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Diane Therrien-Hale

@dianetherrien.bsky.social
3.7K followers 1.7K following 131 posts

Former mayor, forever socialist. Rescue dog aficionado. Fan of turtles, reading, dancing, decolonization.

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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 30/09/2026
As youth unemployment rises, it is hard to find a decent job—unless you want to enlist. Gabriela Calugay-Casuga explores how the Carney government is making military jobs more attractive while it cuts the public sector and abandons a pledge to fund youth climate jobs breachmedia.ca/no-youth-job...
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No youth jobs? Mark Carney says join the military ⋆ The Breach
The Carney government is making military careers more attractive even as public-sector jobs disappear and a promised youth climate jobs program remains unfunded
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The investigation at Kamloops began from the discovery of a child's tooth and juvenile rib bone. There was already a list of over 50 children who were confirmed to have died there from a combination of Church police hospital and government records. You can see their names: nctr.ca/residential-...
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Kamloops Residential School - NCTR
Learn more about this school in the NCTR Archives.
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Ham Roids 🎃 @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You could not do this to a land you really believed was holy and sacred
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Google has started updating satellite images of Gaza. Holocaust. (📸 Barry Andrews MEP, European Parliament)
A single building is left standing amidst utter carnage. Every single building has been levelled across a few square miles pictures. Google maps identified one pile of rubble as a school.
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Councillor Lachica works hard on an issue, bad faith councillors can’t stand to give her a win, so they orchestrate to sink her motion and get their names on the new one. Maddening but the usual suspects never change their tactics.
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Bob Patin @bobpatin.com · 24/09/2026
TV ads for online gambling sites should be permanently banned.
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Indige Tea 🦬🧡 : ✊🏾 @colouredwilde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey everyone, can y'all be angry about the fact that clean drinking water is projected to run out in the next 10 years? With the peak of the crisis projected to hit us in 4 years. FOUR YEARS WSJ, and other publications, already trying to convince you to drink less than a 40oz bottle of water a day.
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OKAMOTO I knew you would save the day 🫡❤️❤️❤️
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Canadian politicians at all levels scrambling to deal with the impact of economic war started by the USA- NO BAILOUTS to corporations! The feds must be bold and do what should have been done for COVID: a Basic Income Guarantee/UBI that will actually help ALL PEOPLE.
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GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why sports betting commercials are not like cigarette commercials is beyond me.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.
Looking into bookstore from
The street at night
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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 21/08/2026
Under 4 hours left to register to run for municipal office in Ontario! Not too late to contest an uncontested race
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Bobby Squibbs is the best slopitch mascot! #rescuedog #blinddoggo
Small blind white dog being cuddled by his loving owner on grass at the ball field.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"The condition is structural. The structure is the rentier capture of the assets that constitute a viable life. The cure is to break the capture."
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
One of the most important issues of our time is that the future of humanity is presently being authored by people who have nothing but total contempt for humanity and seek the erasure of everything that gives being a human meaning. It’s not just annoying. It doesn’t just suck. It’s existential.
Sam Altman: cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:

connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.

every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026
These photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...
Photo via Wayne Wastaken

Fire clouds over Collins, Ontario as community members flee their homes by boat
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
You might not care about climate change but I can promise you it will come for you regardless
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If you’re out there championing electric vehicles without also championing significantly fewer and smaller vehicles driven less due to better cities providing less car dependency and more legitimate transportation choices, read this thread to understand why you’re less than half right. #EVs
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Socialism for the rich and their corporations. Austerity for the rest of us. #cndpoli
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's Pride month, and Statistics Canada just found support for trans rights in our country is declining. It sucks. It means the right-wing disinformation campaign is winning. So let's talk about what lies you're being told -- and what we can do about it (with help from @faejohnstone.bsky.social):
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opaoni.bsky.social @opaoni.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The electorate cries out for someone with a moral backbone and a clear vision.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
For generations Indigenous Peoples have shared stories and knowledge that continue to shape this land. Today on Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour the resilience of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and celebrate the cultures that continue to thrive across Turtle Island.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 18/06/2026
Two in three Canadians support a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry, a solution tailor-made for this exact crisis. By @policyalternatives.ca executive director, @peggynash.bsky.social and @c4tf.bsky.social executive director, Jared A. Walker. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: Big oil makes billions as Canadians face Iran-war inflation. We need a windfall tax
The charge could generate up to $46-billion over the next year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Good morning from Bobby Squibbs 🥰
A small white blind dog sits on a couch, facing the camera with his cute snoot.
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Margie is one of my role models. A fearless, tireless advocate whose compassion & intelligence is awe inspiring. She truly walks the talk, and I am grateful to her for fighting the good fight. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I knew the Hacks series finale was going to be good, but goddamn it was SO GOOD 🥺
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2026
The Department of National Defence quietly inked a $3.7-million contract last year with American data giant Palantir, newly released documents show. It’s the latest in what some experts see as the government’s deepening links to the controversial U.S. tech firm.
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Ottawa’s latest deal with U.S. data giant Palantir raises warnings
The Department of National Defence quietly inked a $3.7-million contract last year with American data giant Palantir, newly released documents show.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We've been denied press access to CANSEC Canada's defence trade show has a history of barring media outlets that it suspects may produce critical coverage. Read more from @sophiadr.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/can... #Pressfreedom
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Ricochet denied press access to CANSEC
Defence trade show bars outlets it suspects may produce critical coverage
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Femi and the Foundation @femiandfoundation.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
clear eyes, full rain barrels, can't lose
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Morning dog pile 🥰🥰🥰
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Bobby Squibbs says good morning and May the Fourth be with you. #doglife
A small blind white dog sits cutely on a couch.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Canada’s wealth gap is the widest it’s been in StatCan’s recorded history. You’d think Carney would focus on that -- not privatization. In fact, “Carney’s policies will only make inequality even worse," @dtcochrane.bsky.social, a senior economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, told me. Uh oh:
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Angella MacEwen @angella.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
OK, so this is not a sovereign wealth fund, it's just a variation on the failed Canada Infrastructure Bank model where public money 'de-risks' private capital in order to 'catalyze' investment - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRYa...
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Introducing the Canada Strong fund
YouTube video by Mark Carney
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 23/04/2026
Harassment, burnout, and compounding crises are pushing municipal politicians across Canada out of office. In Quebec alone, 1,115 mayors and councillors elected in 2021 left mid-term. Sandrine Rastello examines why local democracy can’t retain its leaders: ow.ly/KvCT50YOhMu
On the left: an illustration of a woman in a skirt and heels and carrying a briefcase walking through a door labelled "exit." Light streams through the door. On the right: text that reads “Why so many mayors are quitting. From housing to wildfires, small-city issues are getting too big to handle.”
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 22/04/2026
My latest for PressProgress: an interview with the mayor of Fort Erie about how the proposed changes to Niagara Region from the province will affect the people living there.
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 20/04/2026
Sure, Brian. The jealous, woke mob took the premier's plane away.
LILLEY: Ford caves to mob driven by petty jealousy, sells government jet
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Bobby Squibbs loves to nap, snack, repeat. #doglife #rescuedog
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🧵🧵🧵
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
For everyone complaining about creeping authoritarianism to the south, can we look at Doug Ford's contempt of democracy for a minute www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
do something to help Cuba!!!!
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
😂😂😂 this pic is a jumpscare 😅
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
How is going on a podcast “fighting” 😂🤔🫠 bffr 🤦🏻‍♀️
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Venezuela wins the World Baseball Classic
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Arzeena Hamir @arzeena.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The award for best press release goes to.... #canpoli #chillax
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Absolutely shameful statement. “Iran-related” what a way to avoid naming the joint aggressors Israel/USA 🙄
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is gorgeous! Good job.
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
My blind pup hopes yours feels better soon!
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Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Happy (early) birthday Julie!! Will donate - thanks for putting the idea out there! You rock ❤️❤️
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