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Cody Hankerson

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Digital Strategy for the Energy & Environment Department at Center for American Progress🌎 All opinions my own!

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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Iran War Triggered a Diesel and Fertilizer Crisis for America’s Farmers www.americanprogress.org/article/iran...
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Iran War Triggered a Diesel and Fertilizer Crisis for America’s Farmers
Fertilizer and diesel prices have spiked to record highs due to the war in Iran, making it difficult for American farmers such as Aaron Lehman to grow their crops and make a living, and consumers are ...
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
As a general rule, I endeavor not to judge conspiracy theorists unkindly. However, after a long period of deep reflection, I have decided that I will, in fact, continue to openly shame anyone who falsely believes the calendar week begins on Sunday. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 03/03/2026
Americans will feel the impact of Trump's reckless, unauthorized war at the pump—and beyond.
The image highlights the potential financial impact of the Trump administration's actions in Iran. It lists consequences such as rising gas prices, increasing utility costs, and tumbling stock markets. Images include a person in a USA cap, a military jet, a professional individual, and soldiers handling artillery.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
As someone who constantly advocates for my colleagues to learn how to use AI, I found this both funny and useful. When I talk about learning how to use AI, I mean in YOUR life and, more crucially, in YOUR profession. Understanding how, when, and why to leverage AI isn’t always obvious! Still, funny😂
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
After a long and horrible weekend in the world, I’m finally able to sit down, relax, and try to convince my family that my enjoyment of IT: Welcome to Derry isn't cause for concern for my mental health. 🤡
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
When I enlisted in the Army, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to serve as a medic. I wanted to learn how to look death in the eye and deny him, even if only this soul and for this brief window of time. But, as every medic learns, that power only exists in running cadences.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Public lands belong to the American people, not special interests. But the Trump administration is checking off industry’s wish list, pushing through record-breaking rollbacks that target 88 million acres. ampr.gs/4pXkFnI
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A Historically Bad Year for Public Lands Under President Trump
The Trump administration’s attacks on parks and public lands broke records in 2025, but they also met intense public opposition.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Public lands belong to the American people, not special interests. But the Trump administration is checking off the Oil and Gas industry’s wish list, pushing through record-breaking rollbacks that target 88 million acres. www.americanprogress.org/article/a-hi...
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A Historically Bad Year for Public Lands Under President Trump
The Trump administration’s attacks on parks and public lands broke records in 2025, but they also met intense public opposition.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Climate change is fueling extreme weather, cyberattacks are becoming more common, and Trump is cancelling the funds we need to harden our grid against both. What could go wrong? @americanprogress.bsky.social made a list. www.americanprogress.org/article/5-wa...
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5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Increasing the Risk of Blackouts
Americans rely on an electric grid that is resilient against extreme weather, cyberattacks, and the failure of aging infrastructure, but the Trump administration’s recent actions are putting that at r...
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Holy. F#%*ing. Airball.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I don’t live in New York, but I still find myself inspired by the energy and passion Zohran Mamdani has for stopping corporate exploitation, lowering the cost of living, and publicly humiliating Andrew Cuomo.
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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Trading away Americans' health to boost polluters' profits has become a daily thing for the Trump administration. They want to delay or cancel lifesaving limits on toxins dumped by coal-fired power plants into our waterways, silica dust limits that protect coal miners from black lung & more.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 10/09/2025
I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family. Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Wow. Conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was just shot during one of his events in Utah. Unfortunately, I don’t see him surviving that kind of gunshot wound. How absolutely horrible for his family and everyone in attendance who witnessed that.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
As I near the 50 movie mark for the year, but here is my way-to-early top three movies of 2025! 🥇— Sinners 🥈— 40 Acres 🥉— Superman
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
OBBBA redirects public lands revenue meant to fund vital rural services like schools, road systems, and public safety- all to pay for billionaire tax cuts💰 Read more about how in this new article from @americanprogress.bsky.social! ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/cong...
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Congressional Republicans’ Big Shift on Public Land Payments to Counties
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may have stopped short of selling off public lands, it did end some public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting those funds to ...
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Will work for buttons.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and NWS staffing & research capabilities are hindering the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond effectively to extreme weather events—like the recent flooding in Texas. @savestomatopods.bsky.social and @codyhankerson.bsky.social explain:
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The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
The Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and NWS staffing and research capabilities are hindering the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond effectively to extreme weather events—such as the recent flooding in Texas.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
🚨 ACTION ITEM: The health and well-being of Americans and the programs they rely on are at stake. Now is THE time to speak out and tell your lawmakers to vote against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. www.americanprogress.org/take-action/...
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Tell the House: Vote No On the One Big Beautiful Bill
Tell your representative to vote no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Kristina Costa @slashklc.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
An amazing time for Congress to slash policies that have driven a massive private-sector boom of investing in clean energy and transportation technologies that can help break dependence on foreign oil / global oil prices. No notes.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Just another reason we need to increase clean energy production in the U.S.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks. CAP's Drew McConville breaks down the 6️⃣ things you should know:
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What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off
Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks.
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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
As much as 72 percent of all clean energy capacity that would have been built over the next decade would disappear if clean energy investments are terminated. That would wipe out more than half of all new electricity capacity additions to the grid. Whoa.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System
More than half of all new capacity added to the grid over the next 10 years will be lost if federal clean energy investment is terminated, threatening a failure to meet U.S. energy demands, to raise e...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨 Billionaire tax breaks at the expense of Americans’ health: The Trump administration’s plan to eviscerate clean air protections could cause 100 million asthma attacks just as House Republicans seek to slash clean energy and health care.
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The Trump Administration’s Assault on Environmental Protections Will Give Polluters a Free Pass While Causing Millions of Asthma Attacks
The Trump administration’s plan to weaken clean air protections could cause more than 10,000 asthma attacks per day while cutting lifesaving asthma prevention programs and as House Republicans seek...
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
My colleague @savestomatopods.bsky.social is raising awareness about how cuts to the VA will affect veterans & their families. Vickie is one of those veterans. Her story is sadly but one of many about how the current administration is failing our veterans: www.americanprogress.org/article/cuts...
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Cuts to the VA Will Leave Veterans Without the Benefits They Were Promised
Recent federal cuts threaten fundamental services and support for U.S. veterans, farmers, and communities at large.
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Margaret Cooney @savestomatopods.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Yesterday we released a video of veteran & farmer, Vickie Walsh, talking about how cuts to the VA will affect her and her family. Vickie is an amazing person and her story is sadly but one of many about how the current administration is failing our veterans: www.americanprogress.org/article/cuts...
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Cuts to the VA Will Leave Veterans Without the Benefits They Were Promised
Recent federal cuts threaten fundamental services and support for U.S. veterans, farmers, and communities at large.
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Googles "transgender mice"
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J.D. Scholten @jdscholten.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
More layoffs in Iowa. Instead of talking about that or how they are underfunding public education, the Republicans at the Capitol are focused on taking away civil rights from the LGBTQ community… www.kcrg.com/2025/02/21/d...
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I just began this season of #LoveIsBlindMinnesota. As a guy who is 5’6 (5’5 1/2, leave me alone), if I have to listen to this guy complain about being 5’8 the whole season, I’m going to egg his house. 🥚🤷🏾‍♂️
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 09/02/2025
Flag on the play. Looks like it’s “having a big play against the Chiefs”
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
After such a dark day, I’m grateful for a moment of light!
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Indeed, Dems flipped the seat. DLCC: "This earthquake victory in Iowa puts Republicans across the country on notice."
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Axios @axios.com · 28/01/2025
The Trump administration temporarily paused federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, effective 5 p.m. ET today.
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Trump freezes federal grant payments in surprise move
The pause "does not include assistance provided directly to individuals," the memo states.
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Mike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
So, that onslaught of Executive Orders. It’s a ridiculously bad combination of policies for the future of working people in the US for so many reasons… but let's talk for a moment about the future of domestic manufacturing… 1/8
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
After being ROCKED by COVID for the past 5 days, today is bittersweet. On one hand, I am extremely grateful to have finally regained the energy to breathe, move, and think. On the other hand, this energy is also fueling a growing realization of the number tasks I fell behind on while I was sick. 😅
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J.D. Scholten @jdscholten.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
When Wall St had a record year and homelessness is at an all-time high, we need to change how we talk about the economy. That’s this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed. Subscribe for free Screwed.Substack.com
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Squid Games has a new season out, but it’s hard to compete with watching right-wing trolls complain about being systematically unverified and throttled on X after arguing with Elon Musk & co. about immigration.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Absolutely ZERO sense.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
It seems broadly accepted that traditional media is declining in trust and influence, especially among younger Americans. The reason seems obvious when you compare the differences in traditional vs digital media coverage of the Luigi Mangione case.
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I’m sure this will go well 😅
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Cody Hankerson @codyhankerson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I routinely find myself in awe of the level of attachment some users have to that platform.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
You shouldn’t have to work if you’re sleepy
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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Gas is cleaner than coal like vaping is better than cigarettes: still harmful, and industry is looking to hook new markets. The math is in: shipping American fuel overseas mostly displaces clean energy, not coal – and will add roughly $10 per month to household electricity bills.
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