Reposted by Terra LoireDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I need your help! I'm travelling to Ottawa on June 10 to tell our Parkdale—High Park MP, Karim Bardeesy, that his constituents say "NO!" to the airport expansion! Can you sign my petition? I'll be bringing printed copies to Parliament Hill! www.dianachanmcnally.ca/billybishop 13113
Reposted by Terra LoireJoan Faux @joantelferfaux.bsky.social · 05/06/2026An excellent article to share when someone blames Ontario voters for electing and re-electing Doug Ford PC majority governments. #onpoli 0177
Reposted by Terra LoireRicochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Doug Ford's grip on power owes as much to electoral distortions and rule changes as it does to a political system increasingly shaped by wealth. The answer isn't resignation — it's rebuilding political power from the ground up. New from @terraloire.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/the...ricochet.mediaThe carnival trick that keeps Doug Ford in powerFord’s Conservatives keep winning majorities with the backing of only a small fraction of Ontario’s voters, in a political system increasingly shaped by wealth. The answer isn't resignation — it's reb... 04226
Reposted by Terra LoireDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I’m running for City Council in Parkdale—High Park. I’m running because our neighbours deserve a councillor who has walked alongside them, fought for them, and knows how to turn community demands into real wins at City Hall. Join me at www.dianachanmcnally.ca.youtube.comDiana Chan McNally for Parkdale—High ParkYouTube video by Diana Chan McNally 2220059
Reposted by Terra LoireCivic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 22/04/2026👉 Tue Apr 28 → 7pm • in-person & online Terra Gillespie (@terraloire.bsky.social) on how data gets dressed up to deceive — and how to spot the difference between honest numbers and misleading ones. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic... 181
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Fiscal Conservative and Austerity Uncle Doug Ford bought a private jet for $28m. …Instead of over a thousand new nursing initiatives or nearly a thousand PSW incentives funded. …Instead of over a thousand shelter beds and over 4K rent geared to income subsidies. #onpoli 032
Reposted by Terra LoireSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The world is stupid, but I just watched a squirrel break into a car in the parking lot below me, steal a package of crackers, and escape to a nearby tree. So at least somebody is winning. 14690181574
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Today’s Ontario budget isn’t just numbers on a page — it’s a snapshot of Doug Ford’s choices. While they talk about “fiscal responsibility,” our hospitals, schools, and public services are stretched to the breaking point. That’s why itsonford.ca exists. #ONpoliitsonford.caIt's On FordA public accountability tool exploring Ford's mismanagement of Ontario tax dollars. 175
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Things to keep in mind when the #ONpoli budget drops this week: Avoidable costs to rush privatization of alcohol sales ($1.4B) could have been used to maintain OSAP grants ($1B). The money spent on losing legal battles ($4.8M) could have funded 193 new shelter beds instead. www.itsonford.caitsonford.caIt's On FordA public accountability tool exploring Ford's mismanagement of Ontario tax dollars. 002
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 14/03/2026ICYMI: yesterday the Ford government announced their intent to change the Freedom of Information Act to deny the public access to documents held by the offices of the premier and his ministers, including by their parliamentary assistants and staff. #ONpoli www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...thetrillium.caFord government’s plan to restrict public access to politicians’ documents would ‘gut public trust,’ commissioner warnsThe proposed legislation comes amid battles for access to documents on the Greenbelt and Skills Development Fund scandals and the premier’s personal cellphone records 144
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I made this list in light of Ford’s convention centre statements, who knew it would come in handy with fresh context? Doug should invest in SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition instead of making his fantasies all of our problem. #onpoli www.terraloire.com/notes/60-thi... 161
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 07/03/2026A long and growing list of things Doug Ford should fund instead of his billion dollar convention centre vanity project #ONpoli 📋🗳️👇 163
Reposted by Terra LoireLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Epic Fury’s frontman asked to leave Warped Tour after inappropriate behavior 301516149
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 06/03/2026People like John and Steve think this is totally normal and fine and assume everyone has access like this. Let me take you on a pedantic annoying journey back to 2016, where John implied there was a partisan effort against a bill of his rather than accept that people were… to his quote “Outraged”. 286
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 05/03/2026There’s a story going around about how Brad Bradford “could lead a tight two way race” against Olivia Chow. Which is the funniest take I could have seen today. A reminder, that he couldn’t even break 10k votes in the last election, and in his OWN ward he couldn’t get 5% of the vote. #TOpoli 293
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Another day another brand new set of horrible reasons to demand our Canadian Pension Funs divest from Palantir. 155
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The only downside to Tory not running again is that I may or may not have bought his old web domain and related domains months ago and was prepared to be mischievous. 010
Reposted by Terra LoireStephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026It’s so fucking gross that the first thought from these deranged losers is how dystopic scenes of war and bloodshed are a “massive opportunity” for Canada’s oil oligarchs to make a quick buck. 718745
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Most people don’t realize I have a sibling because I estranged myself from them 17 years ago (for traumatic reasons I’m not dumping here) and have not regretted it for a moment. 010
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Canada 🤝 Australia Investing public money in Palantir ricochet.media/labour/billi...ricochet.mediaWhen a company names itself after a mythical foreboding object — take it as a warningDelve into the cautionary tale of Palantir Technologies, a company named after an ominous mythical object in Lord of the Rings. 012
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 19/02/2026All too often the response to surveillance concerns runs along the lines of "well I have nothing anyone wants to spy on, this can't possible impact me". Here are a few scenarios of how our current surveillance infrastructure absolutely impacts you and your loved ones: 123
Reposted by Terra Loirejenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 19/02/2026Canadian pals, if you're looking at what's happening in the US with Ring and Flock and their police partnerships with horrør, you reeeeeaaaally gotta read this by @terraloire.bsky.social ricochet.media/labour/class...ricochet.mediaSurveillance spores: How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the provinceUnderstand how Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province and what it means for citizens' rights. 1168
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Doug Ford is turning Ontario into a petri dish for new surveillance tech — and calling it “public safety.” My latests for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social reviews recent lobbying activity and gov contracts to map out how surveillance is being implemented without public consultation or knowledge. #ONpoli 02113
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 18/02/2026👁️ ALL EYES ON THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET 👁️ I've been building a library of pre-budget submissions for the upcoming #ONpoli budget. After going through 50 submissions and a total of 351 recommendations here's what I've noticed so far.... 🧵 www.terraloire.com/ontario-budget 120
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Thank you @mikeschreiner.bsky.social for speaking up for people like Jenna. Doug Ford’s cuts are breaking apart an already fractured legal system. Court delays, cuts to legal aid… This is more than personal: it’s a systemic failure that’s happening province wide. 000
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I keep getting notifications like this, the kids are NOT happy with Doug Ford. 020
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Barn-burning Labour Speeches 🤝 Premium Sci-fi Shows 000
Reposted by Terra LoireGreenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Here’s what most Canadians don’t know: Canada is one of Palantir’s top funders. The company that built the system ICE uses to terrorize innocent people and tech in Gaza potentially used in war crimes is already here: ricochet.media/labour/billi... @ricochetmedia.bsky.social @terraloire.bsky.social 22625
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 19/01/2026For no particular reason here are five surveillance companies cozying up to Doug Ford as we speak. pt 1/2 1189
Reposted by Terra LoireDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level. And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children. Horrifying. globalnews.ca/news/1161124...globalnews.caNearly 85K people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in 1 year: report | Globalnews.caHomelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows. 410671
Reposted by Terra LoireColleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The Canadian Taxpayer Federation getting upset about a $2000 plaque that wasn't taxpayer-funded rather than the austerity that led to a dead raccoon lying on the sidewalk for days without pickup is so indicative of their whole deal.thestar.comThe city thought Conrad the raccoon deserved a memorial plaque. Now Toronto’s best-known trash panda has become a different kind of symbolA plaque commemorating one of Toronto’s most famous trash pandas has been singled out as an example of government waste, more than 10 years after its death. 79019
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Questioning information presented to you especially during these times is always a good first step, luckily there are second and third steps one can take to verify and contextualize information. I believe in you! 💕 000
Reposted by Terra LoireRick @rickwebb.net · 08/01/2026Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines? 463012143
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Canadians mad about ICE: Know that we are complicit and we are vulnerable. Canada is one of Palantir’s biggest funders, our pensions are tied to Palantir’s business. Which includes supporting ICE, profiting off genocide in Gaza, and human rights violations. ricochet.media/labour/billi...ricochet.mediaWhen a company names itself after a mythical foreboding object — take it as a warningPeter Thiel’s Palantir borrowed its name from The Lord of the Rings, and two decades later, it’s living up to the metaphor by quietly embedding itself in the machinery of government 16947
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I have spent the last four years in professional spaces trying to be a voice of reason in the rushed adoption of AI. No matter how measured my delivery, when I spoke about the proliferation of CSAM already happening with AI people rolled their eyes, told me I was over-reacting, or negative. 130
Reposted by Terra LoireLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 02/01/2026Meanwhile Canada is doing nothing and Canadian officials continue using a sex image generator website: “A Home Office spokesperson said it was legislating to ban nudification tools, and under a new criminal offence, anyone who supplied such tech would ‘face a prison sentence and substantial fines’”bbc.comWoman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes - BBC NewsThe BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent. 1518663
Reposted by Terra LoireMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 01/01/2026this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted. www.wsj.com/opinion/free... 943287514
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Oh my gosh the completely conceivable and thinkable has occurred! 091
Reposted by Terra LoireDanyaal Raza @danyaalraza.com · 19/12/2025Part 2 of 2: www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...torontotoday.caHow this for profit company is ‘gamifying’ plasma donations in TorontoToronto’s new paid plasma donation clinics pay a ‘bonus’ of $100 if an individual gives blood plasma 100 times in a calendar year. Advocates say ‘gamified’ incentives put donors at risk 011
Reposted by Terra LoireDanyaal Raza @danyaalraza.com · 19/12/2025Ebenezer Scrooge, a plasma story. Part 1 of 2: www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...torontotoday.caPeople are making money selling blood plasma. Isn’t that illegal?Paying for blood is illegal in Ontario, but a for-profit company recently opened two new paid locations in Toronto thanks to a Canadian Blood Services exemption 262
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 19/12/2025I have to wonder if the technocrat class obsessed with stories like Lord of the Rings have actually read it. Central to LOTR is the undeniable fact that ‘ordinary’ beings can make profound change. Kings and wizards can be corrupted, but fellowship endures. ricochet.media/labour/billi...ricochet.mediaWhen a company names itself after a mythical foreboding object — take it as a warningPeter Thiel’s Palantir borrowed its name from The Lord of the Rings, and two decades later, it’s living up to the metaphor by quietly embedding itself in the machinery of government 000
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 02/12/2025It's been almost a year since I launched my business, and I've had to spend a lot more time on LinkedIn. Here's what I've learned about making viral posts: www.terraloire.com/notes/super-...terraloire.comPower Up Your LinkedIn Content — Terra Etc.I’ve inadvertently read four thousand five hundred and eighty five top performing LinkedIn posts and I’ve got the jargon down pat. Use this to generate your own super authentic LinkedIn content. 000
Reposted by Terra LoireEggs and Rulers @heradasha.bsky.social · 16/11/2025This thread is a good reminder to write your MPP. Some good bullet points here. 032
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 16/11/2025If you live in Ontario and rent your home, own your home, bike, take transit, care about the environment, value democracy, don't want water to be privatized, are opposed to surveillance infrastructure... you are going to want to email your MPP about #Bill60: win.newmode.net/fightbill60win.newmode.netNew/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore 142
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Doug Ford is ramming through #Bill60 without public hearings, bundling 16 unrelated laws together so MPPs can't properly debate gutting tenant protections. Send an email to your representative today—our democracy depends on it. win.newmode.net/fightbill60 010
Reposted by Terra LoireN.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 13/11/2025This is a REALLY important story, Canada. The Carney government's push to AI our entire country is going to hurt so many people and cause SO much damage to our communities. The government isn't doing ANYTHING to try and mitigate the harms data centres are going to cause, either. 12016
Reposted by Terra LoireRicochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Canada’s next extractive industry: How #AI is following the fossil fuel playbook. Ottawa is betting on artificial intelligence. Just like #BigOil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to dismantle. New from @terraloire.bsky.social: ricochet.media/climate/cana...ricochet.mediaCanada's next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbookOttawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to di... 12722
Terra Loire @terraloire.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Does anyone know if you could walk into a Swiss chalet and buy just one roll and one chalet sauce cup to go? 110