Retired CEO Hamilton Community Foundation, recovering former politician, lover of cities, books, basketball, dogs and my City Councillor Wife & our 3 kids…https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3ms4ajz7jlk24A personal reminder that politics doesn’t have to be tribal. We can disagree without being disagreeable. And your political opponent is not your enemy. Carry on. https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/how-hamilton-city-council-produced-a-rare-political-friendship/02 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ajz7jlk24https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mkpsfwash22mGreat news for my hometown. Finally, shovels in the ground. #HamOnt [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpsfwash22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mhsfis7pac2k22 years ago today we lost my friend Dominic Agostino. Forever young.24 Mar 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsfis7pac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mfscx545m22vI’ve been getting great pizza from my friend Pat at Chicago Style Pizza for 50 years. A legend in my hometown! Thanks for the memories and the amazing food. #hamont26 Feb 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfscx545m22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mfpogifvds2qGreat news for my hometown! I have worked closely with Keanin as an anchor institution CEO and in my opinion he has the character & leadership ability to be an outstanding Mayor of Hamilton. I will be all in for this candidate & this important campaign! #HamOnt @keaninloomis.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpogifvds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3meyniymcms2xFamily Day reading…a must read!16 Feb 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyniymcms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mey5uotfwk2h❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mey5uotfwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3meqoqvjwtk223 years ago today I was on the OR table at the General for six hours having emergency bypass surgery. Dr. Vic Chu & cardiac team saved my life. Today I feel great & have a clean bill of health from my cardiologist. If you have cardiac symptoms please get checked. @maureenwilson.bsky.social13 Feb 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqoqvjwtk22https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mecxpcmpss2dWhat a revelation. A few of Trump’s pathetic apologists have just discovered that he is an unrepentant racist. But they will never out run the shame that history will render upon them.08 Feb 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecxpcmpss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mdr2xtrnwc2zCongrats to @mohawkmountaineers on hosting 2027 @ccaasportacsc Men’s Basketball National Championships. On hand a collection of Bball nuts: @mohawk.college President Paul Armstrong, Ron Foxcroft, yours truly & @keaninloomis.bsky.social01 Feb 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdr2xtrnwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mdjce4mdss25Following orders just like Calley at My Lai! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjce4mdss25https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mdgoxz7otk2n“Tin soldiers and Nixon coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming Four dead in Ohio…” History doesn’t repeat. But it ryhmes.27 Jan 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgoxz7otk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mdas7m6qdk2zMy God! Trump’s thugs have committed a second cold blooded murder of an innocent citizen in Minneapolis. This is worse than Bull Connor. You can’t look away. America have you no decency?25 Jan 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdas7m6qdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mcwy3cfaks2tThe Honourable Lincoln Alexander. Simply unforgettable. Happy 104th birthday to my hometown’s greatest citizen. A trailblazer in so many ways. Linc was a neighbour, friend and mentor to so many of us. #LincolnAlexanderDay #HamOnt #canpoli21 Jan 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwy3cfaks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mcut5l3dxs2fThank God we have a grown up leading our nation in these perilous times. Proud today of Prime Minister Carney. #canpoli [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcut5l3dxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mc5sdzb37c2iSorry to hear of the passing of a music legend, the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir. I remain thankful to Brandon Reid for introducing me to Bobby backstage at the amazing Fox Theatre in Oakland. A true gentleman. RIP.11 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5sdzb37c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3mc5s7rxxxc2iSo great to be on hand tonight at McMaster U to witness my pal Joe Raso being honoured as our Alma Mater’s greatest ever men’s basketball Coach. The basketball team room has been named in Joe’s honour. Great to see so many old basketball friends in attendance to support Joe, Catherine & family.11 Jan 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5s7rxxxc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3maqezwr75c2yFrom our squad to yours, for whatever you may celebrate, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, best of the season. So much to be thankful for. See you in 2026! ❤️24 Dec 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqezwr75c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m7b7jm6ars2wJudith Bishop was a true force of nature. Our community’s greatest champion for children and public education. A school should be named in her honour. Our condolences to Judith’s family and all who knew and loved her. https://www.circleoflifecbc.com/obituaries/Judith-Bishop?obId=4656841605 Dec 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7b7jm6ars2whttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m5ce4qmwus2zMy Mom’s Dad, Francis (Frank) Hitchins, grew up on Locke Street in Hamilton and was killed at age 23 during the Liberation of Holland. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Tomorrow and everyday, we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. #lestweforget🌺10 Nov 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ce4qmwus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m4qmybwsuk26The role of foundations in defending democracy has never been more important. Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/ford-foundation-heather-gerken-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare03 Nov 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qmybwsuk26https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m4qgogb5v22mTake me out to the ballgame! Can’t wait for spring training. #GoJaysGo #Expos03 Nov 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qgogb5v22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m4ldoplwqc24The most beautiful words in all of sport: Game 7! #GoJaysGo01 Nov 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ldoplwqc24https://bsky.app/profile/terry24cooke.bsky.social/post/3m4jrq2miqc2yHockey continues to have a serious problem. This is awful. #HamOnt [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:xswdpmhppouxbpnb444jpubw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jrq2miqc2y