margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026heffernanm.substack.com/p/every-city...heffernanm.substack.comEvery City Needs a Forest of ImaginationWhere art, people and nature meet 011
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialJessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Patchwork vibes!!! #art #illustration 3969230
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialAndrew Eisen @andreweisen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"No reasonable consumer thinks they own a digital game when they go to the PlayStation STORE, select BUY GAMES, put one in a SHOPPING CART, press PURCHASE and get an email that confirms the TRANSACTION with a RECEIPT listing the GAME," disingenuously argued Sony, pretending it's monumentally stupid. 251041199
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Same goes for what is left of British public libraries... 000
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It's now extremely hard for Irish people to conceive what a wild tree even looks like, with mostly only domesticated, tamed versions remaining. This rainforest holly gives an idea. Rewilding is how we allow not only wild trees back, but the entire ecosystems of which they're meant to be a part. 492384345
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026You don’t see toxic data centers near Mar-a-Lago or at Elon Musk’s house. Why? Because they think they are the only class of people that deserve clean land, air, & water. Memphis needs a data center moratorium until proper regulations are passed to protect our communities. 351398498
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026They have every intention of rigging this election and trying to steal it And these are the same people who spent a decade falsely claiming elections are rigged It's the biggest, longest con in U.S. political history, and the whole country is its victimcnn.comUSPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN PoliticsThe US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*... 46299484584
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialSANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 02/09/2026FUN FACT If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are JUST carrying coal, oil and gas. ~ Bill McKibben SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES! 259117944315
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialJames Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hi from Lake Ontario 1788441862
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/09/2026I will always love Dolly Parton for this… “Of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No.” 15980951788
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialTollytb🇮🇪🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧 @tollytb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Flat screen Tv's are fine, but they will never compare to the TV, record player, radio, drinks cabinet, space ship design, extravaganza that we had as kids. 🐢💨 3165596538
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My Latest: The Trump administration has a whistleblower — and they’re sounding the alarm about the U.S. Postal Service. newsletters.democracydocket.com/the-real-sca...newsletters.democracydocket.comThe real scandal in the USPS whistleblower story is hidden in a court filing 111240401
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialiTunes Brian 🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🇷🇸 🇺🇦 @itunesbrian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Although I’ve stopped most of my business dealings with America (as a Canadian), I will still support PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). I watch PBS news & I watch enormous amounts of PBS Programs. PBS viewers are the good Americans, (like family to me). Support PBS.🇨🇦 www.btpm.org/commitment-t...btpm.orgBuffalo Toronto Public Media's Commitment to CanadaAs a truly binational public media station, Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) has proudly served the people of Western New York and Southern Ontario for over half a century, providing a community-su... 26787261431
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Gosh when was the last time that a Prime Minister used the word ‘academia’? www.ft.com/content/2390... 54715
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026heffernanm.substack.com/p/portrait-o...heffernanm.substack.comPortrait of the Executive as a Young Job SeekerTime to Rethink Recruitment--from every angle 000
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialDaniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Solar generated a record 52TWh of electricity during the month, accounting for 25% of EU power generation. This surpassed the previous record of 47TWh and a 23% share set in May 2026 www.energylivenews.com/2026/07/14/s...energylivenews.comSolar becomes EU’s largest power source for first time in June - Energy Live NewsRecord solar generation supplied 25% of EU electricity in June, overtaking nuclear, gas and wind 044
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialErin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I never met my real Grandmother on my Dad’s side. She was an artist. I finally got one of her paintings. 2277292431
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Data centers are a threat to everyone. Period. 35932
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The completion of the Sagrada Familia offers great lessons on facing into uncertainty for 100 years. Also in overcoming fascism. heffernanm.substack.com/p/cathedral-...heffernanm.substack.comCATHEDRAL PROJECTSLessons from the Sagrada Familia 000
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Facebook is trying to stop Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her book. That shouldn't stop us doing it for her. It is a terrific book and corporates shouldn't be in the business of banning books 120
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialAnna Howard @earthandsand.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I pass this beautiful woodland copse if I add 10 minutes onto my journey to the shops. Am I going to go out of my way? Every single time. Of all the nice places to walk nearby, this one has become routine. 2492766
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026It's June, time for one of my favourite public art projects of all time: Bath's Forest of Imagination. Come and find the magic where art meets nature. Support it if you can. localgiving.org/fundraising/...localgiving.orgForest of Imagination 2026, Entry Hill, Bath | Localgiving 000
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The benefits of handwriting, reading -- and sleep heffernanm.substack.com/p/thinking-i...heffernanm.substack.comThinking is Physical... that is the source of its beauty. 010
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 27/11/2025heffernanm.substack.com/p/what-make-a-good-decisionheffernanm.substack.comWhat makes a Good Decision?The Why and the How 020
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 13/11/2025davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/murder-at-...davidaaronovitch.substack.comMurder at the BBCWith his little hatchet... 020
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialDr Penny Hay @penahay.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"Through the ages, what Art and Artists provide in times of great uncertainty is a moment and a means for us to feel and think for ourselves, to imagine change." @MargaretHeffernan.bsky.social 283
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialStefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Interesting to hear Ronnie Wood on Desert Island Discs talking about the need to be creative - @margaretheffernan.bsky.social argues something similar in her latest book, which I drew on for this piece: The age of overwhelm share.google/4rCOTukSVetU...share.googleThe age of overwhelmFacing up to an endless stream of awful news can be anxiety-inducing. Here’s what we can do 052
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialIPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting @hilarycottam.bsky.social, in conversation with @margaretheffernan.bsky.social. Hilary shared insights from 'The Work We Need' on the value of work that changes with our lives, offers time for caring responsibilities, provides meaning and is tied to place. 121
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025This was so much fun. And what a perfect picture: resurgence indeed! 130
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialEconomics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Do we still need artists in a generative AI world? @margaretheffernan.bsky.social, @tiziana.bsky.social, @jsapsed.bsky.social, Ruth Towse @buresearch.bsky.social, Reema Selhi @dacs.org.uk 🔎 Festival of Economics 2025 🎟️ Tickets on sale now ⬇️buff.lyDo we still need artists in a generative AI world?Part of the Festival of Economics 2025 102
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialrak @raksky.bsky.social · 04/11/2025@margaretheffernan.bsky.socialyoutube.comMargaret Heffernan: The dangers of "willful blindness"YouTube video by TED 002
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'" I've saved her some time. 608166305779
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialDaniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Wind power ascendant: UK consumers saved £104.3 billion compared with what their energy bills would have been without investment in wind generation. theconversation.com/wind-power-h...theconversation.comWind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new studyWind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers. 064
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialDaniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10% www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAmerica’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says OxfamData shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10% 012
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 29/10/2025heffernanm.substack.com/p/leadership...heffernanm.substack.comLeadership Requires ImaginationDoes that mean it has to change? 020
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025heffernanm.substack.com/p/something-... 021
margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025The Wisdom of the Young open.substack.com/pub/hefferna...open.substack.comThe Wisdom of the YoungThis summer, while educationalists and policy makers were wringing their hands over the abject failure of British citizens to learn a foreign language, I was hanging out with my adult children and the... 020
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens. 9441211239
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialMeryl O'Rourke @merylorourke.bsky.social · 26/08/2025BBC and ITV both platforming the far right today. Yet we will still be told they're not allowed to give their opinions freely. Meanwhile myself and 100s like me have been censored on X and lost their jobs writing political comedy 🤔 26116
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialSanta Fe Public Library @sfnmpl.bsky.social · 25/08/2025LeVar Burton: literary hero! ❤️💪 magazine.1000libraries.com/levar-burton...magazine.1000libraries.comLeVar Burton Helps Save a California Library After Wildfire Devastation - MagazineAfter wildfires devastated Altadena, hope returned through books, community, and a surprise hero: LeVar Burton. Discover this powerful story. 333150659
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Good morning Bluesky. "Government of any sort – including democracy – does not possess more wisdom or justice than its individual citizens, and that it is every citizen’s responsibility to avoid acquiescence."- Henry David Thoreau 10638011568
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 22/11/2024 2537267
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialsbpermaculturenet.bsky.social @sbpermaculturenet.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Love this photo of Monarch Butterflies in Ontario Canada probably Point Peel National that i went to yearly in Sept in my twenties as they gathered to cross Lake erie migrating south waited for the wind to change 280130131929
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialDenis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Sierra Leone imported enough solar panels in one year to make up 65% of their entire nation's generating capacity. If you're not preparing for massive drops in fossil fuel demand, you're not paying attention. electrek.co/2025/08/25/c...electrek.coChina-made panels drive Africa’s 15 GW solar import milestoneAfrica’s solar imports soared 60% to 15 GW in 2025, fueled by China, reshaping power and cutting diesel reliance. 411221337
Reposted by @margaretheffernan.bsky.socialAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 26/08/2025No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter. Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting. #art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration 556147712898
