Anne Whitehead
@whiteheadcomm.bsky.social
🇨🇦⚜️🇮🇪🇺🇬🇬🇧Un esprit ouvert. Open mind. Active heart. Learning as I go. Communications research & strategy pro. Contact: [email protected]
Just found out that the organic farm where I worked for two summers in Canada has been sold as the young woman who ran it for 20 years moves onto the next phase of her life.
👏🥹 I learned so much here!
Everyone should know how to grow their own food.
👏🥹 I learned so much here!
Everyone should know how to grow their own food.
August 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just found out that the organic farm where I worked for two summers in Canada has been sold as the young woman who ran it for 20 years moves onto the next phase of her life.
👏🥹 I learned so much here!
Everyone should know how to grow their own food.
👏🥹 I learned so much here!
Everyone should know how to grow their own food.
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We love Hackney, but it needs to work for all of us.
Rising rents. Mouldy homes. Foodbanks.
Zoë Garbett is running Mayor of Hackney to change that - with Dylan as Deputy.
But we need YOU.
💰Donate: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-ma...
📲Share with your friends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4j...
Rising rents. Mouldy homes. Foodbanks.
Zoë Garbett is running Mayor of Hackney to change that - with Dylan as Deputy.
But we need YOU.
💰Donate: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-ma...
📲Share with your friends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4j...
A Green Mayor for Hackney - We Need You to Make History
YouTube video by Zoë Garbett
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We love Hackney, but it needs to work for all of us.
Rising rents. Mouldy homes. Foodbanks.
Zoë Garbett is running Mayor of Hackney to change that - with Dylan as Deputy.
But we need YOU.
💰Donate: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-ma...
📲Share with your friends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4j...
Rising rents. Mouldy homes. Foodbanks.
Zoë Garbett is running Mayor of Hackney to change that - with Dylan as Deputy.
But we need YOU.
💰Donate: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hackney-ma...
📲Share with your friends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4j...
I don’t spend much time here mostly because I feel like the TL is too American-focused.
Is that the case for everyone?
Or do I need to do something to see more global news and conversations?
I’m interested in my other homelands - Canada, UK, Ireland, Uganda - and the world more broadly.
🤔🙏
Is that the case for everyone?
Or do I need to do something to see more global news and conversations?
I’m interested in my other homelands - Canada, UK, Ireland, Uganda - and the world more broadly.
🤔🙏
May 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I don’t spend much time here mostly because I feel like the TL is too American-focused.
Is that the case for everyone?
Or do I need to do something to see more global news and conversations?
I’m interested in my other homelands - Canada, UK, Ireland, Uganda - and the world more broadly.
🤔🙏
Is that the case for everyone?
Or do I need to do something to see more global news and conversations?
I’m interested in my other homelands - Canada, UK, Ireland, Uganda - and the world more broadly.
🤔🙏
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
May 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Great point🎧💭
AI is ALREADY better than Jr staffers in campaigns on developing CLEAN DRAFTS quickly.
But AI copy lacks CREATIVITY & RELEVANCE.
Experienced comms pros still have better INSTINCTS & can analyse/edit AI output with juniors to TRAIN them!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EZu...
AI is ALREADY better than Jr staffers in campaigns on developing CLEAN DRAFTS quickly.
But AI copy lacks CREATIVITY & RELEVANCE.
Experienced comms pros still have better INSTINCTS & can analyse/edit AI output with juniors to TRAIN them!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EZu...
AI and Political Campaigns, with Dr. Michael D. Cohen
Social Media and Politics · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Great point🎧💭
AI is ALREADY better than Jr staffers in campaigns on developing CLEAN DRAFTS quickly.
But AI copy lacks CREATIVITY & RELEVANCE.
Experienced comms pros still have better INSTINCTS & can analyse/edit AI output with juniors to TRAIN them!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EZu...
AI is ALREADY better than Jr staffers in campaigns on developing CLEAN DRAFTS quickly.
But AI copy lacks CREATIVITY & RELEVANCE.
Experienced comms pros still have better INSTINCTS & can analyse/edit AI output with juniors to TRAIN them!
open.spotify.com/episode/0EZu...
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
"How should the Canadian government approach the US?"
As a potential threat: 38% (+25)
As an enemy: 13% (+11)
Cautiously: 24 (+1)
As an ally: 15% (-27)
On friendly terms: 8% (-9)
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
(% Change With November 2024)
As a potential threat: 38% (+25)
As an enemy: 13% (+11)
Cautiously: 24 (+1)
As an ally: 15% (-27)
On friendly terms: 8% (-9)
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
(% Change With November 2024)
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"How should the Canadian government approach the US?"
As a potential threat: 38% (+25)
As an enemy: 13% (+11)
Cautiously: 24 (+1)
As an ally: 15% (-27)
On friendly terms: 8% (-9)
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
(% Change With November 2024)
As a potential threat: 38% (+25)
As an enemy: 13% (+11)
Cautiously: 24 (+1)
As an ally: 15% (-27)
On friendly terms: 8% (-9)
Angus Reid / Mar 3, 2025 / n=2005 / Online
(% Change With November 2024)
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"I’m reminded of that Jon Stone tweet, “One reason people insist you use the proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they’re confident it won’t work.”"
For too long the rage that sits, simmering within people across the United States has been stuffed down, delegitimized, squashed.
But we need it. We need it now. And we need vehicles to allow its unleashing to topple oligarchs and help usher in a new era.
My latest: www.jphilll.com/p/your-anger...
But we need it. We need it now. And we need vehicles to allow its unleashing to topple oligarchs and help usher in a new era.
My latest: www.jphilll.com/p/your-anger...
Your anger is legitimate
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise
www.jphilll.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"I’m reminded of that Jon Stone tweet, “One reason people insist you use the proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they’re confident it won’t work.”"
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California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.
California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says
Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.
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Exclusive: Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump in 2021
Exclusive | Musk’s X Agrees to Pay About $10 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit
The platform becomes second social-media company to settle with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021, riot triggered bans
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Exclusive: Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump in 2021
Everyone should know how to sew a button back on! 🪡
(Having the right colour of thread imho less important 😂 now this jacket has more character 🙃)
One of those skills we’ve got to keep teaching the youngens, along with farming, cooking and other basic survival skills.
(Having the right colour of thread imho less important 😂 now this jacket has more character 🙃)
One of those skills we’ve got to keep teaching the youngens, along with farming, cooking and other basic survival skills.
February 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Everyone should know how to sew a button back on! 🪡
(Having the right colour of thread imho less important 😂 now this jacket has more character 🙃)
One of those skills we’ve got to keep teaching the youngens, along with farming, cooking and other basic survival skills.
(Having the right colour of thread imho less important 😂 now this jacket has more character 🙃)
One of those skills we’ve got to keep teaching the youngens, along with farming, cooking and other basic survival skills.
Wild week for Trump effects.
Friends in Uganda seen supplies withdrawn from offices & clinics; fate of healthcare salaries unknown, due to USAID work stoppage.
Friends in Canada stocking up on supplies as 25% tariffs cause panic.
For once UK seems relatively stable… for now.🫠
Friends in Uganda seen supplies withdrawn from offices & clinics; fate of healthcare salaries unknown, due to USAID work stoppage.
Friends in Canada stocking up on supplies as 25% tariffs cause panic.
For once UK seems relatively stable… for now.🫠
February 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Wild week for Trump effects.
Friends in Uganda seen supplies withdrawn from offices & clinics; fate of healthcare salaries unknown, due to USAID work stoppage.
Friends in Canada stocking up on supplies as 25% tariffs cause panic.
For once UK seems relatively stable… for now.🫠
Friends in Uganda seen supplies withdrawn from offices & clinics; fate of healthcare salaries unknown, due to USAID work stoppage.
Friends in Canada stocking up on supplies as 25% tariffs cause panic.
For once UK seems relatively stable… for now.🫠
Tiktok skilfully realigning itself with Trump.
Rednote demystifying American propaganda through direct Chinese-American citizen discourse.
DeepSeek releasing a cheaper, open source AI to undercut ChatGPT.
What a month for Chinese PR!
Rednote demystifying American propaganda through direct Chinese-American citizen discourse.
DeepSeek releasing a cheaper, open source AI to undercut ChatGPT.
What a month for Chinese PR!
January 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Tiktok skilfully realigning itself with Trump.
Rednote demystifying American propaganda through direct Chinese-American citizen discourse.
DeepSeek releasing a cheaper, open source AI to undercut ChatGPT.
What a month for Chinese PR!
Rednote demystifying American propaganda through direct Chinese-American citizen discourse.
DeepSeek releasing a cheaper, open source AI to undercut ChatGPT.
What a month for Chinese PR!
Led a practice training on networking skills today & I asked what participants found easiest & most challenging.
Everyone feared being judged while introducing themselves but found it easy to ask others questions.
Also, everyone said they didn’t notice others’ insecurities.🤣
Everyone feared being judged while introducing themselves but found it easy to ask others questions.
Also, everyone said they didn’t notice others’ insecurities.🤣
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a turtleneck sweater .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a turtleneck sweater .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Led a practice training on networking skills today & I asked what participants found easiest & most challenging.
Everyone feared being judged while introducing themselves but found it easy to ask others questions.
Also, everyone said they didn’t notice others’ insecurities.🤣
Everyone feared being judged while introducing themselves but found it easy to ask others questions.
Also, everyone said they didn’t notice others’ insecurities.🤣
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
“Friendship across the Parenting Divide”
A really thoughtful, sweet and illuminating episode from The Guardian in Focus as two journalist friends discuss what it’s been like between them and what was learned as one had kids and the other couldn’t. 🥹
open.spotify.com/episode/0Siv...
A really thoughtful, sweet and illuminating episode from The Guardian in Focus as two journalist friends discuss what it’s been like between them and what was learned as one had kids and the other couldn’t. 🥹
open.spotify.com/episode/0Siv...
Friendship across the parenting divide
Today in Focus · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Friendship across the Parenting Divide”
A really thoughtful, sweet and illuminating episode from The Guardian in Focus as two journalist friends discuss what it’s been like between them and what was learned as one had kids and the other couldn’t. 🥹
open.spotify.com/episode/0Siv...
A really thoughtful, sweet and illuminating episode from The Guardian in Focus as two journalist friends discuss what it’s been like between them and what was learned as one had kids and the other couldn’t. 🥹
open.spotify.com/episode/0Siv...
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
December 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5.
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
Having ADHD and being on social media can be a fun experience where you see something that makes you feel bad/uneasy, scroll past it, forget it, but the unease stays and you’re like “why do I feel bad and how do I make it better” but you can’t bc your brain has already moved on but your gut hasn’t 🤷🏻♀️
December 27, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Having ADHD and being on social media can be a fun experience where you see something that makes you feel bad/uneasy, scroll past it, forget it, but the unease stays and you’re like “why do I feel bad and how do I make it better” but you can’t bc your brain has already moved on but your gut hasn’t 🤷🏻♀️
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
Every year around this time I post this comic up on the Find Chaffy Facebook page. I wait until other viral sites start posting it, then do it officially myself. It’s become a bit of a weird and lovely tradition for a lot of people, and it’s so nice 🫡
December 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Every year around this time I post this comic up on the Find Chaffy Facebook page. I wait until other viral sites start posting it, then do it officially myself. It’s become a bit of a weird and lovely tradition for a lot of people, and it’s so nice 🫡
Reposted by Anne Whitehead
Is Starmer a historically unpopular Prime Minister or are politicians historically unpopular? It could be both, but I wonder about over reliance on historical data from different contexts.
(Still a good piece to be clear well worth reading.)
(Still a good piece to be clear well worth reading.)
Long read: Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short lived - but how does it compare to past PMs?
I delve into the Ipsos archives and identify 4 key learnings for Starmer and Labour today ✍️
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
I delve into the Ipsos archives and identify 4 key learnings for Starmer and Labour today ✍️
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
Starmer’s honeymoon in office was short-lived – but how does it compare to past PMs?
Having won a historic landslide general election victory in July, it is fair to say that Labour’s honeymoon in office has been short-lived.
www.politicshome.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Is Starmer a historically unpopular Prime Minister or are politicians historically unpopular? It could be both, but I wonder about over reliance on historical data from different contexts.
(Still a good piece to be clear well worth reading.)
(Still a good piece to be clear well worth reading.)
Probably time to go get my hair cut I guess? (Been a while) Lol
December 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Probably time to go get my hair cut I guess? (Been a while) Lol
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Finance Minister Christian Freeland resigns from cabinet… on the day of the fiscal update! #cdnpoli
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Finance Minister Christian Freeland resigns from cabinet… on the day of the fiscal update! #cdnpoli
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A dramatic day in Canadian politics! (someone has sent a strongly worded letter)
December 16, 2024 at 4:13 PM
A dramatic day in Canadian politics! (someone has sent a strongly worded letter)
Overworked and under paid?
Ah, so you are a philanthropist! 😅 according to Robert Tressell (in LinseyMcGoey’s “No Such Thing As A Free Gift”)
Ah, so you are a philanthropist! 😅 according to Robert Tressell (in LinseyMcGoey’s “No Such Thing As A Free Gift”)
December 16, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Overworked and under paid?
Ah, so you are a philanthropist! 😅 according to Robert Tressell (in LinseyMcGoey’s “No Such Thing As A Free Gift”)
Ah, so you are a philanthropist! 😅 according to Robert Tressell (in LinseyMcGoey’s “No Such Thing As A Free Gift”)
My mother’s mother’s mother lived over 100 years and always had long hair, which she wore in a braid wrapped around her head like a crown.
That’s Irish-Québecoise Great Granny McGee.
That’s Irish-Québecoise Great Granny McGee.
December 16, 2024 at 12:33 PM
My mother’s mother’s mother lived over 100 years and always had long hair, which she wore in a braid wrapped around her head like a crown.
That’s Irish-Québecoise Great Granny McGee.
That’s Irish-Québecoise Great Granny McGee.