Penny Haggarty @pethagg.bsky.social

Social justice advocate, feminist, dog lover, former librarian in the next chapter of her life. Lifelong learner. 🇨🇦🇺🇦

[Penny Haggarty @pethagg.bsky.social @PETHagg]

Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada https://t.co/nu7amwCL9y

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Rutte: Greenland isn’t the main issue — Ukraine is. Russian missiles and drones are hitting energy grids in −20°C weather.

Russia lost over 30,000 troops in December alone and keeps attacking. Europeans must not lose focus. Ukraine needs interceptors and US gear now.

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[brodieconley @brodieconley]

We should continue to look to Ed’s internationalism to guide us today

[scha·den·freu·de  @BlisterPearl]

Men are afraid women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

.@Timodc on JD Vance's comments about Renée Good: "He paints her as an enemy...as a domestic foe, he lies about her, he shows no sympathy towards her. And, and he does so in a lecturing, condescending, smarmy way... It's totally, totally sick, and I find him to be repulsive."

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

This is why it's important to read books.

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

Members of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives,

I am a citizen of Greenland 🇬🇱

You must understand the gravity of the situation.

The people of Greenland are not for sale. The citizens of Greenland are not slaves. Slavery was abolished in 1865, and the idea that a people or their land can be acquired has no place in the modern world, under international law, or within democratic societies.

At this moment, the citizens of Greenland—from children to the elderly—are feeling unsafe and deeply unsettled by the current situation. No population should be made to feel fear or insecurity because of statements made by those in positions of power.

There are no Russian or Chinese naval forces operating in Greenlandic waters. Claims suggesting otherwise are false and misleading.

The United States already has a strong and long-standing defense agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark. This agreement has provided the United States with full military access to Greenland in support of American and allied security.

You, as members of Congress, have a responsibility to act. You must uphold international law, respect the sovereignty of allies, and ensure that no attempt is made to take control of Greenland🇬🇱

You took an oath to the Constitution, not to President Trump.

The world is watching. The people of Greenland are watching. Action is required now.

Sincerely,

[Parksy @PfParks]

I received a message from an Alberta ED colleague that stopped me cold. He treated a very elderly pt - a retired Charge Nurse who began her career as WWII ended. She waited 8 hours in the WR for care. Her assessment of our current reality is devastating....
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[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

A message from a Danish friend that really hit home:

“Dear Americans, Look Inward

I write this as a Dane, from Denmark. From here — and with Greenland very much in mind — it may appear that we fear the direction the United States is heading. And we do. But the truth is that you — as an American — are far more frightened.

You live in a country where power turns against its own people. Where the military is used at home. Where democratic institutions are weakened while fear becomes a governing tool. In that reality, silence is not neutral. It is a survival strategy.

So, you do things to convince yourself that everything is fine. You scroll. You binge-watch. You drink a little more. You choose sitcoms over news. You post a smiling selfie, add a stronger filter, and write: “Doing great.”

You stay quiet because speaking up can cost you your job. Because your employer fears losing contracts. Because schools, boards, and communities prefer calm over courage. So denial becomes routine. Distraction becomes normal. Comfort replaces truth. But fear does not stop there. You begin to police yourselves. You watch each other. You suspect each other. You question motives. You report. You label. You call fellow citizens extremists. You call them terrorists. In the name of security, you learn to mistrust one another.

And then think about this: when you dream of a bigger gun, a stronger caliber, more firepower. Ask yourself whether that weapon is protection, or a mirror. Whether the need for a larger gun is not a sign of strength, but a measure of how afraid you have become. Fear has many faces. Fear of those who call themselves patriots but threaten instead of arguing. Fear of your neighbor. Fear of the police. Fear of being open, kind, or publicly disagreeing. From the outside, this does not look like freedom. It looks like a frightening society pretending to function.

And then there is the thought you try hardest to suppress: that people willingly choose not to be part of the United States. Not out of hatred. Not out of jealousy. But out of clarity. That must be brutal and deeply disorienting to face — especially because, deep down, you already know why.

So, look inward. Not as a nation. As a person. Because democracies do not collapse in one dramatic moment. They fade while people convince themselves that everything is fine.

Kind Regards,
Jacob @JacobHokland “

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Yes. We have the strongest military in the world. We can dominate other countries and steal their resources. But is that the kind of imperialist country that the American people want us to be? I don’t think so.

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Hitler called it Lebensraum ("living space").

Putin calls it Russkiy Mir ("the Russian World").

Trump calls it "our hemisphere."

Whether in its Nazi, rashist or American fascist form, such naked imperialism must must be opposed by freedom-loving people everywhere.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

@SenBillCassidy “All of this was preventable” — if you’d had the courage to vote against RFK Jr., whom you knew at the time had a long history of anti-vaccine activism. Instead, because you were terrified of Trump, you voted to confirm him. You own this mess

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

France: Ten people who falsely claimed that Brigitte Macron was born male were found guilty Monday of online harassment.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.

RETWEET to congratulate Colbert on this honor!

[Jen (ESC) 🇨🇦❤️🦋 @Smil3yAngel]

Dear Canadians,

Please pay attention to what you're reading and listening to.

🇨🇦❤️

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Shameful

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Do Americans accept having a president who is so dependent on Russia's dictator Putin that he cannot talk with Ukraine's honorable and democratically-elected president Zelensky without first receiving instructions from Putin?!

[Akash Maniam @ManiamAkash]

At least Europe still has one North American ally.

Thank you, Canada.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

About the press conference:

Trump is absolutely detached from reality. He doesn’t understand how to end this war or what he is doing. But he visibly enjoys bragging about his relationship with putin and their sweet phone calls in front of Zelenskyy. To him, it’s a kind of power flex, but in reality he is simply admiring a war criminal in front of the president of the victim nation. It doesn't looks powerful, it looks sadistic and dumb.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

It was reprehensible when people mocked condoms at the height of the AIDS pandemic.

It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the airborne virus spread today.

Whenever someone takes any step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.