Christine Hensel Triantos
ctriantos.bsky.social
Christine Hensel Triantos
@ctriantos.bsky.social
Writer, arts appreciator, news junkie, animal lover, grammar geek, composer of lighthearted verse.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Another win! PA voters decided to retain the three justices on the Supreme Court!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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What are we even doing?
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.)

h/t @joshuajfriedman.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say
Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
April 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.

Find out how your community may be impacted.

Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org

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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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mRNA is at the forefront of cancer research, as well as vaccines

National Institutes of Health officials have now told scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications.

This means that all research in the field will be stopped and abandoned.
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s horrific enough that they are threatening and upending countless lives, including those of many Americans.

What’s even worse is that they are doing it with glee.
February 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A few weeks ago, LA was burning. Now it’s the whole country.
February 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It’s the gulf IN America that demands our serious attention.
January 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM