Deb Hanna
@deborahjane.bsky.social
Retired . Uconn. Literature, history. Nature. molecular and cell bio, toxicology, plant science, botany, anthropology . Microbiology. Frankia. Marine biology. Paleobotany. Fun stuff
Im regressing to what I thought of as a happier time . Cole Porter. Famous Yalies....good escape
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Im regressing to what I thought of as a happier time . Cole Porter. Famous Yalies....good escape
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
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Make no mistake. The anti-scientists in charge will launch many "safety scrutiny of approved vaccines against X", not because of any safety concern, not because the many past studies were not good. It is anti-sience ideology, all of it.
It will cost lives, missery, and preventable diseases return.
It will cost lives, missery, and preventable diseases return.
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants reut.rs/48JXrL2
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would be subject to fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
reut.rs
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Make no mistake. The anti-scientists in charge will launch many "safety scrutiny of approved vaccines against X", not because of any safety concern, not because the many past studies were not good. It is anti-sience ideology, all of it.
It will cost lives, missery, and preventable diseases return.
It will cost lives, missery, and preventable diseases return.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
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This pleases me...
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This pleases me...
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Pause for a moment, and read...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pause for a moment, and read...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
Old villa package store..such a part of the community. Soon to collapse. New apartments planned
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Old villa package store..such a part of the community. Soon to collapse. New apartments planned
Late afternoon winter sun. Storrs ct
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Late afternoon winter sun. Storrs ct
Witch hazel next to ginko and carolina allspice on right
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Witch hazel next to ginko and carolina allspice on right
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Worcester MA-Springfield MA by road then on to Hartford CT via steamboat Massachusetts on the Connecticut River.
#CharlesDickens
#CharlesDickens
Charles Dickens in America 1842 Day by Day
www.charlesdickenspage.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Worcester MA-Springfield MA by road then on to Hartford CT via steamboat Massachusetts on the Connecticut River.
#CharlesDickens
#CharlesDickens
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🌊 Are our fears of sea level rise exaggerated?
Scientists have been raising alarms for decades that sea level rise will flood coastal communities, but what evidence is there? Turns out—a lot.
🧐 Learn more through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub:go.whoi.edu/sealvl
Scientists have been raising alarms for decades that sea level rise will flood coastal communities, but what evidence is there? Turns out—a lot.
🧐 Learn more through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub:go.whoi.edu/sealvl
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🌊 Are our fears of sea level rise exaggerated?
Scientists have been raising alarms for decades that sea level rise will flood coastal communities, but what evidence is there? Turns out—a lot.
🧐 Learn more through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub:go.whoi.edu/sealvl
Scientists have been raising alarms for decades that sea level rise will flood coastal communities, but what evidence is there? Turns out—a lot.
🧐 Learn more through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub:go.whoi.edu/sealvl
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The hemiparasitic nature of Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle) is exploited by horticulturists wanting to create wildflower meadows. This annual species is a parasite of grasses and slows their too-vigorous growth, allowing wildflowers to thrive. #parasite #Orobanchaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
October 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The hemiparasitic nature of Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle) is exploited by horticulturists wanting to create wildflower meadows. This annual species is a parasite of grasses and slows their too-vigorous growth, allowing wildflowers to thrive. #parasite #Orobanchaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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📚 New in paperback from the Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines series 📚
From the cultural history of the zombie, to consuming the postcolonial in a digital era, these books offer fresh perspectives on a wide variety of #PostcolonialStudies topics.
Discover more here ⬇️
bit.ly/Postcolonial...
From the cultural history of the zombie, to consuming the postcolonial in a digital era, these books offer fresh perspectives on a wide variety of #PostcolonialStudies topics.
Discover more here ⬇️
bit.ly/Postcolonial...
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📚 New in paperback from the Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines series 📚
From the cultural history of the zombie, to consuming the postcolonial in a digital era, these books offer fresh perspectives on a wide variety of #PostcolonialStudies topics.
Discover more here ⬇️
bit.ly/Postcolonial...
From the cultural history of the zombie, to consuming the postcolonial in a digital era, these books offer fresh perspectives on a wide variety of #PostcolonialStudies topics.
Discover more here ⬇️
bit.ly/Postcolonial...
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Good news!
“Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.”
apnews.com/article/okla...
“Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.”
apnews.com/article/okla...
New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools
Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.
apnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Good news!
“Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.”
apnews.com/article/okla...
“Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.”
apnews.com/article/okla...
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The list of news outlets refusing to sign the Pentagon's new access policy continues to grow by the day. These are among some of the outlets that have rejected the order:
• Fox News
• Newsmax
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• CNN
• Washington Times
• Reuters
• AP
• The Guardian
• Washington Post
• Fox News
• Newsmax
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• CNN
• Washington Times
• Reuters
• AP
• The Guardian
• Washington Post
ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News and CNN won't sign new Pentagon access policy
In a joint statement, executives at ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News rejected the proposed policy, which makes it tougher to get information from military employees.
thedesk.net
October 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The list of news outlets refusing to sign the Pentagon's new access policy continues to grow by the day. These are among some of the outlets that have rejected the order:
• Fox News
• Newsmax
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• CNN
• Washington Times
• Reuters
• AP
• The Guardian
• Washington Post
• Fox News
• Newsmax
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• CNN
• Washington Times
• Reuters
• AP
• The Guardian
• Washington Post
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A win! A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from carrying out mass layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown. The case centers on Trump’s statements indicating that the planned firings would be politically motivated, targeting employees based on their political affiliation.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A win! A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from carrying out mass layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown. The case centers on Trump’s statements indicating that the planned firings would be politically motivated, targeting employees based on their political affiliation.
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A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner.