Heather Hansen
heathshan.bsky.social
Heather Hansen
@heathshan.bsky.social
I believe in facts, science, God, equality, and compassion. I am passionate about being well-informed, following WWJD (ELCA-style), my son, and making or listening to music! I am uniquely quirky, outgoing, and love to learn.
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The Bethlehem Christmas tree lit for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
December 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The line that keeps running through my head this morning is from The Good Place:

“The real question is what do we owe to each other?”
April 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Once Again Mega Corporation Greed Rules America
The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens.

The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago.

Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.
April 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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In just a few short weeks, Trump has personally dragged the world into chaos and America into recession in ways that will decimate his base as much if not more than anyone.

Hope it was worth it to them to own the Libs.
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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flippers up
April 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S

EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad

www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”

Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Those of us who work in gender medicine are not going anywhere
What’s more, we’re expanding.
www.startribune.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all.
time.com/7216299/nih-...
Experts Call NIH Budget Cuts an 'Apocalypse' for Science
The reductions target indirect costs that cover administrative and equipment costs.
time.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else.

Constantly reevaluating and learning.
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM