Ken Hausknecht
@khau3.bsky.social
HS Social Studies educator.
Country over party.
Country over party.
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A Constant Theme From That Political Party….
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Constant Theme From That Political Party….
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Evasion of peer review is a hallmark of pseudoscience.
But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy.
There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.
But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy.
There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Evasion of peer review is a hallmark of pseudoscience.
But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy.
There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.
But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy.
There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.
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I knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.
May 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.
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The breadth of these executive orders makes me wonder if Republicans (or GOP leaning law firms, conservative colleges, GOP states with certain voting laws) can't imagine a future in which Dems regain the White House and just do their version of this stuff. Or maybe they assume no more elections?
March 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The breadth of these executive orders makes me wonder if Republicans (or GOP leaning law firms, conservative colleges, GOP states with certain voting laws) can't imagine a future in which Dems regain the White House and just do their version of this stuff. Or maybe they assume no more elections?
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“People voted for Trump based on their recall of the 2017-2020 economy—stimmy and superdole included—and simply did not encounter and/or believe reporting about his plans to be a dictator” fits the available facts much better than “a plurality of Americans voted for Trump to be a dictator.”
March 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“People voted for Trump based on their recall of the 2017-2020 economy—stimmy and superdole included—and simply did not encounter and/or believe reporting about his plans to be a dictator” fits the available facts much better than “a plurality of Americans voted for Trump to be a dictator.”
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I have given up trying to figure out the nature of Trump’s bond with Putin. But I do know that Trump has reoriented U.S. policy in a pro-Moscow direction — and for no good reason. As Maj Gen (Ret) Mick Ryan wrote, “The Trump-Musk-MAGA regime is now acting as an ally of Russia.” wapo.st/3DqTxuQ
Opinion | The most startling U-turn in the history of U.S. foreign policy
After decades of U.S. opposition to Russian aggression, Donald Trump opens a new, alarming chapter.
wapo.st
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I have given up trying to figure out the nature of Trump’s bond with Putin. But I do know that Trump has reoriented U.S. policy in a pro-Moscow direction — and for no good reason. As Maj Gen (Ret) Mick Ryan wrote, “The Trump-Musk-MAGA regime is now acting as an ally of Russia.” wapo.st/3DqTxuQ
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BREAKING: Federal judge issues a nationwide preliminary injunction against the medical provider funding prohibitions in Trump's EO seeking to restrict gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 and the "gender ideology" funding restriction in his Jan. 20 "sex"-defining EO.
March 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge issues a nationwide preliminary injunction against the medical provider funding prohibitions in Trump's EO seeking to restrict gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 and the "gender ideology" funding restriction in his Jan. 20 "sex"-defining EO.
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Omg. In a shocking moment, Nancy Bolan, a fired USAID worker and tonight’s guest of Rep. Ritchie Torres — reveals that Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. from the global polio eradication initiative — which threatens its spread to the U.S. Every single American should see this.
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Omg. In a shocking moment, Nancy Bolan, a fired USAID worker and tonight’s guest of Rep. Ritchie Torres — reveals that Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. from the global polio eradication initiative — which threatens its spread to the U.S. Every single American should see this.
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So much finding out.
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers www.wired.com/story/usda-l...
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
www.wired.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
So much finding out.
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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🍿🍿🍿 MAGA influencer Ashley St Clair has deleted all these new tweets today calling out baby daddy Elon Musk and celebrating Milo’s suspension
February 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🍿🍿🍿 MAGA influencer Ashley St Clair has deleted all these new tweets today calling out baby daddy Elon Musk and celebrating Milo’s suspension
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The debate over when consciousness arises has been revitalised by new tests of awareness in infants – raising the possibility that it emerges just before birth www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
How studying babies' minds is prompting us to rethink consciousness
The debate over when consciousness arises has been revitalised by new tests of awareness in infants – raising the possibility that it emerges just before birth
www.newscientist.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The debate over when consciousness arises has been revitalised by new tests of awareness in infants – raising the possibility that it emerges just before birth www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to work with the U.S. DOGE Service to cut their existing workforce and limit future hiring — the most explicit statement yet by the president that he supports “large-scale” cuts to the federal workforce.
Trump executive order vows substantial cuts to federal workforce
The executive order directs agency heads, after the hiring freeze expires, to recruit no more than one employee for every four who leave the federal government,
wapo.st
February 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to work with the U.S. DOGE Service to cut their existing workforce and limit future hiring — the most explicit statement yet by the president that he supports “large-scale” cuts to the federal workforce.
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"As a politician, Trump positioned himself as standing above the corruption of the system," Jonathan Chait writes. What seems clear now "is that Trump genuinely believes in corruption as a normal and acceptable way to do business."
Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud
It’s infrastructure week, but for bribery.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"As a politician, Trump positioned himself as standing above the corruption of the system," Jonathan Chait writes. What seems clear now "is that Trump genuinely believes in corruption as a normal and acceptable way to do business."
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A quick search of Cotton’s accounts show that the first time he posted a single word critical of USAID was 5 days ago, despite serving in the Senate for 10 years and the House before that.
February 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A quick search of Cotton’s accounts show that the first time he posted a single word critical of USAID was 5 days ago, despite serving in the Senate for 10 years and the House before that.
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Yes he is signing and revoking more than previous presidents in his first 2 weeks, but when you look closely at the target of revocations, "DEI" executive orders are most prominent. And he didn't stop with Biden, which is more evidence of their hacksaw approach.
!["Altogether, the effects of revocations are hard to predict, and undoing policies, in general, also needs to be paired with new policies. On that note, Rudalevige explained, "Since 'repeal and replace' takes work and effort, 'repeal' [alone] seems like a quick and easy option, especially when you don't care about policy continuity or … flatly reject it." With a blitz of repeals issued but many of his new policies still unclear, or stuck in limbo as they are subject to legal or logistical challenges, the future of much of Trump's agenda remains uncertain."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4bqhxu7gcjsyt3dtcnejiuuy/bafkreic6x2zorlbaf6aoisjpwbzbozzsluhmx7wrgeqtjffj3qejayq27y@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes he is signing and revoking more than previous presidents in his first 2 weeks, but when you look closely at the target of revocations, "DEI" executive orders are most prominent. And he didn't stop with Biden, which is more evidence of their hacksaw approach.
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It's been hard to keep up but we tried to put Trump's use of executive orders into context. The audience in mind as I wrote this are folks who are trying to understand what's going on, and need a foothold. Hope you'll read and share w friends/family/your students:
abcnews.go.com/538/trumps-r...
abcnews.go.com/538/trumps-r...
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's been hard to keep up but we tried to put Trump's use of executive orders into context. The audience in mind as I wrote this are folks who are trying to understand what's going on, and need a foothold. Hope you'll read and share w friends/family/your students:
abcnews.go.com/538/trumps-r...
abcnews.go.com/538/trumps-r...
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Here’s what we did today
February 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s what we did today
One of the worst all time. The only one worse was also Trump in 2017 lol
How again did we let him get re-elected? I hate you all so much.
How again did we let him get re-elected? I hate you all so much.
NEW POLL: 51% of American voters polled say they disapprove of Donald Trump’s performance so far as President; 40% strongly disapprove: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
February 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
One of the worst all time. The only one worse was also Trump in 2017 lol
How again did we let him get re-elected? I hate you all so much.
How again did we let him get re-elected? I hate you all so much.
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We’re rapidly looking more and more like a totalitarian country.
Trump just purged the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, firing its members, including the chair, and installing himself as the new chair, claiming that it was because they “do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture”
Trump just purged the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, firing its members, including the chair, and installing himself as the new chair, claiming that it was because they “do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture”
February 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We’re rapidly looking more and more like a totalitarian country.
Trump just purged the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, firing its members, including the chair, and installing himself as the new chair, claiming that it was because they “do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture”
Trump just purged the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, firing its members, including the chair, and installing himself as the new chair, claiming that it was because they “do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture”
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President Xi didn’t even bother to fake giving him something. Trump just quietly surrendered in the dead of night.
#FakeTariffs
#FakeTariffs
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
President Xi didn’t even bother to fake giving him something. Trump just quietly surrendered in the dead of night.
#FakeTariffs
#FakeTariffs
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The Senate just confirmed one of the architects of Project 2025, Russell Vought, to be Trump's OMB Director.
ALL Republicans voted in favor.
ALL Democrats voted against.
ALL Republicans voted in favor.
ALL Democrats voted against.
February 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Senate just confirmed one of the architects of Project 2025, Russell Vought, to be Trump's OMB Director.
ALL Republicans voted in favor.
ALL Democrats voted against.
ALL Republicans voted in favor.
ALL Democrats voted against.
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Musk has sicced his followers on the WSJ writer who reported on a DOGE staffer’s racist online, history demanding her firing. This is a tactic Silicon Valley’s neoreactionaries have been advocating for years: Pick a reporter, dox and harrass, make an example of them, make everyone else afraid.
February 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Musk has sicced his followers on the WSJ writer who reported on a DOGE staffer’s racist online, history demanding her firing. This is a tactic Silicon Valley’s neoreactionaries have been advocating for years: Pick a reporter, dox and harrass, make an example of them, make everyone else afraid.
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Economists: Ohio school funding cuts would hurt economy increase inequality www.clevescene.com/news/economi...
Economists: Ohio School Funding Cuts Would Hurt Economy, Increase Inequality
Fresh off championing nearly $1 billion for vouchers last year, Senate President Matt Huffman last month said Ohio’s public school funding was “unsustainable"
www.clevescene.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Economists: Ohio school funding cuts would hurt economy increase inequality www.clevescene.com/news/economi...