJ is reviewing "whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct, according to people familiar with the matter, more than half a century after that scandal led to Nixon’s resignation."
Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
www.wsj.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I mean yeah, a decade of no one holding Trump accountable for his much more obvious crimes, combined with both Nazi and Confederate rehabilitation projects on the right, was always going to lead to “actually we’ve never done ANYTHING wrong and you guys owe us apologies for every check on our power”
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The environmental and climate consequences of building a new oil pipeline are extreme, including the threat to endangered Southern Resident orcas.
October 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The environmental and climate consequences of building a new oil pipeline are extreme, including the threat to endangered Southern Resident orcas.
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Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war.
Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
October 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war.
Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.
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Canada's decision to pre-approve the "Pacific Link" pipeline & tankers project is reckless, short-sighted & could lead to legal challenges. We're calling on the government to de-list the pipeline so proper assessment & meaningful consultation can take place. ⬇️
www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
October 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Canada's decision to pre-approve the "Pacific Link" pipeline & tankers project is reckless, short-sighted & could lead to legal challenges. We're calling on the government to de-list the pipeline so proper assessment & meaningful consultation can take place. ⬇️
www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
www.wcel.org/media-releas... #cdnpoli
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1/ So it’s official. Faced with a choice between whales and oil, our Prime Minister chose oil. Faced with a choice between a safe climate and more fossil fuel expansion, he chose oil again.
Today, Mark Carney announced yet another mammoth oilsands pipeline. #cdnpoli #bcpoli 🧵
Today, Mark Carney announced yet another mammoth oilsands pipeline. #cdnpoli #bcpoli 🧵
October 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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These were the chuckleheads in Kamloops, and twitter conservatives tried to pretend they were a psy-op, government plants, all that. They are as odious as they seem.
Former soldier exposes how Canadian white supremacist group recruits members. Second Sons Canada incorporated as business, requires members to sign confidentiality contract
cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Former soldier exposes how Canadian white supremacist group recruits members | CBC News
Second Sons Canada describes itself as a "men's nationalist club" dedicated to fitness and preserving Canada's heritage, but a former military member who attempted to join the group says he only learn...
cbc.ca
October 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
These were the chuckleheads in Kamloops, and twitter conservatives tried to pretend they were a psy-op, government plants, all that. They are as odious as they seem.
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Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
June 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
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They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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September 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Starting tomorrow, plugin solar now affordable in Conneticut.
Ninth US state to do so.
Canada's at zero provinces.
We need new legislative policies here, now.
Ninth US state to do so.
Canada's at zero provinces.
We need new legislative policies here, now.
Connecticut will allow no-permit plug-in solar, but the 1,200-watt kits may not exist yet
A new kind of low-hassle solar panels are coming to Connecticut as the state legalizes balcony solar.
www.thecooldown.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Starting tomorrow, plugin solar now affordable in Conneticut.
Ninth US state to do so.
Canada's at zero provinces.
We need new legislative policies here, now.
Ninth US state to do so.
Canada's at zero provinces.
We need new legislative policies here, now.
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Time for this classic again.
September 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Time for this classic again.
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JCO is the Lucille Bluth of the humanities
September 30, 2026 at 11:43 AM
JCO is the Lucille Bluth of the humanities
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The heat dome in 2021 killed over 600 BCers.
There were over 38,000 fatalities during the heat waves in Europe this summer.
Selling BCers organs would also provide billions in economic benefits, but for some reason that's unthinkable, while selling out humanity's future is worthy of celebration.
There were over 38,000 fatalities during the heat waves in Europe this summer.
Selling BCers organs would also provide billions in economic benefits, but for some reason that's unthinkable, while selling out humanity's future is worthy of celebration.
BC NDP Leader David Eby celebrated the announcement of the expansion of the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat on Tuesday with the prime minister, saying it will provide billions of dollars in economic benefits for the…
Rob Shaw: LNG facility in Kitimat to be expanded, increasing capacity to 28M tonnes
BC NDP Leader David Eby celebrated the announcement of the expansion of the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat on Tuesday with the prime minister, saying it will provide billions of dollars in economic benefits for the province.
cheknews.ca
September 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The heat dome in 2021 killed over 600 BCers.
There were over 38,000 fatalities during the heat waves in Europe this summer.
Selling BCers organs would also provide billions in economic benefits, but for some reason that's unthinkable, while selling out humanity's future is worthy of celebration.
There were over 38,000 fatalities during the heat waves in Europe this summer.
Selling BCers organs would also provide billions in economic benefits, but for some reason that's unthinkable, while selling out humanity's future is worthy of celebration.
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Climate change is as straightforward as it gets: Democrats vote to address it and Republicans vote not to.
There's a weird tic among the pundit class where they think saying "it's more complicated than that" is the intelligent stance on everything but sometimes it's not complicated!
There's a weird tic among the pundit class where they think saying "it's more complicated than that" is the intelligent stance on everything but sometimes it's not complicated!
September 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Climate change is as straightforward as it gets: Democrats vote to address it and Republicans vote not to.
There's a weird tic among the pundit class where they think saying "it's more complicated than that" is the intelligent stance on everything but sometimes it's not complicated!
There's a weird tic among the pundit class where they think saying "it's more complicated than that" is the intelligent stance on everything but sometimes it's not complicated!
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This is just setting up the conditions to privatize the water supply, which will led to unsafe water and higher water bills for people.
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford has committed to reducing Torontonians’ water bills by 25 per cent if elected.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:50 PM
This is just setting up the conditions to privatize the water supply, which will led to unsafe water and higher water bills for people.
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
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Ask the UK how this worked out for them. They pay more for water, and now after the private companies have siphoned off all the profit, they get to pay billions for deferred maintenance.
This is just setting up the conditions to privatize the water supply, which will led to unsafe water and higher water bills for people.
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/n...
Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford has committed to reducing Torontonians’ water bills by 25 per cent if elected.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Ask the UK how this worked out for them. They pay more for water, and now after the private companies have siphoned off all the profit, they get to pay billions for deferred maintenance.
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THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
September 29, 2026 at 11:05 AM
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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$58 billion of tax dollars to remove #bike lanes that won't reduce gridlock. It will just injure and kill people. A joke to the premier, apparently. #OnPoli
$58 billion of tax dollars to remove #bike lanes that won't reduce gridlock. It will just injure and kill people. A joke to the premier, apparently. #OnPoli
Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
No one is expecting the premier to mash out the Bixby letter on his iPhone. Yet we might expect more than this.
www.thestar.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
$58 billion of tax dollars to remove #bike lanes that won't reduce gridlock. It will just injure and kill people. A joke to the premier, apparently. #OnPoli
$58 billion of tax dollars to remove #bike lanes that won't reduce gridlock. It will just injure and kill people. A joke to the premier, apparently. #OnPoli
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I wrote about Premier Doug Ford's apparent indifference to human life for @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
No one is expecting the premier to mash out the Bixby letter on his iPhone. Yet we might expect more than this.
www.thestar.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I wrote about Premier Doug Ford's apparent indifference to human life for @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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This is so genuinely cruel and heartless. Ford is, among other things, just a bad person.
![Aware that the premier gives out his cellphone number freely, DiBernardo decided to get in touch. On Sept. 7, he sent Ford the following text:
Hello, I just saw the news in the Toronto Star that proposals from the city to retain the bike lanes and reduce traffic congestion were rejected without due consideration. A close friend of mine died in a cycling accident north of Bloor on university [sic] in an area where bike lanes were removed due to construction. This political move is going to cost Canadian lives at a time when we need to be more united than ever before. Please reconsider.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2h2bt3lwuhg7xwdnfur64g4a/bafkreialvb3rfqorghigtcoyhy4j3mx4ewkqdwxwr7udzbouvdz3xsujya)
September 28, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is so genuinely cruel and heartless. Ford is, among other things, just a bad person.
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His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
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September 28, 2026 at 12:24 PM
His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?
www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
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I just read a third or possibly fourth news article where the reality of an 'AI has discovered something marvellous!' story turns out to be GenAI somehow accessed material it had no permissions for, which was the outcome of an expert's years of work, and presented it without attribution. GenAI lies.
September 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I just read a third or possibly fourth news article where the reality of an 'AI has discovered something marvellous!' story turns out to be GenAI somehow accessed material it had no permissions for, which was the outcome of an expert's years of work, and presented it without attribution. GenAI lies.
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This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario.
It's not. Fucking keep going.
It's not. Fucking keep going.
We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews
Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily
A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.
www.optimistdaily.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario.
It's not. Fucking keep going.
It's not. Fucking keep going.