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The extreme polarization of arts and sciences is a huge mistake and explains some of the rigidity and extremism we see all around us: in education, in recruitment, in our politics. But one mindset alone cannot fix the mess we are in. We need creativity now more than ever
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"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."
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October 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"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
@MargaretHeffernan.bsky.social
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Interesting 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...
The age of overwhelm share.google/4rCOTukSVetU...
The age of overwhelm
Facing up to an endless stream of awful news can be anxiety-inducing. Here’s what we can do
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October 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Interesting 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...
The age of overwhelm share.google/4rCOTukSVetU...
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Last 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.
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Last 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.
This was so much fun. And what a perfect picture: resurgence indeed!
The arts and creativity are vital for society’s ability to reimagine and innovate. Tonight I’m going to another (!) talk by the amazing @margaretheffernan.bsky.social in conversation with Viv Groskop. Looking forward to a razor sharp discussion
on embracing certainty and thinking like an artist ;)
on embracing certainty and thinking like an artist ;)
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This was so much fun. And what a perfect picture: resurgence indeed!
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Do 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 ⬇️
@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 ⬇️
Do we still need artists in a generative AI world?
Part of the Festival of Economics 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Do 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 ⬇️
@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 ⬇️
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
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🚨BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland Guard Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wind 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...
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Wind 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...
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
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I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to be an uncompromising voice for democracy. We have no parent company, no corporate overlords, no billionaire investors. We never compromise, bow down or obey.
If this sounds like a community you want to be a part of and support, join now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If this sounds like a community you want to be a part of and support, join now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to be an uncompromising voice for democracy. We have no parent company, no corporate overlords, no billionaire investors. We never compromise, bow down or obey.
If this sounds like a community you want to be a part of and support, join now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If this sounds like a community you want to be a part of and support, join now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10% www.theguardian.com/environment/...
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10% www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Wisdom of the Young
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The Wisdom of the Young
This 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...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Wisdom of the Young
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open.substack.com/pub/hefferna...
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Hard 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.
August 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Hard 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.
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BBC 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 🤔
Meanwhile myself and 100s like me have been censored on X and lost their jobs writing political comedy 🤔
August 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
BBC 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 🤔
Meanwhile myself and 100s like me have been censored on X and lost their jobs writing political comedy 🤔
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Good 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
August 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Good 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
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What you missed overnight night.🥳
Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What you missed overnight night.🥳
Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah's gerrymandered congressional map was struck down. The judge reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Love 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
August 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Love 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
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Sierra 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.co/2025/08/25/c...
China-made panels drive Africa’s 15 GW solar import milestone
Africa’s solar imports soared 60% to 15 GW in 2025, fueled by China, reshaping power and cutting diesel reliance.
electrek.co
August 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Sierra 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.co/2025/08/25/c...
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No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
August 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration