Aldon Hynes
ahynes1.orient-lodge.com
Aldon Hynes
@ahynes1.orient-lodge.com
Mystic, poet, chaplain, part-time Santa, dancer, cuddler, leaning into vulnerability. Neurosparkly. Background in technology, politics, communications, and non-profits.
Please stand up against the attack on academic freedom by sending a letter and sharing this message.

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Demand Amnesty for Students of the Basel al-Araj Popular University
[Read the fact sheet and download a social media toolkit at tinyurl.com/cupopuni-factsheet] On May 7th, an autonomous group of students launched the Basel al-Araj Popular University in Butler library...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I am sharing this pubicly on behalf of a friend who could not share it publicly. Please, take action. Our basic constitutional rights are being attacked.

DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment:
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Petition:
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March 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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BREAKING: New lawsuit challenges Trump's anti-diversity executive orders, alleging Spending Clause, vagueness (Due Process), free speech (First Amendment), and separation of powers violations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
December 22, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Tomorrow at Triangle Community Center: A free ID clinic for trans and nonbinary individuals seeking to start the process of updating their identification documents:
12/12 | Triangle Community Center | 650 West Ave, Norwalk CT | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
December 11, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Today, a friend of mine who is an occupational therapist took a client to a funeral.

So, today as we continue to observe National Grief Awareness Week, let us thank OTs and others who help people in their grieving. #NGAW
December 4, 2024 at 9:28 PM
At some point within your life, you or someone you know will experience grief. Grief is not something that should be hidden and endured alone. To learn more about how to support others or find support: www.samhsa.gov/.../national... #NGAW
December 3, 2024 at 3:40 PM
A new connection here on BlueSky asked about my reading interests. Since finishing seminary, I've focused on reading novels that will help me group in emotional intellegence, empathy, and cultural humility. You can see my recent reading list here:
www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Aldon Hynes’s books on Goodreads (444 books)
Aldon Hynes has 444 books on his all shelf: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor, The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Giver by L...
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November 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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All fashion is cyclical
November 28, 2024 at 2:14 PM
One must imagine the itsy bitsy spider happy.
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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November 23, 2024 at 5:40 PM
My latest book reviews on Goodreads, part 2:
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
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Aldon Hynes's review of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
4/5: ChatGPT suggested I read this book for its depiction of nonbinary characters, and some of the characters are nonbinaryAF. The blurb describes this as fantasy, magical realism, historical fiction,...
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November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
My latest book reviews on Goodreads part 1:
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Aldon Hynes's review of The Marriage Plot
4/5: I enjoyed Middlesex by Eugenides so I thought I’d give this book a shot. The blurb talks about wised up college kids in the early 1980s inhaling Derrida and listening to the Talking Heads. It sou...
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November 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
It has been a long time since I really did much old geeky stuff with my domain and my blog is mostly long dormant, but...
(I may regret this)
I've changed my BlueSky account to point to my old blog domain. I am now @ahynes1.orient-lodge.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.

ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.

Here’s what we found.
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I much less active on social media these days and never got around to posting here. I figure I should at least say hi.

It's good to see a bunch of old friends here.
November 14, 2024 at 10:59 PM