Adam Hansen
@adamhansen.net
Adventurous and passionate about travel, health, & tech — always creating and discovering new things. Solutioneer, amateur potter and idea generator. Homebase = Toledo, Ohio | Mastodon:@[email protected]
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Nearly 11% of the Massachusetts workforce receives SNAP benefits, slightly higher than the national rate of 10.3 percent.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Nearly 11% of the Massachusetts workforce receives SNAP benefits, slightly higher than the national rate of 10.3 percent.
"There’s no leverage to change my mind. I know right from wrong. I was taught as a child the difference between right and wrong, and this is just wrong on so many levels." -Senator Greg Walker, R-Columbus, Indiana dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
dailyjournal.net
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"There’s no leverage to change my mind. I know right from wrong. I was taught as a child the difference between right and wrong, and this is just wrong on so many levels." -Senator Greg Walker, R-Columbus, Indiana dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
"It’s so amazing that you can turn nature into food." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Nature feeds us more than it floods us’: Asheville after-school program teaches kids to forage
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, No Taste Like Home aims to rebuild trust between students and the land
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"It’s so amazing that you can turn nature into food." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound. “I do not miss people when they are not there. My children and grandchildren are dear to me, in a muffled way.” [kottke.org]
Meet the Aphantasics, Those Who Can’t See Mental Images
We’ve talked before about how some people can picture things in their heads quite vividly and others can’t at all. The latter group has a condition called aphantasia.
As soon as I close my eyes, what I see are not eve
kottke.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound. “I do not miss people when they are not there. My children and grandchildren are dear to me, in a muffled way.” [kottke.org]
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
There are people I want to share this article with and yet I worry about sounding preachy. So, I'll just put this here for now. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘It’s changed me’: Jeff Goldblum says he has stopped eating meat after working on Wicked
Actor said discussions about animal cruelty with director Jon Chu had led him to join Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in renouncing meat
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
There are people I want to share this article with and yet I worry about sounding preachy. So, I'll just put this here for now. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
People are not interested in whitewashed, middle of the road, me too brands agfundernews.com/exclusive-mi...
Exclusive: Miyoko’s founder plans bid to buy back brand from liquidator
Miyoko Schinner is exploring a bid to buy back the plant-based dairy brand (Miyoko’s) she created, AgFunderNews has learned.
agfundernews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
People are not interested in whitewashed, middle of the road, me too brands agfundernews.com/exclusive-mi...
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Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.
To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how
Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.
On a rainy day like today, it’s so nice to see our green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) in action around the Spring Hill project. 🌧️☔️💧
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Shared at CPAC this year
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Shared at CPAC this year
I have a feeling this that I’m the only #ChicagoSeminars2025 attendee on Bluesky.
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I have a feeling this that I’m the only #ChicagoSeminars2025 attendee on Bluesky.
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Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online www.openculture.com/2025/10/1100...
Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online
Lake George Reflection (circa 1921) via Wikimedia Commons
What comes to mind when you think of Georgia O’Keeffe?
Bleached skulls in the desert?
Aerial views of clouds, almost cartoonish in their puf...
www.openculture.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online www.openculture.com/2025/10/1100...
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A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
n.pr
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
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We testified at the Michigan Capitol to end painful, taxpayer-funded dog experiments like those conducted at Wayne State University – experiments still funded by the NIH.
Help us protect dogs and modernize science.
www.pcrm.org/waynestate
Help us protect dogs and modernize science.
www.pcrm.org/waynestate
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We testified at the Michigan Capitol to end painful, taxpayer-funded dog experiments like those conducted at Wayne State University – experiments still funded by the NIH.
Help us protect dogs and modernize science.
www.pcrm.org/waynestate
Help us protect dogs and modernize science.
www.pcrm.org/waynestate
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information.
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...
www.propublica.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information.
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Palaeolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and have the power to fascinate and frighten us. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A purrfect guide to cats and our complex relationship with them
Our bond with cats – which has seen them go from hunter to house pet – may be more diverse than with any other animal. And Jerry D. Moore's Cat Tales: A history rounds up the lot, says Bethan Ackerley
www.newscientist.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Palaeolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and have the power to fascinate and frighten us. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
As children of the 70's and 80’s, Schoolhouse Rock was part of our Saturday mornings. I never dreamed people would have to take to the streets to reject authoritarianism in America again. #NoKings
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...
No More Kings - Schoolhouse Rock Boston Tea Party
YouTube video by Schoolhouse Rock
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
As children of the 70's and 80’s, Schoolhouse Rock was part of our Saturday mornings. I never dreamed people would have to take to the streets to reject authoritarianism in America again. #NoKings
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...
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Today at Detroit Metro Airport.
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Today at Detroit Metro Airport.
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as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls.
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls.
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts