Pat Heffernan
@pheffernanvt.bsky.social
Change strategist, mission-driven marketer, writer, occasional geek, CMC®. Focus on language, strategy, equity, food systems, net zero, cycling, Vermont outdoors. She/her.
And The Economist’s word of the year for 2025 is…
An unappetising symbol of a messy year
www.economist.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Wonderful news for writers & all creatives! Now I can return to including Anthropic's Claude in my AI testing suite. #copyright
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AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors
The company behind the chatbot Claude avoided trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of books.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wonderful news for writers & all creatives! Now I can return to including Anthropic's Claude in my AI testing suite. #copyright
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wapo.st/47r1gFT
It's National Book Lovers Day! This Aug. 9th, enjoy outdoors in your pack, under a tree, or anywhere and anytime indoors. #NationalBookLoversDay
August 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's National Book Lovers Day! This Aug. 9th, enjoy outdoors in your pack, under a tree, or anywhere and anytime indoors. #NationalBookLoversDay
I had no idea before "how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels." #Water #Environment
www.propublica.org/article/grou...
www.propublica.org/article/grou...
8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater
Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.
www.propublica.org
August 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I had no idea before "how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels." #Water #Environment
www.propublica.org/article/grou...
www.propublica.org/article/grou...
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WEOC workshop speaker applications open! Join us Sept 27 in Randolph for Vermont's Women's Economic Opportunity Conference. We're seeking workshops on navigating change, financial well-being, entrepreneurship & media literacy. Apply by July 24: https://forms.office.com/g/ByYWd4Adhk
June 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
WEOC workshop speaker applications open! Join us Sept 27 in Randolph for Vermont's Women's Economic Opportunity Conference. We're seeking workshops on navigating change, financial well-being, entrepreneurship & media literacy. Apply by July 24: https://forms.office.com/g/ByYWd4Adhk
Favorite QOTD: "Instead of placing the burden on individuals to be resilient, imagine what our society could look like if we focused on building resilient communities & ensuring robust community support systems are in place to meet community members' needs."
www.nextavenue.org/ageism-lonel...
www.nextavenue.org/ageism-lonel...
Ageism, Loneliness and the Need for Resilience
Research shows that higher levels of resilience may be more likely to prevent ageism from directly impacting mental health
www.nextavenue.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Favorite QOTD: "Instead of placing the burden on individuals to be resilient, imagine what our society could look like if we focused on building resilient communities & ensuring robust community support systems are in place to meet community members' needs."
www.nextavenue.org/ageism-lonel...
www.nextavenue.org/ageism-lonel...
Caregivers, particularly those looking after adults, are facing burnout, a common yet troublesome issue. How can we shift this damaging trend towards a more positive direction?
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March 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Caregivers, particularly those looking after adults, are facing burnout, a common yet troublesome issue. How can we shift this damaging trend towards a more positive direction?
www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mcki...
www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mcki...
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Now that Trump has ousted Brown, and the heads of the Navy and Coast Guard, the remaining top military leaders are all white and male, particularly striking given that minorities make up nearly 40 percent of the military and women constitute fully a fifth.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/king-donal...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/king-donal...
"King Donald I" Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders
A suggested guide to how the US media should be bravely—and clearly—covering our national crisis
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Now that Trump has ousted Brown, and the heads of the Navy and Coast Guard, the remaining top military leaders are all white and male, particularly striking given that minorities make up nearly 40 percent of the military and women constitute fully a fifth.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/king-donal...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/king-donal...
Just discovered a new nonprofit organization, Purpose Trust Ownership Network (PTON), offering a thrilling job opportunity to promote employee ownership. Learn more at trustownership.org.
PTON
Purpose Trust Ownership Network
trustownership.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just discovered a new nonprofit organization, Purpose Trust Ownership Network (PTON), offering a thrilling job opportunity to promote employee ownership. Learn more at trustownership.org.