Mason Hickok
@masonhickok.bsky.social
Urban & regional planning grad student at UT San Antonio | Digital Journalist at KSAT 12 News
The memo discussing the traffic calming request.
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The memo discussing the traffic calming request.
The podcast that led me to this story. A great conversation covering the reframing of food-based language (I.e. “vegan” to “plant-centered” or “plant-focused.”)
Plus, considering diet choices as personal means to help mitigate climate change.
Plus, considering diet choices as personal means to help mitigate climate change.
Food as Medicine: Nourishing Ourselves and the Planet
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The podcast that led me to this story. A great conversation covering the reframing of food-based language (I.e. “vegan” to “plant-centered” or “plant-focused.”)
Plus, considering diet choices as personal means to help mitigate climate change.
Plus, considering diet choices as personal means to help mitigate climate change.
“A new class is giving MIT students the opportunity to examine the historical and practical considerations of urban farming while developing a real-world understanding of its value by working alongside a local farm’s community.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“A new class is giving MIT students the opportunity to examine the historical and practical considerations of urban farming while developing a real-world understanding of its value by working alongside a local farm’s community.”
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We have a current deficit of 500k nurses. There are 260k enrolled in BSN & another 60k registered in associate degrees. Nowhere near enough. Not to mention all the degrees deemed non-professional are in female dominated fields. Limit women access to economic freedom. www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We have a current deficit of 500k nurses. There are 260k enrolled in BSN & another 60k registered in associate degrees. Nowhere near enough. Not to mention all the degrees deemed non-professional are in female dominated fields. Limit women access to economic freedom. www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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Overseeing all of this are dozens of Trump appointees who used to work in industries regulated by DOT: lobbyists, consultants, CEOs, trade group lawyers and more.
Some of them disclosed $12M to $52M in financial interests in transportation companies and adjacent industries.
Some of them disclosed $12M to $52M in financial interests in transportation companies and adjacent industries.
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Overseeing all of this are dozens of Trump appointees who used to work in industries regulated by DOT: lobbyists, consultants, CEOs, trade group lawyers and more.
Some of them disclosed $12M to $52M in financial interests in transportation companies and adjacent industries.
Some of them disclosed $12M to $52M in financial interests in transportation companies and adjacent industries.