Penny Haggarty 🇨🇦
@pethagg.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, feminist, lifelong learner; in the next chapter of my life after working more than four decades as a librarian. “Dog mom” to a very friendly lab-pit bull cross.
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When I gather my thoughts about the year we're leaving, it's here I want to be, above the Côa River in Portugal, or else right where the Ribeira de Piscos empties into it, watched by two horses meeting face to face 20,000 years ago.
December 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When I gather my thoughts about the year we're leaving, it's here I want to be, above the Côa River in Portugal, or else right where the Ribeira de Piscos empties into it, watched by two horses meeting face to face 20,000 years ago.
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People need to stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are, and we need to stop being that.
This is exactly who we are, and we need to stop being that.
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
People need to stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are, and we need to stop being that.
This is exactly who we are, and we need to stop being that.
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Ahead of the meeting of Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy, people are gathering in Florida with signs of support for Ukraine.
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ahead of the meeting of Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy, people are gathering in Florida with signs of support for Ukraine.
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Penn State University #Libraries Shares 2025 Top Viewing, Leisure Reading Titles (via PSU Libraries)
www.psu.edu/news/univers... #books #videos
www.psu.edu/news/univers... #books #videos
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Penn State University #Libraries Shares 2025 Top Viewing, Leisure Reading Titles (via PSU Libraries)
www.psu.edu/news/univers... #books #videos
www.psu.edu/news/univers... #books #videos
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America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
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1. We're a sovreign country & aren't beholden to U.S. broadcasting likes & dislikes.
2. We don't need "treachery" to make the American government look foolish - they do a good job of that by themselves. 🖖
#Canada 🇨🇦
2. We don't need "treachery" to make the American government look foolish - they do a good job of that by themselves. 🖖
#Canada 🇨🇦
"... but since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery ..."
Which writer at The Atlantic smeared our 🇨🇦 national character and citizenry with such a hostile, anti-Canadian smear?
And do they think 🇨🇦 must help cover up the Trump regime's actual treachery?
How is airing truth "treachery?"
Which writer at The Atlantic smeared our 🇨🇦 national character and citizenry with such a hostile, anti-Canadian smear?
And do they think 🇨🇦 must help cover up the Trump regime's actual treachery?
How is airing truth "treachery?"
The @theatlantic.com claims that Canadians will use "treachery" to make America and its media look "silly".
No, we are a democratic people who hate thugs and their pusillanimous enablers.
Deal with it.
No, we are a democratic people who hate thugs and their pusillanimous enablers.
Deal with it.
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
1. We're a sovreign country & aren't beholden to U.S. broadcasting likes & dislikes.
2. We don't need "treachery" to make the American government look foolish - they do a good job of that by themselves. 🖖
#Canada 🇨🇦
2. We don't need "treachery" to make the American government look foolish - they do a good job of that by themselves. 🖖
#Canada 🇨🇦
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Today I’ve been thinking a lot about GenAI teaching us that writing — words — should not be laboured over. That time spent on words is time wasted.
This week I’ve stumbled upon discourse about using ChatGPT or similar to help with writing reference letters, obituaries, and family Christmas letters.
This week I’ve stumbled upon discourse about using ChatGPT or similar to help with writing reference letters, obituaries, and family Christmas letters.
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Today I’ve been thinking a lot about GenAI teaching us that writing — words — should not be laboured over. That time spent on words is time wasted.
This week I’ve stumbled upon discourse about using ChatGPT or similar to help with writing reference letters, obituaries, and family Christmas letters.
This week I’ve stumbled upon discourse about using ChatGPT or similar to help with writing reference letters, obituaries, and family Christmas letters.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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My essay on this whole deal.....
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My essay on this whole deal.....
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Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
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"Has feminism failed women" is just like asking "Has freedom failed black people".
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Has feminism failed women" is just like asking "Has freedom failed black people".
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Fuck all of you saying "this is inevitable" or "it's here deal with it" or even "it's fine"/"it's not a big deal". Be antihuman on your own time. This is a moveable needle. It's ruining lives (mine included already), ruining the environment, ruining art and creativity, isn't needed and isn't wanted.
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fuck all of you saying "this is inevitable" or "it's here deal with it" or even "it's fine"/"it's not a big deal". Be antihuman on your own time. This is a moveable needle. It's ruining lives (mine included already), ruining the environment, ruining art and creativity, isn't needed and isn't wanted.
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Trump Is LITERALLY Turning The White House Into His Own Personal Grievance Museum #USpol
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BREAKING: Trump Is LITERALLY Turning The White House Into His Own Personal Grievance Museum
And Bolted ALL Of His Insecurities to the Wall Outside the Oval Office. I Wish I was Kidding
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December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump Is LITERALLY Turning The White House Into His Own Personal Grievance Museum #USpol
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.