Kristín
@kristinvhansen.bsky.social
actor, trainer, public servant, student, traveler, dog lover, spicy food eater (not necessarily in that order)
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This is really good and pertinent:
“Companies’ algorithms are designed to maximize engagement, so a post that receives likes, shares and comments will be shown to more people.”
“Companies’ algorithms are designed to maximize engagement, so a post that receives likes, shares and comments will be shown to more people.”
OPINION: "Today’s researchers have identified similar patterns in how misinformation and disinformation...spreads online," Julia Walsh writes. "… Likes, shares and retweets become proxies for truth. Emotional content designed to shock or outrage spreads far and fast."
Opinion | Today’s Misinformation Crisis Is the Modern Witch Hunt
Julie Walsh writes how modern-day misinformation found on social media holds a stark parallel to 15th to 17th century witchcraft hysteria.
buff.ly
August 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is really good and pertinent:
“Companies’ algorithms are designed to maximize engagement, so a post that receives likes, shares and comments will be shown to more people.”
“Companies’ algorithms are designed to maximize engagement, so a post that receives likes, shares and comments will be shown to more people.”
Photos: See No Kings protests around the country : The Picture Show www.npr.org/sections/the...
Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
www.npr.org
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Photos: See No Kings protests around the country : The Picture Show www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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"It's about race now. It's not about whether you are here legally or not." --Shelah Venegas, Foley, Alabama
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
www.nbcnews.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"It's about race now. It's not about whether you are here legally or not." --Shelah Venegas, Foley, Alabama
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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every day is a good day to put NYT in its place
May 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
every day is a good day to put NYT in its place
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As succinct as it gets.
Jeffries: There are three big issues with the bill
1. It represents the largest cut to healthcare in American history.
2. It represents the largest cut to nutritional assistance in American history.
3. All of this is being done to enact the largest tax break for billionaires in American history.
1. It represents the largest cut to healthcare in American history.
2. It represents the largest cut to nutritional assistance in American history.
3. All of this is being done to enact the largest tax break for billionaires in American history.
May 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As succinct as it gets.
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Gabe Vasquez is a representative from the state where I live. This demonstration doesn't even include beans, which would make complete protein. Six dollars a day will make kids starve, have worse health, and harm their learning and growth.
Tortilla and chile is a snack. $6/day is a crime.
Tortilla and chile is a snack. $6/day is a crime.
Republicans are absolutely despicable. Every single one of them should not be office.
May 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Gabe Vasquez is a representative from the state where I live. This demonstration doesn't even include beans, which would make complete protein. Six dollars a day will make kids starve, have worse health, and harm their learning and growth.
Tortilla and chile is a snack. $6/day is a crime.
Tortilla and chile is a snack. $6/day is a crime.
Pritzker for the win! THANK YOU for taking a stand against this bizarre attack on people with autism. Hoping other governors do the same. Looking at you @govmlg.bsky.social. Don't be passive about this.
www.illinois.gov/government/e...
www.illinois.gov/government/e...
Executive Order
www.illinois.gov
May 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Pritzker for the win! THANK YOU for taking a stand against this bizarre attack on people with autism. Hoping other governors do the same. Looking at you @govmlg.bsky.social. Don't be passive about this.
www.illinois.gov/government/e...
www.illinois.gov/government/e...
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I saw the best description of what Paramount is doing on the CBS 60 minutes description of the lawyer shakedowns. They are giving money to the government in exchange for specific official actions. They are paying a bribe, which is a crime.
news: A group of U.S. senators, including Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are urging Shari Redstone, Paramount's controlling shareholder, not to settle President Trump's lawsuit against "60 Minutes."
May 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I saw the best description of what Paramount is doing on the CBS 60 minutes description of the lawyer shakedowns. They are giving money to the government in exchange for specific official actions. They are paying a bribe, which is a crime.
If any of y'all are interested in combating medical mis/disinformation, here is a tool that may be helpful: openevidence.com. you type in a question (e.g., Do vaccines cause autism?), and it provides the answer (NO), and explanation, and also (importantly) reference articles.
OpenEvidence
The leading medical information platform.
openevidence.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If any of y'all are interested in combating medical mis/disinformation, here is a tool that may be helpful: openevidence.com. you type in a question (e.g., Do vaccines cause autism?), and it provides the answer (NO), and explanation, and also (importantly) reference articles.
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. " ~Bishop Desmond Tutu
April 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. " ~Bishop Desmond Tutu
Weirdo opinions vs. settled science = science rules. RFK Jr. has absolutely no idea about what he is talking about and has provided no evidence and thus has no credibility in re: his harmful messages.
April 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Weirdo opinions vs. settled science = science rules. RFK Jr. has absolutely no idea about what he is talking about and has provided no evidence and thus has no credibility in re: his harmful messages.
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“Of course, the White House and other Republicans haven’t said a word about this,” @mariocarrillo.bsky.social continues, “but it’s important that we let that sink in: a mass murderer believed he was acting on behalf of the president of the United States.”
"The admission from a convicted murderer that he felt he was doing the president’s work in carrying out the El Paso massacre should be a reminder about the dangerous consequences of immigration rhetoric that dehumanizes, inflames, and misinforms."
My piece to @elpasomatters.bsky.social
My piece to @elpasomatters.bsky.social
Felt like this needed more attention. We can't overlook that the El Paso shooter recently said that his actions were motivated by Donald Trump's rhetoric. As an El Pasoan, this piece for me is personal, and sadly, not much has changed in terms of the GOP's rhetoric. elpasomatters.org/2025/04/16/o...
April 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“Of course, the White House and other Republicans haven’t said a word about this,” @mariocarrillo.bsky.social continues, “but it’s important that we let that sink in: a mass murderer believed he was acting on behalf of the president of the United States.”
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So, maybe the way for us to ratio Sam Bregman out of the governor's race is to set record after record in count of small donors giving to Deb Haaland? I'm going to give through Act Blue for now, but can somebody make her a website to make this race clear? secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_m...
I just gave to Deb Haaland!
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So, maybe the way for us to ratio Sam Bregman out of the governor's race is to set record after record in count of small donors giving to Deb Haaland? I'm going to give through Act Blue for now, but can somebody make her a website to make this race clear? secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_m...
BE AWARE. There is some nefarious stuff happening behind the curtain.
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
Kirill Dmitriev: Putin’s Messenger Arrives In Washington
While headlines are now consumed with Trump’s “Reciprocal Tariffs” — a sweeping trade assault targeting nearly every country on the planet, with one glaring exception: Russia — and U.S.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BE AWARE. There is some nefarious stuff happening behind the curtain.
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
My soul needs moments of levity such as this...
youtu.be/vQBdQrSSVvo?...
youtu.be/vQBdQrSSVvo?...
Gary Oldman watching his characters with added farts
YouTube video by Inne Klipy
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My soul needs moments of levity such as this...
youtu.be/vQBdQrSSVvo?...
youtu.be/vQBdQrSSVvo?...
What to know about the Education Dept., from funding to loans www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What to know about the Education Dept., from funding to loans www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...
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Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.
Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites
Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.