Jordan Hansen
@jordyhansen.bsky.social
Jesus, cows and highways at the Daily Montanan | Based in Helena, MT | Formerly Everett Herald, Missoulian and the Montana Standard.
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Jordan Hansen
@jordyhansen.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Jefferson River Basin waters warming, in trouble new study says
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Save Wild Trout release in-depth study on SW Montana waterways as Jefferson River Basin health appears poor.
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A two-year study conducted by Montana environmental groups into the Jefferson River Basin shows warm water and a lack of oxygen, driving fears trout remain in serious trouble #mtnews
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Realizing Seattle media called the mayoral election, which won’t get as much press as NYC’s but should get some degree of note
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Realizing Seattle media called the mayoral election, which won’t get as much press as NYC’s but should get some degree of note
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Landon Thomas’s behavior seems to be embarrassing enough to the Times hierarchy that they had their spokesman go on record insinuating to the Post that he was fired for cause. I wonder whether legal signed off on that. nypost.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Landon Thomas’s behavior seems to be embarrassing enough to the Times hierarchy that they had their spokesman go on record insinuating to the Post that he was fired for cause. I wonder whether legal signed off on that. nypost.com/2025/11/12/u...
I witnessed six traffic violations driving five miles in Bozeman earlier
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I witnessed six traffic violations driving five miles in Bozeman earlier
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O'DONNELL: But the only country that's testing nuclear weapons is North Korea
TRUMP: No. Russia is testing nuclear weapons. And China is testing them too, you just don't know about it.
O'DONNELL: That would certainly be very newsworthy
TRUMP: No. Russia is testing nuclear weapons. And China is testing them too, you just don't know about it.
O'DONNELL: That would certainly be very newsworthy
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
O'DONNELL: But the only country that's testing nuclear weapons is North Korea
TRUMP: No. Russia is testing nuclear weapons. And China is testing them too, you just don't know about it.
O'DONNELL: That would certainly be very newsworthy
TRUMP: No. Russia is testing nuclear weapons. And China is testing them too, you just don't know about it.
O'DONNELL: That would certainly be very newsworthy
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
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November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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NEWS | Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is out for the rest of the season after breaking his fibula on Saturday against USC.
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Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola breaks fibula, will miss rest of 2025 season
Nebraska starting quarterback Dylan Raiola broke the fibula in his right leg against Southern Cal on Saturday and will be out for the rest of the 2025 season
journalstar.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEWS | Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is out for the rest of the season after breaking his fibula on Saturday against USC.
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It involves drones, cameras, quick spray nozzles, scanners and some crazy GIS and satellite work. Trying to make it so you don’t have to spray a whole field to kill weeds.
you guys would not believe what the ag industry is up to in the weed spraying world
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It involves drones, cameras, quick spray nozzles, scanners and some crazy GIS and satellite work. Trying to make it so you don’t have to spray a whole field to kill weeds.
you guys would not believe what the ag industry is up to in the weed spraying world
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
you guys would not believe what the ag industry is up to in the weed spraying world
Take note
Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria
Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria
It comes a day after the president declared the African nation "country of particular concern” for religious freedom.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Take note
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"On Wednesday afternoon in Orange County Superior Court, an Angels attorney used the team’s PR statistician to argue a central argument in their defense: That deceased former pitcher Tyler Skaggs was not very good at his job."
Good lord, man.
Good lord, man.
Tyler Skaggs trial turns focus to new question: How valuable was he as a pitcher?
Skaggs’ family is seeking between $75 million and $118 million in lost wages. The Angels are suggesting a much lower number.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"On Wednesday afternoon in Orange County Superior Court, an Angels attorney used the team’s PR statistician to argue a central argument in their defense: That deceased former pitcher Tyler Skaggs was not very good at his job."
Good lord, man.
Good lord, man.
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JD Vance drew a broad backlash this week after he said that he hoped that his wife, Usha Vance, who is of Indian heritage and was raised in a Hindu family, would eventually convert to his own Catholic faith.
JD Vance Says He Hopes Usha Vance Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash
Critics included some Indian Americans, who said the remarks did not respect the religious decisions of Usha Vance, who grew up in a Hindu household.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
JD Vance drew a broad backlash this week after he said that he hoped that his wife, Usha Vance, who is of Indian heritage and was raised in a Hindu family, would eventually convert to his own Catholic faith.
hmmm he says, hmmm.
The groups argue that without a plan in place, Montana’s environmental regulator is ‘flying blind’ to the detriment of state waters.
Environmental groups urge DEQ to halt wastewater permitting until new water quality standards are in place
Petitioners argue that without new nutrient rules in place, Montana’s environmental regulator is “flying blind.”
montanafreepress.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
hmmm he says, hmmm.
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the sole employee at the National Park Service responsible for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the U.S. He wasn't replaced. Now, the wells are at risk of spewing planet-warming gases and contaminating groundwater.
The Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the sole employee at the National Park Service responsible for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the U.S. He wasn't replaced. Now, the wells are at risk of spewing planet-warming gases and contaminating groundwater.
Precisely the reason I rarely watch college football anymore
Something that all these streaming services providing sports fail to realize is how annoyed people get by having to constantly go back and forth between services whenever multiple games are on at once, and this is the kind of thing that will cause people to check out entirely.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Precisely the reason I rarely watch college football anymore
no YOU are in a Lewistown bar
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
no YOU are in a Lewistown bar
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The Montana Department of Corrections announced crews have restored full water service at Montana State Prison near Deer Lodge. But much work remains. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/10/27/w... #mtnews #mtpol #mtleg
DOC restores full water service at Montana State Prison
The agency said on Monday afternoon that water had been restored to all parts of the prison, which has been off for two weeks.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The Montana Department of Corrections announced crews have restored full water service at Montana State Prison near Deer Lodge. But much work remains. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/10/27/w... #mtnews #mtpol #mtleg
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The U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. He asserted without evidence that it was carrying drugs. It was the 10th known such attack, bringing the number of people killed by the U.S. strikes to 43.
U.S. Says 6 Killed in Strike on Boat in Caribbean Sea Operated by Tren de Aragua
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. He asserted without evidence that it was carrying drugs. It was the 10th known such attack, bringing the number of people killed by the U.S. strikes to 43.
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A new Montana law requiring voters to write down their birth year has led to county election officials rejecting an abnormal number of ballots for this year’s local elections, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Hundreds of ballots rejected following new law requiring voters write birth year on ballot envelopes • Daily Montanan
The law by Rep. Braxton Mitchell requires a voter to write their birth year on their ballot next to their signature for verification purposes. The law, which has been challenged in court, has…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A new Montana law requiring voters to write down their birth year has led to county election officials rejecting an abnormal number of ballots for this year’s local elections, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com
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Water at Montana State Prison routinely tested positive for coliform bacteria #mtnews
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Montana State Prison water routinely positive for coliform bacteria
MSP says inspection shows temporary water system is safe, while DOC works on fixes to crisis as questions about water quality surface
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Water at Montana State Prison routinely tested positive for coliform bacteria #mtnews
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Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
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Tech giants keep touting a system they built to label AI-generated content. But it only works if everyone uses it.
So I checked. They're not using it.
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So I checked. They're not using it.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Tech giants keep touting a system they built to label AI-generated content. But it only works if everyone uses it.
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
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Few things deal a larger blow to self-respect than "mangling the spelling of a word so badly that autocorrect can't even guess at what it was you meant"
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Few things deal a larger blow to self-respect than "mangling the spelling of a word so badly that autocorrect can't even guess at what it was you meant"