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Doug Hall 🍁

@doughallphd.bsky.social

Leveraging public data to build an equitable & inclusive economy that benefits everyone. Currently at Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Alum of EARN/Economic Policy Institute, Connecticut Voices for Children and others.

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Where's the AUMF for war against Iran?

02.03.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@iamflyrock.bsky.social

20.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)Β  | The Daily Yonder Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic primary campaign rally at Hazard, Kentucky, Memorial Gymnasium, March 1988. (Photos courtesy Mimi Pickering)

Great remembrance of Jesse Jackson (1941-2026), by @iamflyrock (aka Dee Davis) dailyyonder.com/jesse-jackso...

20.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They could at least have said "from eh to zed"!

19.02.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#MakeItSo!!

19.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I accidentally clicked on a @washingtonpost.com link in a respected colleague's LinkedIn post. Despite its rapid decline, there's still consistently great content in the newspaper, but I have been totally boycotting since Bezos killed the editorial team's endorsement of Kamala Harris.

19.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for this important work, Ash.

12.02.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just sad that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky isn't around to memorialize the events in a new composition.

12.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even though we already have Ektachrome, this still seems like exciting news! It's like it came back twice!

12.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like a great playlist (though one (?) hit wonders, Milli Vanilli might have hurt feelings πŸ˜‰)!

12.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

« That’s bologna!!Β Β» πŸ˜‰

12.02.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not all heroes wear capes! Some come armed with 42 pound stones.

12.02.2026 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, the words were in Spanish, but there was a complex story being told that did not require words to understand, and that story was told in three intertwined universal languages: love, music, and dance.

12.02.2026 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup, with puppets Casey and Finnegan and two others. From long-running CBC children's show, "Mr. Dressup", which ran from 1967-1996.

Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup, with puppets Casey and Finnegan and two others. From long-running CBC children's show, "Mr. Dressup", which ran from 1967-1996.

Terry, I was at a training in Los Angeles many years ago, and went to dinner with a group of folks from the training, one of whom was a woman from Eastern Michigan. We bonded over CBC tv shows for kids, including Mr. Dressup & The Friendly Giant. It was actually pretty cool!

11.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure that Canada Goose is looking south.

02.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Canadian Prime Minister Marc Carney hugging Bonhomme, mascot of the Quebec winter carnival. Photo credit Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press, via CBC News.

Canadian Prime Minister Marc Carney hugging Bonhomme, mascot of the Quebec winter carnival. Photo credit Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press, via CBC News.

More of this please. #Bonhomme

23.01.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm grateful for those stalwart souls like @susancampbell.bsky.social, who watched, so I wouldn't have to. #Davos

P.S. After yesterday's enthusiastic response, hard to imagine that Mark Carney could look any better, yet here we are.

21.01.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Take care of yourself! (Maybe check your right ear, just to be safe?)

15.01.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in awe of my Mum, who is a few weeks shy of her 85th birthday. She just spent a few hours shovelling snow, including clearing the driveway of a neighbour who is waiting for heart valve replacement surgery! #Shero

15.01.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching The Sound of Music hit different this year, for reasons that should be abundantly clear.

04.01.2026 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t mean to be alarmist, but people born in 2008 will become legally β€œadults” this year.

02.01.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new strategy is keeping young people at the table throughout Toronto's ambitious carbon-reduction plan For young climate activists in Toronto, policy discussions oftenΒ feel like a closed door. A new strategy, developed by a team of U of T researchers in collaboration with youth leaders and the City of ...

Our lab director, Prof. Laura Tozer, and post-doc, Dr. Grace Nosek, spearheaded the City of Toronto's Youth Climate Engagement Strategy development process! Congrats team.

utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/...

Read report here: www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

26.05.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Full Report - Connecticut Voices for Children Free essays, homework help, flashcards, research papers, book reports, term papers, history, science, politics

There was a longer version that included some fun GIS work that sort of played the "what if an actual hurricane hit Connecticut", exploring who would be impacted by such an event. studylib.net/doc/8878397/...

23.12.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer 2006

...to the well-being of marginalized communities in even the wealthiest state in the nation. www.bostonfed.org/publications...

23.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Dan. I wrote an article for the Communities and Banking magazine that the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston used to publish that might be of interest. The title was "Connecticut Through Katrina-Colored Glasses" and focused on the systemic inequalities that exist posing constant threat...

23.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's as if they have chosen to be intentionally blind to how wonderful (in both absolute and comparative terms) Canada is. Clearly there's room for improvement, but still...

23.12.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank-you. And to you, also! As the sanity gulf between Canada and the US grows, it bewilders me that a substantial minority of Canadians continue to spew hate towards the federal government and our (Canada's) elected leaders.

23.12.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This interview between @spaikin.bsky.social and former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (among many other prestigious roles), @BobRae48 (at the x-place), is a great conversation between two of Ontario's finest. #highlyrecommend

17.12.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bob Rae: Is Canada Entering an Orwellian World?
YouTube video by The Paikin Podcast Bob Rae: Is Canada Entering an Orwellian World?

NEW episode: Bob Rae joins @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social
➑️5 years as Canada’s ambassador to the
United Nations
➑️How the US has left β€œthe democracy club”
➑️What he can say now that β€œBob Rae is Free”

YouTube: youtu.be/mJCriWr45gc
Apple: apple.co/3XYa9AS
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/45T2...

17.12.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Probably not surprising given the events of the preceding Saturday and Sunday.... Hang in there!

15.12.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0