Alison Harding-Hlady
@hardinghlady.bsky.social
Special collections and rare book cataloguer. Wife. Mom. Chorister. Crocheter. All opinions my own. She/her.
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
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As the other half of this team, the support and security of a spouse in the public service is what allowed me to to launch my own accounting business. It did not have to be an all or nothing gamble.
I know there's not a lot of sympathy for public servants and their cushy jobs and fat cat benefits, but cuts of this magnitude will be devastating to the services Canadians depend on. And I would just say a couple of things.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As the other half of this team, the support and security of a spouse in the public service is what allowed me to to launch my own accounting business. It did not have to be an all or nothing gamble.
I know there's not a lot of sympathy for public servants and their cushy jobs and fat cat benefits, but cuts of this magnitude will be devastating to the services Canadians depend on. And I would just say a couple of things.
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I know there's not a lot of sympathy for public servants and their cushy jobs and fat cat benefits, but cuts of this magnitude will be devastating to the services Canadians depend on. And I would just say a couple of things.
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Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
“It takes humans to run a country.” 💯
I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷♀️
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“It takes humans to run a country.” 💯
Particularly well-reasoned, I must say. 😉
The gloves come off! 🥊🥊
One of the most common debates in our comments is about how our experts sometimes handle collection materials without those iconic white cotton gloves.
Find out why gloves aren’t always necessary here: https://thediscoverblog.com/2019/04/05/the-gloves-come-off/
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Particularly well-reasoned, I must say. 😉
Some great thoughts here, philosophical and pragmatic, on the value of cataloguing (and the importance of having it done by trained human experts!).
Library (archives, research) folk, could you give me your best one liners about Why Cataloguing Matters, please?
Because sometimes 'Without cataloguing no-one can find or use the stuff' just isn't enough, although it clearly should be.
Thank you very. #GLAM #archives #rarebooks #metadata 📚
Because sometimes 'Without cataloguing no-one can find or use the stuff' just isn't enough, although it clearly should be.
Thank you very. #GLAM #archives #rarebooks #metadata 📚
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Some great thoughts here, philosophical and pragmatic, on the value of cataloguing (and the importance of having it done by trained human experts!).
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Ontarians: please mr ford we need healthcare, housing, and groceries
Ford: best I can do is election fuckery
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford: best I can do is election fuckery
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford to raise campaign donation limits by 47% and end fixed election dates
Attorney General Doug Downey is boosting maximum donations from the current $3,400 to $5,000 in January and tying future increases to inflation.
www.thestar.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ontarians: please mr ford we need healthcare, housing, and groceries
Ford: best I can do is election fuckery
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford: best I can do is election fuckery
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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The British Library would amount to nothing if it only had its hordes of books. The real power is in the immeasurable treasures of staff expertise and dedication. Pay them real money!
Out this morning supporting British Library workers demanding decent pay. I have been using the library regularly for 20+ years
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The British Library would amount to nothing if it only had its hordes of books. The real power is in the immeasurable treasures of staff expertise and dedication. Pay them real money!
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It is OUTRAGEOUS that the Ford government appointed this man to replace all of the elected school board trustees and he won’t even do media interviews. No matter what you think about the dysfunction in the OCDSB, this is entirely undemocratic.
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OCDSB supervisor says media interviews are not his mandate
Bob Plamondon has released only two public statements since the province took over the board on June 27 and he was appointed supervisor.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It is OUTRAGEOUS that the Ford government appointed this man to replace all of the elected school board trustees and he won’t even do media interviews. No matter what you think about the dysfunction in the OCDSB, this is entirely undemocratic.
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This is explicitly not what he campaigned on. This is not what Canadians voted for. This is not the mandate he was given.
Mark Carney has chosen deeper integration with the United States. There can be no clearer sign than his decision to reject Canada’s longstanding anti-BMD position. Most worryingly, he is continuing to act as if a fascist US and Canada comprise a “we”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Canada should seek central role for NORAD in Golden Dome or risk marginalization, MPs told
Ottawa and Washington are still working out how such a defensive system would function within the existing bilateral structure
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is explicitly not what he campaigned on. This is not what Canadians voted for. This is not the mandate he was given.
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The hardest part about my kid being non-binary is getting them to pick up after themselves.
The pronouns? Those were easy with conscious practice, and now unconscious use.
Watching my kid grow and find themselves? Even easier.
Infinitely easier than the alternative.
The pronouns? Those were easy with conscious practice, and now unconscious use.
Watching my kid grow and find themselves? Even easier.
Infinitely easier than the alternative.
1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.
And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
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And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents
The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The hardest part about my kid being non-binary is getting them to pick up after themselves.
The pronouns? Those were easy with conscious practice, and now unconscious use.
Watching my kid grow and find themselves? Even easier.
Infinitely easier than the alternative.
The pronouns? Those were easy with conscious practice, and now unconscious use.
Watching my kid grow and find themselves? Even easier.
Infinitely easier than the alternative.
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the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.
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In my perfect world, our elected would not feel or be immune from the consequences of their own actions.
NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.
In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
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In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
globalnews.ca
October 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In my perfect world, our elected would not feel or be immune from the consequences of their own actions.
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Notably missing from the AI Strategy Task Force, whose month-long 'national sprint' begins today: a librarian, a researcher in science or technology studies, or seemingly a *single person* who would look at gen AI tools with a critical eye.
Government of Canada launches AI Strategy Task Force and public engagement on the development of the next AI strategy - Canada.ca
Public feedback and stakeholder engagement will inform strategy for Canada to be an AI leader
www.canada.ca
October 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Notably missing from the AI Strategy Task Force, whose month-long 'national sprint' begins today: a librarian, a researcher in science or technology studies, or seemingly a *single person* who would look at gen AI tools with a critical eye.
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This poem, written by Joseph Fasano (who was also born with a heart condition), has hit me directly in the heart like an arrow today, as I watch our world's mess unfold while waiting for Kid the Younger's annual cardiology check up. We cannot save each other now. We can.
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This poem, written by Joseph Fasano (who was also born with a heart condition), has hit me directly in the heart like an arrow today, as I watch our world's mess unfold while waiting for Kid the Younger's annual cardiology check up. We cannot save each other now. We can.
Nothing better than a September Sunday on the majestic St. Lawrence.
September 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Nothing better than a September Sunday on the majestic St. Lawrence.
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Canada Post is a vital institution. The government is correct that it is not sustainable in it's current form, but the answer is not endless cuts and winnowing. Reform it and fund it. The mail does not have to be profitable, it is a service, not a business. Solidarity with the strikers.
Canada Post workers walking off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News
The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government announcing major reforms to Canada Post.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Canada Post is a vital institution. The government is correct that it is not sustainable in it's current form, but the answer is not endless cuts and winnowing. Reform it and fund it. The mail does not have to be profitable, it is a service, not a business. Solidarity with the strikers.
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Never mind the administrative and capital costs that municipalities have taken to onboard this provincial program, now we dismantle it and call that good value for taxpayers money as well? It’s not a tax grab. It’s a fine. Now we’re all gonna pay financially and with our neighbourhood security.
Ontario to give municipalities money for speed bumps, flashing lights to slow down drivers: Ford
The Ontario government is going to give municipalities “a lot of money” to implement traffic calming measures to slow down drivers, including turnabouts and speed bumps, instead of using photo radar c...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Never mind the administrative and capital costs that municipalities have taken to onboard this provincial program, now we dismantle it and call that good value for taxpayers money as well? It’s not a tax grab. It’s a fine. Now we’re all gonna pay financially and with our neighbourhood security.
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Residents are vocal in demanding speed enforcement cameras in their neighbourhoods because cameras work to reduce speeds, increase safety, and contribute to a sense of security for everyone using roads and sidewalks. Removing them will make cities more dangerous places.
www.thestar.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Residents are vocal in demanding speed enforcement cameras in their neighbourhoods because cameras work to reduce speeds, increase safety, and contribute to a sense of security for everyone using roads and sidewalks. Removing them will make cities more dangerous places.
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maybe they meant Canadian Rapture, which happens in October
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
maybe they meant Canadian Rapture, which happens in October
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"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children